Tweens and Teens

Holiday Gift Guide-SpongeBob Squarepants: The Complete Seventh Season DVD Set

December 4, 2011 By Kathryn

Holiday Gift for Older Children

If you have a fan of SpongeBob Squarepants in your house, you won’t find a more appropriate gift than SpongeBob Squarepants: The Complete Seventh Season! This Four-disc DVD is packed with every hilarious moment from season 7. Here’s a brief synopsis:

Get ready to squeeze out more than 9 hours of hilarity in Season 7 of SpongeBob Squarepants! This 4-disc set features SpongeBob’s entire modeling career, Squidward’s whole public television career, and Mrs. Puff’s complete Krusty Krab career. Plus, you get a hilarious whodunit, a song you won’t easily forget, a slimy love story, the entire multi-chapter special “Legends of Bikini Bottom,” and oceans more!

SpongeBob Squarepants: The Complete Seventh Season will be available on December 6, 2011, so check you local DVD retailer or pre-order online today and enjoy hours and hours of SpongeBob fun this Christmas!

ARV: $27.00

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Holiday Gift Guide-Mattel Fijit Friends-Giveaway-CLOSED

December 3, 2011 By Kathryn

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Holiday Gift for Tween Girls

Every year at Christmas, there are a few toys that a child absolutely “has to have.” And for tween girls in 2011, that toy is a Fijit Friend from Mattel! Fijit Friends are guaranteed to become your child’s new interactive best friend and are the undisputed must-have of the holiday season.

mattel fijit friends logan

So what are Fijit Friends? They’re the latest chatty, laughing, dancing BFF for tween girls everywhere! There are four Fijit Friends to choose from and every one has her own unique personality. There’s the trendsetter Willa, adventurous Sage, sweetheart Serafina and sporty Logan. No matter what your daughter’s favourite hobby is, there’s a Fijit Friend that loves the same thing!

Fiji Friends really are interactive. They respond to over thirty different key phrases, which are included on a handy “cheat sheet” in the box. When the Fijit Friend’s belly glows, you can use the key phrases to interact with your new friend.

There are three main settings for the friends: jokes, chatting and dancing. My favourite mode was definitely the “Dance With Me” mode. Not only do the Fijit Friends come pre-programmed with their own song and dance routines, they also are able to detect the beat of your own music so that they can dance along!

We received the sporty darling Logan to review, and she was the perfect fit with our active, tech-loving household. I loved the way that she could recognize a key phrase in a sentence. There was no need to speak using single words. Instead, we could talk normally and just make sure to insert the appropriate key word into our sentence to have her respond!

mattel fijit friend with girl

Fijit Friends are designed to be a little unpredictable, which is part of the reason the toys are so appealing! To get an unexpected response from a Fijit Friend, you just need to press her belly. Or log onto www.fijitfriends.com, press and hold the button on the back right-hand side of the Fijit Friend’s head and visit the Sonic Chirps portion of the website to get a wild and surprising reaction from your special Fijit Friend!

Fijit Friends are available at major retailers across North America and can also be purchased online from various retailers. So check out the collection for yourself and choose a Fijit Friend to become your child’s very own BFF!

ARV: $59.99

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Holiday Gift Guide-Lavish & Lime Artterro Art Kits-Giveaway

November 29, 2011 By Kathryn

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Holiday Gift for Green Tween and Teen Girls

Gifts for teenage girls can be tricky, but whenever I get stumped about what to get for the young women on my shopping list, I check out the selection at Lavish & Lime. Not only does Lavish & Lime have a great assortment of gifts for absolutely everyone on my shopping list, the products the online boutique carries are also eco-friendly!

For tween and teen girls’ gifts this year, Lavish & Lime is now carrying the fabulous craft kits from Artterro. These kits a great earth-conscious choice for gift giving and they are also a perfect choice for inspiring imagination and creativity!

For the aspiring artist or budding scrapbooker, check out the beautiful Art Journal Kits. These stylish spiral-bound journals are the perfect one-of-a-kind gift; no two are exactly alike! Of course, the journals feature blank pages of artist-quality drawing paper just waiting to be filled. But every journal also contains a solid book board cover to personalize, 14 inspiring project pages, 5 pages of beautiful handmade decorative papers, 6 solid coloured papers and a pocket folder to store pictures, scraps and found images. The only limit to what this journal will hold is the limit of its owner’s imagination!

If your daughter is more interested in crafts or in the newest fashions, then you can’t go wrong with the incredible Artterro Wool Felt Wearables craft kit! The kit contains natural 100% wool felt shapes, glass beads, wooden beads, sequins, craft thread, jewellery findings, needles and an idea sheet so that girls can create necklaces, bracelets, barrettes or broaches in their favourite colours and designs. These kits are intended for ages seven and up and while they are perfect for tweens and teens, even a crafty adult could have a lot of fun creating original jewellery with one of these kits!

Of course, one of the best things about the art kits from Artterro is the fact that they consider the environment. The company’s packaging is 100% recycled and every box can also be used as a frame to display a finished piece of artwork. The materials in the kits themselves are equally earth-conscious and include items such as recycled handmade paper and locally made beads and jewellery supplies.

