Epinions Recent Reviews for sloving

READY, AIM, FIRE! – In the car pool line!

Fri, 24 May 2002 12:26:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - Electronic Hand-Held Battleship has taken up permanent residence in our car for about the last year. It’s been a great diversion while I’m waiting for trains to pass, waiting in line at the bank, and mostly, while I hang out in the car pool line...

Sassy Busy Bead Bird Bust!

Wed, 22 May 2002 18:27:54 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - While cleaning out all the now neglected baby toys out of the toy box earlier today, I happened to wander upon Katie’s old Sassy Busy Bead Bird. I remember buying this little toy on a particular Target shopping spree where it was my goal to come...

Paint Me A Picture!

Tue, 21 May 2002 16:23:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - With the very hot days of summer approaching, I put together an arts and crafts box for my kids to help them stay busy. I packed it full of new crayons, paints, markers, paper, pipe cleaners, pom poms, buttons, coloring books, glue, tape, stickers,...

10 Martian Thumbs Up For The Lego T3 Trike

Tue, 21 May 2002 14:14:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - If you’ve read many of my Epinions, you know that my son is a Lego addict! But when I found myself playing with a recent acquisition to Adam’s collection, even I had to admit that it was the best set ever! The Lego Life On Mars T3 Trike is an...

Hey! Gimme That Hour Back!

Tue, 21 May 2002 13:06:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - At Adam’s last birthday party, be acquired about a half dozen of these little hand-held games. It’s a good thing he got so many, because within a couple of days, our family was fighting over them. Adam seemed to latch onto the Electronic Hand-Held...

AHHHH! The Smell Of New Crayons!

Mon, 20 May 2002 23:40:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - I never thought I’d be inspired to write an opinion about a product as mundane as crayons, until I bought my son a box of some no name brand. In a word, YUCK! These things were simply colored sticks of wax. They didn’t glide over the paper evenly, and...

Maggie And The Case Of The Missing Cookies - Little Talkers: Maggie's Show 'n Tell

Fri, 17 May 2002 10:47:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - In her never-ending quest for newer and better Little People, my two-year old, Katie recently acquired Little People Little Talkers: Maggie’s Show 'n Tell. What makes this Little People person better than the millions of others that...

Katie's Favorite Friend (of the stuffed variety) - Little People Giggle Friends - Sarah Lynn

Thu, 16 May 2002 21:03:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - It’s the middle of May, and most of the gifts from this past Christmas have been long forgotten, but not Katie’s favorite doll, Sarah Lynn. Little People Giggle Friends Sarah Lynn is a truly inspired product from those folks at Fisher...

The LEGOS That Started It All – Lego Rig Racers

Wed, 14 Nov 2001 16:07:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - This is the Lego set that started it all for Adam. Prior to receiving the Lego Rig Racers from a friend for his birthday, Adam had only played with the larger Duplo blocks. One taste of those “little Legos” and he was hooked. Now our house has...

The Incredible Lego Polar Explorer!

Sun, 11 Nov 2001 23:39:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - Last Christmas my son just had to have everything from the Lego Arctic Collection. One of the smaller sets which found its way under our tree was the Polar Explorer. The object behind the Arctic Lego sets, is of Explorers in the frozen North,...

Katie Has Run Away To Join The Circus!

Sun, 4 Nov 2001 18:51:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - My little girl is a huge fan of the Little People! And by far her favorite Little People playset is the Little People Big Top Circus Tent. I would love to tell you that she really plays the most with her Little People Home Sweet Home or the...

Little People In The Big City, Singing An Annoying Song!!! - Little People Discovery City

Sat, 27 Oct 2001 17:43:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - Little People In The Big City, Singing An Annoying Song!!!

The Fisher Price Discovery City is just packed full of surprises for little kids who love the Little People. Our Discovery City actually belongs to one of Katie’s...

Spelunkers Beware! The Lego Rock Raiders Are On The Scene!

Fri, 26 Oct 2001 15:37:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - My six year old son, Adam, just loves those little Lego people. He finds all sorts of “interesting” things to do with them. Sometimes he takes off all their body parts, and sorts them by color. Very educational, huh? Then he mixes them all up, so we...

