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Free Stuff From BlogHer '10

2010-09-15T15:01:00.001-07:00

So, you know the Blogher '10 conference? Yes, the one that happened six weeks ago, in August? I'm just now getting around to writing this post about the free loot I picked up there. Here are some of the things I got for free at BlogHer and my reaction to them:

(And lest any swag-loving future BlogHer attendees get crestfallen, this is a tiny fraction of the stuff I could have lugged home. I didn't check a bag and didn't care to ship anything, either.)

1) Play-Doh pack. My kids, like all other children in America, needed no convincing that Play-Doh is wonderful. TSA, on the other hand, had a different view. They confiscated my original Play-Doh and Hasbro kindly sent me a replacement.

The kids opened up the pack themselves and enjoyed many hours of play. Even though we often make our own Play-Doh, I have to break ranks with the crunchy granola moms of the world and say that real Play-Doh is better. It lasts longer, feels better on the hands, and that chemical smell is a Proustian reminder of my own childhood.

2) Mr. Potato Head. I think this was branded Toy Story 3 or something. Again, my kids were familiar with the toy and enjoyed it. They did not notice the branding and are not interested in the movie because, like practically every feature film that comes out, it has been deemed “scary.”

3) Scrabble Slam, Uno and Fancy Nancy card games. These are still in the boxes, so apparently they have not elicited much interest. (Wow, I did not realize until I did the links that this loot was all from Hasbro.)

4) Assets, a cheapo version of Spanx by the same brand. At first I thought that these were just for making your ass look firm, as the name implies, but when I put them on I was happy to see that they suck in your belly too. However, I had a Liz Lemon moment when I tried them on to go to a meeting downtown. As I walked to the train, my jersey dress stuck to them like Colorforms to a felt board. The problem was so bad that I had to duck into Macy's downtown and, when the bathroom was under construction, I used a men's dressing room with a broken door that wouldn't even close anymore. Fortunately no one tried to enter as I peeled off the Assets and stuck them in my bag.

Now, I'm not sure that other “shapewear” wouldn't have caused the same problem, but I think the more expensive (and brutal) girdle-type garments I've worn have a slicker surface. So, I would recommend trying Assets, but not with a jersey dress.

5) Sugar-free gum. I don't eat sugar free, so I gave it to my parents. It was mint-chocolate flavored, from Wrigley's Extra Dessert Delights.

6) Aquaphor Lip Repair lip balm. This is a new product, coming out this fall. I was very excited because I am a lip balm addict and we use Aquaphor on Nutmeg's eczema. I've even put Aquaphor on my lips in a pinch, but it's not quite right. I tried it immediately and pronounced it good. Really no different that the Vaseline brand balm that comes in a similar little squeeze tube. Not as good as my favorite lip balms, like Lipsyl or Burt's Bees, but nothin' wrong with this stuff.

7) Big can of Metamucil. Grandma was thrilled! I got this in a suite that featured a famous poop doctor, but I did not sign up to speak with him.

8) Weebles! This was my gift for Toth, and I was happy to hear that Hasbro is bringing them back. To be honest, though, they have generated zero excitement among the children of the house and I'm not sure where they are anymore.

9) Coffee mug from Tim Horton's, which I think is a coffee chain in Canada. Came with a coupon for a free fill-up, if you can find a location.

10) Some scrubby and microfiber sponges which looked really useful -- if only I could get the adhesive paper off them telling me the brand. Which makes it extra ironic that I can't remember the brand at the moment.

11) Coupon file from RedPlum. I haven't used it yet, but it looks perfectly serviceable though a little floppy.

To the many, many other companies whose stuff was on the Expo floor, in goodie bags, etc., sorry. You didn't make the cut. Winnowing down my stuff to fit in the one extra tote I was ballsy enough to carry onto the plane was hard.

Tag Junior Winner

2009-10-13T20:25:00.000-07:00

I sort of let things slip this weekend what with driving to Milwaukee to attend a wedding and an to Kenosha for an aebelskiver breakfast, and I didn't do the drawing until tonight. But never fear! Random.org has picked a worthy recipient of the hardly used Tag Junior: Felicia!
Felicia, I have emailed you so you can claim your prize. Congratulations.

Leapfrog Tag and Tag Junior Reviews and Giveaway

2009-09-22T09:02:00.000-07:00

EDITED TO ADD: THE GIVEAWAY ENTRY DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, OCT. 9. ONE ENTRY PER PERSON, PLEASE.

