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Top 10 Kid-Approved Toys for 2011

Top 10 Kid-Approved Toys for 2011

Each fall, The Children’s Museum store in Indianapolis invites kids to test the newest toys, then vote on their favourites for the upcoming holiday season. Here, just released, is the Top Ten list of Kid-Approved Toys for 2011.

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Hannah Montana Singing Doll

Hannah Montana Singing Doll

Apparently, batteries actually are included, too! But don’t let that fool you — this toy has genuine potential to ruin a parent’s holiday. Because this Hannah Montana doll only knows one tune — she’ll sing “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” until every adult in the house wants to smash the doll with a case of Tylenol bottles.

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Unconventional DIY Russian Nesting Dolls

Unconventional DIY Russian Nesting Dolls

When I spotted this set of Elvis Presley Russian nesting dolls — you know, where you open the wooden doll shape to reveal a smaller one; open it and there’s a smaller one yet; and so on — it sparked all sorts of ideas! Decoupage, my friends! See, I knew you could get blank (unpainted) [...]

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Elton John Sock Monkey: Can You Feel the Love?

Elton John Sock Monkey: Can You Feel the Love?

Only a soul that’s devoid of joy can fail to love a good sock monkey, or to smile at that goofy knitted-primate face and gangling limbs. More fun yet, when the sock monkey gets celebrity status! This little guy, from the Sock Monkey Jungle of Lancashire, UK, channels Elton John at his most groovy, complete [...]

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Plant a Wedding Memory

Plant a Wedding Memory

Okay, girls, let’s talk about Wedding Favours: those little gifts for your guests that also serve to decorate the tables at your reception. I beg you right now, forget all about those tacky little plastic cups filled with after-dinner mints and wrapped in tulle. Really? No one is impressed with that originality. And no one [...]

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Preserve Family Traditions with a Time Capsule

Preserve Family Traditions with a Time Capsule

We are the only ones to blame when the old family memories start to fade or our traditions are lost to future generations. Kate Walling suggests a way that we can help to preserve the past— put together a family time capsule! Hey, if it was good enough for our skyscraper-building forefathers… Why not find [...]

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