Holiday Gift Guide 2010

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Road Rippers R/C Mobile Command Car

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Description: Capture the look and feel of real. high performance cars and trucks, Road Rippers feature multiple play functions and authentic design details to help keep playtime rolling all day long. Strong enough to handle rough and tumble play, Road Rippers R/C collection is great for young racers everywhere.

*****My son loves cars I have said this a million times, but he even more enjoys them when he doesn’t have to move them himself.  My son was beyond excited to try this out.  I wish my camera was working right.  This car is just like the real deal. It’s lights work and even sounds like a sports car.  The remote control looks like a walkie-talkie and id very simple to use. The only downside is it doesn’t do very well in the grass. My kids really loved this.

Retail: $35.99 but I found for $29.99 at Target, and Toys R Us

My rating:

Disclosure: No compensation was received a product was provided by www.toystate.com through Team Mom.

Mickey’s Number Roundup and Handy Manny Big Construction Job With Mickey Mote

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Product Description:  Rustle Up Some Fun! Howdy Mousekeroos! It’s time to put on your cowboy hats, grab your lassos and help Mickey, Goofy and all your Clubhouse pals wrangle a boisterous herd of wild numbers into Mickey Corral. Laugh it up as you count ‘em down from 10 to 1, and rustle up the right Mouseketools to catch those rascally numbers! Then search for Daisy Bo Peep’s lost sheep, decode a secret message, and solve more super fun puzzles. For big surprises and rootin’, tootin’ fun from sun up to sundown, count on Mickey’s Numbers Round-Up!

Bonus Features:

  • never before seen episode

Description:  Put on your hard hats and team up with Handy Manny on an awesome full-length adventure!  Join Manny and his Tools as they head out of town to work on an exciting construction project in Concrete Falls. Meanwhile, back in Sheet Rock Hills, Mr. Lopart tries to fill in for Manny – with hilarious results! Can Kelly convince Manny to come home and save the day? Introducing new Power Tools, new songs, and a wonderful message about the rewards of taking on new challenges, Big Construction Job is fully loaded with tons of fun for everyone!

Bonus:

  • never before seen episode (Good Fences/Butterflies)

**** This is so much fun according to my kids. My son is almost 3 and even he can participate in this.  The Mickey Mote gets the kids up, more learning and fun.  My son really enjoyed Mickey’s number roundup and even learned a few numbers I don’t think he knew before.  The only downside is I have 3 kids and 1 mote. they share but not enough. LOL! This is a great learning tool and what i love is it actually has the thinking instead of just sitting in from of the TV.

Retail:$23.99

Release date: November 16, 2010

My rating:8

Disclosure: No compensation was received, a product was received for this review.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Holiday scholastic GiveawayClosed

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Scholastic has offered to Give 1 of my readers a big prize pack for the Holidays consisting of 6 books

 2 of the books I have personally got read are

 

It’s Christmas David-Christmas is coming, and Santa Claus is making his list. David is trying to be good, but when the house is filled with candy canes, Christmas cookies and beautifully wrapped gifts, it’s very hard to stay out of trouble! From wayward snowballs to the sleepless excitement of Christmas Eve, best-selling author David Shannon perfectly captures the joy and laughter of the holiday season.

Captain Blue Sky–Santa brings Jack his best toy pal, Captain Sky Blue, a pilot. Sky speaks in Pilot Talk (“Roger! Wilco!”). After a thunderstorm separates Sky and his buddy (“Mayday!”), Sky is abducted by a whale, then left alone to wander a frigid ocean floor until he chances upon a very special place, a place where he’s been before (“Now I’m spooled up!”). Captain Sky Blue thinks he has finally found an easy way home, but first he must help Santa out on Christmas Eve –a challenge that puts his pilot skills to the test! From Caldecott Medal Winner author Richard Egielski.

** These books are so cute and easy to read for preschoolers as there are not a lot of words. Perfect gift for Christmas

I have these six titles to give away:

  • Captain Sky Blue
  • It’s Christmas David
  •  Ook and Gluk
  •  Tony Baloney
  •  Odious Ogre
  •  I SPY Christmas

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Contest ends 12/10/10

Disclosure: no compensation was received, products were provided by company for giveaway.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Knex Hi-Flyers 10 Model Building Set

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Product Description: Build and rebuild 10 different hi-flying models! Building instructions and ideas are included for fun flying machines. Plus there’s a K’NEXman to help land the plane or take off in the hot air balloon. With 130 parts, you can create anything else you can imagine. Ages 5+

****We love Knex, they are so fun and entertaining. I really like the fact that there are so many things you can make, my kids imaginations go crazy!  With this set you can make Airplanes and it even comes with a little man. My daughter loves this, and even put a Barbie on top of the plane, and said she was going gliding, LOL. This is perfect for boys or girls during the holidays.

