http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/ticone4 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:14:46 GMT Reviews by ticone4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Mattel-Uno-Attack-Game-review-e114 This toy never performed well for us.  We read and reread the instructions on what to do to try and prevent the cards from jamming but nothing ever seemed to work.  It constantly jammed interrupting the flow of the game and just made it more frustrating than fun.  We just stick to regular UNO these days.... Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:14:46 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Mattel-Uno-Attack-Game-review-e114 ticone4 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Hasbro-Twister-Board-Game-review-69ad1 We were very disappointed with this toy.  My 9 year old son LOVES music and dancing.  He is incredibly good at DDR Max and other dance games but this one just misses the mark.  It's too complicated to follow and even I had trouble trying to keep up with it.  It was no fun at all and we finally just gave up and put it away.  We've only played it once and it has sat on the shelf untouched ever since.  It was very... Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:09:30 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Hasbro-Twister-Board-Game-review-69ad1 ticone4 2 http://www.viewpoints.com/Cranium-Balloon-Lagoon-Game-review-d0bc1 My entire family loves this game including my mom!!  This always seems to make the cut when we are picking out games for family game night.  We bought this for my son a couple of years ago when he was 7 and have played it countless times and it shows virtually no wear and tear and we all still love playing it.  Even my niece who is 12 asks to play this game when she comes over. ... Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:03:29 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Cranium-Balloon-Lagoon-Game-review-d0bc1 ticone4 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/LeapFrog-Fridge-Phonics-Magnetic-Letter-Set-review-ddf10 This is by far one of my favorite products.  My son loves this toy and not only uses it in the kitchen on the fridge while I am working in the kitchen but will also load up the letters in a bucket and tote it all into the playroom to use it throughout the day.  He is two and a half and knows the alphabet song, recongnizes all of the letters and knows a lot of his letter sounds and I believe playing with this toy has really helped with that.  We play "alphabet soup" and randomly pick letters out of the bucket and he tells me what they are and then we put it into the letter reader to "check it".  I also love that it is so durable.  He has dropped it several times onto our ceramic kitchen floor when removing it from the fridge and it has never skipped a beat and is not a big drain on batteries which is always a... Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:32:16 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/LeapFrog-Fridge-Phonics-Magnetic-Letter-Set-review-ddf10 ticone4 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Mega-Bloks-80-piece-maxi-bag-review-923f0 My son was given this for his 2nd birthday and it has been a big hit with both him and with my 9 year old.  They love to build the blocks as high as they will go and then bowl it down.  It is very durable and I don't worry about losing pieces since they are such a good, chunky size.  I love that there is a variety of colors and shapes and that they can both build with it and have plenty of pieces. ... Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:24:59 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Mega-Bloks-80-piece-maxi-bag-review-923f0 ticone4 5