If you're new here, I hope you'll subscribe to my RSS feed so you won't miss any fantastic giveaways! :) I saw Real Steel in theaters and wow.  It was awesome!  I was actually surprised at how much I enjoyed it – I originally went for my husband’s sake, not so sure it was something I wanted...

The second season of Shaun the Sheep is finally available on DVD!  YES!  If you read my blog regularly, you know that my whole family adores this series.  My husband is the one who introduced me to Wallace and Gromit, and I in turn introduced him to Shaun and his sheep friends, pig enemies, and the...

The Christmas season is here, and with it the stress of trying to make deadlines, grabbing last-minute presents, checking our lists (twice) to make sure everything has been completed before it’s too late, and sometimes the true meaning of Christmas can get lost in the shuffle. I’m trying...

Emma is addicted to the Timmy Time TV shows based on Shaun the Sheep’s little friend Timmy.  She asks to watch them all the time!  They really are loved by the entire family, though my husband says he enjoys Shaun the Sheep more than Timmy Time.  Timmy Time is geared more toward preschoolers,...

The Movie: What It’s About: Dr. Seuss’s Holidays on the Loose is a collection of three terrific holiday classics by Dr. Seuss – It actually should be called “The Grinch’s Holidays on the Loose” because that rather unpleasant green fellow stars in all three of these movies: How...

The newest Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD, released on November 8, is going to make all of the little aspiring astronauts in the world very happy because it’s all about outer space! It’s Adventure Day and Professor Von Drake is sending Mickey and pals into the far reaches of outer space. The team...

I was first introduced to the first Zumba Fitness game by my sister, who purchased the PS3 version.  She let me try it out and I loved it.  I had been eyeing it on Amazon ever since it had first been released, wondering if I would like it but unable to spend the $40 it cost without trying it first. ...

The Odyssey Pop-Up Book from Sterling Publishing! This book is sooo gorgeous and surprisingly detailed from the illustrations to the pop-ups.  It isn’t just a pop-up book, though, it also features sliders and other fun things to be revealed inside.  One of my favorite pop-up scenes is a huge...

One of four award-winning personalized, customized character books (and EBOOKS!) by Champion Me!  Not only is the book personalized for your child, you can customize the character to look just like him or her, and you can customize the clothing as well! I was completely taken with Champion Me as...

The Movie: What It’s About: Now you can own all of Shaun the Sheep’s wintery and Christmas-related tales on one DVD!   Shaun the Sheep We Wish Ewe a Merry Christmas includes the following episodes: We Wish Ewe A Merry Christmas: Shaun discovers that The Farmer will be spending Christmas Day...

NCircle Entertainment is a great place to look for children’s holiday DVDs this year!   One thing I really like about shopping there is that they have nice sales on movies.  Oh, and they take PayPal! Here are some examples of their featured winter and Christmas DVDs: Each of these is on...

The Anybook Reader from Franklin Publishers! This is one of my favorite gift ideas for a kid.  It’s especially perfect coming from a loved one who isn’t able to be with their grandchild or niece or nephew very often, but is also great for those times when you aren’t able to read...

Babar and Father Christmas Buy it at Amazon.com Time: 70 minutes What It’s About: In this delightful fully animated holiday tale, Babar’s children, Arthur, Pom, Flora and Alexander write a letter to Father Christmas asking him to visit Celesteville at Christmas. But their letter never arrives...

Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes PC Game (Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS x 10.6 Snow Leopard) This was my first introduction to Nancy Drew PC games, and I have to tell you I am hooked!  I’m not even a gamer really, either.  It was so much fun stepping into Nancy’s shoes!  The first thing that...