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Learning Monster High The Hard Way

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Monster High was introduced in 2010, but it was only until this last year that my daughter finally became really interested in them.

Now she wants all the Monster High Dolls. Her birthday is a little over a week away and the problem is……

I am learning the hard way about trying to find popular toys. I have been searching everywhere for those hard to find Monster High Dolls, they really are hard to find. My local Target ran out of Deuce Gorgon dolls in less than a hour.

The sad part is most people buy them all up then sell them on Ebay for 3 times what they are worth.
I refuse to send $25 on a doll.

It is really sad to me that people have to do that and can’t leave any of the dolls on shelves for those who want them.

The fight will continue on too, since they release new characters every year. Right now we are trying to find a few dolls for the right price.

We are looking for
Cleo De Nile
Deuce Gorgon
The only main characters we need

Jinafire Long
C.A. Cupid
Caterine Demew

I hate popular toys. sigh

My Little Pony is Coming To Build A Bear GiveawayClosed #MyLittlePony

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This is a sponsored post for Build A Bear, a product was received as compensation.

Build A Bear Workshop is introducing two of their friends to make.
Right now they are only introducing two characters from My Little Pony. Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash and of course the clothes and accessories to go with them.

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My Little Pony Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash will be available at Build A Bear Workshops in the US and online starting April 1, 2013 for $24 each.
Additionally stores will be holding special events April 1, through April 7. You can dress up as your favorite character, take the pony personality quiz, recite the pony promise, and learn how to style their hair.

You can also buy their clothes and accessories separately
including:

  • Signature Cape $13.50
  • Hairbrush $3
  • My Little Pony theme song $6
  • Hair Extensions $4
  • and so much more

I am just so in love with this pony

The My Little Pony’s are bigger than your typical bear you can make. They take up the whole cub condo. LOL! I got to check out and review Pinkie Pie. I have to say that she is so soft and gorgeous. she has her signature long locks and and cutie mark, just like in the show.

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I have a $25 Build A Bear Bucks gift card to giveaway to one lucky reader

To enter tell me which pony you would choose Pinkie Pie or Rainbow Dash?

Extra entries:

Subscribe to my feed- 10 entries

Blog about this giveaway-9 entries

Grab my button-8 entries

Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post-6 entries unlimited

Follow me on twitter-4 entries

Tweet this giveaway-3 entries (can be done daily)

Enter any of my other giveaways-2 entry

post this giveaway on Facebook-1 entry (can be done daily)

Giveaway ends 4/28/13

Disclosure: No formal compensation was received for this post. A product was sent to my for my review and giveaway provided by Build A Bear Workshop.

Stork Baby Gifts

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It seems like lately everybody is getting pregnant, it makes me want another one of my own. Unfortunately I will not be able to have any more children, my body can’t handle it.

So I am at the faze now where I am enjoying other peoples joy, and buying baby gifts for showers. One of my favorite places to buy baby gift baskets is storkbabygiftbaskets.com.  They have the cutest gifts for baby showers or even a hospital delivery gift.

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You can buy diaper cakes, baby baskets, and can even get personalized baby gifts.  One of the cutest things I saw on the site was the gifts for twins and triplets. So so cute, with the matching bibs and more.

Check out storkbabygiftbaskets.com to find the perfect baby basket for your next baby shower.

Scholastic’s Animal Genius For Leapster Explorer and LeapPad

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My kids love their LeapFrog products, we have two Leapster Explorers and a LeapPad1, they play them all the time.

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Super Animal Genius features nine highly replayable minigames that introduce young learners to hundreds of fascinating facts about 12 different animal habitats and 40 different reptiles, birds, amphibians, and mammals. By playing the minigames and completing Animal Challenge quizzes, players can earn animals for each habitat while learning about the animals’ physical attributes, eating habits, predators, and more.

This game is designed for children ages 5-9, and works with Leapster Explorer, LeapsterGS. LeapPad1 and LeapPad2.

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This game is great for children who loves animals. The game starts out with a Savannah and outline of animals. To make the animals appear you have to tap on the outline, play 9 games related to that animal, then take a little quiz. If you pass you earn your animal! The games seem ver simple, like help the Lion through the maze and eat all the Zebra’s before time runs out.
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The quiz is a little hard, the questions are mostly related to the games you just played, but I think are more about whether or not you payed attention during the games. All 3 of my kids loved the game, although it did seem a little easy for my 7 year old.

Animal Genius is available at retailers nationwide for $24.99
You can also download the game on the LeapFrog App Center.

