Three most Popular Gifts for Kids in 2009

It’s November and high-season for gifts for kids shopping, so a great time to for an overview of the kids toys and games market. Checking Amazon’s sales stats and injecting my own thoughts and insights, let’s see what are the absolute hits this year. We’re not talking “has-beens” either. On the contrary, these are bound [...]

Zhu Zhu Hamster Time!

Looking for a cool and super cute gift? Here’s the latest craze, and honestly, it’s beyond cute – Amazon.com Widgets As seen on TV… these cuddly little plush toys are all the rage with their cute purrs and lovable antics. Let’s face it, hamsters are called Teddy Bear Hamsters for a reason – they’re just [...]

A Really Big Teddy Bear

As the days get shorter and colder, it’s time to take a look at the all-time classics: Teddy Bears. There are some lovely dainty little teddy bears available, but my favorites have always been those big fluffy ones. I remember the one I had when I was a little girl all too well. It was [...]

Rosh Hashana Gifts for Kids

In about two weeks time, Jewish families will be celebrating the New Jewish Year, soon to be followed by Yom Kippur and Sukkot.  Whether you’re invited to a New Year’s Eve celebration at a Jewish home, or just want to bestow a gift from afar, here are some ideas for nice gifts for kids, with [...]

littlest pet shop – the plush .com version

Following the last post about Littlest Pet Shop Playsets, I figured I should also mention the .com alternative: playing in the LPS online world with your own unique character, while snuggling the plush representation of  that character. I guess you could say this is a webkinz kin, as the concept is very similar. A plush [...]

Webkinz Cats

Giving a real live pet is a big no-no, that one we all know by now, I hope. Adopting a cat or a dog is a major decision which involves the entire family, so any kittens for sale ads should be avoided. If you’re looking for a Kitty for a young ailurophile, then one of [...]

Stuffed Frogs Toys – Webkinz Frogs!

Why frogs? Well, why not? Also, I am Jewish and it being Passover, frogs are actually a bit of a seasonal theme, so even a better reason for doing frogs today. Stuffed frogs are the best, and no, not as a recipe. It’s not kosher for one thing I’m talking about sweet plush stuffed frogs [...]

unique stuffed animal toys

Growing up, I had a huge collection of plush stuffed animal toys. I just loved arranging them all neatly on my bed. I have to say, in later years, as a teenager, what kept me tidying up my room was me wanting to see my beautiful plush toys all neatly arranged in the proper setting. [...]