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Must-have New Toy for Preschooler — Mickey Mote!

Don’t you just love it when your child interacts with something she is watching on television. It makes you feel good about letting her watch T.V. when you hear her counting with Mickey or singing with Minnie or learning her ABC’s with Big Bird or conjugating verbs in Spanish with Dora.
Well, the new Mickey Mote, [...]

16Nov2010 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
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Children’s Products (Toy) Award Winners & Giveaway

The National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) has announced the winners of its 2010 Children’s Products Competition. After evaluating hundreds of outstanding submissions, NAPPA’sexpert judges and family testers selected 83 products to receive the esteemed NAPPA Gold Award and 122 products for NAPPA Honors.
And if you want to win one of the award winners — the Ground [...]

2Nov2010 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
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7-Eleven Prize Pack Giveaway Plus Facebook Gifts for Farmville, Mafia Wars & YoVille

7-Eleven has Zynga fever.  The people who brought you FarmVille, Mafia Wars and YoVille have joined up with your favorite convenience store to bring you exclusive in-game gifts not found anywhere else.
More than 230 million people play these games via Facebook, Yahoo and the iPhone. If you’re among them, then you’ll be excited to learn [...]

8Jun2010 | lipsticktocrayons | 107 comments | Continued
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Squiggle Review & Giveaway – CLOSED

My two older kids loved to scribble and then draw when thy were younger, and it was a way to keep them occupied in the car. Now, my toddler is starting to have an interest in “dawing,” and I can’t wait until she is big enough to enjoy a Squiggle Pad.
What is a squiggle? Well [...]

24Mar2010 | lipsticktocrayons | 34 comments | Continued
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Last-minute Shopping Deals

If you’re a last-minute Lou or Louise, several merchants say you can still shop online and get delivery by Christmas, and there are some great deals to be had.
Walmart says if you order online by Sunday, Dec. 20, you can do “site to store” shipping and get it at the store by Dec. 24, or [...]

18Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
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Nintendo DS Petz Nursery Game

The Nintendo DS game “Petz Nursery” is a “sure to please” gift idea for any Nintendo DS gamer who loves animals. Still, I’d say that because of the “nurturing” aspect of this game — which involves caring for and bonding with a variety of adorable newborn animals from dogs and cats to polar bears and [...]

14Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
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BEST, BEST Toddler Toy This Year

 If I were “king of the world” and got to give an away for top toy for toddlers this year, it would be the Tag Junior from LeapFrog, hands down.
Leapfrog has long been a leader in creating educational but FUN toys, and now they’ve gone and created one that even a two-year-old can enjoy. The Tag [...]

13Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
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Grandparent Handbook Giveaway

If you know a grandparent or expectant grandparent who’d love to have a handy book for making that job even more fun, then you should enter this giveaway.
“The Grandparents Handbook” by Elizabeth LaBan offers modern grandparents a variety of fun pastimes and educational projects to share with their grandchildren. The book also provides a refresher chapter [...]

8Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 21 comments | Continued