Product Reviews

Lumi-Niter flying disc puts a creative twist to a classic frisbee toy. This cool new product will make any evening outdoors a lot of fun because it allows you to continue to play games when it gets dark. The frisbee-like

If you’ve been anywhere near the Internet, you’ve probably heard of Niantic’s new game, Pokémon GO. Even by viral video game standards, its popularity has been impressive. According to

Little Hero Capes are so cool. When I first saw these super hero capes I seriously wanted one for myself and my tween daughters. But these capes are for the younger hero's in our lives! Little Hero Capes are

One of the very best toys you can invest in for your young child is the sorting/shape toy called Shape-O toy from Tupperware. Some of you reading this may have even played with one as kid! This

Black Dog's Squall Jacket is a must-have foul weather jacket for kids. Raising kids in New England requires an extensive outerwear wardrobe. We rely and purchase heavy-duty outerwear for when the weather

Recycling your toilet paper and paper towel rolls just got cool! The creators of Toobalink designed their toy specifically to be used with your recycled tubes. Toobalink is an assortment of designed connectors

Do you wish the Tooth Fairy truly existed for us parents to depend on?  Are you often stumbling in the dark, trying to find the treasured tooth under your child's pillow in the middle of the

Science is can be really fun for girls these days with new and innovative kits on the market. I've found some really great science kits and toys to try with your girls. We have a few of these kits ourselves

LEGO® Brick sets are expensive! Pleygo is an innovative and cost effective, Netflix-like rental service for LEGO® sets.  You can order unlimited sets and there's no charge for lost

The Vikings Brainstorm Game is an awesome brain-strengthening game for puzzle-loving kids of all ages.  Your single player mission is to get trapped warrior Vikings lost at sea to safety.  Take

Goldie Blox is a toy and company established in 2012 by Debbie Sterling.   This innovative toy hopes to inspire girls ages 5-9 to investigate the field of engineering. Statistic show

Everyone needs batteries, but people with families (and especially toys and games) can burn through batteries pretty quickly. We were using a bunch of Duracell batteries that we would buy at Costco pretty frequently

If you have many coffee lovers in your life a nice gift basket is the perfect gift for either the holidays or birthdays. You know that they will actually use it and love it!! And if your coffee-loving friend

Sassy Bibs make fun gifts, that are both conversational and incredibly functional. Each baby bib is made of white 100% soft Cotton Terrycloth with colored binding (choice of red, burgundy, navy blue, green, orange

Night Before My Birthday Book Want to start a new family tradition? How about reading a bedtime story all about the night before your child's birthday?  This is the perfect book! Wonderfully illustrated

Here's a fun and creative way to frame one of those classic bubble bath shots especially when they are little babies ! Grab some old puzzle pieces, paint  them blue and white and some craft gems and you

If you got a Lego-maniac at your house. Instead of buying another set of bricks, you should make a  a lego table to make building even more fun. Check out the step by step instructions  on how to make

Tired of wrestling your Smartphone  away from your kids? You have to get them the LeapPad Explorer Tablet. If you’re familiar with some of the common LeapPad  features, like interactive story telling

Your little girl this Christmas may want a  Fijit Friend.  I know my nieces have put in on their Christmas list to Santa.  It is magical creature that sprang from a science experiment that was touched

My oldest niece just went into her freshman year at college. She is living away on her own for the first time ever and while she went with a lot that now she is a few weeks in , there are several things that she

If you are looking for a holiday  present for a toddler or preschooler, Fisher Price Dance Star Mickey is one that they will really enjoy!  I recently got this toy  for my niece  as a gift  for

Angry Birds is a puzzle game. It’s the most popular application in the Apple App Store for the Iphone right now. I’ve seen claims on that this game has been downloaded 100 Million times. Using a slingshot

A lot of the ladies these days are sports fans. If you have a special woman in your life that is football fan, you should  consider giving her some jewelry with an NFL theme. They have jewelry from watches

I’m always looking for a family friendly website that fosters my kid’s creativity while having a blast.  I’m really excited to pass this new site on to you and it’s totally free

Handmade blankets,embroidered scarves, artisan crafted hair accessories and fascinators for women, children and infants. Crown you little one with a halo of beautiful floral accents- Embrace your baby in with

