Toys Fair 2009 Reviews

This product is great in theory, poor in execution. My 8 yo daughter really likes the idea of gadgets so turning the cache to choose her colors and using the attached pen to place the pixos is right up her alley. As a parent, however, I can't stand this toy. The pixos get caught under the cup that holds/delivers the pixos to the pen and the only way I've figured out to get them out is by lifting up the cup (I haven't figured out how to remove it) holding the spaces between the cups over the slot that releases them letting them into the tube that attaches the cups to the pen, one by one. It's a painstaking process and clearly NOT how the product is designed. It's hard to do and my daughter doesn't have the strength/dexterity to get it done. The only other option is to ignore that the pixos are caught between the cups but if you let it go long enough, so many pixos get caught under it that the cup doesn't rotate right and the toy just doesn't work. I'm hoping that my daughter will eventually forget about this and I can just throw it away. The thing that kills me is that she saved up her own money to buy this and it is a huge disappointment.Get more detail about Spin Master PixOs Super Studio.

My son loved this game. Racing cars and learning at the same time..what preschooler boy wouldn't like that!Get more detail about LeapFrog Zippity Learning Game: Disney Pixar Cars.

I have a group of friends that I play Risk with. We've played just about every Risk special edition to come out the last few years, and I must say this is one of the best we've played. The achievement system makes for short games, which is refreshing.Get more detail about Risk Halo Wars Risk.

The figures are poorly made, but the horses are the worst. Their legs are held straight by great globs of glue from what looks like a hot glue gun. My daughter immediately tried to manipulate them like you can manipulate the arms and legs of the people. Just as you'd expect with hot glue, the glue separated from the horses' bodies and now they won't stand up any more. They just lie on their bellies. That happened the first night she played with them.Get more detail about Melissa & Doug Royal Family Wooden Doll Set.