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9 year old

Favorite Pirate Books

September 23, 2011

There are quite a few pirate books out there, they are perfect for young pirate fans (and in celebration of International Talk Like a Pirate Day!) My absolute, hands down favorite is How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long. It follows the adventures of young Jeremy Jacobs who goes off with pirates to help [...]

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Pirate Dress-up

September 21, 2011

Continuing our celebration of International Talk like a Pirate Day, we shall explore our pirate dress up options. I love this Alex Pirate tent. While it isn’t technically dress-up, it does provide a home base for the pretend play that goes along with dress-up. And have you seen it? Adorable! As for dress-up clothes – [...]

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Talk Like a Pirate Day!

September 19, 2011

Happy International Talk like a Pirate Day! (It is so a real thing. The internets are never wrong!) In honor of this most festive of holidays, I am declaring this to be Pirate Week here at The Toy Reporter. We will open the festivities with the best pirate ship toys. My favorite (and the one [...]

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Waste-free Lunch Kits

September 17, 2011

I have found that my older kids are suddenly refusing anything that they think is for little kids, and sadly this includes lunch boxes with adorable animals on them. For older kids, I thinks these waste-free lunch kits from Kids Konserve are perfect. They come with a recycled cotton lunch bag (in a tasteful print, [...]

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Another Cute Lunch Box

August 31, 2011

I just can’t stop with the animal themed lunch bags! I love these insulated bags by Dabbawalla. They are made of an insulating neoprene material that has met the stringent Oeko-Tex standard for fabric safety and they are sewn in a factory using fair labor practices – you can feel good about buying these lunch [...]

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Make Your Own Harry Potter Costume

August 21, 2011

Honestly, if you want to look your very best it’s not too early to start thinking about that Halloween costume. And if you have a little Harry Potter fan in your house, you might want to pick up a Griffyndor scarf and tie set to go with your Harry Potter glasses and wizards cape while [...]

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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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