Daily Archives: February 16, 2016

LEGO, Toys

Keeping the Toys Organized

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Clean and organized

In my house there is a term that the kids know, it is “Daddy Clean”. This means that things are cleaned up the way that Daddy wants them cleaned up. Most of the time this has to do with the living room. Our living room has the couch area where we relax and enjoy the TV. Allison knits on her side and I either play video games or work on blog posts on my side.

Then there is the side of the couch beyond my side that is the kids’ play area. We have Allison’s play kitchen that her mom had made for her when she was a kid. In it go all the Melissa and Doug play food pieces. Directly opposite that is a standing set of bins that each have their own type of toys and toy pieces. There are Hot Wheels, PlaySkool Heroes, Half-Shell Heroes, Rescue Bots and more. Along the wall are all the larger items like play sets and our over sized Robots in Disguise talking Bumblebee. Right next to the couch is a bookcase on its side with fabric bins that hold many of the miscellaneous toys that don’t really fit a specific category like McDonald’s toys and things like that. The middle of the entertainment center holds our Hess Toy Truck collection and in one cabinet of the entertainment center there are puzzles and more.

When things in the house are “Daddy Clean” it means that everything has been cleared out from under the couch and loveseat. Every single toy has been put back into its respective bin, drawer or shelf. The room is vacuumed and then all is right with the world… for about 2 days or less. Continue reading Keeping the Toys Organized →

Photo-A-Day, Toys, Transformers, Vlog

Unboxing Transformers Generations Sergeant Kup

Transformers Generations Sergeant Kup
Photo-A-Day #3963

When the lights went out at home today I was in the basement searching for a Transformer to unbox. Then they came back on quickly and back off again. So we went early to the Spaghetti Supper fundraiser for Triboro Youth Theater. It was a bit sparse as far as people there but we had a great time. The kids were very well behaved even when I told them to take one dessert.

As far as today’s Transformer I was excited to find this other Sergeant Kup. The cool thing is that this was a Generations Kup instead of the Transformers Prime Sergeant Kup that I reviewed earlier this year. This one looks like Kup from 1986’s Transformers The Movie. The transformation is pretty simple and when all is said and done he is tall, looks cool in both vehicle and robot mode. Here is my full video below.