It’s not likely that anyone reading this will have seen an actual snake charmer, but there is no doubt that we all know what they do, after all we’ve all seen cartoons. Given that expertise our testers flocked to this very unique puppet and began the ritual of charming this snake right out of his […]
Is it a mouse or is it a rat? Our testers had an endless debate about the type of animal they were evaluating but what apparently wasn’t up for debate was how much they liked this long tailed gentleman. They were, in fact, quite taken with him. Perfect for a puppet show with moveable mouth
The genius of simulation games have often left our testers in awe with comments like “How do they do that?”. The level of AI sophistication, or artificial intelligence, is so advanced in this latest incarnation of Zoo Tycoon that you will believe that the successes, failures and catastophes that befall your simulated domain are really
This is not Lego’s first stab at a hockey game, but it does represent the best build-your-own system we’ve seen to date. Hockey enthusiasts jumped in immediately constructing the ice surface and the dasher boards. Next come the players who have a nice range of motion and pivot ability so that it was reminiscent of
Castles have been the centerpiece of so many generations of imagination play that it’s no wonder that this Duplo kit, designed for younger builders was so popular with our testers. We are taught at such a young age about Kings and Queens and the legendary battles of knights that the attraction was instantaneous, with kids
When a great, functional idea meets an ingenious design you know pretty quickly that you’ve got a winner in your hands. Block-O-Dile is just that, a fun to use, building-block-picker-upper cleverly masked as a hungry croc. The sweeping action occurs when you grasp the handle and roll the croc along the floor, the sweepers in
If you consider yourself to be a LEGO marriage then get ready to turn all of your skills loose on this awesome motorized, programmable truck that will impress even the most season block-building veteran. Everything is here for you to design, build and then bring life to a motorized mean-machine. The instructions feature Lego’s always
This LEGO set is designed to capture the fantasy and legend of giant pirate sailing ships of yesteryear. When you build the set together with your child, we were unable to imagine pre-schoolers building this alone, the payoff comes when you find out that your creation is sea worthy, or at least bath worthy. After
The undeniable appeal of the Harry Potter series has its roots in so many of the fantastic elements conjured up by it’s author J.K. Rowling. Among her most magical creations is Hogwarts and the Hogwarts Train that takes Harry and the gang to school each year. This set brings the Hogwarts Express home in a
If you have joined the photograhic revolution and left film behind for the wonderful world of digital picture taking, then you probably know that there are loads of magical things that you can do. Kodak, the pioneer of last century’s photographic explosion, continues to show that its up for the 21st century as well with
