OWTK Giveaways
on May 4, 2015 at 9:23 am ×
Celebrate May the Fourth and Revenge of the Fifth this week by winning the full trilogy of Star Wars Epic Yarns board books from Chronicle Kids! This new board book series tells the story of each of the first three Star Wars movies in just 12 words and 12 iconic […]
OWTK Toy News & Reviews
on August 19, 2013 at 8:53 am ×
The board game with no board blends the delicacy of Operation, the nervous energy of Jenga, and the vocab requirements of a Dabble or Scrabble, while also demanding mental agility, focus, patience, a dash of gumption, and a bit of physical strength.
Holiday Gift Guide
on December 6, 2012 at 9:32 am ×
Everything in these 2012 gift guides can, on some level, be considered playful, right? So why then the existence of this special Very Playful Christmas guide? Because it’s a cheap and easy way to squeeze in some more great gift ideas for kids that aren’t necessarily Tiny, or Personalized, or […]
OWTK Giveaways / OWTK Toy News & Reviews
on October 11, 2012 at 3:00 pm ×
If you were baking an OWTK cake, the recipe card would feature some pretty obvious ingredients. Obvious, of course, if you’ve been reading my reviews and articles over the years. And if you have, thank you! For the newbs, know that we value products created with, and that inspire in […]
OWTK Toy News & Reviews
on October 31, 2011 at 9:27 am ×
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 children because, like any hip cat knows, math is pretty darn sweet. And […]
OWTK Toy News & Reviews
on August 8, 2011 at 10:50 pm ×
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 […]
OWTK Giveaways / OWTK Toy News & Reviews
on August 4, 2011 at 9:52 am ×
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 […]
OWTK Toy News & Reviews
on June 2, 2011 at 2:41 pm ×
CITY SQUARE OFF from Gamewright Games Save for that old Nintendo Ice Hockey game – the one where you’d select from a cast of: Fast skinny dude, Chubby guy with a cannon for a shot and the average-sized fella who was, well, average at everything) – I wasn’t much of […]