It’s Not Last Minute Yet… But Last Five Minutes, DefinitelyPosted in Geeks and Gadgets, bedroom, college kid, for her, for him, games, kids (3-9), stocking stuffer, teen, toddler, toys, tween, under $10, under $25, under $50 on 18 December 2008
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Imagine it’s Christmas Eve, and you’re on your way to a big family dinner, but you’ve been too busy to buy presents because you’re a neurobiologist at Columbia and you’ve been studying proton transfers in the frontal lobe all week. (OK, so maybe there was a little too much back story.) You have an hour to shop. Go. (To kill two birds with one stone, I’ve selected items that are also available on Amazon.com, where you can order through today and still use free super-saver shipping to get your items by December 24.)
Family Game Night: Green Eggs, Ham and Frenetic FunPosted in Giveaway, games, kids (3-9), under $25 on 8 December 2008
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In the Green Eggs and Ham Speedy Diner game, one person is the “chef,” calling out the orders of each dinner guest (the fox, the goat, and the mouse). Players (”waiters”) have to choose the proper items based on food, color and shape, and deliver them to the guests. The web site describes it as “fast-paced, frenetically fun” and, um, yes, frenetic is the right word. Read on and enter to win the Horton Hears a Who “You to the Rescue” game!
Gift List: Great Toys For Tween BoysPosted in Gift Lists, games, kids (3-9), toys, tween, under $25, under $50 on 1 December 2008
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See how I managed to rhyme “toys” with “boys?” You ain’t seen nothing yet. Wait till you see what I do with “dads” and “grads.” But first check out these great gift ideas, such as the Wild Planet Spy Wire Game and the Tabletop Foosball Table.
Dice, Dice BabyPosted in Geeks and Gadgets, college kid, for her, for him, games, kids (3-9), teen, tween, under $25, under $50 on 25 November 2008
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DICEcapades is the board game that challenges you to answer the question: Whoa. What’s with all the dice?
As in, the game comes with 133 of them. Take that, Pop-O-Matic Trouble!
The object of the game is to advance on the game board by performing different tasks with the variety of dice.
The Knee Bone’s Connected to the Queen of SpadesPosted in games, novelty, teen, tween, under $25 on 30 August 2008
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It’s a question that has plagued mankind through the ages: Do I want to play poker, or do I want to memorize the bones in the human body?
Thankfully, we no longer have to choose, because each one of these Human Skeleton Playing Cards by Synheme features the name and picture of a different bone. And [...]
