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There is One Summer Pool and Beach Toy for 2013 That Is Addictive To Children Age Three and Up
This Grandma looks for summer pool and beach toys every year, trying to find a true winner. The first place I look is the Oppenheimer Toy...
Jul 23, 20233 min read


Are Toys and Board Games Dead and Should We Grandparents Keep Them Alive This Holiday Season
Each year it seems that toys and games make up less and less of grandchildren’s birthday and holiday lists and electronics and apps make...
Nov 25, 20173 min read


Disney Princesses Come With Controversy Before the Holidays 2016
Disney princesses are young children’s favorites. This holiday there is a new princess. The animated Disney movie, “Moana,” was number...
Dec 26, 20164 min read


Buy A Boy Doll for your Grandson. . . and Your Granddaughter and Mix It Up More
When our eldest grandson was a toddler, this Grandma immediately bought him a boy doll and a stroller, in blue of course. It was hard to...
Sep 28, 20164 min read


Summer Floating With New Summer Pool Floats for Grandchildren
It is not often that the Oppenheimer Toy Awards fail me. This Grandma can usually find a wonderful award winning toy item on...
Jun 17, 20162 min read


After Oppenheimer Toy Award Winners Determined, The Value of Zulily and This Grandma Finding Each Other Confirmed by the Skimm
This Grandma LOVES www.toyportfolio.com. The Oppenheimer Toy awards listed on t he website provide mountains of ideas to buy gifts for...
Sep 10, 20152 min read


We Have Good Reason to Read Aloud to Grandchildren of All Ages
In the New York Times, January 8, 2015, Motoko Richjan, in “Study Finds Reading to Children of All Ages Grooms Them to Read More on Their...
Feb 10, 20152 min read
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