Friday, July 25, 2014
Whitney Brothers Birch Laminate Preschool Puppet Theater
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Rubie's Costume Tyke Or Treat Baby Bunting Costume
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My best friend dreamed of having a baby ninja. When she got pregnant, I knew I had to do right by her. This costume is the perfect starter outfit for her daughter!!Read Best Reviews of Rubie's Costume Tyke Or Treat Baby Bunting Costume Here
Fit my 3 1/2 month old fairly well except sleeves were super long. Lightweight. Probably would make my own if I had it to do over. Shipping was super fast.Want Rubie's Costume Tyke Or Treat Baby Bunting Costume Discount?
the costume arrived and was adorable. The quality (for the price) was great and the fit was according to the size on the package. Overall, happy with my purchase.Monday, July 14, 2014
Megabloks CAT 3in1 Ride On Truck
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Our son is 18 months and LOVES trucks. But this is not a good toy. He is already losing interest in this, after just a week. The wheels barely turn, the steering handle is awkward and it is bulky and wide, making it both hard to steer and hard to get on and off. The whole thing seems very cheap. And the sounds just drive us crazy (although he does like that part of it). Overall, not a good purchase.Our 15 month old son loves to ride on this toy! We are glad we bought it for him for Christmas!our son had issues using it when the ground was not flat. The front piece of plastic is very low. better for indoor or patio use.Sunday, June 22, 2014
Ledges Blocks (36 Pieces)
We have several sets of HABA blocks that these were purchased to go along with:
Basic Building Blocks Extra-Large Starter Set
Kaleidoscopic Blocks
Long Rectangular Blocks
Friday, June 20, 2014
Tolo Toys First Friends Deluxe Train Set
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Baby Smartronics Animal Quartet Piano
To teach our children about music at a very early age is one of the best things we can do for them. Aside from the hours of pleasure, learning techniques and pitches will stand them in good stead in later years. This piano has several innovative features which I have not seen on any other children's keyboards. The first (which is a double-edged sword) is that the notes don't go up in tones, but in thirds. Where we would normally see the black notes are the notes in between. This could be confusing as a child starts to learn a standard keyboard, but the advantage is that when babies bash the notes indiscriminately it sounds quite harmonious, playing chords instead of discords. A great relief for parents :-)
The second innovation is the sliders along the top, each with an animal holding an instrument. These work as sliders do in a recording studio, allowing baby to make each instrument louder or softer, or even to play just the saxophone part of each song. This helps them understand how the music is pieced together and to see how recording of music works. Excellent. There is also a spoken word setting, in which the sliders play animal noises, and the note keys say letters and numbers, but this is much less important than the keyboard. A well made, enjoyable, educational toy which will delight your little one for many months
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My daughter received the Fisher Price Animal Band Piano as a 1st birthday gift. I was pleasantly surprised with this toy to say the least! After I played with it myself (for a few hours at that!), I realized how innovative this toy was! First, the 4 animals each represent a different instrument (they are pictured with that instrument). You can slide the animals up and down just like a real "mixer". There are 4 pre-set songs and the best thing about this is that you can play along on the piano with the "accompaniment" and the melody will NOT play while you are playing! How cool! On the same lines, with each of the 4 songs, the key changes (including the key represented by the actual keyboard keys) so that you are always playing in tune with the song that is playing! Another amazingly innovative perk that you might not notice until you spent some time with it yourself! Maybe the fact that I myself am a musician makes me a little biased in favor of such a musically creative toy, but my now 18 month old daughter still considers this toy one of her favorites and dances right along with the pre-set songs.The only negative I can see in this toy is with respect to the lack of clarity of the speaking voice (in ABC/123 mode). I also though it odd that a toy geared toward this age would designate the primate as an "ape" rather than a "monkey" (as most kids this age will identify any primates as monkeys not apes), but that's a minor point.
All in all this toy is extremely enjoyable (both for the adult and the child), innovative, engaging, and fairly educational. The Fisher Price Animal Band Piano is easily one of my top 5 favorite children's toys (both for my daughter and for myself!).
