Monday, September 8, 2008
As we step inside the kingdom of kids toys, one can’t tend to overlook enigma of the Barbie doll. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits often involving parody of the doll and her lifestyle.
The doll is produced by Mattel.Inc, and is a major source of revenue for the company. The American businesswoman Ruth Handler is regarded as the creator of Barbie, and the doll's design was inspired by a German doll called Bild Lilli
At that time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, The Lilli doll was first sold in Germany in 1955, it became popular with children who enjoyed dressing her up in outfits that were available separately.
Mattel's newest plastic creation, Black Canary Barbie, is raising a few eyebrows. She's dressed in a biker jacket, black boots and fishnets. This Barbie, with heavy makeup and long blond hair, was modeled in the likeness of DC Comic Super Hero Black Canary.
DC Comics super heroine Black Canary is known for her martial-arts skills and her "Canary Cry" — a high powered, sonic scream with the ability to shatter objects and incapacitate villains. Barbie doll captures this super heroine's essence, wearing her signature black "leather" bodysuit and jacket, patterned tights, and black boots with "golden" details. Long honey blond hair with bangs and black gloves with "golden" details complete the look.
The Black Canary Barbie doll “kicks” into action, wearing costume of faux leather black jacket, signature fishnet stockings and striking faux leather boots with “metallic” accents. A mane of blond hair and deep crimson lips give the doll a dramatic look, as do the dark brows framing azure blue eyes, outlined by vivid ebony lashes.
This ravishing and gorgeous Barbie is priced at $40.00 and is awaited to hit the markets in coming October 2008
At that time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, The Lilli doll was first sold in Germany in 1955, it became popular with children who enjoyed dressing her up in outfits that were available separately.
Mattel's newest plastic creation, Black Canary Barbie, is raising a few eyebrows. She's dressed in a biker jacket, black boots and fishnets. This Barbie, with heavy makeup and long blond hair, was modeled in the likeness of DC Comic Super Hero Black Canary.
DC Comics super heroine Black Canary is known for her martial-arts skills and her "Canary Cry" — a high powered, sonic scream with the ability to shatter objects and incapacitate villains. Barbie doll captures this super heroine's essence, wearing her signature black "leather" bodysuit and jacket, patterned tights, and black boots with "golden" details. Long honey blond hair with bangs and black gloves with "golden" details complete the look.
The Black Canary Barbie doll “kicks” into action, wearing costume of faux leather black jacket, signature fishnet stockings and striking faux leather boots with “metallic” accents. A mane of blond hair and deep crimson lips give the doll a dramatic look, as do the dark brows framing azure blue eyes, outlined by vivid ebony lashes.
This ravishing and gorgeous Barbie is priced at $40.00 and is awaited to hit the markets in coming October 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
People have forgotten about the meaning behind gifting. In a consumer driven society we are often pushed towards competing e.g. upstaging gifts and my gifts better than yours. Let’s go back to basics; giving is far more rewarding than receiving.
It's as much fun for adults to give toys as is it for children to receive them - especially when you can relive part of your own childhood by giving your kids’ gifts that you enjoyed while you were growing up. For the best ideas simply walk into your largest kids’ gift store and ask what's selling for your age group.
There are many interesting concepts of personalized kids’ gifts such as t-shirts and sweatshirts, tops and skirts, photo frames and albums, memory keepers, slumber bags, play houses, wooden art boxes, ID
bracelets, dolls, chef sets, or cooking kits.
Favored gift articles for girls are colored candles, cards, decorative articles, or musical jewelry. While boys love to have personalized coin banks, CDs, cups, glasses, and other mementos.
Perhaps because I recall spending hours and hours playing this classic word game with my family, I love giving Scrabble boards as Christmas gifts. Boys and girls both love the game as it’s both fun and educational. Jigsaw puzzles make perfect kids’ gifts for children of all ages. Personalized kid's gifts make fantastic presents to celebrate a child's special occasion. There are The Internet is an excellent place to search for a perfect personalized children's gift. There are a number of websites that feature gift items. They provide detailed information on different personalized kids’ gifts that are ideal for children.