UPDATED AGAIN: Through 10/16 only, use code TAGJFS to get a Tag Junior for 20% off and free shipping on the Web site, or code TAGJBOOK for 20% off a book.

Tag Junior Book Pal, $34.99 (books cost $10.99 each), ages 2-4
Tag Reading System, $29.99 (books cost $13.99 each), ages 4-8

Recently Leapfrog sent me both the Tag Junior and the regular Tag for the girls to try out. I'm going to tell you what I think and then at the end I have a modest giveaway for you.

Leapfrog is an interesting company for me. In general I shy away from the concept of "educational toys" -- after all, all toys are educational in their own ways. I don't feel like my kid needs to be learning the ABCs or counting from a talking toy when they are busy trying to play dolls or trains. They're already learning about imagination or family lif or, physics, and to have a little battery-operated voice shouting the alphabet seems like an inappropriate distraction.

HOWEVER. For educational toys, Leapfrog definitely makes the highest quality available. For one thing, the sound recording is so much better than in other toys, and that makes a big difference to those of us adults who have to listen to the sounds over and over until the batteries run out and we "forget" to replace them. In a few months I'll be hauling out the Leapfrog Learning Table for Toth, and I can't say I dread the return of the jazzy lady who sings "onetwothreeforfivesixseveneightnineten." Much.

So, the Tags. The short review is that -- in a direct reversal of my expectations -- 5-year-old Nutmeg immediately embraced the Tag but 2-year-old Pebbles was slower to warm to the Tag Junior.

And for the long reviews, we'll start with the Tag Junior, which is the new product Leapfrog is promoting right now.

The Tag Junior is a chubby little gnome-shaped thing that toddlers are supposed to use to "read" special Leapfrog books. Hold the Tag over the text and you hear the text. Hold it over a picture and you get a little sound or song.

My main impressin of the Tag Junior is that it is better than the Little Touch Leappad. When Nutmeg was a baby, we had the Little Touch Leappad, which was similar in that little kids were supposed to touch certain parts of books and hear the text or sounds, music and games. With that product, we had frustrations in getting the book to line up on the right place of the machine and stay in place, problems with the cartridges, etc. Too many moving parts. Also, the Little Touch Leappad was this big lap-desk sized thing that demanded a whole bin of its own on the toy shelf.

This product is much easier. All the content is self contained in the handheld thingie. It's easy enough for a 2-year-old to handle nicely and to turn on and off by herself, and now that I showed her what it's all about, Pebbles can use it independently.

I know all these educational toy manufacturer's say they want the parent to sit down with the child and have a learning experience together, but personally I feel the same way about toys like this as I do about TV: If I was going to sit down and spend time with my kid, I wouldn't need it. A regular book is perfectly sufficient for sharing a story with my kid, and we use regular books in this way several times a day. When I turn to technology, it's because I'm desperate to have something to keep my kid occupied for a few minutes while I change the baby's diaper or make an appointment with a guy to gut our upstairs bathroom before water leakage causes the dining room ceiling to cave in. You know, Me Time.
So at first I was a little disappointed that my 2-year-old didn't use the Tag on her own for more than a minute or two. But today for the first time she asked for it, and then sat down and used it on her own. It really bought me some time to upload the video for this review this morning, actually.

All in all, I think this Tag is a big improvment over the Little Touch Leap Pad, and I would recommend it for other parents, especially parents with a long car ride, plane ride or the like coming up. For your sake I hope it babysits your kid longer than it babysat mine. If you're one of those parents who actually wants to sit down with your kid and play with an electronic toy together, then you'll probably love it because it works seamlessly and there seems to be lots of content in there to discover.
The only thing I didn't like about it is that the chubbiness of it tends to block the text from view when you are hovering over it. You can get around this by quickly touching the text, then moving the thing to the side -- once it starts reading the passage, it will keep going even if the thingie is moved.
Oh, I also noticed that if you put the reader near a book for the big kids' Tag Reader, it prompts you to download the content to it online. So does this mean your kid can graduate to the big kid books without having to buy the regular Tag? I hope so. That would be a good value.

Now for the regular Tag Reader.

