Toys Games & Hobbies

Review of the Bachmann Trains Chattanooga Electric Train Set (H0 scale model train) showing all the bits and pieces and letting you know what I thought.

Today we engage in some good old-fashioned monkey business with the lifelike Zoomer Chimp Interactive Robot Chimpanzee. Read on if you want to learn all about this fun and excitable primate!

The Fisher Price Think & Learn Code-A-Pillar combines fun with education, and even some basic coding skills so that kids from aged 3 up to 8 can play, learn, and problem-solve.

It's time to meet this year's version of Mini Mccanoid! This version is smaller, easier & quicker to build than the large meccanoid I review before, and still a whole lot of fun. Click through and read on to see what he can do!

Want to know how to choose the next board game you purchase? Here's a handy guide to help you decide with some specific suggestions.

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.

If you are into toys, tech, gadgets, software, or any and all of the above, you might just want to lean in a little closer. Touted as ‘The first video game in the real world’ Anki Drive may just blow your mind. Real cars with really intellegent AI, play against friends, or the smartest little cars you ever met in a head to head battle around a large race track that actually takes up space in your house. Score points, level up, upgrade your machines, its all there, and all with the added bonus of having a cool toy to show off.  It’s Anki Drive folks, and its a heck of a lotta fun.

Looking to play some longer board games during those long Autumn evenings? Check out these recommendations.

Is there such a thing as too young to introduce kids to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) toys that teach things like the basics of coding, and when will they most benefit from them?

A hands-on review of the Hatchimals Glittering Garden, from when it's in its egg, to the hatching process, and play beyond in all levels, from baby to kid.