Games Reviews

About a year ago i bought this toy, thinking it would be a fun cool gadget. I had read the other reviews that had 1,2 or 3 stars. I just kept saying to myself they're just not doing this right or that right; i pretty much ignored the bad reviews and paid attention to the good ones. When i got it i got excited so i put batteries in it but it was real hard to record the password because the battery holder was on the back and the speaker was on the front, so you had to turn it over. after about a week i got bored of it and put it on my desk the next time i needed to write a diary entry (about a month later) i tried to give it my password but it wouldn't let me in!! I also think its too tiny, it's only 7 inches tall and the pad isn't very thick. don't think that when you're done with it that you can get a replacement pad. the pad is only about 5 inches tall so you cannot fit a lot of writing on 1 page. now this toy is stuffed in my desk, out of batteries and I never bothered changing them because it involved a screwdriver. I regret buying this toy and if you get it you will too. so save your money for something else.

This toy will respond to any voice. My brother got into it and he didn't even sound like me!!!! Don't buy it(it will end up in the trash!!) It is too expensive for how stinky it is.

I got the gift set because it was 80% off(was 50 then 10) And i read all the other reviews and i did think it wasn't going to be as good as they advertized because of the reviews. I was WRONG! It really isnt as bad as you would think. I only have an older brother and he really doesnt care what i write about so i mostly wanted it because of the other features. The pad doesnt have that many pages and you do have to speak very clearly with no backround noises when you say the password but overall this is a pretty good toy.

Sammy is a pretty hefty chunk of solid, unbending plastic, and you're supposed to balance him on a 1-and-a-half inch metal spike that sticks out the bottom of one foot---to simulate that cute little hop he does, right before a homerun lap. Problem is, the lightweight base has a very shallow hole to receive said metal spike, so Sammy's body tends to lean heavily atop the shallowly-anchored spike once assembled on the base. You have to position him carefully, to avoid the whole model just toppling over. Also, carefully concealed in the box is a short black plastic rod which is necessary to mount the bat to the base. The rod barely fit the too-small hole the on the bat, causing some restrained cursing during the build process. Once assembled, I must say it's a surprisingly lifelike and detailed model that does not disappoint.

My daughter loves this. I love the fact that it has a lot of hair to style and practice with. Was also very happy to find a non "caucasion" looking one.

okay, i'm not the type of mom who adheres strictly to the "must be over 3 yrs old" rule for most toys, i figure if its not small enough for them to swallow or pointy enough for them to jab each other, they can handle it. but this is a little much, the edges of the truck are sharp (duh i could see that before i bought it but i thought it'd still be ok!) and the yellow thing comes off, and the people/dog are very sharp also! my two yr old was very excited for about 15 minutes, since she loves firetrucks and the one yr old didnt even look at it. now its sitting on a dresser literally gathering dust. (i just cleaned it off) also we only have one guy left, its impossible to keep things together isnt it? the guys dont really "pop" up, they just go up/down. kind of boring, dont ask me what made me think it would be fun! prob cuz i like the brand, but i'll stick to their puzzles.

My 18 month old loves trucks and cars and this was a great addition to his collection. The chunky pieces are a great size for his hands and there are enough pieces to keep him entertained. Just be careful as the ladder piece comes out of the truck and has a 5-6 inch, 1/2 inch diameter wooden dowel that can be hurtful if fallen on. Otherwise...it was a good buy for us.

My kids love anything with fire trucks or firefighters, so when my 2-year old got this Pop & Go Fire Truck for his birthday, he wouldn't let go of it for anyone else to play with! The firefighters come out so there's lots of play value besides the fire truck itself. I signed on to buy the School Bus as a gift, and recommend these to anyone.

My 3 year old son has difficulty attaching the arms and excavating portion of muck as it requires more *strength*.The box says it is for kids 2-5 .Otherwise it is quite durable but somehow he doesn't get satisfaction of building muck on his own.

My son just turned 2. He loves Bob the Builder and all the machines. Once he was shown how to construct muck, he found it easy to duplicate. He has no desire to build the recycle bins. He actually has 2 other Bob the Builder lego sets, Travis and Bob's Mobile Caravan and Benny's Set. He loves them all!

You get a decent size vehicle in Muck and you get two recycling containers and a chute to build, so the play value for the price is excellent. I think this is the second best set in the Bob line, after the Travis Caravan set.

My son is reading at a 3rd grade level and loves being read to but doesnt care much for reading on his own. He has really enjoyed this book. Certain passages are read aloud and then the child must read on his own. You can click on any words you have trouble with to find out what the word is and if you click again you get a definition of the word, which is a great way to build vocabulary. It is a chapter book and the material is a bit on the younger side. The story is engaging enough that my son wanted to find out what happened next.
I would recommend it for 2nd graders that are ahead in reading to 4th graders that are behind.
I do wish Quantum would come out with some more advanced chapter books like the Lemony Snicket series.

When I was about eight years old, a family friend gave me Mille Bornes. I loved it immediately! It was fun and easy to learn. The rules are easy enough that kids can play and yet the strategy is challenging enough for adults. This is truly one of those games that the whole family can play.

