StarLily Brings Sparkling Fantasy to Life
FurReal Friends StarLily, My Magical Unicorn, from Hasbro, is a mystical unicorn with sparkling eyes, velvet skin, fluttering wings, and a colorful horn that will make kids believe in the power of fairy tales. Ideal… read more
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Stikbot Is the App-propriate Toy for Young Animators
Stop motion is one of the most popular forms of animation. There is something inherently fascinating about watching an object come to life and move on its own. With StikBot, from Zing Toys, kids have the basic… read more
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Making the Best of Back to School From a Dad’s Perspective
As the days get shorter and the kids are gearing up to go back to school, some dads are probably feeling an inner tug of war and aren’t quite sure what to feel. On the… read more
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Toca Kitchen 2 Offers Even More Reasons to Play with Food
If the original Toca Kitchen was an appetizer, Toca Kitchen 2 is akin to the main course. The premise is a dinner party with a trio of special guests: one girl, one boy, and one—er,… read more
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Hasbro’s Transformers App Is a Transformer-ative Experience All Its Own
It seems appropriate that Hasbro Inc. has transformed the existing app for its venerable Transformers brand, rather than simply launching a new one. Formerly the official Transformers: Age of Extinction mobile app, the app is… read more
Read moreSesame Workshop Celebrates 45 Years of Sesame Street with New Apps, Games, and More
Sesame Street turns 45 this year, and this past Tuesday, Sesame Workshop hosted a digital playground event in New York City to show off new apps, e-books, and other multimedia offerings for children age 5… read more
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Barbie Cash Register Takes Kids on a Digital Shopping Spree
I learned how to do a lot of things because of Barbie. I learned how to drive a (mini, battery-powered) Jeep. I learned how to style knee-high boots with a mini skirt (but I still… read more
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Pretend and Play: On the Farm Is a Book App You Can Bet the Farm On
For beginning readers, children’s books featuring bright colors and rhyming verse can be an effective way to set them on the way to literacy. So it is with the popular Pretend and Play book series,… read more
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With DreamWorks’ Dragons Adventure: World Explorer, Berk Goes Where You Go!
We’ve all taken rides in cars, but honestly, haven’t we found ourselves wishing we could be soaring on the wings of dragons instead? That’s now a possibility, thanks to Dragons Adventure: World Explorer, a new… read more
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Wonderblox Combines Classic Toy With New Technology
Goal: $50,000 Funding Period: June 25, 2014- July 30, 2014 Creators: Stui Wonderblox is an iPad app and a set of blocks that uses the tablet’s screen as a play area. The play set includes a mirror,… read more
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