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My American Girl Doll

December 13, 2013 by Danielle 1 Comment

Disclosure: The ‘My American Girl’ was provided to me to help facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and honest. I am disclosing this in accordance to FTC Guidelines

Everyone has heard of American Girl Dolls, and I don’t think that even counting all the kids I’ve taught that I have met a little girl that wasn’t a big fan of American Girl Dolls. I must say that my daughter is no different than the rest. 🙂

About American Girl Dolls:

At American Girl, they celebrate girls and all that they can be. That’s why they develop products and experiences that help girls grow up in a wholesome way, while encouraging them to enjoy girlhood through fun and enchanting play.

They Carry:

American Girl Characters – historical characters inhabit stories that are set during important times in America’s past.
My American Girl Dolls – each child can customize a girl that is just right for her.
Bitty Baby – The Bitty Baby line of baby dolls features storybooks, outfits, and accessories that promote nurturing play among girls ages 3 and up.
American Girl magazine – a bi-monthly magazine that more than 500,000 girls receive.

Over 23 million American Girl Dolls have been sold through the company’s catalogue, retail stores, and website since 1986.

About My American Girl Dolls:

The My American Girl line of 18-inch dolls, books, accessories, and interactive online experience for girls ages 8 and up lets every girl create a truly special and meaningful doll that’s as unique as she is.
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Krusteaz Virtual Baking Event

December 13, 2013 by Samantha 2 Comments

Krusteaz is a well known trusted baking partner in kitchens across the country for years. They make our favorite buttermilk pancake mix and little man is a connoisseur of the cake of pan (pancakes). His favorite are make by his great-grandmother who makes the most delectable pancakes, with a few secret ingredients, and a pig shaped pan mommy brought back from a trip.

Krusteaz started in 1932 with a women’s bridge club from Seattle who wanted an easy to make pic crust. Krusteaz has since come to be makers of home baked convenient fresh from the oven goodness one mix at a time.

To get all home bakers in the holiday spirit, Krusteaz is hosting a Virtual Holiday Baking Event on Saturday, December 14. We’re excited to announce Weelicious blogger and cookbook author, Catherine McCord, will be baking her favorite Krusteaz creations live from her kitchen, sharing recipes, tips and holiday gifting ideas featuring homemade goodies. We’re encouraging everyone to tune in, invite friends over, ask question/share ideas via our Twitter feed and get into the holiday spirit. Their handle is @Krusteaz so make sure you are following for all the fun.
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Hot Toys for Christmas

December 13, 2013 by Samantha Leave a Comment

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Getting ready for Christmas? It can be hard to wade through all the noise to find the best Christmas items. Now that “Black Friday” is over, we can focus on what’s fantastic for the season vs how much can be saved at 3am. A few of my current favorites are;

North Pole Communicator Microphone- This is super cute and fun for kids, and lets them “talk” with Santa every night before bedtime. Beginning December 1, get the family together daily and dial up the North Pole to have “real” back-and-forth conversations with the “big man”, elves, and more. The communicator is quite a lot of fun, will amuse adults as well, really psychs kids up and gets them excited, and and is a great way to get the family involved in a nightly activity.

Hallmark’s Keepsake Ornaments are a tradition for many, and giving a treasured ornament (or building a collection for your children) is something that so many people enjoy doing. Keepsake Ornaments has a variety of ornaments that commemorate milestones and nurture memories, as well as scenes from your favorites movies, TV shows, or cartoon characters. Our favorite this year is “Lions and Tigers and Bears”, a Wizard of Oz ornament that moves and talks. All the characters move and speak lines from this scene in the movie. There is an amazing variety of Keepsake Ornaments, so finding the perfect gift for your child or loved one is easy.

The new interactive storybook “Santa and the Christmas Eve Flight” is adorable and will make bonding over reading with you kids fun for both of you. Santa responds with questions or choices as you read key words and phrases. how your child answers will shape this story, which can change each time you read it. There are more then 30 responses from Santa, which makes the possibilities for the storyline pretty diverse.
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Filed Under: holidays, review Tagged With: Hallmark, holiday gift guide, holiday gift guide 2013, holidays, kids, stuffed animals, talk to santa, toys

Kids Wooden Animal Train by Maxim

December 12, 2013 by Danielle 1 Comment

Disclosure: The Wood Animal Train was provided to me to help facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and honest. I am disclosing this in accordance to FTC Guidelines.

I love to find toys that are unique for my children. I also tend to look for toys that don’t have to have batteries and help encourage my children to use their imagination. The Wooden Animal Train was a perfect option for us.

