You know how I don’t like to spend Saturday? Watching kids play with Lego bricks. Especially if I’m not allowed to play with them myself. So how I found myself driving three sixth grade Montessori boys (one of them my own spawn) and offering to spend the entire day in an auditorium watching nineteen teams […]
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In this household, gender marketing results in flower wand lightsabers, big imaginations, and workarounds to toys not made or sold.
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Is the secret to making an inclusive gender-neutral children’s toy section simply to include toys of all genders in all sections? And is this really so hard to do?
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The new Shopkins Kinstructions are build-it-yourself kits that make perfect playsets for the collectible figures.
Continue ReadingAs parents, we find peace where we can. And I am thankful for a certain advent calendar for bringing that to my household, even temporarily.
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Galactic Sneeze’s new game promotes both creative thinking and quite a few chuckles.
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The Build & Imagine sets encourage girls ages 4+ to be both builders and storytellers.
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What if, while the idea of having a hoverboard in your home sounds Totally Tubular to the 80’s kid in you, the adult in you thinks it might be kinda dangerous, expensive, or otherwise a bad idea? What do you do then?
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Dakster’s cloud pet has been helping her with reducing her anxiety.
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In these days of apps, games and show-streaming, it’s unusual to amuse yourself with something as analog as paper dolls. Leave it to Quirk Books to come up with a fun, pop culture-friendly take with the Hillary Rodham Clinton Presidential Playset. Illustrated by Caitlin Kuhwald, the paper doll set imagines Hillary as the first woman […]
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Giving Lego sets this holiday season? Why just wrap them in colorful paper when you could be far more creative?
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Now that we’re in the second half of November, I know I’m not the only one starting to really flesh out my holiday shopping lists. Toys are almost always on kids’ wish lists (and many adults’ lists, as well!), so here are some of our favorite toys that we (or our kids) are wanting this year.
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The signs have changed, but that meant very little to a four-year-old just learning to read. The segmentation glared out at her.
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See what comes with each new set announced for Force Friday.
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For the robot enthusiast in your home, check out GeekMom Maryann’s review of Blu-Bot from Silverlit.
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Harbour is a worker placement game focused on humor and economy. Buy buildings, use your tricks, and score big! Smash your opponents to become the Harbour Master.
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Lego has introduced their first disabled minifigure. So why is GeekMom Judy (who is an amputee) so disappointed?
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Rock On! is both board game and rock collection in one.
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Dinosaur goodness abounds with these new kits from Lego.
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As any geek or parent knows, it’s sometimes difficult to get the Lego set that you or your kids have your/their heart set on, so it’s great to have options for where to find them. Being an authorized Lego retailer, Brick Marketplace is another viable option for fulfilling your (and your kids’) Lego dreams.
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