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8 year old

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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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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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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Seven Year Old Girl Birthday Presents

May 2, 2010

We attended a birthday party last week for two 7 year old girls and got them each the same thing. This stitch-it doll kit from The Little Experience.

Adorable and the box turns into a chair for the doll.
Also, a copy of Babymouse: Queen of the World. Everyone loves Babymouse.

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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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Gardening with kids

April 13, 2010

It is officially spring and after spending so much of the cold months stuck inside kids are eager to get outside and dig in some dirt! Put them to work with some garden tools their size. The Toysmith kid’s big tool set looks just like the grown-up version which will appeal to kids who love [...]

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