Party With The Little People! - Little People Little Talkers: Sarah's Perfect Party

Thu, 18 Oct 2001 15:57:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - Last Christmas, my own little person, Katie, received one of the new talking Little People play sets by Fisher Price: Little People Little Talker's Sarah Lynn's Perfect Party. My little girl just loves the Little People, so what could be more fun...

Hungry Hungry Turtles! - Fisher Price Turtle Picnic Game

Wed, 17 Oct 2001 19:56:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - Several years ago, Adam reluctantly brought the Fisher Price Turtle Picnic game home with him from a shopping trip with his grandparents. Now, many grandparents just live to take their grandchildren to the toy store to buy them anything they...

"Pour Tea For You Mommy?" - Fisher Price Musical Tea Set

Wed, 17 Oct 2001 13:31:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - On Katie’s last trip to visit her grandparents, she came home with everything “little girl” – a Corolle doll, a wicker doll carriage, and the Fisher Price Musical Tea Set. After I got over my jealously (my parents never treated me like this when...

Move Over Marcus Welby! I'm Calling Dr. Katie, Stat! - Sesame Street Medical Kit

Tue, 25 Sep 2001 15:46:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - Of all the role-playing scenarios that my kids come up with, playing Doctor is probably their favorite. So after Christmas last year, I bought them a generic Doctor Kit from Target. It worked great, except that there was only one of everything. So I...

Now I Can Burn Dinner Just Like Mommy! - Little Tikes Victorian Kitchen

Sun, 16 Sep 2001 18:20:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - My little Katie is girl all the way through! We’ve tried to get her interested in her brothers old toys, but she just wraps the trucks and planes up in blankets and tries to rock them to sleep while softly singing to them. Katie definitely needed some...

Well, Tow Me Away! - LEGO Mini Tow Truck

Fri, 24 Aug 2001 14:25:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - My son loves the Lego sets in the City Center collection. And so does his mom! So many of the new Lego sets are just bizarre and strange! Most of the time I can’t even figure out the concepts behind them! But the City Center collection is simple,...

Here we go to MOW MOW MOW! - Little Tikes Little Landscaper Mulching Mower

Fri, 17 Aug 2001 17:04:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - How long has that cute green and yellow Little Tikes Little Landscaper Mulching Mower been living at my house? I believe it’s been about 4 years – maybe closer to 5. When Adam was around a year-and-a-half old, he became obsessed with watching...

Gear up to go Round and Round and Round and Round! - Gearation by Tomy

Thu, 16 Aug 2001 18:50:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - My son Adam recently received Gearation, by Tomy, for his 6th birthday from his Grandparents. This birthday was a hard one – too old for Fisher Price, too young for things with motors and keys. Still, I think my parents did a great job with this...

Diapering with Duct Tape - Or How I Survived the Mall with Huggies Supreme

Sun, 12 Aug 2001 14:59:56 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - When my kids visit my parents, they always get the best of everything, or at least the most expensive. So, or course, my mom had purchased Huggies Supreme to diaper Katie’s little hiney in. Huggies had always worked great for my son, but...

Sound 'n Vibes Driver: Drivers, Start You Engines! - Playskool Sounds n' Vibes Driver

Tue, 7 Aug 2001 17:05:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - The Playschool Sounds and Vibes Driver is one of the cutest baby/toddler toys I’ve seen in a long time! I’ve seen it in the store several times, and even showed it to my one-year-old daughter on occasion, and she’s always protested, LOUDLY, when...

Ready, Aim, Fire that Sunscreen On!

Wed, 11 Jul 2001 16:52:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - When we forgot the kid’s sunscreen on vacation this summer, we had to buy the only thing available at the Dude Ranch we were visiting in the boonies of Arkansas. I was skeptical when my husband handed me the bottle of Banana Boat Quick Blok Kids...

This Is Fun? - Voice Tech Jack Hammer Rescue Hero

Tue, 10 Jul 2001 08:11:22 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sloving - Why do toy manufacturers always try to improve on already wonderful products? Half the time, the new version isn’t half as fun as the original. Such is the case with the Voice Tech Rescue Heroes. My son was so excited when he received the Voice...