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5 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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Lego Advent Calendar 2011 – Star Wars!

August 16, 2011

The fine folks at the LEGO Group have stealthily released this years Lego Advent Calendar, with a small amount showing up at one online location already in the middle of August. If you’re VERY lucky, they might still have them in stock here. So you think it’s too early to be worrying about getting your [...]

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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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Angry Birds Real Life Game

June 27, 2011

Getting bored playing a near infinite number of Angry Bird levels on your smart phone? Longing for the satisfaction of knocking things down in real life that just can’t be replicated on a screen? Well look no further! Now there is an Angry Birds game you play in the real world. No, I’m not talking [...]

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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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Easter Basket Ideas for Older Kids

April 15, 2011

The main attraction in the Easter basket is the candy. But if you are looking for something for the kids to do after the chocolate bunny and all the jelly beans have been devoured, I suggest loading up the basket with activities. I love the Faber-Castell Shrinky Dinks Easter Fun set. It comes with pre-cut [...]

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