Do you want to give gifts that will be remembered for years to come? But how do you create those children's memories? The gift that is remembered is the message of love from the adult. Spending time is the best gift. Remember the final step for gifting is the wrapping so spend as much time on the wrapping as you did on buying the gift.
Kids never run out of energy. So make sure they don’t run out of things to do. It's always a delight to buy kids gifts. Invariably, the experience brings me back to my own childhood, and I fondly remember the thrill and wonderment of seeing beautifully wrapped gifts and discovering the surprises that lay beneath the wrapping.
It's as much fun for adults to give toys as is it for children to receive them - especially when you can relive part of your own childhood by giving your kids’ gifts that you enjoyed while you were growing up. For the best ideas simply walk into your largest kids’ gift store and ask what's selling for your age group.
There are many interesting concepts of personalized kids’ gifts such as t-shirts and sweatshirts, tops and skirts, photo frames and albums, memory keepers, slumber bags, play houses, wooden art boxes, ID
bracelets, dolls, chef sets, or cooking kits.Favored gift articles for girls are colored candles, cards, decorative articles, or musical jewelry. While boys love to have personalized coin banks, CDs, cups, glasses, and other mementos.
Perhaps because I recall spending hours and hours playing this classic word game with my family, I love giving Scrabble boards as Christmas gifts. Boys and girls both love the game as it’s both fun and educational. Jigsaw puzzles make perfect kids’ gifts for children of all ages. Personalized kid's gifts make fantastic presents to celebrate a child's special occasion. There are The Internet is an excellent place to search for a perfect personalized children's gift. There are a number of websites that feature gift items. They provide detailed information on different personalized kids’ gifts that are ideal for children.
Do you want to give gifts that will be remembered for years to come? But how do you create those children's memories? The gift that is remembered is the message of love from the adult. Spending time is the best gift. Remember the final step for gifting is the wrapping so spend as much time on the wrapping as you did on buying the gift.
Kids never run out of energy. So make sure they don’t run out of things to do. It's always a delight to buy kids gifts. Invariably, the experience brings me back to my own childhood, and I fondly remember the thrill and wonderment of seeing beautifully wrapped gifts and discovering the surprises that lay beneath the wrapping.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
We adorn our lives in a way we want to and our choice of accessories is greatly influenced by our perspectives toward life. The perspective of each individual varies from the other greatly. It varies on their culture, standard of living, mindset and also on age. To a five year old kid, life is very much like a fairy tale land very much similar to those mentioned in their books. As they grow up, the wonderland takes the look of an urban city where he builds pedestals of his dreams. The attitude of different individuals get reflected in everything they do. Our bedrooms are no exception to this. We adorn our living rooms as per our whims and give them the appearance of our brainchild. In a similar way, a kid's bedroom should also be an extension of his persona and must be festooned as per his taste and preferences.
To start off, the front wall of the bed should be painted with bright colors like yellow or lavender depending on the preference of your child. You could also paint pictures of your child's favorite cartoon character or posterize it with picture of your child's favorite super hero. Painting the room with energetic colors like bright green or orange would rejuvenate your child every time they feel low and spice up their mood. Again, some parents prefer box beds which would provide enough spaces to keep blankets and pillows. It could also serve as a place to put your kid's toys and games CDs. Again, some child would prefer heir bedroom decorated in an enigmatic style as found in pictures of their books. I've personally known a lot many kids who have a preference for Victorian style and fashion. A little touch of histrionics would make your traditional child go crazy! Custom twin beds are available for twin babies which makes it a special kind of bedding fashion. It is just one of its own kind and are tailor make for twins. While you arrange for your kids bed, make it doubly sure that the same is not too far from the ground as beds situated high up make it difficult for kids and are more susceptible to accidents. A kids bedroom reflects his persona. His likings, taste and preferences contribute a lot in giving shape to its looks and features. A kid's bed should be ideally located near the window pane of the room so as to get a clear glimpse of the outside garden while your child awakes.
