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3 year old

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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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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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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Beach Toys

May 21, 2010

When you have three kids who each need their own sand toys the beach toy bags can get a little bulky. There are many toys that can be shared, but everyone realy needs their own bucket and shovel. I am seriously considering, in the interest of saving space in the beach bags, switching to collapsible [...]

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More Melissa and Doug Sand Toys

May 19, 2010

Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch sand toy week continues. I really like the general baking set.

Officially called the Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Seaside Sidekicks Sand baking Set, it performs all the basic functions of any sand bucket set. It has a mixing bowl/bucket with a lid that doubles as a sifter. It has a [...]

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New sand toys

May 17, 2010

The Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch collection includes some great new sand toys perfect for the beach (or sand box) this summer.
Every year I like to put together beach bags for the kids. I salvage anything that can be saved from last yer and pickup some new sand toys. We spend a lot of time [...]

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More Sewing Kits For Kids

May 4, 2010

Yes, I may be a little obsessed with The Little Experience lately, but their kits for kids are so great I can’t help it. There is nothing like that “I made it myself” feeling.
I gave this Create-it Flower Jewelry Kit to someone recently

and look at the cuteness of the Create-it Daisy Chain kit.

We gave this [...]

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Cool Kids Night Lights

April 27, 2010

A few years ago the boys wanted night lights they could take to bed with them. We finally found some kids night lights at Ikea for their 6th birthday.
I recently saw these OXO night lights and I know what to get if we need new nightlights. I love these blue and green OXO Candela Tooli [...]

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