I bought this doll for my little sister who loves to play with baby dolls just like any little girl. For her 8th birthday I bought her this doll because she had been asking for one for the longest time ever. I finally agreed to buy her one for her birthday and boy was she a happy camper. I remember having a doll similiar to this one, it was my favorite doll growing up so I knew buying this for ...

Mattel's Smart Cycle is an amazing interactive toy for kids.  I bought it for my neice and instead of waiting for Christmas (like I had planned), I went ahead and gave it to her.  It was very easy to set up and the bike is very sturdy. The instructions are very clear nad written well.  It took less than 15 minutes from opening the box to hooking it in and letting her ride.&nb...

Mattel's magic 8-ball is a thunderstorm invention that was created ages ago, I still remember the first time i haked that magical ball and shouted questions out loud, and was surprised again and again to find out it's surprising answers.Such simplicity in one little ball, creating bundles of joy, a great gift.The game is both fate implying, and very informative in cases where questions ...

I grew up playing this football game with my cousin. With all the new games out now, the focus is on graphics and gameplay. This simple representation of football is so much fun and does it without any flashy bells or whistles. The concept is simple: you are the ball carrier and have to evade the opposing defense on your way to the end zone. You can only move forward, up and down, so there are ...

 My son received this vacuum for his 2nd birthday.  He is really into Elmo and anything Sesame Street so I thought he would love this.   He did play with it some the first day or so.  But it's a bit hard to push unless it's completely flat and this frustrated him.   It's a cute design with cookie monster on one side and Elmo on the other. ...

With technology of today, many gamers can play their classic card games online or through a video game system. However it still doesn't beat the old fashion ones that have been around for years or even decades.If there is one everyone can enjoy and has the easiest rules of them all have to be UNO Card Game. I first was introduced to this card game as a child when spending the night over my ...

We got the Diego's Talking Rescue Center about 6 months ago for our children. It is a very neat looking toy. It is basically supposed to be like a tree house that Diego lives in and takes care of the animals in. It comes with Diego, a 4-wheeler, baby jaguar, a bird, a snake, and several other little animals. It also comes with a helicopter that can attach to the top of the tree house and sp...

  The DVD board game Scene It? is a fun family game for all ages to play together. It is a game that 2 or more players can play either in teams or seperately. The DVD portion includes great movie clips that you will have to answer a question about, and puzzles to solve. It is a great party game since many people can play it,and it is very fun. There are a few problems that are easily overl...

My son is obsessed with board games right now, and my parents bought this game to play while they were babysitting him for the night- they said they played for hours, and my son refused to stop!The game is basically a clear plastic tube that is set up vertically on a stand so that there are 4 containers at the bottom (1 for each player, although you can play with less than four.)  At the t...

This stuff formed part of our 2007 Christmas gifts to our 2 kids. We are actually looking for something but this toy catch the attention of my husband, actually me too. The layout in the box is great, very catchy. The package includes one stunt set and 1 vehicle. So in order for us to complete the fun we bought another vehicle. It is adult assembly as there are really several tracks you need ...

Generally we play Outburst.  But last Christmas my parents surprised us with a new family game I had never heard of...Apples to Apples.Now, to be far, I think it is rated for age 12 and up.  But, this game did not come close to holding the younger kids (or teenagers) attention like OutBurst does.  Basically, you have two decks of cards.  The red deck is a deck of nouns...eac...

I played with Little Kiddle dolls as a child. They were my favorite dolls to play with because they were so small and portable and I could carry them around everywhere (even church). I had all the varieties, the locket dolls that you wore as necklaces, the ones that came as perfumes, the fairies, all of them. I have a few of them left from my childhood. But my absolute favorites were the Little...

This game consists of a large "tree" that you insert multi-colored sticks into, and fill the top with monkeys.  You roll a die to tell you which colored stick to pull out, and the object of the game is to remove sticks without any monkeys falling to the bottom.We played with a 4 year old, 6 year old, and 4 adults and it was so much fun! The smaller kids didn't always understa...

My sister-in-law is working in Canada for almost a year now. She was one of the service crew in a popular coffee chain their, like Starbucks I think. I learned from her that many kids' stuff is being sold there at very low prices. When she sent her balikbayan boxes she never forgot to have something for my kids.Recently, we received another package from her full of different stuff. This Hot...

A twist on the old version of Uno.  It is bascially the same, except now instead of manually having to draw cards, you have to hit a buzzer and take a chance!  You still are dealt seven cards, and you still have to match the previous cards by color, number or words.  Only this time when you get a draw 2 or are stuck for a match, you hit the card shooter.  You may be lucky an...

My six year old loves transformers. So of course, after seeing the movie, he had to have some! We bought a few from Wal-mart, although they are found everywhere. You can buy the actual characters from the movie, or you can get ones such as a camera or a phone that transforms. We have about 7 of all different kinds now. The smaller ones are pretty easy to maneuver. The bigger robots are a little...

If you like the Uno card game, you'll love the new version, Uno Spin.  In this version of the old classic, anything can happen.  If you're losing, you may find that with one spin of the wheel, you're all of a sudden in the lead--much to the frustration of others in the game!Essentially, the concept is the same.  The twist is in that some of the cards instruct you to s...

We bought the Cinderella Play Set for our 4 year old daughter.  The play set is listed for ages 3 and above.  The set comes with a very small Cinderella doll.  The doll is approximately 2 inches tall.  The set also includes 4 different dresses, several shoes, and miniature mice.The first problem is the size of the toys.  The shoes are very tiny and extremly easy to lose...

This is a Hannah Montana microphone. It allows your child to sing into the microphone, while their voice projects through the speakers of a boom box. It also has a button for your child to push and hold to hear bee bopping and then sing to that as well as audience applause button. It is a very cute microphone and the kids love it. Hannah Montana is extremely popular.It is very difficult to find...

This Barbie did not move like it was suppose to. The arms and legs are suppose to move with the movements of the child's arms and legs. The Barbie moved however she felt and whenever she felt like it. The doll never moved with my daughter's movements. The doll is also suppose to do show the child how to do dance movement this also never worked. The doll is larger than mos...