“I am not a prize to be won.” An adventurous, courageous beauty, Jasmine wants to marry for love and to experience life outside the palace. Her rich and spoiled suitors bore her. As a strong, independent young woman, she’s quite capable of taking matters into her own hands and rejecting suitors. Aladdin will …
Both my girls love My Little Pony and each has their own favourite ponies. Keira, 4, loves Princess Celestia and Ava, 2, adores Rainbow Dash (also known as Rainbow Gash in our hoyse.) Keira has the My Little Pony Cutie Mark Magic Canterlot Castle which I reviewed last year, and the two of them …
One of the top toy gifts for kids this year is FurReal Friends: Torch, My Blazin’ Dragon. Last year StarLily: My Magical Unicorn Pet was a top gift, and I do think she will be on many lists again this year. The FurReal Friends line is always a huge hit with kids, especially …
My two girls love playing family with their baby dolls. They have their own favourite baby dolls, Ava sleeps with hers every night and when I go check on her before going to bed myself, I usually find her with her little arm wrapped protective around “baby”. It’s fun watching them care for their …
Meet Elena of Avalor, the adventurous Crown Princess of Avalor who wields her scepter with bravery and compassion. She is also the first Latin American Disney Princess. She is also Hasbro’s newest addition to their Disney Princess line with a selection of gorgeous dolls including the Elena of Avalor Adventure dress doll …
Tiana from Princess and the Frog is the Dream Big Princess of the month for June. Ambitious, intelligent, and resourceful Tiana dreams of one day opening her very own New Orleans restaurant. Inspired by her late father, she knows everything about cooking and running a business, but still faces enormous obstacles. She works …
A couple of months ago I first introduced Keira, my 3 year old, to Little Charmers and she has been hooked since. The hit Nick Jr. animated series features loveable best friends Hazel, Posie and Lavender in the magical land of Charmville. The show is full of valuable lessons which I like, but it is …
An item that is sure to be requested on many wish lists this year is the My Little Pony Canterlot Castle Playset. It is exactly the type of toy I would have loved to have received as a child. My Little Pony and a Castle playset? I don’t know about you, but I think this …
Keira has had her Holly Our Generation doll for a year now and she has pretty much become part of our lives. Holly got a tent camping set from us for Keira’s birthday and that is where she goes to sleep at night. Keira is careful to tuck her into her sleeping bag after getting …
Both my girls, 3 and 1, love dolls, and love babies. They have a collection of babies including a few Baby Alive dolls. They do have a favourite baby who has her own cradle and gets tucked in to sleep, pushed around in a stroller and generally cared for. Some of the babies can …
Playskool’s Play-Stow-Go toys are a collection of portable toys that collapse to stow away and open up to reveal engaging, colourful toys that encourage motor skill development through play. These are great for families on the go, just throw in the diaper bag, your purse or even into your jacket pocket depending on the toy. …
When it comes to television aimed at preschoolers … there are a whole lot of reruns. This means I get even more excited than my kids over the introduction of a new series. Especially when the new series has something to offer in the way of reinforcing the values I teach them. If you haven’t …
Lottie has easily become one of Keira’s favourite toys. She looks forward to Ava’s morning nap everyday knowing that as soon as I get back to the playroom I will take down her box of Lottie dolls to play with. Lottie, if you missed out on my first Lottie review, is just about the cutest …
We were sent a Hearts for Hearts Girl and a Wee Waterbaby from RP Toys, one of Canada’s top toy distributors. Keira has loved dolls since she was about 1 years old and it’s truly adorable seeing just how naturally nurturing she is. She has a small collection of her “babies” already but the Wee …
This time of year means back to school with all the supplies and homework that the school year entails. Parents with children who have speech or language delays, learn differently, want to augment school lessons, who home school or even those who just want to give their kids a head start may include a round …
Growing up I had a large set of LEGO® to play with but I had no idea the history behind this fun toy. I was surprised at some of the information I found regarding both the history of the LEGO group as well as fun facts about LEGO. How LEGO came to Canada 1) LEGO …
When I was a kid I just loved Valentine’s Day at school. You may have similar memories of making your own pretty mailbox for your classmates to drop in Valentine’s Day Cards and Candy. Oh the candy! Cinnamon hearts, Chocolate, Message Hearts… I’m sure my mother was thrilled when I came home on a sugar …
I recently posted my review of Playskool’s Poppin’ Park Learn ‘N Pop Lion which Keira just loved. Now I would like to share our experience with Playskool’s Rocktivity Sit to Stand Music Skool.I have actually been looking for a good play table for Keira. She is such a bright girl (I know, I know, all …
When I think back to some of my earliest memories, some of my most favourite toys were Playskool toys. You honestly couldn’t separate me from my blue Snugglebumm. I carried him everywhere with me for the longest time. I honestly should dig him out and share him with you, I know the other 80s kids …