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May 23rd, 2008

iPlay Air Hockey Game - Review

International Playthings provided me with an iPlay Air Hockey Game for my 3-year old triplets to test.  Following is my review of this super cool toy.
Let me start by saying I had reservations about the iPlay Air Hockey Game before I received it.  My kids love to go to the arcades at Walt Disney World, […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 4 comments

May 16th, 2008

Lights and Sounds but No Batteries!

Hat tip to Peggy at Tree Hugging Family for posting about the new Sprig toys that deliver electronic-like features such as lights and sounds without batteries.  Of course, no batteries is very eco-friendly, but most parents will also agree that toys that don’t require batteries are simply great!  First, batteries are too expensive and die […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 1 comment

May 16th, 2008

Pool Toys - Great Summer Fun!

One of my favorite things to do when I was a kid was playing games in the pool.  My brother, sisters and I and our friends would spend hours and hours in our pool making up elaborate games and races, but we’d also spend a lot of time simply throwing rings or coins in the […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 17 comments

May 14th, 2008

Mighty World Alligator Hunt - Review

I was lucky enough to receive a toy from the Mighty World set from International Playthings for my 3-year old sons to test, and I’d like to share my review with PlayLibrary readers.
First, I should mention that earlier this month, I reviewed some Calico Critters toys that International Playthings asked my daughter to test.  While […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 1 comment

May 12th, 2008

I Love the Aquadoodle

I bought my kids an Aquadoodle when they were about 2 years old.  I liked the idea that they could draw on it without making a mess.  In the beginning, they would make one or two marks then walk away.  That evolved into them demanding that I draw various shapes for them.  Eventually, they started […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 1 comment

May 10th, 2008

Win Green Toys for Summer Play

b5media’s Tree Hugging Family blog is hosting a cool contest where you can win green toys for your children to use this summer.  Prizes include:

Tea set
Indoor gardening kit
Sand play set
Cookware and dining set

The toys come from Green Toys, and you can get all the details (and enter) on Tree Hugging Family.
Good luck!
Image source: Greentoys.com
Tags: childrens-toys, […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 2 comments

April 15th, 2008

Mini Bowling Game is a Big Hit - Sometimes the Smallest Toys are the Most Popular

Sometimes a parent buys a little toy from the dollar store or the “cheap” section at Wal-Mart or Target (for example, the little items you fill party bags with), and that toy is a bigger hit than any other toy you’ve ever purchased for your children.  That happened in our house today when my husband […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 0 comments

September 29th, 2007

Trash to Toys

“That is not your toy. This is Mommy’s kitchen tool.” I don’t know how many times I say that in a day! There are so many things around the house that the kids would love to able to get their hands on that wouldn’t be safe for them to play with. […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 3 comments

September 27th, 2007

What to do with the pile of toys?

If your house is like ours, there are more toys around than the kids know what to do with. That’s a bit embarrassing. Anyway, we don’t buy toys often, but friends and grandparents have made sure that our kids are very well supplied, and I’m too “nice” to refuse the excess (most of […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 0 comments

September 19th, 2007

This toy bugs me…

heehee. Did you get it? Corny, sorry. :P
For about the past month, my middle child has been asking daily for the countdown until his birthday (we’re still well in the 30s, I believe). Recently, when his dad asked him what he might want for his birthday, one of his answers […]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 4 comments