Archive for December, 2007
Of course we’re all happy that Knowledge Adventure’s new educational computer game Jump Start World is lead-free.
You laugh. Based on the almost daily recalls, that’s pretty great!
But every single parent and kid, including our first group of reviewers, who tried this game loved it. In fact, it’s almost a Parent Bloggers Network record.
Take how this [...]
December 11th, 2007 | Posted in Elementary School, Kids, Media | No Comments
Based on the reviews thus far, this campaign has to be one of the most exciting for the participating parent bloggers. Judging from the enthusiasm they’ve shown from the very beginning when we queried the network for interest in this campaign, all the way through this first set of reviews, this HP Photosmart A626 [...]
December 10th, 2007 | Posted in Electronics | 1 Comment
Educational toys are a bit of a sticky wicket. On one hand, they can’t be too overtly educational, or else the element of fun disappears and they cease to be toys. On the other hand, those that can be classified as “edutainment” are really just a panacea - pure entertainment masquerading as education. [...]
December 10th, 2007 | Posted in Elementary School, Kids, Toys | 1 Comment
We’re closing in on the winter solstice - the shortest day of the year. We’re also in the midst of holiday shopping, holiday gatherings, and countless other activities that take us out and about in our vehicles, often at night. So it’s not surprising that the bloggers who’ve reviewed the Autolite Flareglo and Spotglo [...]
December 7th, 2007 | Posted in Automotive | 1 Comment
Kids love presents, especially presents that come in the mail and are just for them. As long as what’s contained in that present is a toy and not a sweater, the novelty will be enough to hold their attention for at least a little while. But what about the next day? And [...]
December 6th, 2007 | Posted in Kids, Pre-school, Toys | No Comments
Maybe it’s because we’re all sentimental, nostalgic suckers who love to hear a good Neil Diamond or Bruce Springsteen remake. Or maybe it’s because we’re sick of the weird crazy kid’s dvds and cds out there.
Or better, maybe it’s because we just can’t turn it off.
Either way (sucker or not), our bloggers are loving That [...]
December 5th, 2007 | Posted in Baby, Elementary School, Kids, Media, Music, Pre-school | 1 Comment
Finally, we’re launching the third of three campaigns in which our bloggers will review toys from the Discovery Channel Store (the first campaign launch - toys geared toward ages 3+ - can be found here - and the second - toys geared toward ages 5+ - can be found here). Fifteen bloggers received either [...]
December 4th, 2007 | Posted in Elementary School, Kids, Toys | No Comments
Thanks to an almost insurmountable amount of reviews of The Daring Book for Girls on the blogosphere and in mainstream media, unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’d be surprised if you hadn’t heard about this new Harper Collins title by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz.
Under much scrutiny from women everywhere (thanks the the [...]
December 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Books, Elementary School, Kids, Pre-teen | 1 Comment
Thanks to everyone who participated in Friday’s Blog Blast - “What Makes a Gift Memorable?” - sponsored by Excitations. The randomly drawn winner is Robin of My Life As It Is, with her post “The Gift of Time”. She’s won $250 worth of experience gifts of her choice!
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And thanks to everyone who signed [...]
December 2nd, 2007 | Posted in Administrative, Blog Blasts, Giveaways | 2 Comments