Fans of the LEGO City Adventures TV show will love that they can bring their favorite moments to life with the LEGO® CITY MAIN SQUARE SET that is coming to LEGO.com and LEGO stores on September 1. The new LEGO® CITY MAIN SQUARE SET includes 14 LEGO minifigures from the show with new features and even a few new faces, plus loads of buildings, vehicles, and other buildings to explore!  Take a ride on the trackless Intercity Tram with working wheels. Go for a bite at the City Diner via drive thru or walk up window (perfect to practice social distancing)! Thi ..read more

The Pokémon Company International Launches First-Ever Family Board Game, Pokémon Trading Card Game Battle Academy Get ready to make your family game night a bit more interesting with the new global release of the Pokémon Trading Card Battle Academy. On the heels of last week's Pokemon Go Fest, a virtual event, full of rare Pokémon sightings and standoffs with Team Rocket, we now have a brand new game to add to our Pokémon collection! The Pokémon TCG is a classic board game that is a beautifully styled board game with colorful ar ..read more

It's National Mutt Day, and Adopt-a-Pet.com alongside Pound Puppies are teaming up to spread awareness of the importance of pet adoption. Basic Fun! Toys rounded up a bunch of bloggers and influencers to share this worthy cause with a fun campaign playing to the tune of a 20-year-old earworm, Who Let the Dogs Out by The Baha Men. If you're on TikTok (make sure you follow me + Basic Fun! Toys), and share your own furry friend to the tune of Who the Let the Dogs Out! Use #NationalMuttDay and tag Basic Fun! Toys on either Tik Tok or Instagram, too.  @toymom Who let the dogs out?! ##Poun ..read more

STUCK INSIDE? YEAH, US TOO! We have lots of kid-friendly games to share with you to prevent the summer slide, keep boredom at bay, and bring the whole family together! Goliath Games brings everyone to the table, or to the floor in our case, with their great line of toddler-friendly and kid-friendly games.  I am a mom, I'm tired and I have two boys who are always not tired! I have a seven-year-old, and brand new three-year-old, and during these tough COVID-19 times, I have truly searched for the best games and toys to keep toddler tantrums at bay. No matter what you do, the witching hou ..read more

Master Pianist meets Master Builder in the LEGO's next major announcement, LEGO® Ideas Grand Piano™! For a truly one of a kind experience, the new LEGO® Ideas Grand Piano™ mixes the world of music and LEGO with an intricate build fit for a music lover. Place this beautiful piece on a display shelf or mantlepiece as a great conversation starter. Not only does it display beautifully, but you can also actually play it with the help of the LEGO Powered Up app. The app gives you full control of the musical notes and the piano keys. You do not need to be musically inclined to pl ..read more

My whole world got flipped, turned upside down. Bust boredom and have lots of laughs with a great new game, #UpsideDownChallenge by Vango Toys! Perfect for kids ages eight and up (if you have young readers, then this is great for them, too!), and for two to six players. Gather around a table, and grab some pens, you and your family are in for a treat! The #UpsideDownChallenge tests your skill and your agility. Pull a challenge card for the whole group, and one at a time each player draws, writes or completes a physical challenge. Drawing a picture or writing a word like their name wi ..read more

Have you heard of MelloDees? It’s a brand new children’s YouTube channel that shares fun and catchy versions of nursery rhymes and children’s songs. MelloDees is apart of the Marshmello brand and music's Moe Shalizi. Fans of EDM or anyone with a child may know the marshmallow masked DJ, Marshmello. I mean, he had a concert on the game Fortnite for crying out loud. Mellodees is not your average kid's song channel. The songs are professionally produced, have colorful characters, and more importantly listenable for tired parent's ears, especially during these trying times. If ..read more

San Diego Comic-Con 2020 is just around the corner. With the announcements of awesome exclusives and ways to learn about your fandoms safely at home, why not get your coloring pens out too and draw up a superhero of your own?! Arteza has an awesome contest where three winners can win one of three amazing prize packs full of Arteza art supplies to fuel your art and your fandom. Enter to win by submitting a rendition of your own superhero. There are some guidelines that you have to adhere to in order for your drawing to be accepted, so it should contain the Arteza logo, their superh ..read more

The day has finally come. It’s been 35 years since the ultimate gaming system was released, and LEGO is celebrating in fine style.  Alongside the highly antiquated Super Mario LEGO line, LEGO brick fans and NES fans alike will be able to collaborate on the most amazing build of all time - a replica of the original Nintendo Entertainment System.  It will retail for $229.99 and will be available on August 1, 2020, at LEGO Retail Stores and LEGO.com. You can get it any retail store where LEGO is sold starting 2021.  The build will work with the SUPER MARIO LEGO star ..read more

Defend the castle from the Burnham Raiders, send a secret message via wolf, catapult boulders over the castle walls, and enjoy 360-degrees of play with the Playmobil Grand Castle of Novelmore 70220! The set retails for $199.99. There are plenty of ways to save on this epic build, read on see how you can save 15% off!  Playmobil sent us this product to provide an honest review for free! The Playmobil Grand Novelmore Castle is 360-degrees of fun! Help protect the Noveldor realm with this Great Castle build! The city of Novelmore features a castle with the latest inventions and we ..read more