This weekend Toys ‘R Us is giving away free Thomas wooden trains.  You get to choose one of four trains.  Choose Thomas the Tank Engine, Lights & Sounds Percy, Sir Handel, or Peter Sam.  To get your train, you’ll need this printable coupon.  Limit 1 train per customer.  This coupon can be used Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22.

Also, on Saturday, Toys ‘R Us will be celebrating the 50th birthday of Little People.  Stop by between 12 and 2 pm for coloring activities, storytime, playtime with Little People toys and a free Little People DVD for you to take …read more

As you know, this is the time of year when the toys get really cheap.  This is the time when I begin to pre-buy for future birthdays and Christmas presents.
We stopped at Target tonight to see if their clearanced clothes were an additional 30% off.  (FYI – they weren’t at my Target.)  We also went to check out the clearanced toys.  My kids had some gift cards and Christmas money left over anyway.  There were many toys that were 30-75% off.  Here’s what we got:

vtech Write & Learn Letter Pad $14.99  $3.74
Little Einstein’s Tub Toss Mission $4.99 $2.48
Barbie Advent Calendar …read more

KB Toys recenty announced that they are no longer accepting its gift cards.  Don’t throw out your gift cards yet though.  There is good news for those of you that still have gift cards for KB Toys.  Cardholders can exchange their KB Toys gift card for a coupon valid for 15% off any one item at Toys “R”Us from now until January 31, 2009.  The gift card exchange can be made at Toys ”R”Us stores’ Guest Service Center. 
KB Toys Gift Cards must be surrendered at time of purchase, and only one 15% Toys”R”Us coupon will be granted per gift card surrendered. …read more

AS you all know, I love my resales shops.  Mom of 14 asked me if I thought the new CPSIA Act that was signed into law last year by President Bush that would require any toy sold to be tested for lead, among other things, would affect my resale shop.  Funny she should ask that as I just recently got an announcement from my local shop dealing with just that very thing.

Dear Valued Customer,
As you may have heard in the news or through online blogs, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (H.R. 4040) was signed into …read more

I went a searching for toys under $10.  Just thought you might like to see what I found.  So much for having to spend lots of money at Christmas.

High School Musical Dolls – Gabriella and Sharpay
Webkins -Black Bear, Pinto, Google, Leopard, Tie Dye Frog, and Black Poodle
Polar Insulated Water Bottle
Think Fun Cover Your Tracks
Ty Beanie Buddy Patrick Star
Educational Toys
Crayola Color Fills Fairies
Crayola Hanna Montana Color Explosion
Cars Sound and Dirt Track Lighting McQueen

These are jsut a few things I found but I really liked the educational toy link.  You should check it out.

Following are highlights of this week’s specials, along with select items available during this weekend’s “2-day Sale” (Friday, November 7 to Saturday, November 8, while supplies last) at Toys“R”Us stores.
Special offers valid now through Saturday, November 8.
FREE $10 Glimmering Disney Fairies Gift Card with any Disney Fairies purchase of $40 or more
FREE Fashion Pack ($9.98 value) with the purchase of any Cabbage Patch Kids 25th Anniversary Doll from Play Along
50% off Cinderella Dance ‘n Doodle from Spin Master
25% off ALL LEGO Racers, LEGO Ville and Belville sets
25% off ALL Erector sets
25% off ALL Skeleflex toys
20% off ALL Maclaren Doll Strollers
20% …read more

Welcome back to Thursday Cleaning Challenge.  Sorry we took a few weeks off.  So today, I want to challenge you to get a hold of all that clutter in the toy box.  Go through the toys and if you haven’t seen your kids playing with the toy for a month, then put it away.  Then bring it out in a few months and you are a hero with a new toy.  That way you don’t so many toys to deal with in the toy box.

We want to buy Alligator a digital camera for her birthday.  She will be turning five and her younger brother will also be using the camera.  We need something that is durable and will hold up well, yet take decent pictures.  We’re willing to pay a little more to get one that will do what we need. 
We’re looking at getting a VTech Kidizoom camera.  It sells for $60 and it allows you to take photos and movies and then view them on the camera, or on your tv or pc.  You can also hook it up to your tv to …read more

With all the toy recalls out there that have been recalled for lead levels, my co-worker wanted to find a safe place to buy toys for her little boy.  Now, please understand that I am not being stuck up.  Nor am I trying to be anti-anyone, but I do believe that toys from China seem to have a higher lead level than anywhere else.  And we all know that in America, you can’t hardly pee without an environmentalist telling you where you are allowed to.
So here are a list of places that have American made toys:

Little Tykes
Toys Made in America
Fat …read more

Be on the look out for great toy sales in your area.  Each year around January and February, retailers begin marking down their overstock from Christmas.  Each time I go to Target and Wal-Mart I take a quick walk through the toy department to see if the clearancing has begun. 
I try to take advantage of the 50-75% savings so that I can pick up gifts for my kids.  No, I don’t spend much, but those little gifts are helpful later.  Instead of getting my children an Easter basket each year, I usually give them a toy that I got on …read more