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Conga - Another Fun Cranium Game!

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:24:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Staceys1 - About three years ago, as the holiday season approached, I constantly saw commercials for various Cranium games, especially this Cranium Conga game. Since we already enjoyed Cranium Cariboo,...

Leap Frog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Set: Learn Your ABCs!

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 02:16:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author daisymae76 - About a year ago, my son started showing an interest in letters and numbers so we went looking for toys that could help teach him his letters and sounds. When my father-in-law asked for gift suggestions for my then 2 1/2 year old son, we suggested the...

LeapFrog Fridge Farm Magnetic Animal Set - Makes Toddlers Match on the Fridge!

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 11:45:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author KMINER - I stand firm in my belief that young children need a variety of educationally based opportunities to develop before they turn school age. With this in mind I really do gear many of my baby and toddler purchases toward educationally based toys...

Disney Princess Bike--Fit For Any Princess!

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:39:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author erinrounds - As luck would have it, my daughter's first two-wheeler (with training wheels) suffered a fatal accident just weeks before her fourth birthday. Enter Grandpa to the rescue, he was anxious to replace the broken bike, and his choice was the Huffy...

Cadaco My First Magic Set

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:43:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author naphtalia - I am not usually a big fan of magic kits. Most try to have too much in them. Kids, with their short attention spans, spend just enough time to learn the secret to a trick, but not enough time to try it. Many kits these days come with props and...

Hasbro Toy Story and Beyond Buzz Lightyear's Electronic Spaceship: OMG... We Got ANOTHER One

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:17:07 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - For anyone who has read most of my Toy Story toy reviews, you may remember that we already HAVE a Buzz Lightyear spaceship; specifically the Buzz Lightyear's Intergalactic Spaceship, which I...

Magic 8 Ball - Not A Crystal Ball, But Still Classic

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:59:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author naphtalia - I remember the Magic 8 Ball as a toy from my childhood. It's a classic. It looks like the classic 8-ball for playing pool, but is larger and has a small flat bottom with a window in it. It operates like a crystal ball. This is a toy that answers any...

Climbing high with the Geotrax elevaction packs

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 21:01:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ltrain - Are you a Geotrax owner? If not this review is not likely to help you as it's giving information related to the Elevation Track Pack add on set. The basic set is a must to insure that this expansion is valuable to you. If you are a GeoFan you already...

Best value for money for an inflatable animal float

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 13:06:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pooltoy - This pool toy has been around for a long time and rightly so! It guarantees unlimited fun, not just for kids. In fact, smaller children may find it difficult to straddle. Otherwise it's ideal for even the roughest horseplay in the pool and at the beach...

A great starter set for Geotrax newbies!

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:26:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ltrain - Remember that electric train you had when you were a kid? The HO Scale replica that looked so much like the real thing that you could just imagine riding the rails as you stared at it for hours? Remember how hard it was to get it running, keep it...

Tyco rc Xtreme cycle

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:52:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lwheeler - takes some practice to steer preferably on smooth surface not grass or deep dirt. This model has been hopped up with hobby grade micro servo steering and hotter motor and oil shocks. also proportional speed control not just go and stop. With the new...

Worst toy ever

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 00:06:13 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bambinos3 - We bought this for our sons 4th birthday. The first day he had it the reverse gear stripped,so we brought it back and let the battery charge over night and he rode it the next morning when the reverse gear stripped again. Why can a company charge so...

Voted worst purchase of the year for us...

Wed, 5 Sep 2007 09:45:42 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rgard1 - Read current reviews before purchasing this. We just purchased ours 8/07. The first one we brought home and assembled it to find out reverse did not work. We called the store which said they would assemble another and to return the defective one...

Wonderful!

Tue, 4 Sep 2007 23:21:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jekka - We have this track set at my grandparents house, they bought it for their son when it first came out in the early 90's. The track set and pieces are all in mint condition and they have held up wonderfully over many years of hard play. My son (24...

Photos give better clues

Tue, 4 Sep 2007 21:45:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pegasusdba - The instructions are indeed poor. There's little attempt at drawing the instructions in 3D and so it can be frustrating. Now I'm not much of a puzzle person, but I was preparing the package to resell and figured displaying one of the shapes assembled...

Love It! Easy to play while teaching a valuable concept.

Tue, 4 Sep 2007 20:19:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author littlemensmomm - My 7 year old son has been playing this off/on for a year. He LOVES getting the $ and it quite good at counting. Excellent game that I highly recommend. It was easy to play with up to 4 players and even my younger son who is 3, could help out by...

LOST Mystery of the Island Jigsaw Puzzle - #2 of 4 - The Others: LOST Fans Get a Chance to Puzzle Over the Others

Tue, 4 Sep 2007 16:41:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bilbopooh - LOST is an extremely puzzling show, so it makes perfect sense to create four perplexing jigsaw puzzles to complement what we see on television. In January, I toiled over the third installment in the series of four 1000-piece puzzles, which...

Hear Fishie Fishie Fishie!! Reel Feel Fishing

Tue, 4 Sep 2007 15:09:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wychic - I am into sports. No, I don't mean sports like football, basketball, etc., I mean outdoor sports. Hiking, camping, hunting, panning for gold, and of course fishing. As small children tend to do, my son became obsessed with one of my aquariums...

Hola, Amigos, I'm Backpack

Tue, 4 Sep 2007 01:07:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Bryan_Carey - Kids love toys that are interactive, make noise, and/or have flashing lights. They also love toys that are based on some of their favorite television shows. One of my two- year olds favorite shows is Dora the Explorer and her infatuation with this...

Where's My Tigger? Fisher Price Baby's First Tigger

Tue, 4 Sep 2007 00:38:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wychic - When I found out I was pregnant I set about finding every Pooh Bear-related baby item I could get. My sister and I were raised with Pooh, and I always thought the Pooh things were so darn adorable and the colors are baby colors that are still acceptable...

Leap Frog Leap Start: Things to Know: Richard Scarry’s Things to Know for the LeapPad System

Sun, 2 Sep 2007 13:06:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Staceys1 - Each of my children had their own Le
apPad
Learning Systems, which required the separate purchase of additional books and cartridges. They shared most of the titles, though some, such as this Richard Scarry's Things...

Alex Ross' Justice League Series I Figure: Cheetah: Alex Ross' Justice League Series 1: Cheetah — Don't Try Skinning This Cat

Sun, 2 Sep 2007 02:45:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author elvisdo - Alex Ross has an obsession with the old Challenge of the Super Friends. More specifically, he has an obsession with the Legion of Doom. Then again, the villains always seem to be more interesting than the heroes. Alex Ross' Justice...

Play with these together or separately!

Sat, 1 Sep 2007 17:31:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author djningr - Stuff from Virginia... My in-laws went on a trip to Virginia to see my brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and their two girls back in June. While down there my sister-in-law wanted to give us some of their toys because they have outgrown them. So, my...

"Hey Mom! At least I did better than the camels!"

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:43:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dagny21 - If you've read any of my recent reviews, you know that right now we're definitely playing a lot of board games in our house. On a recent trip to our local Friends of the Library book store, we found a basically brand new copy of Milton Bradley...

VTech Smartville Ice Cream Color Shop: The Vtech Smartville Ice Cream Color Shop - A Mediocre Toy At Best

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:34:53 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author susieq112 - The Vtech Ice Cream Color Shop is a small portion of the Smartville collection. I purchased the toy over the internet for my sons birthday. He also received the Fire Station and Post Office in this set, so he would have somewhat of a small town...