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Everybody loves a good hand puppet and the little monsters over at Banjopuppets ETSY shop are more than good they’re absolutely great! This particular guy is named "Sasparilla" and is reminiscent of Oscar the grouch from his expression! All of the monster puppets at Banjopuppets are designed to fit all sizes of hands and make great companions for travelling! Sasparilla and all of his monster puppet buddies are about the size of a small cabbage and they pack away perfectly in bookbags, purses and suitcases! The inside of the puppet’s mouths is padded with fleece-covered polyfoam and the fur is all stitched by a machine to make each puppet as sturdy as can
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be! All of the monster puppets are recommended for children ages 3yrs+ because of the nature of them but they do make great fun for family puppet time!
You can find Gumball Monster – Sasparilla over at ETSY.com. Since this is handmade it is not available anywhere but ETSY!
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I love trolling ETSY for great new kids products because they’re all handmade and such novel ideas! The Tie dye Giraffe Sockett Puppet from Electrickzoo over at ETSY really caught my eye not only because it’s so cute but also because it’s such a fun toy to play with! Electrickzoo also has a dragon, unicorn, zebra, fox, dog, lion, donkey, mouse, gargoyle, duck and cat puppets available too! The giraffe sock puppet aka Sweet Potato the Giraffe Sockett (sock puppet) is a tie die sock puppet with big fun felt ears, a soft plush mane and a felt mouth and the ears and mane are machine sewn to give them durability! Sock sizes are 9-11 but are also available in smaller sizes (6-8.5). Each sockett |
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is handmade so the colors and details might differ slightly. The sockett’s are recommended for children ages 3yrs+ and make absolutely amazing gifts!
You can find the Tie dye Giraffe Sockett Puppet over at ETSY.com. Since these are handmade puppets they are not available anywhere but ETSY!
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Everyone loves to grill out on the warm summer days but with the Kaplan Early Learning Company your little ones can not only grill out with you in the summer but they can grill out for you in the winter too! This adorable grill set features a portable grill that not only looks like mom and dad’s but it also has lights and cooking sounds to make it sound like a real BBQ as well! The set comes with 23 different pieces including food and utensils such as a spatula, a gas lighter (pretend of course), a fish trap, a pretend knife, a pair of tongues, a salt and pepper shaker set, a ketchup dispenser, a cutting board, a play steak, sausage, fish, pepper,
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potato and more! This set includes everything you need for a good old BBQ! The Kaplan Early Learning Company does not recommend this set for children under the age of 3yrs. If you wish to add a little more to this set you can also pick up the Backyard BBQ set to go with it (this is featured on the link below as well if you scroll down,) this set adds more play food and a picnic basket to carry it in!
You can find the Kaplan Early Learning Company BBQ Grill over at Amazon.com. I haven’t been able to locate this one in any of my local retail stores.
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There is not one single parent that I have met who does not love Melissa and Doug toys! Not only are Melissa and Doug toys educational but they are also fun and safe toys to let your children grow up with! The Melissa & Doug Deluxe Ice Cream Parlor Set is one of my favorite playsets that they have to offer, not simply because I LOVE ice cream (which I do) but also because it is such a fun set to play with! Your child can play the ice cream man/woman with this adorable set that features four magnetic scoops of ice cream, two cones and two magnetic ice cream scoops so your child can grab the ice cream out of the storage case and build his/her very
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own ice cream cone with as many as four scoops of ice cream and they won’t fall over because they’re magnetically held together! The set comes with a fun freezer designed storage case which can be used over and over again! This set is recommended for children ages 3yrs+!
You can find the Melissa & Doug Deluxe Ice Cream Parlor Set over at Amazon.com. I know many stores that carry Melissa and Doug products locally; however, I haven’t spotted this particular set yet!
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Little girls and often times little boys as well love to bake and cook and things have come a long way from the Easy Bake Oven! The Jakks Pacific Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker is just one toy in a line of cooking toys made by Jakks. This cute set makes and allows your child to decorate 4 individual cupcakes; however, you can purchase seperate refill packets for the maker so you never run out of cupcake mix! This set allows children to decorate their cupcakes with their favorite frostings and sprinkles, it comes with chocolate, vanilla, red velvet and cinnamon sugar cakes! The cake mixes are also gluten free (they contain no wheat) so this makes a
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great gift for children tackling celiac disease and allows them to take part in baking fun! The kit also includes a mixing bowl, measuring spoon, water dropper, microwavable container as well as a frosting machine that resembles something out of the future! While cupcakes are not the healthiest food in the world they really are fun to make and this set allows your kids to take the upper hand in baking by using their own baking set! This set is recommended for children ages 8yrs+.
You can find the Jakks Pacific Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker over at Amazon.com! I have run across a variety of Jakks products in my local Toys R Us; however, I haven’t seen this paticular item before.
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