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Welcome to our gift ideas blog
featuring great gift ideas for everyone on your gift shopping list! This is where we spotlight
the best gifts we find while sifting n' sorting through all the riff-raff! Blog gift ideas range from classic time tested gifts to unique findings, even wild & crazy eclectic stuff, we just couldn't resist.
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Tuesday, December 14, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
Razor Ground Force Drifter Kart
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So today I'm channel surfing and what do I see? Ellen DeGeneres is riding around the stage of her popular TV show on a Razor Ground Force Drifter Kart! Apparently Ellen is featuring various products that would make nice gifts. It looked like she and her young guest were really having fun getting up some speed and throwing the Drifter Cart sideways into a spin. This has been a very popular Christmas gift this Holiday season, so we are... Continue reading ...
Stinky The Garbage Truck
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One of the hottest toys out this year is Stinky the Garbage Truck by Matchbox. Stinky is like a real working garbage
truck brought to life! This feisty yet loveable interactive garbage
truck that loves to talk, sing, eat, and dump. Stinky has a fun,
lively, and very entertaining personality that he expresses with over
90 phrases and songs. Kids can turn Stinky off and play with
him manually, just like a regular toy garbage truck,
but his...
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Tuesday, April 27, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
Kids Keyboard Mouse and Mouse Pad from Crayola  | Crayola Computer
Bundle | This is the most awesome keyboard and mouse set I've seen for kids. The oversized buttons feel comfortable for kiddie typing and gaming. Also, the WASD keys are lined up for any games your child may play that require use of the the keys are OVERSIZED. This keyboard is for ages 4+ but may be more suitable for younger children still learning their alphabet, numbers, and basic reading skills too. The mouse is very adorable. ... Continue reading ...
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Monday, April 26, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
Fascinations Celestial 8" Globe
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| Celestial Globe | This globe with a split personality looks like the a normal globe of the Earth while in lit surroundings but switch off the lights and it transforms into a likeness of the night sky. How? An advanced optical sensor automatically activates a beautifully illustrated constellation display as the room darkens, revealing an awe-inspiring representation of the night sky. The Celestial Globe is an ideal gift idea for kids or anyone with a sense of won...
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Saturday, April 24, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
Top Toys from Fisher Price
Who do you think of when it comes to well thought out toys with an educational theme? Nobody does it better than than Fisher Price toys. You can count on a fine gift that's safe for children. The Fisher Price Shop at Amazon features all the best gifts from Fisher-Price. From Playschool to Fisher Price Kid-Tough products like the Rainbow Forest Baby Gym, Musical Tea Set and Smart Cycle a baby, toddler or kids gift from Fisher Price will please parental units and ki...
Kids Crafts Bead Chest
 This gift really brightens up the girls room and it's a particularly nice present for girls that enjoy arts & crafts projects. These attractive Bead Bazaar Bead Chests
are hand-crafted wooden chests featuring very pretty colors with whimsical patterns like heart's, flower's and dragonfly's on the sides, and big knobs on it's 3 drawers, which are lined for a lovely touch. Each bead chest comes with a nifty carrying case so she can bring it with. The artsy chest also come...
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Tuesday, April 20, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
Go Fly a Kite!
 The XL sport is a really nice beginners sport kite for kids and adults. Featuring a wingspan of nearly 6 feet, even the novice will be performing loops and dives with this stunt kite in no time at all thanks to dual control lines. The XL Sport Dual Control by X-Kites has a 72" wingspan, durable fiberglass frame and is made of ripstop polyester for many hours of hi performance flying fun! This Kite is a wonderful gift idea for kids and works well in a wind range of 7 to 20 mp...
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Friday, April 16, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
Toy ATM Machine for Kids
 
Wouldn't it be cool if there was an ATM machine styled bank for kids that really worked? Look what I found, it's an awesome automated teller machine bank, especially for kids, from Hammacher Schlemmer. This Toy ATM Bank Machine is a kids gift that helps children learn money management as they maintain a savings account. The kids ATM machine accepts real coin and bill deposits up to a thousand dollars and displays accurate, up-to-date account information on its scree...
