I received free product samples for include in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own.Kmart has announced their hot holiday toy list in the form of the Fab 15 toy list! A lot of the hot toys on this list are exclusive to Kmart so definitely head there to get your holiday shopping done!I was lucky enough to work with Kmart on their Fab 15 list promotion this year. Here are the hot toys they sent me and then I'll tell you about some of the other toys on the … [Read more...]
Stocking Stuffer – My Magical Mermaid
I know different people have different stocking traditions. Our traditions involve an orange in the toe of the stocking, lots of candy and some fun gifts. The presents in our stockings are usually things my kids will need with other gifts like batteries or toy accessories. I also like to wrap little toys as well.The My Magical Mermaid doll is the perfect stocking stuffer. This cute doll is about 6 inches tall and does some really fun things.With the latest aquatic and … [Read more...]
Flutterbye Fairy – A Hot Holiday Toy
I received a product for review and compensation for this post. All opinions are mine own.Remember when I told you about the #ChosenByKids toy tester events at Walmart? We went to that event and it was a lot of fun, mostly because it seemed like no one else in the store cared it was happening so we had the toys to ourselves.Demonstrated at the event were Doh Vinci, Flutterbye Fairies, Kinetic Sand and Little Live Pets. The lady running the event was most interested in the Doh Vinci … [Read more...]
Kiwi Crate – A Creatively Fun Gift
I am excited to be working with Kiwi Crate on my Holiday Gift Guide. All opinions are 100% my own.When it comes to gift giving I prefer to give my kids things that offer an experience. Toys are fun but it seems the enjoyment is short-lived. If I give my kids an experience then there are memories built, often times fun for the whole family and a better value all around.Kiwi Crate is a fabulous subscription service that offers "crates" of crafts and fun for kids of various ages. My … [Read more...]
Hot Holiday Toys #ChosenByKids – Be a Toy Tester
If you have been to any number of retail stores you know that Christmas is coming. Never mind that we still need to get through Halloween and Thanksgiving! While I haven't pulled out the Christmas decorations or turned on the Christmas music, I have begun to think about gifts I want to give and scope the hot holiday toys!Walmart is helping all of us parents out by offering the Holiday Toyland in store events where we will get to see the hottest toys of the season #ChosenByKids! When you … [Read more...]
Introducing the New Lalaloopsy Girls
#spon: I'm required to disclose a relationship between my blog and MGAE. This could include MGAE providing me w/ content, product, access or other forms of payment. I have a daughter that loves Lalaloopsy dolls. We have a whole collections of the mini dolls and several of the full sized ones. They are all stacked neatly on her bed and sleep with her every night along with her other favorite dolls and stuffed animals. Well now to add to her collection are Lalaloopsy Girls. These … [Read more...]
A Smartwatch for my Kids
Disclosure: The VTech product, gift card, information, and additional gift pack have been provided by VTech. All experiences and opinions are my own.I love getting to try out new toys for my kids. I am of the opinion that electronics can be used to really help teach our kids information, teach them new skills and capture their interest in learning in new ways. I like the for many reasons.Take a look at this list of features:Takes Pictures Has fun photo effects Take … [Read more...]
Connecting with K’NEX
Disclosure: I received the free product for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.My family loves to play together. We often have times when we sit and build legos. We have a couple different sets so we'll make those, or we'll get creative and build something with our imaginations. Recently, two sets of K'NEX came in the mail. My kids were very excited to get building. We hadn't ever played with K.NEX before so it was exciting to learn about this new … [Read more...]
Making Play Time Way More Happy
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. With three kids at different ages we have a lot of toys in our house but rarely does one toy entertain all three kids. Well, meet The Happy's from Cephia, the makers of Zhu Zhu Pets. These cuddly pets are toys that your kids will love! We received Sport, a very cute puppy and a ball for him to enjoy. A simple inserting of batteries in the … [Read more...]
Flying Turtle By Mason Corporation
There is nothing like re-living your childhood. This is just what I got to do. Gym class when I was young consisted of many fun activities and toys. I remember wishing I could bring each one home and to use whenever I wanted. One of these amazing and unique toys was the flying turtle by Mason Corporation. I had some wonderful communication with Jules and soon after received a beautiful teal flying turtle in the mail.Things got even better when our flying turtle arrived on our … [Read more...]
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Build A Bear
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. My kids love holidays. I really try to make every holiday fun with special treats and crafts. St. Patrick's Day is pretty easy to make fun. Build A Bear is also making St. Patrick's Day really fun with their new Shimmering Shamrock Bear. I chose to receive the bear with the boy clothes (minus the girl scout underwear - LOL). I received a pair of … [Read more...]
Tons of Love with Build-A-Bear
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. We are getting quite the collection of Build A Bear friends at our house and my daughter is in heaven! To help Build A Bear celebrate Valentine's Day I requested the Tons of Love Elephant for my daughter. This cute elephant is covered head to toe in Valentine's Day clothes and accessories. The elephant features a Sequin Heart Dot Tee & Tutu Outfit … [Read more...]
TRANSFORMERS #ConstructBots – Fun For All
Disclosure: As part of the Mom It Forward blogger network I have been compensation by TRANSFORMERS for this post. We are huge TRANSFORMERS fans at our house. Since there are so many different spin offs from TRANSFORMERS we own several different types of TRANSFORMERS toys. Bumblebee tends to be a favorite character at our house as we have several toys of him. Well, we just added one more in the form of Construct Bots. My whole family was so excited when showed up … [Read more...]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Toy Options
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I am a child of the 80's. I grew up on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and I honestly haven't thought about them in years. It seems as though they are making a come back, though! My children saw the show on TV and thought it was something new. I just giggled at them and enjoyed seeing them watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the first … [Read more...]
Style Me Up Creative Kits, Cosmetics and Fashion Accessories for the Stylish Girl
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. If you have a tween or teen that is interested in fashion and accessories chances are the Style Me Up products are going to please her! I received the Style Me Up Sweet Key Charms necklace kit and the Style Me Up Perfect Nail Markers.The Sweet Key Charms necklace kit features 6 charms to decorate with glitter and gems. … [Read more...]
