Cool Items

Actually, I'm not a fan of Bratz dolls, but I do think their sushi-themed playsets are really cute. 

For ages 3+, the Itsy Bitsy Bratz Babyz Sushi Store is a fish-shaped eatery which serves sushi and tea.  I like the low Japanese table with the pillows to sit on and the tiny little tea set.  It comes with a cute little cat, too. 

For ages 6+, the Bratz Tokyo-A-Go-Go! Sushi Lounge comes with a revolving sushi table and also doubles as a Karaoke stage with a microphone.  I love that they included a sushi boat along with all kinds of sushi, sushi plates, chopsticks, and soy sauce.  

One of our daughter's favorite activities in gymnastics is twirling around with the Rainbow Streamer.  What could be more fun?  This would make a great stocking stuffer!

Take a look at this little wooden Sushi Roll set by Erzi, made in Germany.  What could be cuter?

Take a look at this Bento Origami Kit from the Japanese American National Museum Store.  You can create a hamburger steak, tamago-yaki, potato salad, grilled salmon, onigiri, fried shrimp, chopsticks, and more!

Or if you prefer, you can make a hamburger & fries.

Honestly, who doesn't love Fisher-Price Little People?  Our favorite character is Sonya Lee.  She has a special way to communicate with animals.  Her Little People friends are Eddie, Sarah Lynn, Maggie, and Michael. 

We have the Little People farm, the garage, the home, the zoo, and the zoo train.  They're so cute!  We have Little People Discovery Airport, too.  It's a computer game for preschoolers where they can build and paint airplanes, fly through mazes in the clouds, sort luggage by color and shape, and match pets to their carriers by matching numbers.  Cute songs and nice graphics.

The Little People DVDs and videos are also really well done--the claymation characters are entertaining and very sweet, focusing on working together to solve problems and on being good friends.  Sometimes I catch myself singing their theme song (all by myself--with no kids around!).