Monthly Archive — January 2011

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    Time to Play: Seven Secrets to Stress-Free Birthday Parties

    From Guest Blogger on January 31st, 2011

    Birthday parties are supposed to be fun but so many parents stress out when it comes time to celebrate their child’s big day. Here are seven tips that will make planning your next party child’s play.   Focus on fun. Don’t worry about trying to impress your next-door neighbors. Your child’s big day isn’t about [...]

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    Mom Behaving Badly

    From Shannon Eis on January 28th, 2011

    Last night my 3-year old son was telling me a story about his sledding adventures that afternoon, when an alert went off on my Blackberry, notifying me of a new message. So I did the thing I’ve been trained to do; I picked it up, ignored the conversation I was having, and checked to see [...]

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    Mad for Anime

    From Christopher Byrne on January 28th, 2011

    Do you get the Anime craze? Not everyone does, but it’s a powerful and appealing subculture. So, I decided to ask my 16-year-old friend Faith D’Isa to represent us at the recent Anime expo in New York. Here’s her report: Bet you wouldn’t let your child venture out at ten years old with no way [...]

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    Chris Byrne on Live! With Regis & Kelly

    From Time To Play on January 26th, 2011

    “Grownup Toys For The Kid in all of us”
    Here is the list of toys Chris had with him (in order of appearance).

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    Game Preview: Dead Space 2

    From Jeff McKinney on January 25th, 2011

    Dead Space 2 arrives today. It’s definitely not for kids (or a lot of adults either) but fans of gory, horror games are going to love it. Find out more in my Play Forum blog post.

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    Time to Play: Saving Money in the New Year

    From Guest Blogger on January 24th, 2011

    Festive Hangover? Have a New Year’s Financial Detox Many of us are still suffering from financial hangovers from the Christmas period after spending far too much on gifts, decorations and food in December. It’s probably dawned on some of us that January (and possibly February) will be a hard month in financial terms. Whether you [...]

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    Nintendo 3DS Details Announced

    From Jeff McKinney on January 19th, 2011

    This just in! Nintendo announces release date and price for the 3DS.

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    Game Preview: LittleBigPlanet 2 and Plants vs. Zombies

    From Jeff McKinney on January 18th, 2011

    Tuesday means new video games arriving in stores! Two coming out today that look like they should be a lot of fun are LittleBigPlanet 2 and Plants vs. Zombies. Read more about both in my Play Forum post.

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    Of Tragedies and Teddy Bears

    From Christopher Byrne on January 13th, 2011

    I’m in Hong Kong this week at the annual Toy Fair, and in addition to talking toys my friends and colleagues from around the world, like everyone back home, is talking about the tragic shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and several others unfortunate enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. While [...]

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    Game Preview: DC Universe Online

    From Jeff McKinney on January 11th, 2011

    Game Preview for the week of January 10: DC Universe Online is in stores today. Read more about it on the Play Forum.

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