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Gravity Bugs Free-Climbing MicroBot Lets Children Learn Through Experimentation

September 30, 2021October 3, 2021Michael Knight

The Gravity Bugs Free-Climbing MicroBot teaches children STEM as they build and experiment with a robot that can climb up a smooth, vertical surface.

Puzzling Pursuits: 4 Fun Jigsaw Puzzles

September 1, 2021August 31, 2021Jonathan H. Liu

My family brushed up on our jigsaw puzzle skills with these four excellent puzzles.

Getting Started with the Die-Cast Club

August 16, 2021August 24, 2021Jonathan H. Liu

Here’s a look at the Die-Cast Club from Eaglemoss, a subscription-based model kit service.

GeekMom: Join us for a Mad Tea Party With Funko Games

July 29, 2021GeekMom

Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland is one of the few animated classics from it’s era to remain unscathed when re-watching it with our kids. It doesn’t have to be prefaced with a warning that ideas and standards have changed, it just has to be prefaced with the warning that Lewis Carroll had a wild imagination. […]

GeekMom: Surprise Box Round-Up: Who Will Reign Supreme?

July 27, 2021GeekMom

You see them in every toy section. Surprise box toys/collectibles. I’ve wondered just how worth the cost some of these toys are so I decided to check out a few of them to find out. When looking at the options, I went on quality, overall value, eco-friendliness, child-friendliness, and collectability. Here are the ones I […]

Playmobil Playland: Stunt Show

July 9, 2021Will James

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Playmobil brings the excitement of monster trucks, crash derby, and motocross with their latest offering—Stunt Show!

GeekMom: An Interview With LEGO Brickmaster and Artist Nathan Sawaya

July 7, 2021GeekMom

As we start rolling towards the end of the second season of LEGO Masters, we supplement our first interview with LEGO Brickmasters Amy Corbett and Jamie Berard with another interesting round of questions with LEGO Brickmaster and The Art of the Brick artist Nathan Sawaya. Sawaya is both a challenge creator on the show and […]

Build Your Own (Mini) Fire Lookout Tower

June 26, 2021June 25, 2021Tom Fassbender

If you enjoy the aesthetics of the iconic fire lookout tower, then Houha Designs has a model designed just for you.

Playmobil Playland: Back to ‘Back to the Future’

June 14, 2021June 13, 2021Will James

Playmobil has added two new sets to their ‘Back to the Future’ line-up, further cementing its place in my mind and heart as the best line of Playmobil toys!

Blinks Bridges the Gap Between Video and Tabletop Games

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021Michael Knight

When it comes to gaming today, you pretty much have two choices: video games or tabletop games. Blinks is a new game system that brings together the best of both worlds.

GeekMom: Hope: 2021 Freedom Series Horse of the Year

June 4, 2021GeekMom

Breyer, the maker of figurine horses, has partnered up with Covenant House, a non-profit that supports homeless teens, to send a message of Hope for these kids’ futures. $1 of each horse will go to support teens experiencing homelessness and give them hope for a brighter tomorrow. Hope is covered in her message of hope […]

Re-engage Children in Learning With Sphero BOLT

May 28, 2021May 27, 2021Michael Knight

As distance learning has become the norm for much of the country during the current pandemic, students need to be re-engaged in learning. The Sphero BOLT is a great way to bring engaging, hands-on STEM learning into the home and classroom.

Review: Bat-Tech by Spin Master Shows Off Batman’s Wonderful Toys

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021Mordechai Luchins

New Batman toys by Spin Master come in all shapes and sizes.

‘He-Man: Revelation’ Air Date Revealed PLUS Advanced Look at Toys

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021Mordechai Luchins

New ‘He-Man’ toys, a new cartoon, and finally a release date. Oh, it’s a good year to be an ’80s kid.

