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Holiday Gift Guide: Big Book Of Science Experiments

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This new book, with more than 100 experiments provided by Mad Science and step-by-step instructions, shows kids how simple experiments can help them better understand the world around them.
“Following the success of Super Science Book, we created Big Book of Science Experiments to offer kids a supplement to everything they love about science. Annual science fairs continue to grow in popularity. This book provides a myriad of ideas to bring science directly to your home,” said Bob Der, Editorial Director, TIME For Kids. “We filled the book with incredibly cool experiments for kids to explore in a fun, family friendly way.”

**** My husband is a scientist and is always trying to get my kids excited about science, They are so young though that it is hard to find an age appropriate experiment. Big Book of Science Experiments is full of fun and easy experiments you can try with the kids. One that my kids just loved is “Get Your Heart Pumping” you make a chart and then have your child
watch TV for 5 minutes, then record their temperature and heart rate. Play soccer for 5 minutes, then record temperature and heart rate, and last have them do jump top for 5 minutes, after you have written everything down. compare the different exercises. My kids were excited that the more they did the faster their heart would beat. Another fun one is Family resemblance, take a picture of everyone in your family then compare what people have in common. All my kids found out that they have daddy’s eyes and eyelashes.
This book has so many great experiments and information for small kids. My kids are determined to do every experiment in this book!

Retail: $17.95 but you can find on Sale at Amazon for $12.95
Release date: December 6, 2011
Rating:9

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post, a product was provided for my review. All opinions are my own.

Holiday Gift Guide: Super Hero Squad Deluxe Vehicle

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PLAYSKOOL HEROES SUPER HERO SQUAD Deluxe Vehicle Assortment

Iron Man and Wolverine figures fit in the cockpit of this awesome Rescue Jet. Push the button to launch the rockets. The Rescue Jet comes with Iron Man and Wolverine figures and launching rockets.

*****  This playlet is so much fun for little boys. A jet with pop out missiles and your favorite Marvel characters, Who could ask for more.  You can place Iron Man or Wolverine into the jet, and with just the push of button the missiles shoot out. My son is having so much fun playing with this toy. Usually he just plays with Cars, but for the past few days this is all his attention has been on.

 

 

Retail:$19.99 at Hasbro Toy Shop

 

Rating: 9

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post. a product was provided for my review. All opinions are my own.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holiday Gift Guide: Monster High Doll Dead Tired Frankie-Stein

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Monster High Dead Tired Doll Collection: Frankie Stein is the daughter of the infamous Frankenstein. After a long week at school, the girls are “dead tired” and in need of a little rest and relaxation. Meet the coolest children of some of history’s most infamously famous Monsters. These are the trendiest ghouls at Monster High in their stylish sleepover fashions. They get together for a sleepover and some scary fun “ghoul” time. Collection includes doll with eye mask, Dead Tired outfit and accessory for the sleepover. Doll is fully articulated so they can be posed in many different ways.

**** I have never heard of Monster High until a few months ago. LOL! So this is our first official Monster High doll in the house. When I first opened the doll her arm came off and I started panicking, I thought I broke it. Soon after I realized it was meant to do that.  I did notice that a few parts were missing, the bottom of the stand for the doll was missing. Of course to my kids that did not really matter because they will be playing with her all day long. My girls love this doll!

Retail:$11.99

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Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post. A product was received for this review. All opinions are my own.

Holiday Gift Guide: Oransi Fridge Air Purifier review and GiveawayClosed

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Oransi Fridge Air Purifier cleans the air in your refrigerator, so it smells amazing.

***** One thing I am not use to since moving to New York is how fast food expires. I but ground beef and in the state of new york it’s only allowed to sell for one day. So when I grocery shop for the week I am usually freezing food to make sure it stays fresh. Same thing with fruits and veggies. I am hoping with the Oransi Fridge purifier will help with this problem. When it first arrived I was surprised at how small it is. It’s the perfect size for anywhere in the fridge. It was easy to set up and seems to be working great.

It’s been a week now and I can still smell certain things in my fridge. blah! The food seems to be staying fresh though that is a plus.

I have one Oransi Fridge Purifier to giveaway to a US reader (no p.o boxes)

To enter: Visit http://www.oransi.com and tell me what green home  product you’d love to try?

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Retail:$29.99

Rating: 8

Diclosure: No compensation was received for this post, a product was provided for my review. All opinions are my own.

Holiday Gift Guide: Snapfish Review and Giveaway Closed

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I absolutely love Snapfish, they have everything you can think of. Jewlery, coffee mugs, blankets, prints and so much more.

One of the best things I love about Snapfish is how easy it is to use and all the gifts you can get. We don’t have any family within 600 miles of us, and my family is more than 2000 miles away. I am always sending pictures and customized photos gifts to them. Yes email is easier, but not everyone has a computer, plus it’s more from the heart.

This year I decided to get lots of prints to send to family of course, and since I broke my hubbys coffee mug, a new personalized one. I was going to save the coffee mug for christmas, but I felt bad about breaking the first one. I really loved the way it turned out and the fast shipping.

My next goal with Snapfish is Christmas cards!

I have a $50 gift code to Snapfish + a $20 HP Faux Canvas Credit to one lucky US reader.

