Archive for the 'Best Children Toys' Category

Happy Birthday, Barbie!

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Barbie is celebrating a big, big milestone — I think we can all agree that she is the hottest 50 year old out there right now — and Mattel is going all out.  If you wander down the Barbie aisle of your local department store’s toy department or of your local toy store, you will [...]

Howdy Y’All: It’s SpongeBob!

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

SpongeBob SquarePants continues to be the most popular guy down under the deep blue sea, and LEGO continues to celebrate that fact.  This time they’re doing so with the Good Neighbors at Bikini Bottom play set!
This particular play set includes all of SpongeBob’s very best friends — Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles, and Gary the Snail, [...]

Hyped for Hyper Dash!

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

As a parent, you always want to choose toys that will help your children learn while providing lots of fun.  Hyper Dash from Wild Planet can help do that in a number of ways!  It is specifically designed to improve the way they listen, to improve their coordination, and to enhance their skills with math.  [...]

The Age of Dinosaurs Returns!

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Kids love dinosaurs, that is no secret.  Fisher Price has been aware of that for years and, as such, they are bringing back the age of the dinosaur!  They are doing that by introducing Spike — or, more specifically, Spike the Ultra Dinosaur!  This toy is designed for preschool aged children, but it is quite [...]

High School Musical Still on Top

Monday, December 15th, 2008

This holiday season, it’s predicted that High School Musical 3 themed toys will make a clean sweep over the best seller lists.  In particular, the High School Musical 3 Dance Mat is largely anticipated to be what Tickle Me Elmo and the Nintendo Wii were when they first came out: a veritable obsession.
Disney played it [...]

Happiness Is High School Musical 3

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Disney franchises are well known for going on and on … and on and on and on, for a little bit of forever.  And they have really hit it big with the High School Musical series.  The latest movie, High School Musical 3, is the first to appear on the big screen, and Disney is [...]

Operation: Disembowel SpongeBob!

Friday, October 31st, 2008

I’m sorry, I’m sorry — that title is absolutely inappropriate, I just couldn’t resist!
For the last few years, SpongeBob SquarePants has been everywhere — everywhere!  Thus far, I think he’s officially lasted even longer than Barney — and although the giggling, screech voiced little spaz of a sponge definitely has the potential to be wearing [...]

The Nintendo DS = Joyeux Noel

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Nintendo has been the top gaming console since its inception way back when, with a variety of games which seemed to solely feature Mario, Luigi, and their various buds.  It went through a lapse in popularity with some of its later models, but with the GameCube and the Wii, especially, it has hopped back up [...]

Grab Some Sick Air with Hot Wheels this Christmas

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Mattel is all over it for the Christmas season – they are not playing around.  Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the Hot Wheels R/C Extreme Moto-Cross Cycle 27MHz.  The commercials for this cycle are plastered all over the TV already, and I can only imagine the number of boys – and girls, because this [...]

Barbie’s Dream House: The Next Generation

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

Hey all you parents out there – if your daughters are anything like I was when I was younger, the highlight of Christmas morning was seeing how many new Barbie goodies would be waiting for me.  Back then, the height of Barbie-rama meant getting a big, beautiful house for all my dolls.  Barbie’s Dream House [...]