We have too many things to tell you about and what if you want to order them off the internet before Christmas? Then we have to tell you a bit about them all at once right now! So here are a bunch of things you should know about. And order today!

Girl Mogul has a lot of cool stuff.

We tried out the Girl Power Self-Esteem Kit, which has Catherine Dee’s The Girls’ Guide to Life book in it. It is a super good book for making strong girls. The kit comes with a journal, pen, pencil, highlighter, and goal notebook. We love this kit! We also talked aboutGirl Mogul’s Conversations to Go conversation starter game in our review here.

Also, Girl Mogul sent Maddie an awesome shirt. It says “Future Leader of the Free World” on it. Maddie’s mom said it faded after one wash, but it’s still cute. They have lots of other cool shirts too.

Manifest Your Magnificence is a bunch of cards that say affirmations like, “I am proud” on them and then you think of something that you’re proud about. It’s really cool. The pictures on the cards are awesome and it comes with a cd of somebody reading the affirmations, too.

Wett-Giggles soap would be a really cute stocking stuffer. They smell good and they have little animals that are really scrub brushes once the soap goes away. The soap is handmade with glycerin, shea butter, and essential oils. Fun!

The Dot Girl’s First Period Kit might be good if you have a girl who is just about to go through puberty.

They’re cute kits with lots of helpful information and products to help with a girl’s first period. And one dollar from every kit you buy goes to The Central Asia Institute, which helps provide schools for girls in remote parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

If you know someone who appreciates treats, but wants to be healthy, you should get Crispy Cat organic candy bars (mint coconut is my mom’s favorite) and La Vita All Natural Cruncy Cookies for their stocking!

Also, it might be fun to order some very cute and tasty Tennessee T-Cakes and have them sent to somebody special.

Oh, I almost forgot. You have to have band-aids, right? Kids like having cool band-aids, right? You could put Sticker Sisters’ Brave Girl-Aids in your child’s stocking along with some of Sticker Sisters’ other cool things.

There. Lots of ideas for last-minute internet shopping.

Liberty

Maya says:

I like the stuff that comes with it, like the stickers, the pencil, and the papers. And I like to plant thing-a-ma-jing-jings.

Along with the stickers, pencil, and activity books, Agromin’s Carrots for Kids seed kit comes with a planter box with tray, carrot seeds, soil made from recycled green material, with no animal waste or sludge. The activity books are fun and informative, and they help kids understand why recycling and going green are important. Like Crissy the Cowpot, this was a hit with Maya. It’s one of those “I didn’t even know I wanted it” gifts. It’s fun to dig in the dirt and exciting for little ones to sow seeds that they planted.

Abby

Don’t forget about this week’s giveaway!

Do you have a whole family you have to buy for? What if you got them all of the stuff they would need to go on an eco-conscious picnic together? They could have lots of fun together and help the environment. A bunch of different companies that like to help the environment sent us some things to test out and we thought it would be a good idea to put them all together to be an eco-conscious picnic set! Here are some things that we tested out and we like to use on a picnic:

• A blanket! Ours is an eco-friendly charcoal heather blanket from Zip N Go that folds up into its own carrying case. And it keeps our butt warm and dry when the ground is wet and cold.
• Cloth napkins! We used Happikins napkins with a handy pouch, and a Fabkins napkin. Both brands have really cute styles to choose from, and using cloth napkins doesn’t waste paper.
• Stainless steel water bottles! Our friends at Baying Hound gave us a Kleen Kanteen to try out and we liked it! It has a wide mouth so we could pour stuff in it better. We also got a cool one from Tappenings. Now we don’t have to use plastic bottles!
• A bag for stuff! Tappenings also sent us a bag made from recycled water bottles and yogurt containers. We stuffed our rollerblades and helmets in it.
• A game! We like Girl Mogul’s Conversations to Go game. It gives us lots of interesting things to talk about while we’re saving the environment.
• Nature books! Give some books about nature so the whole family can learn about the environment while they’re on their picnic. We like Take a Winter Nature Walk by Jane Kirkland. She also wrote all kinds of other Take a Walk books.

Families would love to get this kind of stuff for Christmas!

