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Category Archives: Toys
Purple Cow Crazy Scientist Lab – Science at the Ready
Quick and easy science experiments for ages 6 to 99. Read More
Goodbye, Thomas: Train Geeks Growing Up
True train geeks don’t really outgrow their early childhood obsessions. They just change the focus to more grown up styles of train. Read More
School May Be Starting But We Can Still ‘Get Outside’
Fall doesn’t mean an end to outdoor fun. We have a few months left before the deep freeze, and Toysmith has you covered with their ‘Get Outside’ line. Read More
Get Behind the Wheel of Sphero’s Ultimate Lightning McQueen
The Ultimate Lightning McQueen from Sphero is a ‘Cars’ fan’s dream come true. Read More
LEGO Friends Snow Resort Ice Rink: Gender Equal Set
With the LEGO Friends Snow Resort Ice Rink, everyone’s favorite building toy brings a great gender neutral product that promotes gender equality play. Read More
‘Gimme Gimme Guinea Pigs’: A Game for Your Littlest
‘Gimme Gimme Guinea Pigs’ is a perfect introduction to gaming for pre-readers that is fun for older siblings and parents too. Read More
Kickstarter for the Rocketbook Color Notebook: The Internet of Crayons
The Rocketbook Color Notebook, now on Kickstarter, addresses the two-fold problem: how do we give compulsive young artists a surface to draw on that won’t waste paper or build up as garbage around the house, while still allowing the results to be archived, displayed, and shared? Read More
‘LEGO Dimensions’ Wonder Woman Giveaway: Win a Princess Warrior Goddess
The ‘LEGO Dimensions’ Wonder Woman fun pack brings all the fun of your favorite princess warrior goddess right to your screen. Enter to win one! Read More
Get in the Patriotic Spirit With This Time Lapse of a LEGO Statue of Liberty
Everyone loves a time lapse video, and a LEGO Statue of Liberty time lapse is just what Independence Day was missing. Read More
Need to Fidget? Try Thumb Chucks
Need To Fidget? Try Thumb Chucks. Read More
Petsies Will Delight Your Kids and Alarm Your Pets
Make a custom version of your pet for National Pet Week! Read More
The Dynamic Duo Reviews K’Nex ‘Might Makers Inventor’s Clubhouse’
The Dynamic Duo reviews K’Nex ‘Might Makers Inventor’s Clubhouse’ as much for their own entertainment as for yours. Read More
ICYMI: GeekMom Goes Toy Fair Live at 23 Booths
GeekMom Karen takes you through a categorized listing, complete with Facebook Live videos, of 23 cool booths from Toy Fair 2017. Read More
Toy Fair Video: Playmobil, ‘Ghostbusters,’ History, and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Sets
GeekMom Karen gets a look behind the scenes at Playmobil during Toy Fair 2017 and brings it right into your home with video coverage. Read More
Toy Fair 2017: LEGO Away! All the Non-embargoed LEGO for the Upcoming Year
GeekMoms Karen and Jackie get a look behind the scenes at LEGO during Toy Fair 2017 and bring it right into your home with video coverage. Read More
New ‘Roblox’ Toys Inspire Creativity Online and Offline
If YouTube Let’s Play videos are any indication, ‘Roblox’ is currently giving ‘Minecraft’ a run for its money with kids looking for games to flex their creative muscles. Read More
bionicTOYS Flex-Bricks: Because Nature Is Flexible
Nature is flexible which is why you should check out these LEGO compatible flex bricks now on Kickstarter. bionicTOYS are great for construction-based play. Your children will learn physics as they play! Read More
Turn Your Kids’ Drawings into Plush Dolls with Budsies
Want to give your young artists something awesome? Let them design their own plush doll with Budsies. Read More
‘PJ Masks’ Toys Are Here to Save the Day
‘PJ Masks’ toys are (finally) here, and they’re awesome. Give the gift of pajama superheroes this holiday season. Read More
Kickstarter Alert — Think Ink Pens: Fidget for Focus
A fidget multi-tool, you say? Read More
GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide #1: Toys
Welcome to the start of this year’s holiday gift guides! The GeekMom guides will run each week on Tuesday mornings. We start it off this year with Toys, with a few of the GeekMom writers’ favorites. Read More
SBrick Plus: Programmable Interlocking Bricks You Want
When educators asked for better programmable interlocking bricks that were compatible with LEGO, SBrick Plus answered the call. Check out their fully funded Kickstarter before Monday, November 7. Read More
LEGO and ‘DC Super Hero Girls’ Team Up for Super New Sets This January
This morning LEGO and DC Super Hero Girls announced even more sets coming this January to a toy store near you! Read More
6 Things Parents Should Know About the Sphero Force Band
The Force has never felt more real, thanks to the new Force Band coming September 30 from Sphero. Read More
The 10 Most Annoying Toys of All Time
These are the toys that, as parents, we wish we could make disappear forever into the black hole of nothingness–the ones that make us instantly wince and wonder “will the kid notice if this just happens to break?” Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘DragonStone Mine’
An engaging game for people of all ages; comes with three game modes for prereaders up through adults. Mine some gems and test your luck of the draw with the spell cards in this two to four player game. Five-year-old tested and approved. Read More
Edo Blocks: These Are the Blocks You Were Looking For
Edo blocks are the toy that will cause your kid to ignore Phineas & Ferb. ‘Nuff said. Read More
Stikbot: Engaging the Creative, Willful Child
Stikbots little poseable bots engage kids in creative storytelling and digital media making, even for the most recalcitrant little people. Read More
K’nex Builds Interest In STEM
K’nex sets presented at Toy Fair have some issues, but earn a thumbs up from both mom and kids. Read More
