Products & Services
LEGO LEGO Everywhere!
Got young LEGO players and lovers at home? Us too. Here’s how we try to manage the chaos and avoid stepping on LEGO pieces in the middle of the night.
Products & Services
Tegu Blocks
There’s always room for a new eco-friendly and innovative toy that helps children’s minds, like Tegu.
Party & Play
Tegu Instructional Videos and Fun Creations
Check out how a master block builder makes you your very own creation solely out of innovative Tegu magnetic wooden blocks.
Home
Lovies in the Laundry: How to Get the Stink Out of Stuffed Animals
How do you get urine smell out of beloved stuffed animals that live in the cribs of toddlers?
Party & Play
Family Game Night with Teenagers
There are a ton of game options for the younger and older crowds, but finding something in the middle of too babyish and too mature isn’t easy. But we found some great choices.
Party & Play
3Doodler Start: Should You Buy It? A Review from a Crafty Mom.
This kid version of the world’s first 3D printing pen is now available. Is it a cool crafting tool or a toy, or both? What can you expect and should you buy it?
Holidays
Holiday Hot Toys 2016: Hits and Misses (Or, What To Buy and What To Avoid)
The big retailers have announced the Hot Toys of the Holidays! Now Alpha Mom reviews them and tells you which ones are cool and which ones are duds.
Party & Play
Hatchimals Holiday Toy Craze: Can You Still Buy One? Should You?
This holiday season, Hatchimals have become the “must have” toy. Can you still get one at an affordable price? And is this interactive toy even worth it? We give you the lowdown.
Baby
Holiday Hot Toys: Hits and Misses of 2015
We tested many of the toys found on retailers’ Hot Toy Lists for 2015. And we’ll tell you the ones to buy, consider skipping and avoid all together!
Big Kid
All He Wants For Christmas Is A Princess Toy
A family member wants to gift her nephew the princess toys that he wants for Christmas and with which his immediate family doesn’t allow him to play. What can she do in this sticky situation?
Holidays
Holiday Toys and Games for Big Kids
Here are our favorite toys and games for bigger kids. There are lots of options for indoor and outdoor play.
Holidays
“Holiday Hot Toys:” Hit and Misses of 2014
This year we pick a dozen toys on a various Holiday Hot Toy Lists to test out ourselves. Learn which toys we would recommend buying, consider skipping and avoiding altogether.
Health & Safety
Keep Calm and Carry On (with Empowered SAFETY)
in 2013, there were 113 children’s products recalled. Whoa. I couldn’t name one of them. However, Empowered SAFETY does all the legwork for you.
Party & Play
Best Outdoor Toys for Your Kids This Summer
Check out some of these awesome outdoor toys we reviewed. They have been tested by my children and a few neighbors and any other kid that looked bored. And some of these toys definitely got the Alpha Mom Favorite award!
Toddler
On Little Boys & Pink Toys
One mom needs help making sure she’s not reinforcing gender messages in toys and not limiting her son given her sudden allergy to pink toys.
Holidays
Holiday Gift Ideas for Bigger Kids: Active Toys
We have some great holiday gift ideas of active toys for older kids. We tested them out and have interesting picks to get the kids moving.
Party & Play
Greatest Hits Toy List (aka Toys with Staying Power)
We recommend 50 Toys and Games that we feel you can trust. The selections range from infant to tween with varying price points.
Products & Services
Do These “Hot Toys” Really Deserve the Honor?
Every year the big-box retailers announce their lists of the top toys for the holiday season. You know, the ones on the “hot lists” that promise to make your kids the happiest on the planet. Do they deserve those honors? Are those toys worth the money? We take a look at some toys found on many of the 2013 lists.
Party & Play
LeapPad Ultra Vs. Tabeo e2: Are Either the Right Tablet For Your Children?
Deciding whether to get your child(ren) a learning tablet? We review the LeapPad Ultra and the Tabeo e2.
Toddler
Rediscover Some Awesome Classic Toys
Give your kids a break from technology and rediscover these old school toys.