When I was a kid I always would imagine that there was this huge great white shark that hid in the deep end of the pool. This horrible shark though would only come out at night, and if God forbid you accidentally went into the deep end, you'd end up shark bait. Such a wild imagination I had as a child. Recently we picked up a really cheap Intex easy set up above ground pool, and although th...

This plastic shark moves swims and moves its jaws and sings a verse of Mack the Knife.A few years ago when the singing fish wall plaques came out I told my family in no uncertain terms that I did not want a singing fish.  Little did I know...Well, I had only seen the singing Bass.  The guys had already found this singing shark before I ever began grumbling about fish.  They were ...

Typer Shark is a word game that offers a fun way to test and improve your typing skills. It is addictive, too - when I had first discovered it on Yahoo, I got stuck playing for almost an hour. The game is very easy to figure out, plus there are explanations provided before you start each new level. You have this diver guy who dives in the ocean, and evil sharks start coming at him. Each shark h...

Shark Tale is one of my favorite GameCube games for a younger audience. It is based on the movie which quickly makes it a huge hit with children.  It is rated E for everyone with a note about "Cartoon Violence." This is very slight though, and I would have no problem recommending this game for the smallest player.  It is a 1 player game (a disadvantage at my house), and...

Bear vs. Shark is an amazing band that came out of Michigan. Although they've recently broke up, their 2 CDs are considered some of the best. I am reviewing their 2nd and last CD - Terrorhawk. Terrorhawk features 15 amazing tracks. The reason I love Bear vs. Shark is their original sound. Their singer is able to both sing and scream and he does it very well. Some of the best songs on the CD are...

Bear vs. Shark's Right Now... is the bands full length debut on Equal Visions record. With a sound similar to Indie or Post-Hardcore, one can not describe the band's original sound. The CD was originally released in 2003 and also came out on Vinyl. Standout tracks include "Ma Jolie," "Buses/No Buses," and "The Employee is Not Afraid." I really enjoy this CD, it is probably one of my favorites....

We bought this game for our kids a few months after watching the movie in the theater. At first glance there's nothing spectacular about the design of the cover for this game - Oscar's smiling face, but if you watched the movie you'd know why this image is fitting even though he isn't a 'shark'! There are fights, races, adventure and dancing that will truly make this E f...

"A Look Inside Sharks and Rays" is the ultimate book for kids about how sharks and rays function and live.  It is hardcover and has transparent cut outs that show the insides (cartilege, blood vessles, organs) of these sea creatures.  The inside of the book has thick pages with one section on various types of sharks and another on rays.Each page is split horizontally.  ...

A few years ago my husband purchased the Gayla 3D shark kite when he and my son were in Target. The kite is constructed of Ripstop Nylon and is a 3D image of a shark. It has a 46" wingspan and comes with a kite reel that holds 200' of 30 pound nylon twine. The reel is very similar to the kind that is used on fishing poles and is very easy to let sting out and reel it back in with a tur...

I bought these two stuffed animal hand puppets for my grandson's 2nd birthday.  He loves hand puppets and enjoys hearing the adventures we make up.  I searched many different stores looking for hand puppets.  The only store that had some was Toys R Us.  I found these two Puppettos and thought they were adorable.  I was a bit concerned with the look of them because o...

I've had this movie for a while now, Shark Tale, and it's a cute movie but didn't really grab me that much.  The voices are supplied by Will Smith, Robert DeNiro, Renee Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Jack Black and Martin Scorsese.  The story centers around Oscar the fish, who becomes a hero when he tells a lie.  But, as often happens when you tell a lie, things start to&...

I purchased Shark Week, the 20th Anniversary Collection for my husband last Christmas.  My husband has a fascination with sharks, and the Discovery Channel has many of their programs on sale on their website.  So I decided to purchase Shark Week for him, and he really enjoyed watching these programs.  There are four DVDs in this collection, some of the programs include:  Sha...

My new house has hardwoods, Travertine and ceramic tile though out. When we first moved in, I had no idea how I was going to clean it all and what supplies I was going to need to do it right. My husband and I spent hours online researching the best tools to use and we decided to give the Shark Deluxe Steam Mop a try. The Shark Steam Mop cleans floors by heating plain water into a steam and...

I am always on the lookout for a cordless vacuum that has some power. I have been disappointed many times. This Shark Cordless Sweeper has some very good features, but it also lacks in suction power. However, since I have an area rug in my kitchen that I vacuum every evening after dinner, it is very convenient to have a cordless sweeper nearby. It saves me having to get out the larger vacuum, u...

The Shark Limited Edition Lightweight Bagless Upright Vac is a nice small and easy to store vaccum that you can easily store in a small closet and take out anytime for little pickups. But what it lacks is the true power that comes from large, heavy-duty vaccums. The attachments are fairly standard and work just fine but it's nothing to shout about. What is nice is that  this vacuu...

  I borrowed this from a friend because we had some hard to clean areas we wanted to try this on.  We bought another brand steam cleaner once and returned it because it did not work.  This one worked okay.  I first tried to tackle the stove top.  With the steamer and much scrubbing, I got very little off the stove top.  It does not get the built up grease like it s...

For the price and size, I would say this is a very nice vacuum. I find this Shark able to pick up very tiny things like fine cat litter grains, which my old vacuum was not able to pick up. For the first 3 months it worked perfectly, and still does - however, it tends to overheat if used for over an hour. This isn't too bad of an inconvenience, though, because I rarely have to vacuum that mu...

The house is always a mess and as housemom, it's clearly up to me to ensure the house is potless. With 5 kids running around and a lazy-bum husband, it's difficult to get things cleaned up. I purchased a vacuum cleaner - a mini one with the qualities and properties of a full-size vac about 6-7 months ago. It's sitting in my basement and looks almost brand new - still in the same con...

For the longest time, I wanted a Shark Steam Mop.  The cost was the only thing that stopped me.  Then I saw an ad in the Sunday paper that had it on sale.  On top of that, it was PINK!  They make them pink for breast cancer awareness, and some portion from the cost goes to breast cancer research.  I liked that part!I bought it, got it in the house and used it right then...

I tried out the Scunci and was unimpressed.  I was pleasantly suprised by the Shark Steamer.  It has fewer attachments then the Scunci, but I never used all the attachments of my Scunci anyway.  It also does not have that nifty carrying bag, but for $20 less I love it!My only complaint is that the steamer seems to shoot out a little too much water.  I wanted it to be pure st...