Educational Insights love of Games!! Review & Giveaway! US/Can

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Janel

Educational Insights is back, and this month the review is FULL of fun!! What better way to learn that through games! So, without further ado, I bring you this month’s review category, “The Games We Love” in honor of the month of love! Educational has some great new games they have introduced as part of their new products for 2012. They’ve introduced a travel version of Blurt! that is based off of the original game, which I’ll discuss below, and lets you now have fun on the go! Another great new game is Grandma’s Trunk, … Continue reading →

KidKraft Deluxe Fire Rescue Set – The Dollhouse for Boys! Review

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Janel

KidKraft believes that, “every child is an individual with a limitless capacity to create and explore.” With that belief in mind, they have the goal to inspired children to use their imagination and be creative! KidKraft offers a line of quality wooden toys and furnishings. One of their great items for boys is their Deluxe Fire Rescue Set. This set comes with 28 pieces of furniture, 3 firefighters, a Helicopter, Ambulance, and Fire Truck as well as a Firehouse complete with a bell! This playset is large enough for multiple children to play with at … Continue reading →

Learning Resources Color Sorting Set Review & Giveaway

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Janel

Win a Farmer's Market Color Sorting Set!

Learning Resources has some great new products out for 2012, including their Farmer’s Market Color Sorting Set. This set comes with 25 play foods, 5 baskets, sticker labels for the baskets, and an activity guide. Use the kit to cook or sell realistic play produce with your child to develop dramatic play and their imagination or teach them about the variety of fruits and vegetables to build their familiarity. Then, pull out the activity guide for some fun game suggestions like a go-seek based game and suggestions for different ways to sort and play. We … Continue reading →

Wappy Dog DS Virtual Pet & Game Review

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Janel

Wappy Dog is a virtual pet that takes pet gaming to a whole new level by combining a virtual world with a physical toy pet. Players name and learn to care for their pet both in the virtual enviornment as well as getting to see him come to life and actually respond through their toy pet. When you interact with Wappy Dog by playing games and giving him treats your friendship and relationship builds and you are able to unlock new interactions and games. Wappy Dog shows his emotions through his face which lights up … Continue reading →

American Girl McKenna Girl of the Year 2012 Review & Giveaway

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Janel

Meet McKenna, American Girl’s 2012 Girl of the Year! Throughout 2012 you’ll have the opportunity to get to know McKenna and learn her story. She is a determined girl that uses all of her strengths that allows her to turn her challenges into triumphs. She struggles as she tries to balance school and sports as she is entering fourth grade. Plus, she is struggling with reading and must find a way to keep up. McKenna is an absolutely gorgeous doll with silky caramel-colored hair. McKenna will only be available during 2012 and throughout the year … Continue reading →

Kickboard USA Maxi Kick Scooter Review & Giveaway

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Janel

Win a Kickboard USA Mini or Maxi Scooter!

Looking for a fun way to get your kids outdoor and exercising? When our Kickboard Scooter arrived, that’s all my 3 boys wanted to do was go outside and play! Kickboard USA offers a variety of scooters that are Swiss-designed to be high quality, durable, lightweight, and innovative. Their Maxi Kick Scooter is geared specifically towards children ages 5-11. Their Maxi Kick Scooter Features: 3-wheel design Lean-and-Steer Mechanism for turning T-Bar or Pilot Stick handle options Adjustable Handle Step-on Rear Brake Fiberglass construction makes it durable and lightweight Built specifically for kids ages 5+ Can … Continue reading →

Step2 Extreme Coaster Review

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Janel

Step2 has created probably the best toy for young children EVER! We received a Step2 Extreme Coaster to review and it arrived on 2 days before Christmas in 3 massive boxes! I decoyed the children and moved the boxes into our closet blocking off our entire closet space with the massive boxes that we couldn’t even step into the closet anymore! I was so excited to set up the coaster and have it waiting under the tree for our boys! I had no idea what their reaction would be but I thought they would love … Continue reading →

GameChanger Game Board Review & Giveaway

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Ashleigh

GameChanger is the innovative, electronic game board which offers a completely new way to play board games using your iPad. Has your family ever sat around an iPad to play a board game? Well, now you can, and it’s so easy to use. Click your iPad into the GameChanger and now you have an interactive game board for a whole new way to play. Choose your game app and place the game skins on the GameChanger. Put the playing pieces on the board, and the iPad interacts with the 48 pressure fields transforming the GameChanger … Continue reading →

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