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Reviewing Toys That Help Your Children Grow
Many of you know that I also write as the Toys Guide at About.com, where I also complete a variety of toy reviews and create articles on more popular toy trends. I just finished writing up an extensive review of the popular LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer, a tablet for kids that includes educational software that encourages [...]
My 2-year-old, like many other boys I know, is a car nut. Maybe it’s because when we take a trip to Target, small cars make the best impulse buys for this age group because you can purchase them for $1.00. I never worry about losing them and because they are small enough to fit in [...]
La Dee Da is an unbeliveable new line of fashion dolls that will grace toy stores in August 2012. Dee and her 3 best friends, Tylie, Cyanne and Sloane are aspiring fashion designers who travel the world and use their experiences to gain inspiration for their clothing and accessories. Their clothing can transform. For example, [...]
This year at Toy Fair we noticed an unbelievable amount of games that are going to be brought to market that involve apps for use on the iPhone or iPad. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Hasbro is one of the dominators in the family game market, so I don’t know why [...]
Last night my family and I were invited to a local event, celebrating an indoor, pop-up skating arena at Mansfield Crossing in Mansfield, Massachusetts. For the first three weekends in March on Friday’s, Saturday’s and Sunday’s, families just like mine are invited to skate for free on this special indoor surface. If you are local [...]
I have a 2-year-old-son who has a crush on Angelina Ballerina. I’m not kidding. He loves this show and actually prefers to watch these DVD’s more than Thomas the Train or Barney. It honestly doesn’t make me sad, because it’s the only opportunity to watch something a little more girly that isn’t focused on trucks [...]
Being a full-time working mom, yogurt in general has been a godsend in my life, not only for my own lunches, but those small individualized cups are so quick and easy to pack for my son’s lunch for daycare . Being that I work in several different school systems and over the course of the [...]
Let me introduce you to Air Hogs, a brand part of Spin Master, that has designed some of the most innovative remote control cars and helicopters available to purchase. This year at Toy Fair 2012, we were introduced to the new Air Hogs Battle Tracker. Recommended for kids ages 8 and up, and being made [...]
If you ask me, Hasbro dominates in the family games market. Here are some of their newest games ready to launch in 2012, that are must-haves for your family game night! Not only is Hasbro the fabulous creater of board games and family games, this year, they have taken their game play to a whole [...]
Yesterday we had the most fun playing around at the Hasbro Showroom for the unveiling of their newest toys for 2012. Koosh, the makers of those stringy, elastic balls kids love to fidget with, is part of Hasbro. The Koosh team has worked alongside another popular Hasbro brand, NERF, to bring a fun, new blaster [...]
I will not lie up front. I am a horrible artist. Awful. Always have been and I think I always will be. Though I can be creative in my job in different ways and I have other special talents where I’m more athletic in nature, I do think some people are just not blessed with [...]
For those of you with “tween’s” or children in the 8-12 year old age group, it’s very possible there is constant chatter in your home about pop idol favorites like the blonde Australian, Cody Simpson. Working in the school system with many young girls right in this age group, their excitement and enthusiasm for these [...]
How is that my once sweet, lovable infant who went to bed so easily when I put him down and walked away has morphed into this tantrumming toddler, screaming at the top of his lungs who bangs the walls, shut doors in my face, then trashes his room by dumping all the books from his [...]
Back in December I got a really fun opportunity to be part of a television segment on the Better TV show in New York City, which is hosted by Audra Lowe. The segment, sponsored by VTech Toys, discussed some concerns that moms like myself might have about introducing a young child to technology. Brett Larson, [...]
When Disney’s Beauty and the Beast first hit the big screen in the 1991, I was a freshman in high school. Even though you would think kids that age wouldn’t be interested in Disney animated movies, having a younger sister who is 12 years younger and whose birthday party theme always coincided with the release of [...]
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