Toys & Games

Man of Steel--that's the new Superman movie--is in theaters this Friday ,and we highly encourage you to bring the kids along! This 2 hour and 20 minute feature is appropriate for all audiences, and moves...

Raise your hand if your kid owns a Nintendo 64. What about a GameCube? Nobody? How times have changed. These days, everyone and their mother -- that means you -- has a Wii, and...

Summer is coming and the days are getting longer. That means the little astronomer in your life is going to see less of the night sky. Fortunately, you can use Uncle Milton’s Moon In...

We're still running around to get toys for outdoor play--and you know we did some serious thinking before dropping $99.99 on the Step 2 Naturally Playful Sand & Water Center. This elaborate outdoor activity center...

It looks like Spring is officially here and isn't going away anytime soon. Now we're anxious to get the kids outside and keep them there. We feel even better when they're exercising, so we...

When children press the tummy of the Ocean Wonders Soothe and Glow Seahorse, it lights with a soft glow and plays an array of sounds and music including ocean sounds and lullabies. (Your selections:...

For starters, the Boogie Board 8.5 LCD Writing Tablet is available in a black, pink, red, or cyan border. It retails for around $30, and is a pretty neat toy for a kid. We're not...

Spring is coming, and not a moment too soon. There's some serious cabin fever setting in here. The worst thing is the notion that the kids have actually taken to enjoying staying indoors all...

The manufacturer claims that the ELC Sing Along Star Microphone makes singing fantastic fun. And how do they define "fantastic fun?" Well, the company's in good shape if they're promising that your child can...

The object of a Tenzi game is to get all of your dice to show the same number of pips. That's a simple enough concept, and easy for even the youngest players to understand quickly....

Hey, we get letters! And some of you get really perturbed, too. Still, we have to admit that our toy reviews have been avoiding the infant crowd. That's partly because we figure toddlers have...

Well, you can't exactly say that Kiss Naturals: DIY Lip Balm Making Kit is a toy. Or a game. You'll actually find it in the Beauty section--but some girls are still having fun with the idea...

LEGO's Ninjago: The Golden Dragon is part of LEGO’s Ninjago collection. If you do not know what the LEGO Ninjago collection is, then you are not the mother of a boy who is over...

Apples to Apples is a great game for a party night for ages 12 and up--and with the weather that we've been having lately, every night is a party night. The game requires a...

We're looking at yet another snowy weekend. That means 15 minute stints of kids frolicking in the snow between several hours of them not wanting to leave the house--and us being stuck in the...

  A debit card? Among the items that come with the My First Purse from Kidoozie is, yes, a pretend debit card. That’s in addition to a pretend cell phone, wallet, keys, lipstick, and an unbreakable...

Rory's Story Cubes are geared to ages 8 to 12, with the intention of helping the player become a creative story teller. See, it's educational. It can be played alone or with others. What's...

So as the snowstorm approaches our neck of the suburbs, we wonder, "Hey, do we have a card game that'll keep the kids from going crazy while stuck inside the house for a few...

We've been having a great time hanging out in the kitchen with our kids and putting out nuts for the squirrels. We'll hate the squirrels when they're scampering around on the roof during the...

This might be less of a Toy Review than a Toy Warning--although we're pretty sure that Heroes In Action have stumbled on a way to interest plenty of kids in the American Presidents. The...