I was hesitant to give this toy to Nutmeg, because she can already read fluently. I feared that the Tag with its reading to her, and the picture books that come with it, would insult and bore her. I was very wrong.
My 5-year-old quickly figured out that there was a lot more to the Tag Reader than just listening to the story. She did listen to the story a few times, which was great.
The story, "The Amazing Spiderman: The Lizard's Tale," included some pretty advanced vocabulary. Since my daughter is very into reading indepently these days and usually doesn't want to be read to, she often picks up new words but pronounces them incorrectly. It's something that happened to me a lot as a kid and sometimes happens still, and it's embarrassing whether you're 5 or 50. The tag gave her the thrill of independent word acquisition, without the embarrassment of saying it wrong.
She also loved the games and activities that the Reader contained. Being the lazy hands-off parent, I was happy to see she was able to access these games without any explanation from me. The Tag Reader is so interactive it is really like playing a computer game, but to me it's more asthetically pleasing because I like seeing a kid in front of an open book much more than I like seeing one staring into a screen. It's also much more portable than a computer game -- making use of the headphone jack, this would be a great toy to bring along on a flight or in the car. My kid gets car sick, so I don't know if I would use it there -- I could tell her to just let the thing read her the whole story without looking at the pages but she wouldn't have that kind of will power, and before we knew it I'd be sponging barf off the pages of the Tag book.
Now for the giveaway: Leapfrog accidentally sent me two Tag Juniors, so I can send one winner one along with a copy of the book "If I Were." The packaging has been opened (little maniacs live in my house, remember) but I think I can get it back into the packaging before I mail it to you.

So, if you want to win an open but not used Tag Junior, leave an email here. I'll use Random.org to pick the winner.

The No-Baby Report

2009-07-10T07:25:00.000-07:00

So, I just got a call from the midwives' office to say that the midwife who's supposed to be on office duty is at her second birth of the day and can't do appointments. They're having me come in for a non-stress test monitored by the nurse, though.
This means that the alternative birthing center is occupied and the midwife is getting tired (first birth was at 5 this morning). Thunderstorms are heading in this evening.
Sounds like the perfect day to have a baby, right?
So I'm kind of happy to report that I'm not feeling much of anything out of the ordinary this morning. More update -- but hopefully nothing of substance -- when I get back from NST.

More Pics of Life @ 40 (Weeks)

2009-07-09T16:06:00.000-07:00

OK, my kids have left me for fun times in Wisconsin, and I really should be finishing setting up the baby's changing/dressing area, but I felt the need to be on the couch for awhile. Don't worry, I've been on my feet plenty throughout the day, trying to shake that baby out, but he seems resolute about hanging in there awhile. So here are some pictures to pass the time.
At Wrigley Field. Back row: Pebbles, Grammy, my Grandpa Bobby and Grampy. Front row: Me and Nutmeg.

Nutmeg and I "marching" in Oak Park's tiny little parade. Nutmeg saw and waved to about 100 kids she knew. I saw our family doctor and got to remind her that she'll have to come to the hospital to check out a new little patient very soon. I love this little town!

(By the way, those shoes I am wearing? Best. Pregnancy. Sandals. Ever. Mootsie's Tootsies, $30 on sale at Rogan's Shoes in Kenosha. Why are they so great? Stretchy back strap allows me to put them on with no buckling, no heel, and I can't slip out of them.)

40 Weeks, the rear view. Nutmeg took this picture of me this morning while I was fielding one of those "have you had the baby yet?" calls. Except for my wide stance -- really, I walk around like that these days -- I agree with those who say it's not that obvious that I'm pregnant from behind. Then again, I assure you you would NOT want to see this view right now without the nightie. Cellulite city, according to the mirrors at the local pool locker room.

Buy Wise Bread's Book Today

2009-05-18T07:50:00.001-07:00

As I might have mentioned, oh, a few times, I have a couple of blog posts in a new money saving book called "10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget."

Their big sales push is today, so they're offering some incentives to those who buy it online today. You can win a Flip cam and get $15 from EBates.

I know it may seem silly to pay good money for content that is archived free online, yet, since I received my promo copy of the book I have read all kinds of posts I never saw on the site. It might help that I was able to take it on the El with me and that it's now in the bathroom. Blog posts make great bathroom reading, and yet SOME people object to having the family laptop brought in there.

