Illustory: create your own book

It really warms my heart to see just how popular the Illustory is. This wonderfully creative idea lets kids (or grownups, for that matter) to create an entire printed book in hardcover. Their storyline, text and illustration are the elements that make up an entirely professional looking book! What a great way to encourage school [...]

Fun Exercise for Kids

Here’s an idea for a gift that is both fun and healthy! I confess – I absolutely fell in love with the concept. My boys love watching TV and they love playing the computer. We restrict TV time to relatively educational shows, and I do believe that computer games usually have educational value (or at [...]

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 [...]

End the Hassle – Frustration Free Pirate Ship

Amazon has just launched a wonderful new concept – frustration free packaging! As a parent, I know only too well how frustrating it can be to try and dislodge that new toy from its packaging, when you have an impatient kid hobbling at your feet. The plastic wraps and then those annoying metal wires, entwined [...]

Starry Starry Night by Uncle Milton Homestar

With the weather getting cold, what can you get a boy or girl who loves star gazing? Here’s a great idea: Uncle Milton Homestar This futuristic looking sphere is your home based planetarium system! Just switch off the lights and play your star show with over 10,000 stars showing up and rotating on your walls [...]