Coolest Geek Toy (that my daughter is loving right now)

One of the things Rachel got for her birthday was a set from the Snap Circuits line. Basically they’re these pieces that very easily snap together, and you build various electronic devices. A fan, (that also doubles as a flying saucer with the right set up), an alarm, a music box, a light switch, etc. etc. It makes building circuit boards as easily as playing with Lego’s. They have a little booklet with easy to follow diagrams showing you how to build the various projects. There are symbols on the pieces that show you how it would look on a “grown up” diagram. As well, the booklet explains what is happening with what you’re building – so it’s teaching you as well. My daughter cruised through the first set she got for her...

Posted by on Aug 21, 2010 in family, reviews, toys | 0 comments

Custom Monsters

I saw an ad for this website in someone’s sidebar recently and clicked it to see what it was. This company lets you design your own monster and then they’ll actually make it for you. It looks pretty cool. But even if you don’t go through the full step of BUYING the monster – I thought the “design and print your own monster” wizard they had was really cool. I think Zach would probably like playing with that. (Unfortunately, he’s figured out how to print from the computer so I’m sure once he makes a monster, he’ll be printing several hundred copies of it to decorate the house with!) *disclosure: I just signed up as an affiliate (figured I might as well since I was going to link to them anyway). So if you click...

Posted by on Nov 5, 2009 in family, reviews, toys | 1 comment