Since 1984, Aerobie® has been making sports toys to encourage fun with physical activity. Their products include all sorts of flying rings, discs, Squidgies, footballs, and more. The Aerobie® Pro Ring was used to break the Guinness World Record of the "longest throw of an object without any velocity-aiding feature" (Erin Hemmings threw it 1,333 feet!). We recently received an Aerobie® Sprint Ring to try out and see how much fun we could have ...
Toys
Mega Bloks Thomas & Friends Busy Day at the Quarry (Review)
The Mega Bloks package could not have arrived at a more opportune time to be enjoyed to the fullest at my house. My family has been living for more than 3 weeks with minimal household items and toys while we wait to move into our next house -- so the boys felt like it was Christmas in May to receive a fun Thomas & Friends Busy Day at the Quarry (ages 3 and up) buildable playset for their review. My 7-year-old immediately set out to work ...
ScareMeNot (Monster Plush Toy) Review and #Giveaway
Who's afraid of the monster in the closet? Not my Luke! He recently received a ScareMeNot plush monster toy for review and has had a ball playing with "Knock-Out-Ned" day and night. Knock-Out-Ned is special because he has a boxing glove to knock out any scary monsters that might come along and try to frighten Luke at night. He also has plenty of eyeballs - 3 on each foot, one big one on his hand, and the huge one on his face. Nothing gets by ...
Recent Win: TagsMania Toy (Parents: Check These Out!)
A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to win a TagsMania plush tag toy giveaway on another blog. I had originally entered so that if I did win, I'd have a fun, NEW (not hand-me-down) toy to give to the baby I'm expecting later this month. Fast forward to me opening the TagsMania box in front of my 18-month-old son. He immediately started laughing and grabbing for the "Tagsdale" (Clydesdale) horse. How could I refuse to give it to him? Here ...
The Merry Olive (Etsy) Personalized Tub Mirror #Giveaway
The talented mama behind The Merry Olive on Etsy has created a wonderful tub toy that every child is sure to love! Each Tub Time Fun Mirror is made to order with personalization included in the purchase price ($18)! About Tub Time Fun Mirrors (taken from The Merry Olive’s Etsy shop page): When my son was about two and really starting to have fun in the tub, I searched for an unbreakable, easy to mount tub mirror so he could laugh at ...
Green Toys Fire Truck (Review)
Green Toys is one impressively green company! Their products are made out of recycled materials and even packaged in minimal sized packaging that is 100% recyclable. Every aspect of their operation is as Earth-friendly as can be, plus everything is 100% Made in the USA. When I look at their toys, I am amazed to think that every single one of them used to be a plastic milk jug! Talk about creative recycling – Green Toys has got it all ...
Look What We Won! Thanks, Learning Curve!
A couple of weeks ago, I happened to be at the right place at the right time -- aka Twitter -- when I saw an announcement for a Flash Giveaway at the Learning Curve Facebook page. Of course, I raced right over and entered and sort of forgot about it. Less than an hour later, I had a message from Learning Curve saying I had won the Special Agent Oso R.R. Rapide Command Center! Here are a few fun photos of my Luke enjoying his new toy. Not ...
