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• Olive, the Other Reindeer Revisited in Pop-Up and Calendar Form

  From a purist's perspective, there's really no improving on Vivian Walsh's 1997 book Olive, the Other Reindeer: Cute: Jack Russell terrier named Olive mishears a Christmas carol, heads to the North Pole to find her calling as the "the other reindeer," confuses Santa's crew in the process, and eventually proves herself a valuable asset to both the team and holiday lore. (The movie is another story.) Olive, the Other Reindeer: Deluxe Edition ($19.95) brings to life Walsh's story via pop-up versions of J.otto Siebold's wonderful artwork. For the most part... Read More... Posted Nov 14 2007, 02:02 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: children's books, pop-up, holiday 2007, advent calendars, vivian walsh, olive the other reindeer, j.otto seibold

• Count Down to the Holidays with LEGO Advent Calendars

  Okay, so technically you're supposed to use an Advent calendar to count down the days till Christmas, but with 24 miniature LEGO surprises waiting behind each of their doors, these holiday-countdown sets could pique LEGO fans' interest regardless of belief system. Read More... Posted Nov 13 2007, 01:03 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: lego, building toys, holiday 2007, christmas, advent calendars, lego city, bellville

• Video Game Round-Up: Licensed Fun for Everyone, Part 2

  (Screenshot from D3's new Ed, Edd n Eddy: Scam of the Century) Last week, I rounded up five new licensed video games aimed at kids; this week, part two of my feeble attempt to crawl out from beneath the landslide of licensed properties, with more tie-ins to movies, toys, TV shows and books still yet to come before the holidays. Hooray! Read More... Posted Nov 12 2007, 02:03 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: pc, video games, videogames, wii, nintendo, playstation 2, xbox 360, ps2, holiday 2007, christmas, shrek, ds, cartoon network, hot wheels, ed ed eddy, grinch, ogres dronkeys

• Hand Made: Gobble Up this Turkey T-shirt

  Fall colored fabrics appliqued on a t-shirt or onesie in a turkey shape.  My little kids have always like to wear holiday theme clothing in the days leading up to a holiday.  Oh, ok I'll admit that I think they look adorable in photos wearing a pumpkin or Santa on their shirt. Why not make it a high quality hand made shirt?  This turkey shirt is available in sizes from 3 months up to 5T at Snazzie Drawers for $22 Posted Oct 23 2007, 01:00 PM by chrisjordan with | with no comments Filed under: etsy, t-shirts, holiday 2007, hand madee, thanksgiving, snazzie drawers, turkey, theme clothing

• From TIE Crawlers to Muscle Cars: Three Must-Have LEGO Sets for the Holidays

  Just in time for the holidays, the brickmasters general at LEGO have rolled out several new and hard-to-find sets, all of which look to be as awesome for kids in the 7+ age range as they are for the grown-ups who'll ultimately end up building the things. After the jump: Stormtroopers and trolls and muscle cars -- oh, my! Read More... Posted Oct 22 2007, 03:32 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Legos, star wars, building toys, gifts under $50, holiday 2007, hard-to-find toys, castles, knights, muscle cars, tie fighters, tie crawler, trolls, toys for boys

• Hand Made: Dress For the Holidays

  It's never too early to start planning what to wear this upcoming holiday season.   Dress has polka dots in red, black, beige, and subtle silver on a white background.  Custom made in sizes 2T-5T Available at Baby Leila for $25  Posted Oct 16 2007, 02:02 PM by chrisjordan with | with no comments Filed under: dress, etsy, hand made, holiday 2007

• Droolworthy: Magnetix iCoaster

  While there have been some awesome Magnetix spinoffs (I’m looking at you, Magna-Man) since the magnetized building-toy line debuted in 2003, the new iCoaster ($89.99 from Amazon.com) is the granddaddy of them all. Read More... Posted Oct 15 2007, 03:32 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: geek toys, Droolworthy, building toys, gadgets, gifts under $100, holiday 2007, magnetics, magnetix

• On-the-Go Creativity: MEGA Brands' smART Easel

  For those kids whose creativity literally knows no bounds, MEGA Brands' smART Easel ($39.99) is a cleverly designed, easily transportable personal studio that's as suitable for art time at home as it is for a playdate or a weekend at Grandma's place. Read More... Posted Oct 09 2007, 11:33 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: painting, drawing, art supplies, coloring, holiday toys, gifts under $50, holiday 2007, easels, mega brands, roseart, smart easel, arts & crafts