Play-Doh is very soft modeling clay that can be molded into various things like balls, snakes and animals. Play-Doh comes in many vibrant colors and there are several kits featuring it. These kits contain special cartoon characters and different types of scenery from forests to ships. There are also …

One of this year’s hot Christmas items was the Zhu Zhu pet. The Zhu Zhu is a toy hamster than runs on batteries. It can do a lot of cute little things, like chirp, “run”, and make a variety of cute, but not hamster-ly noises (If you pet its …

As a child, I grew up remembering two very significant things in my life. One of them was watching “I Love Lucy” on television with my parents and my older sister. The other was spending every Tuesday night at the bowling alley near the Air Force base …

I recently purchased a Smoking Everywhere electronic cigarette because I wanted to quit smoking but didn’t want to give up the habit of having something in my hand. After doing a bunch of research on this topic I found the Smoking Everywhere website to give it a try. Tried …

I have been a student worker at the Academic Success Center at Concord University for almost 2 years now, since its establishment in 2008. I have had a very pleasant experience here and intend to stay until I graduate.
The small office is located in the Marsh Administration building on …

The Merry millionaire lotto scratch ticket is one of the least of my favorite scratch tickets that Massachusetts has to offer. I really do not like this particular lotto ticket. This scratch ticket is seasonal and was out around Christmas time when I bought 4 of them. Now these …

As a runner in Nebraska where winters can be extremely cold on the extremities, let me say that the One Eighties Earmuffs are the way to go! The earmuffs fit nice and tight around one’s head and can be adjusted by simply pulling the two ends to the …

I admit that I don’t know much when it comes to waxing cars, because in the past it was something I used to do about once a year, and I didn’t pay much attention to the waxing products at all. When my husband bought a sports car a few …

Who else but my husband introduced us all to the world of archery? He loves to shoot with a bow and I remembered when he was posted in India, I saw his bow which was looking so strange. At that time, it was weird for me as I …

I received this bicycle as a birthday present from my husband. Although I am not a avid cyclist, he is. It’s true that I have also started to like watching Tour de France but in terms of biking, I am very picky on the type of surfaces I want …

The billion dollar lottery scratch ticket is the best scratch ticket that the state of Massachusetts has to offer. You can get the $20 ticket pretty much anywhere the lottery is sold but warning you now that this ticket is highly addictive. It is an adrenaline rush playing this …

When my son got a new Razor Scooter for Christmas last year, I was a bit worried. I honestly thought that five years old was too young for such a sleek looking, fast scooter. I had seen these scooters in action, and just didn’t think he was ready.
The …

I recently purchased this toy at Toys ‘R’ Us for my son, who is almost 2, since I was getting tired of blowing bubbles the old fashioned way. This toy is pretty much what I was looking for. On the up side, it blows hundreds of bubbles …

I used to be able to find my favorite color change battery operated pillar candles at stores like Walgreens and Longs before they became CVS. Now they only seem to have the regular ones with no colors. I was excited when I found color changing pillar LED candles on …

Sharpie Ultra Fine Retractable Markers are a nice writing tool. I debated for a long time on purchasing these markers because it cost almost $6.00 at our Wal-Mart for three of them. The retractable markers are more expensive than the sharpie markers with caps but I chose …

I’ve never been a huge fan of vinyl erasers, since I tend to press very hard when I write, making it very difficult to properly erase using a vinyl eraser. I much prefer rubber erasers, but their softness makes it difficult for me, as I use a lot of …

I’ve been using Papermate wooden pencils as long as I can remember. From when I first started using a pencil to write to now, I’ve used Papermate pencils, along with some other brands of pencils.
I like Papermate pencils because they are cheap and easily available. They used to supply …

Puffs Plus Tissues are these tissues that are filled with lotion, to make it easier on your nose when you have a bad cold or allergies and can’t stop blowing your nose. They are quite soft, and the design of the box makes it pretty easy to grab a …

I have always been dissatisfied with the unavailability of extra fine pens in North America, so on my latest trip to Hong Kong, I bought some Pilot Hi-Tech pens that were 0.5mm wide. This is practically unheard of in North America, so I was very pleased with my find. …

The Real Canadian Superstore stocks a lot of things under their name brands, and their name brand for stationery is Media. Their products aren’t half bad for a store name brand too. Their binders and lined paper are very good deals for a cheap price. I decided to buy …

I’ve bought this coloring pencil from Smyth’s store so that my child can practice his writing skills at home. I guess it was a good decision for me to buy it because my child seemed to be happy using it on his drawing pad except sometimes that the …

The Gillette Twin Blade razor is one of the best disposable razors that I have seen and used. With an excellent deal at CVS called Gillette good news, I bought a pack of twelve Gillette twin blade razors for just five dollars. What a deal. It was way economic …

I’m reviewing my favorite childhood toy, a stuffed animal called Chubbles. Chubbles was a semi-popular children’s toy manufactured in the early 1980’s, and discontinued after only a few years. I loved Chubbles because to me, he looked like a little, cream-colored furry Ewok type creature. I …

I bought one “Matt’s Pack of 50 Wideline Folder Leaves” in January, when I was going back to school because it was the only thing in the store I could afford at the time, and that was the cheapest stationery store in the entire shopping centre.
At the time …

