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4 year old

Top snack sized lunch bag

August 23, 2011

Remember your lunch box when you were in elementary school? Mine was a Muppet Show lunch box, metal and by the end of the school year pretty banged up. The world of cute lunch boxes has come a long way in recent years. There are many great choices it can be hard to pick just [...]

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Family board games for a rainy day

July 30, 2011

On a beach vacation but it won’t stop raining? Well aren’t you glad you packed a few cooperative family board games to pass the time? We love the game pictured above: Sand Castles by Family Pastimes. It is a cooperative game, meaning that players are rewarded for working together toward a common goal, instead of [...]

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Beach toys that won’t break

July 23, 2011

Tired of all those cheap beach toys that break the first week of summer? I long ago decided that when it comes to sand toys, quality is more important than quantity. I have since found that a lighter beach toy bag (that can be easily carried by each kid) is a great thing too. My [...]

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PlasmaCar riding toy

May 12, 2011

I really, really want a PlasmaCar. Not for the kids, I want one for me. Have you seen the PlasmaCar riding toy? They are riding toys that you can move forward by turning the steering wheel back and forth. Once you have a little momentum built up you can steer in any direction you want. [...]

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Elephant and Piggie Toys

May 10, 2011

Are you or is someone you love obsessed with Elephant and Piggie? I don’t blame you/them, Elephant and Piggie are awesome! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, well you should go right out and find one of Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie books. They are genius, so funny and perfect for beginning readers [...]

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The Best Kids Easel

May 4, 2011

Looking for the best kids easel? Perhaps you’re like us and had setup a dedicated area for art projects. And perhaps like us, you have a problem with junk collecting on the table. It’s great for projects, but it quickly fills and makes it hard to do any sort of play until it’s cleared off [...]

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Mad Libs

April 18, 2011

The post last week about the Have a Silly Easter Mad Libs made me start thinking about how fun Mad Libs are. I remember them from my childhood, but haven’t thought about them in ages. What I remember about them is how much fun we had writing them and how hard we laughed reading them [...]

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LEGO for Easter

April 11, 2011

LEGO makes little mini figures for most holidays and I usually forget until it it too late, but I just remembered in time for Easter. This year they have two different sets, an Easter Bunny with eggs and an Easter basket with eggs. I have to say that the LEGO eggs don’t look as much [...]

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Indoor garden kits for kids

April 5, 2011

We are getting impatient for warm weather to actually arrive this year – the cold has been tiresome for months now. What can you do if weather or lack of outdoor space prevents you from gardening? Make a garden inside! I love this Wee Enchanted Garden Kit from Creativity for Kids. It comes with a [...]

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Spring Toddler Toys

March 27, 2011

No, I’m not talking about the famous Slinky here, I’m talking about toys for spring. If you live in a northern climate like we do, the arrival of spring is almost as eagerly anticipated as Christmas. Well, at least for us parents eager to get the kids outside and playing. Sometimes it’s hard to pick [...]

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