Category: 2011 Christmas Gift Guide

My Memories is an award winning digital scrapbooking software that is extremely easy and fun to use.  My Memories Suite helps anyone create digital scrapbooks, cards, calendars, etc. without having to buy expensive programs and then learn how to use the software.

Coming up with ways to entertain little children on long distance travel can be a challenge.  But it doesn’t have to be.  Julia Pimsleur Levine, daughter of the renowned linguist Dr. Paul Pimsleur and founder of Little Pim, and award-winning foreign language learning series, believes travel time is the perfect opportunity to play games that reinforce kids’ budding foreign language skills, while keeping it fun and silly.

Whether you plan on having a traditional Thanksgiving with family or celebrating Christmas and New Year’s at a far-from-home destination, it’s never too early to buckle down on year-end holiday traveling plans to find the best deals.

The V.Reader is described as an “interactive reading system” for children 3-7  but our nearly 6 year old ‘reviewer’ thinks it is a fun toy  that tells him stories and lets him draw cool pictures that he can save.

It looks just like a book and even has a cover that protects the screen and buttons when not in use. 

The long awaited Toy Story Trilogy on Blu-ray 3D arrived in stores November 1.  Just in time for holiday gift giving!

As I mentioned in my Cars 2 review, Pixar knows their stuff, and the quality of the Blu-ray 3D picture and sound on the discs is exceptional.  Even the picture on the trailers for upcoming Disney/Pixar Brave and Planes releases on the discs were perfect.

If you need to get a gift for a recently married woman, a woman struggling in her marriage or a good female friend or relative this Christmas, The Power of a Praying Wife Devotional: New Ways to Pray for Yourself, Your Husband and Your Marriage by Stormie Omartian would be a great choice.

When it seems you have nothing to bring… What gift can you give the King?

In this Veggie-version of a holiday classic, Junior Asparagus stars as The Little Drummer Boy, a lonely child who fins the true meaning of Christmas when he stumbles upon the birth of the baby Jesus. A story of hope, love, and forgiveness, this timeless tale will warm the hearts of children everywhere.

It’s always hard to find gifts for the tweens and teens on parents’ holiday shopping lists.  The options are often high-priced electronics and video games that stick kids to the couch. This year, there’s a fresh, new alternative that will get kids up and active and out the door.  The Rockboard Scooter is the coolest new hybrid on two wheels.

From the time E.T. came out waaay back in 1982 (yes I’m dating myself) – I have loved Reese’s Pieces.  So it was no surprise to me that when Hershey’s started coming out with other “Pieces” I would like those too.  While I still enjoy peanut butter, my more ‘grown up’ side prefers almonds.  So it was a treat to be able to try the Hershey’s Milk Chocolate with Almond Pieces before they even reach the store shelves!

Cars 2, Pixar Animation Studios’ big summer blockbuster, is now available on DVD, Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray for home viewing.

All the world’s a racetrack as racing superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe’s fastest and finest in this thrilling high-octane new installment of the “Cars” saga.  Mater and McQueen will need their passports as they find themselves in a world of intrigue, thrills and fast-paced comedic escapades around the globe.