Posts Tagged ‘toys’

Kid’s Game Review: Learning Resources Smart Snacks Counting Cookies

Kid’s Game Review: Learning Resources Smart Snacks Counting Cookies
Tweet Cookies are yummy. How’s that for board game analysis?  Abstract and confusing, likely, but I feel it an appropriate opener here.  Cookies, like restaurant sugar packets, are a perfect way to introduce early math concepts to young...
October 31st, 2011 | OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More

Toy Review: Squishables Stuffed Animals

Toy Review: Squishables Stuffed Animals
Tweet I didn’t think another kid was necessary. I was more than happy with the one.  I was dead wrong.  We needed that extra cutie. I didn’t think another stuffed animal was necessary. I was happy with the one hundred.  I was wrong. ...
October 28th, 2011 | OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More

Toy Review: Myachi Battle Paddles

Toy Review: Myachi Battle Paddles
Tweet Here’s a kickass toy with a Kickstarter campaign in need of some love! At the heart of the Myachi story is a frustrated and disillusioned Wall St. career.   And that’s never before seemed more appropriate or topical than right...
October 24th, 2011 | OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More

Toy Review and Coupon: KRE-O Transformers Mirage

Toy Review and Coupon: KRE-O Transformers Mirage
Tweet Hello KRE-O! This summer Hasbro launched a new brand of construction block toys called KRE-O along with KREON, the accompanying figures.  Sounds a little bit Star Trek-y but it’s not, it’s actually a whole lotta Transformers. LEGO...
October 6th, 2011 | OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More

Kid’s Toy Review: Squinkies

Kid’s Toy Review: Squinkies
Tweet Waaaaay back in the day (like 6 months ago) I saw Squinkies only on end cap pegs; bubble packs of 16 impossibly small and thoroughly charming critters relegated to the perimeter of toy department aisles.  Now when I enter the toy section of...
September 29th, 2011 | OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More

Kid’s Game Review: Knock Your Blocks Off

Kid’s Game Review: Knock Your Blocks Off
Tweet Smart or dumb. Strong or weak. Brains or brawn. We’re often reduced to an easily labeled and picked-apart thing regardless of how complex an individual we may be, tending to get compartmentalized by a single trait or personality quirk. ...
September 24th, 2011 | OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More

Toy Review: DaGeDar

Toy Review: DaGeDar
Tweet In my first post-2011 NYC Toy Fair remarks regarding DaGeDar this past February I noted that the collectible racing balls would be undoubtedly marketed to boys but that girls could and would enjoy the toy as well. It’s my slant on things...
September 7th, 2011 | OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More

OWTK’s Helpful Idea: It’s Never Too Early To Christmas Shop

Tweet Seriously. With sites like Kids.Woot, Groupon and Living Social, plus dozens of other local deal-centric internet hubs, you should really be taking 90-seconds every morning to peruse and ponder the potentially perfect present possibilities;...
August 22nd, 2011 | Musings on Parenting, OWTK's Helpful Ideas | Read More

Kid’s Board Game Review: Dabble

Kid’s Board Game Review: Dabble
Tweet OWTK is a Scrabble-positive household.  And even though we rarely break out our retro, wooden box set of the classic wordsmith game, it’ll always be a triple word score in our hearts.  But sometimes – because I simply cannot...
August 8th, 2011 | OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More

Kid’s Game Review and Giveaway: Who’s The Princess? *WINNER ANNOUNCED*

Kid’s Game Review and Giveaway: Who’s The Princess? *WINNER ANNOUNCED*
Tweet There isn’t a shortage of move along a path, collect pieces, and race to the finish games on toy store shelves.  Does that entire sentence need hyphens?  Not sure.  What I do know is that this kind of game can seem tedious to elders...
August 4th, 2011 | OWTK Giveaways, OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More
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