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This really is an amazing toy. Our favorite feature is the melody buttons, because the music is pleasant and fun, but not too loud (and it's so cute to see our 15 month old daughter dance around). It's very durable it's been repeatedly stepped on and thrown, and it still works great. I also like it because it actually works like a keyboard/piano, which helps to teach cause and effect. And best of all, it has a volume switch on the back, as well as an on/off switch on the front! I highly recommend this toy.My son just received this toy for his first birthday, and he is not the kind of baby who will play with one thing for a long time, but this keeps him entertained for hours sometimes! He loves it and I love that it teaches shapes, colors and more.Sunday, April 27, 2014
North American Bear Company Creeper Sleepers Cozy
Saturday, April 12, 2014
VTech - Nursery Rhyme Rockin' Cube
It is not as big as it looks. It is very much portable. I gave it only four starts because it would have been nicer if it had more of the rhymes instead of just one line of each rhyme.my son isn't old enough to play with this himself yet, but he loves to watch it move & sing. It is great how each side of the block has a different nursery rhyme song & exposes the child to different skills (turn, pull, push, lift). I love this and so does my son. it's great too because it lights up & all babies love lights!
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My 6 months old had fun with this toy for the first two to three weeks. Once the batteries start to weaken, the "noise" of the motor tends to exceed the music which makes it annoying to the child as well as parents. It was dead in three weeks and the fault was not with the batteries. I should mention that we bought a lot of Vtech toys and this was the only one that disappointed us. Not recommended.Read Best Reviews of VTech - Nursery Rhyme Rockin' Cube Here
I got this toy because it was on clearance, but it was a waste. It did entertain my son, but it is pretty annoying. We ended up packing it away because we didn't like listening to it. It doesn't really do anything except play music. The "rocking" feature is really dumb.This toy is just OK. I love the colors and the soft sides are great. It's weird how it only sings the first verse of two songs (unless you pull on the clock or press the sheep to play their song) There really isnt much to it, but my 7 month old son does enjoy it. Maybe the point is that babies dont have the attention span for more than a verse at a time. Its annoying for adults, but great for babies!Friday, March 21, 2014
Tolo Toys First Friends Tractor Trailer
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I have had this toy for about 5-6 months now. My toddler still loves playing with it. She likes to see the tractor pull the cart. It has held up well. I have several Tolo Toys, and from my experience they are very well made and stand the test of time. They are much more durable and sturdy than other plastic toys they have.Read Best Reviews of Tolo Toys First Friends Tractor Trailer Here
The set has been used to play out a number of dramatic play themes alongside other toys and blocks which were both Tolo and non-Tolo.My two year old and three year old grandsons really enjoy this because it reminds them of their Papa's lawn tractor and cart.Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Disney My Baby Princess Crawl and Feed - Ariel
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So far this thing is my daughter's favorite toy! She loves how it crawls and responds to her voice. Good buyRead Best Reviews of Disney My Baby Princess Crawl and Feed - Ariel Here
The problem that has arisen with this toy in our home is that baby Ariel never had legsshe had a fish tail. So she should be swim and feed Ariel. This has caused quite a fuss with everyone we meet.Want Disney My Baby Princess Crawl and Feed - Ariel Discount?
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Washcloth Hand Puppet Terrycloth Washmitt Set of 3 - Assorted Bumble Bee, Elephant, Lion, Frog & La
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Rasta Imposta Dumb and Dumber Lloyd Christmas Tuxedo Costume
I dind't use the hat, b/c i actually cut my hair to look like lloyd christmas. (Which i reccomend doing....in the movie, lloyd doesnt wear a hat much. Peopel recognize him by his hair, mang.)
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My brother and I dressed as Dumb and Dumber for a Halloween party and won funniest costume! These look very close to prom quality tuxedos after we had them pressed by the dry cleaner. They come in standard costume packaging and are very wrinkled straight out of the bag. I would buy again! Thanks amazon!Read Best Reviews of Rasta Imposta Dumb and Dumber Lloyd Christmas Tuxedo Costume Here
Was a hit at the Halloween party. Biggest thing is it will come very wrinkly so you need iron it or throw it in the dryer for a while.Want Rasta Imposta Dumb and Dumber Lloyd Christmas Tuxedo Costume Discount?
