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June 29th, 2008

Games for Girls - Bling Dominoes Pink

In continuation with last week’s series of posts about games for girls (particularly tween girls), today’s post is about Bling Dominoes Pink. 
Not only does Bling Dominoes Pink come in a pink leatherette carrying case, but each domino is decorated with pink jewels!  The classic game of Dominoes is one of strategy that really makes players […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 1 comment

April 5th, 2008

Eco-Friendly Toys - Earthopoly

Earth Day is later this month, so I thought it would be appropriate to highlight a cool environmentally friendly toy.  A Google search for “eco-friendly toys” brings up a myriad of results, but Earthopoly caught my attention for a few reasons. 
First, I love that a classic toy has been recreated into an eco-friendly version.  Second, […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 0 comments

November 19th, 2007

Winning Moves’ Power Yahtzee

I loved playing Yahtzee as a kid and young adult, but it has been years since I have even really thought of the game.
Well, my family recently had a game night with a good friends of ours and we broke out a new game called Power Yahtzee. We had so much fun with this game […]

By Julie -- 1 comment

September 28th, 2007

Nostalgia Toy #9: Clue

I love Clue. Growing up, I do think that this was my favorite board game, probably because we didn’t have it. I imagine for other people, who actually owned it, the great suspense and intrigue of the it probably wore off after the first dozen games or so. For me, though, […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 0 comments

October 30th, 2006

LEGO Christmas Stocking Stuffers

Check out these cute LEGO magnets! My brother-in-law’s friends at Wine Ought also has magnets and wine charms in the shape of Connect Four, Scrabble, Life, Trivial Pursuit, and Sorry! playing pieces. Perfect for the game loving family!

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By Hsien-Hsien Lei -- 0 comments

June 12th, 2006

Reader Question: Books and games for six-year-olds?

Play Library reader jan asks:
I will be looking for recommendations of books (and games)for my six year old grandson. He’s into all of the gross action figures and video games, but so far I have found books that interest him and we have quiet times under the shade tree with a pitcher of lemonade and […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei -- 4 comments