Last but never the least, the living room of your child should be small enough so as to give it a cozy feeling that a child yearns for. It should ideally be a small world to the kid.. not too big for his persona.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Harry potter has created such a buzz in the world of children literature that reading is back in style for kids. Poetry I think always held a special place in our life. The sense of beauty and enjoyment of language can be encouraged through poetry.
I remember when I was a kid; I would collect various kinds of books of poems. My white and pink striped study table was placed in the corner of the room and I would sit up on the chair and look outside and see people walking up and down the street covered in brightly colored clothes and my friend Thomas, jumping up and down just below my window screaming my name – so we could go and play in the snow. At night, I would open my diary and write my first lines of poetry inspired by my readings and the day’s activities.
I still think poetry was one of the reasons why I decided to become a teacher- the love of language, the depth of words and the power to affect others through simple words. The poems can be interesting and a child’s reading can be influenced by factors like:
• time of the year
• interest
To create an interest in poetry is essential to encourage a child to learn and understand the simplicity of life. It is essential for the adult whether parents or teachers to help a kid understand the language, the emotions associated with it so as to enjoy poetry.
Of course there will always be kids who don’t like reading; audio books are a great way to get those kids to listen to poetry. Audio books (also available in bilingual format) enhance the reading experience in a great way. You can even play a CD of poems while kids get ready to go to bed, by doing so they not only learn poems in a relaxed ambiance but also capture a child’s imagination. If your child seems to best remember by hearing poems, this might turn into a great resource for parents. Most children would be attracted by funny poems and is a wonderful tool in developing children's language, reading and writing.
Personalized CD of poems is a great gift for parents, family and friends to give to a child. They also come in attractive packaging as to capture everyone’s attention including the child’s.
I remember when I was a kid; I would collect various kinds of books of poems. My white and pink striped study table was placed in the corner of the room and I would sit up on the chair and look outside and see people walking up and down the street covered in brightly colored clothes and my friend Thomas, jumping up and down just below my window screaming my name – so we could go and play in the snow. At night, I would open my diary and write my first lines of poetry inspired by my readings and the day’s activities.
I still think poetry was one of the reasons why I decided to become a teacher- the love of language, the depth of words and the power to affect others through simple words. The poems can be interesting and a child’s reading can be influenced by factors like:
• time of the year
• interest
To create an interest in poetry is essential to encourage a child to learn and understand the simplicity of life. It is essential for the adult whether parents or teachers to help a kid understand the language, the emotions associated with it so as to enjoy poetry.
Of course there will always be kids who don’t like reading; audio books are a great way to get those kids to listen to poetry. Audio books (also available in bilingual format) enhance the reading experience in a great way. You can even play a CD of poems while kids get ready to go to bed, by doing so they not only learn poems in a relaxed ambiance but also capture a child’s imagination. If your child seems to best remember by hearing poems, this might turn into a great resource for parents. Most children would be attracted by funny poems and is a wonderful tool in developing children's language, reading and writing.
Personalized CD of poems is a great gift for parents, family and friends to give to a child. They also come in attractive packaging as to capture everyone’s attention including the child’s.
Monday, September 1, 2008
The idea of custom music CDs has always fascinated me. As a kindergarten teacher, I've noticed kids behave in schools differently than at home. The entirely ambiance of a school makes them wonder, thoughtful and curious. On the other hand, the cozy corner of the bedroom is a kind of comfort where they don't really wish to recollect anything about their kindergarten classes. kids don't remember half of the stuffs taught at schools as they reach home.
In my personal opinion, one of the bets ways to make kids learn their lessons is music CDs. With nursery rhymes recorded in it, they are a great way to familiarize your child with the school and help them connect to their lessons.
