Luke, I am your stocking stuffer

Who doesn’t want to find Darth Vader in their stocking on Christmas morning? Okay, well, sure, most people don’t, but many short people, childish people (say, actual children! or husbands!) do, and so for them, I give you this: It’s a fabulous little...

Webkinz and other holiday stuff

I have no idea if Webkinz are still hard to find around holiday-time—I suspect the demand has backed off, somewhat—but I did happen to notice this morning that CompanyKids has a huge section of items shipping for free, including a big assortment of...

Hand-held Dragon Quest

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: When my kids start talking about how they’ve gotten the magic jewel and unlocked the hidden door and found the bonus winged lemur or whatever on their Nintendo DS games, my eyes glaze over. I’m just...

Noodleboro: Fun to say, fun to play

When my oldest was little, we play Chutes and Ladders and Candyland, and pretty much all she learned was that board games are supposed to go on indefinitely, until Mama’s head explodes. Fun! Thankfully, now there are lots of other options for games your...

Consider this a cuteness emergency

I don’t usually like to post the same store/deal two days in a row—except when it’s Amazon, because Amazon sells absolutely everything and there are always new deals—but I hope this one time you’ll indulge me. Because it’s an...

Only for the very best boys and girls

I know that at my house you’d have to have been extra super special good to get a gift of this magnitude—marked down though it may be—but even a curmudgeon such as myself has to admit that it’s really, really cool. Yes, the Wild Planet Spy...

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