Monthly Archive — September 2010

  • Time To Play’s Power Ups List 2010

    Yesterday at an event in New York City, I revealed Time To Play’s first ever Power Ups List. Like the annual Most Wanted List, the Power Ups List is a list of the video games that we think will be the most fun and sought after items of the upcoming holiday season.

  • Watch the Time To Play Holiday 2010 Event Live On MomTV

    Tomorrow (Tuesday, September 28, 2010) is our annual Holiday kick-off event, when the Time To Play team announces the Most Wanted list. This list will name 16 toys predicted by the editors to top holiday wish lists this season. You can watch the event live on our MomTV channel (http://www.momtv.com/time-to-play) starting at 10 am (EST).

  • Preparing Your Child – and You – For The First Sleepover

    First sleepovers can be a nerve-racking experience for kids and parents alike, but an open line of communication between all involved parents can instill peace of mind and ensure that the child feels secure in their biggest – and often, first – move towards independence.

  • Review – Disney Sing It: Family Hits

    This week, I take a look at Disney Sing It: Family Hits.

  • The Chance to Dance: Part 1

    No one really knows when dance entered human experience. There are paintings dating back more than 9,000 years that show figures in what we think of as dance. There isn’t a culture on the planet that doesn’t engage in some form of dance. Whether learned as part of ritual or as part of a discipline such as ballet or contemporary dance, the desire to move rhythmically and expressively is inherently human, and we idolize the grace and beauty of the human form in motion.

  • Create the Perfect Playdate!

    The Toy Guy visits the 10! show in Philadelphia to share fun playdate ideas for your children!

  • Why is Everyone Talking About the New Halo Game?

    The hugely anticipated video game, Halo: Reach, is finally in stores so what’s all the hype about?

  • Book of The Week: Cesar Takes a Break

    Book Of The Week is a feature section on TimetoPlayMag.com. Each week, Audrey DeSimone reviews a children’s book and rates it on her “Read-It-Again” scale of how likely you and your kids are to want to read the book again. This week’s book is Cesar Takes a Break by Susan Collins Thoms and illustrated by [...]

  • Play Vids: 20Q

    The Toy Guy takes to the streets of New York City to see if he can find anyone who can stump 20Q!

  • New Batman Brave and Bold Videogame Now Available

    New Game Alert! Batman: The Brave and the Bold the Videogame is in stores now! Check out my preview on the play forum.