Toys

Muggle of the Year Award Goes to Alice Finch and Her Massive Lego Hogwarts

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I’m a fan of Harry Potter. Great books. Awesome story. Decent movie series. I’m also a fan of Legos. That’s why I’m higher than a Golden Snitch after looking at this insane custom creation from Seattle-based Alice Finch. Alice earned her wizarding stripes by putting together a massive, as in ginormous, Lego Hogwarts set. It took her roughly 12 months and over 40,000 Lego bricks to put this sucker together. And to say it’s breathtaking …

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We’ve Got to Go Back to the Lego Future!

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Lego continues to out-cool itself on a regular basis. First Star Wars. Then Batman. Then Avengers. And recently, Hobbit Lego sets. We are truly living in a Lego Paradise. So what’s the latest and greatest theme that Lego is embracing? None other than the entire Back to the Future franchise! Great Scott! Lego has officially approved a Back to the Future licensed set for 2013, featuring Doc Brown, Marty McFly and the only car cooler …

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Musical Slinky Giveaway (Ends 12/2)

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  Can you believe it’s been 50 years since the famous “It’s Slinky” jingle premiered? In case you don’t recall, here’s an interactive reminder! I definitely remember the jingle from my childhood. Though in college, we watched a lot of Ren n’ Stimpy cartoons and a Slinky parody (called “Log”) sticks out in my head just as much. Anyways, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the famous “It’s Slinky” jingle, POOF-Slinky has released a very …

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Legos, Assemble!

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Back in June, I celebrated my 40th birthday and got one of the coolest gifts ever: a Lego Avengers Quinjet. I started putting it together with my boys but various parties and events kept distracting us from finishing it. Until this weekend! Ryan really wanted to finish it, so we dove in on Saturday and started. Sunday morning, we opened the final bag and the beginning of the end began. Jason joined us too and we …

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Ain’t No Party Like a NYCC Hasbro Party

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This weekend was New York Comic Con. I’ve gone the last few years but just didn’t bother getting tickets this year. It’s a fun show but insanely packed and my kids end up just playing video games at the Nintendo booth for most of the time. It’s been a crazy few months too so the timing just wasn’t right. I’ll probably bring the family next year if I can remember to snag tickets early enough. …

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