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Top 30 Games 4 Kids for Windows: Should be called Some 4 Kids, Some 4 Parents.

Sun, 14 Nov 2004 01:58:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - Why I Bought this Product: At age 3, my son Henry loved to play on the computer, and when I was Christmas shopping last year, I saw that Office Depot had their computer games on sale--buy one, get one free. They were $9.99, so I thought $9.99...

Up the ladder, down the slide--so much to fun play outside

Sun, 14 Nov 2004 01:10:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - Up the Ladder, Down the Slide by Betsy Everitt is an excellent children's book. The pictures are bright and colorful. The people and animals are drawn rather abstractly, mildly child-like. The story is a sing-song rhyme about going to the park,...

Now he has a flashlight just like Daddy's!

Sat, 3 Jul 2004 14:54:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - I just went rummaging through my 4-year-old son's toybox to find a toy on which I could write an epinion. After studying my list of already-written reviews, I noticed that I only write epinions about products that I really love. This most recent trip to...

Clip-on Magna Doodle a God-send? We think so!

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:26:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - What It Is: Fisher-Price Clip-on Magna Doodle® is a much smaller version of the classic Magna Doodle toy. The one that we own has a bright blue frame with a green back, red eraser bar and magnetic pen, and a yellow clip. Not including...

"It is hard to be so small." Mommy Go Away!

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:48:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - Mommy Go Away! is a children's book by Lynne Jonell and Petra Mathers. Summary of Mommy Go Away! At the beginning of this story, Christopher's mother tells him to turn off the tv and pick up his blocks in order to take a bath. A...

Still chuckling about these zealous teens in Saved!

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:49:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - Saved! was directed by Brian Dannelly and written by Brian Dannelly and Michael Urban. Cast of Saved! Mary - Jena Malone (also in Stepmom and Life as a House) Hilary Fay - Mandy Moore(also in...

First you roll your head around--Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

Mon, 7 Jun 2004 22:07:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - General Overview of Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet In this video, Baby Bear enlists the help of Big Bird and friends to learn the alphabet. Big Bird informs Baby Bear that he has perfected "the method" for learning the alphabet "in less...

Kids' Favorite Songs 2 aka 'Elmo with a Camera'

Sun, 6 Jun 2004 17:04:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - General Overview of Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2 This video contains two simultaneous storylines. At the beginning, Elmo is using his videocamera to record children singing their favorite songs. There are several clips of actual...

Elefun eventually rose to the occasion.

Sat, 15 May 2004 14:41:13 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - Why We Bought Elefun: My son's friend had this game at her house. The kids (and we moms) laughed and jumped around trying to catch the butterflies that came flying out in all directions. We all had fun playing it together over there, so I put this game...

Find all the things so Putt-Putt can enter the race!

Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:37:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - Putt-Putt Enters the Race is a very cute cd-rom computer game. We use it on a computer that has Windows 98. This game came in a Preschool 4-pack with three other games--Curious George Preschool Learning Games, 102 Dalmatians, and Dr. Seuss Preschool. The...

Humongous Entertainment Blue's Clues 123 Time Activities (04-18107): Welcome to Blue's Clues 123 Time Big Backyard Fair!

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:13:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - How We Became Proud Owners of Blue's Clues 123 Time Activities: I saw an ad in the coupons section of our Sunday paper for free software (plus the cost of shipping). My son loves to play on the computer, so I thought I'd check out those games. I...

Hey, who's that kid with the Oreo cookie?

Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:30:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - How and Why We Got Fisher-Price OREO Matchin' Middles: My son Henry has always loved puzzles, which his 3-year-old preschool teacher noticed. She showed me one of the matching pieces one day when I picked up Henry from school. She said he had already...

I caught one! Now you do it! My turn!

Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:56:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - How and Why We Got Let's Go Fishin' Game: My 4-year-old son Henry has some trouble with coordination skills. He can't cut with scissors and his spoon/fork skills are not the greatest. So, my mother thought a fishing game would help with his hand/eye...