A number of people I know have been putting care packages together to send to the troops.   I chatted with a friend who has been serving in the Navy for 20 years and although anything is appreciated, she had

5 gifts you can get for the new mom to be When a woman is pregnant it's a very special time in her life. But sadly the woman is often overlooked in favor of the upcoming baby as far as gifts.   However

If you are dealing with tall the hustle and bustle of the holiday season-you  may have some people on the holiday gift list that you want to get a nice gift but don’t really want to spend a lot of money. &nbs

With the release of The Twilight Saga Eclipse   recently released on DVD.  Twilight merchase is all around for Twilight fans!   Twilight fan among your friends and family, then here are some

If you are looking for a unique gift for a wine lover or just someone that enjoys beautiful jewelry... THIS IS IT! The earrings and necklaces are made from reclaimed wine corks. Yes RECYCLED WINE CORKS! We all

If you're looking for a website that offers a huge collection of affordable gifts for your children, then check this one out. The Land of Nod has a number of tools that allow you to shop by price range, categories, 

The Yankee Swap is a family tradition that all the adults and kids out of college participate that we do after Christmas dinner.   We have so many laughs and usually brings a crappy gift. We do have a

I am trying to encourage my sons to write. I like them to keep a notebook with with their thoughts because I find it really does help express themselves and keeps the creativity going. However lately there has

Gift in a jar are very nice and cheap way to spread the Christmas cheer!  These frugal consumable gifts feature bath salts, cookie ingredients, holiday beverage mixes, baking mixes or bean soup fixings layered

Growing up playing Clue the who done it mystery board game was always fun.  I was excited to see a Harry Potter version of Clue coming out.   If you have a Harry Potter fan on your gift list this

Children have so many video games these days it is nice to sit down and play a fun board  game as a family.   While growing up   Monopoly was a favorite of my family  to play especially

If you are a child of the 80, you probably sent hours playing with the Rubik’s Cube now there is the Rubik Slide , with over 10,000 brain-busting puzzles, the Rubik's Slide is a brand-new  electronic

 One of the biggest movie releases this year was Toy Story 3.  With that said, it is no wonder why Toy Story 3 toys will be one of the biggest hits for Christmas.  there is one character that every

From my money saving ezine: 5 Fab Gifts by Ruth Schiffmann Great gift ideas for tough times If you're feeling a pinch in your pocketbook as the next gift- giving occasion approaches, try giving gifts that

Our family is big on Lego, and board games, so obviously we were intrigued by all the new Lego games. These are  LEGO Board Game that you create then play!  While at the Lego Conference in Boston this

The Leapster Explorer Learning Game System from LeapFrog is an exciting, handheld gaming device that includes preset games and videos, and boasts plenty of downloadable features and cartridges. This durable handheld

Paper Jamz   are guitars  are made out of cardboard and plastic. They have a great music  sound and kids, tweens and teens all love them. They are reasonably priced - under $30 - and come in

If you are cildren are asking for Lego for their birthday or Christmas here are some of the most popular Lego building sets out right now.   LEGO® City Advent Calendar 2824 Christmas is finally

Road Rippers Motorized Monster truck line are one a hot toy this Christmas season for young boys  The vehicles come LOADED with features including: Lights, Music, and action/voice sounds. The "comeback"

I recently toured the B Designs Letterpress facility during a local artist studio tour in Amesbury, Massachusetts.  It was AWESOME.  This printing business is OLD school.  This tiny company

Scrabble has been a favorite game of mine for years.  I have passed down the tradition of playing the board game version of Scrabble down to my chidren. . Known as Scrabble Flash Cubes, this new and improved

If you are looking for fun toy for a young boy (8 and up)  in your life the Nerf N Strike Blaster is your answer!  Shock and awe is the name of the game as the boys (and girls) run around The gun

This holiday season, consider getting your kids one of the cute and cuddly Pillow Pets that are growing in popularity more and more everyday! Pillow pets start-out as a stuffed animal to play with, but can then

I don’t know how many of you already do the The Elf on the Shelf: We started ours quite a few years. The kids love him. Our appears on the weekend after Thanksgiving. He watches over what the kids are

The Christmas  season is quickly sneaking up on us, leaving us to plan our  holiday shopping for the coming season. .One toy that is showing up on many Santa list is  Fisher Price IXL Learning System