Image by unloveablesteve via Flickr Just over two years ago, on October 19th 2007, I wrote a post titled Tonka Trucks: "built for boyhood"? in which I called Tonka to task for their commercial showing boys playing with Tonka dump trucks, a commercial in which not only did they insinuate that Tonka Trucks are built specifically for boys, but used the phrase "boys are built different" several times. A phrase, as one commenter pointed out, that isn't even grammatically correct. The point of my post was to point out that GIRLS also play with Tonka trucks, so obviously their products are built for girlhood too. My comment that playing with a dump truck does not cause a girl to grow a penis or anything was a big hit with my readers back then. Well, Tonka, you did it again. In heavy commercial rotation right now is an ad for Chuck the Talking Truck. It goes like this: "Hi, I'm Chuck. Your BOY'S friend". *insert sound of facepalm* Tonka, Tonka, Tonka. You really need … [Read more...]
PLAY-DOH Burger Builder Review
PLAY-DOH Burger Builder is the 2009 Family Fun Toy of the Year Award Winner! Cook up something extra special with this fun PLAY-DOH set and its tons of burger-building accessories! Mold pretend "burger patties", "onions", "lettuce", "pickles" and more, press out "fries" and then use your special TWIST-A-CHIP tool to crank out the coolest pretend potato chips you could possibly serve up! · Super-fun PLAY-DOH set lets kids press, mold, twist and "cook up" a "burger" and "chips" meal that looks almost good enough to "eat"! · Includes 5 56.6g cans of PLAY-DOH compound, molds, press, plate, plastic knife, rolling pin, and TWIST-A-CHIP tool. · Ages 3 and up. Notice Parents: Contains Wheat. Non Toxic. Hasbro sent us a Burger Builder set to review, and I have to admit, it's pretty clever. Once I showed Kaitlyn how to pinch off a piece of the colored dough and press it to form the "burger" parts, she had fun making the parts for me to assemble. Here she is hard at … [Read more...]
Nestle Family School Supplies Giveaway
This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winner, comment #27 from Andrea V.! I was invited to attend a blogger event at Nestle Headquarters in California at the end of September, but I had to decline because the dates overlapped with my trip to IZEAFest. I was really bummed out that I had to miss it, because I had been to the Nestle Culinary Center earlier this year and had such a wonderful time meeting some of the people that make Nestle brands. Even though I wasn't able to attend the event, Nestle offered me an opportunity to give away a terrific pack of Mead and Five Star brand products, from a campaign they did for back to school on the Nestle Family website. They sent me the same prize pack so I could see what the giveaway winner would be getting, and I have to tell you, it is pretty cool: If you're not familiar with the Nestle Family site, you really should check it out. You'll find Halloween snacks and decorations, recipes, and coupons for Nestle Family … [Read more...]
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