I recently purchased the Space Bag collection to store the out of season clothes taking up considerable space in my closet. At first I was impressed by the sheer volume of clothes that they could condense down into a single, manageable parcel. I was able to reorganize my entire …

Anyone who has watched TV recently had no doubt seen all the commercials fro a product called the Snuggie. When I first began seeing the ads, I thought they were actually mind of funny. The Snuggie is supposed to be something that resembles a blanket, but it …

I was running low on paper for my LaserJet printer, so I dropped into my local Ben Franklin Variety Store. Previously I’d seen some reams of paper there for a good price, but now that I needed some, I couldn’t find them. The only plain paper
I saw were little …

Imagine waking up in the middle of the night with itchy back and you had no one to scratch the itchy part. That happened to me many times. Even my husband would not want to wake up to scratch my itchy back. It was really so bothersome. I don’t …

Sometimes my family and me have problems with mice, and the maice might not eat the poison that is set for them all the time. Therefore, what we have had to resort to several times is searching for other ways to get rid of the little pests, before they …

These days I mostly write my reviews in books and on paper before I type it and sent it to reviewstream, and when I write my reviews, I usually do it in pencil because I tend to make a lot of mistakes at times. Right now, I’m using a …

I bought a My Brest Friend nursing pillow since it was the #1 choice of lactation consultants, but I was a bit disappointed with it. I tried it out for awhile, then went back to my Boppy.
My Brest Friend does have some features that the Boppy does not …

As travel mugs go, Contigo Stainless Steel Vacuum travel mugs are pretty good. I don’t have any other stainless steel travel mugs to compare them to - all of my other travel mugs are plastics — but these (I bought two at a time) are sturdy, inexpensive, and don’t …

I was recently in the market to replace my old water bottles, and the Camelbak bottles were the best ones I found! They are durable, aesthetically pleasing, available in three sizes, easy to clean (dishwasher safe), and BPA free! These bottles are well made, and the pieces …

I was actually not intending to buy this piece of storage bag which I’ve got for less than 4 GBP from IKEA store but one time when my husband and I had a wandered around the display inside the IKEA store this one caught my attention and decided all …

I bought this Tesco ready to use wax strip because I find other wax strip brands that are for sale in the supermarket to be really quite expensive and I’ve decided to give it a try to see if I could substitute this to other wax strip brands. …

I’ve started using parker ball point pen while I was in college because I really find it very convenient and easy to use whenever I am jotting down some notes while listening to the discussion of my college professor. Being a student I used to jotting down …

My husband likes to find logic in everything. Everything can be explained and everything should be logical. I am not that type of person but over the years, I must admit that I’m beginning to sound like him. As such, we have lots of little gadgets in the house …

I cannot say enough praise for my Boston Whaler 13.3 foot Super Sport boat. What an awesome little boat—which actually has the stability of a much larger boat. I bought this boat at a neighborhood yard sale two years ago. It’s powered by a Mercury 20 hp outboard …

A friend gave me this Japanese Facial Massage Roller by KAI. It took me sometime before I was able to give this Japanese Facial Massage Roller some attention. In fact I almost have forgotten about this and was only able to remember this when I saw one facial …

Mega bloks streetz car packs series is a collection of toy car race which I’ve bought from the toys r us store for less than 5 GBP and one of the main reasons I’ve got it was because I was planning to take it with us on our air …

I bought this wooden stacking train from toys r us store near Lakeside mall. One of the main reason why I bought it was because my son who is always fascinated with car toys won’t stop bugging me to get him a car toy or else he won’t …

During the birthday party of my son I’ve decided to get him a nice birthday candle for him to enjoy blowing on top of his birthday cake. There is nothing really special about this candle except that it is oh so cheap which of course prompt me to …

The tomy light rider car toy was one of my child’s favorite toys. He would play with it for long hours and sometimes there are times whenever I take it away from him he would scream and cry. I got this toy for less than 5 GBP …

I got this Bee Pram string from the green baby store which was actually given to me as a gift to my child from a friend of mine. I usually string it around the side of my baby’s cot so that he has something to be entertained every …

The Tek Tools Safety Whistle & Keychain, made for some reason by the Coast Cutlery Company, is exactly what its title would make you expect it to be. It is a small, brightly coloured (mine is a blue one, but I believe there are other options available) whistle intended …

I have this punching bag not because I want to become a boxer but to diversify the sports activities we can do in the house. Choosing the type of punching bag we wanted was a difficult one. When we were in West Africa, I needed one which was unfilled …

I bought this froggy rattle toy from ELC (Early Learning Centre) store along Lakeside mall. Once I saw it I thought that it was somehow a very good toy for my then 2 month old baby. One thing I like about it is that it has …

I bought this ELC blossom farm soft toy when my baby was only 2 months old at Early Learning Center store. I normally placed it in front of my baby’s stroller and sometimes on his car seat. One thing I like about it is that it is …

I like to be able to watch wildlife when I go to the local lake fishing. There really is so much to see. A friend of mine suggested I order the Bushnell Powerview Binoculars. Being on rather a tight budget, I didn’t want to get something that was outrageously …

Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut Cartridge is a great cartridge to have on hand for any paper crafter. These dolls are so cute and there is so many things that you can do with this cartridge that your possibilities are endless. It is a lot more than just a …