News, reviews and articles about kid gadgets, toys and accessories.
If you have a kid who’s a big fan of Marvel’s Captain America, this nightlight is the perfect accessory for his or her room. The nightlight has an LED bulb and is powered by three AA alkaline batteries. It’s shaped like Captain American’s shield, and it comes with a wall decal that makes it look […]
Captain America will protect your child through the night Read More
If you know a kid who’s a Star Wars fan, you might want to consider this Storm Trooper Backpack (their spelling) for the next gift-giving occasion. This is 26″ tall, has adjustable shoulder straps, and it unzips on the back. Based on the photo, I don’t think it has a lot of capacity, so it
This stormtrooper can carry your burdens Read More
Pley is a LEGO version of Netflix. At Pley you create a queue of desired LEGO sets that you want to build. They then send you one at a time, so you can enjoy building each set without the cost of purchasing them. Once you are done, you ship the set back, and they send
Who would have thought… the Netflix of LEGOs Read More
If you have a budding explorer in your family, he or she will need some equipment. The Moulin Roty Explorer’s Kit contains everything a budding scientist and explorer needs during their field trips. The sturdy cardboard case looks like it’s well-traveled, as evidenced by the stickers. Inside are “functional cardboard pocket binoculars, a compass, string
A kit for the next Indiana Jones Read More
Woodmobiel kits are wooden building sets for kids that they can use to build life-sized toys. Instead of snapping little plastic bricks together to make tiny cars and motorcycles, kids can construct large toys that they can actually ride. The sets include pre-drilled pine beams, wheels and plastic boards. Steel cap nuts, bolts and combination
Woodmobiel – Life-sized wooden building set for kids Read More
Timbuk2 says their newest bag is in response to customer requests for a diaper bag that doesn’t look like a typical diaper bag. The Stork Diaper Messenger Bag is one of their medium-sized messengers that has been outfitted for baby gear. It has a waterproof, wipeable liner and is equipped with hot and cold internal
Timbuk2’s newest bag is for the young crowd – very young Read More
What started off as a “concept piece” apparently found a niche somewhere, as the oddly shaped and worn Ostrich pillow has now produced an offspring: Ostrich Pillow Junior. This pillow is exactly the same as its big daddy, just sized smaller and in two “kid friendly” interior lining colors – red with white polka dots and
Ostrich pillows now for the whole family! Read More
Firmly in the “what in heck were they thinking camp”, Disney has released a second-screen app that complements The Little Mermaid. You may be wondering what’s so bad about that, after all, lots of TV shows have second-screen apps to increase your involvement with their shows. Well, this Second Screen Live: The Little Mermaid app
My daughter always wanted a digital camera, but they were always too expensive to just hand over to a young child – and still are. Of course, there were toy cameras, but they weren’t enough for the older child who wanted to actually have a picture to keep – and they were expensive, too. Now
A $40 digital camera from AC Gears Read More
Are your kids (or maybe yourself) bored with LEGO? Tired of TinkerToys? Do they even make TinkerToys anymore? Here’s an alternative construction toy system that I just discovered. They are called Jawbones and they feature pieces that swivel, ratchet and snap together in all sorts of creative ways. They are billing it as The Buildable
Jawbones – not a Bluetooth headset, but a cool construction toy Read More
My daughter has had a cellphone since the third grade. She didn’t get to keep it with her at all times; it was just for her to take along on overnight school trips, and it was a way to be sure she could reach us whenever she wanted when one of us couldn’t go along.
The FiLIP is a smartwatch and GPS locator designed just for kids Read More
When you have a child, you know how important it is to read to her. Reading time fosters a love of reading and encourages his imagination, and the time together is important for maintaining a close bond with the child. Sometimes you just can’t be there for story time – you’re at work or away
Read a bedtime story to your child, even when you can’t be there Read More
SkyTrix from Daydream Toy is an all in one flying toy that combines some aspects of a paper airplane, kite, frisbee, boomerang and yo-yo into one battery-free waterproof toy. It can glide like an airplane (up to 200 feet), soar like a kite, performs tricks like a yo-yo and plays catch like a frisbee. You don’t
SkyTrix combines your favorite flying toys into one Read More
I saw a headline recently that opined that if kids were going to be using gadgets, then they should be educational. Perhaps my ideas are different from most, but I think using gadgets – under supervision and for reasonable periods of time – is educational. Even playing with an empty oatmeal box is educational in
The Best Gadget Gifts for Kids Read More
It was 20 years ago when Bill Nye introduced his PBS TV show that taught kids about science. His show may be off the air now, but your kids can still learn from him with the newly introduced app for iPhone and iPad. The Bill Nye the Science Guy app is free in the iTunes
Celebrate 20 years of Bill Nye the Science Guy! Read More
If you’ve ever had an interest in geocaching but thought it would be too expensive to buy a handheld GPS and then too hard figure out how to load cache coordinates into it, here’s a GPS device for you. The Geomate.jr from Brand 44 Colorado comes preloaded with 250,000 geocaches covering all 50 states (or
Geomate.jr – GPS preloaded with geocaching info Read More
Summer’s here, and it’s already hot here in the south. A good way to stay cool is to play in the water, but what can you do if you don’t have a pool? You can have a water war, of course, and you don’t have to limit yourself to water balloon grenades, either. With the
Prepare for the wars of summer Read More
The SquiggleFish iPad app combines drawing on paper and iPad apps to entertain your child. Your child draws and colors a fish on a piece of plain paper, then uses the iPad’s camera to scan it in to the SquiggleFish app. The app then animates the fish, making it seem to come to life. It’s
Your child is an animator with the SquiggleFish app for iPad Read More
ZAGG may be more known for their protective device skins, but they’ve long offered their ifrogz line of earbuds and headphones. They now have some Animatone products that are designed just for children. As you know, the loud volumes produced by earphones and headphones can damage hearing. Some devices include maximum-volume settings for their audio
ZAGG’s Animatone Earbuds and Headphones protect your child’s hearing Read More
I’ve seen lots of accessories designed to protect an iPad while children use it, but this is the first accessory I’ve seen for the Kindle Fire tablet. Amazon has two versions of the Inflatable Play Cube for Kindle Fire – Dora the Explorer or SpongeBob SquarePants. These cubes weigh about 2 pounds, and they inflate
Let Dora or SpongeBob protect your Kindle Fire while the kiddies play Read More