KRE-O Star Trek Construction Sets – A Review by Cooper McHatton I apologize for the title, but I couldn’t resist. Ok, so I’m a geek. I have a fairly deep (or deep enough) knowledge of most “geeky” things: technology, gaming, role playing, sci-fi, fantasy… et cetera, along with all of […]
The LEGO Man of Steel Reviews by Cooper McHatton For my first LEGO Man of Steel review, let’s start with the smallest set in the line, the LEGO Superheroes Superman Metropolis Showdown (76002). The set consists of the Man of Steel version of Superman, General Zod, a yellow and black […]
LEGO Super Heroes Iron Man 3 LEGO Set Reviews by Cooper McHatton Three days at Disneyland, three trips to the LEGO Store! Fully stocked on the shelves was the entire Iron Man 3 LEGO lineup. I was in heaven, inside heaven. There they were, in their shiny red packaging with […]
Admittedly, I haven’t kept tabs on the product line since its controversial launch last year. Oh, I’ve spied them on toy store shelves, usually picked over and practically empty toy store shelves, meaning that folks out there are digging ’em, but I have no idea how the Lego Friends collection […]
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 […]
**Update, March 2013: Like the line itself, my opinion of LEGO Friends has evolved. Read all about it here.** Dear LEGO, As an influential, trusted, and beloved toy brand, you possess the unique power to initiate change, to help build a better world, and to influence the construction of fantastic […]
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 enthusiasts and Transformers lovers alike will become quick fans of these well-built blocks […]
It took a half of a century + 3 more years, but this country’s finest family-friendly music festival got even more family-friendly and in the process, even more finer. LEGO Duplo (yay!) and Late July Organic Snacks (yum!) took the plunge as inaugural sponsors of a Kids Zone at the […]
