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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.

Squanch This! The ‘Rick and Morty’ Statue From Mondo

January 20, 2021January 19, 2021Paul Benson

If you’re a fan of Rick and Morty, you’re going to want this statue on your shelf.

Cuddle up With the Child From ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian’ by Yogibo

December 25, 2020December 24, 2020Michael Knight

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.

A Life-Size Prop From ‘The Iron Giant?!?’ The Iron Giant Bolt from Mondo

December 24, 2020December 23, 2020Paul Benson

Yes, you CAN get a life-size prop replica from ‘The Iron Giant.’

How Nintendo Saved My Housebound Holiday

December 23, 2020Z

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.

GeekMom: On the Third Day of Christmas We Played Three New Games

December 20, 2020GeekMom

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. […]

GeekMom: Puzzle Culture’s Subscription Box Is Perfect for Puzzle Fans

December 18, 2020GeekMom

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? […]

Hasbro Pulse Brings Drizzt Do’Urden to (Toy) Life!

December 17, 2020December 16, 2020Will James

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.

GeekDad Review: He-Man Origins Toys – Not Just Nostalgia

December 16, 2020December 23, 2020Mordechai Luchins1

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?

Review: ‘Pokémon Battle Academy’ Is for Beginners Young and Old

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020Mordechai Luchins

Silly question – how does one actually *play* Pokémon?

GeekMom: Hornby Brings Traditional Toy Trains Into the Modern Age With Eurostar

December 12, 2020December 11, 2020GeekMom

If there’s one word that is definitely NOT synonymous with 2020, it’s travel. With most of stuck in lockdowns and quarantines for most of the time, the idea of visiting foreign shores has been little more than a pipe dream. So why not bring an element of travel to your holiday season with the Eurostar […]

Ring in the Geeky Holidays With These Mondo Gift Ideas

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020Paul Benson

Mondo has your perfect geek gifts for this holiday season.

GeekMom: No (Coding) Worries With the Matatalab Coding Set Home Edition

December 1, 2020GeekMom

In our house the only way you can improve upon a toy is by making it remote control. If you can stick a motor in it and make it move, then it’s an instant winner. So of course my kids have a soft spot for robots, and any kind of coding they can get their […]

Playmobil Playland: Double Advent Calendar Fun!

November 29, 2020November 28, 2020Will James

Our kids love advent calendars and getting a small gift every day leading up to Christmas, and this year we get to continue our annual tradition with not one but two different Playmobil advent calendars—‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Christmas in the Townhouse.’

GeekMom: Funimation: One-Stop Shop For All Your Anime Needs

November 26, 2020GeekMom

Funimation isn’t just an anime streaming service. They’re also your one-stop-shop for all your favorite anime products from popular shows and movies. Here are a few of my favorites you can find on their website right now and are perfect for the anime fan on your list. ‘My Hero Academia’ Garden Gnome Image: Funimation My […]

Let Your Paper Airplanes Take Flight with PowerUp 4.0

November 26, 2020November 25, 2020Michael Knight

Turn a paper airplane into an remote control aircraft with the PowerUp 4.0. Use your smart phone as the controller and take flight.

GeekMom: Challenge Your Mind with ThinkFun’s New Pocket Brainteasers

November 23, 2020GeekMom

In high school, one of my teachers kept a basket of 3D sliding puzzles for kids who were done with their work and I have fond memories of how I figured out the key to solving them, much to the annoyance of a few classmates who tried everything they could to mix them up enough […]

GeekMom: Having a Blue Christmas With Blue’s Clues

November 23, 2020GeekMom

We are a family where nostalgia is integral to many of the things we do. We read our children stories from our youth. We take them on vacation to places we loved as children. We really go all in on showing them cartoons from our youth. You will often find our kids watching Danger Mouse, […]

Learn to Build Circuits with Sphero littleBits

November 23, 2020November 22, 2020Michael Knight

Sphero littleBits allow users to learn the basics of electrical circuits along with the logic functions of input and output. littleBits come in a variety of kits, each of which allows users to create one or more projects.