If you have boys who need to take Valentines to school or preschool, they might find frustration at stores in trying to find Valentine’s cards for kids that are on the masculine side. Let’s face it. Your son probably doesn’t want to take My Little Pony, Disney Princess or Frozen Valentines to give out to his friends. Plenty of girls also prefer Valentines that aren’t traditionally “girlie.”…
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You can hardly go wrong with LEGO sets for wholesome, educational fun for kids when the weather demands indoor activities. If your kids are huge Minecraft fans like mine, they’ll absolutely love LEGO Minecraft The Cave.
LEGO Minecraft The Cave, aimed at children aged 8 and over, includes LEGO figure Steve with a scary zombie plus a huge spider. Steve uses TNT and a pick axe for mining minerals to combine with lava and create obsidian.…
The Friends Jungle Bridge Rescue LEGO kit (41036) will provide hours of fun and entertainment for you and your kids.
Intended for ages 7 to 12, the Jungle Bridge Rescue LEGO kit retails for $29.99 and includes parts to build an offroader and helicopter. It also comes with mini LEGO people – Matthew to drive the offroader and Mia to pilot the helicopter.…
I picked up a Create-a-treat Gingerbread House Kit with my groceries recently, thinking the kids would have a ball assembling the gingerbread house and they would enjoy eating it later.
The gingerbread house kit comes with everything you need to assemble the house, including a tray in which to set it up. White icing serves as glue to hold together the house pieces and to attach the candy decorations.…
Kohl’s has some fantastic Cyber Monday deals on popular Disney “Frozen” products, many of which will no doubt sell out quickly, along with Cyber Monday deals on gifts for the whole family.
To maximize your Cyber Monday deals, be sure to shop through EBates.com, where you’ll receive 6 percent cash back from your Kohl’s online shopping, and use a Kohl’s coupon code such as CYBERTAKE20 for 20 percent off your order or CYBER20 for 20 percent off plus free shipping on a minimum $25 purchase (expires Dec.…
The Toys R Us Black Friday sale and Thanksgiving week deals were announced Tuesday, with some bargains available to loyalty club members as early as Sunday, Nov. 23. Most Toys”R”Us stores, as well as Toys”R”Us/Babies”R”Us combo stores, will open on Thanksgiving, with Babies”R”Us single stores closed Thanksgiving and opening early on Black Friday.
Following is a partial list of Toys”R”Us doorbuster deals available in stores nationwide on Thanksgiving Day, Nov.…
If your family enjoys popcorn snacks like kettle corn or cheese popcorn, you can easily make your own gourmet-flavored popcorn at home.
For this Kernel Seasons review, my crew tried Kernel Season’s in nacho cheddar
, white cheddar, kettle corn and ranch flavors. The product comes in a wide variety of other flavors, including garlic parmesan, buffalo wing, pizza, cheesy jalapeño, caramel, milk chocolate caramel and bacon cheddar.…
Disney Animation’s latest offering, “Big Hero 6,” offers jaw-dropping computer animation, nearly constant action and an entertaining story line.
Based on a title from the Marvel Comics collection, which Disney acquired in 2009, the “Big Hero 6” movie follows boy genius Hiro Hamada and his friends as they investigate a criminal plot.
Having graduated from high school at 13, the now 14-year-old Hiro Hamada (voiced by Ryan Potter) spends his time refining his battle bots and hustling other battle bot owners for cash and fun in the futuristic metropolis of San Fransokyo.…
Roku devices offer a great alternative to cable or satellite television and a chance to save $100 or more per month if you cut the pay TV cord entirely.
You’ll have the most viewing options if you subscribe to one or more premium services, like Netflix or Amazon Prime, but Roku also offers a significant amount of content that doesn’t require a subscription.…
Can you believe it’s time to start thinking about Christmas gifts? Gift baskets are great options for kids, who love feeling like they received a bunch of presents rather than just one.
Gift baskets work especially well for kids you don’t see very often, such as far-flung nieces and nephews for whom you want to buy gifts, even though you don’t know their tastes or what they might already have.…