With the Brilliant Basics Hug 'n Giggle Baby, Fisher-Price created an ideally sized doll for your baby or toddler’s enjoyment. This soft plush doll is a bit different than most dolls because she is electronic and will giggle and coo when you squeeze her tummy but she can still be machine washed. I think that makes her a particularly great choice for your little girl.
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Hug 'n Giggle Baby
With the Brilliant Basics Hug 'n Giggle Baby, Fisher-Price created an ideally sized doll for your baby or toddler’s enjoyment. This soft plush doll is a bit different than most dolls because she is electronic and will giggle and coo when you squeeze her tummy but she can still be machine washed. I think that makes her a particularly great choice for your little girl.
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Fisher-Price Zoo Talkers Little People Animal Sounds Zoo Reviewed
DISCOVER THE ZOO TALKERS ANIMAL SOUNDS ZOO
Your young child would love going to this zoo! It was yet another quality children's toy playset made by Mattel and Fisher-Price, designed to encourage lots of imaginative play and learning. With this set, your little one learned to recognize animals through sight and sound. He or she also learned to recognize the animal habitats, which included grasslands, north and south poles, jungle and water.HOW DID IT WORK?
The set is electronic and recognized wild animals when your child placed a toy animal figure on a peg and pressed it down. It then named the animal and, with a second press, provided the associated animal noise. The set came with a lion, gorilla, polar bear and a zookeeper named Jack. Of course, the set would not have been complete without Fisher-Price's usual assortment of fun music and phrases.
ADDITIONAL PIECES
TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE ZOO:
- Recommended for Children Aged 1 1/2 to 5 years old
- Bilingual English and French
- Requires 3 AA Batteries
- Original Box Measured 25" (W) x 16" (H) x 5" (D)
- Release Date 2011
- Retired 2014
- Model W1710
- UPC Code 746775033514
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Fun with Friends Musical Table Reviewed
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Recommended for children aged 6 to 36 months.
Requires 3 AA batteries.
Measures 22 by 5 by 16 inches.
FIND YOUR MUSICAL TABLE
This toy was first released in 2008 and re-released in 2011. At some point since then, it was retired. You can still buy it but you will have to turn to eBay. When I checked today, there were a couple available but more of the more recent DJ Tables. See for yourself what Laugh & Learn Fun with Friends Musical Tables are available today by clicking here to eBay.
If you are interested in a Fisher-Price musical table but don’t need it to be this exact one, click here to see the newer Fisher-Price musical tables available on Amazon.
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Love to Play Puppy Reviewed
Follow along on our review of Fisher-Price’s Laugh and Learn Love to Play Puppy, a wonderful and affordable gift idea for the little one in your life. Puppy is a soft, cuddly toy who responds when your child touches with various silly sayings and sing-along songs including familiar ones like the Itsy-Bitsy Spider.Puppy is designed to be played with while also helping your young child learn the alphabet, numbers, colors and parts of the body. You chose one of two modes: learning or musical. As a fun bonus, his dog collar lights up or twinkles to the beat of the music.
A version of this dog, with slight changes and a even a new name, has been released pretty much consistently by Fisher-Price since 2003 and buyers continue to praise the quality and educational aspects of this toy.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
- Recommended for children aged 6 months to 36 years of age.
- The Puppy shown here is model number C6325 and had the UPC code 027084131413.
- Requires 3 AA batteries.
FIND YOUR LAUGH & LEARN PUPPY
If you are not looking for an older version of Puppy, you can find a new version of the Laugh and Learn Puppy by clicking here to Amazon. He has a slightly different name, which is Fisher-Price Baby Toy Laugh & Learn Smart Stages Puppy, but he still represents good value for a well-made, educational toy.
If, however, you are looking for an older version that you remember from the past, you will want to try eBay. You will find all of the versions of the Laugh & Learn Puppy available on eBay by clicking here where you will also find many different versions of this toy including pianos, walkers, rattles and more.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
2022 In the Garden ~ A Review
2022 In the Garden will be a time of renewal, rebirth and refreshment of the earth and you! If you ask any gardener they will certainly tell you that time spent in the garden is Time Well Spent.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Spring Into the Garden, Give Nature a Helping Hand! A Garden Review
Spring has sprung! Gardeners and Conservationists are all jumping for joy!
So what can you do to help those Hungry Hummers?
Migrating Birds, what you need to know!
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"Long-distance migrants typically move from breeding ranges
in the United States and Canada to wintering grounds in Central and
South America. Despite the arduous journeys involved, long-distance
migration is a feature of some 350 species of North American
birds."
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Happy Easter to Everyone!
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
December 26th, Time to Write a Thank You Day
Boxing Day Blues can sometimes strike when all the awaited festivities are over.
- Write that Thank You note to someone who went out of their way to make the holiday special.
- Plan a trip to the zoo. Christmas antics aren't just for people.
- Arrange some time to go for a walk in the neighborhood to enjoy the lights, decorations and all the sights.
- Let yourself relax with a good movie or go out to a show.