Joovy Caboose Review

2009-03-12T11:10:00.000-07:00

I have been using a Joovy Caboose($170 at Amazon) almost daily for two years now, so I'm pretty qualified to review it. This is not a freebie review -- I'm just sharing my experience for some other moms who have asked:
First, I love being able to say I'm "putting my kids in the Joovy" to push them around town. Hilarious name. The thing drives me crazy pretty much daily, and yet I don't really think any comparable product on the market would be better.
The things that drive me crazy are that it's a little hard to turn and push (partly because my axles are pretty rusty, though -- if you don't leave it out in the rain as much as I have that won't be so bad) and it's heavy to lift. It's hard to hang a purse or a bag on the handle, and since the basket is so small that's annoying. It also has no cupholder which annoys the crap out of me. You can buy one to hang on there but I have not done that.
Also, the front seat is pretty small and so now that my baby is 2, even tho she's small for her age, her feet hang past the footrest. Soon, of course, I'll have my new infant in a carseat in front and the toddler in back and the then-5-yr-old will just have to hoof it or she'll be at school.
It is not an all-terrain stroller and doesn't handle bumps or snow particularly well. In fact, if the little one is riding in the back seat not strapped in, going over a big bump has sent her flying right out of her seat.
I have pushed it through a lot of snow on sidewalks (with mighty effort), but when we get to the pile at the corner we're in trouble. I'll make the kids get out and lift it but that's not great either.
It has a lot of good points, though. The whole sit and stand concept works like a dream -- both my 4-yr-old and 2-yr-old love being able to hop on and off the back seat. They fight over the back seat now. Also if you have a couple bigger kids with you, they can both stand up on the step together and you can push them all. I can get a surprising amount of groceries on this stroller by hanging bags off the side handle things, and since the frame is metal it easily takes all that weight.
I feel quite comfortable in stores with it, since it is about as compact as you are going to get for something that holds 2 kids -- nice and narrow and not terribly long either. It fits fine in the checkout aisle of the grocery store.
My dad pushes it a lot when he takes my kids to ice skating, and he dislikes it so much he wants to get me a fancy new double stroller for a new baby present. I'd take a jogger that handles snow better, but I'm sure he'd pass out if he saw what those cost.

We All Wanna Be Big Big Stars, Yeah

2009-02-21T09:29:00.000-08:00

Finally, the interview and photos I did a month ago are on the front page of today's Chicago Tribune. When I knocked the snow off my paper this morning, I see the big headline, "CHEAPSKATE." Then, there's a picture of me.
Never did I dream of such glamour.
But I won't whine about the picture, or the fact that they called me a "housewife," because I am too busy watching my visitor count for Shoplifting With Permission soar. Yay!

Postcard from La Paz

2009-01-03T09:02:00.000-08:00

I know, I know -- my holiday hiatus has been extended. That's cause we're down in Mexico and this is the first time we've taken the time out from kayaking and beachgoing to hit an Inernet cafe. Here are a couple pics. I'll tell you all about the trip when we get back.

Beach bar:

Me at the beach. Note the beginning of my baby bump sticking out from my suit top:

Around here, even the pelicans have their own boats:

Look-at-Me Camera

2008-12-19T07:30:00.000-08:00

Review of Parents Magazine of the Look-at-Me Camera up at ParentingSquad.

Playskool Glide 2 Ride Bike

2008-11-04T12:17:00.000-08:00

I was so excited when the UPS man showed up with our sample Glide 2 Ride. I had heard about these glide bikes as a better way (as opposed to training wheels) for kids to learn to balance, and I kind of regretted that Nutmeg's first bike was a regular one with training wheels.

The Glide 2 Ride comes with pedals, but the idea is that you don't put them on at first. Instead, you just let the kid sit on the seat and push themselves along with their feet, ideally gliding along for longer and longer stretches until they get the feel of balancing a bike. Then you can put the pedals on.

The bike is nice and low to the ground, since naturally the kid is expected to fall off of it. In general, the look of it is not as cute as your basic little girl's bike -- there is little ornamentation, unlike Nutmeg's other bike which is covered with glittery flowers. Also, the area where you would eventually put the pedals is quite bulky. The front handlebars are covered with a plain foam piece to protect the kid from the bolt underneath, and after just a couple days using the bike, this foam was looking battered and dirty -- I'm think it may tear through before much longer.

