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Valentine's Day
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Ladybug Charm Bracelet (bebedujour/Anne Geddes) These sterling silver ID bracelets designed by Anne Geddes are a great gift for the ladies in your life.  Your granddaughter will just love her little ID bracelet that she can wear for years.  It comes in a little pouch in a beautiful tied cream box.  You can get one for Mom too and make the bracelets extra special.  Prices: Adult $100.00, Child $75.00

 

My Heart Box Kit (Melissa & Doug) $4.95  Our testers had a blast making their wooden heart boxes.  They loved the paint, glitter glaze and gems.  It was an easy, no assistance needed craft, that produced a great end result.  For Ages: 4 years and up.

 

Sweet Girl Dress & Love Jacket (Cowgirls He Ha) How cute are these!  Can't you just see your granddaughter in one of these on Valentine's Day?  These adorable outfits come from a cool company called Cowgirls He Ha that specializes in fun, functional clothing for infants and toddlers.  The dress retails for $56.00 and the jacket $40.00.  They're a great gift for the little girl in your life! 

 

 

Valentine's Day Mints the MINTBOX  Here are some fun, inexpensive gift ideas you can send to your grandchild this Valentine's day.  the MINTBOX features customizable mints and chocolate bars that you can give out to show your love!  The small boxes cost just $2.50 with Mints and can be ordered in quantities as small as 6 pieces!  Both the mints and chocolates taste GREAT by the way!

 

Hearts Fur You Teddy (Build-A-Bear Workshop$14.00  This Valentine’s Day Build-A-Bear Workshop is featuring a NEW loveable friend – Hearts Fur You Teddy, sending this Beary Limited™ edition Collectibear® friend covered in hearts is the pawfect way to spread Valentine’s Day cheer. This cute bear has soft white fur is covered in red and pink hearts. It has an adorable face with brown eyes, a friendly smile and red heart shaped nose.

 

American Girl Bitty Baby Heart to Heart Set (American Girl)   For younger granddaughters check out the Bitty Baby Collection this doll is wonderful reported the mother of our 4-year-old tester.  "She is constantly playing with her!  The dolls are very durable and well designed.  At 15" they are not too big for the little ones to hold.  Yes, there may be less expensive dolls on the market, but they are no where near as nice.  It's also a nice introduction to the whole American Girl family which can be a tradition that goes on well into the tweens.  It's a very wholesome alternative!".  The Valentine's outfit for the Bitty Baby has a red ruffled peasant top, eyelet pants, matching hat, and pink-and-red shoes. She comes with wings and a bow and arrow.  The Valentine's Day Heart to Heart Set retails for $24.00.  The doll retails for $42.00.  Another cute gift ideas are the Bitty Tee's they are a great accessory item that are only $19.00.

Disney Digital Mix Sticks MP3 Player (Disney) This is a great gift for a kids aged 7 and up.  I'm not sure what the actual age is, but my daughter received one to test and she loves it!  We've loaded it up with her favorite music from Show Tunes to Hillary Duff.  It's a great travel gift and very parent friendly.  It's so nice not to hear kids music all the time!  The digital music players come in a couple designs from chrome to That's So Raven and are very easy to operate. Each plays MP3 and WMA audio formats and offers 128MB of built-in memory, expandable up to 1GB via SD/MMC slot. Features built-in, rechargeable battery for up to 10 hours of playback time. Disney Music samples, an audio-jack, lanyard and ear-bud headphones, USB port, and rechargeable batteries are all included. Also plays Disney Mix Clips, which are $14.99 and sold separately. Average battery life 8-10 hours. 

Friendship Stamp Kit (Melissa & Doug) $9.99  Our two testers, aged 7 and 9 had a great time making their own  Valentine's Day cards using this great kit.  The kit comes complete with 8 stamps, two stamp pads and 5 colored pencils.   Just supply the paper and your grandchildren will be ready to go!


Love Bandit (Vermont Teddy Bear) This adorable 15" bear is a cute gift for the little (or big) love in your life.  He comes in Honey Fur and comes dressed in a black shirt with an embroidered red heart, bandit mask, and carrying a bag of heart-shaped candies, he’s guilty of love in the first degree! $69.95

The Bead Shop Ever the model, my daughter Madison, tried on three wonderful bracelets that the Bead Shop gave me for Valentine's Day.  These great bracelets can be created for your granddaughter (or grandson) to spell out phrases such as "Love", "Sweet", "Cutie", or their names.  They are really reasonably priced and are all the rage!  They are simple to slip in the mail, and you can always send charms as gifts! To find a retailer near you call 1-800-49-Beads!  Love Tokens (Metal Morpohosis) are just $1.00 each and available at various specialty retailers. 

 

All Star Valentine (Vermont Teddy Bear) This loveable, huggable and poseable bear will arrive directly at your grandchild's house in his (or her) own personal box with an air hole. This bear is great for either a boy or girl and arrives wearing a red sports jersey with "My 1 and Only" on the front and comes with a white "#1" foam finger and a red felt sports pennant that says, "Be Mine."  Our little sports fan tester just thought he was the greatest!  He's ready to bring him to the Super Bowl party and wants his own foam finger to match!

 

 

Lace Lab (High IntenCity)  How cute are these?  They come in an adorable test tube and are only 6 bucks!  Our testers thought they were really fun!  They also really loved attaching their Charm It! charms at the bottom of the shoelaces - it's all the rage!  A great little gift for your grandchild.  Don't worry there are laces for boys and girls! Charm It! charm bracelets.  Do you remember wearing a charm bracelet?  Well, I have one that I got when I was born.  Every time I need to have a charm put on I have to take it to the local jeweler!  These bracelets are great because you can clip on your charm and go!  You can send your granddaughter charms like Disney  Princesses or the new Hello Kitty ones.  These are sure to please any little girl!  Bracelets start at $5.00 and charms start at only $3.00.   Completely new this year from High IntenCity are the Fairy Wishes kits.  Each poem contains a "wish" such as success, peace etc. and has the following poem: "Make a wish it’s first to do… , Then wear this necklace one month through.  Next you must give it away… Repeat your wish on that same day.  All you need is to believe…  And then your wish you should receive."  The necklace is perfect for girls aged 8-15 and only costs $10.00

 

 

Fancy Pals Pet Carriers  (Aurora) These adorable little plush animals are a great gift for any grandchild.  The little plush pets come with their own little zippered purse pet carrier.  They are soft, huggable, fun and easy to send!  At just $9.99 they are a cute little gift for any occasion. 

 

My Little Pony Key Chain (Basic Fun) All the kids seem to have cute things hanging off their lunchboxes or backpacks.  These retro key chains actually work!  They are sparkly and pretty and if you pull their tails their heads nod!  $4.75

 

Kip Sacs (Whistling Chimneys)  There's something so comforting about fleece - I know because I cuddle up with my kids under fleece blankets on my couch every night - they snuggle and I knit.  Well these great sleep sacks incorporate the warmth and comfort of fleece into a sleeping bag styled sack.  The great thing is that they go one step further -- they have their own matching pillow, matching mini Kip Sac for a stuffed animal or doll, and a book "A Pouch for Kip."  Our 4-year-old reviewer  loves his Kip Sac and uses it whenever he goes to Grandma's house!  His mother commented that she loves the fact that the set is completely  machine washable.  Our mother also commented that this is perfect for plane trips - much nicer than using the "see through airplane blankets!"  They retail for $49.95 and you can get them at the Kip Sacs Store or visit their site to find a retailer near you.

Don't forget to check out our Valentine's Day Books!


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