Worked great as a costume. Got a lot of laughs and applauds. It is a tad on the cheaper side but what do you expect for the price paid? An actual suite? No complaints.Thursday, February 20, 2014
Noah's Ark Soft
Pros: well made, cute
Cons: expensive, not very soft, velco damages some parts
Monday, February 3, 2014
Eviltron
I really want the next generation to enable recording of custom sounds. I would use:
"I said, can you hear me?"
"I saw what you did"
A copy of the victim's ring tone
"I can see you, go back to sleep"If your boss has a good sense of humor, I'd use it on him! Otherwise, it may drive him to the funny farm... and you somewhere other than where you are employed currently.
I stuck mine behind a radiator (that was off) and set it to: "Hey, Can You Hear Me?" in a whisper voice. Well, I naturally don't have good hearing so, everytime he asked me about it, I replied with a straight face, "Hear What?" to which he said, "That Voice! I hear, Hey, Can you hear me?"
After accusing everyone in the room... outside the room... and people who he knew weren't fond of him, he started to pick up the phone to see if they were on there... He tried answering the voice, maybe they were stuck in the wall?... he then came to the conclusion that it was a remote control device that someone was setting off. He scoured the room for the sounding box but could not find it.
Well, after a couple of days, I broke my straight face and showed it to him and he found it to be mildly amusing.
Word of this got around to everyone and we all had a good laugh.
Not recomended for employees/boss's with no sesne of humor, people who get irritated and then become irate very easily. People with medical conditions, hear voices already, or believing in ghosts or are paranoid by nature, wouldn't be good victims as when they find out the joker was you, it may not end well for the joker... that'd be you, unless you can blame it on a compulsive agree-er. :)
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UPDATE 12/13/11:Holy Crap. So. I got another unit shipped from Amazon. I turned it on and it worked right away. I never left it on to hear the repeat function actually work before deployment though. More on that later.
My family went up to visit my Sister and her boyfriend before Christmas a few days ago. I brought along the Eviltron with me hoping to deploy this against my unsuspecting sibling and her boyfriend.
Upon arriving, I started scouting out deployment locations. Bathroom pipe? No. Behind the refrigerator? No. Under their bed attached to the bed frame? YES!
I activated the Eviltron, clicked through until I heard the "Hey, Can you hear me?" sound and stuck it under their bed. Then I waited. I could not hear it again! Granted, the sound volume is low, and there was a lot of kids running around screaming, but still I heard nothing. I re-deployed it maybe three times. Figuring maybe I'd gotten another defective unit, we left that night disappointed. I left it stuck to the bed frame right near the edge. I figured that next time we were over I'd try again with a new unit.
That night went by. No call.
The next day went by. No call.
Today? CALL
My sister calls me and tells me that they found my little gadget. She says, "Do you want to hear how it went down?" Of course!!!!
Here's a summary of what happened:
Shortly after we left, they hear a noise. Then they hear it again...and again.
They have no idea what it's saying. They're thinking something is haunted in their apartment. Then they hear it clearly say "Hey, Can you hear me?"
Thinking that one of my kids may have left a toy on their bed, they pull the sheets off (and find nothing.) They still hear the voice.
Then they look under the bed, nothing there.
They pull off the mattress. They're getting freaked out now.
They pull off the box spring. Nothing there. Her boyfriend thinks he hears the voice coming from the box spring.
HE CUTS OPEN THE BOX SPRING AND LOOKS AROUND WITH A FLASHLIGHT!!!!!. Nothing. More freaking out.
My sister picks up the bed frame and shakes it hard....yet Eviltron does not fall off.
Then they're thinking the voice is coming from inside the wood floor. They start thinking about how to pull a floor board up.
My sister goes to call her apartment manager and just happens to search Google for the phrase "Hey, can you hear me?"
She sees the Eviltron online and goes back to look again. He finds and disables the little devil this time.
Her boyfriend is pissed that he cut open his box spring.
I had to offer to either replace the box spring or take them out to dinner on us.