Most companies have come up with custom music CDs that are designed to blend with the likes and dislikes of your little one and help them grasp their lessons in a better way.
In a nutshell, CDs are made to help your child get accustomed to their lessons fast and that too in a way that they literally enjoy. If you wish to pamper your child with a music CD, get going with the fashionable the online stores and retail outlets and make your child humming all the way.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
As we spin back against time and ponder over our childhood days…we recollect them with a deep sigh...we yearn for the merry making, fun, that had been the very essence of our lives.
As we look back, those years seem to be a distant dream which had long been interrupted by the practicalities of adulthood.
But being a kid is never easy. Contrary to the popular perception, a kid's life is never a fairy tale... it is one of the earliest periods in a man's life when he responds to his surroundings. A kid stumbles upon everything that comes on his way…and gradually learns. The learning process actually develops his personality and as they grow up, it gets reflected in their behavior and attitude.
I've spent years observing the way a kid morphs into a more matured human and gradually develops a personality of his own. And I must admit that the environment and his surroundings have a role to play in deciding his nature, attitude and thought process.
When I say surroundings it includes anything and everything the child is connected to. His parents, teachers, friends who are very much like his own, and also the games and other accessories that are a part of his daily life. Instances are not rare when we want to entertain the little ones and end up gifting toys which do not benefit them in any way. Gifting a puzzle would further reinforce his creativity as opposed to a skeleton doll that would scare him away. A parent must step into the shoes of his child so as to perceive if a particular piece of toy is at all beneficial to him.
In a similar note, playing the right kind of music too is an important part of a child's upbringing. A good number of experts opine that playing personalized kid’s music with repeated use of the child's name actually helps a child in identifying himself with it. In this way, there are plenty of gadgets, games, toys and other stuffs that are designed to blend with a kid's persona and groom a kid to adulthood. In my up coming posts, I would come up with more such stuffs that would entertain your kids and manifest their moves…
That's what this blog is all about, it is about the toys, cloths, gifts, accessories and everything that would fit into the cradle of your child... about everything that fits into a kid's cradle. So just stay tuned and check out for more of kids stuffs and up coming kids fashion accessories…till then…
As we look back, those years seem to be a distant dream which had long been interrupted by the practicalities of adulthood.
But being a kid is never easy. Contrary to the popular perception, a kid's life is never a fairy tale... it is one of the earliest periods in a man's life when he responds to his surroundings. A kid stumbles upon everything that comes on his way…and gradually learns. The learning process actually develops his personality and as they grow up, it gets reflected in their behavior and attitude.
I've spent years observing the way a kid morphs into a more matured human and gradually develops a personality of his own. And I must admit that the environment and his surroundings have a role to play in deciding his nature, attitude and thought process.
When I say surroundings it includes anything and everything the child is connected to. His parents, teachers, friends who are very much like his own, and also the games and other accessories that are a part of his daily life. Instances are not rare when we want to entertain the little ones and end up gifting toys which do not benefit them in any way. Gifting a puzzle would further reinforce his creativity as opposed to a skeleton doll that would scare him away. A parent must step into the shoes of his child so as to perceive if a particular piece of toy is at all beneficial to him.
In a similar note, playing the right kind of music too is an important part of a child's upbringing. A good number of experts opine that playing personalized kid’s music with repeated use of the child's name actually helps a child in identifying himself with it. In this way, there are plenty of gadgets, games, toys and other stuffs that are designed to blend with a kid's persona and groom a kid to adulthood. In my up coming posts, I would come up with more such stuffs that would entertain your kids and manifest their moves…
That's what this blog is all about, it is about the toys, cloths, gifts, accessories and everything that would fit into the cradle of your child... about everything that fits into a kid's cradle. So just stay tuned and check out for more of kids stuffs and up coming kids fashion accessories…till then…
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