Category Archives: Activities with kids

Review of Marble Runs

January 22, 2008 – 4:38 pm

The plastic marble run – Marble Run” (Quercetti Toys) This is a fun set, but requires some skill to balance towers so that as you grow them, they still stand up…. The prices here are far more affordable at $55.00 for this big set, but the toy is a lot more free form (think erector set) and requires more imagination (or dad involvement) to get excitement out of it.

By Paul Banas | Also posted in Gadgets, Gifts for kids, Owned by GreatDad staff, Toys and Games, Toys that dad will play with too | Comments (0)

Reading Harry Potter

January 21, 2008 – 11:03 am

At every occasion, she begs for me to read Harry Potter to her, and many of our conversations are reviews of the plot and mystery.

…We’re proceeding cautiously at this point, which will increasingly become a challenge, as my daughter asks every afternoon when she gets home from school, “Can we read just a little bit?.”

By Paul Banas | Also posted in Books, Owned by GreatDad staff, Thoughts and opinions | Comments (0)