Nutmeg didn't complain about the appearance, though. The thing she noticed was the hand brake, which she thought was awesome because Daddy has one on his bike. Now, I was under the impression that small kids don't have the coordination to operate a hand brake, but I guess they should have some way of stopping the bike before the pedals are on. Nutmeg is not a kid who loves to try things that are hard. So although she was very excited to get started with this new bike, once it toppled over a couple times (so unlike her very stable training-wheeled bike) she began to complain. She asked Epu to pick it up for her every time it fell over. The first time she rode the bike I did not take any pictures, so a couple days later I asked her to ride it again. She was not enthused at first, but as soon as she started I could see her ability had improved from the first try. Here's a video of her gliding for a few short spurts:

On this second try, she was also able to pick up the bike herself once it fell over.

In summary, I think this bike is a great idea and should work as intended to help kids learn to ride bikes. It seems about the right size for my 4-year-old, and I think it would be appropriate for other kids that age. Mine is not all that enthused about the bike still, but she is not a terribly physical kid. She might be more excited about it once she's 5 and has -- I hope -- gained a little more strength and coordination so it's not so hard for her to maneuver the bike. However, I don't know that I would keep it as the kid's main bike once she has mastered pedaling it. It's not as cute as other bikes, and looks a bit clunky. I would be more likely to lend it out to friends and relatives who have kids of learning age, and let my own kid graduate to a cute "big-kid" bike -- SANS training wheels! I'll update about this product as she uses it more -- which unfortunately may not be until spring. I'll work on her, though -- it's such a nice day today maybe I can coax her onto it.

Aquadoodle Mat

2008-10-14T12:49:00.001-07:00

Review up at ParentingSquad of a new Aquadoodle mat.

Crayola Mix 'Ems and Paint Brush Pens

2008-10-09T12:34:00.000-07:00

This isn't going to win me any love from the nice PR people who sent me two new Crayola products for free, but I'm going to say it anyway:

Have you ever noticed new, innovative Crayola products in the stores? You'll see them, and think, hmm, that might be neat. And then the next thing you know, they're on Clearance. Because nobody bought them.

Because what we really want from Crayola is a wonderful, big-ass box of crayons with a built-in sharpener. And a pack of washable markers, and some sidewalk chalk, please.

Because of my penchant for clearance shopping, I've actually tried a few other Crayola innovations over the years -- sidewalk chalk that goes on a wheeled stick and sidewalk paint are a couple of things that come to mind. I even bought one innovation before it went on clearance -- these markers with no caps that are supposed to be great for babies. They weren't great for my baby -- she had a hard time making any marks with them. But her older sister thought they were cool for awhile.

And that's just how it goes with most of the innovative stuff we've gotten, including the products I'm reviewing today -- the novelty keeps the kids very engaged the first time we play with them. But after the first couple times, the novelty wears off and -- because the new products so far never work quite as well or at least no better than the classic products -- they always return to the ever-versatile, beloved Crayola standards.

So -- about the Mix Ems. These are markers with a different color on each end, and if you stick two marker tips together and smoosh them together, it's supposed to blend the color. My older daughter LOVES creating new paint colors, so I thought she would love this.

Well, the effect is not as subtle as mixing paint. Usually, it's more like the stronger color just overtakes the lighter color. You are supposed to be able to do some fancy tricks by using the tip or side of the marker, but since she's only 4, Nutmeg didn't quite get that.

After the first couple times she used these, they made their way to the bottom of the marker bin and I haven't seen or heard from them since. If the kids use them again, I'd predict they just use them like regular markers and forget about their mixing powers.

Then, on to the Paint Brush Pens. Here's an idea with clear mom appeal -- I hate setting out brushes and paints, washing brushes, and dealing with the mess that results from the whole project. I also dislike hanging up huge sheets of easel paper to dry. I know. I'm awful and because of me, my children's inner Michelangelo is forever stunted.

The Paint Brush Pens were kind of a compromise. They are definitely not as fun as instrucitonal for kids as painting with real brushes. Much less tactile experience, less variety of marks you can make. No paint mixing, which as I said is Nutmeg's favorite part.

But, it does make a more interesting variety of marks than plain old markers, and it is definitely less mess. The baby enjoyed drawing with these for quite awhile, and if she finds one, I'm sure she'll play with it some more.

But next time I buy a Crayola gift for a kid, I'm still sticking to the standards. You know what innovation I WOULD like from Crayola, though? Caps that a) are not choking hazards and b) somehow stay attached to the dang markers! I feel like all I ever do is replace marker caps, throw away dried out markers and orphan caps, and watch my toddler to make sure she doesn't have a cap in her mouth. I hate those little fairy fezes!