Holiday Gift Guide: Cabbage Patch Babies

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When my daughters were born, their first Christmas each one of them received a Cabbage Patch Doll with their name. Baby McKenzie and Baby Alexandra, They still have and play with them today.

Now that my son is a little older, he started asking for a ” Baby Patch doll” as he calls them. There is nothing wrong with a boy wanting a doll! Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find any Cabbage patch Babies in the past couple years, until this year. I was invited to Jakks Pacific Toy Fair Preview, and saw the Cabbage Patch babies that would be released this year in August.

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When the holidays started getting closer, I started looking for the new Cabbage patch Babies and found them at Target. They had a blonde baby boy with blue dressings with the name Star. I waited to long though and they sold out.

I didn’t know that you could buy dolls on Cabbage Patch Dolls on their website.  You can even name the doll yourself for $3 extra.

I received this doll and am so in love with it. I can’t wait to give it to my son for Christmas.

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The Cabbage Patch doll is so cute, it comes with a blanket, bottle, pacifier, and birth certificate. Since I could not find one with the name William, I changed the birth certificate when I ordered. So now his baby has his name William Jack.

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Disclosure: No compensation at all was received for this post. All opinions are my own.

Toys R Us Time Square Hours Extended

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Toys“R”Us Times Square, The World’s Greatest Toy Store, will keep its doors open for an astounding 543 continuous hours of shopping beginning at 7am on Sunday, December 2 through 10pm on Christmas Eve, providing customers with “all the toys, all the time,” including the must-have toys of the season, as well as those that can only be found at Toys“R”Us®. Gift-givers will also get incredible values each day up until Christmas helping them to check off everything on their little one’s wish list.

It’s the perfect time to get out and get some Christmas shopping done.

Toys“R”Us Times Square is located at 1514 Broadway (at 44th Street), New York, NY.

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post.

Holiday Gift Guide: My Little Pony Castle Review

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Celebrate the royal MY LITTLE PONY wedding of Princess Cadance and Shining Armor ponies with the Pony Princess Castle playset. All the excitement of the pony wedding comes alive with this castle playset featuring an elegant staircase, swinging bench, and balcony for the prince and princess, and lots of fun wedding accessories!

*** My daughter is a My Little Pony Fanatic, and as soon as she saw the pony wedding, she was begging for the castle toy.   My daughter was really excited about getting Princess Cadence, and her first boy pony Shining Armor.

The set has a lot of pieces, but is very easy to put together. Only took about 10 minutes. The placing of the stickers is a little tricky as there are so many. The set is beautiful when put together. After a couple times at play when we went to move the castle, it started falling apart. Nothing broke, but it’s a pain having to put it together over and over.

Even after all that it is my daughters favorite toy.

You can pick up the My Little Pony Castle at retailers nationwide or at Hasbro Toy Shop.

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post. All opinions are 100% my own.

Get K’nex At Target

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Just in time for holiday shopping Target has K’nex sets displyed on end caps.  These are perfect gifts for any creative imagination.

The K’nex sets that will be featured are:

Amusement Park Series

The 521 Piece Super Value Tub

K’nex Robo Battlers

Stop by your local Target and check it out:

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post.

The Amazing Spider Man Mega Bloks

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You can recreate the battle between Spider-Man and The Lizard in the Bridge Showdown.   Spider-Man and his jeep, battle against Lizard and his enhanced tentacle attack walker and launcher.

**** This set is hours of playtime. My son loves cars and Mega bloks so this set was so much fun for him, having Spider-Man was the icing on top of it all.   The car and tentacle launcher was a little difficult to put together given all the small pieces, and after a few days the pieces started to get lost and we’d have to find them. All in all though it’s fun for the kids and great for them to follow along with the movie while they are playing.

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Retail: $19.99

Disclosure: No formal compensation was received for this post. A product was received from Mega Bloks. All opinions are my own.

Hess Toy Trucks Will bE Available Online

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My son loves the little toy trucks you can buy at Hess gas stations every holiday season. Unfortunately we don’t live anywhere near one, we usually rely on family and friends to get them for us.

Starting this year Hess toy trucks will now be available for purchase online. On November 1 Hess will give out details of this years new toy.

Can’t wait? Starting October 22, fans will slowly be able to reveal clues to the new toy on Hess social networks and Facebook.  On November 9, 2012 the new Hess toy truck will be available for purchase in store at Hess and Hess Express locations, plus online at Hesstoytruck.com

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post.

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