Toys, toys, toys (Black Friday style)

by Mir | Nov 26, 2010 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Go to the actual Toys ‘R’ Us store today? Perish the thought! Do it all from home, and forget about the crowds. Toys ‘R’ Us has their Friday Doorbusters as well as a whole slew of online Mystery Deals available, no pushing or shoving required....

A little warm-up to tomorrow

by Mir | Nov 25, 2010 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

My kids have outgrown Gymboree, but maybe yours are still little and cute and think you’re smart. (Okay, the thinking you’re smart thing isn’t necessary to dress them in Gymboree; I just miss the days when my kids still believed I knew everything.)...

Welcome home, dollies

by Mir | Nov 24, 2010 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

It’s a rite of passage for a little kid to get a dollhouse. (Then it’s another rite of passage to fill it with plastic dinosaurs and have the dolls scream and run away, Tokyo-style, but that’s a different conversation.) May I suggest this adorable...

Signing Time, super cheap

by Mir | Nov 24, 2010 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Alert (and extremely pretty) Want Not regular Jan reports that the hugely popular “Signing Time” DVDs usually run about $15-$20 per disc, but that she found the following at Best Buy: Signing Time: Series 2, Vols. 1-3 and Signing Time: Series 2, Vols. 4-7,...

A quick Harry Potter gaming tip

by Mir | Nov 24, 2010 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

My children have lost their fool minds over the new LEGO Harry Potter video games—they already have the DS version and are agitating for the Wii one. Now, I’m a big fan of the LEGO games for the humor factor (what’s more fun than knocking...

Four games in one

by Mir | Nov 24, 2010 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Yet another candidate for the Awesome Stocking Stuffers pile—right now at Buy.com you can grab Clue, Mouse Trap, Perfection, Aggravation for the DS for just $10 shipped. (For comparison: It’s $16.50 at Amazon with mostly positive reviews.) Just the thought...