Hot Toys 2009 – My Pal Scout

LeapFrog is an innovative toy company and I can tell you right now, the LeapFrog My Pal Scout is a winner in my book. It has a great low price -$18.88 at Amazon, and it is a wonderful, interactive educational toy.

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Hot Toys 2009 – Smart Fit

You have read my rave reviews on the Wii Fit and Wii Fit plus – well here is the answer in the children’s toy category. The Fisher Price Smart Fit could be called the Wii for kids.

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Hot Toys 2009 – Zhu Zhu Pets

So, your kids want a pet – but you don’t want a pet. What to do? Enter the Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters These furry little toys are cute little hamster wannabes that scamper around just like a real rodent!

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Hot Toys 2009 -All things Twilight!

Twilight has turned tween girls (and even their mothers!) into vampire loving, werewolf adoring fanatics! So is it any wonder that there is a great line of marketing for this blockbuster series. Of course you have to get the The Twilight Saga Collection of books – I think everything is better in print. But what about all the other product tie ins you can find for Twilight?

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Hot Toys 2009 – Elmo’s Tickle Hands

Who doesn’t love Elmo? He is so cute and fuzzy and well, just lovable! Elmo is king among the preschool set – and Elmo’s Tickle Hands are just another jewel in the Elmo dynasty crown. But then again, that crown is well earned because kids love Elmo! Just look at one of the new toddler toys from Elmo.

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Hot Toys 2009 – Transformers and Bakugan

Action figures and boys – quite the match!  I guess if little girls can pretend to be princesses, boys can save the universe.  But the world of super heros and robots is getting larger and larger – maybe they will need their own universe!  We will look at a couple of sure to be hot sellers for the 2009 holiday season.

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Hot Toys 2009 – Nintendo Wii: It is new again!

That’s right, the Nintendo Wii is hot again! Well, did it ever really stop being hot?  But with a new low price of $199, the Wii is the game console to have.

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Laminate Flooring – You can do it yourself! Part 2

Time to start putting down the new floating laminate floor. I waited until a weekend because I was sure this would take a couple of days. I got my family together and we started working. The underlayment was a thin foam that went down first. It helped to mask flaws in the floor we were covering. It was a little tricky to tape it down – it wanted to shift. In the future I would use duct tape instead of the clear plastic tape that was included with the underlayment.

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Laminate Flooring – You can do it yourself! Part 1

We have a little 100 year old rental house that is perfect for young couples or a small family. After our last tenant moved out I realized that it needed some renovating! There are so many things I want to do to this house – but time and money are my restrictions. Usually we have another tenant ready to move in as one is moving out, so we needed to to a quick yet effective remodel.

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Cheap Airfare – it’s easy with Travelocity!

I love to travel, but more than that I love to travel CHEAP! I don’t want to feel like my vacation is a huge burden on my budget, so I am always looking for the best ways to cut travel costs. The best savings is to find cheap airfare!

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