The fabulous art kits from Artterro are just one of the great gifts that can be purchased online at Lavish & Lime and if eco-friendly gifts are your goal, then this sensational Vancouver-based boutique may just be the only place you need to get your shopping done. Check out the assortment of gifts for yourself and give a gift to Mother Earth at the same time by ensuring your presents consider the environment!

ARV: $12.95-$19.95

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Holiday Gift Guide-PlaSmart PlasmaCar Scooter-Giveaway-CLOSED

November 15, 2011 By Kathryn

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Holiday Gift for Energetic Kids

A gift that helps children burn off some energy is as much fun for the parent as it is for the child, and nothing combines fun and energy-burning better than a PlasmaCar! The PlasmaCar from PlaSmart has been helping kids use up their excess energy since 2003 and there’s a reason that these wiggly scooters are more popular than ever.

2011 Red PlasmaCar

The PlasmaCar is powered by one of the most eco-friendly energy sources around…kid power! By sitting on the PlasmaCar and wiggling the steering wheel back and forth, the scooter can reach an incredible ten kilometres per hour and provide hours of amusement. And the PlasmaCar isn’t just for kids! With the ability to support up to 220 lbs on flat, smooth surfaces, grown-ups can enjoy the fun of wiggling down the road too!

Needless to say, my two bundles of energy were enraptured as soon as their Dad put the PlasmaCar together. The assembly was a breeze; he simply popped the wheels into place, attached the steering wheel and just like that, my boys were ready to speed through the house! For the first few days, walking around without tripping over the small boy that just happened to be zooming across the floor was a bit of a challenge!

While the PlasmaCar is a great choice for outdoor fun on a big driveway or any other large, smooth surface, it is equally fun as an indoor toy. My husband has our PlasmaCar in the basement and the large open area is the perfect place for plenty of scooting around. Bigger spaces are better for maximum PlasmaCar enjoyment, but even a small area is great when a child is sitting on one of these fabulous scooters!

The PlaSmart PlasmaCar would make a great gift for any child with lots of energy and a fondness for fun, new ways to get around. And what child doesn’t fit that description? The PlasmaCar can be purchased at select stores across North America, so check the website for a retailer near you. Your child will have a very Merry Christmas cruising through the house on a PlasmaCar, and the rest of the family will love joining in the fun too!

ARV: $64.95

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Holiday Gift Guide-Nickelodeon DVD Sets-Giveaway

November 15, 2011 By Kathryn

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Holiday Gift for Children and Teens

Christmas holidays are right around the corner and Nickelodeon is ready with some great DVD releases that will keep your kids entertained through their entire Christmas vacation! From preschoolers to tweens and early teens, there’s a release for everyone in Nickelodeon’s holiday collection!

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Dora the Explorer: Celebrate with Dora Box Set

Enjoy all of Dora’s favourite holidays and fiestas in this new three-DVD box set, Dora the Explorer: Celebrate with Dora. The special box set includes Dora’s Christmas!, Dora’s Halloween and Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure, all in one gift-able collection! Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Dora the Explorer: Celebrate with Dora will be released on DVD on November 15, 2011.

SpongeBob Squarepants: Holidays with SpongeBob Box Set

Celebrate Christmas, Halloween and Valentine’s Day, Bikini Bottom-style with SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy and the rest of the crew in SpongeBob Squarepants: Holidays with SpongeBob. This 3-DVD collection includes Christmas, Halloween and To Love a Patty, released just in time for the gift-giving season. SpongeBob Squarepants: Holidays with SpongeBob is available on DVD on Nov. 15, 2011.

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VICTORiOUS: Season One, Volume Two Double DVD Set

Hit the stage with Tori Vega and the students at Hollywood Arts High School in Victorious: Season One, Volume Two. The all-new two-disc set includes the last nine episodes of the series’ first season, including the hour-long special “Freak the Freak Out” and the hit TV event “iParty with Victorious,” which is included on the special features disc. Plus, go behind-the-scenes for the making of the “iParty with Victorious” musical mash-up performance and the music video for Victorious star Victoria Justice’s single, “Best Friend’s Brother.”

Whether you have a preschooler that adores Dora, a school-aged child that can’t get enough of SpongeBob or a young teenager that is addicted to VICTORiOUS, you’ll be ready for the ennui of the holidays with one of Nickelodeon’s newest DVD collections. And one lucky reader is going to enjoy days of holiday fun with an ultimate holiday prize pack containing one copy of each of the DVD sets mentioned above! Nickelodeon DVDs are available at DVD retailers across North America, or shop online now.

ARV: $19.99-$29.99

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Holiday Gift Guide-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack-Giveaway

November 14, 2011 By Kathryn

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Holiday Gift for Teenagers

harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 box art

It’s finally here! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II is available now on Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack and nobody could be more excited than me to see the exciting conclusion of this epic series. I’ll have a review to post in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, here’s a brief synopsis of the film:

In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.

