I thought I’d venture back into “deal blogging” briefly to give you the specifics of an Amazon deal that I’ve seen all over the blogosphere and on deal forums. Most of the posts I read were very vague, but I decided to take a chance and found that this deal was helpful for me. The [...]

I’ve been making my Christmas shopping lists, and once again I expect that one or two toys from Melissa and Doug will be under our tree. I have been purchasing Melissa and Doug toys since my son was a baby. Their products are fun, durable classics that truly stand the test of time. Melissa and Doug have selected their [...]

I generally don’t shop at garage sales very much. It can be a lot of fun, don’t get me wrong, but I’m rarely in the right place at the right time, and I try to avoid temptation to buy things I don’t really need. That said, I am a complete sucker for antiques, so if [...]

Road construction. Most adults associate those words with frustration and travel delays. For little kids like my son, though, seeing the big construction vehicles and workers outfitted in neon makes any road trip more exciting! Mr. Boy has been interested in “workers” for the past year, and proudly declared that he is going to be [...]

I enjoyed the Mexico-themed clothing that Tea Collection put out last fall, and was eager to see what their next collection would entail. As you may remember, Tea plans each clothing collection around a specific destination that the designers have researched and immersed themselves in. The theme for Spring 2012 is Bali, and I was [...]

I don’t know about you, but I have a tendency to forget about stocking stuffer ideas when I’m making my Christmas shopping lists. I like to fill up stockings with a fun variety of smaller items to supplement the bigger gifts under the tree. If you’re still trying to think of ideas for your young [...]

Last year’s gift guide included the Schoenhut toy piano that we love, and many of you have wondered what these pianos sound like. Well, my husband managed to capture an impromptu performance this evening: (No, my three-year-old son isn’t a prodigy who can read songbooks–he likes to pretend that he’s reading the music while he [...]