Toys & Games

Over the years and through many seasons of motherhood already under my belt, I can reflect on the items my girls truly enjoyed for Christmas.  Russian Nesting Dolls really come to mind!  Those are so

What can be more fun for your young kids than a game of tag where they get to play dress-up and pull the tails off of each other!?   Recently I found this adorable set of 4 tails that come with little belts

Recently I discovered an awesome little bike for my 3 year old. It doesn't have any pedals and it is made out of wood.   I bought the skuut brand bike, but I know that Target also sells one that is similar

Dollhouses provide hours of entertainment for kids of all ages, but specifically 3-8 year olds. Doll Diaries has put together a great roundup of the best dollhouses for play from Barbie and doll houses for fashion

I like doing puzzles and I like free software, so in searching the internet for a program that generates puzzles and is free to download, I came upon the Puzzle Generator 2.0 word search puzzle generator that can

We've always wanted to find an easy kite for the kids to fly at the beach (and elsewhere!) and we just found the ticket with Go Fly A Kite's Parafoil kite. It is super easy to get it flying and beautiful

A new super soaker water "gun" that uses your own two liter bottles! This thing is cool! From the Hasbro website: "No more trips to the hose for a recharge – fill as many plastic bottles as

I just came across this site which allows you to search for educational toys (on their site) by age,category, brand and price. The Little Smarties site includes a large selection of learning toys for your children

I just saw a very cool thing in my friend's backyard-she not only has an in-ground basketball hoop, but a permanent, rubbery-ish court as well. Her basketball-crazy husband and kids play all year on their SportCourt

My local news did a segment about this program a few months ago called Baby Plays.  The woman who created this is a mom whose son needed new stimulation but constantly buying new toys was too much to