We also received from Educational Insights, a fun word game, Pass the Peas. This stacking, sliding word game is recommended for children ages 8+ although I found my 8 year old struggled playing. In this fun game everyone receives a pea pod and a bag of letters. After choosing 10 letters out of your bag you flip the timer over and have 30 seconds to build a word. When the timer is up you "pass your peas" to your neighbor. Once again you flip the timer and everyone has a chance to build a new word … [Read more...]
Fun Character Speakers from Marvel iHome
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. If you have a super hero lover at your house get ready to blow their mind (and their music) with the cute Mini Character Speakers! Disney (which owns Marvel) has made these adorable 6 inch speakers in Iron Man, Hulk and Captain America. They are rechargeable and compatible with all MP3 players, tablets, smartphones and … [Read more...]
Transformers Optimus Prime Rescue Trailer from PLAYSKOOL
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Rescue Bots is one of my son's favorite shows. We don't have cable, but luckily they have the show on Netflix so we can have all Rescue Bots all the time if we want! My son already owns the Bumble Bee Transformer that goes along with this toy so he will be excited to have the Optimus Prime trailer to transport Bumble Bee. … [Read more...]
Tons of Fun With Build a Dream Playhouses + Giveaway
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. My kids have amazing imaginations. I LOVE to provide toys or activities that will help foster their imaginations and let them play creatively with each other. Build a Dream Playhouses is a toy company that does just that. Is great brand has created some VERY fun cardboard structures. These are fantastic for so many reasons:They come … [Read more...]
Build A Bear – A New My Little Pony Character
Disclosure: I received free product in exchange for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. If your kids are like mine they LOVE Build A Bear! We often visit our local Build A Bear to check out the new friends that are available to make and look at all the darling outfits. This holiday season there are several seasonal friends you can purchase such as Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Clarice, Frosty the Snowman, Santa … [Read more...]
Fun Educational Mobile Children’s Apps from Kids Academy
Disclosure: I received compensation for including Kids Academy in my Holiday Gift Guide. Regardless, all experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. We have received a couple hand me down iPhones from my parents. We use these basically for the games we can put on them. They are filled with apps for the kids, including some fun education apps from Kids Academy. Kids Academy is the creator of education children's mobile apps. Kids Academy's most recent app … [Read more...]
Meet Shen from Zylie & Friends
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes for my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. A few months ago I introduced you to Zylie who is a very cute, adventurous bear and part of the Zylie & Friends family. Today I want to introduce you to one of her friends: Shen.Hey guys, I'm Shen! I'm Zylie's panda friend from China, and I met her and her little brother Theo while they were on an adventure through my … [Read more...]
Hasbro’s FurReal Friends Newborns – A Great Gift For Kids
Disclaimer: I was sent a sample product for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All opinions and experiences are my own. Yours may differ. Sometimes we take our kids to the toy section of stores to just walk the isles, play and see what new toys are out. I have seen the Hasbro FurReal Friends before. My daughter has even asked for one a time or two. When Hasbro offered to send me a FurReal Friends Newborn to review I thought “Sure thing, my daughter will love this!” I hadn't seen … [Read more...]
Easy Clean Up With Lay-N-Go + Giveaway
Disclosure: I received a free Lay-n-Go sample for review purposes. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.My two older kids are super into legos! I love that they like legos. They have a good system. My 7 year old builds the sets and my 4 year old plays with them. They get a long really well when they are playing legos together. The only issue with legos is the small pieces and my newly crawling baby. Enter the perfect solution: the Lay-n-Go! This Lay-n-Go is called … [Read more...]
Ready, Set, Tell Time with Educational Toys Planet
Disclosure: I received a free toy sample for review purposes. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Like I have previously said, Educational Toys Planet has the coolest toys! They have a large variety of toys to choose from such as Time Toys, Puzzles, Science Kits, Musical Toys, Arts & Crafts and much, MUCH more. I love how the Educational Toys Planet website is so organized and user friendly. You can search toys by age, category, skill it uses, brand, by … [Read more...]
Fairy Tale High Dolls Review
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. If you have a child that likes Princesses, they might be interested in these Fairy Tale High Dolls. These dolls are the modern teenage version of the princesses we know and love. Before they met Princes and fell in love, they girls were going to school at Fairy Tale High which is a school for performing arts. The princesses included are:Snow White - … [Read more...]
Unique Toy Reviews
I have been able to review some fantastic toys. Most I have loved, some not so much. One of the most clever toys I have ever reviewed was the Take Apart Helicopter from Educational Toys Planet. I'm very excited to tell you about another toy from Educational Toys Planet. I will soon be reviewing another great toy! Stay tuned for this great Holiday Gift Guide review! … [Read more...]
Ubooly – An Educational Toy Providing Hours of Fun
Disclosure: I received a free product for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. This cute, plush, little toy is called Ubooly. It may not look like much but once you download the free Ubooly app on your iPhone, iPod Touch or Android phone this little toy transforms into a tutor and friend! Once the app is downloaded you place your device into Ubooly's pocket and the screen becomes Ubooly's face. It talks and listens to your child.Each … [Read more...]
Pleygo Monthly Lego Subscription Review
Disclaimer: I received a free 3 month subscription to Pleygo in exchange for my review. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. A couple weeks ago I told you about Pleygo, a monthly subscription service for legos. Now I have actually used the service for about 3 weeks. We just sent back our second lego set and are awaiting our third. We LOVE this service. My kids love legos. My 7 year old daughter loves to sit down and build the sets. My 4 year old son is … [Read more...]
uKloo Early Reader Treaure Hunt Game Review
Disclaimer: I received a free sample product for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. uKloo is a treasure hunt game designed to help your early readers learn to read without even realizing it. The uKloo game includes 3 levels of game play that increase in reading difficulty. We have been playing the game with the easiest cards because my 4 year old can't read yet.The way you play is to place card clues around the house that lead to a … [Read more...]
