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Kids Gift Ideas 2011




Quagmire Kids ColorFusion

Polo; $39 / Tees; $25

Quagmire Kids – full line of stylin’ threads for the skate park, surf camp, the golf course or detention – has a core focus on the heat-sensitive, color-changing ColorFusion shirts. A throwback to the Hypercolor fad from the early ‘90s.For boys and girls, the shirts for ages 4-to-14 come in sizes XS-XXL.


KidzGear Headphones


$34.99

Designed specifically for the largest user market of built-in DVD and video systems – children. The wireless car headphones keep kids quiet watching DVDs or playing games on long car trips.


Retail Price: $39.95 in Staples stores in October

Say goodbye to paper and ink with this “green” alternative to the traditional notepad. The Brookstone Boogie Board is great for making shopping lists or notes to the family. Users can write on the pressure sensitive LCD tablet with the included stylus, or even your fingernail!”

Tonka Tonka Chuck Flip The Bounceback Racer
Retail Price: $34.99
Meet the FLIP THE RACE TRUCK character, a spirited and daring new friend in the CHUCK & FRIENDS gang! With preschoolers in control, Flip never backs down from a challenge. The double-sided FLIP THE BOUNCE BACK RACER vehicle is a Remote Control designed for young hands to easily control as it performs awesome backflips and other stunts. Flip recognizes which side is driving and has over 20 distinct upbeat phrases and sound effects for each.

The Trash Pack Collector’s Trash Can
Retail Price: $17.99
A real can for a Trash Pack fan! The Trash Pack Collector’s Trash Can is the perfect place for kids to store their Trashies™ and small cans. Containing one trash-can shaped collector tin and two small cans, this Trash Pack set is an ideal gift for trash collectors. Kids will also discover two exclusive Trashies (Spew-Shi and Skummy Skull) in the Trash Can, which holds up to 18 characters and small cans.


HEXBUG Nano Hive Habitat Set

Retail Value: $35

The HEXBUG Nano Hive Habitat Set is the first transportable environment that enables HEXBUG Nano architects to customize the design and layout within a HEXBUG Nano Habitat Set. Hive also has a built-in ramp for multi-level fun!


K'Nex #88 Amp Energy Car Building Set #2

Retail Price: $14.99

Start Your Engines! Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in pole position and ready to race! #88 fans ages 5+ can build a 1:29 scale replica of the #88 Amp Energy Car that looks just like the real thing right down to the authentic paint scheme and sponsor logos. Set includes 90+ parts to build the new #88 Amp Energy Car from K'NEX with an even more realistic body style plus labels you apply to make it look even cooler. Also included: a Dale Jr. K'NEXman figure and an instruction sheet to help you put it all together. Package includes Official Nascar® hologram.


Petcakes Series 2 Forest Animals

Retail Price: $12.99

Each PetCakes animal features a "frosting" hat, comes nestled in its own cupcake wrapper and has its own whimsical backstory. At first look, children will see a delicious cupcake but will then be surprised by the pet they find snuggled inside! Combining sweet faces and cuddly plush with a clever cupcake theme, PetCakes are collectible and provide hours of open-ended imaginative play. PetCakes make perfect gifts for a special friend and for pet lovers.



Happy Nappers


$19.99

The Happy Nappers™ Perfect Play Pillow™. As Seen on TV. It magically reverses, from their home sweet home to your play pal! Just ring their doorbell and they are ready to play!

Sesame Street Sesame Street Count And Crunch Cookie Monster Plush
Retail Price: $29.99
“One… Two… Three… Om nom nom!” ‘Feed cookies’ to this adorable plush Cookie Monster and watch as he counts out loud and happily gobbles them up. Retrieve the “cookies” from his backpack to start the fun all over again! COUNT ‘N CRUNCH COOKIE MONSTER also likes to be tickled - press his foot repeatedly to make him giggle and squirm! Available at most major toy retailers nationwide and on HasbroToyShop.com.


