Confession time, I haven’t the foggiest idea what either of my daughters’ first words were. I’d like to think each kid blurted out a loud & proud “dada!” because, well, duh, but I’d only be guessing. “Emancipation”? “Hummus”? “Let’s Go Red Wings!”? Maaaaaaaybe, but no, probably not. Jimmy Fallon, the […]
Holy cow! This is the biggest and best giveaway bundle in the history of OWTK. Valued at nearly $1000, this ultimate Father’s Day giveaway package is going to blow one lucky dad’s mind this month. I’ve tried to include something for every type of dad — tech, books, fashion and […]
Waiting until the airport was no small feat. My excitement to hand over the in the TMNT Turtle Shell case was matched only by her excitement to finally hold it in her hands. She immediately started to take photos, text her mother (who was sitting in the next chair over), […]
Sports passions are a funny business; who we love, what we take to heart, the tears shed, the colorful garb in which we cloak ourselves, and the voices lost in the grandstand. The funny thing about my sports passion which caused me to spend thousands of dollars so that my […]
Everything hurts. I ran 7.15 miles last Wednesday, the furthest distance I’ve ever traveled in a single day, and as I sit here now, on May 4th, some 5 days later, every single. thing. still. hurts. My fingers ache, which obviously makes no sense at all. All ten toes are […]
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 […]
It’s awfully difficult to project the long-term impact of this or that when they’re 7, 8 and 10. A museum exhibit or a day at the zoo. A mid-week baseball game or a weekend ballet recital. We just don’t know what will come of what. As a strident believer in […]
OWTK has been in on the Skylanders phenomenon since day one, watching Activision grow the relatively unknown property from a single, inventive toys-to-life game in 2011 to a monolithic empire of trading cards, bedding, clothes, cereal, and of course more video games. Heck, in 2014 my family was on the […]
