Somehow a Zoocchini ended up on my doorstep! I don't know how it got there, but I've gotta tell you, it's one sweet canned vegetable. Well...it a canned giraffe, really!

Zoocchinis are high-quality stuffed animals that come packaged in a clear-plastic paint can with colorful jungle designs all around the outside. I'm not sure which part my kids like more, the can or the stuffed animal!

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For the second time this week, another set of kids' jewelry with Disney characters has been recalled. This time the culprit is lead.

Tinker Bell's Lil' Tinker Bracelet, Silvermist's Water Lily Necklace and Rosetta's Rosebud Key Chain were all manufactured in China and imported by Playmates Toys. A metal connector that holds the charm contains unsafe levels of lead.

Jewelry is particularly da...

February is American Heart Month and what a coincidence! I've just discovered a really cool toy called My Little Beating Heart (compare prices). It's a soft, squishy, fuzzy, heart-shaped toy with a subtle heartbeat you can feel. Toys with recorded heartbeats aren't terribly uncommon because the sound of a beating heart is said to soothe newborns, but this one is different.

My Little Beating ...

Today the CPSC announced a new recall of two types of necklaces featuring Disney's Princess and the Frog. Exclusively sold at Walmart and manufactured by FAF, the necklaces have a crown or a frog pendant and come in a hinged box.

Cadmium is a toxic substance that became more prevalent in toy manufacturing after lead was prohibited.

It is particularly important to ensure that children's jewe...

I frequently find myself pulling my hair out as I try to entertain two small boys for days at a time. Sometimes weather keeps them home. Other times it's some unidentifiable virus that makes them feel just crummy enough to climb the walls at home all day.

On days like this I turn to kitchen-table projects like coloring. In an effort to preserve those few IQ points that remain in February, I ...