In our battery powered lives we use them like crazy, but how often do we think about the impact all these batteries have on our environment? According to our testers, the answer was a sheepish “not at all”. These brand new batteries from the people at Fuji are impressive in that no ozone-depleting compounds are […]
4moms, a company that continues to impress our testers with its innovative gadgets designed to make life easier for parents has done it again. Even if you haven’t experienced it firsthand it is no secret that the first year of your baby’s life will be the most sleep deprived period of your life. The Goodnight
We are all very aware of the dangerous and harmful material that pervades much of the Internet. As marvelous and indispensable a tool as it has become for us in our daily lives the fact remains that there is content that is wildly inappropriate for young eyes. Livia offers a subscription service that constantly monitors
Hats off to Leapfrog jumping in with both feet to a toy segment that is not only crowded but filled with some very big players. That being said, there is alot more to Didj than the gumption of the folks running the company. In fact they have produced a very unique gaming system that thoroughly
The adorable concept behind Smart-e Bear was immediately endearing to our parents testers. Being able to “customize” the bear specifically to their child was a feature that really impressed. Children will simply never grow tired of the bear because it grows and evolves all based on the age of your child, their developmental stage and
We have all heard and seen sound effects machines that play the sounds of rain or waves or some other type of white noise, please don’t think this is just another system like those that have preceded it. There is a science behind the Sound Oasis that astounded our testers. Sure, you will find all
There is so much play value embedded in this ingenious educational offering from VTech that parents were floored. If you have or love a child that is starting to read and comprehend words you will absolutely flip over Create-A-Story. Children learn though playing and interacting. They are engaged and are active participants in word identification,
Portable gaming systems are all the rage, but when it comes to game systems that entertain and educate very young school aged children, the V-Smile soars to the top. So very easy and fun to use the system became an instant favorite of virtually every child that played with it. Parents noted how their children’s
This superb and innovative gaming system, designed to capture the imagination of young children, delighted testers of all ages, even those who had never played with a game system before. Filled with great features both on screen and off, testers were enthusiastic in their praise about so many parts of this system. Being able to
It’s not easy keeping up with all the changes in the way we live, the way we communicate and even the way we play. Enter the brave new Barbie. Mattel’s new portable Barbie Girl is a device that connects via USB cable to BarbieGirls.com where your child can adopt pets, shop ’til they drop, and
