I wanted to give you a little review of the gifts that my kids got for Christmas… the ones that were a HIT and the ones that were a FLOP!
The picture above is our Christmas tree at the Tree Top. I think it is beautiful! We had so much fun! Now, the toilet paper was a parting gift from our Elf on the Shelf, he T.P.’d the tree, my son to his bed and the deer in the wall. I don’t ask, I just live here.
Lets start with the FLOP, because there was really only 1. One BIG, HUGE, FAT flop! I am still crying about it!
I was so excited for my 14 year old to get a Kindle Fire from Santa. He was not as excited. At first, he had no idea what it was or what it did. So I spent FOREVER showing him just how dang cool it was and helped him get his iTunes music on it…. then it sat there for 2 days. I finally asked him if he wanted me to return it ( I mean if he wanted Santa to return it) and he said yes, he kept apologizing and said he just wouldn’t use it.
I just finished printing my return label from Amazon. It was really easy to do. I keep trying to justify keeping it for my self but I can’t 🙁 I asked him if there was something he wanted instead, he answered, “can I borrow your iTouch and I need some shoes.” DONE.
Onto the WINNERS!
OMGosh! This thing ROCKS!! It was a spur of the moment purchase that I wasn’t sure about when I posted it and another device. It is called the Go Groove and works with your iPod or iPhone. Everyone in the house is fighting over it including me! The sound that comes out of this thing is AMAZING! I would totally recommend this sound system to everyone! We made my son bring it on vacation with us. You can see it HERE.
YEP! Obviously the Nintendo DS3 was a HIT! She was a pretty happy kid. Even better all the DS games they already have work on it, so there is no shortage of games to play. Thank goodness as we didn’t really buy any new ones! I did get her a cool carrying case for it through!
Another spur of the moment purchase because it was a lightening deal that I posted. Paul and I had talked many times about getting a pair of nice headphones that I could use while working, and in the car. These had GREAT reviews and were really discounted, plus I had some Swagbucks I could use, so I grabbed the white pair (thinking the kids would think they are dorky and wouldn’t want to use them)!
They are AWESOME! They were so nice on our trip, and have not been removed from a persons head 24/7 since they came! I would highly recommend these! Go HERE to see them .
The elusive Leappad! Oh yes! It was everything that it was cracked up to be! The kids have really loved it. Plus the games and graphics are good and fun. The 3 year old loved it along with the 11 year old who can be caught playing on it also!
The shortage was justified, I can see the kids no getting tired of this one for a while. Two years ago I bought the handheld Leap Frog device and that was a flop, the never played with it at all, so I was worried about this one initially. They love it though! They are also finally in stock HERE, and my Walmart had ONE today in the store!
For the 18 month and under crowd, the boxes, wrapping paper and bows were priceless!
This baby (cutest baby on the planet!) figured out how to open presents and was a rock star! She just wanted to open them!
There were 2 that really stood out if you were wearing diapers. The Leapfrog Learn and Groove Microphone was a big hit, in fact we had to hide it in the car on the way home to keep Dad from tossing it out the window. True test of a good toy!
Finally, the good old fashioned Playskool Busy Poppin’ Pals was the biggest hit for the diaper crowd! They wouldn’t even let it come out of the box, they were too busy playing with it!
Look at how good my baby is… sitting there quietly waiting her turn to play. While her cousin pushed his way in 🙂 LOL! Not quite! More the other way around!
That is it for my wrap up. Except for the Kindle Fire which was in my opinion the coolest gift ever, it was all really good!
What were your hits and flops?!
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