Road Rippers Review & Giveaway – CLOSED

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Logan loves toys with wheels. He likes playing with tiny cars, big cars, trucks, buses, construction vehicles – really anything automotive. That’s why when we were talking about what he wanted for his 5th birthday last month, he made sure that cars were on his wish list. So recently when we were able to surprise [...]

Create Animated Valentine’s With Toon Boom & Enter to Win an iPad

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Both Kora and Logan love to draw and color. As you may have seen in past posts, Kora really has a love for art. That’s why when I heard about the Toon Boom’s Flip Boom Doodle software, I knew she would love it. It only took a few minutes and the software was downloaded and [...]

KidsExclusive.com Review and Giveaway – CLOSED

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When Kora and Logan were younger, I would often rely on kids consignment sales to find them never-worn or gently-used clothing. As they’ve grown however, it’s now become nearly impossible to find anything at a resale event in their size. As a result, I’ve started shopping more often at retail stores, both brick-and-mortar and online, and [...]

VTech Innotab Review

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Just before the holidays, I wrote about how excited we were about the VTech Innotab. If you haven’t seen or heard about it yet, the Innotab is an educational tablet for kids. Kora and Logan love playing on our iPad and I knew the Innotab would be a big hit with them. What I love about [...]

GameChanger for the iPad Review & Giveaway – CLOSED

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In our family it’s hard to say who enjoys the iPad more – the parents or the kids. While Dave and I like using the iPad for all kinds of tasks and for fun, Kora and Logan absolutely love to play games on it. We always make sure that the games that they play have [...]

Lazer Stunt Chaser Review – Popular Toys at BJ’s Wholesale Club

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When shopping for the most popular holiday toys this year, be sure to stop at BJ’sWholesale Club. They have a wide variety of hot holiday toys to choose from and their prices are great. Kora and Logan had the chance to review the Lazer Stunt Chaser Set from BJ’s. When the car arrived it felt a [...]

Hot Christmas Toys For 2011

Hot Christmas Toys

With Kora’s birthday in December, Logan’s birthday in January, and Christmas in between; this time of year brings a lot of gifts. That’s why it’s important for us to make sure the toys they do get are entertaining and high-quality since they have to last all year long. That’s why the other day I was [...]

Just Jen Custom Crystal Shirt Review & Giveaway – CLOSED

Just Jen Shirt Reviews

If you’ve been a long time reader of 2 Wired 2 Tired, you know that one of my favorite clothing companies is Just Jen. Their cute custom crystal shirts are beautiful and every time I wear one of mine or Kora wears hers we get many compliments. Clothing from Just Jen is embellished with genuine [...]

My BFF Doll Review, Giveaway, & Discount

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My two daughters have been wanting a doll of their own for quite a while now.  So when the makers of My Twin Doll asked me to review their new My BFF Doll, I knew my girls would be thrilled.  Since the My Twinn doll is set to have the doll become the exact image of one [...]

Pocoyo and Friends SwiggleTraks Review

Pocoyo SwiggleTraks Review

Kora and Logan love playing, building, and creating with train track sets. They have a number of them and they play with them a couple of times a week. So when I heard about Pocoyo And Friends Swiggle Traks, I knew it would be something they’d love. Pocoyo SwiggleTraks adds a few twists and turns [...]

Tea Collection Children’s Clothing Review

Tea Collection Review

Tea Collection offers wonderful fashion collections of adorable designer children’s clothing. Their clothing is creative, unique, and features worldwide styles with modern design. The company makes clothing that brings awareness to other cultures and countries. The name “Tea Collection” was chosen because tea is a drink enjoyed in nearly every country in the world. While [...]

Our LeapFrog Party Featuring The New LeapPad

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We are huge fans of LeapPad and their products. Way back when, we owned the original LeapPad, we’ve had the Tag Pen since it came out along with a huge collection of books, and Kora & Logan each have a LeapFrog Explorer & selection of games. Dave and I love that LeapFrog products make learning [...]

My Twinn Doll Review

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Kora enjoys playing with dolls. She loves changing their clothes and making up games or playing pretend with them. So when I heard about the My Twinn doll, I knew she would be so excited. My Twinn dolls are fully customized, handcrafted dolls which are created to capture the unique characteristics of girls ages 3-12 [...]

Back to School Shopping with T.J. Maxx & Marshalls

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According to a recent Mom Central/T.J. Maxx and Marshalls survey of nearly 1000 moms, almost half of them (43%) believe that name value or prices are the most important factor in in back to school shopping. The second highest factor was quality (40%) and 81% of moms said that rising costs of items will negatively [...]

Cute Halloween Costumes from Costume Express

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Ever since they were old enough to understand Kora and Logan have enjoyed dressing up in cute Halloween costumes. Logan had a phase where he didn’t want to dress up, but that’s since passed and now he’s as excited about costumes as Kora. Since the start of school, both kids have been talking about Halloween. [...]

Emergen-C Kidz Review & Giveaway CLOSED

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Cold & flu season has already attacked our house. Kora came home with the sniffles last week. She was sneezing and blowing her nose continually over 2-3 days and then she cleared up. Unfortunately, she shared her cold with me and I was down and out for nearly a week. It was rough! And now [...]

Easy Playhouse Review

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If you are looking for a way to keep your children or grandchildren entertained, the Easy Playhouse could be your answer. The Easy Playhouse was simply that, easy to put together. It took Grandpa Randy and a couple of the grandchildren just a few minutes to assemble. It builds out to a 34″x27″x48″ play house, [...]

Yo Gabba Gabba Birthday Bash & Memorex PartyCube Giveaway CLOSED

Yo Gabba Gabba Birthday Bash

Yo Gabba Gabba!   This weekend we threw a It’s Time to Dance! Birthday Party in honor of Memorex’s 50th Birthday with a little help from our Yo Gabba Gabba! friends. It was awesome seeing the kids and their cousins together dancing and playing and having some fun. We had our rockin’ tunes coming from [...]

Step2 Lifestyle Legacy Kitchen Review

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Kora and Logan love to help me cook and bake. So when we had the opportunity to review the new Step2 Lifestyle Legacy Kitchen, I knew they would be thrilled. When the kitchen arrived they could hardly wait to get it open: When I first saw the size of the box, I was worried that it [...]

Scotch Restickable Strips, Tabs & Shapes Review

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Kora and Logan are quite the artists. They could spend most of the morning coloring and drawing. At one point, their bedroom walls were covered from one end to the other with their artwork. It was adorable, but unfortunately some of their drawings were ripped because they were constantly trying to move them from one [...]