This isn’t the way it’s drawn it up in the boardroom. Generally speaking the licensed toy industry looks to capitalize on the existing popularity of a TV or movie franchise, and its beloved, or at the very least familiar, cast of characters. This is not how my daughters came to […]
For the first time ever, Skylanders can actually come to life in your living room and in your front yard as MEGA Bloks ventures outside their highly-detailed construction sets to make kid-friendly Skylander weaponry. Ignitor’s flame sword and Trigger Happy’s golden gun are the first in what hopefully will someday […]
Many a cardboard box, plastic twist tie, and bubble packaging have crossed our threshold. One of the perks of covering All Thing Childhood, such as I have been doing for the past 5+ years, is having childhood related products, generally referred to as ‘toys’, sent to our doorstep, delivered weekly […]
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 […]
I must admit, we are lucky. Even in my strip mall hell of a hometown, we have access to some terrific small businesses, especially toy stores. Within a 1/2 hour drive there’s always been Pun’s in Bryn Mawr, and a few Lucky Ducks scattered about too. Learning Express is a […]
There’s gonna be a new Transformer added to the world of, um, Transformers and that Transformer is going to be designed by Transformers fans. For real, like, even you! Go ahead, Junior, vote now and help decide the name, gender, origin and specialty of this brand new Transformer that will […]
This fall, the amalgamation of two pop culture giants will aim to take over retail shelf space as UGLYDOLL has announced a partnership with DC Entertainment to produce superhero UGLYDOLLS. GUND and Funko are also involved. Here’s some press release business that will either clarify or confuse: “GUND, a division […]
