Activity Toy Reviews

I played this game one on one with another person and we had a fairly good time. Even though we could not answer over half the questions, they were multiple choice and we learned a lot. But once we took the game to a party with about 6 players, the game lost its luster. Not only did we all not know the answers to most of the questions, we weren't guessing correctly either. Couple that with the fact it seemed forever before it was your turn again, the game was a flop.

Maybe if we played in teams it would have been better, but it just didn't work out for a group.

I have collected all the Trivia games out there. And boy am I happy I have added Wit's End to my collection. It's smart, it's fun, it's entertaining and oh, did I say it was smart, because it is! This is the best type of game to take out at parties. The game generates conversations and exercises some mental stimulation. I had to give it my thumbs up in public....it deserves the press! Don't be without this one in social gatherings.

What can I say. This is a fantastic game. You know when you keep seeing movies and are often disappointed and keep waiting for the blockbuster. Well, WIT'S END is the blockbuster. I can't tell you how much fun we had playing this game. It is a trivia and knowledge based game but with a twist. Not only are you challenged by the questions, but the question types make the game even more interesting. There are four different card categories which ask different types of questions. The TEASER category, asks you to figure out the relationship; the SEQUENCE category asks you to put people, places and things in sequence; the ODD-1-OUT category asks you to decide which thing does not belong and the WILD CARD category has many different types of fun question types. As if the great categories where not enough, the questions cover a great range of knowledge; including pop culture, music, literature, geography, history; science....just everything! Better yet, there are detailed answers to every question. So you are not just left with a one world answer, but an explanation. You actually learn a thing or two of interesting facts and details. The questions are smart (real smart!), not the dumbdown version in other Trivia games. I cannot stress to you how fantastic this game is....that is if you are up for the challenge!

My 3 year old loves this sand box! It is one of the bigger plastic sand boxes. Cover is great. No water ,leaves of bugs can get in it with the cover on. We love it!!

My husband and I just bought this for my 13 month old son and he loves it. We went to BabiesRus to see what they have, and picked this one. It's colorful, and whimsical. It can hold a lot of sand (6 bags of sand that you can also get from BabiesRus) and will fit more than 1 child. My son sits in it, but for older kids, they can sit on the claws (there are 2 claws). But watch out when grown ups sit on the claws though. My huband sat on it and it gave a little (he is 185 lbs), so he no longers sits there. I sat on it without any problem.

The cover is great too. It covers well. We've already had 2 hard rains and no water got in the sandbox. I know this is one of the things I was afraid off from reading other sandboxes. It's awesome!

This is a terrific sandbox...durable, fun and the lid fits securely. The lid has a high dome, so that you can store other outside toys i.e. gardening toys, balls, etc. Whatever you want to tuck away at the end of the day. It's great!

I got this for my daughter for christmas. We have used it three times. Each time I wash it before use and it still does the same thing. The paint always clumps. It is a real mess to clean up. I did not like it at all.

We have blue-green fingers after fiddlin' with this masterpiece. Nothing but globs of paint. Papa isn't smart enough to make those fancy patterns... maybe Grandma should try with her magic touch. Avoid this one unless you want to waste paint and whatever you decide to put in the spinn' tray. The happy little girl in the picture obviously isn't helping to clean up the mess.

My 11-year-old daughter bought this at KB Toys for $10, using her own saved-up allowance money. She was all excited about it. Mom had to help her with set-up. The paint sprays globs over the 6" pieces of paper that are included in the kit. Paint gets used up rapidly, requiring you to disassemble the paint canisters and refill fairly frequently.

My best advice, if you buy it, is to use a VERY light touch on the "paint speed" button. My daughter's skills did improve with each paper she tried, however. I'm not sure how you'd paint a t-shirt unless you use transfers.

I'm rating it 3 stars because that's what my daughter rated it, but I'd give it about 1.5.

My son was so happy to get this toy for Easter. Unfortunately the back opened up in first washing. I washed on gentle cycle in a pillow case like requested. What a disapointment after reading such great reviews - guess the company is getting cheap with the thread. Don't recommend unless you plan on making repairs...

Both my girls,(ages [...]), had wanted these toys for a while, so when their grandpa visited he bought a monster for each girl. And the girls have had a great time with them!! It's a great toy even without the markers!! It's a really cute-scary monster so the girls run around "scaring" each other with them. My five year old is great about not writing on anything else, but not my two year old. So we only let her draw on it every once in a while with supervision. It's a great toy!!!!

I got both of my daughters (ages 5 and 7) a doodle monster for their birthdays. I was surprised when they first mentioned them to me , and that they wanted them. When we went to the store to pick them out they were so scary that they were cute, and my girls fell in love with them. They, just like the doodle bear cousins wash up perfectly. We have found you can even use crayola washable markers on them as well. Definatly worth the money! I am also pleased to say that you can easily see in our house that the doodle monsters and doodle bears have become best friends and are often seen having tea together.

My nanny has this and my daughter and the nanny's son both love to ride it. Her son, who is 16 months, pushes my daughter around on it and they laugh a lot. It is very sturdy and a great walking tool since the seat has a nice, tall back support that they can hold on to. The characters on the front move when you ride it, which is really cute.

I am really impressed with the quality of the toy. We are buying my daughter the Nemo one for home.

This toy has a lot of fun activities, sturdy build, storage compartment, cute helmet, and a push handle. My boys think that it is a lot of fun.

My son got this for christmas this year and is by far his favorite toy!! He rides it all over the house ALL the time!! He loves it and keeps him busy, plus it is a very durable toy and I would recommend it!!

My son got this truck as a gift- It is soo cool! He loves it! it has tons of buttons to push to make all different kinds of fire engine sounds, and phrases like "lets get the hose" etc.. The front of it has little figures that you press, like a fire house dog, and they make sounds. The seat comes up for storage underneath, and it also plays little fire engine songs too. Love this toy! and dont worry, it is not too loud at all. Great toy. A lot of activity with one toy!

This is a great toy, and my 12 month old son seems to enjoy it. But I bought it for about $5. I'm not sure I would spend $20 on it.

Our 6 month old was given these blocks as a gift. She loves them! She loves when we stack them and she can knock them down. She loves manipulating them herself. She loves when we "hide" other toys inside them. She loves the ball. She loves the crinkly petals of the flower. She can spend an extended amount of time playing with this toy. It is fun for us to play with it with her. It is fun for her to play with it on her own. I would defintely recommend this toy.

My four year old picked this out for my 10 month old for Christmas. She had the idea that she would stack them up and let him knock them over. We had no idea how much more fun they would be than even that! The little ball that comes with it sits in a little nest on top. When it drops to the ground hard enough, it makes an adorable laughing sound. Also, the biggest block has a hole in it just big enough for the ball, so my now 11 month old has a great time putting the ball in the hole and then trying to figure out where it went. Also, the blocks have pictures of a caterpillar on the side, so my 2.5 year old noticed that if you line them up in the right order, you can complete the caterpillar "puzzle". Letters on the other side make a good activity too, put a,b,c,d in order. I am very pleased with how sturdy the blocks are. They are also colorful and fun to touch (different textures, etc.) I would buy this toy again in a heartbeat.