Two things my six year old loves...Disney Princesses and learning!  So when I saw this Leap Frog laptop, I knew it would be the perfect gift for her.  She absolutely adores the Disney Princesses, and this laptop in addition to all the learning activities, has two Princess songs you can play by pressing either Belle or Cinderella.  Since we've had good luck with all our o...

I think I love the Littlest Pet Shop more than my three daughters do!  So of course, when I saw this playground set as one of this year's Black Friday specials at Walmart, I had to pick it up for Christmas.  For them, I mean, yeah...not me!  Anyway, it is a really cute playset for all your little pets to play on.  There is an obstacle course, a slide, a treetop swingset,...

Having three girls, I had never purchased any Thomas the Tank Engine sets before this one.  My youngest daughter is two and her best friend is a little boy who loves Thomas.  I thought it would be nice for them to have something to play together when he came over that he would really like, so I purchased this set on sale at Target.  When I took it out of the box, I realized it wa...

When my two older girls were little, they always wore the one piece fleece sleepers during the coldest part of the winter.  I always hated the bother of diaper changing with these, especially once they became fiesty toddlers who would rather play than take off their entire pajamas to have a diaper changed.  I did love the warmth they provide however, so when I had my third child and s...

I bought this ride on toy for my daughter who is 27 months.  I remembered something like this from back when I was a kid and that I had always wanted it!  She had a couple of little ride-ons that I felt she was getting too big for, and the ages on the box for this were 2-4, so I thought it would be something that could grow with her.  I have to say I was a little disappointed whe...

What little girl doesn't want their own laptop?  My daughters all love sitting next to dad while he's working on his computer.  We own several toy laptops, but I was able to pick this one up on sale so thought I'd give it a try.  The screen is tiny, but that is typical of all the toy laptops I have seen or purchased (that's why they cost $40 instead of $100+!)&nbs...

It was inevitable that Dora the Explorer would have to become a princess in order for Fisher Price to keep up with Disney and the princess craze.  Since we already had the Dora Talking House, I wasn't sure if it was worth it to also buy the castle set, even though my daughters really wanted it.  Finally, I found it at a good price and decided to purchase it.  My daughters hav...

My daughters love Bratz, and they love fairies....so what better doll for them than the Bratz Fashion Pixiez Cloe doll?  The doll is very pretty in it's packaging, and I knew my daughters would be impressed when they opened it on Christmas!  This doll has a cute little jeans and top outfit, lovely blond hair, and wings (since she is a pixie!)  Also included are a little mini ...

My daughter was really interested in learning geography when she was 5, so I thought this would be a great toy for her to learn about the continents and countries.  There were two models of the globe, this one is the Junior Globe and there was also another geared toward older kids.  It was tough to choose between the two because the other seemed way too old for my daughter, yet this J...

This stuffed My Little Pony baby pony comes with her own battery powered walker!  The pony herself is very pretty with a vinyl face, soft body, and characteristic My Little Pony tail and mane.  In addition to the walker, she also comes with cute little accessories like a rattle, sippy cup, and brush.  This is a really cute toy that will make any preschool girl squeal with delight...

I bought this phone for my daughter's 6th birthday.  I had my husband program it ahead of time so it would know my daughter's name and all the other information it can save ahead of time.  It's fairly easy to program, just insert the cd and plug it into the computer with the included cable.  It asks a bunch of questions about your child...siblings names, best friends,...

When I wanted to buy an mp3 player for my 7 year old daughter, I wanted something that would be easy for her to use, cute, durable, and reasonably priced.  The Barbie Girls mp3 player fit all of these requirements, so I purchased one for her birthday.  It was very simple to plug in, install software, and transfer music to.  The earbuds were great for my daughter, as she always ha...

Wow, I never realized how expensive Lego sets were until my daughter began asking for some!  Most of the sets I have seen over the years are very "boy-oriented", but my daughters all like Spongebob, so I thought that might be a good set to start out with.  I didn't want to put a lot of money into something I wasn't sure if they would really like, so I bought a mid-ra...

I expected better from the Littlest Pet Shop Get Better Center!  This was on my daughter's Christmas wish list and Santa kindly brought it for her.  We love all of our Littlest Pet Shop sets, but I didn't feel that there was enough to do in the Get Better Center to justify a $19.99 price tag.  Really, it is just like all the other little houses and sets that open up, only...

Sure, this magnetic doodle board comes with cool stencils and magnetic shapes, but what it should really come with is a pair of earplugs!  My 2 year old absolutely loves the magna doodle boards her two older sisters have, and they are always fighting with two boards for the three of them to share.  When I saw that there was a Little Einsteins doodle board, I was totally excited to giv...

I have never before given in and purchased one of the "styling heads" for any of my daughters.  I was in a rather nice mood after Christmas this year, and when we found this one from Barbie Island Princess on the clearance shelf at Target, I gave in.  My daughter really likes styling her dolls' hair, so I thought she would get a lot of play out of this.  She also li...

This building set by Mega Brands is really fun for your little Dora fan.  My 2 year old daughter absolutely loves Dora the Explorer, and she really likes her toddler building sets.  This is a great combination of a block set and a playset all in one.  You get to build the backyard treehouse, but it also comes with lots of pre-made pieces to enjoy, such as Dora, Boots, Swiper, and...

I really had my doubts after seeing the television commercial that this toy elephant would actually be able to grab and swing one of the Kelly dolls onto it's back.  Imagine my surprise when I bought it for my daughter and it actually worked!  This elephant is from the Barbie Island Princess movie, and it comes with two magnetic Kelly dolls that can be grabbed by the elephant'...

This doll is from the newest Barbie movie, Barbie as the Island Princess.  She is very pretty in her purple dress, and she sings her song from the movie.  My girls really like the singing Barbies since they always love to reinact their favorite scenes from the current movie.  I think the sound quality of the singing Barbie doll is pretty good, especially in comparison with other ...

It seemed like everyone was buying this toy this Christmas, so I wasn't surprised when my 7 year old daughter asked for it.  I don't usually buy the "hot" toys because they either aren't something my kids are interested in, or I know they are not worth the money.  I must have been feeling especially generous this year, as I did buy a bunch of "hot" toys...