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Momo’s is an online educational toy store for all children. We select toys that help children develop visual, motor, sensory, auditory, cognitive skills to enhance home therapy and everyday play.

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Little Tikes® Pillow Racers™ Review, Video Demo, and Giveaway

A ride-on toy and a pillow in one!  How great is that?

Now your child can zoom around the house on Little Tikes® new Pillow Racers™ ride-on toy.  Pillow Racers™ have easy to grip handles so your child can hang on tight for hours of speedy fun on his Dino, Turtle, or Lady Bug Pillow Racer!

Little Tikes Pillow Racers review
From top left to bottom right#1 - In the box, #2 - Everything that comes in the box, #3 - Bottom, #4 - Assembled

 

The four caster wheels allow Pillow Racers™ to move in any direction and quickly at that!

We found that Pillow Racers™ move well on short-carpet floors and even faster on tile and hardwood floors.  Be careful when your child takes off on the hardwood floor for the first time as his Pillow Racer may zoom off a little quicker than he expects!

My five-year-old daughter is having a blast delivering things to me on her Pillow Racer Dino!
She has delivered books to me, toys, hair accessories, and more! I didn’t expect her to have such a great time with it because she’s older than the recommended age range but.. oh now she’s delivering hair spray to me.. she’s loving it! She weighs 42 pounds so she’s within the 50lb weight limit.

The soft Dino, Turtle, or Lady Bug cushion detaches from the base so it can be used as a pillow.
Simply turn the Pillow Racer over, undo the velcro on the bottom and unscrew the handle and wahlah.. your child can rest on the pillow he was just riding on.. or you can give it a quick hand-wash.

Pillow Racers™ are great for summer vacation road trips.
Your child will love having their favorite toy and pillow with them on your next road trip and you’ll love knowing that he can pop their Turtle, Dino, or Lady Bug back onto the base and release that energy that’s all pent up from your long road trip.  I know that’s not just my kids. 

Little Tikes Pillow Racers
Little Tikes® Pillow Racer cushion being used as a pillow

Pillow Racers™ Features:

  • Soft, washable character – Dino, Turtle, and Lady Bug available
  • Each character cover easily detaches from the base and can be used as a cuddly friend
  • Four caster wheels allow easy, quick turns
  • Easy grip handle attaches to the base to provide extra stability for riders

Pillow Racers™ are for children ages 18 to 36 months or up to 50lbs.

You can buy Pillow Racers™ for about $39 on Amazon.com here or on Little Tike’s website here.

Watch as my daughter tries out the Little Tikes® Pillow Racers™ Dino for the first time.  

 

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Alicia Hagan, Editor

Little Mommy Baby So New™ Doll Review & Video (Win a Little Mommy doll!)

Fisher-Price Little Mommy doll

Little Mommy - Baby So New™ baby dollNo matter how much parents try to sway their little girls or boys to play with toys that are made for either gender, I have found that my little girl and my son always gravitate toward toys that were specifically made for their gender.  My son loves outdoor toys and my daughter likes dolls and kitchen toys.

My daughter first saw Little Mommy dolls advertised on TV.  I think she saw the one that poops in the potty that she comes with.  She though she needed that doll the same day because that doll needed a mommy (my daughter) to teach her how to go poopoo in the potty. I knew that another Little Mommy doll was on its way to our doorstep so I redirected her attention to a nice game of ‘who can put the most make up on your baby dolls’.’

My daughter was beside herself when her Baby So New™ Little Mommy doll we received to review, arrived at our door.  She set up a bed for her, tried to feed her celery (because that’s what babies like to eat right?), and then decided that Baby So New™ could use a nap so she fed her with the bottle that came with her and sang to her to ‘put her to sleep’.

These lovable dolls can be part of capturing memorable moments, sharing important milestones, and most of all, giggling with all of your own LittleMommies.

Little Mommy doll - My Little Scrapbook

Little Mommy™ Scrapbook pagesYour little girl will have a great time with the Little Mommy printables on the Mattel Little Mommy website.  Printables include a “Little Mommy – My Little Scrapbook”, a Birth Certificate for your child’s Little Mommy doll, and Flash Cards.  In the photograph to the right, Madelyn is filling out one of the Scrapbook pages.

Here is a quick video of my daughter singing to her Baby So New™ Little Mommy doll:

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Entries accepted through 11:59 March 21st, 2012.
Winner will be chosen randomly and will be contacted via email and must respond within 1 business day in order to claim their prize.
Open to U.S. residents ages 18+ only.  No P.O. Boxes please.

