Holiday Gift Guide 2010: My Little Pony Mermaid Asst.

Product Description:  Whenever the ponies visit the sea, they magically become beautiful mermaids! Join them as they have waves of fun discovering a brand new world! Rainbow Dash has a treasure chest of beauty secrets! Your pretty Rainbow Dash pony is looking forward to a fun afternoon under the surf with her dolphin accessory buddy and with you! Help your new friend look her best with her compact and mirror accessories. Then, play pretend that you two are on a treasure hunt and “find” her treasure chest accessory!

****This is smaller than a actual My Little Pony, but my daughter still enjoyed her My Little Pony Mermaid. My daughter plays with this more in the bathtub than anywhere else. Plus even more bathtime or pool fun with the accessories a Treasure chest or a crab, each mermaid comes with differeny accessories.

Retail: $7.95

Rating:7

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

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Fur Real Friends Newborn Panda Bear

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

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.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: K Nex Sesame Street Fire Truck and School Bus

Product Description: Your child can build the firefighter Elmo – dressed in his uniform and firefighter’s hat – along with his fire truck! A “Play & Learn” activity sheet filled with educational fun for parent and child, plus additional building ideas, is also included. This 19-piece building set pairs perfectly with the Neighborhood Collection Fire Station Building Set. Look for all the Neighborhood Collection Building Sets so your child can build his own SESAME STREET Neighborhood!

Product Description:  Elmo’s ready for school! Your child can build Elmo and the school bus and take him to school! A “Play & Learn” activity sheet filled with educational fun for parent and child, plus additional building ideas, is also included. This 19-piece building set pairs perfectly with the Neighborhood Collection Schoolhouse Building Set. Look for all the Neighborhood Collection Building Sets so your child can build his own SESAME STREET Neighborhood!

**** My son loves two things cars and building, This is the best of both. The  Sesame street fire truck is the perfect addition the Sesame Street fire station, and neighborhood collection.  The bus and fire truck kept my son busy f Read more

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Barbie and A Fashion Fairytale Doll

From the new movie, Barbie A Fashion Fairytale, Barbie stars as herself in her famous fashion show outfit that transforms from a princess gown to a party couture dress. With the press of a button, Barbie’s bodice magically lights up and is synchronized to music from the movie’s fashion show finale. To transform the dress, fold down the top of princess dress and flip/turn skirt around to reveal the party couture dress.

**** My daughters love Barbie, and the first time they watched the new Barbie and a Fashion Fairytale movie, they were instantly bugging me about getting the doll. I was able to review this doll and my daughters love it. They play fashion show with her. Change her dress from the pink gown to the sparkling heart gown. The doll even plays music from the movie

Retail:$23.60

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensation for this post, a product was provided by Mattel, all opinions are my own.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Cars Toon Frightening McMean

In the center ring, weighing in from the popular Cars Toon, “Monster Truck Mater” comes Frightening McMean! He’s big, he’s bad and he’s ready for kids to push him around. With a raised chassis, oversized, monster truck-worthy wheels and a cool custom paint job, little hands will love maneuvering Frightening McMean , plus whenever he gets knocked on the hood, he’ll say phrases straight from the Toon!

**** My son is a big fan of cars and monster trucks, so receiving this he was so excited. He hasn’t stoped playing with it.  My son loves making him crash so he will talk. When his hood is touched he says different phrases. This is a great addition to any Cars lovers christmas list.

Retail:$19.99

My rating:10

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensation for this post, a product was provided by Mattel, all opinions are my own.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Red Rover Game

Red Rover is a memory-matching game combined with run-around play. It features an adorable electronic talking dog and 12 bones with color and number, shape, or letter. The object of the game is to collect the most bones. The game is set up by placing the 12 bones randomly around a space. The game starts when preschoolers press the Red Rover nose and he calls out which bones he wants. Preschoolers run to find the right bone and feed it to Rover, if they’re right, they keep the bone, if they’re wrong, Red Rover encourages them to go back and find the right one. Whoever helps Rover the fastest, wins.

****This game is great for preschoolers. It gets them up and moving and having fun. Plus its a good memory, color and number game.  Red Rover calls out a color or number and the kids need to go find the correct bone and feed it to Rover. who ever gets the most bones wins. My kids had a blast playing this game, and my son  even learned some more colors.  This is a fun get up and play game.

Retail:$19.99

My rating: 9

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

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Barbie Made for Each Other Set (Toy Story 3)

 

From manufacturer: Barbie and Ken have been sweethearts forever. This gift set celebrates their romance in the movie, Toy Story 3. Includes special kissing feature by pressing Barbie dolls back and shes ready to pucker up and give Ken a kiss. Also includes lipstick to leave a lasting impression.

****This Barbie and Ken set is so fun according to my daughters. Although we haven’t seen Toy Story we’ve seen clips and trailers, Barbie and Ken are so funny. It’s the perfect toy for any girl. My daughter loves that Barbie can kiss Ken and it even leaves a kiss mark on his cheek.  Barbie even comes with a gym bag and towel.

Retail:$26.99

My rating: 10

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensation for this post, a product was provided by Mattel, all opinions are my own.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Play doh Cake Making Station

The fun really starts to stack up as you create layer after layer of fun and fabulous Play-Doh modeling compound “cake” creations. Use the molds to create layers for your pretend “cakes” and then load up your cake makin station tool to add all kinds of amazing decorations on top. Use your “frosting” tool to add “frosting” to the top of each “cake”. When you’re done with your “bakery” masterpiece, set it on the plate accessory to “serve” to your friends so you can celebrate.

****My Kids love Play Doh, I hate the mess they make but it fun and helps them learn how to sculpt and be creative.   My daughter made me a Play Doh cake for my birthday and it was so adorable. I always let someone borrow my camera when there is cute moments, dang.  The one thing I hate about this set is the Play Doh got mixed up, and to me it ruins the Play Doh. My kids didn’t mind though, they were having so much fun, they cried when I had to put it away.

This would be a great addition to any childs Christmas list.

Retail:$16.99

My Rating: 8

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

Olivia Toys From Spinmaster

From the best-selling book and hit Nick Jr. television show, Olivia inspires kids everywhere to think boldly and follow their dreams. Spinmaster has taken Olivia’s Imagination and personality and transformed them into fun and creative toys for ages 4 and up.

Oliva’ s house includes her bedroom, kitchen, and living room. my kids had fun playing with this, they even try to copy what was happening on the show at the time. They were watching and playing and playing at the same time. The house also includes a Olivia toy, 23 accessories, and sticker sheet.  Plus the house turns into a pirate ship for Olivia’s wild imagination which makes playing even more fun.

The Olivia plush doll is all dressed up and ready to perform. With this super soft plush everyone’s a star, plus the best fashions.  Collect all four dressed with Olivia’s favorite outfits including Artist, Opera Singer, Cow, Outfits.

This is so cute and small my son actually took this as his own and is attached. It’s cuddly and very fun to play with according to him. 

You can find these toys at Target, Toys R US, and Kmart or visit www.myolivia.com for more information.

The 2-1 house is $29.99 and the plush is $9.99

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post, products were provided by Spinmaster through Team Mom.

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