Games Reviews

This 4 player game involves players in battle where they have to roll the dice to win and either go foward or backward depending on the roll of the dice. There are activity cards that require the player to make Shrek character noises or sing Shrek songs. Overall it is a fun game a little lengthy for the younger ones, I would recommend it as an addition to your game collection!

This is a really cute game for the younger elementary set. My 6 year old and I can get through a game in 30 minutes, which is perfect for before dinner, or while his sister is in the bath. You MUST have seen the movie to play as it requires players to imitate characters from the movie. The "battles" are a matter of rolling dice to match pictures and it is very easy set up and very easy to play. My 3 year old was occupied with rolling the dice for me.

One thing you need to watch, though, and it bothers me a little, is that some of the impersonations require players to re-create bodily functions such as burping. Trying to teach my children manners takes a backseat here. They get off track and have silly little burp-fests going on. It can get tiring.

All in all, it is a good game and a perfect way to fill a half hour and spend some fun time with your kid!

Go ahead, just make 'em say excuse me!

After Winnie the Pooh Candyland, a Sesame Street game, and multiple movie-themed versions of Monopoly and trivia games, my expectations of this game were rather low. I was pleasantly surprised by the Shrek 2 Twisted Fairy Tale game.

In addition to rolling dice in battle, some of the activity cards require singing songs, doing an impression of a movie character, or making sound effects. This game is much more interesting than other games that simply require spinning, rolling, or drawing a card to move around the board.

We just purchased this for my 3 year old daughter and I was very dissapointed when we opened it. The ball was so small and flimsy that we had to purchase another one. The goal itself seems to be ok although the net is stretched very thight causing the ball to bounce back out. Hopefully it will stretch out over time. My daughter did enjoy it after we purchased a real soccer ball. They should include a normal size ball or sell this as a goal only!!!!!!

This toy is sold for 25.00 at fisher-pricestore.com! I was shocked it was actually more at Amazon.com!

Well, of course you want the ball to bounce right back out!!!! Do you want your toddler digging around in a loose net for the ball?

This is a great game!!

cute cabbage patch outfit. just right for little girls who loves dolls, princesses, and tea partys

I wasted my money when I purchased this....they're cheap, thin and very itchy at least on my skin and I can't even imagine my baby's.....I use them as under sheets and I use this cotton very nice and soft receiving blankets I bought in sears on top and that does it for me.....also I bought other cotton sheets but if too thick then it won't fit good so your better off buying other ones from different brands or just using that one and then somethin else on top.

Actually, I used the sheets only 1 time...like the other reviewers stated, the fabric is not at all soft, but stiff and rough. And yes, the fabric is very thin. I tried washing the sheets a couple times, but the softness just wasn't there. And like the one reviewer, it seemed to pull up on the floor of the pack and play and pop right off. I ended up just wrapping a soft fleece blanket around the floor mat when the baby was in there (which, thankfully, wasn't very much).

Sorcha

We own these sheets and they are great specially for my nephew..they seem "thin" but actually they are not to thin...i washed them many times from baby puke...these sheets has saved our travel yard from the evil smell of vomit! and i put a light weight blanket under him (on top of the sheet.) when he was a newborn/1month old...these sheets kept our play yard very clean!! and we love them and will buy more when baby #2 comes! we also have the yellow one and this green one..they both get used daily and washed daily (if puke happens) and we love the easy on and easy off!

What on earth would you think would happen if you fill a mylar balloon with helium...it WON'T fly away??

My just 5 year old loves this toy, we play with it outside mostly and it has yet to rip or get a hole in it.

We've had one for about 2 years before it totally fell apart, but at it's price, I felt that it was practically disposable. At the sale price, just buy a couple. We've had allot of fun with it, especial taking it out to a windy field.

These things are awesome! We never used ours with helium, especially after seeing how well they fly outside with just blowing it up (included is a straw that makes it pretty easy to inflate). We only used them outside.

Even small children can get it pretty high up and they have a blast with these things.

It's a great outdoor toy for picnics, the beach or whatever.

