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Zoomer, the Robotic Dog, the Number One Toy for Christmas 2013
Our grandchildren each requested Zoomer, the Dog, as a present for the holidays. Zoomer is a trainable robotic dog at the “reasonable”...
Nov 14, 20132 min read
Grandma Gets Ready for the Holidays 2013: Best Baby Gifts for Christmas or Chanukah 2013
This Grandma gets ready for the holidays early. Searching Toy Portfolio for the best new Oppenheimer Toy Award platinum award winning...
Nov 12, 20139 min read
WebMD Baby 101 App For I Phone and I Pod Touch
WebMD did a survey that shows new parents want more information to care for their babies so they created WebMD Baby 101, a free mobile...
Sep 15, 20132 min read
The Toy Craze of Summer 2013
This Grandma saw the “Rainbow Loom” at Learning Express when buying holiday presents. At that time, there were parents and children...
Sep 7, 20131 min read
Apps for Babies Brought to Us by Fisher Price
In the New York Times, May 2, 2013, in the Gadgetwise column, “Baby Toys Get an App Extension,” author Warren Buckleitner reviews a new...
Jun 11, 20132 min read
Push Presents According to Grandma
I was listening to the radio in the car and heard the DJ mention that his wife was pregnant and wanted tickets to a specific concert as a...
May 23, 20135 min read
Little Transformers for Grandchildren and Big Transformers for Grandma
Recently, this Grandma went looking for a new car. It seemed that every car looked like a transformer. If you have a grandchild between...
May 21, 20133 min read
Grandma’s List of Go-To Websites to be a Smart Internet Shopper: Assistance for Choosing Grandchild
This Grandma has written often in posts referring to several websites I go to for choosing anything and everything for grandchildren. My...
May 19, 20134 min read
Grandma Shops Smart
In the Money Section of the Sun Sentinel, Thursday, February 28, 2013, a new website by Time was announced: www.allyou.com . It seems...
May 14, 20132 min read
Totes for Mother’s Day
With children and grandchildren, this Grandma is lugging lots of stuff everywhere. We have beach toys, house toys, shopping trips to...
May 6, 20131 min read
Grandma’s Best Resource for Gifts for Grandchildren: Best toys, Best Books, Best Videos, Best Audio
Today, I had lunch with a dear friend with eight grandchildren ranging from just under three to teenagers. We were talking about gift...
Apr 21, 20132 min read
Personalized Baby Gift Ideas for the Third Child Born in the Family
A dear friend has a new granddaughter. She is the fifth granddaughter in the family. One thing is sure. This adorable newborn does not...
Apr 5, 20131 min read
Grandma loves Dr Seuss Books, Games, Puppets, Movies and More
March 2 was Dr. Seuss’ birthday which has been adopted as the annual date for National Read Across America Day, an initiative on reading...
Mar 11, 20136 min read
Earrings for Grandchild: When Mom Says No to Grandma
When our granddaughter was born, the first gift I purchased was the smallest pair of diamond earrings I could find. Only real diamonds...
Feb 27, 20133 min read
Should Grandchildren be Forced to Write Grandma a Thank You Note
Watching the Today Show on NBC on January 22, 2013, I saw Philip Galanes, New York Times columnist and author of the book, “Social Q’s:...
Jan 27, 20136 min read
Grandma Gift Guide for Babies
As with infants, time is the greatest gift. Time to sleep. Time to be able to leave the house for a simple errand or just to leave the...
Dec 9, 20126 min read
Grandma Gift Guide for Parents to be
Time is the greatest gift. Time to sleep. Time to be able to leave the house for a simple errand or just to leave the house. Time for...
Dec 9, 20124 min read
Grandma holiday shopping
Every year since we have become grandparents, we have given holiday gifts that the parents requested and needed for the children’s care...
Dec 12, 20114 min read
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