Boom Blox is the latest game in Tyler’s growing list of things he wants.
“Well Boom Blox is basically where you destroy castles with bombs. What you do is there’s a castle the game provides on each level, and you throw bombs at it. It’s cool and explosive and I like destroying the castles.”
What could be [...]

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My friend just told me a lot of people are trying to find these for Christmas gifts for their kids. I didn’t realize how popular they are.
So, if you’re looking for something to get for your kids this is one of the “in” toys this year. I’m hearing that it’s very hard to find in [...]

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This is an auto travel game. Yessssss! Just what I’ve been needing!
There are games that challenge the players to collect cards by spotting items described on them. The person who gets the most cards wins. Several different categories are included.
Got a long, long, long trip to take for the holidays? Stock up on these. There [...]

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I was in the toy store the other day with my son. We got behind a kid who was carrying a basket full of Bakugan. My son immediately tried to reach in and grab one. I said “What are you doing?!” I had to pull his arm out of the kid’s basket.
This is how Bakugan [...]

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All of the boys on our street love Ripstiks. First there’s the challenge of getting on it. Then there’s the challenge of staying on it. And finally, there’s the ultimate challenge of riding around on it and possibly doing a trick or two.
Most of the kids around here have regular skateboards. They spend a lot [...]

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The boys have been playing Pokemon Diamond like crazy lately. I’m hearing things like…”Use Piplup, he’s got health points” and things of that nature. They’re having a blast with this game.
So you can come across Pokemon trainers and try to capture Pokemon by battling them. One interesting feature is if you choose a more powerful [...]

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I’ve taken to asking other boys what they want for Christmas, and the Imperial Dropship has made a neighbor’s list.
He calls it the “drop off ship.” He’s a Lego fan, and apparently this is a “must have” item for the Lego folks.
Comes with three stormtroopers and a shadow stormtrooper pilot. Also has laser cannons and [...]

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This marshmallow blaster is the new popular toy lately. Parents like that kids can’t get hurt shooting marshmallows (even at point blank range according to one reviewer) and kids like that they can have a “serious war.”
The ammo is inexpensive if you get store brand marshmallows and the cleanup is easy. You’ll have to make [...]

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The Dude Van Playset is designed to be part of the whole “Dude” line of toys and skater action figures.
The van opens up and turns into a skatepark with ramps, rails a dance floor and many other cool things kids will enjoy. It comes with a Dude and a skateboard.
Both guys think this toy is [...]

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My oldest son really wants this game. So my first question was, “What is it?” He explained that you can play music using different instruments.
My first response to this was to ask him how many of these instruments we have to buy. Luckily, the answer was none. You can use the controllers you already have, [...]

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