I can clearly remember the first time we walked into a Marbles – The Brain Store location. Our girls were pretty young and we were shopping for items that would spark their STEM interest. There were science kits, puzzles, craft kits a ...
We started our Mega Giveaway with the popular Hatchimals toy. Here we are on Day 120 and we have another game from Spin Master, Soggy Doggy! We included it as an option to introduce young kids to board games and knew it was going to be a ho ...
When the girls were in elementary school, they were introduced to robotics through an after-school program. They both really enjoyed it and excelled both personally and as a team. Unfortunately, when they reached junior high they couldnR ...
I was fortunate to have lived in West Germany for the better part of my elementary and middle school years. We took the opportunity to visit a number of European countries while my father was stationed over there. Our family was able to vis ...
It’s time for a confession. As an aunt and a parent, I’ll be the first to admit that some of the gifts I buy for the kids (or for Scott) are ones that I would want. Whether it’s a board game or some kind of gadget, there&# ...
Remember last year and our hugely popular 100+ Days of Giveaways? If you missed it, we gave away scores of board games along with toys, boots, video games, electronics, gift cards and more! How the heck are we going to top that this year? L ...
We have said time and time again that games are more than just about killing time with family and friends. In addition to quality time and bonding, games are ideal for teaching all kinds of concepts. Last month we were invited on Paula Sand ...
A couple years ago while on one of our trips to Huntsville, my brother-in-law talked us into joining him and his friends in an escape room experience. It was a new form of entertainment popping up across the country with a focus on solving ...
Twice now we’ve run into Spin Master Games at conventions where they’ve had a large-sized version of one of their newest games, Quick Cups, available for anyone to try out. We got our first preview last summer at GenCon, then th ...
If you’re a regular reader of our game articles, you might have noticed there is one type of game we usually avoid. We’ve had plenty of strategy, abstract, puzzle and card games, but absolutely nothing from one of the most succe ...
