Browse the game aisle at any big-box toy store, and you’ll find plenty of options, even for the youngest players. But most of those games are based on licensed characters, include plastic or flimsy cardboard parts, and they bore grown-ups to tears.
The Bamboo Collection games from the Discovery Channel Store - Rapido and Rapelli [...]

Ask any parent: We’d much rather play a rousing game with our kids than crash toy cars together (where we inevitably retrieve them from under the sofa) or re-enact fairy tales (where we inevitably play the role of Prince Charming). But as one mother put it, “The games that jump out at me are [...]

As babies grow into toddlers, and toddlers grow into kids, one of the greatest milestones occurs when they’re old enough to play games. Games can teach kids a lot of important concepts, like understanding rules and objectives, along with taking turns and sportsmanship. They’re a perfect indoor rainy-day activity, and a fun way [...]

In honor of Black Friday (I know, cliche’ but hey, why not?), we’ve combed through our archives to offer you the best of the best — products and books that we’ve reviewed over the last year that make perfect holiday gifts in our Holiday Must-Haves List.
And rest assured, they are all Parent Bloggers approved with [...]

With families getting busier and busier, finding together time that doesn’t involve driving in a car or sitting around the television is difficult. It’s not so much that parents don’t try, but engaging kids in meaningful activities in the house requires superhuman powers, or major incentives.
Until now, thanks to EA’s new Wii game Boogie.
Whatever you [...]

Soon we’ll be launching a review campaign for “Boogie”, Electronic Arts’ new Wii video game. And since this game is designed to get the whole family singing and dancing, laughing and cheering, we can’t think of a better way to start the party than with a Blog Blast!
Anytime today - Friday, August 10 (before [...]

You don’t have to be the parent of a pack of teenagers to find it difficult to make family time. With the professional and household demands that most families face nowadays, even parents of young children struggle to carve out some time to just play together.
But how does a video game console figure into [...]

As parents who are dedicated to the education of our kids, we’re always searching for products to help us enhance learning on our own. I’ve heard the saying that it takes parents to make a school; the more involved the parents are, the better the experience for all the kids. And I’m thinking that involved [...]

And toddlers too, truth be told.
As one of the reviewers in the first half commented (and it bears repeating): “These guys clearly did their research when it comes to understanding what babies at my daughter’s developmental stage like.”
The babies and toddlers in the second half of this campaign were just as enthusiastic as those in [...]

I almost never get nostalgic for those pre-walking, pre-talking days.  Potty-trained kids who speak in complete sentences - that’s more my speed.  But there really is something magical about seeing the wonder and delight in a baby’s eyes as they explore and discover.  So I have to admit that I really enjoyed reading the blogger reviews - [...]