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Last Minute Gift Idea-Taylor Swift Dolls from Jakks Pacific

December 22, 2009 By Elizabeth

I am such a huge fan of JAKKS Pacific, because they make my daughter's absolute favorite toys in the whole world - Puppy in My Pocket & Friends™ pets. Kaitlyn was beside herself the other day when a box arrived from JAKKS, with a Puppy in My Pocket, Kitty in my Pocket, and Jungle in my Pocket set. I have a Playmobil advent calendar on my desk that comes with little animals, and the Puppy in My Pocket & Friends animals have become part of the advent calendar scene. She can spend an hour sitting there playing with them all, it's so cute. I highly recommend any of the "in My Pocket" sets as a terrific stocking stuffer or gift! JAKKS Pacific also manufactures and licenses products for older kids, including a very popular doll this year based on singer Taylor Swift. Although I haven't reviewed the dolls personally, I promised Janis at Jakks that I would spread the word about the dolls starting with a post here, I'm sure there must be someone reading Table for Five who has a … [Read more...]

Eight Groovy Girls plus five Groovy Pets equals a whole lot of Grooviness

December 28, 2008 By Elizabeth

Are you familiar with Groovy Girls? They are a line of soft-bodied, yarn-haired, adorable dolls that are sold at Target as well as at bookstores and other retailers.Â Lia from Exponent P.R.Â sent Kaitlyn a collection of both the dolls and their Groovy Pets, in exchange for a mention here. Groovy Girls RSVP line of dolls and pets was developed by Manhattan Toy to provide a safe way for young girls to experience fun, fashion-filled doll play while promoting age-appropriate values and attitudes.The RSVP in the title stands for Respect, Self-Expression, Values, and Play. Each doll or pet comes with a code that can be used to access special activities on the Groovy Girls RSVP Web site, www.groovygirls.com. There's even a special place for moms, too, at moms.groovygirls.com! On the site you can dress your doll, customize her mod pod and attend online parties, all while accumulating points towards a doll donation for a girl in need. It was extremely generous of Lia to send us … [Read more...]