LeapFrog: 3 DVD Learning Collection + Book

Retail Price: $30

Learning is fun again this holiday season as Lionsgate Home Entertainment and leader in educational entertainment, LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., team up to release LeapFrog: 3-DVD Learning Collection + Book this November. The all-new gift set includes the recently released titles The Amazing Alphabet Amusement Park, Numbers Ahoy and Learn to Read at the Storybook Factory, plus a bonus book in one fun package, making it the perfect present for young children!


Leapfrog: Phonics Farm DVD

Retail Price: $15

Meet Scout and his friends, Violet, Eli and Penny...best friends who have all kinds of learning adventures along with their magical toy car, Axle. When the pets long to learn about new animals for their games, Axle whisks them away to a magical farm to see a collection of letter animals the likes of which have never been seen before! The pets learn phonics as they participate in the animals’ alphabet antics. The team gets in shape with an Athletic Alligator, consoles a Sad Seal and converses with a High-Pitched Horse as they make their way through the entire alphabet and make many new friends along the way!




2011 Hess Toy Truck and Race Car

Retail Price: $27

Following a long tradition of craftsmanship and innovation, this year’s truck has four-wheel spring suspension and a pull-out ramp that automatically activates a hydraulic sound. The truck cab features three more sound effects and flashing lights. The truck’s flatbed trailer carries a race car modeled after an American stock car that sports a pull-back racing motor and Hess Express logo. A push of the race car’s gas cap activates flashing lights and the sound of the car’s engine.



K'Nex Silver Hatch Start Line Building Set

Retail Value: $25

Rev your engine and start the race with Roary® the Racing Car at the Silver Hatch Start Line! Your child can build the Start Line to Silver Hatch Racetrack along with the famous Carburetor Corner to really experience a day in the world of Roary®! Set includes 48 chunky pieces for easy building fun with buildable racing tower, track pieces, road signs, and other accessories for realistic and thrilling after-building play!


Pocoyo SwiggleTraks Feature Set

Retail Price: $29.99

Designed to inspire learning through laughter, the Pocoyo SwiggleTraks Feature Set empowers young children to create a track play set that is uniquely their own. The SwiggleTraks system features colorful, flexible track pieces that are simple to connect and easy to add onto, and comes with a motorized, musical Pocoyo vehicle, as well as a moving bridge that puts the exciting “swiggle” movement in SwiggleTraks.


Power Ranger Samurai Ranger Training Gear

Retail Price: $21.99

Become a Power Rangers Samurai hero with the Samurai Training Gear Set! This role play set includes a mask, sword, sword discs, disc holder, and belt clip to holster the sword all the gear needed to morph into a Power Ranger! Get the power of the samurai with the Samurai Spin Sword! Spin the discs as seen in the TV show and watch the cool Zord from the disc come to life! The reflective surface of the sword shows the powerful action of the Zord. Store your discs in the included disc holder.



Zoobies Blanket Pets

Retail Price: $35

Zoobies Blanket Pets are stuffed animals that turn into a pillow with a blanket zipped inside. Great for traveling or nap time, these Pets are sure to be a favorite of your child's as tehy are mine! So soft and cuddly!


CAPTAIN AMERICA HERO MASK & CAPTAIN AMERICA DISC LAUNCHING SHIELD

Retail Price: $7.99 & $19.99

Kids can complete their CAPTAIN AMERICA role-play experience by “hiding” their identity, much like STEVE ROGERS when he battles foes as a Super Hero. The CAPTAIN AMERICA HERO MASK is designed in the style of the movie and crafted for comfort and durability


TRANSFORMERS MECHTECH ULTIMATE OPTIMUS PRIME Action Figure
Retail Price: $79.99

The figure includes the AUTOBOT leader’s classic trailer that doubles as a weapons arsenal and is an integral part of the figure’s converting play pattern. The TRANSFORMERS MECHTECH ULTIMATE OPTIMUS PRIME figure features three modes of conversion – vehicle, robot, and robot with “mech suit.” The trailer, which serves as a weapons depot and command center, also converts into a “mech suit.” Featuring lights, launching projectiles, electronic battle sounds and OPTIMUS PRIME phrases.