Retail:$11.99 but you can find on Amazon for $10.96

My rating:7

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post, a product was received for review.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Miraclebody Jeans

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Product Description: By the makers of Miraclesuit, the #1 brand of designer control fashion swimwear, we bring you innovative patent-pending technology in the Miraclebody Collection. Miraclebody is a collection of jeans, tops, and other control fashion apparel crafted to enhance your life.

 

****It says 10 lbs lighter in ten seconds, which is kindof true for me. My problem is a 10 fits but is a little tight, and a 12 was to big. So i stuck with the 10, and I do have a little bit of a muffin top, but when you cover that up i look a lot smaller. I really do like these jeans, my only complaint is that they don’t come in Short. I’m really short and the pants were way to long. 

Retail:$110 at Miraclebody Jeans

My rating: 8

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensation for this post, a product was provided for my review.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010:Aurora’s Plush Animal Carriers Review and GiveawayClosed

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Description: One of Aurora’s best selling lines, Fancy Pals, features the original Pet Carriers — a purse and plush animal in one. The plush animals are interchangeable – kids have fun mixing and trading the animals to other carriers.

*****We received the purple Kitten in a pink bag that says I love you.  It is so adorable, my daughter walks around acting like she is Paris Hilton or one of these other celebrities that walk around with their pet in a bag. The animal is able to come out of the bag, and is very soft and lovable. The bag is soft and carry anything. My daughters are so fond of this Fancy pal.

Retail:$12 at www.auroragift.com

My rating: 8

Aurora has agreed to give one of my readers a Aurora Fancy Pals Plush (purple Kitten with I love you bag, or another of Auroras Choosing)

To enter: Tell me who you would give this to?

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Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Knex Construction Crew Building Set

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Product Description: Build friendly construction vehicles! Includes NEW KID K’NEX blocks plus colorful, chunky KID K’NEX rods & connectors and personality parts like eyes and wheels. When playtime is over, store the parts in the handy storage box for a quick and easy clean-up.

****My kids love Knex, you can let your mind run wild with all the building possibiltys.  With this set you can make little bugs/animals and cars, bug cars! Two of my sons favorite things, he loves this set, and I like that the peices are so easy to put together, and apart. Plus the box becomes a small carry case for easy clean up. This is a great gift for boys or girls.

Retail:$9.99

My rating:8

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post, a product was received for this review.

Holiday Gift Guide: Toy Story 3 Blu-ray Combo

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Product Description: As Andy gets ready to leave for college, Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang wonder if this is the end of the line. But, when a mix up lands them in the Sunnyside Day Care Center where they meet 14 new toys, they soon discover that a wild new adventure is just beginning! Take an amazing journey with some of the most beloved characters in movie history and discover what being a friend is truly all about.

****I was surprised at how hilarious this movie is.  I was thinking this movie was going to have a couple funny jokes throughout the movie. It was non-stop laughter though. Barbie and Ken were really my favorite, they were so funny. The funniest of all though would have to be Buzz speaking spanish and dancing around. My kids and I loved this movie. This is definitely a must have this holiday season.

   

Retail:$24.99

Release date: November 2, 2010

Running time: 102 minutes

Disclosure: No compensation was received a product was provided by Disney

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Fur Real Friends Newborn Panda Bear

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Product Description: Newborns need lots of love and attention, so cuddle up close with your new little friend! Cradle your Newborn Bear Cub figure in your arms and ‘feed’ him with his bottle accessory. When hes done, rub his soft tummy and hell blink and reach out for you because your little guy is ready to play and ready for lots of hugs and kisses! Stands about 7-inches tall when seated. Comes with bottle accessory.

****When I was first pitched about the Newborn Fur Real Friend I thought it was going to be big, like most Fur Real Friends. I had never seen them before, when it arrived I fell in love. These friends are so tiny and small, they coo and make other sounds. I seriously considered keeping this from having  my kids, but I had to share it with them. My son is attached to it and won’t let it go. It’s his baby doll without the girlyness.

Retail: $15.99

My rating: 9

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensation for this post, a product was received for my review.

Strawberry Shortcake RC Vehicle

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Product Description: Hit the “road” for some “berry” fun adventures with this adorable remote control vehicle. Put your Strawberry Shortcake in the driver’s seat so you can send your little friend speeding along. Set the vehicle to Quiet Cruiser mode to see her headlights light up as she zips and zooms along. Or, for even more fun, set it to Very Berry mode and listen as your vehicle plays fun phrases, car sounds and music. Press one button on your remote control to send this sweet speedster forward and the other button to make the car spin. With your little friend behind the wheel and you at the controls, you’re on the fast track to tons of free-wheeling fun.

****Strawberry Shortcake has become very popular in my house, we have all the friends, the house and so much more. My daughters were thrilled to play with the Rc car. The best part they said was not having to move the car themselves. They were a little disappointed that they could not fit all the friends inside the car.

Retail:$24.99 but you can find on Amazon for $18.15 

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensation for this post, a product was received for my review.

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