Stem and STEAM are an important part of any educational background. It helps prepare kids for their futures and jobs that they will hold soon. But projects to teach them these skills are more fun with some activities like the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE CONTEST®. […]
PixARK Coming To Early Access in March on Multiple Platforms!
Snail Games today announced that open world voxel-based sandbox survival game PixARK will be entering Early Access on Steam and Xbox Games Preview in March 2018. Additionally, the game will be coming to retail and digital distribution on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox One X later in 2018. About PixARK: Snail […]
Build and Play with the Marbelocity Mini-Coaster Set
We’re use to toys with some assembly required, but that is usually a task for the parents or aunts and uncles. But how often do toys require some assembly as part of the game play? Tinkineer has come out with a line of great toys called Marbleocity, that not only has the kids assemble it […]
Let them Build and Learn with the Castle Gears
With a slew of different toy options out there, we love buying and getting ones that are educational and fun. This year, Learning Resources sent us one of their fun building games that little hands and minds will have a ball with. Their Castle Gears play set is for ages 4 and up and will […]
Preview the Hottest new Toys from the New York Toy Fair! #LiveintheD #tfny
Today, I spent the morning at WDIV Detroit and shared some great new toys that are debuting at the New York Toy Fair. You can watch the whole segment below – but we’re so excited for these new toys and how great they are for learning and imaginative play! The toys featured in the segment […]
BATMAN – The Telltale Series on Steam – Is it What Fans are Looking For?
The main issue I had with the game was that my desktop was lacking on the video card. I turned down the graphics quality and anti-aliasing, which cleared up most of the issues, but it lags when there are more than a few things on screen. Newer systems should not have issues rendering the game. […]
Engineering, Clockwork and Fun with the K’NEX Thrill Rides
Some of our favorite toys are ones that require building. Not only do they encourage spatial awareness, which helps with many jobs in the future, but often the results are a lot of fun. We’ve been big fans of K’NEX for years, and how they blend both not only building and following instructions but also […]
Build, Create and Customize with Roominate Cotton Candy Carnivale
When I was young, there weren’t a lot of building toys for girls. Thankfully, we’re living in a time where not only do little girls have options to help encourage their spatial connections and building skills, but not everything is screaming pink. This year we were introduced to Roominate’s Cotton Candy Carnival play set. While […]
Let Imagination Build with Brackitz Building Toys
Not all building toys are created equally. We’ve grown up with blocks and ones that snap together, but rectangular building toys can be limiting. But there is a new toy on the market that is changing how kids build, and how we think about building toys – Brackitz. Brackitz are flat planks that kids can […]
STEM, Reading and More with the LeapStart by LeapFrog #leapAhead #LeapFrog #LeapFrogMomSquad
Summer is in full swing, full of sun and fun, and of course the summer slide. As much as parents don’t want to hear about it, but over the summer your kids can lose a lot of what they learned in the previous year by not having a consistent learning schedule. There are a lot […]