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As a parent it is always fun to see what your child will write to Santa! Of course some kids need a little bit of help but whatever they come with it is a fun treasure for years to come! All of TLSF kids shared their Dear Santa letters in The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide!
To Find gift giving ideas for everyone on your list, visit The Ulitmate Holiday Gift Guide!
Tollytots has combined childrens’ love of baby dolls and Disney princesses into one great line of products – My First Disney Princess Doll Collection.
In all of your child’s favorite characters, the My First Disney Princess Dolls come in baby and toddler ages with all different types of accessories. Bath tub, car seat, famous friends from the movies and storybooks, the My First Disney Princess Doll is sure to delight any child this holiday season!
Bonbon Rose Girls, Chic & Cheap Nursery and The Little Style File are so excited to have a My First Disney Princess Doll to give away to a lucky reader!
For more gift ideas, check out the ULTIMATE Holiday Gift Guide 2012!
A couple of weeks ago The Little Style File gang (all 8 of us) headed to the Chicago Toy & Game Fair at Navy Pier. It was right before we launched our Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide (all gifts were already locked and loaded). It was a fun experience to be able to take the kids and let them touch and play with all the toys! You could really a get a true sense of what they LOVED! The first immediate favorite was Pony Royale! You could hear the three little girls “ooh and ahh” when they saw the ponies! As moms we love that Pony Royale has a story, that they each have their own birth stone and that the ponies can be a toy that the girls will play with for years to come!
What little girl wouldn’t love a Pony Dressing Carousel Playset?
The older two TLSF kids had to be dragged away from Speed Stacks! They could of spent all day at that exhibit playing. I loved that it was a game that Mia can play by herself but also educational! It mad Mia and Ellie’s Christmas list!
One surprise hit was Playfoam from Educational Insights! We were able to take two sample packs home and it is a big hit! Dylan loves it and mommy does too because it is relatively mess free! I was very skeptical at first but I would be happy to throw out our old play-doh and replace it with playfoam!
A toy that both TLSF housholds already own is the Plasma Car and it was a hit again! The kids loved the Plasmart racetrack! Kids of all ages love the plasma car. We love that it doesn’t need batteries and doesn’t make noise!
Dylan loved the BBQ Blitz game from Educational Insights! He always wants to help his daddy grill and this game is perfect for him!
Mia is in first grade and loves to play with Bananagrams. I especially like it because it is a fun way to work with her on spelling and putting words together.
All of the kids loved the Paisinpears game. As parents we love finding games that can entertain and bring the entire family together!
If you are looking for more gift giving ideas, check out The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide!
Disclosure: We were invited to a Chicago Blogger breakfast by MJ Tam & Chicagonista and we received a swag bag. We were not paid for this post and all opinions about the toys are honest and our own.
If you are like us we have put away our Thanksgiving decor and started to make our homes feel like Christmas! That also means making our Christmas lists and checking them twice! If you missed it, last week we launched our Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide! We are shared our favorite gifts for little boys!
To shop the gifts featured above, click to view the entire Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide Below!
This Is Your Book is a modern twist to a traditional concept. When graphic artist Ryan Maconochie became a father, he searched for a baby book that melded his design aesthetic with the opportunity to chronicle his daughter’s first year. He couldn’t find anything—so he made one.
This Is Your Book combines traditional baby records – eye color, height, weight, etc. – with fun tidbits from current pop culture to create a fun keepsake for your child. I can just hear it now – You used to listen to who? What’s an iPod?
We really love the clean look of the pages, modern feel and colorful illustrations.
Great news! One lucky reader will win their own This Is Your Book to record all of their baby’s milestones!
To enter: Tell us why you think having a ‘baby book’ is important.
Extra entries: Follow @StarRMBaby on twitter, like The Little Style File on facebook, follow @lilstylefile on twitter, share this giveaway on facebook, tweet this giveaway. Leave a separate comment for each entry, more chances to win!
This giveaway is open to US residents only and ends on December 19th at 10:00 pm CST. A winner will be chosen using random.org and notified via email. Good luck!
This Is Your Book is now available on Amazon.com!
This Is Your Book is featured in TLSF Merry & Bright Holiday Gift Guide. There’s still time to shop! View the entire gift guide below.
Young and old everyone loves the crazy & silly monkey Julius of Paul Frank! There is just something that makes you smile when you see Julius. My son loves wearing his Paul Frank shirts and would wear them everyday if I let him! Paul Frank is giving one lucky winner an awesome prize pack, a t-shirt of your choice ($32 value), a bag of your choice ($32 value) and the Julius Dress up lacing cards ($15 value)!
To enter: Visit Paul and Frank and let us know what you love!
