Girl Gourmet has some sweet jewelry makers for the little girls on your Christmas list this year. From candy necklaces to candy rings these sets are definitely sweet. Check out these Girl Gourmet Sweets Jewelry makers from Jakks-Pacific.
The Girl Gourmet Sweets Candy Jewelry Factory allows girls to design, bake, wear and eat scrumptious candy jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets and rings. The set features a small baking oven and a variety of molds to create jewelry charms and sweet gems. Kids fill the molds with the candy chips and pellets included in the set and add colorful sprinkles to decorate.

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Today I have some fun toys to share with you. Kimochis are new toys with feelings inside. Kimochi (pronounced Key.Mo.Chee) means “feeling” in Japanese. The three Kimochi characters,  Cloud, Huggtopus, and Bug help kids communicate their feelings in a fun, playful way.

Each character comes with 3 small “Kimochis™” – or feelings inside a special pocket. The small Kimochis have  feeling (happy, sad, silly,brave…) printed on one side, and a corresponding facial expression on the other. Each one also comes with a How-To Use Kimochis™ Feel Guide with easy fun lessons developed by nationally renowned child communication expert Ellen Pritchard Dodge …read more

If you’re kids are craving high tech toys, but all you have is a low tech budget, Jakks Pacific has some fun Motion TV video games for kids you can buy without breaking the bank.
Plug It In & Play TV Games™ are perfect for kids, because you don’t have to worry about them tearing up an expensive gaming system while they’re playing.

The latest TV games from Jakks-Pacific even feature motion control. Now when kids move the controls they also control the action on screen as characters replicate their movements in real time on the TV screen when they jump, wave, …read more

New this fall for Disney Princess fans is the Disney Keyboard Vanity from Jakks Pacific. The Disney Princess Musical Vanity converts into a keyboard by lifting up the cover of the keys. Once it’s converted it plays four magically musical instruments (piano, guitar, violin and kalimba), four additional royal rhythms (pop, waltz, 16 beat and rock), and four different drum sounds.

The musical vanity features 4 Disney Princess Songs including Be Our Guest, Beauty and the Beast, Under the Sea, Bibbidi, Bobbidi Boo, Whole New World, and Part of Your World.
The vanity accessories double as musical instruments. The lipstick is a …read more

I have a fun toy today for all the Tinker Bell fans out there. Have you ever wondered where Tinker Bell and her Disney Fairy friends live? Nestled in the midst of the sprawling roots of the Pixie Dust Tree is where you’ll find Tinker Bell’s Pop Up Tea Kettle home.

Your children can relive their favorite Fairy moments from the movie with the magical Pop Up Tea Kettle play set. The set is sure to inspire your children’s imagination, and to take them to the world of Tinker Bell and her Fairy friends.
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Sometimes there is a toy that catches my eye as utterly adorable, Hannah’s Kittens is one of those toys. Hannah’s Kittens are lavish plush kittens made of French faux fur. These ultra fancy kittens come sitting in a basket of satin and marabou, and arrive in their own chic, pink hat box.

Hannah’s Kittens were developed by a mother-daughter team. Inspired by her own daughter’s love of kittens, Vicky Nichols named the company after her daughter Hannah (18). Together they plan on using a portion of the profits to encourage literacy among young girls, as well as funding local cat rescue …read more

The Cabbage Patch Kids are champions at reinventing themselves for each new generation. I remember my Cabbage Patch Kid from when I was a child. She had brown curly hair, just like I did. It was one of my favorite dolls growing up.
The Cabbage Patch Kids are still one of my favorites to check out in the toy aisle. The new2009 Cabbage Patch Kids® line by JAKKS Pacific, Inc. includes everything little girls adore, surprises and hair play!

The new Pop n’ Style Cabbage Patch Kids come ready for hair styling fun. Each doll has comes with her own hair extensions …read more

I’ve loved taking photos since I was a kid. I’ve always been interested in photography in one way or another, and I think it all goes back to that first camera I had as a child. I don’t think they had special cameras for kids back then, if they did I didn’t have one. I first camera was a regular film camera.
I love checking out the digital cameras out there these days for kids. It’s fun to see them have the opportunity to fall in love with photography like I did as a child.

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Our local fair is going on right now, and one of the things kids can enter into the fair is their favorite Lego(tm) creation. My son and I had to go check them out this afternoon. My son’s always looking for things to make with his Lego sets. He loves to build and create.
His latest creation is a space ship that he created one afternoon, on his own. I didn’t even think about entering it in the fair. Maybe next year!
Here are a few of our favorite creations from the fair. Remember these are supposed to be kid’s creations, not …read more

This spring FurReal Friends has some new additions to their newborn line. Check out the latest adorable FurReal babies.
First up is Newborn Duckling an adorable, little yellow baby duck. He’s even cuter when he flaps his wings and makes “real” duckling sounds.

Next up is Newborn Bird who’s sure to catch kid’s attention with its bright bold colors.
Last is my favorite, Newborn Puppy. He’s soft, cuddly, and wakes up when you pet him. When you stop petting he falls to sleep.
All of the newborn friends come with their own bottle, and an adoption certificate.
All of the FurReal Friends are available at …read more