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Adora Dolls Playtime Baby Review

March 29, 2013 by Danielle Leave a Comment

Both of my daughters, just like many other girls absolutely is obsessed with baby dolls. I will admit that we have many babies in our house (my husband keeps trying to get rid of them, but the girls always catch him 🙂 ). When the opportunity came up for me to review a doll from the Adora Dolls Line, I couldn’t have been more excited. We were given the Playtime Baby to review.

About Adora Dolls Playtime Baby:

This doll is the 13″ Playtime Baby Doll “Little Princess”

The doll truly does have lifelike features. Not to mention that she smells just like the Bedtime lotion that both of my girls use.

**One of the best features is the fact that the doll is completely machine washable.

Awards:

2012 DOTY (Doll of the Year), Industry’s Choice Award
2012 The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
2012 Parents’ Choice Approved – Parents’ Choice Foundation
Creative Child 2012 Seal of Excellence Award

**Please [Read more…]

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Are You Ready For Easter? Hot Toy Guide

March 28, 2013 by Samantha 7 Comments

Are you ready for Easter? For those of you getting ready for Peter Cottontail’s arrival, check out these fun new toys to fill your little one’s basket and bring a smile to their face.

For many, stuffed animals or toys are a must in an Easter Basket. YooHoos, a popular line from Aurora’s stuffed toys expand this year to include a colorful Easter Egg Assortment. These feature the original YooHoos dressed as colorful and decorated Easter eggs in pink, purple, blue, and green. Each YooHoo makes a fun sound or plays an Easter tune when squeezed. (5”, SRP: $9).

Also from Aurora are several varieties of stuffed lambs, perfect for this time of year. The Jesus Loves Me lambs come in pink or blue, has silky soft “wool” plush, and embroidered eyes making this safe for even the youngest children. Each comes with a matching festive bow around it’s neck that matches the design in it’s ears. At 9″ they are $13 each. Alternately there is the 8” “Blessings” lamb, who is pure white with a white bow with the words “Jesus Loves Me” around it’s neck. This lamb is super-soft and cuddly and has embroidered smile and eyes. At 8” and the cost for this lamb is 9$.

For more information or to purchase go to http://shop.auroragift.com (use code YooHoo13 for free shipping on orders over $50).

Hallmark has a great variety of Easter gifts available, as well as some fun and funky greeting cards. Whether you want to make the recipient laugh or reflect, if they are old, young, or in between, some of the sweetest, cutest cards you will find come from Hallmark. It’s also a great way to keep in touch with distant family and friends, increase personal interactions and socialization, encourage your child to write and learn how to format an envelope, and can even be a fun trip to the post office for you both. Real mail has en entirely different meaning and feeling then emails, it is more personal since it has your handwriting and can be personalized in other ways, and is [Read more…]

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Peaceable Kingdom Stack Up Game Review

March 28, 2013 by Danielle Leave a Comment

I am a huge fan of the Cooperative Game Line from Peaceable Kingdom. I was lucky enough to be able to review the new game Stack Up!

About Peaceable Kingdom:

All of the cooperative games from Peaceable Kingdom offer educational qualities that are appropriate for the age of the players involved.

Peaceable Kingdom was founded in 1983, with a single product – a children’s poster based on the artwork from the classic children’s book Goodnight Moon. The company has now grown into a leader in stickers, greeting cards, and cooperative games.

The mission of Peaceable Kingdom is to make good, do good, and be good.

About Stack Up:

The Game includes everything that you will need to play. The game is for children ages 3-5. You can play this game with 2-6 players.

Learning Skills worked on in this game:

Balance
Color Matching
Hand-eye coordination
Cooperation

How [Read more…]

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“imagine I Can” make it or play it collection from Manhattan Toy Review and Giveaway

March 28, 2013 by Danielle 8 Comments

We all know that kids are fascinated with making things as well as playing things. I was lucky enough to be able to review 3 products in the new “imagine i CAN” line: Finger Paint Fun, Castle Climb, and Fairy Enchanted.

