Epinions Recent Reviews for lotsofjoy

This toy is a million laughs... don't pay a million $$! 12/21: BACK in stores!

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:56:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - update 2 I was out shopping for some last minute stuff yesterday and saw about 10 of these at both Toys R Us and Walmart for $39-40 UPDATE 1 We've had the TMX Elmo for 2 months now. And although it doesn't get as much play as it...

Three kids have played with this toy

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:39:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - This was a gift for my older daughter's third birthday. She was a HUGE Dora fan. The theme of the party was even Dora The Explorer. So it was a hit just because it had something to do with Dora. Contents The hard plastic backpack also comes...

How can you not fall in love with this book!?

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 04:03:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - This was a gift from my grandmother to my daughter. She doesn't get out very often but tries to send something for her great grand daughter a often as she can (we are 2000 miles away). Often I roll my eyes at the cheesy knick knacks she sends. However,...

All Small & Mighty Free and Clear Concentrated Liquid Laundry Detergent: It keeps my clothes clean and my counter "free & clear" of clutter!

Mon, 6 Mar 2006 21:31:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - A few weeks ago I ran out of laundry detergent. So on my next grocery trip, I put it on the list. We always get some kind of perfume and dye free detergent because no one in the house likes those perfumey smells and we have some sensitive skin around...

Birds fly high, eyes flutter shut

Mon, 6 Mar 2006 20:24:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - I bought one of these and one Ocean Wonders soothing crib toy to give my twins something to help them fall back to sleep when they finally went into their cribs at 6 months. Both have their good and bad points. I originally thought I would see which...

It's a Singing Van...just for the Little People girls!

Sun, 5 Mar 2006 00:30:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - you won't find daddy driving this van. For one, Daddy doesn't come with it, and for the other it's PINK. In this house daddy wouldn't be seen dead in a pink van! It's hard enough for him to admit that we drive a minivan in the first place! BUT...this...

Stuffed Elmo Ball bounces and giggles

Fri, 3 Mar 2006 20:35:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - We received this from a friend who came to visit a few months ago with her kids. They brought this along for their own kids, but when they saw how much mine loved it, they left it with us since their kids had pretty much outgrown it anyway (I sent them a...

No worries for the little people, Officer Patrick is on the beat!

Fri, 3 Mar 2006 06:07:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - This was a hand me down toy from a friend of ours. Their kids have grown out of their little people stuff, so they passed some of them down to us. I snatched this one up because I knew that my daughter would like it because her daddy is a police officer...

Mediocre refill for mediocre product

Thu, 2 Mar 2006 21:08:41 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - This is the refill pack for the A
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Toys Rub a Dub Paint in the Tub Bathtub Finger Paints Kit. If you like the main kit, this is the perfect solution to having to repurchase the entire thing. It's not too much less...

It's hard to be a bathtub artist with these paints

Thu, 2 Mar 2006 20:21:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - I am always on the lookout for things to make bathtime more fun for my kids. It's hard enough to get them to stop what they're doing to take a bath. Having something cool for them to play with in the tub makes convincing them that a bath might be a good...

The greatest Pencil ever!

Thu, 2 Mar 2006 04:38:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - It's kind of hard to get excited about a pencil. But if you're going to expend the energy, this is the one to get the most excited about. Background I started using mechanical pencils in college... when neatness really counted. All of my...

I love the Girl power in this movie!

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:24:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - I SWORE that there would never be barbies in my house. It just wasn't the kind of female image I wanted my 3 girls to grow up with But the Barbie of my childhood has "grown up" quite a bit. From what I read, she has gotten some plastic (snicker) surgery...

The answer to many shipping problems!

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:11:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - I started selling on ebay a few years ago. One of the biggest problems I came across was decent shipping envelopes. I wanted something that was sturdy, but light enough not to add any weight and increase shipping costs. I loved the performance of the...

Oodles of long lasting bubbles - they aren't kidding!

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:22:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - These bubbles were used by the teacher in a Kindermusik class we took a few months ago. All of the kids (and the adults too) thought they were amazing. I went to the local Gymboree store for the sole purpose of buying some the next day.... STICKER...

The best way to find the Rainbow!

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:29:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - I stumbled upon these 3 years ago when they were offered singly in a little kit at a restaurant we went to when on vacation. I LOVED the concept. A crayon that was encased in plastic that was retractable and extendable, didn't need sharpening and...

A faded neon rainbow

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:50:47 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - I stumbled upon these 3 years ago when they were offered singly in a little kit at a restaurant we went to when on vacation. I LOVED the concept. A crayon that was encased in plastic that was retractable and extendable, didn't need sharpening and...

Nice design, but not exactly spill proof.

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:36:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - These were highly recommended on one of the major parenting message boards. My twins were starting to be ready for sippy cups and I liked the idea of a soft spout, no spill cup. So I went and bought a few. They're quite attractive and come in many...

Chuck the Duck

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:48:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - This game was waiting for us at my Mother-in-laws house when we took our twin 21 month old and 4.5 year old daughters to visit them. It looked like a lot of fun. They all think the duck games at the carnivals are fun and ducks are one of their favorite...

No more naked, broken crayons!

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:47:43 GMT

The puzzle is how to get your child to let you put it away!

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 04:40:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - Once we got this puzzle and put it together, my daughter did not want to take it back apart and put it away. I humored her because it was in the play room anyway. So we had this giant Elmo (24" x 32") on the floor of the play room for a days. She liked...

Simple and effective

Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:24:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - I am ashamed to admit that I purchased this potty for all the wrong reasons. I swore that pink would be disallowed in my house... but that was before my older daughter decided to be a "frilly" girl. It is a huge testament to how much I love her that...

Sound Soother 20: Ahh.... the soothing sounds of silence.

Mon, 6 Feb 2006 04:16:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - We bought one of the first versions of this machine about 12 years ago. It only had 5 sounds but it did the trick. Back then we needed it because one of us was working graveyard shift. This truly helped block out the external noises of apartment living...

Some great ideas in a flimsy package

Sat, 4 Feb 2006 20:00:39 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - We're getting ready for an airplane trip with three young children and were hoping that being able to let them watch some of their favorite shows on the plane would make it more manageable. So I started looking online. We will mostly use it for trips,...

A dress up doll game for little fingers

Wed, 1 Feb 2006 19:45:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - I bought this game for my daughter when she had just turned 4. She loves to play dress up and I thought this would fit right in with that. The Basics Inside the box is the game board which is printed with pictures of the 4 girls who are the...

Flawed, but fun. We got lots of goofy giggles out of it!

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:27:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lotsofjoy - I bought this on impulse one day just because it looked like fun and I thought it would be a great toy for both the preschooler and the newly crawling twins. It looked simple enough that the preschooler could run the control and the twins could chase...