If you were a child of the 80's you knew Teddy Ruxpin - the animatronic, story telling bear that seemed all so magical back in 1985.  Well, technology has come a long way since the 80's and a bear that reads stories from an audio cassette, while moving its eyes back and forth is just click to continue...

STEM is hot...at least as a buzzword and concept. The concept of increased focus for our kids on Science Technology Engineering and Math is certainly a wonderful idea. STEM or STEAM (add some Art into it) skills can expand the possibilities of what the next generation can accomplish. The problem is, how do you teach click to continue...

It is official, the world has gone Fidget Spinner crazy! Fidget Spinners, Fidget Cubes, Fidget Toys - they are starting to appear everywhere now. If you don’t have kids, maybe you are not hip to the fidget spinner madness. Here is the very quick summary - fidget spinners and fidget cubes are little things you click to continue...

When it comes to skill toys, like Yo-yos, let's just say I am "skill challenged".  Somehow I never have the patience, dexterity or brain powder to learn all those cool tricks like "walking the dog" and "looping trick ladder".  Playing with a Yo-Yo ends with the string getting all knotted up and me feeling like click to continue...

There are going to be many more words in this review, but let me cut to the chase... Cozmo is the robot you actually want. There are lots of impressive toy robots on the market.  They are filled with technology and perform tasks like picking up objects or spying on your friends with robot like click to continue...

There are a few things I know to be true in this world... . My cat wants to kill me If Almond Joys were good for you, no one would ever stop eating them Magnets are cool There is something very satisfying about hearing the clank when magnets join together.  Construction sets with magnetic parts click to continue...

I'm not going to sugar coat things, there is a lot of crazy crap going on in the world right now. Will everyone soon be able to say they live in beachfront property? Will anyone have health insurance to cover us when we are drowning from our global warming produced beachfront property? These are big click to continue...

We went the International Toy Fair in NYC.  We brought a video camera, or two or three.  We saw hundreds of new toys that will be coming out in the Summer and Fall of 2017.  We pressed record on our video cameras and magically created many videos.  Turns out there is this site...I think it click to continue...

  I have been attending the International Toy Fair in NYC for numerous years, and without a doubt, the 2017 Toy Fair that kicks off on February 18th will be the best Toy Fair I have ever seen! Do I say this because it will be filled with new drones, robots, games and gizmos?  No click to continue...