The Toy Wall http://www.thetoywall.com An Expert's Guide to the Best Birthday, Christmas, and Holiday Toys! Wed, 01 May 2013 15:43:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Daytrader brings the trading floor to your dining room table! http://www.thetoywall.com/daytrader-brings-the-trading-floor-to-your-dining-room-table http://www.thetoywall.com/daytrader-brings-the-trading-floor-to-your-dining-room-table#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:40:48 +0000 admin http://www.thetoywall.com/?p=6011 Daytrader, by Samir Lyons, is a financial board game that brings you the thrills and chills of investing in the stock market.

This is your chance to become a fast thinking, investment-savvy day trader; but first… get a job!

Work at the companies on the board to scrape together some cash so you can make trades in the companies you work for.

The more employees a company has, the higher the company’s stock price.

Buy a company’s stock when it’s priced low and sell it when it’s high to maximize your gains and create greater wealth.

When you have enough cash to retire be the first to get to the bank before the volatile market sets you back. If you can do that, you win!

Bring the trading floor to your dinning room table with Daytrader!

+ Ages 13 & up
+ 2 – 6 players
+ Playing time of 30 – 90 mins

Let’s support this beautifully designed and educational game by helping fund it on Kickstarter!

For more information about this game and rules, visit Playdaytrader.com

 

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Buy here: Matty Collector

]]> http://www.thetoywall.com/back-to-the-future-hoverboard/feed 1 STAR WARS USB DRIVES http://www.thetoywall.com/star-wars-usb-drives http://www.thetoywall.com/star-wars-usb-drives#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:48:00 +0000 admin http://thetoywall.com/?p=4824 Check out all your favorite Star Wars characters…now in MIMOBOT form!

Choose from Luke, Hans, Darth, R2D2, Jabba the Hut, and more….

Each drive can store up to 64 GB! Enough for all Star Wars movies…

 

Source: Mimobot

]]> http://www.thetoywall.com/star-wars-usb-drives/feed 0 LEGO Bird Man http://www.thetoywall.com/lego-bird-man http://www.thetoywall.com/lego-bird-man#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:39:05 +0000 admin http://thetoywall.com/?p=4816 People have recreated many things with LEGO pieces…from guns, engines, and superheroes.

But I’m loving what artist Tom Poulsom has done with his LEGO bird project. Each bird represents an endangered species to help bring awareness to both children and adults.

Can you identify all of them?

Source: Daily Boom

 

]]> http://www.thetoywall.com/lego-bird-man/feed 0 A DOLL THAT LOOKS JUST LIKE YOU http://www.thetoywall.com/a-doll-that-looks-just-like-you http://www.thetoywall.com/a-doll-that-looks-just-like-you#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:01:00 +0000 admin http://thetoywall.com/?p=4124 I just spotted these MyTwinn dolls recently. The company creates each doll to resemble a photo (provided by the customer) of a child between the ages of 3 and 12.

You can choose the skin color, eye color, hair color, as well as hair style and texture. Their “artisans” choose a face shape and assemble the dolls…even adding freckles or moles!

Pricing is a bit expensive ($149), but could be a great gift for someone on their special day.

 

Source: MyTwinn

]]> http://www.thetoywall.com/a-doll-that-looks-just-like-you/feed 0 PRINT YOUR 3-D ROBOT AT HOME http://www.thetoywall.com/print-your-3-d-robot-at-home http://www.thetoywall.com/print-your-3-d-robot-at-home#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 04:17:15 +0000 admin http://thetoywall.com/?p=4089 Cubify robots are snap-together, poseable toys created for the Cube Home 3D printer. You can pose your bot, or swap its parts with other bots for more color and shape combinations. Collect all the sets and build your own Cube-printed robot army! Design directly on the site and order them to be delivered…or buy your own 3-D printer and go nuts!

SOURCE: CUBIFY

 

]]> http://www.thetoywall.com/print-your-3-d-robot-at-home/feed 0 TREBUCHET KIT http://www.thetoywall.com/trebuchet-kit http://www.thetoywall.com/trebuchet-kit#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 06:04:50 +0000 admin http://thetoywall.com/?p=4075 I dare you to give me one reason why anyone shouldn’t get this Trebuchet Kit.

People…it launches objects THIRTY FEET!! Time to find my old GI Joe figures…

Click here to view the embedded video.

Source: Maker Shed

]]> http://www.thetoywall.com/trebuchet-kit/feed 0 CELEBRITIES AS CLASSIC DISNEY CHARACTERS http://www.thetoywall.com/celebrities-as-classic-disney-characters http://www.thetoywall.com/celebrities-as-classic-disney-characters#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 04:12:32 +0000 admin http://thetoywall.com/?p=4079 Everyone’s favorite celeb photographer Annie Leibovitz has done an amazing job shooting celebrities for this year’s Disney Dream campaign.

Can you name all of the stars?

 

]]> http://www.thetoywall.com/celebrities-as-classic-disney-characters/feed 0 UPCYCLED GAME EQUIPMENT http://www.thetoywall.com/upcycled-game-equipment http://www.thetoywall.com/upcycled-game-equipment#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:57:36 +0000 admin http://thetoywall.com/?p=4070 GreenCub has ingeniously created ways to use old NES, XBOX, PLAYSTATION controllers into unique office gadgets.

Need a pencil holder, cufflinks, or storage box? Check out his selection over at Etsy!

]]> http://www.thetoywall.com/upcycled-game-equipment/feed 0 NECOMIMI – BRAIN CONTROLLED CAT EARS! http://www.thetoywall.com/connect-4-launchers http://www.thetoywall.com/connect-4-launchers#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:59:02 +0000 admin http://thetoywall.com/?p=326 Necomimi (means “cat ears” in Japanese) is the first brain controlled headgear that uses your emotion and forehead muscles to control movement of the cat ears!

Based on how relaxed, happy, or excited you are, the brainwaves  trigger the cat’s ears to flutter, flatten, or perk up!

Rumor is the “tail” version is coming out soon too….get ready!

Click here to view the embedded video.

 

Source: Necomimi

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