January 27th, 2012 
Erica 
It’s a different take on a game many of us love – Scrabble! The goal of this alphabet soup style game, for 2 to 4 players, is to scoop out the letters that match your card. The fastest one to scoop a match scores; a fun literacy test against the clock! Pesky fly tiles add to the excitement. Get one of those Read More →
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January 17th, 2012 Erica If your kid has a creative eye, he or she may like these travel sketch books. They are palm sized, so small enough to tote anywhere; magnetic closing makes it all easily portable. These sketch books include 25 pages of model scene templates where you can design any outfit. The beginning of the book is Read More →
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November 29th, 2011 Erica The backdrop: summer in New York City. Grandma’s Records is a sweet tale about a boy who spends every summer with his Abuelita (grandmother). She routinely plays records from her native Puerto Rico, helping her grandson understand the love of music, culture and homeland. The two eventually get invited to a wonderful concert, with a Read More →
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November 23rd, 2011 Erica I love toys that promote diversity, and the Heart For Hearts girls do that and more! Meet Dell, Rahel, Consuelo, Nahji, Tipi and Lilian. Representing 6 different countries (USA, Ethiopia, Mexico, India, Laos and Belarus), a portion of each doll purchase goes to help children’s charities in those countries; made possible through the humanitarian organization Read More →
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November 18th, 2011 Erica I’m sure many of you hear it constantly: “Can I play with your phone?” I sure do! Let’s face it, your phone is their phone some days. But if you fear the drops, the dings and the general child wear and tear, you may like the Woogie 2. Part stuffed friend, part gadget (for iPhone or Read More →
Posted in Books and Toys, Gear and Doodads, Tweens Tags: gadget protector, iphone, movies, videos No Comments »
November 15th, 2011 Erica Old school Hangman is new again! Melissa and Doug makes this fun word guessing game, that’s a mess-free game board. Think of a word or phrase, write each letter slot on the dry-erase board and it’s game on! Flip these wooden letter tiles over to keep track of each guess. Reveal more of the Hangman Read More →
November 9th, 2011 Erica Functional, stylish and personal! Olive Kids makes these super cute kid clocks you can customize with your child’s name. Each clock can be ordered to have a specific case color too! These 12″ plastic clocks work silently with AA batteries; more than 40 8×10 designs to choose from. Find it for about $25 at www.olivekids.com. Read More →
October 25th, 2011 Erica What’s Halloween without a little makeup? We had a lot of fun trying out the Extreme Face Painting FIENDSIH & FRIENDLY. It’s a combination of the first two books that isolates the friendly faces from the fiendish ones. You get a combined 50 creative face ideas with this new edition! The first half of the Read More →
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October 12th, 2011 Erica Bath time with Ariel – perfect fit right? Mattel has a new line of water toys for endless mermaid adventures under the sea! Watch the Disney Princess Swimming Ariel doll “swim” with her moving fin. Just turn her shell to make her tail move. The Ariel & Sisters set contains mini Ariel, Alana and Arista Read More →
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October 10th, 2011 Erica Story time with a bigger purpose … Help Me Be Good Books, a series of useful tools to help with those bumps along behavior highway. These books present real lessons in character development and social growth. Each book tackles a common childhood issue, like tattling, whining, disobeying, bad sportsmanship and more, in easy to dissect Read More →
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