A camera would make a great Christmas gift for an older child. My son loves taking photos. He’s always taking pictures with my camera, so I’m thinking about getting him one for Christmas this year (we’ll see). He’s also always claiming my SD cards for his DSi.
A couple weeks ago I received a high-performing SanDisk Extreme SDHC card from SanDisk to review for my Nikon P90. I never knew that an SD card could make a difference in your camera’s performance. Now I know. It can make a big difference. I’m in love with this card. I can tell a …read more

Upper Deck Entertainment is coming out with a new set of American Idol Trading Cards. The cards will feature past American Idol winners, top contestants and audience favorites from past seasons, the top 36 from season 8, the judges, host, and ‘almost an Idol’ (think William Hung) cards. There are 138 cards to collect in all.
The new cards will come in packages of 5, and will be available in stores April 21st. A select few packages will also contain a “Golden Ticket” to the chocolate factory the American Idol finale with red carpet treatment.
So now you can trade Paula Abdul …read more

Check out this little guy. Isn’t he just adorable? He’s Minoru, the worlds first 3D webcam. Minoru is Japanese for reality. I think he’d make a really cute Valentine’s Day gift, he’s even red. He’d be so cute sitting on top of the computer.
Oh yeah, he does more than just look cute. You can connect Minoru to your PC and he comes alive, his eyes  light up and he looks at you in 3D. 
Minoru works with messaging programs, like Windows Live Messenger, Skype, AOL instant messenger, OoVoo and most others.
Your friends and family can now see you in …read more

Fatheads are life size wall graphics of your favorite sports and entertainment stars. You can get sports stars from Tom Brady to Derek Jeter, to your favorite movie characters and stars like The Dark Knight, or Hannah Montana, and most recently they announced a new Jonas Brothers Fathead.
Fatheads are great for teens and tweens too old for toys, but still looking for something fun.
Fatheads do not cause damage to walls. They have a special adhesive backing that enables them to be removed, and moved from wall to wall without damaging the walls, or Fathead. They retail between …read more

High School Musical 3 toys are sure to be popular this holiday season.  DisneyShopping.com has a great collection of High School Musical 3 merchandise including toys kids and tweens are sure to love.  Check out a few examples below:
High School Musical 3 Mystery Date Game

I received a new catalog in the mail from Fisher Price yesterday and included near the back was a two-page spread filled with new Color Me Gemz products.  Color Me Gemz are intended for children ages 5 and up, and they look like so much fun for young girls!
Using Color Me Gemz, kids use special pens to color in the “gemz” on special necklaces, belt buckles, charms, bracelets, and more.  There are even peel and stick gems that kids can decorate then place on notebooks, purses, hats, and anything else they can think of!  If my daughter were just a …read more

Wow!  I just published a post about Tooth Tunes during Tween Week last week, and now I found a contest where 10 lucky people will win a Tooth Tune! 
Very cool!
You can follow the link to enter the contest to win a Tooth Tunes musical toothbrush.  The contest ends on October 31, 2008.
Good luck!
Image: Hasbro.com
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To wrap up Tween Week on PlayLibrary, I’m suggesting an entire store filled with great products for tweens.  Actually, there are great toys, games and products for kids (and adults) of all ages at this store, but since it’s Tween Week, I’ll focus on products for tweens.
I’m talking about the Discovery Channel Store.  Visit the Discovery Online Toy Store, and you’ll find so many ideas for educational and fun toys, games and products for tweens!  Here are a few ideas:
Cube World

With Cube World, you can create your own interactive world of stick characters.  Each set costs $29.95 and includes …read more

As Tween Week nears an end on PlayLibrary, I’ve got a great idea for tween boys today – LEGO games for Nintendo DS.
It seems like every tween wants a Nintendo DS, and some of the most popular games for kids in this age range are the LEGO games, particularly LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures and LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga at retail prices of $29.99 and $34.99, respectively.

Both of these games are rated E for Everyone and kids love them!  If your kids enjoy these games, then keep your eyes open for the new LEGO Batman …read more

Here’s another great idea for tweens – old fashioned karaoke with a 2008 twist.
Did you know there are karaoke CDs available for all the hottest Disney Channel tween stars?  I did a quick search on the Toys R Us website to find out which tween artists are featured on the Disney Karaoke Series CDs and found just about every Disney Channel star represented.
Check them out below.  There’s Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, High School Musical and High School Musical 2, The Cheetah Girls, and a compilation CD called Disney Girlz Rock that includes songs by Aly & AJ, …read more