I’ll make this one brief. This was a lackluster Christmas gift for my older daughter. I saw this game in Marshall’s for $7.99 and with only a cursory inspection of it (e.g., “oh look, it’s a Madagascar game…Ana likes Madagascar!”), I threw it in my cart thinking, “how bad could it be?” Games are like [...]
THE RULES OF BARBIE (which do not apply to you, if you are a human woman) 1) Barbie can wear any outfit in any season at any time day or night, and still look FABULOUS. That’s right, strapless evening gowns with strappy sandals in January or thick wool pants with a turtleneck in August, it [...]
There’s a little toy store near me that sells all manner of toys that you can’t find in Toys R Us or Target. It’s overstuffed with puppets, Playmobil sets and doll house furniture and it’s just one of those places where kids get completely lost in (think Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium). This is the place [...]
Feast your eyes on the TykeLight Buddy. It’s the coolest night light EVER. (note I’m linking to their upgraded model, the Mobi Tykelight Portable GloMate since the Buddy doesn’t appear to be available anymore). Okay, I really love this thing and since I’m handling it on a daily basis I couldn’t resist a quick write [...]
We have a back room that’s sort of a den, but we just call it the “toy room.” Lately it’s gotten so out of control, what with all the Christmas/Chanukah toys and such, that I finally convinced my husband to go out and buy some HUGE industrial shelves to help with the storage situation. He [...]
Apparently Sam’s Club received an illegal shipment of Ugly Dolls and David Horvath, one of the creators of Ugly Dolls, is none too pleased. He’s posted the official Ugly Doll response to this in his post titled Play it Again Sam. Please support his wishes and don’t go running out to Sam’s Club to look [...]
I’ve decided to make my own top 10 list for 2009. Two lists, actually. The good and the bad..of toys. To gain some perspective, keep in mind my daughter A was 7 then 8 in 2009 (2nd/3rd grade) and my daughter E was 4 then 5 (pre-K then K). Between birthdays, allowances, many many trips [...]
