Movies: The 2009 year had a great box-office, with many hits that kids would love to own. "Transformers 2," "Twilight," "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" are just a few titles to get you thinking. "Up," "Hannah Montana: The Movie," and "The Race to Witch Mountain" also had rave reviews. Movies are a great family gift, since all children in a family will enjoy it. It can be very economical to give a movie to a family rather than individual gifts!
Books: In this technologically-driven age, books are a rare gift. Kids still love to read, but chances are, they don't own very many books. While libraries are great for supplying books to kids, giving them a book encourages them to read and pursue an academic life. Not sure where to start with books? The Newberry Award winners are typically great reads, as are ALA notable books. The New York Times also puts out a list of top-selling Young Adult and Junior Fiction books. Your library should have these lists on hand to guide you.
Transformers: The Transformer toys are back and more creative than ever. Some Transformers can change into many different things. The most popular ones right now are Optimus Prime and BumbleBee. Both Transformer movies have been hits, so the kids don't have them yet, chances are they might want to own them.
American Girl Dolls: The American Girl series is still very popular among young girls. The repertoire of American Girl items has increased to include movies, like "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," which came out last year before Christmas. Girls can get American Girl dolls that are created to look just like them, or choose from the selection of American Girl Dolls from the series. Girls love to get Christmas dresses for their doll, and American Girl even offers matching Christmas dresses for the girls to wear themselves. You can sign up for the American Girl catalog online, which girls love to look through and can help you get an idea for what your little American girl might want!
Dress up clothes: Dress up clothes are great for both boys and girls! Boys aren't interested in the princess costumes like girls are, but they enjoy dressing up like firefighters, lions, and ninjas. Dress up clothes encourage imagination and creative play, and are one of those toys that don't get "old." Many home-school organizations use dress ups to teach about other cultures and for free play time. Girls love to wear princess costumes, and dance around. If you decide to get dress up clothes as a Christmas gift, don't forget the accessories! Girls need feather boas for their princess costumes and boys need toy guns for their cowboy costumes!
Bicycles: These two-wheeled classics are still around and begging for attention. These are one of those semi-responsible gifts, since many children use a bicycle as a means of transportation to school and around town. Besides, what child isn't excited to find a bike under the tree on Christmas morning?!
Wii: The Wii and accompanying Wii games are still top hits this Christmas. With Karaoke, the Wii Fit, Hannah Montana, and sword fighting, Wii has something for everyone. Rockband is also very popular with the teenage crowd, since it allows them to follow their love for music in a game they can play with their friends.
Shelby is the mother of 2 girls and 1 boy and lives in Orem, Utah. She also runs a home-based business called My Cute Dressups at http://www.mycutedressups.com that sells Princess dress up clothes and other fun pretend play items for kids, toddlers, and even teenagers and adult princess costumes. She also has an eBay store and a local store run by the same name. She has seen a noticeable difference in her kids after encouraging dress up play.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Upcoming Modern Warfare 2 Killstreaks
Killstreak awards at 3, 4, 5, 6 ,7 ,9, and 11.
Care Package Killstreak award - Random care package drop. You get a random killstreak perk. Could be an AC-130 or UAV.
Callsign Editor - Customize your title, rank emblem, and so on. Lots to choose from (7 pages of 25 items on each page)
Sleight of Hand, Stopping Power are returning perks.
Commando Perk - increased melee distance.
Hardline Perk - Killstreaks take one less kill.
Scavenger Perk - Fully resupply yourself from dead players.
Bling Perk - 2 primary weapon attachments.
Copycat Perk - this is a Deathstreak perk. Die four times in a row, and you can steal your opponent's ****through the kill cam.
Painkiller Perk - unsure if this is a Deathstreak/Killstreak perk. Big health boost once you spawn.
You're allowed 2 flash/stun grenades as default, instead of 1.
Confirmed Killstreak awards - UAV, Care Package, Counter UAV, Sentry Gun, Predator Missile, Precision Airstrike, Attack Helicopter, Pave Low (shockemshaun says this is a chopper used for spec op missions and rescue missions for undetected penetration into enemy territory, and is unsure what it will due in the game), and the AC-130
Shotguns can be silenced
You cannot shoot while using the riot shield, it is slow to swap to and from it, and it obscures the bottom quarter of your screen.
New - Deathstreaks - See Copycat (above)
Party Support - Members in your XBL party will be recognized in game with blue names above their player.
New Game Type - Demolition - No info
Lightweight and Marathon Perks - No info
Dual wielding SMG's confirmed, so Akimbo isn't limited to pistols.
New Equipment - Tactical Insertion - Choose where to respawn on the map.
Secondary Weapon can be a machine pistol/grenade launcher/handgun/or shotgun? (unable to read)
Awards post-game (such as those in Halo, like Sticky kills, Headshots, Running Riots, etc.) - Those shown were Pathfinder :Most UAV's: Sprayer :Most hipfire kills: Vengeful :Most paybacks:
Monday, October 26, 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Recruitment
The Redneck Mafia Clanis now accepting applications for new clan members over the age of 21. If you love to play Call of Duty series, and you live below the Mason Dixon Lin, then feel free to come and apply. We are forming this clan for a friendly environment and fun atmosphere where we can hang out and make new friends and have some fun killin' people on Modern Warfare 2! Just click this link to register: REDNECK MAFIA HOMEPAGE
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