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Build Sand Castles from The Backyard with Kidkraft Backyard Sandbox

Children love playing in the sand, but unless you live in a beach house, you would have to go to the beach. Kidkraft Backyard Sandbox solves this issue, you can have a great time with your children without even leaving the backyard. The size of this sandbox is large enough that multiple children can play together at once. Relax and enjoy a glass of ice tea while watching your children building their sandcastles, digging for treasures, playing with all their favorite toys. The construction is pretty sturdy and easy to put together.

The first time you open this sandbox, it smells terribly as the warning note in the box stated. But don’t worry about this, the smell goes away by the time you have put Kidkraft Backyard Sandbox together and ready to have your kids play in it. If you are currently looking for only small sandbox because your children are still toddler, you might want to consider this model when they grow up. Reinforced wooden panels are great to prevent weathering and warping. The corners that double as seating are strong enough for parents to sit and play with their children. When play time is over, you can cover this sandbox with a mesh cover included in this sandbox. [Click here to get best price of Kidkraft Backyard Sandbox]

Philips AVENT Electric Steam Sterilizer Is a Compact 3-in-1 Sterilizer That Keeps Baby’s Feeding Items Germ-Free

Philips AVENT Electric Steam Sterilizer is a compact and easy to use 3-in-1 electric steam sterilizer which kills 99.9% bacteria and other germs from your baby’s feeding items in less than 10 minutes (preparation and 6-minutes cycle). There’s plenty of space that you can put up to 6 bottles in it, yet the overall body is pretty compact for minimal space, don’t let the size fool you. You can sterilize many things from breast pumps, cups, bottles, small spoons, small plates and much more, this device is suitable for all narrow neck bottles as well as wide neck bottles. You need to wash all items before sterilizing them, therefore, for added convenience, this unit comes with dishwasher basket. It’s also okay if you decided to hand wash with soap and water. [Click here to get more details about Philips AVENT Electric Steam Sterilizer]

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Adorable and Cute Teamson Kids Children Magic Garden Book Shelf

Reading should be one of your children activities, that’s why having Teamson Kids Children Magic Garden Book Shelf might encourage them to collect more books to read. This is beautiful hand painted and hand carved furniture piece, the bright and cheerful decoration makes it perfect for any children’s room. If your children already love books, then this book shelf is a good way to keep those books organized. Note, this product comes in parts, some simply assembly is required. [Click here to get more details about Children Magic Garden Book Shelf]

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Your Next Parent-Child Project : Calafant Cardboard Robot

We just saw this cool Calafant Cardboard Robot over ForLove&Glory blog, it looks pretty cool and environmentally friendly robot for your children to play with. In fact, if your children are creative enough, they can accessorize this robot into their own version. So go ahead, open daddy’s tool cellar to find unused cable pieces, tubes and other smaller items that this robot might need. Calafant Cardboard Robot can be your next parent-child project, spray with silver color, add some cool stickers, attach some cables, we bet your children can’t wait to show off their new robot to their family and friends.

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Healthy Lunch Ideas for Toddlers

Are your toddlers getting bored with the same kind of the lunch being packed? Do they return home with their lunch boxes that are full? Although it is understandable that in the midst of a busy schedule, it is quite different to bring about infinite variety in lunch, children need something exciting and new every now and then. Only then would they remain interested in eating. Ignoring this could lead to unhealthy eating habits in children that can cause health issues. However, there is nothing to worry, as there is a simple solution to this. All you need to do is add a little bit of creativity to your usual lunch recipes and you will see a drastic change in your children’s attitude. We have collected several easy-to-make and healthy recipes for children and here are some exciting lunch ideas for toddlers that might serve your purpose.

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Healthy Lunch Ideas for Toddlers – Banana Grilled Sandwich and Peanut Butter

Ingredients Required:

• Whole Grain Bread
• Peanut Butter
• Bananas

Procedure:

1. Heat the frying pan.
2. Take 2 slices of whole grain bread and butter them slightly.
3. When the pan is sufficiently heated, place a slice of bread on it such that the butter side is down, spread the upper side peanut butter and bananas that are sliced thinly.
4. Cover this with remaining slice of bread with the buttered side up. Flip the sandwich when necessary until the bread is finely toasted.
5. Use your own creativity, you could choose other delicious fillings according to your children’s taste to obtain more variety.

