Jingle All The Neigh
By carli
Posted in kids (3-9), toys, tween, under $25 on 3 December 2008
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The Pasture Pals set from Melissa and Doug includes 12 adorable, fuzzy nuzzly horses, each with their own little cubby. An identification key offers fun facts about each breed of horse. A perfect gift for a more stable environment.

Band in Berlin. . . Or Wherever You Live
By carli
Posted in kids (3-9), toddler, toys, under $50 on 20 November 2008
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Band in a Box set includes 6 little wooden instruments for 6 little human hands. Hands not included.


From Land of Nod
, $24.95, Ages 3+

Gift Lists: Sweets For the Shower
By carli
Posted in Gift Lists, Theme Gifts, college kid, for her, teen, tween, under $25, under $50 on 18 November 2008
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Bacon Soap (Relax; it smells like vanilla.)

Double Hot Cocoa Shampoo, Shower Gel, and Bubble Bath; Melting Marshmallow Creme Body SoufflĂ©, Ooey Gooey S’mores Flavored Lip Shine $24.95 from Philosophy.

And more…

I’ve Got Gadgets And Gizmos Aplenty. . . And Also, Official Disney on Broadway Merchandise
By carli
Posted in Movies/TV/DVD/Music, apparel, art, for him, kids (3-9), teen, tween, under $25, under $50 on 17 November 2008
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Not every fan of the Great Big Mouse (AKA Mickey) can make it to Great White Way (AKA Broadway) to take in one of Disney’s stage adaptations of their beloved screen musicals. But now, thanks to Disney on Broadway’s new Web shop, the exclusive merchandise previously only available to patrons of Broadway’s slate of shows can now be purchased by anyone.

Read on to find out how you can win this Little Mermaid Snow Globe!

8 Is Enough
By carli
Posted in kids (3-9), toys, tween, under $25 on 13 November 2008
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Plush Menorah with removable candles.

Much, much safer than cuddling with a real lit menorah.

$15 at The Jewish Museum Shop

Sock it to Three
By carli
Posted in apparel, college kid, for her, for him, kids (3-9), teen, tween, under $25 on 11 November 2008
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Stream of consciousness thoughts on LittleMissMatched socks, available for the whole family:

Three socks.
Two feet.
One sock stays home.
None of them match.
That makes it fun.

Joy To The World
By carli
Posted in apparel, for her, for him, kids (3-9), teen, tween, under $50 on 10 November 2008
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Luke Sutton’s in the business of making people happy. . . which is probably why the t-shirts he sells are emblazoned with his drawings of an adorable anthropomorphic heart and not of a crying puppy. Crying puppies, I’ve found, do not make people the least bit happy. The adorable shirts are an irony-free declaration that in a cynical, heartless world, it’s OK to have a heart–especially if said heart wears yellow sneakers and a giant smile.