DonorsChoose.org Challenge

2008-10-02T15:11:00.000-07:00

Ever hear of DonorsChoose.org? It's like, you're a teacher in our crappy American school system, so of course you don't have the money you should to fund classroom projects. So, you go online and ask the general public, who thought they were already paying for this stuff through taxes, to pay for it through their credit cards.

Hmm. Let me try again to sell you on donating to DonorsChoose.org:

Here's a Chicago teacher who wants books about fish for her 3rd graders who "love research."

Here's a kindergarten teacher who needs a magnetic "fishing for ABCs" set. I think we had that in OUR kindergarten.

The Chicago Moms Blog, to which I belong, is competing in a blogger's challenge to raise money for classrooms on DonorsChoose.org. I really do think it's a worthy cause, I just don't think we should NEED it in a wealthy society like ours. Also, I love the way the Web site lets you choose the project and post a little message to the recipient.

So if you're inclined, visit the DonorsChoose button at the bottom of the page. Or here.

Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe

2008-10-01T16:17:00.000-07:00

$14.99
available fall 2008

This toy had Nutmeg dancing around with joy as we opened the box. I was rather joyful myself, since the Cubs were about to start the playoffs and I was counting on the Ice Cream Shoppe to keep both girls occupied until dinner.

Before I could leave them to it, there was some assembly, but it was nothing. All I had to do was snap two long pieces of plastic into the main frame. One was the sprinkle maker, the other the topping maker.

The girls played happily with the set for 35 minutes, and I even got in on the act, spurred on by happy memories of my Play-Doh beauty parlor set. After that, Pebbles got frustrated and started crying -- probably a combination of the late hour, the toy being beyond her capabilities (it's aimed at kids 3 and up), and, most of all, her sister not sharing.

Speaking of the 3-and-up thing, you'd think that very young kids would get confused when Play-Doh is used to make pretend food. But Pebbles got the idea right away and I don't think she ate any.

Here's what we love:

1) Any new Play-Doh set is a good thing. We love Play-Doh, and that satisfying feeling that comes from pushing it through some kind of crank or mold.

2) Although I wish the kids would spend more time with just Play-Doh or clay, using their imagination instead of molds, this set at least gives them a lot of options. For instance, all the little molds of flowers and fruit built into the set provide for various decorating strategies. Also, a new Play-Doh set helps get Nutmeg excited about playing with her Play-Doh in general, and it had been just sitting around lately.

3) It's not character licensed or especially gender-themed. We have a My Little Pony beauty parlor set, but I'm not too quick to get that one out.

4) It comes with a tub of Play-Doh that is specially multicolored for making sprinkles. Nutmeg loves sprinkles.

5) Our set came with a coupon for $2 off a $10 Play-Doh purchase. I love coupons.

What we didn't love:

1) When you crank out soft serve ice cream, the cone rotates and it's supposed to fall into the cone in a nice twist like it would from a real soft serve machine. In reality, it doesn't coil very easily. Maybe we'll get better at this, but so far we've had to manually retwist it and then the ridges have little finger marks on them.

2) It's kind of hard to get the sprinkles maker to make individual sprinkles. You have to put in Play-Doh, then clamp down the top and crank it. But you have to put in a very small amount of Play-Doh to allow the top to clamp down and start cranking.

3) When you are trying to clamp down the sprinkles maker, if you use any force at all it's easy to to tip over the whole set, which is quite light. So if you have one dish sitting on a platform or a cake on the cake pedestal, and you're trying to do sprinkles, everything will go flying.

4) Some of the parts are difficult to get the dough off of because they don't all come apart once they're snapped together.

Here are our creations. They never look quite like they do in the ads, do they? I wonder how many "professional Play-Doh modelers Hasbro employs to make the perfect creations featured on the boxes?

Review of Cookie Monster K'Next Up at ParentingSquad

2008-09-29T18:48:00.000-07:00

That's right, when I sell out, I sell out on multiple fronts. Coooo-keeeee!

Welcome to My Product Review Blog

2008-09-29T18:42:00.001-07:00

Did you know companies send bloggers things so they can review them? Free things? Did you know I'm cheap? And type fast?

I think this is going to be a very happy sell-out.