blogs.babble.com - 12/2/2009
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Nothing says “I love you” like a trip to the ER, which is what World Against Toys Causing Harm (WATCH) is trying to prevent. The consumer group puts out an annual list of toys that have potential to cause injury to kids, and they’ve just released this year’s list:
ASTRA Best Toys for Kids 2009 - Best Children's Toys for Christmas
astrabesttoysforkids.com 11/25/2009 — Gift-shoppers searching for quality and value this holiday season will not have to look far--they can find the best toys for kids right around the corner at their neighborhood toy store. The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) is ...
Time Magazine’s Top 10 Toy Crazes | Strollerderby
blogs.babble.com 12/22/2009 — Toys don’t actually need to be awesome to be hot. Take the Pet Rock, for example, which turned it’s inventor into a millionaire in roughly six months. A millionaire! For selling people rocks.
Little Hoarders - How Do You Help Your Kids Part with Their Toys? | Strollerderby
blogs.babble.com 10/1/2009 — Monday’s episode of Hoarders told the story of a seven-year-old boy who couldn’t bear to give up even one of his collection of stuffed animals, toy packaging, and even used cotton balls. At the same time my heart was breaking for him, I was itching to get into his room and clean it up. The stuff!
Dangerous (and educational) things for kids
joannejacobs.com 1/18/2010 — Boing Boing recommends a children’s activity book called Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) by Gever Tulley and Julie Spiegler. Activities include gluing your fingers together, playing with fire, looking at the sun, walking home from school, kissing hello like the ...
Editors Best of 2009: The coolest toys, dolls and baby toys
coolmompicks.com 12/29/2009 — You don't need us to tell you about the latest Elmo toy or Hanna Montana guitar, so we work hard to point you towards toys and other playthings from small companies or independent artists that you might not know about yet.
The NEW New Kids on Block (VIDEO) | Strollerderby
blogs.babble.com 12/2/2009 — Kids are noisy. They babble and squeal. They bang things and drop other things and hit each other with everything. And they seem naturally drawn to the loudest toys.
On a bad day, this can cause a headache. But most of the time, that cacophony of sounds is simply the soundtrack of our lives.