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Nurture the Hive Mind with Beezi

No matter what your place in the family hive, you can come out on top in Beezi the Spelling Game. The game has a simple goal: Try to spell as many words as possible, and receive Beez tokens for each correctly spelled word. Each token adds a piece to...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Sep 4th, 2009, 10:00 am
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The Babble Review: Monopoly G.I. Joe Collector’s Edition

Yo Joe! While I’ll spare a review of the new live-action G.I. Joe flick here (short story: save your money), the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon remains a classic — a fact clearly not lost on USAOpoly, the makers of the new Monopoly...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 20th, 2009, 11:30 am
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The Chore Board Turns To-Do Lists Into Fun

We use a handmade chore board in my house, but after stumbling across The Chore Board, I’m thinking it might be time for an upgrade. The game entices kids to do their chores by letting you pick a reward to place at the finish line. Every completed...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 15th, 2009, 11:00 am
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Exercise Your Brain with Blokus

Mental muscles can soften during the months when school’s out, so what better way to get the kids’ gray matter back into shape than with a Mensa-worthy game that doesn’t actually feel like brain-work? Blokus has been around for a while...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 14th, 2009, 11:00 am
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Super Mario Chess Set

How awesome would it be to hear a little “bloop!” or “ka-wing!” sound effect every time you moved a pawn in this Super Mario Collector’s Edition Chess Set? Featuring 32 hand-painted figurines from the classic Nintendo franchise...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 10th, 2009, 9:00 am
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Risk Halo Wars Collector’s Edition

So the kids are pleading for you to buy Halo Wars for Xbox 360 but you just can’t get past that pesky “T” rating: Give ‘em a milder (but equally awesome) multiplayer experience with the new Risk: Halo Wars Collector’s Edition...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 10th, 2009, 7:28 am
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Presents Come From the South Pole, Too

When it’s soooo hot outside, it pays to think cool. And what’s cooler than birds in tiny tuxedos? And is my kids’ obsession with them purely from Madagascar or is he a budding Antarctic explorer? Either way, Pengoloo from Blue Orange...
Continue reading » Posted by Heather Kuldell on Jul 17th, 2009, 4:00 pm
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7 Days of Games – Boggle Jr.

I love Boggle! When I was pregnant with my daughter, my husband and I played an excessive amount of the classic game. Needless to say, I can not wait to challenge my daughter to a rousing round of Boggle. But I’ll have to wait. She’s only three....
Continue reading » Posted by SunnyChanel on Jun 24th, 2009, 6:17 pm
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7 Days of Games: I Can Do That!

We teach our kids to do everything. With their all important learning, there comes pride in accomplishing tasks and meeting challenges such as taking four steps with a cake on their head or jumping over a trick-a-ma-stick with a fishbowl behind their...
Continue reading » Posted by SunnyChanel on Jun 23rd, 2009, 3:01 pm
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7 Days of Games: Candyland – An Oldie But A Goodie

For Father’s Day my 3-year-old daughter and I went to a local toy store to pick up something special for her dad. I let her decide on the gift all by herself. Her choice? Candyland. Yes, Candyland, exactly what all Dads want for Father’s Day, ‘natch. Candyland...
Continue reading » Posted by SunnyChanel on Jun 23rd, 2009, 1:45 am

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