About The Wooden Animal Train:

Children will love this fun and colorful pull along giraffe, zebra, and elephant train! This 7 piece set conveniently links with magnets and the animals are removable from the cargo cars. Compatible with Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway, Brio and other fin Wooden Train Sets and Accessories.

There are easy to use magnetic connectors

Cardstore Holiday Cards

December 11, 2013 by Samantha 5 Comments

I participated in an Ambassador Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Cardstore. I received complimentary cards and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

Its holiday card time! What is one game that is fun to play and also relatively easy? Why it’s the Emmy’s of Christmas cards.

What pray tell are the Emmy’s of Christmas cards, also known as the pointsies? Well, it is a special award where you and your friends figure out which cards are the best in a few key categories.

And they are:

Cutest- cutest kid/puppy/etc.

Mushiest – this is that special card that brings a tear to your eye and a smile to your face. Either a well written card or even a little hand written note tucked into a blank card.

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Filed Under: holidays, review Tagged With: cards, holiday cards, holiday gift guide, holiday gift guide 2013

Joovy Pink Tricycoo Tricycle

December 11, 2013 by Danielle Leave a Comment

Disclosure: The Thomas & Friends: The Pink Tricycoo Tricycle was provided to me to help facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and honest. I am disclosing this in accordance to FTC Guidelines. Please see “Disclose” tab for more information.

Most little kids love to ride bikes, go on walks, as well as be outside. There comes a time when little kids want to do the things that the big kids are doing, but it is hard for them. That problem can be completely taken care of with the Joovy Pink Tricycoo Tricycle.

About Joovy:

Joovy’s goal is to design and manufacture family gear products that are extremely useful, practical, good-looking and FUN. Each of their products have premium features and use vibrant, high quality fabrics and materials.

Joovy has some ‘signature’ features. They are extra-large canopies on all strollers; sealed, ball bearing wheels; bold fabrics; and swing away trays, to name a few.

Joovy is a family-run business and they consider their employees, customers, and factory partners as members of their family.

If you have never noticed before, they definitely pride themselves in their double Os-Joovy, Caboose, Nook, Kooper, Groove, Room2, Cocoon, and Spoon.

They offer a wide variety of products from items for when you eat, play, sleep, walk, stroll, ride, potty, and carry.

About The Joovy Tricycoo:

The Joovy Tricycoo is a tricycle for your child as young as 18 months! The Tricycoo is the perfect way to introduce your child to balance and coordination, one step at a time.

Thomas and Friends: The Thomas Way

December 9, 2013 by Danielle 1 Comment

Disclosure: The Thomas & Friends: The Thomas Way DVD was provided to me to help facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and honest. I am disclosing this in accordance to FTC Guidelines. Please see “Disclose” tab for more information.

Everyone loves a little Thomas in their lives. I would admit that my girls would definitely fit into that category.

Thomas and Friends: The Thomas Way is available on DVD, Digital HD and Video On Demand December 3, 2013. Brought to you from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment.

Program Description:

You now get to hop on board for fun on Sodor as the engines find out that there is always something new to learn! While Thomas and Duck learn how to steam ahead together with a special deliver, Luke and Millie find out what it’s like to drive in each other’s tracks – literally! Percy steams straight into a very lucky encounter with Bill and Ben. Caitlin then gets a lesson in how things are done. Paxton works very hard to help recover Thomas’ lost puff. There is a great deal of activity happening on Sodor, but we all have to remember that it’s always important to steam ahead and remember that the best way is the Thomas Way.

Ali’s Adventure Park from Planet Orbeez

December 8, 2013 by Danielle Leave a Comment

Disclosure: The Ali’s Adventure Park from Planet Orbeez was provided to me to help facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and honest. I am disclosing this in accordance to FTC Guidelines. Please see “Disclose” tab for more information.

Every child loves a little imaginative play. I know that my girls definitely fit in with that category. What better way than to have great imaginative play than with Ali’s Adventure Park.

About Maya Group:

They Maya group works to bring safe, high-quality and original toys to the market – toys that amaze, wow and dazzle long after the packaging has been opened. They are dedicated to applying new, cool technologies to longstanding play patterns.

The Maya group produces toys that both surprise and satisfy. They find out directly from kids how they like to play, so their products remain fresh, relevant, and exciting.

The Science of Orbeez:

Orbeez are superabsorbent polymers – that means they are made of several smaller molecules joined together. With the addition of water they can grow to more than 100 times their volume. If you just place a tiny Orbeez bead in water and watch it swell! The water will be absorbed into the spaces between the molecules. These polymers were invented for agricultural use back in the 1960s to irrigate crops during times of drought. Today you will find superabsorbent polymers in diapers to prevent leaks, in food packages to absorb liquid and in floral vases to hydrate cut flowers.