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Amazing Bubble Machine

Kerri Aldrich — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:14:20 +0000

Doesn’t it look like this is a little bubble-making car? I don’t know if they make them or not, but this is actually the result of my little guy “driving” his car in front of a bubble machine that was given to us by a friend last summer.

The Amazing Bubbles machine requires about 6 AA batteries and a bit of bubble solution (I just pick up a big jug of it from the dollar store a few times each summer). I don’t often pull out the machine, because it’s usually more fun for the kids to just blow the bubbles themselves. It is fun, however, to have it out when there’s a larger group of kids over and they can all just play, run and dance through the bubbly yard.

I’m loving the warm weather activities! What outdoor activities are you most looking forward to this spring and summer?

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Good Toys for a Buck

Kerri Aldrich — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:02:50 +0000

Do you love a visit to the dollar store? I do. And I love to share the experience with others.

Just a couple of months ago, I was with a family member who had never been in a dollar store of any type. I took her to a Dollar Tree. All she could say was, “And this? This is a dollar, too? What about this? Surely this isn’t a dollar?”

And I’ll I kept saying was, “Yep. That’s a dollar, too.”

No, you’re not going to find the latest, coolest, most expensive toys out there. But you will find a great selection of simple toys that can keep your kids busy during the long summer days. Sidewalk chalk, pool toys, bubbles, finger paints, coloring books, dolls, cars, wiffle balls, and the list goes on……

And the best thing? When your children get bored with one activity after about 5 minutes (let’s say, the sidewalk chalk, as a totally random example), it won’t bother you that you and your spouse are the only ones left drawing on the driveway. After all, it only cost you a dollar.

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National Bubble Week

Lei — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:43:36 +0000

To celebrate the start of spring, Funrise, the creators of The One and Only Gazillion Bubbles(R), is inviting meteorologists across the country to ‘blow the first bubbles of spring’ and kick-off the National Bubble Week celebration in their hometowns during the week of March 20.

We may brave the London weather and go blow some bubbles this afternoon. Care to join us?

ETA: The week’s bubble blowing events
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Business Wire, March 16, 2006

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