Kids Golf Club Set for Junior Golfers
Did you know that young golfers should be fitted for the proper sized equipment about every 6 months for proper swing development. Clubs that are too heavy, too long, or have the wrong sized grips, can all contribute to the development of bad swing habits. This is a great time of the year to buy kids golf clubs because fitting a new junior golf club set now should get them through this upcoming golf season. Plus you know how it is, there's nothing lik...
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Wednesday, March 31, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
Grab Bag of Coins from Around the World  There's nothing quite like a bag of coins from around the world to entice a boy or girl into the wonderful world of coin collecting. This kids collectors gift includes 100 circulated authentic coins from around the world, in a in nice royal blue velour drawstring bag. It's a great gift for beginner coin collectors and could spark a passionate hobby that lasts a lifetime. If you prefer to buy American opt for the Coin Grab Bag with 50 Wheat Pennies and a... Continue reading ...
Eggling Plants Gift Idea for Kids  This kids gift idea provides children with springtime delight. This charming little Eggling garden brings springy Easter style to the room in a refreshing new way. The precious, little Eggling looks and feels like an extra large egg, but crack its top and discover a garden ready for growing! Little plants spring up from a cute ceramic egg and grow for up to 5 months in the Egglings fortified peat mixture, then the Eggling may be planted right in soil. All pl...
Message Bean Birthday Gift
Spring has officially sprung! That's right, March 20th or this past Saturday was the first day of spring, and with that in mind I have a unique birthday gift idea today. Have somebody on your gift list with a green thumb? Check out these Magic Beans! This cute growing kit comes with everything required to grow a little bean stalk, all that's needed is water! It's a bean stalk with the message "Happy Birthday" magically appearing on the newly sprouted bean plant! I... Continue reading ...
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Monday, March 15, 2010,
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Boys Gift Ideas
EyeClops Night Vision Kids Gift
 Y oung spies can hardly wait for the sun to go down and nightfall to set in so they can pull out their night vision binoculars and do undercover missions in the backyard. Equipped with real infrared night vision technology, these binoculars allow kids to see 50+ feet in total darkness and featuring different operating modes, this amazing gift for kids works surprisingly well too.  First there's the long range mode for scanning the perimeter and then the super s...
Ucreate Music Gift for Boys & Girls
 H ere's one of the hottest gifts out right now for kids that love music. The UCreate Music allows young DJ's (8+) to layer beats, riffs, licks and
runs along with mp3 samples and their own vocals to create original music compositions all their own. As if that’s not enough, the whole system can be linked to a computer and kids can add samples from their own computer or other mix in music files from the UCreate Music website.
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Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Thursday, February 11, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
 B lizzard gotcha snowed in on your birthday? Here's a great gift for kids to play with on a snow-day. They can take this snow cat on even the steepest snowy slopes with this snow groomer’s wide, 
rotating tracks. Control the front blade with the joystick behind the
cabin, or turn the gear wheel to raise or lower the rear grinder.
Includes instructions for rebuilding the LEGO Snow Groomer into an all-weather arctic
tracker. An exciting and challenging building experience with this 2-in-1 rea...
 For the young crafter, Heart and Crafts from Alex Toys comes with 25 lovely projects with everything needed, card making, scrapbooking, sewing, embroidery and beading. It includes materials and instructions to make a stuffed bear, treasure box, brooch, a heart garland and more. This Valentines card kit for kids comes in a colorful, printed heart-shaped keepsake box. Kit contains face painting organizer tray with built-in mixing palette, face paints (white, red, yellow, blue, pink, and black)... Continue reading ...
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Saturday, January 30, 2010,
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Game Gift Ideas
 The Simpsons fan (and who isn't) on your gift list will be pleasantly surprised when they open this Special Edition Simpsons Boxed Gift Set! You get the Simpsons UNO card game in a deluxe collector's tin, and the Simpsons magic 8 Ball. UNO features the entire Simpsons family & show characters. The magic 8 ball features 20 favorite Simpsons phrases like Homer-isms such as, "That's un-American" and "You'll have to speak up. I'm wearing a towel."