About “imagine I Can” :

Kids can come up with some wild, crazy ideas when they daydream, which is a great thing.

Each kit is perfect for family fun, birthday party gifts, or solo play on a snowy day. There is a wide variety of topics, so that no matter what activities interest your child, you will most certainly be able to find something for them in this new line of toys.

About Manhattan Toy:

Manhattan toys have a wide variety of brands, including: Imagine I Can, Whoozit, Wimmer-Ferguson, Groovy Girls, Dr. Seuss, Fraggle Rock, Parents, Baby Stella, and Manhattan Toy. With all of these different brands, there are more than 700 product designs distributed through more than 10,000 department and specialty toy and gift retailers.

Manhattan Toys gives the opportunity for children of all ages to explore their world.

About My “imagine I Can” Products:

Castle Climb:

As you can see from the pictures, my daughter was a huge fan of the Castle Climb game. You simply each start out with a castle base, then you roll the dice to see what color of castle piece you get next. My daughter [Read more…]

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5 Things to Consider Before Hiring a Babysitter for Your Kids

March 28, 2013 by Samantha 1 Comment

While it might seem easy to just go online or look in the newspaper, choose a babysitter, call them, and hire them on the spot, it is recommended that parents and guardians do their due diligence first. Not everyone is who he or she says they are on the Internet, and their online reputation could be much different than what it is in person – they might not be entirely trustworthy or they might even have a criminal record. If you don’t want to put your children in danger while you sneak away for the night for a date with the hubby, it is important to do your research first; hiring a babysitter is a big deal. Here are 5 things to consider before hiring a babysitter for your kids.

If you have already done a few face-to-face interviews, it is recommended that you don’t hire them on the spot. You can always have them do a test run by babysitting your child while you are home. Hire them for a few hours during your busiest hours or while you are doing house work, but make sure to observe them to see how engaged they are with your child and how engaged your child is with them. This is a great way to know for certain if a babysitter is a good fit.

Heelys – The Skating Sneaker

March 28, 2013 by Samantha 3 Comments

Heelys are the nifty shoes which act as two shoes in one. One shoe is a stylish, skater-type sneaker that is comfortable and modern. The other type of shoe is a skate. There is a pop in/out wheel in the heel which makes your trek a little quicker and more interesting. The wheel lets you roll around, grind, stall, even use ramps and do vertical tricks. The more confident and time you spend with the shoes the more tricks you can pull off.

The newest innovation from Heelys is the Nano. The Nano is a small foot sized board which lets the wearer, carve, cut and zip [Read more…]

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My Pirate’s Tale – Book and Pirate Box

March 28, 2013 by Samantha 4 Comments

Little kids, and big kids for that matter, love pirates. From the Disney pirate movies which have graced movie theaters for years to the aisles of pirate toys in stores across the country, pirate themed fun is everywhere. What better way to get your kids into reading then with the peg legged swashbuckling pirates?

Check out My Pirate’s Tale, a book with personalization available for your child, and an incredible amount of Pirate fun inside. The book is a cute story of a little boy who, after receiving a magical treasure chest, is able to be a pirate out on the open seas. The book is part story book, part photo album, with pages meant to be filled with pictures of your little pirate. The book is written by B.L.Medeiros, who has 15 years of [Read more…]

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Totseat from Trendy Kids Review & Giveaway

March 26, 2013 by Danielle 15 Comments

We are definintely a family that is on the go at most times. Sometimes that means that we are out to eat, but more often, it means that we are at friends or family’s houses, many whom don’t have children. It sure is hard to try and feed a baby or toddler while holding them. But, at the same time I hate to lug along our “travel high chair”, because it takes up so much room. I was lucky enough to be able to review the perfect solution for our problem, The Tot Seat.

About The Tot Seat:

They say that the totseat is the washable squashable high chair.

It is the only adaptable chair harness. It is totally washable. It is easy to use. Easy to carry along, and it fits almost every chair out there.