Will is very texture oriented. He loves books that allow him to touch the page and feel the items on there.  We recently checked out two of the Touch The Art Books:  Tickle Tuts Toes and Catch Picassos Rooster.  These books definitely fit the bill for us.  These are both board books, so there is no destroying them.  Each page has something for your kids to interact with be it feeling the bumpy pyramids to feeling a pet cat.  Wills favorite though has to be the mummies.  I love that this is a great introduction to both art and history.  I love how they are able to incorporate famous works (like van Gogh’s Two Rats) into a children’s book.  At the end of each book, there is also a section that gives background information for both you (the parent) and your kids.  It helps you gain a better understanding of what you are looking at and gives you some additional things to talk to your kids about.  These books are geared for the 4-6 age group, but my two year old loved them just as much as his five year old sister!

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One of the funnest and funniest games that is coming out for Christmas is Giraffalaff Limbo.  Not only will your kids be giggling but you will be too!  This isn’t like any Limbo you’ve ever played though.  You have to spin the wheel and find out which silly animal walk you have to do under the limbo bar.  It you hit the bar, it’ll start giggling at you, and you are out of the game!  Is it silly?  Definitely!  Will your kids love it?  Yes!  You will have your kids constantly yelling at you to watch them do their silly walk.  The limbo bar is made out of foam, so you have no worries about anyone getting hurt.  I love that this game is more about having fun than who wins or who loses.  It also helps your little ones with their coordination.

If you want hours of giggling, Giraffalaff Limbo definitely fits the bill!

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This giveaway is now over. The winners are Bebemiqui and Lily Kwan. Congrats!

A cute game that Madison and I recently tried on the the Nintendo DS is I Love Beauty.  I’ll be honest – I can’t see this as any boy’s cup of tea.  It really wouldn’t be.  However, for girls Madison’s age and older, they will definitely will like this.  This game is all about giving Hollywood starlets makeovers.  There are 36 different cosmetics for you to choose and combine.  You are also asked to change their makeup and accessories depending on where they are going.  The famous stars then get to vote on how you are doing:  Perfect, Very Good, Good, or even Totally Bad!  There is a contest mode that you can test yourself in three different styling competitions.  There are also 13 different make-up and hair styling games too.

Madison definitely enjoyed this game.  She’s watched me put on makeup and always wants some for herself.  This is a great way to channel that energy.  I have to admit some of her choices were interesting, but she was having fun so that’s all that matters, right?

I know that may of you have little girls that would enjoy this game, so I have arranged to give 2 copies away!  Here’s what you need to do:

Leave a comment on this post.  Tell me who you’d give I Love Beauty too and why.

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This contest will end August 29th at noon CST! Good Luck!!

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Do you need a good laugh?  If so, check out Will It Blend?  This is one of the best and funniest sites out there.  You can spend hours just watching all of the videos that they have.  I love that they have it broken into two sections:  Try This At Home and Don’t Try This At Home.  I have to admit — I like the Don’t Try This At Home ones better.  The latest one is the iPhone.  The really cool thing is that this blender is for real.  What a great marketing strategy!!!  Let me know what your favorite video is.  Right now, mine has to be the glow sticks!