We bought ours at TRU and AC Moore (chain craft store). They are made of mylar so they are pretty tough but you need to watch out for any sharp type objects around it. Even if it does get a hole you can patch it with clear packaging tape.

With younger children, you need to watch that they don't sit or step on them hard.

With older kids (and adults) the thing that seems to get beat up the fastest is the mylar around the rim so on our second disc we ran a piece of clear packaging tape along the edge. The tape does add weight to the disc so it doesn't fly as high so the next disc we will try it with helium.

My Granddaughter loves to have tea parties and I though this would be perfect for her. Like some of the other buyers I could not get it to work until I sucked on the "straw" that brings the water into the pot.YUK! Also it is only $14.99 at Target and I think that bugs me more than anything else.

I purchased this coffee maker three years ago. It has been played with by my now 4 year granddaughter and now my 1 1/2 year old grandson is enjoying it also. It has been a very fun set for both the children. It has taken being banged around and taken many falls to the floor but just keeps on working. I have been served many cups of coffee from this set. Recently, I showed the four year old how you could put water in it and it would brew up a pot of coffee, ( something we won't mention to the 1 1/2 old for a while )now it's a whole new toy to her and I now have to really drink all this coffee she makes for me. This is an awesome toy !!! Attractive, realistic and very well made indeed !!
Beverly Couture

I got this for 14.99 at target. I bought the microave and mixer also for that price. The "coffee" goes up top like real ones. It comes out into the coffee pot. Really cute! I'm suprised by the price on here though.

I bought this pool last week and am now back to buy another pool because this one is a total waste of money. We put the pool on our deck, which obviously is not level enough for this pool, because even there's only about a 2-inch slope, it's enough to warp the shape of the pool and eventually cause the water to leak out one side. It seems very flimsy, and I wonder if it could even stay together to hold all that water if it was on level ground. Plus, when is ground ever totally level? The kids loved the idea and are very disappointed.

We bought this pool last week. It seems nice, Mom & Dad were both able to sit in it too. Nice Size.

Overall we like this pool. So far so good!

This is a cute pool for the family. Mostly for the kids, but there is enough room for Mom and Dad to hang out also. Love the see-thru colored swirl design. The extra wide walls are so much better than the thin plastic/metal walls on the older pools. Easy to store by deflating it, unlike the large hard plastic wading pools that have to be stored behind a shed. Seems to durable enough for my 2 maniac sons (ages 2 and 4). Good size for them to learn to swim without being afraid. The kids can play in the pool themselves while I watch. Great product at very reasonable price!

We just purchased this starter set, along with the two other starter sets and the 3-pack set, for my 6-year-old. He has LOVED trains for years but outgrew the Thomas stuff and wanted something new and different. I came across this XTS system, and could find almost NO reviews whatsoever. We decided to risk it, and so far we are pleased.I don't know yet how durable it will be, and for it to be any fun whatsoever, you MUST buy more than just the starter sets (which is why I gave the "fun" category only 4 stars.) You CANNOT connect the starter sets together without additional track tiles. I gave it 4 stars for educational value, because if you do have a number of tiles, you have to use some thought to figure out how to best connect them. I like the little orange switches on the track - you can make the train go lots of different directions if you have several tiles with those switches. And I like the pieces that "plug in" to the tiles - they add some dimension and interest. So far, my son really likes this system, and he is asking for more pieces, especially the railroad crossing and tunnel we found on another site. I think this is a great thing for kids who have outgrown the wooden track but are not yet big enough for model trains.

This game is one of the most fun games to play when your on the road or just have free time. Mancala really helped my brother of 8 yrs to actually enjoy a math based game. Overall this game is one of the best I've played(and I've played a lot of Board Games).

Mancala is literally one of the oldest board games in history, and it is still wildly popular among many traditional and modern cultures in the world today. Game play is simple, but consistently fun and the game is a great equalizer: it, for the most part, is the same difficulty for both kids and adults.

This convenient closing board makes it an easy game to travel with, both for children and adults. You can bring it on an airplane or play it in the backseat of your car, and its addictive qualities make for hours of fun.

This is just a good old game. Nothing fancy but it makes you think. It reminds me of something I would have had as a kid.