Fun, but nothing like Boggle, Sr.

Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:38:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - How and Why We Got Boggle, Jr.: I had my eye on Boggle, Jr. for several months. It was on my Christmas list for my son Henry (who was 3 1/2 at the time). Henry has always been fascinated with letters (and numbers). Now, he is always asking, "What do...

You can't go wrong with Color Wonder!

Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:41:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - My 3 1/2 year old son Henry absolutely loves numbers--identifying them, counting things, coloring them. He is fascinated with "76" gas stations, and highway signs like "Hwy. 70". When I saw the Crayola Color Wonder Learning Book - Numbers, I just knew Hen...

"The sun is up! I wanna play with my 'compiano'!"

Sat, 15 Nov 2003 17:32:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - We got the Talk 'n Learn Alpha Bright as a birthday gift for my son Henry on his 2nd birthday. It has 26 teardrop-shaped buttons--each one with a letter of the alphabet (all capital) printed in white. The 5 vowels are blue (and light up when pressed), and...

A basic must-have toy for tots--an easel.

Sat, 15 Nov 2003 11:45:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - Santa Claus brought the Step 2 Easel for Two to our house for Christmas last year for my 2 1/2 year old son. Santa left me a note that he purchased it at Wal-mart for about $20. WHAT IT IS: The Step 2 Easel for Two is purple, and it has two sides. One...

The tiny snail inside my pail is looking for his friend,the whale.

Sat, 15 Nov 2003 01:23:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - My son Henry got the Hasbro Baby Shakespeare Find & Rhyme toy for his first Christmas. He was 9 months old. To be perfectly honest, I called it "one of those useless toys." He couldn't manipulate it, and I thought by the time he was old enough to figure o...

"I wanna play my Elmo game now!"

Thu, 13 Nov 2003 00:48:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - I bought SESAME STREET: BABY AND ME for my son Henry when a local Toys R Us went out of business. At the time I gave Henry this computer game, he was 2 years old. The first time we played the game together, Henry sat on my lap. Then he wanted to play it "...

Mama, do we have a "D"?

Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:48:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - My son Henry got this puzzle for Christmas, just before he turned two. He loved puzzles and letters, so when I was shopping with my sister-in-law, I pointed this puzzle out to her. Henry loved his ABC puzzle. His favorite activity was taking all the piece...

The BEST cookbook ever even if you don't eat beans!

Thu, 20 Dec 2001 00:44:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - About Me (In Relation to this Cookbook): I am an EXTREMELY picky eater. I am also a very lazy cook. Although I like to cook, I hate to clean, and the two go hand in hand. I am completely disorganized, and if I so much as touch something, it will...

YOU can do lots of things, too!

Sun, 8 Jul 2001 15:53:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - My mother got this book for my baby Henry on his first Easter. Henry was about 5 weeks old. Needless to say, he did not pay much attention to it at that time.

However, when he was about 10 months old, Henry developed a great love of books. I...

What a wagon! We love it.

Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:54:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - Description: The Radio Flyer Navigator Wagon is a big red plastic wagon. It is made of very thick, sturdy plastic. It has a long black plastic handle. Inside the wagon are two seats--one is molded red (part of the interior of the wagon) and the other is...

My teething toddler likes Taggly!

Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:48:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - Description: The First Years Taggly is a yellow stuffed creature with a round body that has a silly wide-eyed smiley face on the front. He has a big red nose, two blue crinkly ears, and a tail that loops up his back, is attached at the top, and includes...

Interesting sounds and sights for baby.

Sun, 3 Jun 2001 00:46:22 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lydia_rain - My baby Henry received the Sesame Street - Parade Pull Toy as a Christmas gift from my aunt and uncle. It came from a garage sale and the paint was peeling a bit. My husband and I both thought the Sesame Street - Parade Pull Toy looked a bit dangerous...