 

Alicia Hagan, Editor

MEGA BLOKS® Blok Squad Fire Patrol Rescue Review

Mega Bloks Fire Patrol Rescue

 

Both of my kids love building toys.  Whether it’s building a space station or fire station, they both enjoy it.  I think that’s pretty great considering they are 12 and 5 and a boy and a girl, respectively.

When I received this Mega Blok Fire Patrol Rescue building set to review, my son jumped on putting it togehter while my daughter rounded up her other ‘play people’ and got them ready for a fire drill.  Talk about a noisy afternoon in the Hagan house!

Blok Squad Fire Patrol Rescue

Mega Bloks thought of all the details with their Blok Squad play sets.  The Fire Patrol Rescue set comes with tiny little fire extenguishers and other tools that fit just right on the fire truck and inside it.  The doors actually swing out and the tools can be stored inside the fire truck.  How cool is that?  The set comes with a buildable Fire Rescue Pumper Truck and Fire Patrol ATV and includes 2 Blok Squad Firefighters.  There are 190 pieces in this set.

All missions are possible when you team up with the two Rescue vehicles of the Blok Squad Fire Patrol Rescue! Build the Fire Rescue Pumper Truck and roar through the streets of Bloktropolis with sirens blaring, carrying hundreds of gallons of water to help put out a fire. Have your Blok Squad Firefighters hook up their hoses and put out fires in even the most remote areas of Bloktropolis! Construct the Fire Patrol ATV and have your Blok Squad Firefighter ride through the toughest terrains to reach any country or city fire! Scout ahead to remote regions of Bloktropolis and help save trapped civilians in an emergency!

MEGA BLOKS® Blok Squad building sets

Alicia Hagan, Editor

Disclosure: I was provided with this Mega Bloks building set free of charge, for review purposes, courtesy of Mega Bloks & Child’s Play Communications.  All opinions are 100% my own.

Review: Moon Dough™ Push n’ Pop Breakfast – Improved Formula!

Moon Dough - new and improved
Moon Dough Breakfast Push n' Pop Play Set

My 5 year old loves to play with Moon Dough™.  We reviewed the Moon Dough™ Barn play set a year ago and still plays with it.   The new, improved Moon Dough™ is easier to clean up, will never dry out, and is wheat-free and hypo-allergenic.

If you are not familiar with it, Moon Dough™ is a molding compound that is easy for little kids to use and shape as it is light weight and is not sticky and gooey.  The biggest difference with the new Moon Dough™ formula is that it doesn’t crumble.  This makes clean up quick and easy.  When my daughter is finished playing with her Moon Dough™ set, she puts the Moon Dough™ back in the supplied plastic zipper bags and tosses it into her toy basket.

Moon Dough Push n' Pop Breakfast play setThe Moon Dough™ Push n’ Pop Breakfast play set comes with 3 popper molds (waffle, toast, pancake), a play mat, 1 twist mold, and 2 packages of colored Moon Dough™.

What Madelyn says about Moon Dough:

  • I like it
  • And..
  • It’s super soft
  • and it’s easy “ta” use and easy to play with and clean up
  • My mom and me did a video..(deep breath).. and mmm..me and my mom played with it together
The Push n’ Pop molds are easy for my 5 year old to operate.  Simply push down gently on the mold and it will pop back up itself.  She found the twist mold easy to use to but it took her a few minutes to figure out that she can twist it to get the Moon Dough™ out.  She was trying to dig the Moon Dough™ out, so make sure you tell your child that he/she can simply twist the mold and the Moon Dough should pop right out.
To clean up Moon Dough simply use a small piece of Moon Dough™ and dab up the small loose pieces up and wipe with a dry cloth.
Moon Dough™ is recommended for children 3 and older.
You can buy Moon Dough™ from Amazon.com, Toys R’ Us, WalMart, and Target.  Set prices vary.
Learn more about Moon Dough™ on the Moon Dough™ website
Keep up with the lastest Moon Dough™ news by following Moon Dough™ on Twitter and Facebook.
Disclosure: I was provided with a Moon Dough Push n’ Pop Breakfast play set for review purposes by Team Mom on behalf of Moon Dough™.  My opinions in this review are 100% mine and were not influenced by the company.  I was not compensated for the review and was not required to write a review.
Alicia Hagan, Editor