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Category: Toys

Trypticon – Great For Collectors. Not So Great For Kids.

November 20, 2017Dakster Sullivan

Trypticon the largest of the Titans Return 2017 class and a must for Transformer collectors.

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Purple Cow Crazy Scientist Lab – Science at the Ready

October 9, 2017Dakster Sullivan

Quick and easy science experiments for ages 6 to 99.

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3yo plays with a Thomas the Tank Engine while his 1yo sister looks on closely

Goodbye, Thomas: Train Geeks Growing Up

September 1, 2017Amy Weir6

True train geeks don’t really outgrow their early childhood obsessions. They just change the focus to more grown up styles of train.

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School May Be Starting But We Can Still ‘Get Outside’

August 29, 2017December 12, 2017Shiri Sondheimer

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.

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Get Behind the Wheel of Sphero’s Ultimate Lightning McQueen

August 9, 2017Kelly Knox

The Ultimate Lightning McQueen from Sphero is a ‘Cars’ fan’s dream come true.

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LEGO Friends Snow Resort Ice Rink

LEGO Friends Snow Resort Ice Rink: Gender Equal Set

August 7, 2017Karen Walsh

With the LEGO Friends Snow Resort Ice Rink, everyone’s favorite building toy brings a great gender neutral product that promotes gender equality play.

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‘Gimme Gimme Guinea Pigs’: A Game for Your Littlest

August 4, 2017Rebecca Angel

‘Gimme Gimme Guinea Pigs’ is a perfect introduction to gaming for pre-readers that is fun for older siblings and parents too.

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Kickstarter for the Rocketbook Color Notebook: The Internet of Crayons

July 23, 2017December 13, 2017Amy Weir

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?

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‘LEGO Dimensions’ Wonder Woman Giveaway: Win a Princess Warrior Goddess

July 7, 2017Karen Walsh

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!

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Get in the Patriotic Spirit With This Time Lapse of a LEGO Statue of Liberty

July 2, 2017December 16, 2017Jackie Reeve

Everyone loves a time lapse video, and a LEGO Statue of Liberty time lapse is just what Independence Day was missing.

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Need to Fidget? Try Thumb Chucks

May 23, 2017Dakster Sullivan2

Need To Fidget? Try Thumb Chucks.

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Petsies Will Delight Your Kids and Alarm Your Pets

May 13, 2017February 11, 2022Jackie Reeve3

Make a custom version of your pet for National Pet Week!

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The Dynamic Duo Reviews K’Nex ‘Might Makers Inventor’s Clubhouse’

May 1, 2017Shiri Sondheimer

The Dynamic Duo reviews K’Nex ‘Might Makers Inventor’s Clubhouse’ as much for their own entertainment as for yours.

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ICYMI: GeekMom Goes Toy Fair Live at 23 Booths

February 26, 2017Karen Walsh

GeekMom Karen takes you through a categorized listing, complete with Facebook Live videos, of 23 cool booths from Toy Fair 2017.

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Toy Fair Video: Playmobil, ‘Ghostbusters,’ History, and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Sets

February 21, 2017Karen Walsh

GeekMom Karen gets a look behind the scenes at Playmobil during Toy Fair 2017 and brings it right into your home with video coverage.

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Toy Fair 2017: LEGO Away! All the Non-embargoed LEGO for the Upcoming Year

February 21, 2017Karen Walsh

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.

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New ‘Roblox’ Toys Inspire Creativity Online and Offline

February 4, 2017Kelly Knox

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.

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bionicTOYS Flex-Bricks: Because Nature Is Flexible

December 7, 2016December 13, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley2

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!

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Turn Your Kids’ Drawings into Plush Dolls with Budsies

December 5, 2016Jackie Reeve

Want to give your young artists something awesome? Let them design their own plush doll with Budsies.

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‘PJ Masks’ Toys Are Here to Save the Day

December 4, 2016Jackie Reeve

‘PJ Masks’ toys are (finally) here, and they’re awesome. Give the gift of pajama superheroes this holiday season.

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Kickstarter Alert — Think Ink Pens: Fidget for Focus

December 4, 2016December 13, 2017Shiri Sondheimer1

A fidget multi-tool, you say?

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GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide #1: Toys

November 8, 2016December 16, 2017GeekMom

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.

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SBrick Plus: Programmable Interlocking Bricks You Want

November 3, 2016Karen Walsh

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.

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LEGO and ‘DC Super Hero Girls’ Team Up for Super New Sets This January

October 5, 2016Kelly Knox1

This morning LEGO and DC Super Hero Girls announced even more sets coming this January to a toy store near you!

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6 Things Parents Should Know About the Sphero Force Band

September 16, 2016Kelly Knox4

The Force has never felt more real, thanks to the new Force Band coming September 30 from Sphero.

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The 10 Most Annoying Toys of All Time

September 2, 2016Corrina Lawson1

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?”

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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘DragonStone Mine’

July 16, 2016December 13, 2017Claire Jennings

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.

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Edo Blocks: These Are the Blocks You Were Looking For

June 28, 2016December 13, 2017Karen Walsh

Edo blocks are the toy that will cause your kid to ignore Phineas & Ferb. ‘Nuff said.

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Stikbot: Engaging the Creative, Willful Child

April 9, 2016Karen Walsh

Stikbots little poseable bots engage kids in creative storytelling and digital media making, even for the most recalcitrant little people.

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K’nex Builds Interest In STEM

March 11, 2016Dani Weiss-Bronstein2

K’nex sets presented at Toy Fair have some issues, but earn a thumbs up from both mom and kids.

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