Marky Sparky Blast Pad

When he was a teenager, my husband used to build homemade rockets with friends. As it turns out, boys of various ages, and many girls too, are absolutely thrilled by shooting projectiles of any kind into space. Well, into the sky, anyway. The higher, the better. If you’re looking for a gift for a young [...]

Lego Creations

One of my kids’ favorite pastimes is building stuff with their lego blocks. Aged six and four, they have a collection of basic colorful lego blocks . Now, for their age group, I wouldn’t go for anything much more sophisticated. Just more building blocks, maybe a set of windows and doors, maybe some little lego [...]

Gifting Pets – these could work!

Animal rescue associations have done a good job educating the public about this issue, and still, it never hurts saying it again – pets do not make good gifts. A cat, a dog, and even a hamster or a turtle, all require a great deal of commitment. They can be messy and smelly, and require [...]