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EvilMadScientist has a good post on how to keep and organize legos. Seems simple, but he includes tricks on how to avoid them sticking together.
Category Archives: Toys and Games
Help for legoland – how to keep all those pieces out of mouths of vacuum cleaners and small animals
January 7, 2008 – 12:51 pm
Another new idea from the inventors of I Spy – 3D
November 28, 2007 – 2:55 pm
I can waste a lot of time with my daughter looking for hidden toys and random objects in the I Spy series of books. Though a lot of other books have tried, and perhaps “Where is Waldo” is the best other example, I Spy continues to intrigue with it’s different scenarios.
A new Advent calendar
November 23, 2007 – 2:39 am
Okay, so maybe it brings Christmas down to even a crasser commercial level, but the kid in us kind of likes these Advent calendars from Lego and Mattel…. So, if you’ve bought into Christmas as a big day full of gifts for the kids, with all the baggage that comes with it, you might like these.
Who needs a fancy remote control helicopter when there is this
October 26, 2007 – 6:11 am
Whistle Balloon Helicopter – For only $1.90, here’s a cool toy my 7 and 3 year olds played with last night for an hour…. Only one issue: they make them with a whistle inside, which is probably easily removable if you grab the package before they do
Gotta love this – this pig comes with money inside!
October 18, 2007 – 12:10 pm
Yeah, it’s a cute marketing trick,but who doesn’t like the idea of surprises. The pig is crafted ” from an original mid-century mold” and comes with a few coins, or even a $100 bill inside.
Ants!
October 17, 2007 – 7:11 pm
So much cooler than old-fashioned sand ant colonies, this Ant Farm Gel Colony with Light Module is perfect for your budding scientist…. The answe is in the gel, which is their home, food and source of moisture.
More than just a ball!
October 17, 2007 – 4:28 pm
The Cosmic Catch (Hasbro) is on our holiday list just because it takes the basic ball concept just one step further…. Too bad there’s not a way to put dad’s color in at lower ratios.
New touch
October 11, 2007 – 8:25 am
You can’t see into the chamber to find what you’re looking for, but your fellow players can watch you. This is an educational perception game that can help build awareness and visualization skills, but is just plain fun since it uses tiny toys as the playing pieces.
Monopoly for dads
September 28, 2007 – 12:31 pm
In this ADD era, who has the patience to sit at the kitchen table for six hours waiting to exhaust fellow players going around and around the board…. Now you can play in a plane, train, or at bedtime without feeling like you’ve just signed up for an afternoon of drudgery.
Making bath time a bit more…colorful
September 28, 2007 – 12:22 pm
Rub A Dub Color Your Tub Crystals turn the bathtub different colors. Sometimes it’s just the thing when no one wants to jump in the tub.