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Bring Frosty and Friends Indoors, No Cold Required

For those of us who haven’t seen cold white stuff in a while, this Make Your Own Snowman World Kit has all the trappings of a winter wonderland — minus the winter, that is. Featuring three different types of fake snow — all different...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Nov 10th, 2009, 8:00 am
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Star Trek Uniform Onesies, Now in Cadet Sizes

Our parents had Dr. Spock; for our kids, it’s Mr. all the way. That said, it’s a tough call on whether these “official” Star Trek onesies are cuter than the more detailed, less expensive Etsy versions Jeanne featured this summer....
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Nov 9th, 2009, 8:00 am
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Fed Your Kid to the Zombies Lately?

For some of us, every day is Halloween. Which is a good thing, because this “Zombie Snack” bib is out of stock until Nov. 3. Braaaaains! $7.99 from ThinkGeek. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Fed Your Kid to the Zombies Lately?", url: "http://blogs.babble.com/droolicious/2009/10/30/fed-your-kid-to-the-zombies-lately/"...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 30th, 2009, 8:30 am
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Grow a Ghoulish Graveyard Gothic Garden

If yours is the type of home where every day is Halloween, this Graveyard Gothic Garden would be a great way to introduce the kids to some of the weirder wonders of nature. Celebrating the strange and unusual, the garden lets you grow Black Dragon Coleus...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 23rd, 2009, 9:00 am
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Who’s Up for Some Bloody Brains and Gooey Eyeballs?

Candy, that is. Perfect for grossing out trick-or-treaters or simply delighting your own little monsters, each tube features either gummy eyes or brain bits floating in one of several bodily fluids (read: liquid candy). Choose fruit-flavor eyeballs with...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 14th, 2009, 9:30 am

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Shrinky Dinks Still Here, Now in Robot Form

Shrinky Dinks — just the name conjures images of a more innocent time, before video games and before hovering parents. Well, the toys haven’t changed since then, but count us among those who are glad for a little bit of hovering, as you still...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Sep 22nd, 2009, 8:00 am
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Grow Your Own Bacteria — Well, More of It

If you have kids, you already have ample starter material for this Bacteria Growth Science Kit. And, while growing the icky creatures is fun enough (growing bacteria isn’t bad, either), you can also use the kit to perform experiments, watching...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Sep 4th, 2009, 1:30 pm
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Tag: <you’re it> Tee

It’s doubtful that anyone on the playground will get the coding geek’s in-joke behind this “Tag: <you’re it>” kids’ T-shirt, but the sentiment inside the tags is universal enough that anyone can figure it out. ...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 20th, 2009, 9:30 am
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Dagobah Frog Habitat for Young Jedis

The force is strong with young tadpoles — or at least it will be when your kids raise them in this Dagobah Frog Habitat, modeled after the swampy home planet of Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back. Send in the included order form for a tadpole of...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 18th, 2009, 9:00 am
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DIY Dinosaur Lamps

Keep the image of this awesome-looking T. Rex in your mind when your DIY Dinosaur Lamp kit arrives in the mail. Estimated to take between 30 and 40 minutes to set up, each of these Jurassic-sized lamps (Diplodocus and Triceratops are also available)...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 14th, 2009, 9:00 am

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OLLO Kids Robotic Action Kit

Everything in the OLLO Kids Robotic Action Kit starts with the motor, but from there you’re pretty much unlimited in the kinds of motorized robotic creatures you can build. If the kids’ engineering vision hasn’t yet caught up to their...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jul 17th, 2009, 9:30 am
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Levitron Anti-Gravity Top: It’s Magic!

Okay, it’s not technically magic — more like a clever use of magnetic repulsion — but this anti-gravity top from Levitron is still a wonder to behold. After some adjusting to the included top weights (a somewhat tricky feat that Mom...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jul 16th, 2009, 9:30 am

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