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 – can’t help it. While DaGeDar’s black, florescent […]
I’m lucky enough to be participating in a Brother P-Touch ambassador program that allows me to test their product – really put their labels through the ringer – then make use of the device in and around the house. Why am I excited about this? Because sections of our home […]
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 wait the 15 minutes it takes the Mrs. to drop a […]
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 and kids alike after a short […]
Let me start by saying that we at OWTK are not tourists. Not in Paris. Not in Los Angeles. And definitely not in New York City. That said, we were invited to take a ride on THE RIDE and I gotta admit that this high-tech, very air-conditioned tour looked to […]
I said in a comment on another blog today that we build the foundation, they build the building. It was an off-the-cuff remark in response to the fear of letting your children go. It sounds pretty, but it’s scary as hell to execute. This focus on foundation-laying is exactly the […]
Fundex Games Pool Puzzles are an affordable ($7 each) and clever way to introduce a new kind of toddler fun while splashing about this summer. There are three rather adorable creatures available now – turtle, dolphin, lobster – all of which are bright, bold and appear giddy to be played […]
Don’t be jealous, but I spend the majority of my days in nothing more than a t-shirt and underwear since leaving the corporate world of finance over 2 1/2 years ago. Still, I like to upgrade my upper half when out to dinner, the theater or over my folks’ place […]
