Gearhead Mom

Fun Winter Pop Up Book

The folks over at Simon and Schuster sent me some books to review. The first one I am tackling is Snow Bugs, A Wintery Pop-up Book by Click the thumbnail for a full review

You Can Go Ahead And Take This Off Your Wish List

Sy has always loved play dough. Sadly for her, I usually make her the hippie homemade kind in homely colors. Have you ever noticed how difficult it is to make purple play dough? It’s hard! So when Sy’s best buddy…

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Going Cuckoo for This Clock

IKEA is now selling one of the best kid clocks on the market. I don’t think they realize it—because it’s not in the kids’ section—but it’s perfect for my son, Max, and is saving my marriage.…

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A FLIPpin’ Update: The MinoHD

Since last holiday season when I bought my husband the Flip camcorder, Pure Digital has released two updated HD models, the most recent, the MinoHD 2nd Generation, which made its debut on October 15 (I reviewed…

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Lakeshore Color Beanbags

Oh how we love the simple toys. So here’s a simple review for a simple toy.

I think we’ve had these color-coded beanbags for about two and a half years and we literally play with them every day. I first…

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Non-Plastic Crib Rail Bumpers = Brilliant

File under: Why oh why didn’t I find this product six months ago??

Baby G chews on everything. It’s actually pretty gross if I stop to think about just how many crayon tips that boy has ingested. He sees me…

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