Think While You Have Fun!: Yahtzee

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Folding Paper, Part 2: Paper Airplanes

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Folding Paper, Part One: Origami

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Apples to Apples, Dust to Dust: An Apples to Apples Retrospective

This counts for my daily fruit intake, right? For a while in high school I had friends that became obsessed with the game Apples to Apples. It was the only game anyone would bring to parties anymore and the only game people would specifically ask for at said parties. In fact, people would plan parties around playing this game. So for me, I was hesitant to enjoy this game, assuming it was a fad. But was it? It still sells well to this very day. Let’s... 

Starving For Entertainment: Hungry Hungry Hippos

How can they still be so hungry? This is why America's kids are so obese. Alright, we’re nearing the end of the week and I’ve talked about video games, Dragonball Z, and some random dude’s CD (albeit he is a talented dude). To round out the week, I should talk about board games, shouldn’t I? It’s all part of the new program my doctor placed me on in hopes that’d I’d enrich my diet. Hey, and how topical, because I figured I’d talk... 

Focus on Microscopes As Science Toys

I always wanted a microscope as a kid, but I didn't have one. Is that why I'm a writer instead? Perhaps. A few days ago I made a point of talking about telescopes and how simple it should, in theory, be to encourage kids to learn via the usage of such a simple and relatively inexpensive technology. But now that you’ve got that telescope and space is all learned up, where do you turn next? Simple, take that practice I preached about space... 

How To Make Your Kids Spend Time With You and Science: Telescopes

That's a pretty sweet telescope right there. I wish mine was this nice when I was a kid. It can be really, really hard to get kids interested in anything even remotely related to science or education, especially when it comes with the word “toy” somewhere. Kids aren’t clueless. They know when you’re trying to sell them something other than what they want. That’s why you have to find science and learning toys that also happen to be really... 

Forget-Me-Nots: The TMNT Pizza Power Board Game

This right here was the coolest game I had in my closet. If you listened to yesterday’s episode of the Too Much Awesome Podcast, you’d currently be jittering with anticipation to learn what my favorite board game growing up happened to be. The time has come and the secret is out. My favorite childhood board game was…the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Power Board Game. Surprising? Not really. Awesome? You bet your sweet bippy it is. So let’s... 

Games Cards Do Not Actually Talk: A Guess Who? Retrospective

So simple yet so wonderful. Perhaps the perfect kid's game. When was the last time I covered a board game? Too long I’d bet. After much soul searching I decided it was time to talk about a game that was near and dear to my heart: Guess Who. Or rather, Guess Who?, as it was commonly spelled. I played this one quite frequently as a child, partly due to seeing the advertisements on TV. But I’ll get to that in due time. First, a light history... 

Time for Green Tea Again: Top Eco-Toys 2010

Wait, I'm not just repeating articles, am I? 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 better for the environment in the long run, then good news because here’s an article... 

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