Grandma Loves Children's Toys

I have always loved Children’s Toys. From my earliest memories of playing with toys until today as a proud Grandma toys have fascinated me. When I was a little girl the excitement of receiving a new toy was almost overwhelming. My memory of those days is one of many dolls complete with cradles, doll carriages, [...]

Parent Review of the Step 2 Lifestyle Twin Bed We found the Step 2 Lifestyle Twin Bed for my best friend’s four year old. Over the past two weeks, I have been very busily preparing for birthday parties and helping move one of my best friends back into the area. Her husband does IT contracting [...]

Parent Review of the Legare Frog Twin Bed The reason that I am reviewing the Legare Frog Twin Bed is because my best friend is now living near me. While I may not like to always admit it, I am a little kid at heart. While my kids are excited about summer pretty much being [...]

Inexpensive Gifts for Younger & Older Children I don’t know what it is about spring, but it feels like all of my eldest daughters friends are born between the months of April and July. My husband and I always have to budget extra money for toys since we know we are going to get some [...]

New Car Seat Requirements: What Grandparents & Parents Should Know As a parent, I always worry about my children’s safety. I can’t tell you how many times I have double and triple checked my children’s car seats before a trip, mostly due to all the horror stories I have been reading lately. Children getting concussions [...]

Parent Review of the Schwinn Boy’s Scorch Bicycle   This is why I found myself researching the Schwinn Boy’s Scorch Bicycle .  Over the weekend, my daughters had a great deal of fun at their best friend’s birthday party.  While my oldest daughter had a great deal of fun with her friend, the party was [...]

Parent Review of the New Spider-Man Bike Since my son is not old enough to have a Spider-Man bike here is why I found myself reviewing it. It is always amusing when one of my children’s friends asks for my advice or help on purchasing gifts for their kids. Many of them know that I [...]

Parent Review of the Mongoose Lark Girls Bike Our daughter loves her Mongoose Lark Girls Bike. For the past two weeks, it has been absolutely beautiful outside. I can’t believe it is starting to feel like summer and it’s only April! With the beautiful weather, my oldest has been coming home from school and riding [...]

Parent Review of the White Finish Trundle Mission Style Day Bed Why we considered the White Finish Trundle Mission Style Day Bed for our daughter. After we came home from Christmas, my husband and I started a monumental project by moving our office into the basement. Why would we do this, you may ask? Well, [...]

Parent Review of the Calico Critters Camping Caravan & Convertible Coupe Car Set In our opinion the best way to buy the Calico Critters Calico Critter Camping Caravan & Convertible Coupe Car is in a set. In this parent review of the Calico Critters Camping Caravan & Convertible Coupe Car we will discuss why we [...]

Parent Review of the Calico Critters Cloverleaf Manor In our families, there are three large gift giving holidays – Birthdays, Christmas, and Easter. Being a bit religious, we likely go a bit overboard on Easter, but it is a very important holiday to my family. Usually after church, my daughters go on large Easter egg [...]

Parent Review of the Calico Critters Country Tree House Over the past few months, my daughter has fallen in love with the Calico Critters. When I heard that one of her friends had some of the Calico Critter houses, I thought this was just another toy trend. As any parent knows, there is always a [...]

Parent Review of the Playmobil Take Along Dollhouse We are so glad that we have a Playmobil Take Along Dollhouse. When my husband I started first looking for travel toys for our children for the trip to see my parents, we were excited about all the fun travel toys we had found. Between the Fisher [...]

Parent Review of the Polly Pocket Cruise Ship Why we purchased the Polly Pocket Cruise Ship. As many parents know, traveling with children can be quite challenging. It doesn’t matter if you are going on a long plane trip or planning on spending fourteen hours in the car – it will be challenging. With three [...]

Review of the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friend Railway Tidmouth Travel Set Why we love the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friend Railway Tidmouth Travel Set. When we decided to buy travel toys for our trip, my husband and I were a bit at a loss what to buy for our youngest daughter. My [...]

Parent Review of the Portable Disney Princess DVD Player This is why we came to be looking at the Portable Disney Princess DVD player. As any parent can tell you, nothing is worse than being in a car for fourteen hours with three children. Before last year, we had always flown with the kids, but [...]

Parent Review of the Fisher Price Kid Tough FP3 Song and Story Player Right before the Christmas holiday, I spent some time looking at toys for children for the long car trip to see Grandma and Grandpa. While I wouldn’t bother doing anything special for a short car trip, a fourteen hour trip in the [...]

Review of the ULTRASCALE MBSC-55 Digital Baby Pet Scale and the Health O Meter Grow with me Teddy Bear Scale Since my newborn son was having trouble gaining the correct amount of weight I found my self reviewing the Ultrascale MBSC-55 Digital Baby Scale and the Health O Meter Grow with me Teddy Bear Scale. [...]

Review of the Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat & Graco Nautilus 3 in 1 Car Seat Let me tell you why I find myself reviewing the Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat and the Graco Nautilus 3 in 1 Car Seat. As a parent, I can tell you nothing is more frustrating than finding [...]

Step2 Push Around Buggy Grandparent Review At the Roaming Rascals gym program where I take my 2 ½ year old Granddaughters, the Step2 Push Around Buggy is one of the most popular ride on toys. Although it is designed for a small child who is able to sit on its own, it seems to have [...]

Parent Review of the Britax B Ready Stroller This is why we now have a Britax B Ready Stroller in our family. Ever since my son was born, my husband and I have been bouncing the infant seat between my car and his SUV. Every so often, one of us has forgotten to take the [...]