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Target and Wal-Mart Start to Slash Prices on Toys
Shoppers, listen up! The pumpkins are barely ripe for carving and already the mega stores are having price slashing wars. Target and Wal-Mart have made the 2009 holiday toy budget a tad more realistic as they have marked loads of games and dolls down to half-price.
Crib Toys to Keep Babies Busy in Bed
Party in the baby's crib! Once an infant is alert enough to take in their surroundings, add some stimulation to keep them occupied during non-sleeping hours. By putting a safe accessory in the crib, mom may buy herself a few minutes after nap time.
Mommy Dearest: Baby Drools on Toy and Mom Puts It Back!
Mommy Dearest,
My friend and I like to take our kids shopping together once a week. The children keep each other entertained, and we get a chance to gab and buy groceries or birthday gifts and necessities. But, there's one thing that makes me uncomfortable — my friend lets her 3-year-old son and 11-month-old daughter each choose or hold on to a toy while we make our way down through the store.
Tell Mommy: What Are Your Top Three Toddler Toys?
One person's trash is another one's treasure. The same can be said for wee ones and their toys. While my daughter obsessed over her Radio Flyer push wagon, some of her playmates found it less exciting than a rug.
10 Brilliant Beach Toys
Hit the beach! What better way to spend a lazy days with the family than in the surf, sun, and sand? Packing a beach bag with engaging toys is essential for prolonging a stay on the shore.
What Is Your Tot's Favorite Gadget?
Place a brand new fluffy dog that squeaks in front of a tot and he'll reach for the keys. Toy companies took note and tried to replicate some of mama's best tricks in rubber or wooden forms, but neither they nor mommy can pull the wool over itty bitty eyes.
Plastic cell phones aren't nearly as exciting as ones that light up and actually ring.
Recession Proof Toys
Keeping lil loves entertained is a task that keeps moms searching for the latest and greatest gadgets and toys. Sometimes the answer to mama's prayers is a household item sitting right on the counter and in these tough economic times who has the cash to keep stocking up at the toy store? Check out the sundry items that can suit a tot's fancy and feel free to add to our list!
Parenting Q&A: Toys Have Cluttered Our House!
Q. Our house looks like Santa's workshop with stuffed animals, race cars and art supplies scattered throughout. We try to get our children to keep their items in their own rooms, but it seems like a losing battle.
Villa Sibi Modern Doll House: Ga Ga or Ga?
If mommy and daddy covet the designs in Dwell, baby may feel right at home in this Villa Sibi Modern Doll House ($855). The trouble is, the down payment on this mini modernist dwelling, which comes with a large deck and pool house and sliding doors that are made of plexiglass and wood, is rather steep. Do you like the idea of mimicking contemporary designs in your children's toys, or would you rather an old fashioned fixer-upper?
Toy Box: Where the Wild Things Are Gear
Where are the wild things? They're hanging out on toy store shelves, apparently. The recent release of the trailer and first poster for the film version of Where the Wild Things Are has the Internet abuzz and companies showing off their wild paraphernalia.
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