Transformers Handheld Electronic Game

I still remember how I used to spend hours with my lousy gameboy-wannabe handheld game.  back when I was a kid. There’s something about being able to grab your digital game and take it on the road with you. As a parent, I appreciate the same quality about this game – your kids can use [...]

Play and Donate Two More Days Left!

Our family’s favorite gaming website (we’re members for the third year in a row!) has such a nice special this week, I just had to dedicate a blog post to it. They let you play their online games and earn tokens for your scores. The tokens are then transformed into donations that go to the [...]

Three Non-Violent Popular Computer Games You Can Gift

My kids love playing computer games. My husband and I, like many other parents, do not allow them to play violent games or anything which we do not consider to be family-friendly. Fortunately, with both of us being computer gaming fans, it’s easy for us to check the games ourselves first.
I get approached by many [...]

littlest pet shop – the plush .com version

Following the last post about Littlest Pet Shop Playsets, I figured I should also mention the .com alternative: playing in the LPS online world with your own unique character, while snuggling the plush representation of  that character.
I guess you could say this is a webkinz kin, as the concept is very similar. A plush toy, [...]

Girl Tech Stylin Studio digi Game

When writing about gifts for kids, I am often faced with the gender dilemma: should I label a game or a toy as gender specific?
With this particular computer game, the problem has been solved by the makers. It’s proudly called “Girl Tech” and marketed for girls only. A shame, in a sense, for all those [...]

LittleBigPlanet for Playstation 3

I don’t think I’ve ever written about a Playstation game before, but this one was just too cute to resist. I don’t mean pink girly kinda cute either, I’m talking about the new too-cute-not-to-be-cool hero – Sackboy:

This is just one version of Sackboy though. As a player of LittleBigPlanet you get to fashion your character [...]

Imagine Video Games

If you’re looking for a gift for a young computer wiz, then the Imagine video games series might offer a solution. Myself, I love Sim style games, and sales statistics show that I am not alone. They are considered girly games, but my young boys, especially the six and a half yo love them too. [...]

Typing with SpongeBob

What an awesome idea for a gift! For any kid over the age of seven, the SpongeBob Typing Instructor is bound to be an instant hit. Expect applause from the parents as well, because let’s face it, typing skills are crucial, now more than ever. SpongeBob is a favorite with many kids (hey, adults too, [...]