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Matchbox - Spongebob Tub AdventureWho lives in a pineapple under the sea... Sing it with me! After being on Nickelodeon for the past 12 years I’m sure you know the words to it. My boys know every word to every episode of Spongebob. I have to admit, so do I. We are a family of Spongebob fanatics and were excited to review the MatchBox Spongebob Tub Adventure.
The Holiday 2011 Power Ups ListVideo Games and gamers have continued to take over the living room (versus being relegated to the basement) as the first generation of kids to grow up with video games in their homes are now introducing their own kids to what is still one of their favorite pastimes. Game developers and publishers are responding by creating more and more great games that are fun for parents and adults to play with the kids in their lives.
Forsythia & MeThis new picture book fantasy is about best friends Chester and Forsythia. Everything Forsythia does is over-the-top and Chester is merely ordinary. For example, Forsythia can play a challenging piano concerto, and she can also play it sitting upside down or backwards. Also, she can make roses bloom in winter, and tame zoo animals to act proper at afternoon tea. One day, Forsythia is sick and cannot get out of bed. Chester bakes her a yummy cupcake, which makes her feel a bit better. He also plays piano for her, performs acrobatic tricks and dances a pirate’s jig. His acts of kindness nurse her back to health,…
Crazy Cotton Candy MachineMy family loves August. In our house, it means time for the county fair. They love the fair, because food choices are fair game. We love cotton candy and to have a machine at home is awesome. It uses regular table sugar. My kids were disappointed that the box didn’t come with the colored sugar, which they sell separately.
KerfuffleMy daughter and I have played Kerfuffle. It should be obvious when I tell you Dad is up 2 games to 1 that it was a hit. Kerfuffle is complicated enough that the 8+ age recommendation is appropriate, but simple enough that we were playing within 3 minutes of opening the box. It’s basically Scrabble with dice.
Dolphin TaleSawyer (Nathan Gamble) is dreading summer as Dolphin Tale begins. He’s 11 years old and facing summer school and, worse, the departure of his beloved cousin Kyle (Austin Stowell), who’s heading to Iraq for a tour of duty. For Sawyer, this calls up some bad memories of abandonment, as his dad left years ago and hasn’t been heard from since.
Nicktoons MLBI think we are heading into baseball playoff season. I’m not a fan of the sport, but I do like video games and I also like animated shows, which is why I thought that playoff season (Will someone please tell me if that’s happening now?) would be a great time to review Nicktoons MLB.
Strega Nona’s HarvestWise Strega Nona plans her garden months before the fall harvest. Soon after the winter thaw, she plants all sorts of vegetables in a very neat, organized garden. Strega Nona gives her friends (and us) useful tips about gardening, such as storing seeds in the dark and switching planting locations every year to make the soil rich. Big Anthony, a bumbling, but lovable character, secretly sets out to plant his own garden to prove that he, too, can do something right. So he plants seeds, but not quite in as orderly fashion as Strega Nona suggested. While Strega Nona’s garden begins to grow, so does Big…
The Lion King 3DThe Lion King offers all of Disney’s usual tricks: songs and sidekicks, romance and redemption, a noble hero and a wicked villain, and ... a dead parent. Yes, there is that.
Just Dance Summer PartyJust Dance Summer Party is the latest release in the Just Dance franchise, which now includes Just Dance, Just Dance 2 and Just Dance Kids. The Just Dance games are games for Wii where the players have to mirror the dance moves of an on-screen character. Summer Party, which is billed as a Limited Edition game, came out this summer and includes 23 tracks featuring current and past hits.
