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Mattel Ucreate Music: For Your Little DJ Hero

Don’t be fooled by the toy-like looks: If you can get the kids to stop playing with Mattel’s Ucreate Music, you may find the “serious” musicians in your home clamoring for time with the gadget. Luckily for the 8-years-and-up...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Nov 18th, 2009, 10:00 am
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VTech Infant Learning Sort and Spin Blender

Mix up an imaginary kiddie cocktail with this VTech Sort and Spin Blender, which combines basic shape-sorting activities with crazy, mixed-up fun. Match the fruit-shaped pieces with their five complementary slots, and break from the action to “mix”...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Nov 13th, 2009, 8:00 am
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Hands-On with LeapFrog Scribble & Write

Every night at homework time, my 3-year-old gets a simple activity to keep him busy while his big brothers hit the books. Tracing simple letters has long been his favorite bit of “homework,” so it was a natural step for him to go from there...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Nov 2nd, 2009, 8:00 am
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Exploding Bomb Bank: THAT’LL Teach You to Save!

If you’re having trouble getting the kids to stick to a savings plan, this Takaratomy Exploding Bomb Bank presents an interesting solution. Feed the bank on time each day, and you won’t notice a thing (outside of a growing coffer, that is)....
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 26th, 2009, 9:00 am