Monday, August 18, 2014
Infantino Vibrating Grape Teether
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Party Pom Poms for Girls Birthday Party Hanging Decor, Baby's, Nursery and Girls' Bedroom Decoratio
Monday, August 11, 2014
Chicco: Construction Bulldozer and Dump
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Fisher-Price Growing Baby Musical Xylo Fish
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Bought this as an xmas gift for a 6mos old and it looks really cute. I think he will definitely like it.Read Best Reviews of Fisher-Price Growing Baby Musical Xylo Fish Here
I got this toy for my 1 year old b/c she LOVES banging on all the pots and pans in the house! The star shaped wand is easy to grip, but when you hit the fish, nothing happens. You have to hit the little musical "keys" in exactly the right spot to get just a little "ping" and the bottom of the fish (where is rests on the ground) is curved, so when you hit it, it just rocks back and forth b/c it is not stable. Overall, a BIG waste! For the $10, just go to Kmart and buy a junky pot and plastic spoon b/c it will work WAY better than this!Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Battat Dino Bath Buddies
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I have 3 grandsons under 3. They all like dinosaurs, but 1 is especially skittish of the realistic, toothy variety. The bath dinosaurs were the perfect compromise. They all love bathtime and the dinosaurs are all very "friendly" looking. They were a hit!I bought these for my 2 year old nephew and he's a huge fan! He uses them often in the bath.Split these up into party favors for the dinosaur themed birthday party for my three year old. Seem durable. Larger than ordinary bath squirting toys. Fun. Highly recommend them.Monday, July 7, 2014
VTech Sing and Discover Story Piano
I would have liked to see a couple of changes to this, although overall it's great. 1. For a piano, I sort of expected to have a full octave of keys. With only 5, it's just a little short. I also expected one of the modes to say the color of the keys when you pressed on them.I've got two issues with this toy. First, it broke right away. My kids aren't rough, and didn't abuse it, but with in a week or two the microphone shorted out. My second issue is with the music, and this is a pretty big complaint of most VTech toys across the board. The music is BAD. I'm not saying bad quality, I'm talking about playing wrong notes for traditional nursery rhymes. It's so bad that we can't even sing along to some of the tunes. I come from a very musical family, and my husband is a music educator. This drives me BONKERS! VTech would have some knock out products if they could figure out the melody for these nursery rhymes!
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The toy would have been fabulous except for the microphone shorting out. Now it makes this horrible, very irritating (for the parents) static sound. I may try to disable the microphone even at the risk of ruining the toy.Read Best Reviews of VTech Sing and Discover Story Piano Here
My granddaughters play with this only once in a while and the microphone shorted out almost immediately. Typical for made in China junk.My 22 month old son has been playing with this since he was 4 months old. We have a second home and decided to buy a second piano for him to have at each house. He knows all the songs now and hums along. He has been using the microphone on it for over a year too. He enjoys turning the pages and pushing all the song buttons. I would have to say this is his very favorite toy. Batteries last a long time in it too!Thursday, June 19, 2014
Baby Signing Time DVD Collection
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I bought these when my daughter was 7 months old. I was expecting her to sign to communicate but she didn't sign until she was about 11 year old. She was very excited even before the movie started, when she hears the giggles and the logo popping up. When she was about 13 months old, her signing vocabulary increases by 1-2 words per week if I keep showing her the signing and the real subjects.Now, she is 16 months old. she can sign baby, music, food, drink, peach, dog, dada mama, hat, music, more, milk, shoes, socks, dirty, nice, please, sorry, etc. It is a lot of fun seeing her signing because she looks so cute and silly!
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I ordered this DVD set for my 13 month son at the time. He loves this set. After two days watching first DVD, he started signing for "drink" and "more". I was surprized how quick he picked up. He is now 20 months old and still these are his favorate DVDs. I also bought Wordworld but he prefer to watch signing time. So I ordered signing time practice which teach him ABCs and 123s but he doesn't like to watch it too long. Maybe he is too young for that. Before he started watching this, I let him watch "your baby can read" since he was 3 month old. No, he didn't learn how to read but, he learned all his body parts from that DVDs. I don't play after we got signing time but he still knows all his body parts. Our family was impressed that he knows all his body parts at 8 month. Another DVD he really likes is "Letter factory" but not as much as signing time. Anyways, I would highly recommend this to every mom who wants to communicate with their little one.Want Baby Signing Time DVD Collection Discount?
