Kids Play: Woof Woof Backpack
After we got our Build-a-Bear (aka Woof Woof the Puppy), my daughter Lily became obsessed with the online game at http://www.buildabearville.com. I must admit I can’t blame her for loving the game. We...
View ArticleKids Play: Cart Ride for Two
Toy shopping carts aren’t just for food. What I especially love about our shopping cart ride is that Woof Woof our Build-A-Puppy always rides too. (No worries, you guys, I was right there the whole...
View ArticleKids Play: Interesting Aging
According to Lily, this raccoon is her Daddy when he was a baby. I never realized my husband is an adult raccoon, but if she says so.
View ArticleKids Play: Shot in the Ear
The only place Lily has ever gotten a shot is in her thigh, but for some reason she thinks her toy syringe should be used to shoot people up in their ears. She is constantly giving us all shots in the...
View ArticleKids Play: Woof Woof is cold
Most of the last year, my daughter’s Build-A-BearPuppy Woof Woof has gone with us everywhere. She came with us to the park, the mall, everywhere. Recently I realized Woof Woof hadn’t been with us in a...
View ArticleToy WTF: Teacup Piggies Fashion Runway
I love “Project Runway” as much as the next girl, but it surprises me how many fashion design toys line the shelves of Toys R Us these days. While I think some of the toys are helpful for the aspiring...
View ArticleAnother Build-A-Bear Emergency
About 6 weeks ago, Lily declared that a Build-A-Bear gift card she’d received for Christmas should be used to buy Rose her first bear. We spent way more than the gift card was worth making Rose the...
View ArticleLike Mother Like Tiger
This tiger has a secret. Not only is she a purse, but she is carrying a little tiger inside her. Lily put the little tiger there because the “Mommy tiger has a baby in her tummy.” I like that the clear...
View ArticleGet It Out of My Sight
Months and months (perhaps years?) ago my sister brought the girls this little Canadian moose mountie from her vacation in Vancouver. My sister gave them the gift in the van and I guess the moose fell...
View ArticleThe Pennies
Lily has never really understood the concept of naming her stuffed animals and dolls. She always names her toys what they are. For example, a stuffed pink bear would be named “Pink Bear”. A doll with a...
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