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DIY Star Wars LEGO ornaments: perfect for your Hothmas tree

This is no mere ornament. It’s a LEGO ornament. A LEGO Star Wars ornament that you can DIY. And it’s going to look great hanging on your tree, along with a LEGO Millenium Falcon and TIE Fighter. Besides, isn’t pew pew pew more fun than ho ho ho?...

New blocks on the block: awesome LEGO alternatives to get kids building

by Delilah S. Dawson | Toys + Playthings

We’re not saying you need to leggo your LEGO (like your kids would ever let that happen). We’re huge LEGO fans! But this holiday season, we just want you to know about some really cool alternative building systems out there that’ll get little hands...

Brand-new inspiration for your LEGO lovers

by Eva Glettner | Books for Kids

Chances are, if there is a new LEGO anything, my kiddos have heard about it. But buying a new LEGO set every time they want one (read: always) can get expensive. So how do you inspire your kids to keep building with the pieces that they already own? Fortunately,...

DIY LEGO gift boxes for LEGOriffic parties

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

LEGO never goes out of style, and so we love this tutorial we just found for making your own LEGO gift boxes. The free DIY LEGO gift box templates at Lines Across look super easy – You just need card stock, scissors and glue, and craft foam (or improvise) to...

The coolest dreidels ever. One word: LEGO

by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings

I know, I know…Halloween is not even here and already we’re diving headfirst into holiday picks. But it’s hard to resist when it’s a Hanukkah goodie as cool as these dreidels. Made by artist Val Glaser, who does all kinds of cool custom things...

5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week

by Cool Mom Staff | Tech CMP-Style

Here are a few of our favorite tech picks from the last week, just in case you missed them. 1. This super fun app lets you create professional-looking posters using your own Instagram photos. Keep Calm and Cool Mom? 2. You’re going to love this fun, free...

Happy 80th Birthday LEGO! Some of our favorite LEGO picks over the years, tied up with a bow

by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings

For all the complaining I do about the tiny bricks scattered all over the living room floor, I adore LEGO bricks for how much they fully engage my kids even more than the latest video game. So we’re delighted to you a very Happy 80th Birthday. Based on how much...

The Lego set so cool you won’t let your kids touch it

by Delilah S. Dawson | Toys + Playthings

I’ve got four words for you: Steampunk. Lego. Monster. Fighters.I haven’t even gotten to the part about the castle. Thank heavens I was alone when I found the new Lego Monster Fighters display at Target this week. Why? Because I blurted out HOLY...

Birthday gifts for 5-year-old girl? Reader Q&A

by Christina Refford | Tips + Tricks

I need a birthday gift idea for my soon-to-be 5-year-old daughter. She has tons of Barbies, tons of clothes – she is a girly girl and loves all things to do with painting nails, wearing girly stuff. I feel like we have way too many toys and clothes. What else is...

Are LEGO Friends good for girls? Let’s talk about it.

by Christina Refford | Tips + Tricks

I’ll be frank, quite a few of us groaned along with many of you when LEGO Friends was announced; that series of pastel-colored, “girl-friendly” kits which seemed heavy on the pink and purple, with themes like Butterfly Beauty Shop. (Gah.) At Toy Fair...