Hi, Theo here. I’m the Toy Guru at our Brookline store. This is my first blog post, and I’m so excited to share some of my favorite toys and games with you.
I remember going to the toy store when I was little, determined not to leave empty handed. With only a little allowance change jingling [...]
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Saturday, August 7th, 2010
Giveaways Day 31 - Playmobil Furnished School Building
Saturday, July 31st, 2010Last year, we gave away a Playmobil Pyramid at the end of the 31 Days of Giveaways, and that item went on to be one of the most in-demand products of the 2009 holiday season. We’re curious if history will repeat itself with the Furnished School Building.
Playmobil has certainly upped their game with this beautifully [...]
Giveaways Day 27 - Melissa & Doug Train Table and Train Set
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010To be honest, I’m still bitter about the disappearance of Brio, the company that became a household name with their simple wooden trains. The beginning of the end happened when Brio decided to turn computer innards into the next big metaphor in wooden trains. But there was one big problem - the little email-delivery techie [...]
Giveaways Day 20 - Kettler Trike and Melissa & Doug Giraffe
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010We have two great prizes for Toy Tuesday. First, we’re giving away a top-of-the-line tricycle, the Kettler Air Navigator. This trike is a force to be reckoned with on the playground. It comes with a push-bar, a seat belt and an adjustable frame that helps it grow with your child. There’s a free-wheeling system that [...]
Giveaways Day 6 - Swinxs Game Console
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010When I first met the Swinxs at Toy Fair in 2008, I was totally blown away. It was such a fresh concept - an interactive gaming console with no video component that aimed to engage kids physically and socially. It took a couple of years, but this Dutch product is finally available here in the [...]
Giveaways Day 4 - My Backyard BBQ Set
Sunday, July 4th, 2010Happy 4th of July! We loved this wooden grill when we saw it at Toy Fair this year, and we knew that it would be a must-have for all bbq-loving families. Including mine.
It is a very well-constructed toy with a lot of details to really enhance the make believe play. The grill lid is designed [...]
Forbidden Island: Keeping Your Friends Close
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010Although the illustrations on the game board are gorgeous, the true beauty of Forbidden Island by Gamewright is its focus on cooperation. Too many times, I’ve sat down with a group of friends to play a board game expecting a fun evening full of laughs just to have it devolve into [...]
Playmobil update
Thursday, December 17th, 2009First of all, thank you. We’ve had a huge show of support, and it’s really made us feel a whole lot better about this situation. In four years of blogging, I’ve only called a company on the carpet one other time, and it was when an Amtrak conductor insisted I cover up while breastfeeding on [...]
Playmobil: the grinch who stole Christmas (or at least the Pyramids)
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009An Open Letter to Playmobil:
Dear Playmobil,
As soon as we saw your new Pyramid at Toy Fair, we were enchanted. We gave it top billing during our 31 Days of Giveaways in July. A full page in our annual catalog. We assembled it here in our office for the photo shoot (note to Santa: this took [...]
Holiday Giveaways # 17 - Star Wars Force Trainer
Monday, November 30th, 2009Rumors were flying at Toy Fair. There was a new toy that used the power of your brain waves to make an object move. Awesome. I had to try it. I hunted down the Uncle Milton booth and got on line. Sadly, the Force was not with me and although people before and after me [...]
