Journal This!

Going on the adventure of a lifetime with your children? Then check out these travel journals by Galison/Mudpuppy. They are amazing ways to have your child catalogue their adventures and remember the great times they had. They allow your child to write about all of the details of their trip in a fun and interactive way. Galison/Mudpuppy has a series of journals for different occasions including Camp and activities such as reading and crafting. These journals are for boys and girls and the best thing is that they are only $10.00 and they can be found at http://www.galison.com/ under Mudpuppy/Journals.

Loving Language

If you are interested in raising a global kid, then you know that language is key. Muzzy is a language program specifically designed for children. MUZZY, the award-winning BBC Language Course for Children is the most respected children's language course in the world. Celebrated in 100 countries, and winner of top educational awards, MUZZY has been called a masterpiece for children. MUZZY has successfully introduced millions of children to a second language. Te languages offered through this program are German, French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and ESL. You can find this program at http://www.early-advantage.com/. Select your child's developmental stage and they will send you the appropriate language course.

The Night Before Christmas...

How about getting your kids a new set of pajamas so they can rest in comfort as they wait for Old St. Nick? Garnet Hill (http://www.garnethill.com/) offers adorable PJ prints and they are on sale. These adorable chicken PJs run $26.00 -- usually they are $44.00. These PJs are a little pricetag for a lot of cuteness.

Mini-Emos

For all those little emos in your life who haven't quite figured out how to contain or what to call their feelings, take a look atKimochi emotion dolls at http://www.glammagems.com/ for $25.00 . These dolls can help you child learn to express and label their feelings with stuffed "emotions". Each "emotion" is a small polar fleece disk with the emotion written on one side and a facial expression of it on the other. Comes with a set of nine emotions: Happy, Sad, Mad, Grateful, Scared, Jealous, Shy, Loved and a blank one for writing your own emotion!

FLO

One of the biggest challenge I have faced while bathing little kids, is rinsing hair easily. Flo takes care of that. You put it over your faucet and it allows for a gentle waterfall from your tap that makes hair easy to rinse. There is also a bubble bath reservoir to help makes baths fun. You can purchase these at http://www.shopbabybliss.com/ for $18.00

Foot Candy

Baby, it's cold outside and little kids love to be warm and comfortable. Garnet Hill (http://www.garnethill.com/) offers these adorable boiled wool slippers to warm up those chilly toes. They run $39.00 and you can chose between unicorns, sharks, mermaids and other whimsical shapes and patterns.

Espanol par los Ninos

Ok, so maybe I mispelled the phrase above incorrectly or it's just plain wrong, that would be becuase I never had the opportunity to learn Spanish as a child. Put those regrets behind you with a Spanish immersion CD from Whistlefritz. These CDs are award winning language CDs for children and they promise to keep your child entertained. You can find them at http://www.whistlefritz.com/

Bee Well

It's definately cold and flu season and if you are looking for natural throat drops go no further than Bee MD. These organic drops appeal to kids and parents and there are no artificial flavors or preservatives and the best thing is that a portion of every purchase is donated to support the protection of bees. Read more about the product at http://www.beemd.com/ (and find some delicious honey recipies) or purchase the drops for $3.00 at http://www.drugstore.com/

Clean Crafting

How clever is this? Finger paint in a pump bottle. This washable paint will allow kids to keep the mess to a minimum. There are 4 colors available and they are only $1.99 each!!!! Check it out at www.rightstart.com

Green Santa

Kids love reading and listening to Santa stories this time of the year. Why not teach them a lesson on being Green at the same time? The book "When Santa Turned Green" is an excellent way to teach kids about the environment as Santa struggles with melting of the North Pole. Not only can you buy the book, but there is a toy collection that you can purchase along with the book. The book, which is made out of recycled materials and soy based ink, costs $15.95 and you can find it at http://www.mygreensanta.com/.