Based on the toys and clothes I got my daughter and nephew, I have a few ideas on where to find great buys and what are greatly desired toys and books. I also have a niece who is eight years old now. For my niece, I got a ton of clothes and some toys. She has so many toys already so I only got her two for Christmas this. The clothes purchased for my niece were from Old Navy; a cropped sweater, matching headband, leggings, and extra shirts. I get rewards for purchases and Old Navy has great clothes for kids and babies. I will warn you, the baby and toddler clothes from Old Navy does run small. I learned this by having to buy 2T for my daughter who, at the time, was not even a year old! In September, Target had a great deal on the Disney Princess Royal Shimmer dolls. They were buy one, get one for free! Tiana for my niece and Moana for my daughter. I paid $8.99 for two Disney dolls using my Target Circle App. I h...
As a "bookie" (the habitual book reader's equivalent to foodie) I like to think I read books that are going to inform me, keep me enthralled, and leave me wanting more. I try a lot of books and not all are captivating or even interesting, but we power through to say "I read that." A lot of books are hard to read and some are easier, but I like not only to read a physical book but to listen to them. This is a great way to read books. As long as you're listening and don't just have it in the background while you have a full-blown conversation or are watching something on TV that will take most of your attention, listening is reading. A lot of times, as a person who works in libraries and with the public and always get asked what I'm reading, I have to have a different answer every time. It only makes sense that I would have, at least, some idea of what popular books are about without having to look it up or read off the annotation....