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News June 12, 2013
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Own Summer with a Monster Water Cannon and Tripod

The summer heat is upon us, and it is time to play outdoors. A favorite activity for my boys and me is to have water gun fights. Of course, we only have two guns that are worth using, so I always get stuck with a small, useless water weapon. Getting stuck with the smaller water gun [...]

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News April 14, 2013
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Kids iPad Drawing Easel Now Available

Kid's drawing easel for your iPad, now available from CTA Digital

When my kids were wee ones, one of the things we got them was a drawing easel.  They had easels with white boards, chalk boards, places to clip your drawing pads, cork boards for pinning up art, and all kinda other variations.  But we’re living in a tablet age, where a lot of kids want [...]

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Events, News January 10, 2013
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Griffin’s Crayola Light Marker, Impresses at CES 2013

Take one iPad with front-facing camera, one specialty stylus designed to look like a Crayola crayon, and one kid. Mix them together with some special tech sauce and what do you get? The Crayola Light Marker from Griffin. Here’s a video look at the new offering from Griffin. The Crayola Light Marker from Griffin features: [...]

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News May 25, 2012
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Encourage a Child’s Creativity with the Kids Designer II Learning Graphics Tablet

If you’re the parent of a youngster under 10, as I am, chances are your child will invariably start experimenting with learning how to draw and later on learning to write. If you are as old as I am, you probably learned to draw on boring sheet planes of cellulose from dead trees with a [...]

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Quickies February 14, 2012
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La Plata Time Rings Are a Low-Tech Puzzle for these High-Tech Times

You can only sling so many angry birds at chortling pigs before your mind goes numb and you want something … different. Sometimes the simplest things can captivate the imagination; a case in point would be this lovely low-tech and natural puzzle made from a slice of cypress. The puzzle is made from the wood of Cypress [...]

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Reviews October 25, 2011
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Android Powered Tablet Review: Vinci Tab, Early Learning System for Children

There is no denying that our kids are growing up in a constantly changing digital world. My two boys have developed the same connection with gadgets and digital devices as I have, only at a much younger age. I have been careful when turning them loose with my devices but often let them play with [...]

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Reviews January 9, 2011
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Review: GlowCrazy Glow-In-The-Dark Fun

Despite being a gear geek, I still want my kids to have activities for inside that are not on a television or video game system.  In their life, most of what they know come either of those ways.  We do play with Lego toys, slot car tracks and board games, but those get old to [...]

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News May 28, 2010
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Buckyball Recall Notice

Normally I like to be light and jokey for the news items, but recalls because of danger–particularly with toys–can be scary business.  So rather than make jokes about Saturday Night Live or something, I’m just going to give it to y’all straight: Toy (or “sundries,” as they say) maker Maxfield and Oberton has issued a [...]

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eBooks, News February 19, 2010
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I Want to Read eBooks When I Grow Up!

(image courtesy Kidsbabydesign) Kids! Tired of having to carry a stack of books with you? Think Mom or Dad’s Kindle is boring, but still want to be just like them? Now’s your chance, with not one but two ebook readers available to you! (image courtesy Engadget) First up, we’ve got the Fisher Price iXL. Yes, [...]

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News December 1, 2009
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How young is too young for a cell phone?

At what age do kids need cell phones?  It’s a question my wife and I have been struggling with lately. I’ve heard stories of six year old kids getting iPhones from their parents.  There’s no way we’re prepared to go that route. My oldest daughter is nine and has been hammering us for a cell [...]

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News November 8, 2009
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What is Evolution?

Charlie’s Playhouse is celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Charles Darwin‘s Origin of Species by offering 10 – 20% off their items when you ask your kids to answer one simple question. “What is Evolution?” If you send in a video of your child answering the question, you can get 20% off Charlie’s Playhouse products; if [...]

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News October 29, 2009
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World’s First LED Stick Toy

Looks like the Light Brite toy I played with as a kid has gotten a major hi-tech overhaul. Sketch Art from Hi-Tech Art allows you to make your own art by sticking LEDs.  You use the included background to stick LEDs into and watch them light up.  The board has no circuitry, no soldering, no [...]

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News August 26, 2009
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Toys R Us to run own Cash for Clunkers Program

Starting the coming Friday , August 28th, toy retailer Toys R Us will be trying its hand at its own version of the government’s arguably successful “Cash for Clunkers” program. No, the retailer won’t be accepting old cars. It will however be accepting old strollers, cribs, car seats, high chairs and more. Starting Friday and [...]

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Quickies November 7, 2008
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Giant Timeline Floor Mat for the budding Paleontologist

If a certain child you know is a budding paleontologist, then you ought to give a gift that will be sure to keep them interested and occupied for hours: a Giant Timeline Floormat from Charlie’s Playhouse. Children will enjoy reading the Timeline like a book, or spreading it out for over 18 feet of colorful [...]

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Reviews September 17, 2008
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The WowWee Alive Lion Cub Review

When I was a child, I absolutely loved stuffed animals; I had such a massive collection residing on my bed that they threatened to push me off should I stretch out or roll over in the middle of the night. One of my fondest wishes at that time was that some of my favorite stuffed [...]

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