Bottom line is that this thing is AWESOME!!!!! Just be careful with whom and where you deploy it if you're not able to monitor the insanity yourself. In the end, this thing was an awesome prank, but it's costing me a lot more than the initial $10! :-)
Original Review:
I ordered an Eviltron fulfilled by Amazon.
It came promptly and undamaged.
I pulled out the power tab and the Eviltron activated....then it stopped making sound when the button was pressed. I even tried a new battery.
The box says that you may have to press down on the battery to get it to seat properly. I pressed and pressed and pressed to no avail.
It never worked again.
The good news is that this little guy is on it's way back to Amazon and a new one should be here tomorrow. Assuming I get one that actually works, I'll update my review at that time.**please read updates**
This thing could be "eviler" if it was just a bit louder and it would be awesome if it had a volume control.
Over all this thing as a ton of potential to drive someone completely insane. It's very small and easy to hide. With a well thought out hiding place this would be nearly impossible to locate.
The downside is, it's just too quiet and the sound is lost with any level of background noise.
I work in a pretty loud office and we stuck this to one of our office workers desk chairs (under his seat). The Eviltron has been doing it's thing for about 8 hours... I sit about 12 feet away from the "victim" and I haven't heard it go off at all, and sadly the victim hasn't seemed to hear it either and he is sitting on it. (for the record, he is sitting above it it's magnetically stuck to the bottom of his chair and nothing is obstructing the speaker).
This would be good for a bedroom, where it's completely quiet as you doze off... but unless you work in a library, this just won't cut it in an office environment.
I will let the Eviltron continue to do it's thing and update this if our victim starts twitching...
**Day 2**
Half way though the 2nd day of the experiment, another co-worker inquired to our "victim" about a weird "noise". The victim then gushed something along the line of "I'm so glad you heard that, I thought I was going crazy.."
I have upgraded my "star" review of this product to 4 from 3. Once our victim starts freaking out and getting the rest of the office involved I'll upgrade to level 5.
Stay tuned...
**Day 3**
Our "victim" has suspected that someone (mainly me) is screwing with him. He has repeatedly asked me if I have done "something", so far I have been able to redirect his accusations by pretty much just changing the subject or acting like I am too busy to talk about phantom noises.
One concern is the Eviltron is generating it's noise on a regular intervals (3 min and 45 secs) our "victim" has set his watch to it. He has also enlisted others in the office to "hear" it too. It would be much better if it was making noise at random times which is what I thought it was supposed to do.
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Day 3 mid morning.
The gig is up. Our "victim" turned his suspicions to the office on the floor below us. He thought that maybe the noise was emanating from downstairs and right before the 3 min 45 second mark, he marched down there and waited for it. Nothing.
While he was out of the office, my cohort and I decided to move the device to a new location then in what could be described as a panic moment, we came up with the idea of removing it entirely. The thought process being that our "victim" would inquire about a "weird ratcheting noise" to the nice people downstairs, they of course would deny making the noise, then after returning to his office the noise would mysteriously stop. We could then "encourage" a line of thinking that "they" lied and must have stopped making the noise. After about a week, we of course would have re-installed Eviltron...(insert evil laugh)
Reality we removed it, he came back and said he didn't hear it while in the other office....and he did NOT talk to anyone. So that pretty much screwed us. After about what would have been a couple "cycles" (6 to 9 minutes), the "victim" walked into my office, sat down and stared at me. When I said "what's up?" (in the most innocent, straight face I could muster), he simply replied "why don't you tell me what's up?".
So ends the first experiment.
We are now all conspiring on who our next "victim" will be.
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Review in Summary this thing is awesome. But be aware, like all psychological torture it takes some time to work, so don't expect "instant results". If you want instant gratification buy a Whoopie Cushion.
Downside: I don't like the regularity of the noise however it keeps going off in 3 min 45sec intervals and the victim was starting to hone in on the source.
This thing is truly insidious, for the love of God people, have some compassion on who you unleash this thing on. I just can't imaging putting this in someones bedroom, office or car in a "set and forget" situation where you can't monitor their psychological deterioration. Your "victims" life would be broken into 3min and 45sec bites just waiting for the "next" noise event.. it would be all consuming and most likely impossible to tune out. Oh the horror.