This release would make a great gift for any follower of the Harry Potter series or of fantasy movies in general. I was so happy when I learned that this fabulous book was spread out over two movies for the finale; there really was far too much action to fit into one film. And if Part I was any indicator, the conclusion of Harry Potter’s adventures is going to be unforgettable! Buy It 11.11.11 on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack with Ultra Violet Digital Copy or Download to Own http://bit.ly/p9a1eO and give your favourite Harry Potter fan a very merry Christmas!

ARV: $35.99

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Holiday Gift Guide-Kre-O Transformers Construction Sets

November 13, 2011 By Kathryn

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Holiday Gift for Boys

kre-o transformers optimus prime construction set

If you have a little boy that loves building block sets, you’re in luck! A brand new type of construction set has just been introduced in Canada and boys everywhere are sure to want to check it out.

Kre-O Transformers sets are the next generation of building sets. Designed for children between six and fourteen, these sets are available in a variety of Transformers characters including Sentinel Prime, Jazz and Ratchet. And, like Transformers themselves, the sets can be constructed in more than one way! From a powerful semi truck that can be rebuilt as Optimus Prime to a stylish sports car that can be reconstructed into the loveable Bumblebee, there’s twice as much fun to be had when you’re playing with Kre-O Transformers!

Kre-O Transformers Construction Sets feature different difficulty levels so that everyone from beginning builders to experts can enjoy the fun. The 90-piece Kre-O Transformers Optimus Prime Construction Set is recommended for children six and older, but I wouldn’t recommend it for a child that hasn’t had at least some previous experience with building block sets before. While it is fairly basic with less than one hundred pieces, it still takes time, patience and good hand-eye coordination to build the set into its two different configurations.

kre-o transformers sentinel prime in vehicle mode

The 542-piece 3-in-1 Optimus Prime Construction Set it the ultimate Kre-O Transformers building experience. The set is recommended for ages eight and older and is sure to provide a fun constructing challenge for older children and experienced builders on Christmas morning. The versatility of the Kre-O Transformers sets is a big hit with both me and my son; unlike other building sets that tend to lose their appeal after their first use, a Kre-O Transformers set lets kids enjoy twice as much fun in one clever package.

Kre-O Transformers Construction Sets are available at toy stores and mass merchandise stores across Canada, so check the website for a retailer near you. When Christmas morning rolls around, your child will be quiet and content for hours once they start building with a Kre-O Transformers set!

ARV: $9.99-$59.99

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Holiday Gift Guide-Paper Jamz Pro Series Instruments

November 8, 2011 By Kathryn

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Holiday Gift for Tweens and Teens

paper jamz pro series guitar

Do you have a tween or young teenager that longs to be a rock star? Indulge their fantasies with the next generation of easy-to-use musical instruments from WowWee. Paper Jamz instruments have been a hit among young would-be musicians since they were released early last year and now the company has kicked it up a notch with the new Paper Jamz Pro Series instruments!

The Pro Series is designed for more creativity, more special effects and way more entertainment. To nurture your child’s inner guitar hero, the Paper Jamz Pro Guitar will provide hours of television-free fun with two preloaded songs, a ripstrip for special effects and a freestyle mode! When the songs are playing, all your child has to do to get a great song is strum along to the melody in either Perfect Play setting, which ensures a flawless sound with just strumming, or Rhythm setting, which features the right chords but follows the player’s own rhythms.

Then, in Freestyle mode, creativity takes over and children can create their own tunes simply by touching the different frets on the guitar’s neck as they strum. The unique circuits in the paper-thin surface of the guitar responds instantly to the touch of a hand and are sure to have your child rocking out. Best of all, with the help of the Paper Jamz Pro downloadable app, kids can add their own favourite tunes to the guitar! My husband had a great time picking out one of his favourite songs and strumming along to the music!

If pop-singer stardom is more what your child craves, then the Paper Jamz Pro Series Microphone and Amplifier is what you’ve been looking for! The amplifier comes with two preloaded songs and five special voice effects for a fabulous professional sound. I loved singing some of my favourite Christmas carols with the Harmony effect; it was like having my very own personal back-up singers! Like the guitar, the microphone can be hooked up to the computer and aspiring singers can add their own songs to the amplifier!

paper jamz pro series microphone

The best thing about the Paper Jamz Pro Series instruments is that they are compatible with hundreds of popular songs that have been “Certified Compatible” with the Paper Jamz Pro instruments. So whether your daughter wants to enjoy a blast from the past with one of ABBA’s hits or your son is a huge Three Days Grace fan, chances are good there’s a Certified Compatible song that will have them sounding like a pro as they sing or play their favourite tunes!

These amazing instruments are a great way to let your child get a taste of the fun of playing an instrument and the fact that all the songs are contained within the instruments themselves makes them a great choice for parents that want to get their children away from the television for a while. Paper Jamz Pro Series instruments are available at toy stores and mass merchandise stores across the United Kingdom and North America and can also be purchased online at the WowWee store, so visit the website today!

ARV: $29.99-$39.99