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Boppy Bounce In Comfort Bouncer
The Boppy Bounce in Comfort Bouncer Looks Fantastic But Disappoints
by Javelina
Pros: Attractive, washable, sturdy, music, vibration
Cons: Shape, not hands free, crunched design, price
When I had my second baby, I realized I was going to need a second bouncer in addition to the one we already had.  Our first bouncer had gotten quite a bit of use, and our house is two stories so I wanted a bouncer on each floor.  I wanted to ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Unique Interieur Heroclix Green Lantern Corps 006 Ganthet Unique
DC HeroClix Green Lantern Corps: Unique Ganthet — Papa Smurf and Ganthet Have Common Interests
by elvisdo
Pros: Immensely powerful; comes in a complete set; good price
Cons: Will become a heavy target
Papa Smurf is easily identified as the leader of the Smurfs. Not only is he wise, his white beard, blue complexion and red outfit makes him stand apart from the rest. Not surprisingly, he is also a powerful magician as well. The Green Lanterns' masters ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

DC Shoes Heroclix Green Lantern Corps 004 Arisia Veteran
DC HeroClix Green Lantern Corps: Veteran Arisia — Teenage Spunk Needed to Police the Universe
by elvisdo
Pros: Very useful piece for low point cost
Cons: Needs a bit more firepower and targeting range
There is no age requirement when it comes to becoming a member of the Green Lantern Corps as long as the requirements needed are met. One such prerequisite is the ability to overcome great fear.  So perhaps it's no surprise to find thirteen year old ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

"The Nightmare Before Christmas" Welcome To Christmastown 2009 Hallmark Ornament
A Little Expensive, “Welcome To Christmastown” Will Satisfy Most “A Nightmare Before Christmas” Fans.
by wlswarts
Pros: Decent balance, Generally cute
Cons: Light effect is pretty minimal, Seems expensive for what it is.
Unlike most geeks, I am not blindly in love with the works of Tim Burton. For sure, there are works of his that I enjoy, but I am not head over heels about everything he has ever produced. To wit, “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” It was a ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Neopets Collector Species Series 6 Plush with Keyquest Code Robot Kacheek
Neopets "Robot Kacheek" Is A Must Have For Plushie Collectors!
by Freak369
Pros: Awesome design, great facial detail, Key Quest token unlocked.
Cons: Can be hard to find, white plush can get dirty easily.
Neopets and JAKKS Pacific have a great partnership; the quality of their plushies are top notch but it can be hard trying to keep track of which series they belong to. This can be a huge problem ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

LeapFrog My Pal Scout
A Child's Best Friend!
by bella214
Pros: Wonderful, engaging, and it changes with your child.
Cons: Is only surface washable.
I bought this at Target. I paid 24.99 for it on sale. My two year old wanted it for his birthday. At the time, I was unfamiliar with the fact that it connected to the internet. It was an impulse purchase made under the duress of a screaming two ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Mattel James Cameron's Avatar Movie 3 3/4 Inch Action Figure Avatar Jake Sully
Attack of the Blue Catpeople!
by errex
Pros: Interesting looking and decently articulated figure. iTag actually works.
Cons: Low on accessories, iTag probably makes it more expensive than it should be.
Avatar is a movie directed by James Cameron that will open at theaters in December 2009, although toys inspired by it have been surfacing as early as October 2009. Mattel released Avatar Jake Sully in 2009 ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

Sudoku Wipe off Game
Sudoku Rocks
by angie828
Pros: challenging, fun to play,
Cons: can be frustrating
My boyfriend was the one who got me hooked on Sudoku.  I really love this game, but was often in search of an eraser so I could erase the mistakes I had made so I could finish the puzzle I was doing.  But with the new Sudoku Wipe Off Game, that ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

Elmo Loves You Streamer 30ft
A Party Needs Streamers
by wendy7734
Pros: Cute pattern, part of Elmo Loves You theme.
Cons: Tears easily.
When planning a party it is important to consider all of the necessities and practical items but you want to be able to bring the theme into the decorations.  For my daughter's second birthday we had decided to go with the Elmo Loves You theme as ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Milton Bradley Life Board Game
The Game Of Life
by angie828
Pros: easy to play, fun to play, been around for years.
Cons: I have found none and I have played it for over 20 years.
Milton Bradley came out with a real winner several years ago.  I have never met anyone who did not like playing this game.  I think that the one thing that appeals to me in this game is that you can dream of how your life will be, ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

Playskool Lil Jiggle Garden
Playskool Lil Jiggle Garden- The fun was good while it lasted.
by tiffy0380
Pros: cute toy, helps to teach hand eye coordination and colors
Cons: my daughter soon lost interest
The Playskool Lil Jiggle Garden is a medium sized toys that is great for babies who are sitting up on their own.  I purchased this on a Target super sale for $4 but I've seen it retail for up to $20 elsewhere.  In addition to it being cheap I ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 1.0

"Star Wars" A Deadly Duel 2009 Hallmark Ornament
Unbalanced And Underdetailed, "A Deadly Duel" Is A "Star Wars" Ornament To Avoid! (12OBCW-O!)
by wlswarts
Pros: Good sound effect
Cons: Hardly holiday oriented, "Animated" look to characters, Terrible balance, Expensive
As SAPs I put in for the Twelve Ornaments Before Christmas Write-Off are dutifully added to the database (Thanks CLs!), I find myself exceeding the challenge of twelve and helping to flesh out the database with more reviews on holiday ornaments. This ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0

LeapFrog Tag Junior book pal
Gets boring quickly
by bella214
Pros: Easy to use, batteries last and promotes reading.
Cons: Gets boring quichly and the books are repetetive.
I bought Tag Junior by Leapfrog at Target for my two year old. I paid 29.00 for it and then another 11.95 for an extra book. It's adorable, rounded and tiny. It is easy to store and it came with a small board book called "If I were". The intructions were ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0

