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Zombie Dice

July 4, 2010

Cheap Zombie Dice Review

It’s a fun game, fairly simple as well. You roll dice and pass the cup around once your done rolling. If you get 3 shotgun blasts, you die and lose all your points and start back at zero. The object is to get brains, you need thirteen brains to win. So you may roll and get a few and then start getting a couple too many shotgun blasts for comfort, so you pass and keep the brains you have and wait for it to come back around to you. Each dice is a different color, some dice have more chances of a shotgun blast, others a brain, there are also feet which means the victim escaped and you cannot re roll those dice until the cup passes to the next person.

It’s a fun little game in between playing let’s say a big RPG campaign or such.

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Wikki Stix Big Count Box

July 3, 2010

Cheap Wikki Stix Big Count Box Review

I can’t say enough good things about Wikki Sticks. We got this large pack for our daughter’s 5th birthday with the idea that she and her younger sister would share the large amount of Sticks. We homeschool, so I was thrilled to see the educational ‘helps’ included in this teacher’s pack. There were so many ideas of how to use the Sticks for different projects and lessons, I can’t wait to put these to use in our homeschool! For now, my two girls play with them most days out of the week. I love them because they are made of a food-grade wax, are reusable, and are no-mess. Any residue I have seen on my wood table wipes off easily with a dry paper towel. We store them in a shoe box on our toy shelf and it is easy and simple for my kids to get them out and put them away on their own.

I would highly recommend this product to anyone. We are going to buy the party favor packs for our summer birthday party!

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Tiny Love Musical Nature Stroll

July 1, 2010

Cheap Tiny Love Musical Nature Stroll Review

This is an amazing toy that our son has loved from the age of 3 months old when he got it for Christmas and he still loves it now at 8 months old. It keeps him very entertained & happy in otherwise boring situations like car rides or while shopping. It is also very neat because it can easily attach to other baby gear items like a stroller, bouncy seat, high chair, etc. Taking it on and off these items is very easy as well. I would highly recommend this toy for any baby.

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Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Storybook Rhymes

June 29, 2010

Cheap Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Storybook Rhymes Review

I bought this in November 2007 and to date (Feb 2010) she loves this toy. I haven’t had to change batteries. It has fallen a few times but everything is still in tact and fully functioning! It has encouraged her love of music. She just started pre-school so I don’t know if she’ll start using it to count. She didn’t use it for colors either – maybe each page was too colorful. Now that she knows her colors I’ll see if she will acknowledge those the book highlights. Love it, buy it for your child.

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Dominion Intrigue

June 28, 2010

Cheap Dominion Intrigue Review

Before I get into reviewing this game – my personal experience says if you only have money for either Dominion or Dominion: Intrigue (either is playable on it’s own), you’re better off with the base Dominion game. The replay value is just as good and it has a lot of basic cards that the Intrigue expansion fails to make up for.
If you’ve played Dominion then you already know what to expect from this game. The biggest surprise here are the 3 sets of combo cards (2 victory/actions and 1 victory/treasure). Other notable features include cards with the ability to chose between several options and host of new cards designed to interfere with other players.
While it is important to note this box has all the cards necessary to play the game on it’s own and over 3 million possible unique game scenarios (with 25 ’special’ cards, choosing 10 cards at a time) this game is much improved when combined with the base Dominion game, resulting in well over 12 billion unique scenarios (that’s 51 special cards, still choosing 10 at a time). The replay value of Dominion and Dominion: Intrigue is truly unique.

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Yookidoo Stack ‘N’ Stream Tub Fountain

June 27, 2010

Cheap Yookidoo Stack ‘N’ Stream Tub Fountain Review

We received this as a birthday gift for our son who just turned 1. I’m pretty sure it was purchased locally and I was really excited to receive it as I had considered purchasing it from Amazon a couple months ago when I was toy shopping. He loves this toy in and out of the bath. He loves stacking the boats and creatures and how the water sprays. We’ve only had it a couple weeks, but I can see this entertaining him for a really long time (if the toy holds up). I’m considering giving it as a gift to others too we like it so much.

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Boggle

June 27, 2010

Cheap Boggle Review

I grew up with the old box that was really loud when you shook the dice up. This new version is really convenient and quiet. The only thing I didn’t like is the red blinking light that blinks faster when the time is almost up. It made me anxious about the buzzer going off and would screw up my game. Or at least that is what I blame my low scoring rounds on.

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Creativity for Kids Monster Trucks Custom Shop

June 25, 2010

Cheap Creativity for Kids Monster Trucks Custom Shop Review

We gave this to my 4-year-old nephew for christmas, and It was one of his favorite gifts! He wanted to take it out right away to decorate the trucks! It was a great project after the hectic day.. he sat for at least an hour putting the stickers on and painting.. even his 6-year-old brother joined in. It could get a little messy, and needs a good hour of drying time! I think it was great to have a toy that is mainly physical, that becomes creative! Great value for 4 trucks & paint/stickers!

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LEGO Star Wars Separatists Shuttle (8036)

June 19, 2010

Cheap LEGO Star Wars Separatists Shuttle (8036) Review

My 10 year old loved this lego set. The directions are easy to follow, my son did NOT have to ask for help. He put the shuttle together, on his own, within an hour. It has a sliding rear door, which was a big hit. It comes with 4 men, which is nice, as some of the sets only have 2 men. This is a fun lego set and a great price for what you get.

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Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway – Victor

June 17, 2010

Cheap Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway – Victor Review

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