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My niece and her five year old came to our house for Easter this year. Other family members were also coming, but the five year old was going to be the only child. When my niece called and confirmed that they were coming she mentioned that she was trying to limit her son’s sugar intake. She knows that in the past I have given the kids that come for Easter baskets with candy in them. I told her that I would respect her wishes for less sugar for her son.

When I was shopping to prepare for the Easter gathering I passed up all the candy items that are designed for children. I bought some higher quality candies for the adults to enjoy. I still wanted to have something for the five year old so I began looking in the toy sections. I did not know what toy items would appeal to the five year old, but then I came across an Easter coloring book. I thought that this would be something fun to occupy his time after Easter brunch. The coloring book came with some stickers to place on the different pictures as well as a pack of crayons. I also found a stuffed duck that I could not resist buying as well as a few match box cars. I put all the items into a sand pail that came with a shovel. I thought if the weather was nice he could play with the sand pail outdoors.

Easter morning was cloudy and raining. The guests arrived and we ate the brunch that I had prepared. The adults settled in to play some board games and I gave the five year old his sand pail. He was disappointed that he could not play outside; however he liked the coloring book. He sat at the end of the table where we were playing games and began placing stickers on the pages. He then colored the picture with the crayons that came with the coloring book. He was content to do this for over an hour. My niece commented on what a great gift idea this was. He ordinarily does not like to color, but the stickers kept him interested. I was surprised that he spent a longer time playing with the coloring book than with the small cars.

At the end of the day he thanked me for the sand pail full of goodies and asked if I wanted one of the pictures that he had colored to hang on the refrigerator. He was pleased that he was able to hang up the picture himself, and that he was able to give me something in return. I am sure that we all had a more pleasant afternoon because I had not loaded him up with sugary Easter treats.

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Oh brother, not more Bratz dolls. Okay, I realize that kids go gaga over toys, but my seven year old daughter is killing me with all the Bratz dolls. She basically always wants a new one. What is this toy company trying to do? Oh yeah, probably make some serious dough. Well, we can all understand that. There are just so many toys to keep up with these days. Have you taken a gander at the infinite ads on television? Since my daughter is always watching those channels like Nick Jr and Cartoon Network, she is constantly flooded with toy advertisements. But we parents are on to these ad executives. We know their deal. They’re clearly trying to brainwash our little ones with enticing ads in order to get our hard-earned cash. Okay, who am I kidding; it’s working.

Have you ever dropped some cash on Bratz dolls? Actually, have you ever heard of Bratz dolls? Well, if you have a little girl, then your answer is probably yes. These contemporary, made-up fashionable toys can be spotted virtually anywhere. That’s right; you can’t escape the phenomenon known as Bratz dolls. My question is; what ever happened to Barbie? Wasn’t that the rage amongst young girls forever? Poor Barbie kind of got kicked to the curb when the new-age Bratz dolls came along. The funny thing about these dolls is the emphasis on their heads. If you take a look at a Bratz doll, you will surely know what I mean. Their faces are rather profound and perfectly painted with make-up. Certainly an emphasis on the old eye shadow, which is clearly a trend now days. This is the way the toy companies are appealing to the youths. Give them a doll that truly suits the era and fashion trends. Instead of the standard chipper, yet elegant and kind Barbie, you now have the more rebellious, yet beautiful doll that catches the young female eye. Let’s face it, we all want to be rebellious at some point.

Are you in search of some new Bratz dolls for your little lady? Toys R Us is loaded with these modern day gifts. In addition to virtually any toy store in town, the World-Wide-Web has basically every Bratz doll you could possibly dream of. Delve into cyberspace and find your child’s desired Bratz doll today. It’s never too early to start that Christmas and birthday shopping.

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