You can find more about how redeem your Faux canvas credit here.

To enter: Tell me one product from www.snapfish.com you’d love to have for Christmas?

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Contest ends 12/16/11

Disclosure: A gift card was received from the company, who is also providing the giveaway.

Holiday Gift Guide: Mario Kart Wii Starting Line Building Set

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Bring Mario Kart Wii to life! Build Mario and Luigi from the Starting Line of the Bowser’s Castle Track. The set includes the parts to build Mario and Luigi, 2 Sprinter Karts with super-fast battery-powered motors, a sound module with the starting sounds from the game and 2 collectible items from the game: a Mushroom and a Stal! Also includes 16 pieces of buildable, interconnectable track that creates a closed loop- combine this set with other sets from the Mario Kart Wii Series to build even bigger tracks!

***** We received this set and my kids were just thrilled, so I put it together for them. I have to admit that it took 4 hrs to put this playlet together, well I had kids running around that was the main reason. I finally got it put together, and the kids just had so much fun. The race cars are motorized and run on batteries, and you can smash them with big rocks just like on Mario Kart. The one problem we had was the track fell apart very easily, the track and K’Nex pieces. The other problem was the batteries die really fast in the cars.

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Retail:$59.99 but you can find on Amazon for $44.99
Rating:9

Disclosure: No formal compensation was received for this post, a product was provided for my review from K’Nex. All opinions are 100% my own.

Holiday Gift Guide: Become A Builder With Lincoln Logs

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Go back in time with these real wood building logs and create a frontier fort! These familiar notched logs and accessories are made to fit together, allowing kids to build any kind of structure they can imagine.

****I have never played with Lincoln Logs until I received this set. Honestly I thought they were going to be like regular K’Nex and stick together when attached. These do not attach at all, and fall apart very easily.  My 6 year old daughter gets very frustrated at how easily these just fall apart. I listened every 5 minutes for ahhh darn it. Finally I stepped in and put it together. I have to say that it is a little difficult to put together, since it doesn’t stick. I finally got it put together right and the kids went to play, and of course it fell immediately.  So my son has been using these to build log cars.

Retail: $25.99 but you can find at Walmart for $15.54

Rating:6

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post, products were provided for review from the company. All opinions are my own.

 

 

Holiday Gift Guide: Nickelodeon Holiday Ornaments

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Holiday ornaments from the Kurt Adler Collection for your favorite Nickelodeon shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Ni-Hao, Kai-lan, and iCarly. Ornaments come ready-to-hang with a gold cord.

****  My kids love Nickelodeon and asked if they could decorate the tree with all there toys. I suggested that maybe we could find ornaments that resemble their toys. When I came across Dora, Kai-Lan, SpongeBob and more. My tree isn’t up yet, but the kids are already excited about putting these on the tree.

The Dora ornaments are flat and really small, while the kai-lan ornaments are small, but are to flat at all. They fit the character descriptions perfectly. The SpongeBob ornament is really big and perfect play size. The only downside to having these is my kids won’t ever leave them on the tree, they can’t stop playing with them.

Retail:$2.95-$5.00

Rating: 8

Disclosure: No formal compensation was received for this post. Products were provided By the company for review. All opinions are my own.

Holiday Gift Guide: Spongebob Mission Cookbook

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Will it be SpongeBob’s Sponge Cake and Fruit Shakes orSquidward’s Fancy Fondue? Sandy’s Karate Chop Suey or Mr. Krabs’ Million-Dollar Mac and Cheese? In SpongeBob’s Kitchen Mission Cookbook,the whole family can join the ultimate culinary showdown! With more than 50 kid-friendly recipes, this easy-to-use book has dishes perfect for breakfasts, beverages, snacks, dinners, and desserts. So all hands on deck . . . and let the battle begin!

 

****This cookbook has fun and easy recipes for kids. My kids want to try all the recipes in the book, they also think the names are hilarious. So we decided to start out with Patricks Pasta salad. The recipe is mainly made up of penne pasta, cucumbers, olive oil, grape tomatoes, Chicken and feta cheese. We made ours without chicken and feta cheese.

It was good but a bit plain.  The book has so many more recipes though, like faces cupcakes, Sandy’s intergalactic fruit basket, Gary’s Speedy spirals, and so much more.

Rating:9

Retail:$16.99 but you can find on Amazon for $11.55

Disclosure: No formal compensation was received for this post. Product was provided by Nickelodeon for my review.

Holiday Gift Guide: My Little Pony Lily Blossom

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Lily Blossom is known for being graceful when she flies, but she is just as elegant on all four hooves! Good friends always stick together – just like your LILY BLOSSOM pony figure and her adorable swan figure. Attach the wagon to your pony figure to pull and her little friend can ride in it everywhere they go! Keep your LILY BLOSSOM figure’s pretty yellow hair smooth with the brush, so she looks great no matter where her adventures take her. Pony figure comes with comb, swan figure and wagon.

****My daughter loves My Little Pony, her collection is piling up!  Lily Blossom is a newer pony to us and my daughter just loves that she is purple with Yellow hair. You can put her carrier on and she walks her pet swan. This would make a great gift for any girl and for under $5 it is a great bargain.

 

Retail: $4.99 at Hasbro Toy Shop

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