Category: Toy Reviews

2019 Holidays, Toy Reviews

The Best Gifts Come from Build-A-Bear Workshop

Erin Sluka

Comment: I was sent product for feature. Opinions are 100% my own. May contain some affiliate links within post

With Frozen 2 out and the natural love of plush bears, some of this years best gifts can be found at Build-A-Bear Workshop®. Not only can you build your own furry friend, but many more characters and friends are available to purchase. With the 2019 Holiday Collections, they always make popular gifts.

Disney’s Frozen 2 Olaf has a snowflake pattern on his fur. His smile is so wide and contagious so wherever your child carries Olaf too, he is sure to bring smiles from others.

And how adorable is Happy Hugs Teddy Fleece Navidad? I don’t know if I’m melting more over the shirt of those shoes!

This is my absolute favorite! Sorry kids, this online exclusive Polar Express Bear is Mom’s. From the robe to the bell, you’ll be popping in that DVD for a Holiday movie night in no time hearing the story of the Polar Express all over again.

There are so many Christmas friends to go search for at Build-A-Bear Workshop ® all season (and year) long.

Beginning today, Giving Tuesday, Build-A-Bear Workshop is matching your gifts with donations to Toys for Tots.  Now through December 15, when Guests purchase a gift card for $25 or more, Build-A-Bear will donate a teddy bear to Toys for Tots.

2019 Holidays, Toy Reviews

Name 5 and Everybody Knows! – 2 Games from Endless Games

Erin Sluka

Comment: I was sent product. Opinions are 100% my own

Name 5 and Everybody Knows! - 2 Games from Endless Games

Name 5 sports in the Winter Olympics – Go! You have 30 seconds. 30 seconds is not a long time when the answers don’t just come to you. Don’t get tongue tied because that will cost you time. Name 5 is a fun, rapid card game that is great for travel, camping or fun game nights when you don’t want to drag out a bunch of game pieces.

Name 5 has 108 Name 5 Cards (540 New Challenges!) and Instructions. That’s it! It is ready to play right from the box and just keep the card if you win to keep track of rounds. You can play as many rounds as you like. We have fun playing without keeping track of a winner so we can use the rest of the cards categories for the game. This is new from Endless Games and available on Amazon.

Wait! Did you actually want a board game? Name 5 has a board game too! My Amazon link above gets you both versions.

Don’t be such a know-it-all! In Everybody Knows! you may know it all, but know 10 questions in 60 seconds? That’s the challenge. This is another rapid game where you have to answer as many random questions in a row – how many can you get without answering wrong? That number is your score.

CONTENTS

  • 500 Playing Cards
  • 1 Sand Timer
  • 1 Dry Erase Marker
  • 1 Scorecard
  • Instructions

Play as a point system or as an all or nothing score. You can choose how to play this game. Either way it is serious brain exercise! Everybody Knows! is also available on Amazon. Visit Endless Games for more great gift ideas!

2019 Holidays, Toy Reviews

Brand New Kid Games from the Creator of “What Do You Meme?”

Erin Sluka
Brand Kid Games from the Creator of "What Do You Meme?"

Memes are all the rage and What Do You Meme has brought popular home games that engage both adults and kids in fun play. There are 2 new games that will become a hit with families for the Holidays and make great gifts from ages 12-99.

Can You Roll Doubles – Ages 12+ – 2-8 Players

Can you roll doubles

Can You Roll Doubles reminds me of my favorite game, Scattergories but with a twist. Now it has become fast-paced as you are racing to create as many words that begin with the played letter as you can before the player next to you rolls doubles. Once they roll doubles, they take the board and write words. In the end, the player who wrote the most down wins. You will know who’s answers are who’s based on the color marker used.

Party Bowl – Ages 12+ – 3-20+ players

Party Bowl is a fantastic group game for your get togethers, game nights, youth groups and classes. Players use prompt cards to come up with a bunch of words or phrases which get thrown in the Party Bowl. Two teams then compete to out-guess each other in three increasingly high-pressure rounds of fun. 

party bowl game

Find these and more great games at What Do You Meme

Education, Toy Reviews

Codi the Educational Robot for Kids

Erin Sluka
Codi the Educational Robot for Kids

Looking for screen-free, educational toys? They are hard to find these days. Codi the educational robot is an educational robot that plays songs, tells stories, teaches habits, sends messages and answers questions. Also, Codi helps put your kids to bed at night and at nap time!

codi robot

Below is a video showing all of his best features and how when you load the free Codi Parent app you can do so much more. The app is available in Google Play and Apple store. Just download, connect Codi and he will be at his full potential.

Codi comes with a blue and white outfit, but there are more additional outfits you can buy separately to personalize Codi.

codi outfits

I love how customizable Codi is for parents!

  • Control what you want or do not want your child to listen to
  • See what your child has been playing
  • Set volume controls
  • Set guided routines when it’s time to clean up, brush their teeth, etc.

See more about Codi on the Pillar website and he is also available from Amazon.