Wooden Zoo 9 Piece Peg Puzzle
~~ Melissa & Doug :: Wooden Zoo 9 Piece Puzzle ~~
by ms_pookie
Pros: Pictures under pieces to help children match, works on fine motor/matching skills
Cons: One puzzle piece became warped and does not fit well into slot
I work at an early intervention center and we have three toy rooms full of all sorts of toys.  We have a large collection of peg puzzles, and the Melissa & Doug Wooden Zoo Puzzle is one of them.The ProductThe Wooden Zoo Puzzle ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Animal Tracks Rubber Stamp Kit #11123
Whose Toes are These? Animal Track Rubber Stamp Kit helps ID
by pestyside
Pros: Basic identification, Good quality woodblock rubber stamps
Cons: Can't really be used for recognizing gait or re-creating track patterns
While many of my previous students, both those in the classroom and those participating in field studies, learned about indicators and signs of wildlife observing actual tracks and scat, we also prepared using replicas and rubber stamps.  They ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Spinmaster Air Hogs R/C Ah 64 Apache Havoc Heli Indoor Infrared Micro Helicopter
Safe indoor flying fun!
by stormwolf17
Pros: small fun r/c vehicle.
Cons: small power button and charge port are a little frustrating
Before we begin, let me be clear... I'm by no means a remote control flying expert, what I'm giving you is not the professional opinion of someone who gets paid to sit and play with R/C vehicles all day long. I'm a normal person who gets by on a ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Thataway
Get That Gorilla - Thataway!
by bmcnichol
Pros: fun, fast paced, inexpensive
Cons: cards get worn
Another card game my family owns is Gamewright’s Thataway! I don’t recall when or where I purchased it as we have had it for many years. Thataway comes with sixty five cards and instructions. There are eleven left ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

North Pole Express
It's not perfect, but we enjoy it
by HawgWyld
Pros: Bright colors and graphics; durable; long battery life
Cons: A lot of squeaking as the train moves along the track; train derails easily
Last year I pestered my wife until she broke down and let me pick up one of these battery-operated North Pole Express train sets by Home Accents. It cost around $40 at Home Depot and we've enjoyed it quite a bit.What do you get for $40? A big, ...
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Dec 03 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Crayola Giant Coloring Pages - SpongeBob SquarePants
That Is One Giant Sponge!
by wendy7734
Pros: Large coloring area. Separate sheets.
Cons: May not hold attention well due to increased amount of time to finish.
My two year old daughter is not only a fan of Mr. Sponge Bob, but she also enjoys coloring with her crayons. It is logical that we would find coloring books that feature this crazy underwater character. While I was at the store one day, I found the ...
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Dec 02 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Playmates Star Trek Movie Enterprise
The Final Frontier is Sleeker Than Ever With the New USS Enterprise
by JediKermit
Pros: Nice lights and sounds function, cool display stand, very detailed.
Cons: Oversized box...
One of the many things this year's Star Trek got right was their redesign of the USS Enterprise.  Relying more on the classic ship of the 1960's television series than the more recent spinoffs, its shape is instantly recognizable, but ...
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Dec 02 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Fisher-Price Imaginext DC Super Friends Mini Figure Arctic Batman
Batman takes on Mr. Freeze on his Bat-Snowmobile!
by JediKermit
Pros: Goes nicely with Mr. Freeze; fun toy for wintertime; inexpensive, safe toy.
Cons: None.
With all the money Bruce Wayne has, you know he's working overtime spending it on all the Batgadgets he can find.  One that I hadn't seen before jumped off the toy shelf and into my shopping cart the other day--a Bat-Snowmobile. Living ...
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Dec 02 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Hallmark's Noelville Sweet Shop
Noelville's first edition is a Sweet Shop made of sweets!
by chelledun
Pros: It's a candy ornament!
Cons: No nibbling here.
The first ornament in a Hallmark series is a "make it or break it" moment for me.  Either it will catch my interest and doom me to potentially decades of loyal ornament purchasing, or it will make me say, "meh," and preclude me from buying any ...
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Dec 02 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0

Melissa and Doug Melissa and Doug Undersea Jamboree Floor Puzzle
Melissa and Doug Undersea Jamboree Floor Puzzle
by KMINER
Pros: durable and colorful
Cons: none
Having three children allows you to get to know toys, and toy brands, really really well. One thing that we've learned ... when we get a toy from Melissa and Doug we know that it's going to be really high quality and built to last.  We don't ...
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Dec 02 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

Buffalo Games: The Talking Jigsaw Puzzle Jr. Haunted House, Ages 8 and Up
Talking Jigsaw Puzzle Haunted House – More than Just Another Jigsaw Puzzle
by mmcphee
Pros: More than just putting together a puzzle
Cons: Must be able to read conversations
My children love puzzles and when my sister cleaned out her attic we inherited quite a few. One my daughters definitely loves is The Talking Jigsaw Puzzle Jr. for Kids, Haunted House.The PuzzleWhen finished this 108 piece puzzle of a ...
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Dec 02 '09 Overall Rating:
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0

DC Universe Justice League Unlimited Fan Collection Action Figure Batman
Justice League Unlimited: Batman w/Wonder Pig — This Little Piggy Has a Bat Bodyguard
by elvisdo
Pros: New version of Batman; great colours; Wonder Pig!
Cons: Limited articulation
It is often implied that Superman and Wonder Woman would make the ideal couple, or should I say the ideal super couple. But there is one thing standing in Wonder Woman's way and her name is Lois Lane. Besides, Lois Lane and Clark Kent are destined ...
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Dec 02 '09 Overall Rating:
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