Playmobil Playland: Back to ‘Back to the Future’
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!
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Category: Toys
Blinks Bridges the Gap Between Video and Tabletop Games
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.
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GeekMom: Hope: 2021 Freedom Series Horse of the Year
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 […]
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Re-engage Children in Learning With Sphero BOLT
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.
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Review: Bat-Tech by Spin Master Shows Off Batman’s Wonderful Toys
New Batman toys by Spin Master come in all shapes and sizes.
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‘He-Man: Revelation’ Air Date Revealed PLUS Advanced Look at Toys
New ‘He-Man’ toys, a new cartoon, and finally a release date. Oh, it’s a good year to be an ’80s kid.
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Take a Dive Into Universal Monsters Collectibles With the Mondo ‘Creature From the Black Lagoon’ Sixth-Scale Figure
Mondo has knocked this Creature From the Black Lagoon sixth-scale figure out of the park.
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GeekMom: Clixo: A Fun Magnetic Toy in a Small Package
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 […]
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GeekMom: Geekmom Review: BRIO’s Battery-Operated Steaming Train
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 […]
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Celebrate May the Fourth With New LEGO Star Wars Collection
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.
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Kickstarter Alert: Mountain Chamomile Tea Dragon Plushie
Oni Press has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their newest plushie from the ‘Tea Dragon Society’ graphic novels.
Continue ReadingGeekMom: ‘We Just Click’ Is a Sweet Collection of LEGO-Themed Love Notes
New this year, We Just Click: Little LEGO Love Stories by Aled Lewis is a cute, funny, and positively creative gift book to give someone you care about. Ideally someone who loves LEGO. And puns. Not all of the messages inside are about romantic love; some are about friendship or companionship, while a few are […]
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Kickstarter Alert: Explore Engineering with Crowbits
Here’s a kit for kids who love building and engineering: Crowbits!
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GeekMom: Preview of LEGO Products for the First Half of 2021
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 […]
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Playmobil Playland: Officially Licensed Nostalgia Courtesy of Volkswagen
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!
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GeekMom: GraviTrax PRO Adds Height and Bonus Physics to Your GraviTrax Experience
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 […]
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GeekMom: Building Puzzle Skills With ‘Dinosaurs in Space’ from Ravensburger
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 […]
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This Is the Way: ‘The Mandalorian’ Mystery Minis From Funko
‘The Mandalorian’ Mystery Minis from Funko bring you ‘Star Wars’ in an adorable little package.
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Games From ‘Pixicade’ Are as Unlimited as Your Imagination
With a rebrand and a bunch of new features, the new Pixicade expands on teaching game design and dynamics to complement coding skills.
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Kickstarter Alert: Fidget and Focus with Loopy Loopers
Blue Orange Toys has just launched a Kickstarter for Loopy Loopers, a new line of fidget toys.
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Snap Ships Adds to Its Fleet With Drones and Fusion Builds
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.
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Squanch This! The ‘Rick and Morty’ Statue From Mondo
If you’re a fan of Rick and Morty, you’re going to want this statue on your shelf.
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Cuddle up With the Child From ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian’ by Yogibo
Yogibo, known for their comfortable bean bag furniture, now offers the Child from the ‘Star Wars’ series ‘The Mandalorian’ as a soft and cuddly toy.
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A Life-Size Prop From ‘The Iron Giant?!?’ The Iron Giant Bolt from Mondo
Yes, you CAN get a life-size prop replica from ‘The Iron Giant.’
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How Nintendo Saved My Housebound Holiday
Here is a look at our current favorites—some brand new and a few perennial picks—that continue to keep our spirits up as we navigate the toughest year in recent memory.
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GeekMom: On the Third Day of Christmas We Played Three New Games
As we begin the final countdown to Christmas Day, and the elf looks for ever more unusual places to hide, we are finding ourselves with some fidgety kids on our hands. My kids are five, eight, and eleven, and still fully sold into the jolly old elf himself. They are currently wired to the max. […]
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GeekMom: Puzzle Culture’s Subscription Box Is Perfect for Puzzle Fans
Puzzles are something that my family has enjoyed even before the pandemic made them all the rage again, so I was certainly intrigued when I heard about Puzzle Culture, a quarterly subscription box centered around different puzzles from Dawn Walsh. I received a copy of the Fall Box for review purposes. What Is Puzzle Culture? […]
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Hasbro Pulse Brings Drizzt Do’Urden to (Toy) Life!
I just got my hands on the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Drizzt & Guenhwyvar action figure set (exclusively available to order on Hasbro Pulse), and I can’t remember being this excited about a toy in a very long time.
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GeekDad Review: He-Man Origins Toys – Not Just Nostalgia
He-Man and The Masters of the Universe ruled the ’80s, but never really mastered the 21st century. Mattel aims to change this with a new line aimed not just at aging fans, but our kids. Will their scheme succeed?
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Review: ‘Pokémon Battle Academy’ Is for Beginners Young and Old
Silly question – how does one actually *play* Pokémon?
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