Sweet Spring Stuffed Animals from @GottaGettaGUND

gund fuzzysSuper soft, mega floppy, and so huggable- you are going to love Gund Fuzzys. This collection is to cute- every child is going to want at least one. They have adorable expressions, and their soft, cuddly bodies are just perfect for nap-time, bedtime, car rides, you name it. The new Fuzzys will be your child’s constant companion. The collection is ever growing, and if your child is anything like mine, will want as many as they can get their hands on. (Which is not going to break your wallet- they are not expensive [Read more…]

Power Rangers Legacy Megazord

Power Rangers are now in their 20th season. If you have been under a rock since 1993, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are regular teenagers who morph into ninja heroes. When the situation gets hairy, they are able to call upon their zords, which are based on animals including dinosaurs. But when the situation is end of the world caliber all the stops come out and the zords come together to form a Megazord. This Megazord is made up of all the power rangers and their zords to create a truly powerful weapon to vanquish villains of every caliber.

Legacy MegazordTo celebrate 20 seasons of Power Rangers, Bandai is releasing a new line of toys to go along with the newest iteration of Power Rangers, Power Rangers Mega Force. These toys are the first time Bandai is bringing together Power Cards along with the toys. Power Cards are a new ways for kids to interact with their toys. Power Cards interact and integrate with the toys themselves, [Read more…]

Trash Pack – Design Your Own Trashie Contest & Giveaway

Trash Pack are here with some brand new toys including some nasty ooze, some gross little creatures, a street sweeper, as well as a chance to create your own Trashie, and a chance to win some Trashies.

trash packsFirst up, we take a look at the new Trash Pack Series 3, Liquid Ooze pack. This new collection in the ever-growing line of Trashies not only includes six of our favorite bits of trash to play with, (LOL) but also includes some brightly colored messy ooze, two small garbage bins and one large one. The newest Trashies follow in their previous released brethren, that being they are all stylized garbage, bugs, or other creepy crawly gross things. All of which are completely safe to play with and a blast for kids of all ages. These make great cubicle toys as well. Who wouldn’t want a smiley blue leaky battery sitting on their computer monitor? The Ooze itself is messy, of course, so make [Read more…]

Adora Dolls Playtime Baby Review

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Both of my daughters, just like many other girls absolutely is obsessed with baby dolls. I will admit that we have many babies in our house (my husband keeps trying to get rid of them, but the girls always catch him 🙂 ). When the opportunity came up for me to review a doll from the Adora Dolls Line, I couldn’t have been more excited. We were given the Playtime Baby to review.

About Adora Dolls Playtime Baby:

This doll is the 13″ Playtime Baby Doll “Little Princess”

The doll truly does have lifelike features. Not to mention that she smells just like the Bedtime lotion that both of my girls use.

**One of the best features is the fact that the doll is completely machine washable.

Awards:

  • 2012 DOTY (Doll of the Year), Industry’s Choice Award
  • 2012 The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
  • 2012 Parents’ Choice Approved – Parents’ Choice Foundation
  • Creative Child 2012 Seal of Excellence Award

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Are You Ready For Easter? Hot Toy Guide

Are you ready for Easter? For those of you getting ready for Peter Cottontail’s arrival, check out these fun new toys to fill your little one’s basket and bring a smile to their face.

Easter ToysFor many, stuffed animals or toys are a must in an Easter Basket. YooHoos, a popular line from Aurora’s stuffed toys expand this year to include a colorful Easter Egg Assortment. These feature the original YooHoos dressed as colorful and decorated Easter eggs in pink, purple, blue, and green. Each YooHoo makes a fun sound or plays an Easter tune when squeezed. (5”, SRP: $9).

Also from Aurora are several varieties of stuffed lambs, perfect for this time of year. The Jesus Loves Me lambs come in pink or blue, has silky soft “wool” plush, and embroidered eyes making this safe for even the youngest children. Each comes with a matching festive bow around it’s neck that matches the design in it’s ears. At 9″ they are $13 each. Alternately there is the 8” “Blessings” lamb, who is pure white with a white bow with the words “Jesus Loves Me” around it’s neck. This lamb is super-soft and cuddly and has embroidered smile and eyes. At 8” and the cost for this lamb is 9$.

For more information or to purchase go to http://shop.auroragift.com (use code YooHoo13 for free shipping on orders over $50).

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Hallmark has a great variety of Easter gifts available, as well as some fun and funky greeting cards. Whether you want to make the recipient laugh or reflect, if they are old, young, or in between, some of the sweetest, cutest cards you will find come from Hallmark. It’s also a great way to keep in touch with distant family and friends, increase personal interactions and socialization, encourage your child to write and learn how to format an envelope, and can even be a fun trip to the post office for you both. Real mail has en entirely different meaning and feeling then emails, it is more personal since it has your handwriting and can be personalized in other ways, and is [Read more…]

“imagine I Can” make it or play it collection from Manhattan Toy Review and Giveaway

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We all know that kids are fascinated with making things as well as playing things. I was lucky enough to be able to review 3 products in the new “imagine i CAN” line: Finger Paint Fun, Castle Climb, and Fairy Enchanted.

About “imagine I Can” :

Kids can come up with some wild, crazy ideas when they daydream, which is a great thing.

Each kit is perfect for family fun, birthday party gifts, or solo play on a snowy day. There is a wide variety of topics, so that no matter what activities interest your child, you will most certainly be able to find something for them in this new line of toys.

About Manhattan Toy:

Manhattan toys have a wide variety of brands, including: Imagine I Can, Whoozit, Wimmer-Ferguson, Groovy Girls, Dr. Seuss, Fraggle Rock, Parents, Baby Stella, and Manhattan Toy. With all of these different brands, there are more than 700 product designs distributed through more than 10,000 department and specialty toy and gift retailers.

Manhattan Toys gives the opportunity for children of all ages to explore their world.

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About My “imagine I Can” Products:

Castle Climb:

As you can see from the pictures, my daughter was a huge fan of the Castle Climb game. You simply each start out with a castle base, then you roll the dice to see what color of castle piece you get next. My daughter [Read more…]

My Pirate’s Tale – Book and Pirate Box

Little kids, and big kids for that matter, love pirates. From the Disney pirate movies which have graced movie theaters for years to the aisles of pirate toys in stores across the country, pirate themed fun is everywhere. What better way to get your kids into reading then with the peg legged swashbuckling pirates?

My Pirate's TaleCheck out My Pirate’s Tale, a book with personalization available for your child, and an incredible amount of Pirate fun inside. The book is a cute story of a little boy who, after receiving a magical treasure chest, is able to be a pirate out on the open seas. The book is part story book, part photo album, with pages meant to be filled with pictures of your little pirate. The book is written by B.L.Medeiros, who has 15 years of [Read more…]

Amazimals – Interactive Toy Pets for Your Child

amazimalsEvery so often you see a toy that makes you realize kids have some very advanced toys of recent. Video games are very realistic, tv’s are little popping images out at you and robotics is moving at a pace where things are getting interesting. The new Amazimals toys are an indicator of this. The Amazimals are a line of plush which have some very realistic activities. These activities include a nursing dog, tickling dogs, dogs that can do tricks, and a dog which has to use the bathroom. These little plush are only a few steps away from having an actual robot pet and that is a good thing. You get a springboard to a whole plethora of play settings, like vet, dog trainer, zoo, etc, as well as learning [Read more…]