You may have noticed we’ve not been spending as much time on ActiveDad as we once did and it’s with some regret we’ve decided to close the site for a while. We’ve found that spending time with the kids, and the various pets we seem to have acquired along the way, is the Number One priority right now, giving us less time to devote to the site.
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The LEGO Hero Factory Scorpio set is a pretty amazing construction set of gangly limbs, an ominous pair of snapping snippers and there is definitely a sting in the tail to be wary of. Find out more with our LEGO Hero Factory Scorpio review.
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The LEGO Hero Factory Fangz set is out to devour your Hero factory heroes with his huge teeth and large clawed limbs ready to rip robots apart. Make no bones about it, this space-age T-Rex is one dinosaur you don’t want to mess with. Find out more with our LEGO Hero Factory Fangz review.
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The LEGO Ninjago Blacksmith Shop (2508) is a model play set that allows the kids to take their Spinjitzu figures and have adventures with them. In this model set we get General Kruncha trying to steal the secret map showing the location of the four golden Spinjitzu weapons. Check out our Lego Ninjago 2508 Blacksmith Shop review to find out more.
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BZRK by Michael Grant is set to be the first book launched by the new Egmont imprint, Electric Monkey, and while it won’t be in stores until February 2012 we’ve kindly been sent a preview copy. However, what’s really got us excited is that fact that BZRK is more than just a book, as it’s a new multimedia exploration, including the novel, websites and even smartphone apps. Join us as we go a little BZRK.
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The Max Force Blowgun-35 takes the premise of the barrel of a biro pen and a bit of chewed paper from a text book, which was the way Active Dad made a spit gun at school, and propels it with force into the modern age. Find out how good it is with our Max Force Blowgun-35 review.
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Kinect Sports Season 2 is here, bringing with it a whole gym bag full of games for the whole family to get their collective teeth into. Designed to make the most of the Kinect on your Xbox 360, you can play singly, against each other or even online. Find out how much fun it is for the whole family with our Kinect Sports Season 2 review.
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Summer’s coming, swimsuits are being dug out of cupboards and you are about to put yourself on display to the world. How about losing a few pounds before hitting the beach? We’re revisiting some of our top tips from last year and whether you want to get fitter, lose some weight or just track your activity, Excel is an excellent tool for collating your data.
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This Sunday sees the British Grand Prix taking place once again, but for car fanatics it’ll have to be spectacular if it’s to beat last weekend’s Goodward Festival of Speed. A perfect weekend away, with the ability to take the kids along, the cars at Goodward were bigger, better and even faster than those you’ll see at Silverstone. Among them, was the Bloodhound SSC – the challenger for the world’s fastest car.
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On the outside the HoodieBoodie looks like a standard hoodie but the trick is it comes with built-in headphones, so your kids won’t need to worry about tangling cables when listening to music on the move. We thought they were a great idea now the colder weather is here. Read on to find out more with our HoodieBuddie MP3 jacket review.
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