Healthy Lunch Ideas for Toddlers – Grilled Cheese Sandwich the ‘Traditional’ Way

Ingredients required:

• 2 slices of bread
• 2 slices of whole grain bread
• Butter

Procedure

1. Heat the frying pan.
2. Slightly butter the slices of whole grain bread.
3. As the pan heats up, place one slice of bread with its buttered side on bottom and top it up with 2 slices of cheese.
4. Now, place the other slice of bread on top with buttered side above.
5. Flip the sandwich until it is well toasted.

The variety of fillings possible with this is innumerable. Meat, veggies, broccoli or just few pieces of green sliced green chilies for that spicy flavor would do the magic.

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Learning Carpets Giant Road Carpet Provides A Fun Way for Your Children to Explore The World

Learning Carpets Giant Road Carpet provides an easy way for your children to explore the world. It’s a road, a rug, a highway, and a learning carpet in one. This giant road carpet is great addition (especially for boys) to your children’s room as they will be having their own play space with houses, a zoo, a park, a school and even a duck pond. Let your children imagination run free on this giant roadway with matchbox-sized vehicles, even when your baby is older, toddler-sized vehicles would work just fine. Made in 100% nylon, this carpet comes with durable latex gel skid-proof backing, therefore, it’s pretty safe to place it on wood or tile floors. [Giant Road Carpet]

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Bruder Toys Linde Forklift Looks Like a Real Thing!

Instead of cars, some kids just love watching forklift in action. Linde Forklift (H30D) from Bruder Toys will satisfy your children curiosity in operating a forklift himself. This forklift will not only move forward, the two forks can actually move back and forth to different widths. The realistic detail is completed with two pallets that look like the real thing, children can control the double stage mast to slide up and down as well as tilt the forks up to actually lift anything with it. Although it is made of plastic, it only uses high quality ABS plastic with no glue or screws, great for indoor and outdoor use as the plastic is fade-resistant. [Bruder Toys Linde Forklift Order Info]

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Sustainable Folding Ukulele by Brian Chan

One of great music instrument for children is Ukuleles as it has a great size for those cute small hands. The kids can have fun playing and singing whatever song they like, they’d feel like real rock starts. We’ve come across a cool Folding Ukulele by Brian Chan, all you have to do is unfold and play, pretty compact in size, great to carry around while traveling. Actually it’s meant for adult, however, it doesn’t mean children can’t enjoy this cool instrument. Each folding ukulele is constructed from amber bamboo plywood, with wooden dowels and nylon strings, therefore, this instrument can be said a green ukulele as it is made from 99% renewable and biodegradable materials.

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20 Top Toys for Christmas 2011 Under $50

Christmas is almost here again, time to hunt some newest and coolest toys to create big and bright smiles on your children faces when they open their Christmas presents. This year, it seems that the coolest toys are the ones under $50, very affordable isn’t it?

Here’s our list of 20 Top Toys for Christmas 2011:

1. Fisher-Price Disney’s Rock Star Mickey
Let your children rock and roll with Mickey the rock star. Completed with a guitar and sunglasses, it looks like Mickey is ready to play some cool rock music for your children, in fact, you can ask Mickey to tune his guitar by squeezing his nose. Mickey will ask your children to dance like a true rock star, in fact, who knows, Mickey and your baby might start a rock band together. [Fisher-Price Disney's Rock Star Mickey Order Info]

2. Nerf Vortex Nitron
Don’t worry, we don’t forget about Nerf products where boys are crazy about it. This time, we place Nerf Vortex Nitron on our list because this gun features an electronic scope for easy targeting while the unique acceleration trigger on the blaster will provide better distance blasting. For optimum firepower, this gun comes with a 40 rounds of ammunition, therefore it provides longer time to play and less loading time. If your boy is a fan of Nerf products, than this should be a great gift for him. [Nerf Vortex Nitron Order Info]

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KidKraft Waterfall Mountain Train Table Set Teaches Your Children About Traffic and Signs

KidKraft Waterfall Mountain Train Table Set offers hours of creative play with your children. There are 120 piece mountain train set with natural wood train table that also compatible with Thomas and Friends or Brio wooden train sets. Please remember that this toy has been specifically designed for children between the ages of three and eight, because there are small parts that could be dangerous for toddlers. The play table itself features wide and generous space. [KidKraft Waterfall Mountain Train Table Set]

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