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Some of the best Valentine's gifts for kids - and a red-hot scooter giveaway
For years we've been putting together some of the best ideas for Valentines gifts for kids. So instead of making you do the work, we've dug through our archives for some of our favorite kids' Valentines gift ideas that you can still order in time for the holiday. <
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Best train table for a toddler? Reader Q&A
My toddler LOVES anything train! Do you all have any ideas for cool train tables that my toddler would love? --Molly
table many years ago.
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It's time to raise the curtain on the coolest Muppets items
We headed off to see The Muppets this past weekend, both for the nostalgia and to introduce my kids to the beloved characters of my younger years. But before you head out and get bombarded with all the licensed merchandise this movie will spawn, take a look at some of the coolest Muppet items I've found.
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A big-kid bike for the toddler who's done with the tricycle
As a 4-year-old, my daughter is at the age where her eyes grow wide at the sight of a kid riding a bicycle. Tricycles are so last year--get the girl a two-wheeler, stat!
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Bananagrams go Hebrew. We're kvelling!
While bananas are not normally something you find associated with Hanukkah, this year we have good reason for you to reconsider- Bananagrams have gone Hebrew.
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Handmade Holidays: Ten DIY gifts that don't look like you cheaped out
If you're the type who likes to fill your holiday gifts with handmade love, we've got a whole bunch of beautiful ideas for you.
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Three words: portable ping pong
I have this one person on my list that I can't stand holiday shopping for. Why? Because she already has everything. But, for the first time ever, I may have found something that she doesn't have.
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4 modern nativity sets, not one of which lights up
Though my religious affiliation can best be summed up with a long puzzled silence, there are certain things from my youth that I carry with me to this day, like praying when the plane jets down the runway, and setting up the nativity scene before Christmas.
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Up where the air is clear
My kids fell in love with Anamalz right away. Not so much because they were made out of eco-friendly, organic wood and textiles by a super cool Australian company, but because they're really awesome toys.
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Tegu blocks go mobile. i.e. They like to move it, move it.
When we find something as smart and cool as the magnetic blocks by Tegu, we keep an eye out for whatever they come up with next, because we know it's going to knock our socks off. This time, they're knocking our blocks off by adding--- drumroll-- wheels!
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Eight Crazy Nights. (Not to be confused with Crazy Eights.)
Let's face it people, good Hanukkah items are hard to come by. Fortunately Emily Sper, creator of those clever Hanukkah activity books is back and I'm especially pleased to find a fresh pick from her for 5772.
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