My boys have no interest in this toy, but they are video game loving boys that are 10 and 12…so I really didn’t think they would.

 However, I am purchasing one for my friend’s daughter who is 6. Christina fell in love with Squawkers McCaw as soon as she saw the first commercial.

For younger children it is a great toy because they can teach it to say different words…and believe it or not many kids learn a lot more when they feel they can “teach” someone or something else.

Even though this is not an educational toy, you can use it to help teach your smaller child responsibilities about pets or how to be a positive influence. After all, what you say is what your child will say, is what Squawkers McCaw will say.

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As far as teaching the child responsibilities for pets, I would definitely recommend any robotic or toy pet that the child can interact with before purchasing a pet for that child.

My thoughts on this are that children often grow bored with something after a short period of time (my kids grew tired of our dogs when they weren’t puppies and our cats when they weren’t kitties anymore).

You can use the toy parrot as a standard for the child to some degree…teach them how they have to love the pet, feed it, spend time with it, clean up after it (ok, this can be hard with a toy, but be creative!) and most of all make sure they understand what a huge responsibility it is. You can’t just get rid of it when you grow tired of it!

Since we are briefly discussing pets, I thought I should also encourage you to spay and neuter your pets! If you don’t have one or are looking into getting one, please check with your local shelters first.

Until next time,

Amy

He would play with them constantly. He never ran out of unique things to build.

He would build houses and building and cities – as well as people and cars and anything else you can think of.

Even though I never thought about it when he was small, he was actually preparing himself for his future….

Brian always loved shapes, putting stuff together, and math. When he was small he used to say he wanted to be an architect. And you know what? He went into drafting. I don’t think he wants to be an actual architect anymore, but he has drawn some awesome homes and buildings. He makes good money and loves his job!

So let your child DREAM BIG DREAMS. Let your Childs imagination soar. With Legos your child can build and create. And through their play they may actually be shaping their future life. Visit the LEGO Holiday Gift Shop!

You have so many Lego sets to choose from. Choose a set from one of your childs favorite characters such as Star Wars, Batman, SpongeBob Squarepants, Bob the Builder, Harry Potter, Thomas and Friends plus so much more ….

You never know, your child could become a builder of a spaceship, a rocket scientist or an astronaut. You can never tell what will spark a child’s imagination. Let your child find his/her creative side with a Legos set today.

You’ll find Legos for people of ALL ages.  More than 400,000,000 children and adults will play with LEGO bricks this year.

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Till Next time!

Imagine how exicted your child will be when he or she gets a personal phone call from Santa.  And best of all Santa will know things that only Santa could know …..

When you place your Santa phone order, you’ll be given the choice of the time and date of the call.  You can also personalize your call.

I love this concept!!!  It reminds me of a funny story about my nice Rosie.

When Rosie was 8 years old, “Call Santa” commercials were constantly on TV.  They were 900 numbers and back in those days, there wasn’t much restrictions on 900 numbers.  The commercials always said “Get your parents permission” but come on now ….

When Rosie would get home from school she was usually alone for about a half an hour … and she loved the phone!  Since she was in the Holiday spirit she would spend that time talking to Santa … To my brothers horror when he got a $900. phone bill …

It just goes to show you how much children love speaking to Santa.  When you order your childs personal phone call from Santa, you can also get a recording, for your child to listen to over and over again.

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Start off your thanksgiving holiday right with some fun and free thanksgiving games to keep the guests entertained. These are easy little activities that help remind everyone of the point of the thanksgiving holiday while keeping everyone involved.

Its autumn and outside there is a veritable wonderland of interesting stuff. Have the guests get all bundled up and head outside while waiting for the food to cook with this Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt. You’ll need to make up a list of the following items that the guests can find by themselves or they can break up into groups to scavenge. They are:

• a red leaf

• a brown leaf

• an orange leaf

• a yellow leaf

• a pine cone

• an acorn

• a walnut

• a dried weed or pod

• a seed

• a piece of bark

• a sweet gum ball

• dried berries

• feather

The first group to get all of the items or to get the most items wins. You can hand out special prizes for winning such as feather boas which are made from turkey feathers.

The Giving Thanks game is a fun activity that also helps to remind the family what the point of Thanksgiving really is all about. Have everyone sit in a circle and start off the game with a sentence that lists something really unusual that you are thankful for such as, ‘I am thankful for Hotdogs because…’ and then the person to your right has to finish the sentence with the reason why they are thankful. When they’ve completed the sentence they get to begin a new one with the wildest subject they can think of to be thankful for. This can be anything, aliens, feet, or even sneezes. Try and keep the circle going as long as you can.

Wow, it’s hard to believe this year is almost over! If you’ve gone to any store lately, I’m sure you’ve noticed that they are gearing up for the Christmas Holiday Season. It’s time to start planning and preparing ….

There’s no better way to show off your kids and to share your family pictures than by sending quality photo holiday cards to your family and friends.

I’m always on the look out for unique fresh holiday cards to send out. And then I found Tiny Prints. They offer Fresh, Modern Holiday Photo Cards!

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