This could be one of the most useful pages you've come across on the internet for Christmas and the rest of the year in a long while! Once your kids are a certain age, you find yourself spending a good number of your weekends at other kids' birthday parties... and that can get expensive! Wouldn't it be great to have on hand a list of toys that the birthday boy or girl will truly love AND will cost you less than $20 a pop? Best Gifts for Babies Under $20 First 100 Words $4.99 (9 months – 3 … [Read more...]
MPMK Gift Guide Glimpse: Top Games for Playing Alone
Did you know that within each of the 15 MPMK 2017 Gift Guides, there are several mini-gift guides? Actually, let me back up a second and say how much I've enjoyed all the comments I've already been getting from all of you on this year's guides. For example: These are awesome! I've waited to make Christmas lists until they came out- and now I"ve shared with all my friends. The past two years I've used them and the gifts are ALWAYS a hit! -Ellen and this one's another … [Read more...]
The 18 Most Bought Toys of the 2016 MPMK Gift Guides that You Can Still Get By Christmas
Only 2 days left until Christmas Eve friends! In my final attempt to make shopping for the kids as painless as possible, I've put together a list of the most bought toys from our gift guides this year that you can still get delivered in time for Christmas! But this is important... In order to get these toys delivered in time, you must: Sign up for your free Amazon Prime 30-day trial here (if you're not already a Prime member). Here are the toys, in order of … [Read more...]
Out Today: Amazon’s Lowest Deals of the Season on Toys!
After years of watching toys sales for our famous Gift Guides, I like to think I've become a bit of an expert on how the sales work. Some of the best deals come in October, so if you're prepared and know what you want you can snatch them up early. Next, comes the 4-day sale frenzy between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. After that, the sales can be hit and miss until right around now... There are only 3 days left for free 2-day shipping using Prime (Get your free Amazon Prime 30-day … [Read more...]
What I Bought My Kids This Christmas
Putting out a super-popular kids' gift guide that reviews over 450 toys naturally leads to the same question over and over... But what are you buying your kids this year?? So today I thought I'd answer it (and pray like crazy that my kids don't accidentally stumble upon my blog somehow!) Not only am I listing what they're getting from Santa and my husband and I, but also from my parents and sister. They always enlist my help in shopping for my kids and I often even buy the gifts for my … [Read more...]
The 2016 MPMK Gift Guides are Here!!
How great would it be to get all of your Christmas shopping done ahead of time this year AND to feel confident your kids are going to love their gifts and keep returning to play with them again and again? I've got some HUGE news today friends! Drum roll please... The 2016 Toy Gift Guides are here! In case you're unfamiliar with our famous gift guide collection, this is not your average roundup of a few of our favorite things - Oh no. This is an incredibly extensive … [Read more...]
MPMK Gift Guide Glimpse: Best Toys for Kindergartners
Time for another “MPMK Gift Guide Glimpse”… For those of you not exactly sure what I’m talking about, this is a day when we highlight one of our favorite sections of the: 2016 MPMK Gift Guides Why? Because I realize that our MEGA gift guides are a lot to take in- detailed descriptions and age recommendations of over 400 toys, books, games, and more divided into 15 themed guides takes some concentration to get through. Update: See the Latest Sales on All our Picks Here!! I’ve heard from … [Read more...]
6 Kid Gifts that Won’t Add Clutter to Your Home
As evidenced by our extensive toy gift guides, I have a passion for doing lots of researching and trying to find the perfect toy that's going to stimulate and thrill my three kiddos. That does not mean, however, that I don't get a little freaked out by all the clutter that seems to come along with Christmas when said toys enter the house. I often try to do a big house cleanse just before to make room for the new stuff but sometimes it still doesn't do the trick, or I just run out of time … [Read more...]
MPMK Gift Guides: The Very Best Gifts for 2-Year-Olds
Image Credit: ©Donnie Ray Jones | Lego Feet - cropped and text added| CC by 2.0 These are awesome! I waited to make Christmas lists until they came out- and now I've shared with all my friends. The past two years I've used them and the gifts are ALWAYS a hit! -MPMK Reader, Ellen I am such a fan of your website and emails! Thanks for working so hard, especially at Christmas shopping time! Grandparents have scored major points after I forwarded them your lists. -MPMK Reader, Lauren Welcome to … [Read more...]