Disney is continuing to release their classic stories as apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The latest is Dumbo. In the app you follow the baby elephant as he overcomes adversity and learns to believe in himself and that he can fly. Dumbo was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I even saw it at the Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World when I stayed there with my grandparents in 1984. There was a movie theater in the arcade room in the basement with free movies. My Grandfather and I watched it. Well, I watched it, he fell asleep. Continue reading App Review: Disney Classics: Dumbo
Daily Archives: October 1, 2012
Toy Review: Mungi Magnetic Bands
Kids love bracelets. When I was a kid it was jelly bracelets and that fad came back in a big way a few years ago. Adults and kids like to wear silicone bracelets to show their support for things or express themselves. Well an entrepreneurial dad decided to combine the collect-ability and trade-ability of bracelets and created Mungi (pronounced moon-gee) Magnetic Bands. A set of three bands goes for $6.99 retail.
When these arrived Eva looked at them and asked, “When are we reviewing THOSE!” She was very excited about them. I picked three sets including: Dancing Princess, Rock Star and Shark Attack. Eva likes guitars and I think of her as my little rock star so the Rock Star set was a good choice. She also does ballet and is my little princess so the Dancing Princess set was also cool. The set that I picked primarily for me was Shark Attack because it had a Jolly Roger band in addition to the Shark band.
So, when Eva did get her hands on the Mungi Magnetic Bands she couldn’t wait to make a video about them.
After she made the video she proceeded to make a ton of combinations with the bands. She even asked to take them to school. I allowed her to take two bands (enough to make a bracelet for her arm) to wear to school. The bands are recommended for ages 8 and up. Eva’s less than two weeks away from 5 years old but I decided as her parent that she was responsible enough to play with these bands. She was also strictly warned to keep them in places that Andrew cannot get near. She played with them very well and enjoyed the heck out of them. And clearly she doesn’t want to trade them with friends, yet. Maybe when she’s older she’ll get into the trading of things. Continue reading Toy Review: Mungi Magnetic Bands