If you're new here, I hope you'll subscribe to my RSS feed so you won't miss any fantastic giveaways! :) The Lamaze Farmer Fred Learn-to-Dress Activity Doll from Learning Curve! Activity dolls like this are great for teaching your toddler basic skills!  Farmer Fred gives kids a chance to learn to...

I vividly remember enjoying specialty sausages and cheeses from Hickory Farms with my dad as a child at Christmastime.  He absolutely loved them (and still does!) and took much relish in cutting and arranging slices upon crackers and serving them to my sister and me.  Such a fun memory! I didn’t...

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...

John Deere 8″ Monster Treads Shake ‘n Sounds Vehicles! Realistic vehicles like these have always been popular with kids of all ages, especially dump trucks like the one we received thanks to Learning Curve! Although 8 inches sounds small, this is a hefty little truck, the perfect size...

Knit Hats at Epic Yarns! Thanks to Erin at Epic Yarns, we received two of her handknit children’s hats for review! Aren’t they totally adorable in their knit hats?  Isaac is sporting one of her Aviator Earflap Hats and Emma is wearing her new Purple Mountain Majesty Earflap Hats.  I’m...

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...

A customized Dictionary Definition Shirt from Pipsqueak Boutique This shirt was really fun to create!  You’re able to choose from a list of cute descriptions (ex: social butterfly, handsome devil, wild child) to make your child a shirt that completely describes them.  You can also use your...

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...

Need a gift idea?  Check out these tried-and-true (by us) gift ideas! Click on the pictures to read the my full reviews!  Some of them link directly to a place you can buy them, and some of the reviews are coming soon – so be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out on them – many...

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...

Shoes from See Kai Run! See Kai Run continues to be one of my absolute favorite brand shoes to buy for my kids.  They are always high-quality, very well-made, and very tastefully designed.  Emma’s first pair of See Kai Run shoes (reviewed here) lasted a long time (well, as long as they fit...

One of my favorite things to do during the holidays is watch special Christmas movies.  You know, the ones that get put away with your holiday decorations and are only pulled out again after a year has gone by?  Each year we add a couple more to our collection, and this year there are many to choose...