Toys Games & Hobbies

Few things can drag your kids away from their electronics quite like their active imaginations. With the life-imitating toys from Melissa and Doug, your kids can cook, clean, bake, prep and grocery shop like mom and dad. This time around, 2 year old Charlotte takes playtime to the wooden Chef's kitchen and cooks and seasons her pretend meals to perfection.

Today I examine the Protocol Galileo Stealth Drone. Join me inside for all of the good, the bad, and the ugly of this large & impressive quadcopter!

With Melissa and Doug's playsets, you and your children will have hours of fun. See how 3 playsets, a shopping cart and the food groups fared with my 2 year old.

Melissa & Doug is known for its cool, well-built, and educational toys for kids of all ages. I checked out 5 great products for toddlers around the age of 3 and 3, from building and counting blocks, to fun puzzles.

With the holidays right around the proverbial corner, it’s time to start thinking about decorations, gifts, and, of course, all those prerequisite parties. If you happen to be throwing your own shindig this season, let me help you out with the evening’s fun and entertainment. Here’s my list of Top Party Games for the Holidays.

If you enjoy complex mechanical projects, STEM learning toys, or super friendly (and highly interactive) robots, then you'll love the Meccano Meccanoid XL 2.0 Personal Robot. This bot, which is the newly updated version of last year's Meccanoid G15 KS, has over 3000 pre-programmed phrases & numerous other features that you can learn all about by reading my review. If this interests you, then click on through!

Click through to see my latest review. It's of the Traxxas Slash 2-WD racing truck, which is a 1/10th scale radio controlled vehicle with speed, power, and a bit of a wild side. The results of my testing were somewhat mixed, but the Slash is most definitely worth a serious look to any RC hobbyist. Come on in and check it out!

Games are a great way to bring everyone together. Whether it’s a group of kids playing game of Monopoly or four adults betting pennies and playing Texas Hold’em, great memories are made and fun is had by all. With the holidays coming, set up a games room where you, your family and your loved ones can relax and have fun!

Have you been hankering to gaze up at the night sky and search for shooting stars, heavenly bodies, and possibly alien life that will take you away from this crazy world? Well, if you see a telescope in your future, but you don’t know anything about them, let me give you five tips for buying your first telescope.

Join me inside for a look at 3 awesome telescopes that are sure to serve as excellent Christmas gifts this year. These entry level telescopes are perfect for beginning and amateur astronomers, and, due to their many great features, these scopes make serious stargazing far easier than it's ever been before! Click through to read on.