I bought these when my daughter was about 4 months. We have only watched the 1st DVD so far, so that is why I have only rated this as 4 stars. My daughter loves watching the other babies' faces, so this signing video definitely keeps her attention, much more so than the animated baby sign flash cards we play with on my iPad from time to time. Your baby will learn the signs faster if you watch the video and sign along with him or her. For instance, during the song about drinking, I always have a glass of water near by and am sure to sign to her that 'mommy is drinking water' while the video is playing the 'drink' song. So yes, you should watch this video with your children so you can lean the signs and use them with baby, I try to avoid using this video as ababy sitter, although it sure is tempting sometimes. If she loves the other DVDs as much as the first, this will be a 5 star product.UPDATE: It's official these DVDs are awesome! My daughter just turned 7 months old and started signing 'milk' to me this week while she was drinking a bottle. Now I can ask her by signing if she wants milk and if she doesn't she just looks at me, but if she does she signs milk back to me. It is so amazing that she can communicate with me now on some level. She gets really excited now everytime we watch one of the DVDs.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Mary Meyer Cheery Cheeks, Dandy Dog, 12"
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This doggy is precious . Soft and cuddly. Nice bright colors. You can't help but smile when seeing these Mary Meyer animals.Read Best Reviews of Mary Meyer Cheery Cheeks, Dandy Dog, 12" Here
My nephew is attached to his "blue dog". He has one at his house, my house, his nanas house, and his Grammys house. In fact my sister has to buy a replacement one because it first one got super dirty from my nephew dragging it everywhere. "blue dog" is comfort item when he sleeps at night!I just love, love, love this dog! It's so soft and cuddley. I think all of Mary Meyer plush toys are wonderful.Monday, May 26, 2014
Taggies Colours Toss Plush toy
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My five month old loves this ball! it is one of the few items he can grab and hold. He pulls it toward him by grabbing a tag, then holds it in front of him shaking it, by squashing it between 2 hands. The jingle inside is great and not obnoxious at all. Definitely recommend it. My three year old also likes to throw and catch this ball-very easy for him to catch.Several reviews said this was a very popular toy because of the tags. My neice did not take to it and I feel like it was a waste of $17Well, I'm glad this is a ball that might be used later on. At 8 months now, my daughter has continued her love of tags and I've really been wanting to buy a "Taggies" product because I really thought she'd be drawn to them. But the tags aren't like the tags on our shirts/blankets/pillows etc. These are just ribbons folded in half and she really doesn't give two hoots about it. I'm hoping we'll be able to use this as a beginners tossing ball when she's a bit older. She does kind of enjoy sitting in my lap while my husband and I play catch back and forth.Sunday, May 4, 2014
Yellow Plush Baby Giraffe - Part of the Fisher Price Baby Shower Collection
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Gund Alicia Pink Bear 15" Plush
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My daughter was tickled "pink" with her new pink bear. Perfect size for a four year old! I paid a really fair price it shipped super quick and is just adorable!My 7 yr old grand daughter wanted a soft teddy bear, and loves pink so this was a huge hit! Perfect size for a kid to carry under their arm and also high quality workmanship and materials. Nice and soft with an adorable little face! Meets my expectation for a Gund.I bought this for my four-year-old granddaughter for Christmas. She absolutely loves it because it is so soft and cuddly and will sit up.Friday, April 18, 2014
Rhino Toys 4-Inch Oball Rattle (Set of 2)
They are easy to hold and have the rattles which add some interest.
They are flexible and baby tries to put them in his mouth but they are not too heavy so even at 3 months they weren't too heavy.
I highly recommend these over some of the more interesting balls because they are light and very easy to grasp.
He is now almost 6 months and still loves this ball although he does play with some of the others for longer now that he is more advanced and curious!
Recommended for 2-12 months.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Infantino Activity Stacker
This stacker toy is better than most in my opinion because each piece is unique with various shapes, materials, and sizes so kids find every part of this toy interestng as opposed to stacker toys that are simply different sizes of the same shape and material.
Because this toy is primarily soft materials it is safe for young infants. This stacker is also easy to pack and we take it with us on most trips because it fits in any bag and the kids are always happy to play with it.
I highly recommend this Infantino Activity Stacker.This is literally the first product review I have ever written, but I have had such a great experience that I just had to write a review. I purchased this toy a few months ago for my infant son. He loves it and plays with it every day. Unfortunately, my puppy also loved it, and chewed a couple of the rings. I was disappointed, and on a whim I emailed Infantino directly to see if it would be possible to purchase some replacements. Within a week, they sent me a replacement free of charge! I loved this toy before, and I REALLY love the customer service. I would highly reccommend this toy!