Extra Entries: Like Paul Frank on facebook, follow Paul Frank on twitter, follow TLSF on Twitter, like TLSF on facebook, subscribe to TLSF by email, share this giveaway on twitter/facebook, share TLSF Merry & Bright Holiday Gift Guide on twitter/facebook. Leave a separate comment for each entry- more chances to win!
This giveaway is open to US residents only and ends December 14th at 10:00 pm CST. A winner will be chosen using random.org and notified via email. Good luck!
Check out our Merry and Bright Holiday Gift guide for more great gift giving ideas for everyone on your list!
Coral Belles is a darling etsy shop featuring beautiful dresses and accessories for girls.
Don’t you just love the colors and details? It’s a challenge not to buy everything in the entire Etsy shop!
Coral Belles is giving away one of their capes, perfect for the holiday season!
To enter: Visit Coral Belles and then come back and leave a comment with your favorite thing from the shop.
Extra entries: Like Coral Belles on facebook, like TLSF on facebook, follow TLSF on twitter, share this giveaway on facebook/twitter, share TLSF Merry & Bright Gift Guide on facebook/twitter, subscribe to TLSF by email. Leave a seperate comment for each entry – more chances to win!
This giveaway is open to US residents only and ends December 14th at 10:00 pm CST. A winner will be chosen using random.org and notified by email. Good luck!
To see Coral Belles and more great gift ideas, view the entire TLSF Merry & Bright Holiday Gift Guide!
Odile is a luxury boutique with a storefront in Chicago’s gold coast and this year launched shopodile.com. Everything on Odile’s site is tasteful and beautiful. Here are a few of our favorite things
Odile is giving one lucky reader a $50 gift card to their shop!
To enter: Visit ShopOdile.com and then come back and leave a comment with your favorite thing from the shop.
Extra entries: Sign up for the Odile newsletter, subscribe to TLSF by email, like Odile on Facebook, like TLSF on Facebook, follow TLSF on Twitter, share this giveaway on Facebook and/or Twitter, share TLSF Holiday Gift Guide on Facebook and/or Twitter. Leave a seperate comment for each entry, more chances to win!
This contest is open to US residents only and ends December 10th at 10:oo pm CST. A winner will be chosen using random.org and notified by email. If winner does not respond in 24 hours another winner will be chosen.
Good luck!
To view Odile in TLSF Merry & Bright Holiday Gift Guide and see other gift ideas, view the guide here
From ZumBalanceBike.com: Balance Bikes by ZÜM have no pedals and no training wheels. The ZÜM Bike uses a foot to floor motion as a means of propulsion. The Bike is perfect for developing coordination and balance without the anxiety of training wheels. By learning balance first, the transition from the ZÜM Balance Bike to a traditional geared bicycle with pedals is made VERY easy.
Features that we love about ZUM balance bikes include a reversible frame so the bike can grow with your child, nontoxic materials, rubber air inflated tires, padded seat and a steering system that prevents agains ‘jack knife’ accidents.
A Zum Balance Bike makes a great birthday gift and would be the perfect addition under your tree this holiday season. The Little Style File is thrilled to be giving away a Zum Balance Bike to one lucky reader!!!
To enter: Visit ZumBalanceBike.com and then leave a comment with your favorite Zum Bike feature.
Extra entries: Like Zum on facebook, like TLSF on facebook, follow TLSF on twitter, tweet this giveaway, share giveaway on facebook, subscribe to TLSF by email, share TLSF Merry & Bright Holiday Gift Guide on facebook and/or twitter. Leave a seperate comment for each entry, more chances to win!
The giveaway will end on December 8th at 10:00 pm CST. A winner will be chosen using random.org and notified by email. Contest open to US residents only. Good luck!
To see the Zum Balance Bike in TLSF Holiday Gift Guide and for more great gift ideas, view the complete guide here
Little Trendstar creates tees and onesies that bring out your kids’ inner rock star.
Not only are these tees super cute, each t-shirt and onesie is printed with non-toxic, water-based inks that contain no phthalates or PVC! They are also 100% cotton, made in the USA and sweatshop free!
Just in time for the holidays, Little Trendstar is giving away a tee for your cool kid!
To enter: Visit Little Trendstar and leave a comment with the name of your favorite tee.
Extra Entries: Like TLSF on Facebook, like Little Trendstar on Facebook, follow TLSF on Twitter, follow Little Trendstar on Twitter, share this giveaway on Facebook, tweet this giveaway, subscribe to TLSF by email, share TLSF Holiday Gift Guide on Facebook. Leave a seperate comment for each entry for more chances to win.
This giveaway is open to US residents only and closes on November 28th at 10:00 pm CST. A winner will be chose using random.org and notified by email. Good luck!
To see which Little Trendstar Tees made our gift guide or for more great gift suggestions, view The Little Style File Holiday Gift Guide!
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