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Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon

Julie Bonner — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:57:42 +0000

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 a wagon, don’t you agree?

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Win an ApplyWise College Admission Counseling Package from NeenMachine!

Julie Bonner — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:34:56 +0000

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 time. She will announce the winner on or about Saturday, March 29th.

Good luck everyone and be sure and check out her blog while you’re there!!

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Webkinz American Idol

Julie Bonner — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:14:30 +0000

Webkinz American Idol….why not?

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Pulse Kick ‘N Go Scooter Makes its Debut At Toys R Us

Julie Bonner — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:12:04 +0000

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 that allows the rider to accelerate and maintain speed without ever touching foot-to-ground. The ease of use is extraordinary, allowing even beginning riders to jump on and go while easily executing tight turns and maintaining a balanced stance on the deck. Strong enough for dad to take his nostalgic laps around the neighborhood, the Pulse Kick ‘N Go represents the next generation of wheeled products to offer transportation and perennial fun in a physical outdoor activity for kids of all ages.”

You can get you one of these bad boys for $119.00 at Toys R Us.

via prweb.com

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TheGrandParentZone.com – American Made Toys

Julie Bonner — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:03:39 +0000

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 to their grandchildren.

TheGrandParentZone definitely has one unique feature that sets it apart from a lot of the other websites out there.

“One of the unique features of the website is a free “concierge” service that assists potential customers in trying to find a specific item that may not be available on the website. In addition, the website offers a free Resource Center, where visitors will find a number of practical parent resource tools available from the experts who created the materials. When visitors click on a specific title, they are taken directly to a linked site where they can browse a description of the item they’ve chosen to view.”

If you are looking for high quality, safe and educational toys for your kids or grandkids, TheGrandParentZone.com is a reliable source for your needs.

The toy pictured above is one of the pedal toys that are featured on their site. They have a wide variety of these pedal toys and they are just fun to look at. Every kid should have a classic pedal toy. My littlest son has one and he rides it every single day.

I definitely know I’ll be visiting TheGrandParentZone for some awesome toys. My sister just had a baby so I have a brand new nephew to look forward to buying for!

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The Nintendo DS – It’s Everywhere!!

Julie Bonner — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:43:24 +0000

I have just been amazed at the Nintendo DS this weekend and just the phenomenon it has become with kids. My family had a very busy weekend and I saw more Nintendo DS’s than I ever have before.

It started on Saturday. My daughter does theater and she had two performances. When the kids had free time in the dressing rooms back stage, most of them were on their DS chatting back and forth with each other. I think at one time, 8 kids were all chatting at the same time. It was pretty funny and the kids were having a blast. We had to make some of them put the DS away because they were missing their cues to be back on stage, lol!

Then on Sunday, my son had a gymnastics meet. We get to the meet, get all situated and next thing I know, I look around and there are a ton of kids playing on their DS. Someone from across the gym was chatting with my daughter and she didn’t even know who she was. Later they found each other and waved. I was glad it was another child. You never know these days and have to be careful.

Technology just amazes me. I remember the days that I had to sit in my room to play video games on my TV hooked up to my Commodore 64. Good times, good times. Now, kids can take their games with them everywhere they go and on top of that, chat with other kids in the same vicinity as them.

When we bought the DS’s for our kids we were a little nervous it would become a problem and we would have to put strict limits on them. Luckily, we haven’t had to do that and it has ended up being the best travel toy for our two oldest. Now my 4 year old wants one. He’s feeling a bit left out.

I’m going to make him wait a little longer. I told him if he can show me that he is able to take care of the hand-me-down Game Boy he got, then we’ll talk.

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The Blast Pad Looks Like a Blast!

Julie Bonner — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:34:17 +0000

I have 2 boys who would absolutely love this toy! It’s called the Blast Pad. Now, it doesn’t blast a child up in the air, which my boys would prefer, but instead you jump on it to blast a missile up in the sky.

“The Blast Pad™ Advanced missile launch system is a revolutionary new missile launcher with telescoping technology that expands to almost 3 feet. Flex Launch tube can’t kink to restrict airflow.”

The Blast Pad cost $22.99 and you can purchase it at Unique Toy Shop. I think I may add this toy to our summer fun wish list.

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High End Dolls from the 2008 New York Toy Fair

Julie Bonner — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:12:30 +0000

Here’s a great video slide show of some of the high end dolls that were shown at the 2008 New York Toy Fair. They have some beautiful dolls from Harry Potter, Spiderman, Nancy Drew and many others. I think my favorites were the Pirates of the Caribbean dolls. The dolls are all from Tonner Doll.

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“Horton Hears a Who” Movie Trailer

Julie Bonner — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:27:02 +0000

I am really looking forward to the “Horton Hears a Who” movie. It looks really great! It’ll be released in the US on March 14th.

Here’s the movie trailer.

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Nostalgia Toy #14 – Classic Tin Kaleidoscope

Julie Bonner — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:22:25 +0000

I used to have one of these toys and I loved it! It’s a Classic Tin Kaleidoscope and one of those toys that never seems to go out of style. What kid doesn’t like a kaleidoscope?

I love it when my kids discover a toy that I played with as a child. There are a few toys that every kid should have in my opinion and this is one of them.

A few weeks ago one of my kids got a kaleidoscope from the school store and they were all fighting over it of course. We made them take turns and it kept their attention for quite awhile. Who needs video games and TV right?

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