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I thought this would be great for my 6 month old who is constantly putting anything and everything in her mouth. It's really neat that there are so many different rings and the base squeaks (she likes that part--instant smile). The colors are vibrant and there are a ton of different textures. But my little one doesn't seem to care too much about it and she's now 9 months old.great stacker for babies, each ring has something different to keep the baby interested and the whole thing makes noises when you shake it too!We have this at Grammy's house and it's great. My children, 22 months and 7 months, love playing with this. Each ring offers a different activity. highly recommend it...LOVE it.Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Fisher-Price Travel Doodle Pro - Girl
travel pro doodlers are preferred by all of the children over this (1-handle) doodler for several reasons:
1. This doodler has a single small handle on top of the item. The other has 2 larger textured handles, which the children use to stabilize the doodler while they write on their lap.
2. The erasing slider is more difficult to move on this doodler. The slider on the other style moves much easier, which is great for the very young children (my 3-yr old triplets).
3. The back on this doodler is UNFINISHED there are sharp edges everywhere! There is complete flat back on the other doodler, which is much more comfortable for the children (and much safer IMHO).
Bottom line, we love doodlers, but do not recommend this particular travel doodle pro. The double handle travel doodle pro is definitely the way to go. It costs less and is all around a better product.My baby girl is 18 months now and we got this for her a couple of months ago when we noticed our walls started to to turn into graffiti practice:). She loves it, it's very sturdy and well built-and despite getting thrown on the floor 10 times/day, stepped on etc it's like new. They learn fast how to erase what they doodle, the eraser is easy to use. And yes, it's pink. Recommend.
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I bought two of these for my two girls, now 2 and almost 5 years old. We've had the Doodle Pros for at least a year now, and they still work even having been stepped on and used almost every car ride (daily!). These are totally worth the money. A bonus: our van isn't totally trashed from the girls eating to keep entertained, which used to happen before the Doodle Pros.Read Best Reviews of Fisher-Price Travel Doodle Pro - Girl Here
This was a great purchase and worth every penny. My then 18-month old played with one of these at a cousin's house and loved it, so we ordered it for her. She loves it and plays with it multiple times a day. It's a great learning tool too. It's very durable too.This is a really nice doodle board that my kids use all the time in the car. I had thought it would be slightly larger than what it actually is, but the kids still love it. Their drawings are improving all the time. I have purchased similar doodle boards before and will continue to purchase them as they go bad. They don't actually break, but after awhile (many months of using)the erasing ability of the slide stops working and the board stays darker and darker until it's really not useable anymore. This is a really good toy for kids who love to draw.Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Disney Store Sofia the First Costume Set with Dress (Size XXS 2/3), Light-Up Amulet of Avalor Neckl
Monday, March 17, 2014
Soft Rattle Rosie Ringlet
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Muticolored Teething Necklace and Bracelet
Monday, March 3, 2014
Under The Nile Chick Toy
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Animal Print Zebra and Leopard Chiffon Tutu for Girls Ages 2-7
Jan 2013 update: Well my 5year old Grandbaby opened it and it was so small I dare not try to put it on her. It will be regulated to a stuffed doll or toy for looks unless someone has a baby girl and wants it. Not worth the price at all. Not Even same look as in the picture. Don't buy it.......My daughter called me about the tutu and said it's outside layer is just sheeding strings like crazy. Plain its Bad Product and wont last a week even of costume play.
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Sunday, January 12, 2014
Haba Clutching Toy Perlina
The Perlina seems to be very well made; I was unable to stretch or pull the loops on my grandson's toy. The non-toxic dye is fairly colorfast; however, it will become more matte-finished when your little one begins to use this as a teething aid. My grandson loves to gnaw on the blue, flat portion, especially the edges when his gums are sore from teething. The bell does not make a significant amount of noise and appears to be securely fastened in the center of the toy.
Personally, I would use this toy with only one child and would not hand it down to anyone else or donate it to a non-profit. Although the beaded ends and the bell all seem to be securely fastened and unlikely to break loose, I would not take the chance on having the cord on which the beads are strung deteriorate due to storage conditions or break because of use. The parts on this toy are small enough to become choking hazards. It is because of this concern that I rated the Clutching Toy Perlina as a four-star toy and not a five-star toy.Glad I got this before it could be discontinued. It is very cute. The wooden beads & bell are held on by elastic cords & it seems very durable. I have pulled & pulled & nothing snapped, although at first I was a little leery: If the elastic cord broke there would be around 10 tiny choking hazards all over the place. It's a great toy & my nephew loved it. Havn't had a chance to try it out on our little one yet.