Tweet Now that this has been one of our every day items for over a year, I thought it was a good time for the M Reviews to tackle the Gentle Giraffe Toy! From Cloud B, makers of the favorite Twilight Turtle toys, comes the plush Gentle Giraffe, a cute animal and sound machine in [...]
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Lil Shopper Play Set Review
Tweet For the past year I’ve gained a new perspective on the fun toys we carry – I have a little one who is often anxious to play! So today is the first installment of “M Reviews” – a closer look at a tested toy that my child enjoys. First up, the Lil Shopper Play [...]

Soap Making… Made Easy
Tweet I had a lot of fun making these little candy soaps. The Creativity for Kids Petite Sweet Soaps Kit is unique, because it comes with six different colors of soap clay. The soap clay is softer and easier to manipulate than Sculpey clay and it washed off my hands very nicely—because it’s soap! I’d [...]

Harness the Power of Solar Energy
Tweet No better time than the hottest weeks of summer so far to test the 6-in-1 Educational Solar Kit! One of our more popular gifts this summer, I’ve had my eye on it for a while. Just like all Elenco Toys, the kit has everything you need for many hours of learning and fun. The [...]

Summer Fun with Zartz Darts
Tweet I have always enjoyed the Outdoor Toys department here at Growing Tree Toys, and whenever there is a new twist on a toy you throw I must try it for myself. Last year I was hooked on the Djubi, and this year when I saw the Zartz Darts – I knew I had to [...]

Zing Delivers Again With Foam Flying Fun
Tweet I knew immediately which new toy I wanted to review after I heard a combination of 2 things: • How much fun my bosses had with it at Toy Fair • Its creator (John Hunter) is responsible for Super High Altitude Research Program, otherwise known as the world’s largest gas gun Sporting a bright [...]
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