NEW! Fisher Price Recycle Truck

I was checking up my updates on Facebook and I came across Koupon Karen's post about a Fisher Price Recycle Truck. This truck is now available on Amazon.   I was thinking it was going to a Fisher Price Toy we already have, and much to my surprise, it was one I have never seen before!


Product Description from the Manufacturer:
The adorable Little People recycling truck comes with a recycler figure and features a recycle bin play piece which can be put into the back of the truck. Pull the lever to activate sound effects and move the recycle bin to the recycle door and out of the truck. The bin can also be loaded into the top for more drop through fun. Figure fits into the driver’s seat.

Fisher Price Recycle Truck on Amazon.com!

A Trip to the Toy Store

We took a family trip to Toys R Us for my littlest one's 2nd Birthday. We let him pick out a big and a little toy. He chose Geotrax, which ia another favorite in our house. I love the sturdy construction and the remote control trains. It is rated for ages 2-7, which is great because at this point, both boys love playing Geotrax.

While we were shopping for the little one's birthday, my oldest of course had to seek out how many toys he could find that he wanted. We found the Lego City Green Garbage/ Recycling Truck. He loves this and it went on his Santa List. He already had the Orange Garbage Truck and the Duplo Lego ones too.

Of course he found the "The Trash Pack". I wasn't sure what these even were at first. I guess they kind of remind me of the girl version of the Squinkies. The Garbage Truck is used to collect them and the barrel does infact go up and down...that is important! Then you can purchase seperate packs of Trashies.

Here are the Trashies. I think there are a whole bunch of them, some regular, some glow in the dark, rare ones and limited edition. There is a collectors guide so your child can check off which ones they have and don't have.  Perfect for stocking stuffers.

Here is my little cutie checking out the Geotrax. Of course we have the Geotrax Recycle Train and Garbage Truck, in fact, I think we might have two!

 

Happy Shopping!

Exciting News! New Playmobil Trucks

Just in time for the Holiday Season!  I love this time of year because I know new toys will be rolling out.  I was very excited to see two new Playmobil Trucks.

5938 Green Recycling Truck.  I love the bright green features on this rear loading truck.  It appears that is comes with two trash collectors, 1 bin and some little "trash" pieces.  Also that the back of the truck has a lever to lift and load the bin.  My oldest son hasn't seen this yet, he is going to be so excited!

Amazon is listing that as of today they have 7 available.  (Target and Toys R Us are sold out online from what I can tell) 

 

7516 Classic Recycling Truck.  From what I can tell, this is a new release of a older classic recycling truck.  I have only seen the old "vintage" one on ebay.  Very exicitng that Playmobil has released this new Classic Recycling Truck.   

Cyber Monday Deals

I love internet shopping!  I love how I can google search an item, find it at all different stores and prices, and to top it off, get a good deal!

Here are some of our favorite items on Amazon that you may be interested in:

Green Toys Recycle Truck
Battat Orange and Green Garbage Truck
Grandma Drove a Garbage Truck Book
Melissa and Doug Recycle Truck

Tonka Mighty Motorized Garbage Truck

The Holidays are officially upon us.  I hope everyone had a great Halloween and Thanksgiving.  The past few months have flown by and I can't believe it is that time of year again!  Black Friday deals are up and hopefully if you are out and about, you are finding super deals and are safe.  It makes me anxious just looking at the Black Friday crowds at all the big stores, so I am choosing to check out the online deals!

I found at JC Penney, the Tonka Mighty Motorized Garbage Truck (front loader).  There is a code of SHIP25 for Free Shipping on Orders over $25.00.  It is $34.99 and available in Green and Blue.   We already have both of these and an orange one too.  Tonka makes sturdy colorful trucks and they have pretty much withstood the rough and tough hands of our son.  He has played countless hours with his Tonkas using the automated front loader to pick up "trash".  Usually he uses tiny toys, legos or cut up paper or fabric. 

Toys R Us also has these Tonka trucks online, but are only offering free shipping on orders over $49.00.  JC Penney has the better deal!

Happy Shopping!

Another Installment of Re-Purpose That!

We had alot of fun this past summer making all sorts of craft projects.  We made this really cool nightlight out of a large CD Spindle Case and some leftover paper crafting supplies.  For the light, we used a LED battery operated votive candle we won in a baby shower centerpiece.  It is alot of fun to create a little scavenger hunt around the house with the kids and find all sorts of goodies to add to your craft projects!

We also added a little "bling" to the top cover.

 The Finished project!

