Too Much Awesome

If your toddler is between the ages of 2 and 20, it is likely that she is going through a scared-of-the-dark phase. One of the most common solutions (aside from camping out in your child’s bedroom to stave off the boogey-man) is the soothing comfort of a night-light. A company called Cloud B has a [...]

Everybody is going green these days. It’s rather trendy to say the least, so it’s no surprise that toys are following the trend and selling big when it comes to eco-friendly categories. If you’d very much like to give your kids something fun to play with that they’re guaranteed to enjoy plus is quite possibly [...]

If I were pressed to defend the educational value of video games, I probably couldn’t do much other than say they can teach reading, math, problem solving, community interaction, cause and effect, and hand-eye coordination skills, so really I’d have an uphill battle talking about their benefits (wink). However, there are a handful of very [...]

Baby’s First Blocks from Fisher-Price is a new twist on an old favorite. Remember that shape sorter? I sure do.  I remember playing with it for hours with my younger brother and, more recently, have spent countless hours doing the same thing with my daughter. Baby’s first blocks has basic shapes (triangle, circle, square, star) [...]

We all love a good puzzle, whether that’s a crossword challenge in the daily paper, a mystery novel, or an old-fashioned jig-saw puzzle.  This curiosity and drive to “figure it out” actually develops very early in childhood development – about six months, or when babies begin to explore on their own. Baby puzzles are great [...]

Despite the warnings you may have heard that recommended ages listed on toys can be inaccurate, it is still possible to find the right toy as a gift if all you know is the child’s age. In particular, age categories are more consistent with younger children, from babies up to four or five years old. [...]