Calico Critters fans are going to love the adorable new Town Series. We were invited to kick off the holiday season and preview the new collection from Epoch Everlasting Play at Lady Mendl’s Tea Salon in New York City. The Calico Critters concept of beautifully detailed animal figures living like humans has captured the hearts…
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Candytopia fever has hit New York City. We were reluctant to go to Candytopia when we first heard about it because we had no idea what to expect. We had seen advertisements for it on social media and around the city but they were vague. Word of mouth always works and because a few of…
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Descendants is back with a short story “Under the Sea: A Descendants Story” Get ready to see rivals Mal and Uma face-off in an epic underwater showdown! “Under the Sea” premieres on the Disney Channel Friday September 28th. (7:50-8:00p EDT/PDT) In the story, Mal emerges from the shadows of a mystical forest onto a dark coastline where…
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FAO Schwarz fans rejoice! The iconic toy store will be moving into Rockefeller Center this November. What better way to brighten up your holiday season than spending a few hours acting like a kid in a toy shop? Because we are such big fans we were devastated when FAO Schwarz closed in July 2015. I…
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Have you ever thought about teaching your child meditation? I never thought about it before this past school year. A teacher introduced my son to mindfulness and breathing exercises for concentration purposes. We started with some breathing exercises to calm my son’s mind before bed time. We tried a bedtime routine but it never resonated…
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SOFIA THE FIRST: FOREVER ROYAL Do you have Sofia the First fans in your house? You are surely going to want to make some popcorn and watch the series finale of “Sofia the First: Forever Royal” together. “Sofia the First” tells the story of an adventurous young girl who becomes the princess of Enchancia overnight after…
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Mother. No other word rolls off the human tongue with such feeling. Do you call her Mom, Mommy, Mama, Madre? The emotions evoked by the word transcend language and are comparable to none. The beauty of the American melting pot is that we celebrate mothers from all walks of life. Meredith Hale’s book American Mom:…
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Welcome to the Thirty-One Gifts GET CREATIVE Giveaway! We are excited to be helping our friends over at The Kids Did It promote their Get Creative Giveaway! If you are a crafter looking for a way to store your projects, then the new Get Creative portable storage line from Thirty-One Gifts was designed with you in…
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Are you a Freaky Friday fan? I can still remember the first time I saw the Jodi Foster version back in the 70’s. I wanted to jump into the television and help them out of their predicament. Who can forget Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan’s remake? It seems we just can’t get enough because…
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Time to cheer She-Ra fans! Dreamworks and Netflix are teaming up to bring your favorite 80’s heroine back! Heres your first look: Isn’t she looking great? It has been a long time so here’s a refresher: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is the story of an orphan named Adora. Adora leaves behind her former…
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