Adventures with Elf on the Shelf!

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So this year we began the tradition of Elf on the Shelf. Do you carry on this new tradition that has been invading homes the last few years? I have to admit I thought the Elf and book was on the pricey side…but now that I have seen the utter joy our Elf (we named [Read On]

Sound Bingo by Do-Re-Me & You

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MommyReview: A match-the-sounds-to-the-pictures bingo game, and to match my sound to the game it’s a Toot-Toot… awesome! My daughter was so excited to play this every chance she got for two days straight. The simple joyful laugh that accompanied each playful sound was worth any price! I enjoyed playing this bingo game just as much [Read On]

Zen Benders

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  About: by Out of the Box Games. Exercise your mental faculties and physical dexterity with this dachshund puzzle Features 36 different challenge puzzles: 12 Beginner, 12 Intermediate and 12 Expert Simply select a puzzle and try to recreate the pattern on the card You may only slide the dice and turn the dice in [Read On]

iloverobots Mechatars Review & Giveaway #CleverRobot #Spon

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This toy is perfect for the little boy in your life (or girl who loves robots!). I had heard of iloverobots before and have seen some of their innovative other toys but Mechatars was a new term I hadn’t heard yet. Well, my 5 year old daughter had heard of them! My daughter promptly shouted [Read On]

Fun Must Have Toy for Summer: HandTrux

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Product: HandTrux Backhoe Company Overview: These unique sandbox sized dirt machines look and work just like the Big Iron and with the patented handraulic power-grip hidden inside each machine, you can really do precision digging and excavate sand, loose dirt and mud! MommyReview: My daughter loves to play in the sand, she loves to dig, she’d do [Read On]

Review: My Little Pony Twilight Sparkle’s Twinkling Balloon Playset

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Product: MY LITTLE PONY TWILIGHT SPARKLE’S TWINKLING BALLOON Playset Company: Hasbro Overview: Get ready to take TWILIGHT SPARKLE and SPIKE THE DRAGON on an enchanting “ride” through EQUESTRIA aboard the MY LITTLE PONY TWILIGHT SPARKLE’S TWINKLING BALLOON playset! Girls can glide the TWILIGHT SPARKLE pony through the sky in a gorgeous purple hot air balloon [Read On]

KIDReview: Shoulder Buddies + Giveaway

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  Shoulder Buddies, were recently featured on ABC News as one of the BEST new toys at NY Toy Fair 2011. Shoulder Buddies are figures that kids can wear and take with them everywhere they go. Each figure has an embedded magnet that connects with a Magic Coin in order to stay securely on a [Read On]

Review: Lego’s Duplo My First Zoo Set

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  Product: My First Zoo by Lego/Duplo Company’s Overview:  Get wild about building at the zoo! It’s another fun day at the zoo! Help the zoo keeper feed and care for the baby elephant, tiger, polar bear and giraffe! LEGO® DUPLO® bricks, figures and animals are colorful, safe and sturdy for little hands and big [Read On]

Holiday Gift Guide: Kidz Bop Dance Party for Wii

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Be the Newest Kidz Bop Dance Star! The #1 music brand for kids 5-12 hits the dance floor. Kidz can get their groove on to some of today’s greatest dance hits like Paparazzi, Get The Party Started and Thriller. Players step to the beat and learn all the moves from Kidz Bop Kids, Dana and Valerie.

Holiday Gift Guide:Crayola Game – Guess My Picture

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Guess My Picture is part puzzle, part art project and part guessing game. It promotes spatial thinking and fine motor skills and allows artists of all levels to excel at creating recognizable pictures. Players take turns being the artist and the guesser. The artist combines pre-cut circles, squares, squiggles and other two-dimensional pieces to make replicas of images printed on game cards. If the artist turns over a card with a house on it, she may lay a large square on the game board, then place a triangle above it to make a basic house shape. A more advanced player might add a rectangle for a chimney and some curves for smoke, and maybe even layer on some squares for windows or a garage. Guessers try to match the artist’s creations with the corresponding cards. Stars are awarded for making and identifying pictures correctly; the player with the most stars at the end of the game wins. The game ends after each player has a turn being the artist.