It’s starting to get warmer in my neck of the woods and we are enjoying every minute of it. As soon as it gets a little warm, our kids break out the scooters, bikes and skates and they love to go on walks in our neighborhood. When my youngest was between 1 and 2, he liked to cry a lot. Why? We are still trying to figure that out. Anyway, my husband used to take him on many, many walks in his little wagon. Those were peaceful moments and a bonding time for them both. If my little guy were to pick between me or his dad taking him on a walk, he would pick his dad hands down. I’ll stick to doing puzzles and reading books I guess. I saw this Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon and it just made me smile. I love wagons. Every kid should have... [Read more]

NeenMachine.com is having a great contest that a lot of you parents might just be interested in. In conjunction with ApplyWise, NeenMachine.com is giving away a full ApplyWise 12-pack College Admission Counseling Program to one lucky winner! The package is valued at $299 and is a quality program that was developed to help high school juniors and seniors gain an edge with their college applications and to ease some of the pressure that families experience during this stressful time. If you are unfamiliar with ApplyWise and would like to read more, just head on over to this great post she wrote about ApplyWise. How can you win? Just leave a comment on this post and you are entered. The contest deadline is Friday, March 28th at midnight eastern... [Read more]

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I just found a toy that my boys would love. I am NOT showing them this video clip yet. Take a look at the Pulse Kick ‘N Go Scooter in action. Does that not look like a blast! I showed my husband and he wants one. The Pulse Kick ‘N Go Scooter made its debut at Toys R Us stores nationwide on March 1st. “This modern incarnation of the classic racing machine offers a markedly faster and smoother ride; new high-tech gearing; and contemporary design features including a high performance Chromoly steel frame, band brakes and state of the art high speed polyurethane wheels. Unlike traditional scooters that require constant pushing off the ground, the Pulse Kick ‘N Go uses a unique chain driven kick lever propulsion system... [Read more]

TheGrandParentZone.com announces its launch of a new website featuring American Made toys. “This unique website was the brainchild of baby boomers Fred and Betsy Arnow, who wanted to create a website with the best children’s books, wood toys, and equipment they used most when their now grown-up kids were infants, toddlers, and children.” Many of the items on their website are considered classic toys. They feature wood toys, games and puzzles that are similar to what the baby boomers had when they were children. Fred and Betsy Arnow said that much of what you will see on their website are toys that they owned when they were new parents. These are toys that they drug all over America so that they could keep them to hand over... [Read more]