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Archive for January 2008

January 31st, 2008

FAO Schwarz and Toys R Us NYC Die Cast Mini Tour

My three year old is crazy about die cast cars. He is very easy to please when it comes to toys.
While his older brother and sister will save their money for weeks and months for the hottest new toy, he is happy with spending a few dollars on a new car. Yes, I […]

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January 30th, 2008

Hannah Montana and Wal-Mart Join Together

Wal-Mart stores announced today that they have joined forces with Disney to have more than 140 Hannah Montana products for sale in their stores.
Wal-Mart says that they want to be the source for “accessible” and “affordable” licensed products. Since the Hannah Montana tickets were so incredibly expensive, they say they’re trying to give […]

By Julie -- 14 comments

January 30th, 2008

FAO Schwarz Web Presence

Can you believe FAO Schwarz has been around for 145 years!? That is amazing. In those 145 years they have experienced a few troubled times with two bankruptcies.
CEO Edward Schmults realizes that they could potentially have hard times ahead again if they don’t do something about their web presence. He acknowledges that they […]

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January 29th, 2008

The LEGO Brick Turns 50 Today!

Guess what? The LEGO® brick turned 50 today at exactly 1:58 pm today! Wow, 50 years. That is just amazing.
I remember playing with LEGOS® as a kid and I don’t know a kid today who hasn’t played with them. It’s just one of those staple toys in child’s life.
In honor of the LEGO® brick […]

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January 29th, 2008

BusyBodyBook Giveaway!

I am pleased to announce that I am giving away one BusyBodyBook here at Play Library! I use this family organizer myself and give a small review about it over at Declutter It! (where I’m giving another one away…hint, hint).
There are many reasons why this has become my favorite planner for keeping my […]

By Julie -- 151 comments

January 25th, 2008

Classic Cartoon-We’re All a Little Loony

Here’s a blast from the past video of some classic cartoons you may remember. I thought you might enjoy these this weekend. See if you can name them all. :D

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January 25th, 2008

Online Dress Up Games for Girls

My daughter loves to play online dress up games. I have to give her a time limit or she’ll be on there all day. I’ve created a website called Fun Dress Up Games and it’s a safe place, with clean games, for young girls to come and dress up dolls, create room scenes, dress […]

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January 23rd, 2008

Putumayo Presents: World Playground

From what I have heard and read, if your kids love music,they they will thoroughly enjoy this CD World Playground by Putumayo Kids.
The reviews for this have been great and many parents have said that their kids love listening to the music and that they do too. There are several CD’s in the […]

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January 23rd, 2008

Top Selling Toys on Amazon List

It’s been awhile since I have done a list of the hottest toys and I love list.(And so does my friend Deb over at her new blog The List Maven - check it out!)
Here’s a list of the top 15 toys that are selling like hot cakes on Amazon:
1. Webkinz Love Frog Brand New w/ […]

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January 22nd, 2008

Wham-O Co-Founder Richard Knerr Has Died

 
Richard Knerr, co-founder of the company Wham-O who brought toys like the hula hoop, frisbee and silly string to our world, died Monday at his home in Arcadia, California. He was 83 years old and reportedly died of a stroke.
In 1958, Knerr, an avid games enthusiast, along with his business partner and longtime friend […]

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