The Zhu Zhu Pets craze, which peaked pre-Christmas, has calmed down quite a bit but may be on the upswing again after the furry lil’ critters took home the 2010 Most Innovative Toy of the Year (TOTY) Award. Want a Zhu Zhu Pet for yourself your kid? In celebration of […]
JOE’S BACKYARD BAND “KICK UP A BREEZE” The Sound: Mild funk, breezy folk, sunny mid-70’s soft rock. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: Dan Zanes, Gustafer Yellowgold, Johnny Bregar Best Moments: Missing (a good thing) Morphine’s red-light district flair for the sexually dramatic, but not it’s minor key saxophone, “Crow”, […]
It’s beyond strange that I’ve penned an article about the best out-of-the-home kid’s birthday party ideas. Why? Because I have 2 young kids and between ’em I’ve planned 8 parties, and not a single one took place outside the home. Oh, it’s not for lack of effort. Every single B-Day […]
Yesterday was my 1st time. My parents and I moved into this house on June 22, 1984. It was the summer of my 8th year, it was also the year my fascination with the city of Detroit began. The Tigers, behind the arms of Jack Morris and Roberto Hernandez, bats […]
The new Readee has arrived on the internets. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that you’ll recognize this tune. With “Isabel’s Alphabet (ABC Song)”, Michael Rachap gives parents another way to introduce, and sing-along with, the ABCs – with CAPS Lock both on and off.
Unfortunately, I won’t be at the NYC Toy Fair this year. But, a couple of fine folks I discovered during the 2009 NYC Toy Fair will be back, this time with way more than just prototypes of their inventions. Allow my dispatches here, here and here from the 2009 Toy […]
ROGER DAY “WHY DOES GRAY MATTER?” The Sound: Smart, infectious power-pop straight out of the math & science wing of the kid’s music school. In the Cafeteria, He Sits With: Justin Roberts, Daddy A Go-Go, The Hipwaders Best Moments: “Why Does Gray Matter?” is a musical toy that’s ready to […]
Talk about good timing. You know, with Valentine’s Day right around the bend. Noted children’s author and musician Barney Saltzberg (Good Egg, Cornelius P. Mud) has a new book and song that share the lovey-dovey title “Kisses”. The sweetly strummed (ukulele?) ode to smooches is sublime. Pick up a […]
