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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