- Invite someone you haven't seen in a while for coffee and a good chat.
- Go out and play in the snow (if you have any). Bundle up with those new scarves, hats and mitts.
- Start a new hobby. Scrapbooking, knitting, crocheting, drawing or woodworking. Coloring pages are still a great way to relax too.
- add your own ideas here.......
All the expectations, disappointments and let downs seem to disappear when you have a plan in mind. Just writing a note can help you get through that emotional build up of the past month. Going out to park, zoo, or being with a good friend, can give you a release for all the frustrations you may have felt or are still feeling. It's hard to stay disappointed when you are at the zoo checking out all the Christmas treats the zookeepers have in store for the animals in their care. Just watching the Polar Bears, penguins, monkeys and more, get their treats can be a delight for your overworked body and spirit. The walking and exercise are good for you too. Too much food and drink can be the trigger to make some people feel cranky and "out of sorts". Drinking water and walking can help undo all the overeating and indulgences that took place the day before. If you can't do the exercise, then just sitting back and watching a favorite movie, with full permission to just enjoy it, can also revive the drooping spirits. A new hobby will keep your mind and hands occupied while you try to figure out just what you are supposed to do. An active mind doesn't have time to dwell on things that didn't go as planned and that's a good thing.
**Olivia is not a health care specialist, if you are feeling down or depressed, please check out your local health professionals.
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Summertime Learning Fun
Summertime Learning Fun happens when you spend some time together, exploring our world and answering all those questions that come up. Like what's that Noise?
What else can you do?
Summertime opens up a whole new world for our children to learn. While the kids are looking to
Learning takes on a whole new meaning when summertime rolls around. No "textbooks" and no real "agenda" means that learning is done on a whatever crosses my path and intrigues me basis. That can even happen at home too! As I am writing, I can hear the toads singing in my pond. I need to learn more about them, so when my grandchildren come to visit, I can tell them some things that I'm sure they don't know.
Be Prepared!
As parents who prepare to take our children on hikes and overnight camping trips, we need to be ready to answer questions that are sure to pop up. Like "What's that noise?" Even a trip to the zoo can be filled with questions that need answers. Be prepared to either answer the questions or make note of the questions and when you are home again, look up the answers together, so that both you and your child will have learnt something new and you will have done it together. This is what makes family memories. We still laugh at some of the things that happened when we went places with our children. Now they are doing the same thing with their children and telling stories about when they were younger. It's time to pass on family history as well as having time to enjoy nature.
Playing games with the kids can be so much fun too. We would take ours camping and find that the welcome station had many printouts for educational purposes. We would make the most out of these "handouts". One camping trip, they had a print out of all the birds that nested in the area, with hints for the kids. We would go on hikes and try to spot nesting areas and then spotting the birds too. There were print outs of the different trees and their leaves. We made a collection and even did bark rubbings. Have you ever stopped and looked at all the different types of bark on trees? It is fascinating! When the kids found what they were looking for, they would take a picture to go along with their leaves and bark rubbings, carefully noting the type of tree and all the nuances of it's growth. So much to learn, just from a tree! Birds and reptiles, amphibians and mammals of the area were all duly recorded. If we needed to learn more, a note was made in our notebook to look it up when we got back home. The kids loved their nature hikes, because it wasn't just walking through the woods, it was stopping and seeing what made up those woods. The trees, birds, bugs, flowers and everything that was in our path, was food for our "Discovery Book".
So What Can you Do to Prepare for a great Outdoor Adventure?
Above all, be ready to have some fun, make some memories and enjoy each others company in the great, beautiful and special outdoors. Happy Summer Everyone!
Monday, December 28, 2015
New Year's Countdown!
It's Official! We are now on the Countdown to New Year's Eve!
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Traditionally it's a time to reflect on the year that has passed and look to the future and what 2016 will bring our way.
Now without a crystal ball, it will be difficult to figure out exactly what will happen in the year ahead, but with some foresight, we can make sure that certain possibilities do happen.
What do I mean? Well, let's just say that instead of trying to project what we hope will happen, how about we make sure by our actions, that changes we want see, actually do happen.
I'm talking about making changes in our lives that will actually result in some of our expectations coming to fruition.
For a good many writers, that will mean something like: making sure that you have your blogs in place for publishing when they are expected, especially if you belong to a group of writers! If you are running your own website, it means learning the skills to make that website successful. It will mean taking the time to learn and then put into practice those lessons that have been imparted to you.
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Are you confused yet? If so, the best place to start is with someone who can help you make your site the best and be totally committed to helping you learn the "right" way to make this possible.
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When you join the Pajama Affiliates group, not only do Lesley and Robin help you with any problems you might have, but the whole community of bloggers will help you with their knowledge as well. That is just one of the many perks of belonging to this group.
Your New Year's hopes and aspirations are waiting for you to make the first move. Get blogging and learn how to turn that into some extra income for you and your family.
Now I would like to wish you and your family a very Happy, Health and Prosperous New Year!
Let's meet back here and see how 2016 turned out!
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