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Toys For Kids

Do Silly Bandz Cause Cancer?

August 29, 2010

As a follow up to our article on if Silly Bandz have been recalled (they haven’t by the way, check out http://www.cpsc.gov/ for a full list of current toy recalls), we’ve been seeing a lot of people arriving on our site from search engines when they search for things like “silly bands cancer” and the [...]

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Construction Plate and Utensil Set

August 26, 2010

Have a picky eater in your house? Looking for a way to make mealtime fun? Like building mashed potato mountains and itching for a little more realism? Grab a set of these construction themed utensils from the Constructive Eating company.
The utensil set comes with a fork lift fork, a front loader spoon, and a bull [...]

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Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo Tiny Little Fish!

August 21, 2010

I wanted to see Ponyo in the movie theater, but it never came to any of the theaters near us so I had to wait until it came out on DVD. It was completely worth the wait. I love it! The kids liked it too. It is so beautiful to look at.
The story is essentially [...]

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Cool Lunch Boxes For Kids

August 19, 2010

It’s that time of year again, when our children begin to get schoolitis, that affliction that sets in mid-August when almost three months of summer vacation have worn out their welcome and it’s time for back to school planning!
Lunch boxes are weighing heavily on our minds right now. The soft sided insulated lunch boxes [...]

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Best Wooden Train Tables

August 17, 2010

Every kid needs a great table for their toddler train set. While sitting on the floor is certainly easier for little kids than we adults, it’s still way more fun to sit or stand at a good play table and wander from spot to spot.
Our dentist office has one of those ubiquitous Thomas the [...]

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Fred Snack and Stack – “Lego” silverware!

July 23, 2010

I was just looking at these and a couple of 7 year old boys walked by and immediately said “I want that! Can we get those!” So now we have a pretty good indication of the target user of this especially cool spoon, knife and fork set. It is made by Fred and Friends (I [...]

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Etch A Sketch 50th Anniversary

June 15, 2010

The Etch a Sketch is turning 50 years old! While it was invented a few years earlier in Europe and shopped around for investors and a manufacturer, the official birthday of the Etch-A-Sketch is July 12, 1960.
The Etch a Sketch was invented by Andre Cassagnes, an electrician in France and was originally called Telecran. It [...]

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Has There Been A Silly Bands Recall?

June 6, 2010

Seems like with every super popular kids toy or trend, there are always rumors of a recall. The shelves empty, news reports that the popular toys are banned from schools, and suddenly everyone is asking if there has been a recall.
We get a decent amount of our readers from web searches like Google or Yahoo [...]

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The Best Popsicle Makers

June 3, 2010

A friend (thanks E.!) just sent me the link to this popsicle maker and I felt the need to share. It seems to have a base that is frozen in your freezer like an ice-cream maker. Then you put in your popsicle ingredients and it freezes them in 7 minutes! Instant gratification and yummy home [...]

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Stroller toys

May 25, 2010

I was thinking about stroller toys earlier today. I have absolutely no idea why, but the human mind is a strange place and so for no apparent reason I was thinking about stroller toys. We have never been big stroller people, not for any particular reason except I am lazy and carrying a baby seems [...]

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