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A Favor-IT: Bitty Baby Doll review

By on January 5, 2012

American Girl’s Bitty Baby Doll is by far one of the cutest dolls I’ve seen.  There’s nothing overly fancy about them. They don’t coo, or crawl. The beauty is that they are simple, adorable and huggable. The dolls have a soft cloth body, vinyl head and are 15″ tall. Their faces are really sweet and [...]

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Play with IT: Moon Dough Ocean Pals Push N’ Pop Play Set Review

By on December 21, 2011

I love finding toys that ignite creativity in my 4 year old daughter.  I was familiar with Moon Dough but I was a bit weary of purchasing it. Other parents have commented on how messy Moon Dough was. Moon Dough must have heard these same complaints because they recently reformulated their dough.   I was [...]

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2011 Holiday IT Guide: K’NEX Talking Pirate Elmo Building Set Review & Giveaway (closed)

By on December 7, 2011

Pirate ships and buried treasure frequently enter dinner conversation in our home, so my three-year-old son was eager to try out the Talking Pirate Elmo Building Set by K’NEX. For kids who like Elmo, pirates and building – this is the gift of the season! Talking Pirate Elmo is a 13 piece building set that [...]

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2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Doodle Bear

By on December 3, 2011

“Draw on it? Are you sure?” My daughter questioned, as I encouraged her to get creative and draw ON her new Fisher Price Doodle Bear. Of course, she happily obliged! Some of you might remember this toy from when you were younger. The Fisher Price Doodle Bear has been update! It’s very well made and [...]

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Review: Lamaze Learn to Dress Farmer Fred Activity Doll

By on November 26, 2011

 I’ve been a big fan of Lamaze toys since my daughter (now 4 years old) was born. I tended to purchase their line suitable for infants (I still remember when my daughter was “nursing” on her Jacques the Peacock’s beak when she was an infant!) I was pleased to recently have the opportunity to review [...]

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Toy Industry Association’s 2012 Toy of the Year Awards

By on November 22, 2011

This week I attended a press conference hosted by the Toy Industry Association, the not-for-profit trade association for producers and importers of toys and youth entertainment products sold in North America, to announce their finalists for the 2012 Toy of the Year Awards. After the unveiling of the finalists, we got to play with all [...]

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Holiday IT Guide 2011: Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway “Percy at the Dieselworks” Set

By on November 10, 2011

  When I was a carefree 20-something year old, I would have laughed and relentlessly mocked anyone who told me that I would one day be correcting people who call Thomas engines by the wrong name.  Yet there I was not two days ago, correcting our babysitter who mistakenly referred to Edward as Thomas.  That [...]

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Review & Giveaway (closed): Moxie Girlz Horse Riding Club

By on November 3, 2011

  I’m pretty sure that my daughter fell in love with horses after her first pony ride. She grinned from ear to ear and gazed lovingly at that gentle animal. Teagan is also very curious of the horseback riders at the park that we live near. She states, “I want to ride one.” She’s not [...]

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Review & Giveaway (closed): Imagine Toys

By on October 23, 2011

    If your children are anything like mine, they are all varied and unique with different interests and distinct tastes. I’ve got a budding scientist, a daydreaming poet and a pink-wearing girly-girl on my hands. It’s not easy to find a place to shop where I can get toys for them that cover their age range as [...]

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Review: Lite-Brite LED Flat Screen

By on October 20, 2011

One toy that never made it into my childhood toy box was Lite-Brite. I remember watching TV commercials of happy kids creating bright designs that lit up in the dark! It just looked like a blast! Lite-Brite is still around and I was lucky to share my first Lite-Brite experience with my family! We selected [...]

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