Take a Dive Into Universal Monsters Collectibles With the Mondo ‘Creature From the Black Lagoon’ Sixth-Scale Figure

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021Paul Benson

Mondo has knocked this Creature From the Black Lagoon sixth-scale figure out of the park.

GeekMom: Clixo: A Fun Magnetic Toy in a Small Package

May 7, 2021GeekMom

As my kids have grown up, we’ve encountered a lot of different types of toys, activities, and play systems. Some of them are worth the space they take up; some are not. But the best ones are those that take up very little space but have such open-ended play that they can be used again […]

GeekMom: Geekmom Review: BRIO’s Battery-Operated Steaming Train

May 6, 2021GeekMom

BRIO is a well known brand in our family. Before my son could speak words, he spoke train. Two years ago, we began attending model train conventions to add to our growing boys collection. However, even at eight years old, BRIO trains remain his top favorite. When I showed him the newest engine, their Battery […]

Celebrate May the Fourth With New LEGO Star Wars Collection

May 4, 2021May 3, 2021Rory Bristol

Celebrate Star Wars Day, tell your friends “May the 4th be with you,” and maybe check out the new haul of Star Wars merch available from LEGO.

Kickstarter Alert: Mountain Chamomile Tea Dragon Plushie

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021Derrick Schneider

Oni Press has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their newest plushie from the ‘Tea Dragon Society’ graphic novels.

Kickstarter Alert: Explore Engineering with Crowbits

April 7, 2021April 6, 2021Jonathan H. Liu

Here’s a kit for kids who love building and engineering: Crowbits!

GeekMom: Preview of LEGO Products for the First Half of 2021

April 6, 2021GeekMom

The first half of 2021 promises to be filled with a lot of fun, interesting, and engaging new LEGO sets for people of all ages and interests, from toddler to adult. With new products ranging from freeform build-what-you-like sets to kits to wearables to licensed and themed items, LEGO continues to come up with bold […]

Playmobil Playland: Officially Licensed Nostalgia Courtesy of Volkswagen

March 26, 2021March 25, 2021Will James

Playmobil’s latest officially licensed line-up is definitely going to be a hit with most adults of a certain age as they introduce both the Volkswagen Beetle and T1 Camping Bus in glorious ’60s styled sets!

GeekMom: GraviTrax PRO Adds Height and Bonus Physics to Your GraviTrax Experience

March 22, 2021March 21, 2021GeekMom

One of my favorite toys as a kid was a wooden marble game (as I call it) that my parents gave me one year for Christmas. It was a simple one: put a marble in the top, watch the marble go back and forth, dropping at each side until it skittered into the catch basin […]

GeekMom: Building Puzzle Skills With ‘Dinosaurs in Space’ from Ravensburger

March 19, 2021March 18, 2021GeekMom

I am a big fan of puzzles as an activity. I am fairly good at them, my husband is fairly good at them, and our older child, A, has always been really good at them. W, our younger child put his earliest skill points into other activities but he’s lately been coming to puzzles as […]

This Is the Way: ‘The Mandalorian’ Mystery Minis From Funko

February 28, 2021February 26, 2021Paul Benson

‘The Mandalorian’ Mystery Minis from Funko bring you ‘Star Wars’ in an adorable little package.

Draw your own games, then play them with Pixicade.

Games From ‘Pixicade’ Are as Unlimited as Your Imagination

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021Michael Kaufman1

With a rebrand and a bunch of new features, the new Pixicade expands on teaching game design and dynamics to complement coding skills.

Kickstarter Alert: Fidget and Focus with Loopy Loopers

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021Jonathan H. Liu

Blue Orange Toys has just launched a Kickstarter for Loopy Loopers, a new line of fidget toys.

Snap Ships Adds to Its Fleet With Drones and Fusion Builds

February 3, 2021Michael Knight

Snap Ships Drones are the latest addition to the Snap Ships building system. The six new drones are divided into two factions. The three drones from each faction can be built individually or their parts can be combined to create a fusion build.