Educational Toy Reviews provided by Keri Wilmot, the ToyQueen who is a mother and pediatric occupational therapist.
Spend 10 minutes with boys in the 5-10 year-old age range, if they aren’t wearing an Angry Birds t-shirt, within that timeframe it won’t be hard to engage any of them in detailed conversation about their obsession with the Angry Birds apps, toys and the latest addition to the flighty destructive bunch, Angry Birds Star [...]
There are just some classic Hasbro games that have been bestsellers for decades, Yahtzee being one of them. I won’t lie, before we were married, my husband and I actually used to love to play Yahtzee, so much so we even took it with us on our honeymoon to Saint Lucia because it was a [...]
You may have in your game closet, the original Elefun game from Hasbro. You know the one, with the elephant with the long plastic snout that when turned on makes little vinyl butterflies fly all around your living room, while you stand their holding a net trying to catch them? I have been playing the [...]
I wasn’t sure what the kids at school would think of the new BOP IT! XT game from Hasbro. If you aren’t familiar with the BOP IT line of games, it is essentially a handheld gaming device that shouts out directions pretty much at rapid fire. As the player you are responsible to follow all [...]
A few years ago, I remember walking the aisles of Target, and there at the end of the row was a giant horse toy, Butterscotch, who was literally a life size pony. This year in Fall 2012, Hasbro, again as part of the Furreal Friends line, is launching Baby Butterscotch. This smaller version is a [...]
This year at Toy Fair we noticed an unbelievable amount of games that are going to be brought to market that involve apps for use on the iPhone or iPad. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Hasbro is one of the dominators in the family game market, so I don’t know why [...]
Beyblade’s spinning tops have been very popular amongst little boys for several years. Children “Let it Rip!” by pulling the rip cord and battle against their friends in an arena, with the last top standing being crowned the winner. This year Hasbro introduced a new Beyblade line at Toy Fair, Beyblade Beywheelz. Beywheelz will spin [...]
If you ask me, Hasbro dominates in the family games market. Here are some of their newest games ready to launch in 2012, that are must-haves for your family game night! Not only is Hasbro the fabulous creater of board games and family games, this year, they have taken their game play to a whole [...]
Yesterday we had the most fun playing around at the Hasbro Showroom for the unveiling of their newest toys for 2012. Koosh, the makers of those stringy, elastic balls kids love to fidget with, is part of Hasbro. The Koosh team has worked alongside another popular Hasbro brand, NERF, to bring a fun, new blaster [...]
It didn’t take long from some great toy companies like Hasbro to get involved in the iPad app market. With the addition of online worlds, there is a big push these days to bring multi-user experiences for kids. The same car you push across your living room floor, might make an appearance with his friends [...]
Recently Play-Doh has released new playsets that allow children to build and act out fairy tale adventures of Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel and the Three Little Pigs using their Play-Doh. Each playset comes with: – 2 or 3 different containers with different color Play-Doh – Unique Play-Doh molds that allow children to [...]
Today I had one of the most memorable experiences of my life attending the Hasbro Showroom for Toy Fair 2011. This was one of those days where I felt like Oprah, having an “Ah-Ha” moment as I sat in the audience of the Times Center. This year, Hasbro has partnered with Sesame Street to launch a [...]
These snowy days in Boston have been filled with researching and planning our Toy Fair 2011 plan in New York City, starting February 12th through the 16th, 2011. Last year attending Toy Fair for the first time was such an exciting and overwhelming experience, as we were honored amongst the first to preview some of [...]
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