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Big Deal: Disney Princess and Cars Rug On Sale At FLOR

Chris Ford — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:58:00 GMT

I'm a big fan of the interchangeable carpet tiles from FLOR, but one design that they have that is almost never on sale is now on sale. The six tile Disney Princess rug and the six tile Disney Cars rug are now 44% off.

Each rug is 3 feet by 5 feet and is compatible with other FLOR tile colors too, in case you'd like to use it as a part of a bigger floor covering design. I've had FLOR tiles in my home now and I love them. Now I have to make sure my daughter doesn't see these or she'll be bugging me for her own princess rug.

Disney Area Rugs - Princess or Cars by FLOR, $59.99 (was $99.99) at the sale page of FLOR.com

Star Baby: How Does Jessica Alba Carry Her Honor?

SunnyChanel — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:39:00 GMT

On a stroll in NYC on Sunday, actress Jessica Alba and her hubby Cash Warren had their hands full with their coffee, tea and each other. When you’re walking hand and hand while sipping a refreshment, it’s best to have a hands free baby carrier if you’ve got a little one to juggle as well.

Of all the baby carriers out there, which one does Jessica opt for in carrying her daughter Honor? With the Belle Baby Carrier in Organic Sand ($99.99 here). The Belle Baby people kept four important things in mind when designing the carrier: “baby safety, product quality, comfort and style.” Four things that are important indeed.

Photo from Celebrity Baby Scoop

Star Baby: Travis Barker’s Punk Princess

SunnyChanel — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:18:00 GMT

You know what I love about Disneyland? No, not Pirates of the Caribbean, not the long lines, not the haunting hum of It’s A Small World but that it is a perfect excuse for little girls to don tiara’s, oversized ball gowns and bask in the glory of being royalty for a day.

Yesterday Travis Barker (of Blink 182 and Meet the Barker’s fame), did the Magic Kingdom with his kids and ex wife Shanna Moakler. Daddy pushed is own little princess around while she lounged in her carriage wearing her Belle Disneyland costume from Beauty and the Beast ($48.99 here) . And of course, she's nicely color coordinated with Daddy, if you’re more interested in his Bad Brains T than Belle you can get that for yourself here ($14)

7 Days of Video Games: Disney Princess Enchanted Journey

Chris Ford — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:03:00 GMT

If you've got a Wii and a little girl who is really into princesses, then chances are you've probably looked this game over. And while in my experience it's not really a very good video game per se, it does have one thing that makes it better than most of the games on the Wii we have (and I'm not just talking about the fact that it features the Disney princesses). It's a game my three year old daughter and I can actually play together, which is what it's really all about.

The game is pretty simple. You get to be a princess (that you customize with hair, dress, jewelry etc.) that goes around and helps all of the Disney princesses. There are Jasmine, Cinderella, Snow White and Ariel "stories" that you become a part of, and you run around their respective kingdoms helping defeat bad goblins that turn into butterflies with your magic. Sounds mind-numbing, right? Well, it kind of is, but my daughter loved it not just for the stories, but because she could play too.

The game is played with the Wii "Nunchuck" (the thumb controller that attaches to the normal "Wiimote" controller) and the "Wiimote." You use the Nunchuck to run around in the game, and you use the Wiimote to wave your wand and shoot magic at the bad guys. The way my daughter and I played it was she was in charge of the wand and I was in charge of running our character around the map. The system worked out really well, and after a few weeks of playing it here and there we even finished the game.

The game itself doesn't seem to be written very well. It has lots of glitchy moments when you can't figure out where you're supposed to go, the audio levels are all over the place making it hard to hear the story sometimes, and to play you have to be physically much closer to your television than most other Wii games I've played. It also doesn't look nearly as polished as most other Wii games out there, but if you're looking for a game that you can do with someone who quite frankly isn't coordinated or old enough to play a video game by themselves, then this is a game you might want to check out.

Ultimately, it's a good example of how well the unique Wii controller system works, and how it's the best video game system out there for families.

Buy Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey for the Wii for $19.99 (cheap) from Amazon.
And shop Amazon for a Wii System (if you can find one).