Dadedar DS Game

Retail Price: $19.99

GameMill Entertainment brings the exciting world of DaGeDar to the gaming market via the Nintendo DS in time for the 2011 holiday season. Each DaGeDar holds a unique "spirit within" that offers advantage to the player during each race. Using sharp reflexes players do battle in a game of speed and skill as they race their DaGeDar ball to the end of a virtual raceway. Each raceway is composed of lanes that loop, drop, climb and bank - but also contain blocks and gaps that will knock the player off their game. There are 100 basic DaGeDar balls to unlock and choose from; each ball carries abilities of Acceleration, Top Speed, Defense and Attack. There is Single or Multi-Player game play, with 2 balls in play at a time. There are also 50 fast and furious raceways.



Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked for Wii

Retail Price: $29.99

Dance and sing along with Alvin and the Chipmunks in this motion-based experience for Wii that lets you perform for the crowd as one of your favorite singing Chipmunks or sassy Chipettes. Dance to classic Chipmunk hits as you play in environments right from the big screen. Players can also unleash your 'Munk Power' to perform ultra-cool finishing dance moves. Get the party started in the exciting musical adventure that is Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.


CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? TOYLAND EXPRESS

Retail Price: $13.99

The eighth title in the bestselling search-and-find series, follows the life of a toy train from the workshop to the attic, only to be rescued at a yard sale and brought to life once again in a new home. As readers search for more than 250 hidden objects, they will also notice how the train takes on various transformations along its journey.


Vtech - MobiGo Touch Learning System

Retail Price: $59.99

Through numerous learning games featuring your kids favorite characters (e.g., Shrek, Dora), the MobiGo teaches kids ages 3 – 8 math, vocabulary, spelling and logic skills. For added fun, you can visit VTech’s Learning Lodge Navigator to download additional games and content.



Max & the Magic Marker for Nintendo DS

Retail Price: $29.99


Max is a young boy, and like most boys he loves to draw. One day he gets a mysterious marker in the mail. There is no letter attached - only the plain orange marker. Max decides to test it right away, sits down and starts drawing. He draws a monster but as soon as he finishes the lines on the paper start moving and to Max's great surprise the monster runs off the paper and into another drawing. Max realizes that he has to stop the monster. So he draws himself on the same drawing that the monster is in and immediately finds himself inside the drawing. The game begins.


Radio Flyer Lights & Sounds Racer™

Retail Price: $39.99

The Lights and Sounds Racer™ offers fun, fast riding with lights and sounds at a great price! The trike's oversized front wheel feature Traction Tread™ to hug the road and allow your child to take off without slipping or spinning out. The electronic unit has seven buttons play ten different entertaining songs and sounds. It also has working turn signal lights for even more automotive fun. This sturdy plastic trike has a comfortable, low-back seat that is adjustable to grow with your child.

Wordless Wednesday: Look What FedEx Delivered to My Door!

Imagine a two year old yelling “Ding Dong Delivery!”

What a nice surprise package to find!

Being a mommy is so much fun!

Ocean in a Bottle Craft

Looking for a fun craft for those lazy days at home when you simply can’t make it to the beach but you oh so want to be there?ocean in a bottle

Materials to Make One:

  • 18 ounce beverage container
  • 10 shells per container
  • 1/4 cup sand
  • Green and blue food coloring
  • Silver glitter
  • Water
  • Mineral or baby oil
  • Hot glue gun

Super Simple Steps

These have to be easy to make if I can do it!

1.Pour sand and shells into clean bottle.

2.Mix a drop of blue and green food coloring into 6 cups of water, then fill the bottle halfway.

3. Add a pinch of glitter.

4. Fill the rest of the bottle with oil, leaving a little air space at the top.

5. Run a bead of hot glue around the bottle opening and screw the lid on quickly.

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Packing For Vacation Cheat Sheets

create a kids travel kitMartha Stewart has some great cheat sheets for various summer activities. They save me the time of writing a list every time my family goes anywhere. I have them saved on my laptop and simply bring them up when I am ready to pack and viola!

Check them out:

The car travel kit is a lifesaver!