The original game I was given some thirty years ago now had long since been tossed accidently by mom! Aw... but just this weekend my husband and I found Mille Bornes again and had a lot of fun playing. A bonus if you can purchase the game with the original artwork from the 60s.

We bought this card game years ago as a way to interact with our children. It is a relatively simple game with a few complicated rules that will challenge younger children. Although the game is competative, everyone scores and even if the game doesn't go quite your way, you get a reward for effort anyway.

With the popularity of NASCAR, this game is sure to be a hit with any auto racing fan. It is fast paced so, even if you are stopped by one of the many hazards, the play continues with added excitement.

Mille Bornes teaches about how strategies work. There are many ways to manipulate the play and plan how you, or your team, can finish the race in first place! There are even ways to play that allow the loser to sometimes gain more points than the actual winner.

See for yourself. With the special car-shaped tin as a storage container, even when you're not playing the game, you can play with Mille Bornes!

I played this game all through my adolescence with my best friend. I am now 34 and am buying the game for my 14-year-old niece and looking forward to showing it to her so she can share it with her friends and teach it to her little brother when he is old enough. it is a great game to bring a family together for some quality time, turn off the t.v. and the Nintendo!!

We wanted to get our 18-month old a slide for Christmas but the stand-alone slides seem a little small. However, we didn't want to invest a small fortune because it's hard to know what will intersted a kid in 2 or 3 years. This was the perfect compromise. The slide has a little zip to it and our son gets to climb to his heart's content. But if after a year he gets tired of it, we won't feel bad for wasting a bunch of money. My husband also likes it because it's small enough to move off the grass in order to mow the lawn.

I got this for my 2 year old and he loves playing on it as much as my 5 year old. I bought it to use inside (in their playroom), since we live in cold, snowy Maine and it is great. I did put down foam squares in case they fell, but so far, so good...no falls!

This is the best climber for a 2 year old. It was supposed to be a Christmas gift that had to wait until March when ds was 19 months old. We ordered it on the internet and it came only a few days after we ordered and not the 1-2 weeks like we were told. He climbs, crawls and slides on this all the time, even now 8 months later. We had this put together in less than 20 minutes. The slide is also a good length for growth. This is a better option than the Kangaroo climber (which is tiny and cost more).

I recieved Flashback Fever Yasmin as a Christmas gift a few years ago.
She has long, brown hair that is darker than Yasmin's hair usually is. I like this color better than the old color, which looked dark blond at times. Yasmin also has dark brown eyes with glittery eyeshadow. She has glittery, magenta lipstick to match. She has a mole under her left eye.
Her first outfit consists of a magenta top with the number 44, short blue and white shorts, a white jacket with stripes on the bottoms of the sleeves, striped leg warmers, and white skates with magenta wheels. She also comes with a second outfit, consisting of a rainbow colored top, denim pants, and red white and blue skates. The top has clear straps so it appears to be sleeveless. The pants have a silver belt. However, both of these are very delicate and would break easily.
Yasmin comes with a lot of accessories, including a pink and white visor, pink sunglasses, pink triangle shaped earrings, blue square shaped earrings, dangly silver earrings, small silver hoop earrings, blue pink and green clear bracelets, red yellow and blue bracelets, a silver heart necklace, a blue necklace, a pink and orange purse, a blue and orange purse, blue and orange hair clips, two pretend candy sticks, a roller skate keychain, a real mini CD, a card with a changing picture, and a silver star shaped hairbrush.
This doll seems to be mostly for teenagers and adult collectors because of the assortment of tiny accessories and the delicate pieces of clothing. I wouldn't recommend this for young children.

Okay everyone. I actually haven't gotten this doll yet, but I would like to!

I put 2 stars for educational because, she's a doll, BUT you get to learn about the trends in the '80s. 5 *S OVERALL! I wish there was a way to put 10*s!

You guys are being very rude about this doll. She is very beautiful, and I L-O-V-E her '80s style clothing. And, how often do you see Bratz roller skates? Never! Her hair is great, and I love her rainbow shirt!

(*)IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY, DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL(*)

I purchased this item for my daughter because she had the bratz skating ring but no other items that will go with the interactive ring that my sister had purchased for her. I wished that there were other skating dolls for me to purchase because she loves to play with that ring all day.

The pump works well enough, but it produces a horribly houd screeching motor sound. It terrified all the children--definitely not worth it!!

Not sure if all pumps are this loud...but goodness this one is so loud it hurt my ears...also the attachments that come with it (for different size holes) are not affixed to the pump so you have to hold the attachments on the blower while it is filling up the item and the cord is not on the side of the pump, it's on the bottom so you cannot even set the pump down while it is inflating the item. It is just a bit awkward. I used it to blow up an inflatable Castle for my 20 month old and there are several areas to blow up and some of them are a bit awkward and trying to hold the pump AND hold the attachments on the pump with one hand was a bit aggrevating.

I purchased this pump for my sons inflatable pool. We tried to pump it for over an hour. Thought maybe was something was wrong with the pool. So I bought another inflatable pool (different type). No, this pump does not pump at all.