 The flickering "candle" used to illuminate the night light!

 Mulberry and velum paper work the best.

 All lit up!

Thanks for looking!

The 5 R's...

re·duceVerb

1. Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size: "the need to reduce costs"; "a reduced risk of coronary disease".

2. Become smaller or less in size, amount, or degree

re·use

Verb: Use more than once.

Noun: The action of using something again. euse

re·cy·cleVerb

1. Convert (waste) into reusable material.

2. Return (material) to a previous stage in a cyclic process

re·think

Verb: Think again about, esp. in order to make changes to it.

Noun: A reassessment of something. esp. one that results in changes being made

 re·pur·pose

verb /rēˈpərpəs/ repurposed, past participle; repurposed, past tense; repurposes, 3rd person singular present; repurposing, present participle Adapt for use in a different purpose Repurposing Greeting Cards Project  have a love/hate relationship with greeting cards.  Of course, I love getting mail that isn't bills, the sentiments are nice and thoughtful.  But what do you do with with them afterwards? I hate to throw them away.  First of all, they cost so much money, someone you love spent the time to send it and well most of the time, the cards get put in a box in the closet.     I decided while I was trying to complete the "great file cleanup of 2011", I would keep the box o'greeting cards for a special project with the kids (ie: myself, little David and Lauren).  First I had the kids sort thru the cards by theme; christmas, fall (halloween & Thanksgiving), kid birthday, hearts/valentine's day and flowers.  We then cut off the back of the card and figured out what part of the front of the card we wanted in our Sizzix circle.  You could use any other type of circle cutter too or cut by hand.  At first I was using my fiskars circle cutter, but the Sizzix circle die was so much easier for the kids to use.  Next, using a triangle template, score the triangle shape into the cicle so the edges can be folded outward towards the card graphic. You will need to cut 20 circles per Hanging Decoration. While adhering all sides, be sure to exactly match up the folded semi cirlces.  If they do not exactly match, your ball may look like and oval.   We used a glue gun to adhere the paper.  (We did try using scrapbook adhesive and it didn't hold up with the humid air so we re-enforced with staples)  Before adhering the final circle, we threaded a ribbon thru for hanging.  And here is the beautiful end result!!!  These would be a great decoration for a Recycle Theme Birthday Party!

Another New Toy Story 3 Garbage Truck Playset!

My husband and son were shopping in KMart today and came across a toy we haven't seen before.  I am thinking we possible had walked right by it in the past because it looks similiar to the Matchbox Toy Story 3 Garbage Truck  or the Imaginext garbage truck from the movie.

This truck is the Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 Garbage Truck Playset by Mattel.  The truck comes complete with trash truck sounds, including back-up beeping and a horn. Open up the back to reveal conveyer belts and a claw! This truck would be perfect to bring for a playdate with a friend or a trip to grandma's house, since it is a portable playset, all in one "case".  My son had a great idea to also use his Action Link Characters with this playset.  Retail price of this particular toy is approx. $31.99.

How It's Made on the Science Channel

I was "clicking" through the channels last night and was checking out the guide for How It's Made on the Science Channel.  Once in a while, I find an episode that is of interest to myself and my 6 year old. The shows are rated TVG, so it is good for all audiences.   I was so excited when I saw the listing Episode 5  Get the story on folding kayaks, piñatas, garbage trucks, and ceramic composite brake discs.  The Garbage Truck manufacturing is really interesting!  The markings on the truck they manufacture saying Heil as does the credits [Heil Environmental]

Rainy Day Garbage Truck Craft Project

It was humid, damp and dreary outside today, so we needed an indoor project.  I decided I would have the kids make their own garbage trucks.  We pulled out some old scrapbooking paper scraps, scissors, punches, stickers, etc.  I used a solid background and took digital pictures of everyone "driving" a truck.  I printed then wallet size in black and white.

Everyone got to pick their own colors.  We cut out squares, rectangles, large circle and small circles.  This project is good for kids of all ages and is a fun lesson about sizes of shapes, colors and following instructions.

To complete each personalized truck, we pasted on our photo, added our own words to the truck and what we wanted for garbage in the back!  We all enjoyed our indoor creative adventure!

Here are the completed trucks 

Toddler Joey's Truck with his initials
(old baby items in the back LOL)

 

David's Red Pinard front loading  truck. 

Lauren's town garbage truck

My Girly Garbage Truck

ETA:  If you are looking another fun, easy craft, here are the Coffee Filter Jellyfish we made a few summers ago!