Need Some Christmas Gift Ideas?

It can be maddening slinking up aisles and aisles (and aisles!) of toys trying to figure out WHAT to get for that special someone. This year I've had the pleasure to review several items I feel would make great Christmas presents. I hope this list will give you some ideas and keep you from wasting pescious time aisle-hopping since all of these items are available online!

-Rokenbok Toys - These are my IT toys for Christmas. If you have kids who like to construct, demolish or play with remote control toys, these are a must! At first glance, I realize they look expensive, but I cannot stress enough how sturdy and durable these toys are. I was very impressed with the construction, they can stand up to even the rough hands of my three year old. He absolutely loved these toys and has spent hours (really, hours!) playing in happy fascination. My teens loved them too! They would each wait for their turn to try the Rokenbok toys out and even requested a Rokenbok city for Christmas. I had to laugh when the 15 year old whined "Why does Bram (age 3) get such cool toys?!?" This from a boy who has several gaming systems and his own laptop. We have the Preschool Blocks, Power Sweeper, Construction Action Set and to plan to add more. Please check them out, I promise you won't be disappointed! I wonder if they have an affiliate program, maybe I could earn our next purchase :)

-Swords for Wii- This video game, rated T for teen, is a really great choice for families! It has to be rated T due to weapons and some violence (it is about swords after all) but it is very tame when it comes to gritty violence, blood or gore. It's more sport than cut 'em up. My teen boys ages 15, 14 and 13 gave this game the thumbs up. They enjoyed the action, level progression and the different opponents to battle. I was happy because it wasn't gory or in any way inappropriate and to top it all off it's well priced at around $30.00! However, I do feel the need to ad that if your child is used to playing gritty fighting games like Call of Duty, this game may be too tam for them. On the flip side, if you have a younger child this game is probably appropriate for ages 7+ even though it's rated T. It really is a good, clean, skills game-use your best judgement as a parent.

-Digital Keychain from Wholesale Keychains- This is a really thoughtful but easy gift! Simply load a slideshow of photos on the digital keychain and you'll have a wonderful gift for grandparents, long distance relatives and anyone really. It's inexpensive too! Ranging from about $10-$15 you can easily afford enough for everyone on your gift list. And for about $6 you can engrave the backs also, wouldn't that be a sweet touch? And since they're so lightweight, it won't cost an arm and a leg to ship it to its recipient. I know my parents would appreciate a gift that could go with them anywhere AND allow them to show off the grandkids anytime, anywhere.