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Barbie Dazzling Duets…song…thing

Posted on December 31st, 2009 by toymaven

What do you get when you combine Barbie, Karoake (sorta), and your iPod? A piece of junk that only a 5-year-old can love! My mother-in-law got my (delighted) daughter the above gift the official title of which is “Barbie Dazzling Duets” and the official description (as swiped from the Toys R Us site) is “The [...]

Make your own stuffed animal? REALLY?

Posted on December 30th, 2009 by toymaven

At some point pre-Christmas, when I was still experiencing the endorphin rush of an unstoppable toy-shopping spree, I read an article titled something like “Top Ten Hot Christmas Toys.” That’s where I learned about Printies Printies is another creative toy (yes, ANOTHER one) that promises not only the joy of creation, but a pretty cool [...]

Great toy-buying advice, even after Santa’s long gone

Posted on December 28th, 2009 by toymaven

In my quest for like-minded toy blogs, I stumbled upon this post from a site called “The Toy Blog” which provides some excellent guidelines for buying Christmas toys for your kids. I think the advice is good for any sort of toy-buying experience though. Very sound. Very reasonable. Will definitely help you maintain sanity while [...]

Liv versus Barbie

Posted on December 28th, 2009 by toymaven

My 5-year-old has no less than 40 Barbie dolls. I’m serious. I counted them about a week ago because I felt bad that I’d only bought her one new Barbie for Christmas. But after the Barbie head count from hell, I was glad I exercised some self restraint because there is just no more room [...]

Pseudo-Creative Toys

Posted on December 27th, 2009 by toymaven

Okay, so the wrapping paper’s in the trash, the cookies have been devoured and the poor little Christmas tree is dry as a bone. There are a lot of new toys in my house at the moment – toys I’ve purchased and toys my children have received as gifts. The next few posts will be [...]

Hopes & Dreams for Christmas Morning

Posted on December 18th, 2009 by toymaven

My 5-year-old recently presented me with this drawing – her depiction of Christmas morning: She said the girl in the drawing is doing a celebratory dance on Christmas morning because of “all the presents.” It’s possible she didn’t use the word “celebratory”, but still, I think this is going to be a little difficult to [...]

 
 
 

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