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Hello Moon Dough lovers! I just received Spinmaster’s latest addition to the Moon Dough family,the Moon Dough Magic Zoo! I reviewed the Moon Dough Barn Yard a few months ago and leave it to Spinmaster to use their innovation to develop yet another fun, interactive playset! In the Moon Dough Magic Zoo, children fill either a [...]
It’s been awfully snowy this winter in Boston, why not schedule a time with your family to travel “to infinity and beyond” during school vacation week! Disney’s Toy Story 3 on Ice will be at the TD Garden in Boston and we have been given a special code for you to purchase discounted tickets for [...]
From the moment you start feeding your child puree’s and as they advance to eating more finger foods, child sized bowls, plates, spoons, forks, and cups begin to dominate the kitchen. There are some of the latest feeding products by Sassy that have been helpful in our daily mealtime routines. Not to mention, they are [...]
A few months ago for Christmas, Gavin got his introduction to Sesame Street with an adorable little plastic Elmo carrying case that includes Sesame Street themed doctor’s items. Gavin goes to daycare during the day and we are never home to watch Sesame Street at its consistent time on our local PBS station. Not to [...]
Do you have a toy or game that seriously saves your life? There is nothing more than I hate to do as a parent to have Gavin watching too much television, but this DVD only 35 minutes in length, has been worth it’s weight in gold at our house, and let’s face it, sometimes you [...]
I can’t believe it has been several months since I brought a review to you by Constructive Playthings! This month we have been reviewing the Arts and Crafts Case suitable for children ages 4 and up. The Arts and Crafts Case is a box with 20 compartments or transparent drawers. Inside each compartment are different non-toxic [...]
Since Valentine’s Day is around the corner, I’ve been struggling with the idea of whether this is a gift giving holiday or not. It seems that no matter what as parents we decide, there will be friends and family members in our lives that turn these little holidays into these types of gift giving events. [...]
What better way to teach kids the concept of stop and go or what to do when crossing the street either by foot or bicycle at a traffic intersection, than to use the game Red Light, Green Light by International Playthings. It’s a tabletop spin on and old, but effective playground game. Based on commands [...]
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 [...]
Take the Cake is a great turn taking, shape matching and simple counting game from Gamewright for kids ages 4 and up. There are 16 colored cupcake cards with different shapes imprinted on them as “sprinkles.” Four different cupcake cards are placed in the center of the game space. The players take turns shaking a [...]
So this weekend we have had some of our friends visit this weekend with their three children. I love kid visitors in my house, because that means I get to secretly watch to see what they find in my living room that peeks their interest. So our friends’ kids are Kindergarten and Preschool age and [...]
Two things we gave our son for Christmas this year were the Good Night Scout book and Twinkle Twinkle Little Scout by Leap Frog, and boy have they been a big hit. Good Night Scout is a hard plastic book, with a simple story and a few pages to easily turn. If you push the [...]
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This year we are highlighting what are my Top 12 Interactive Toys and Games (I-TAG) of 2010. These are toys and games that not only provide the child with pure fun, but can be utilized to promote their education and learning in many different ways over the course of time. 1. Twinkle Twinkle Little [...]
Are you wondering about a last minute holiday gift that the entire family could utilize? Over the past few months I have heard many commercials about Dragon Dictate and I’ve spent the past few months testing it out. I first learned to use dictation with my work in a hospital setting, where we often dictated [...]
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