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Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Tuesday, January 26, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
 One kid does elusive maneuvers to keep from getting shot down with the radio control duck which actually flies around with real flapping wings, and the other kid attempts to shoot the duck out of the air with the gun that shoots a safe infrared beam of light, three hits and down comes the duck. Includes cool sound effects. Duck Hunt Extreme can be played indoors or out and pits two players against themselves in head to head duck hunting competition. R/C Duck flies up to a maximum height of a... Continue reading ...
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Wednesday, January 20, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
 U create Music is an easy-to-use digital music-making system that allows kids to mix music just like a music producer. Kids can express themselves through creating their own songs, performances and re-mixes with the fun and innovative interface. They can record samples, mix and match loops, share creations with friends and update and explore new content on the music website at myucreate.com. Build from a collection of tracks, special effects and filters from the huge online library. For ag... Continue reading ...
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Thursday, January 14, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
 I t's an out-of-this-world game of catch! This talking ball knows your throws - the trick is to keep up with its commands. Cosmic Catch includes one electronic ball and six hand tags. There's four fun and engaging games in all: Pass Around, Reverse Catch, Elimination and Code Buster. Great fun for out door play. This
outer-space-themed game is available in six colors: red, blue, green,
yellow, white and purple. For 2-6 players. A great gift for active kids 7 - 10 years old. Continue reading ...
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Thursday, January 14, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
P ersonal finance education needs to start young. How young? With the same universally loved childhood toy, the piggy bank....but with a 21st century twist! The Money Savvy Pig piggy bank has four chambers, one for each of the
four money management choices a child should be taught from the time they are small. They are SAVE, SPEND, DONATE, and INVEST. This learning tool teaches kids how to set goals and helps them to develop a sense of delayed gratification. Continue reading ...
Posted by "flowski" Brandon on Tuesday, January 12, 2010,
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Game Gift Ideas
 S ure to be a family favorite, Bananagrams is fast, portable fun word game for anyone who can spell. Bananagrams requires no pencil, paper or game board, all you need is a table. It's quick too, you are rewarded for speed and flexibility in making your own crossword..One round can be played in as little as five minutes. It is a great for family fun as well as being educational. Bananagrams portability makes it perfect for travel. Just grab the pouch and go, Bananagrams fits in a tote, backpa... Continue reading ...
Posted by flowski Brandon Baumgarten on Wednesday, January 6, 2010,
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Toddler Gift Ideas
 One of our most popular gifts for toddlers this past holiday season was the Twilight Turtle Constellation Night Light. The winner of several industry awards, including the Editor's Choice blue ribbon from Baby Talk
the Twilight Turtle Constellation Night Light transforms an infant or toddlers room into a magical star filled night sky which comforts the child to sleep. Twilight Turtle is much more than a nightlight that helps ease the children's fear of the dark however, this interactive and...
Posted by flowski Brandon Baumgarten on Wednesday, January 6, 2010,
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Kids Gift Ideas
 Each Zhu Zhu Hamster has its own unique personality & whimsical
sounds. In Loving Mode: pet them, love them, hear them chatter. In Explore
Mode: let them scoot, scamper, across the floor. Provide them with
their Hamster Habitat.
Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters took the world by storm this Christmas. The combination of broad appeal, high demand and short supply. Made it the trendy Christmas gift
this year. Hamsters and
accessories are selling like hotcakes and they can't keep up with the
demand. This is j...
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Gift Giving Tip:
According to Professors Cele Otnes and Richard Beltramini, two gift giving experts and authors of Gift Giving:
A Research Anthology, there are 6 proven characteristics that make up a perfect gift:
- The giver makes an extraordinary sacrifice.
- The giver wishes solely to please the recipient
- The gift is a luxury.
- The gift is something uniquely appropriate to the recipient.
- The recipient is surprised by the gift.
- The recipient desires the gift and is delighted by it.
Hopefully these insights will help you on your next gift
giving occasion!
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