Tag: toys and games

Rainy Day Fun with the Kiddy Connects Advanced by Edushape

Rainy Day Fun with the Kiddy Connects Advanced by Edushape

During the bad weather days, I struggle to keep my 7 year old granddaughter and 9 year old god son busy with fun activities to do. Don’t get me wrong, I plan plenty of craft and movie dates with them, but there are times that 

K’nex Revvin’ Racecar 2-in-1 Building Set

K’nex Revvin’ Racecar 2-in-1 Building Set

How many of you are familiar with the construction building sets from K’nex? My granddaughter, god son, nieces and nephews have been playing with K’nex toys for many years. I have to admit, I’m personally a big fan of these construction building sets and have 

K’nex Turbo Jet 2-in-1 Building Set

K’nex Turbo Jet 2-in-1 Building Set

Turbo Jet by Knex Building SetHow many of you are familiar with the construction building sets from K’nex? My granddaughter, god son, nieces and nephews have been playing with K’nex toys for many years. I have to admit, I’m personally a big fan of these construction building sets and have been buying them as birthday gifts and Christmas gifts for many years.

Recently we were given the opportunity to try out two of the new building sets from K’nex and today, I’m going to feature one of those sets right here on the blog. I’ll feature the second set for all of you next week.

Knex Turbo Helicopter Building Set

The K’nex Turbo Jet 2-in-1 Building Set is for children ages 7 and up and requires 2AA batteries. This one set will build 2 different things: a Turbo Jet and a Turbo Helicopter. The battery-powered motor is included in the package, but you need to supply the batteries.

One of the things I’ve always loved about the K’nex building sets is that they allow young children to be creative. They can sit and build for hours, upon hours. Once they’ve built their creative piece, it can be played with too! They can take it apart and re-build the same thing or something completely new. If your child owns more than building set, they can mix-n-match the pieces and let their creative imaginations flow.

Knex Motorized Helicopter Building Set

The building sets are fantastic for teaching hand-to-eye coordination, creativity, building skills, problem solving, etc. I love that each set comes packaged in a storage box which makes it easy for children to take with you when you travel or if they are going to grandma’s house.

Over 400 K’NEX rods & connectors are included. Your kids can build a jet with motorized, rolling wheels and an open-and-close cockpit! Once they’ve had fun with that, they can take it all apart and build a heli-plane with working, motorized propellers that you can adjust to spin vertically or horizontally. How cool is that? Totally cool.

Knex Motorized Helicopter Building Set

My 7 year old granddaughter and 9 1/2 year old godson love playing with this K’nex construction building set! On some days they will play with it all on it’s own and on other days they will mix it in with other K’nex building sets that we already own. I love that this is one activity that both boys & girls can do and enjoy together!

Knex Turbo Jet Construction Set

 

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Learning Resources Primary Science Outdoor Discovery Set

Learning Resources Primary Science Outdoor Discovery Set

For the past 7 years I’ve been buying and/or reviewing various educational toys and games from the company called Learning Resources. This company has been one of my go-to sources for quality made toys that enrich the mind and provide hours upon hours of play-time enjoyment. When 

Code-A-Pillar by Fisher-Price – A Fun & Interactive Tech Toy for Preschoolers

Code-A-Pillar by Fisher-Price – A Fun & Interactive Tech Toy for Preschoolers

Disclosure: The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product or service at a reduced price or for free. Looking for something fun for the little ones to do this summer? Got preschool-aged kids at home? 

Camera Roll – The Hot NEW Party Game!

Camera Roll – The Hot NEW Party Game!

Camera Roll Game by Endless GamesHow many of you like to get together with your friends and have a fun game night? What about getting together with adult family members? If you answered yes to either of these questions, I’ve got a HOT new game to tell you about today!

Let me introduce you to Camera Roll by the great folks over at Endless Games. This game is for people ages 12 and older and you’ll need 3 or more players to play it. In addition, you’ll need to pick up 2 AAA batteries for the game.

Game Synopsis: Camera Roll is the game of your pictures, your life! You have a ton of photos on your phone! Do you have a snapshot from a party? How about a picture from your vacation? You’ll have 30 seconds to find something that is asked on the playing card in your image library on your cellphone. Can you find a photo in less than 30 seconds?  Camera Roll is your reason to show off that sunset photo you took 6 months ago. Just find a photo that connects to the category card. Everyone who finds a photo gets a point! Earn extra points for being first or getting your photo judges as the best.

Camera Roll by Endless Games

Game Contents: 288 Camera Roll category cards, 30-second timer (batteries required), score card, dry-erase marker and instructions.

Our Thoughts: I have to admit, I like this game…but it’s not in my top 10 of favorite games to play. Why you might ask? Well, we have to wait until we have enough adults around with photos on their cellphone for us to play it. During our family game nights, we tend to play games that most kids and adults can play together. In our family, kids typically don’t get cellphones until their 16, so that leaves them out.  With that said, I do think it’s a great game to play & have on hand if you do a lot of entertaining & host parties with mainly older teenagers or adults.

The game is fairly easy to play and is a lot of fun to play, but you’ll need to have people playing it that have a lot of different photographs on their phones. You can play the game a variety of different ways, including a few ways we came up with on our own or follow the instructions that come with the game. You can award points to the person who found a photo the quickest or who had the best photo that was shown.

Camera Roll by Endless Games

As photos are presented, other players can issue a challenge if they feel a photo inadequately represents the category. In the event of a challenge, the Judge will make the final decision on whether to award points or not. We found that this “rule” really added some fun to the game because we enjoyed watching people debate why their photo was the best or why their photo qualifies for the challenge.

The categories on the playing cards are very vast! There are easier ones and then harder ones, which makes the game challenging at times. The card can ask for a specific type of photo or a photo that is more suggestive in the player’s mind.

Overall, we are ranking this game a 6 out of 10 on our entertainment rating scale. Like I said, if you have a lot of older teenagers in the house or you regularly host parties with adults…I think this game is great. It’s more of a party game than a game for family game night.

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Bug Discovery Lab & Incredible Insects Journal

Bug Discovery Lab & Incredible Insects Journal

For the past 7 years I’ve been buying and/or reviewing toys and games from the company called Educational Insights. If you’re unfamiliar with this company, They’re the manufacturer of playful products with serious educational value, including subject-specific classroom products, teacher resources, educational toys, and games. Their 

Family Game Night: Name 5 by Endless Games

Family Game Night: Name 5 by Endless Games

If you’ve been following this blog for the past 6 years you’ll already know that my family regularly gets together for family game nights. We’ve been hosting regular game nights for the past 25 years and LOVE to get together for an afternoon or evening