I'm keeping my 4 stars at 4. If it was truly random timing it would be a 5 star easily!
Monday, January 20, 2014
Fisher-Price Go Baby Go! Silly Sounds Frog
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It's kind of fun, and it's cute, but I do see some minor flaws. The spinner doesn't always work when the leg is pulled, and the other leg is hard to slide back and forth. My baby does like the sounds a lot though.Read Best Reviews of Fisher-Price Go Baby Go! Silly Sounds Frog Here
My daughter Loves this toy with the silly sounds. It is very cute and a good cause and effect toy!I bought this toy for my son (who was 6 months old at the time). He was just starting to use his hands and I thought this would be a fun toy to build that skill. Boy was I wrongthe toy is very boring. It doesn't do much and the few things that it does do are rather boring. Skip this one.Saturday, January 18, 2014
Fisher-Price Pooh Babies: Magic Rattle Pooh
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Fisher Price Peek a Block Vehicle Fun
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The product is durable, and my child is rough on them. They still hold up well. They will last even when rough on them.Read Best Reviews of Fisher Price Peek a Block Vehicle Fun Here
This is part of set and my grandson enjoys it. Such joy to know they are safe toys and visually stimulating.I love these blocks. They are great for little ones and can keep them occupied with all the fun inside the block.Saturday, January 4, 2014
Products - Football Oball by Rhino Toys -
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I received this item only to notice the item was not the same color as what was depicted in the picture. I thought I was receiving a blue and green ball, but received a Red and White ball. The ball is also pretty big, considering the age group the ball is targeted for. Other than this, the ball is fine and will still be used. If you are specifically looking for a certain color, it may be worth while to contact the selling company to see if they have the color you want.Read Best Reviews of Products - Football Oball by Rhino Toys - Here
Bought this for my nephew for Christmas and not only did he like it but my daughter who is a few months older also liked it. I should have bought her one too!I already have a round ball like this. I knew it would provide hrs of enjoyment for my son. That is proving true. I am disappointed that the color shipped was different than the color shown. My husband is a Seahawks fan and I really wanted the blue and green!Thursday, December 5, 2013
Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies All About Working
They are still cute little cars, and my 1 year old son doesn't really seem to care if they actually make it all the down or not... I still feel like it's a little disappointing.
Well, as disappointing as a $10 toy can be, which ultimately isn't a lot in the grand scheme of things.We bought these cars for the stand and play rampway to give us some cars that were not affected by the recall. The Loader and dump truck constantly fly off the rampway and do not work for it's intended purpose. I called Fisher price to complain and I guess they are getting a lot of complaints about these two cars, because they immediately issues me a check for the cost of the cars to go buy another set. We bought the race car, mail car, and police car with that check and they work wonderfully! If you are looking for more cars go for another set that does not included the loader or dump truck (the two yellow and orange vehicles pictured above!).
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These cars are cute and I'm sure my son will find a way to play with them, but I am disappointed. I found a racing ramps garage used that didn't have cars with it and assumed these would work since they are the same brand. They do not.Read Best Reviews of Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies All About Working Here
Gave these to a friend's little boy, who is just shy of a year old. He's just starting to crawl around, so these little chubby cars are great for him to move around, but with no little pieces or anything to worry about!Want Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies All About Working Discount?
I bought every one of these little wheelies cars available and used them on the Stand and Play Rampway. I am not sure if Fisher Price updated their designs since all the negative complaints, but if it helps, I bought my cars in 2011-2012 and all of them works on the rampway. The bulldozer however is slightly on the heavier side and sometimes might plunge over, but most of the time it makes it all the way down. These little cars are cute and I like that there are so many designs out there to choose from. Why choose when I can buy them all? I even grabbed the cardboard display case from the store to display my son's Little Wheelies. It also teaches him to tidy up his cars and put them back in the display case because he loves admiring his cars. If you have a toddler who loves cars, these are great to buy because they are actually safe for under 3 years old. Perfect for little one to hold on to. You can also find a lot more girl colors now.