Lena

You can’t tell from the video, but Cloud B’s Twilight Sea Turtle really does light up the room with soothing green and blue stars and moons. I think you can see that Maya’s enthusiasm for it more than makes up for the lack of visual presentation.

Winner of the 2008 Creative Child Top Choice of the Year Award, the sleepy turtle comes with a star guide to teach kids about the three constellations that will be featured on the bedroom ceiling each night: the Big Dipper, Deophinus the Dolphin, and Cetus the Whale.

Kids can also learn about the importance of conservation by reading the included Twilight Sea Turtle story, which features five endangered species: the Blue Whale, California Sea Otter, Knysna Seahorse, Leatherback Turtle, and Vaquita Dolphin. As a bonus for the eco-conscious, part of the proceeds go to an international conservation organization.

The stars show up best when the turtle is closer to the cieling, but Maya likes to put it on the floor so the stars are spread out all over her room, giving her walls, cieling, and bed a relaxing glow. And, of course, she’s always asleep by the time the turtle’s 45-minute self timer turns it off.

Abby

P.S. HUGE giveaway!

These DVDs are Aesop Bops! and The Frog Bride. David Gonzalez is a storyteller and we saw him do The Frog Bride at the Wexner center! It was funny! And you should see him in person too! The Aesop Bops! DVD has the Aesop’s Fables, The Lion and the Mouse, The Fisherman and His Wife, and The Turtle’s Shell. David Gonzalez and the musicians make them so funny! The musicans on Aesop Bops! are Daniel Kelly (keyboard), Dave Hertzberg (bass), and Chris Michael (drums). On The Frog Bride, the musicians are Christian Howes (violin and electric violin) and Daniel Kelly (piano, keyboard, electronics). And we have some copies of both DVDs to give to you! Also, if you click this link, and then click “shows” there are interesting things about each show like study guides and answers to interesting questions and things. These DVDs are great and they’re different than any DVDs you’ll ever see. We love them. Storytelling is awesome!

We’ve been watching regular DVDs, too, like Shrek the Halls and the Kung Fu Panda two-disc set. They’re so funny and the DVD extras on the Kung Fu Panda are awesome! Except for the games. They’re not very good. But the second disc is another show called Secrets of the Furious Five. And you could win that too! We also have copies of Tropic Thunder to give away, but we didn’t watch that movie. Our dad did and he said it’s not for kids and it’s only for adults. And even some adults might not like it. But some people will think it’s funny. You should look here to decide if you will like it or not.

Also, on November 25th, Paramount Home Entertainment will release “wrapped and ready” DVDs, which means they’re already wrapped up for Christmas! And we’re giving some to you. We have wrapped and ready versions of Iron Man, Kung Fu Panda, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

And, because it’s Thanksgiving week, we’re having a huge giveaway. There will be five winners:

First place: The Frog Bride, Aesop Bops!, Shrek the Halls, Tropic Thunder, Kung Fu Panda Two-Pack (Kung Fu Panda & The Secrets of the Furious Five), Enzoology: Enzo’s Radical Reptiles, Enzoology Season One. And our friends at Brighter Minds are giving away Top Chef the computer game and a coupon for $10 off any $15 purchase.

Second place: The Frog Bride, Aesop Bops!, Shrek the Halls,Tropic Thunder, Kung Fu Panda Two-Pack, Enzoology Season One, a sample of Top Chef, and a $10 coupon from Brighter Minds.

Third place: Enzoology Season One, wrapped-and-ready copies of Kung Fu Panda, Iron Man, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, a sample of Top Chef, and a $10 Brighter Minds coupon.

Fourth place: Enzoology Season One, High School Musical DVD game, a sample of Top Chef, and a $10 Brighter Minds coupon.

Fifth place: Enzoology Season One and a $10 Brighter Minds coupon.

Here are the new and improved rules: Anybody can enter by leaving a comment. But if you link to us on your blog, facebook, myspace, twitter, or other forum, you are automatically entered twice (you can still only win once, though). We want everybody to be able to enter our contests even if you don’t have a place to link to us. But we also want links because that helps us get more free stuff to give to you! You have until Sunday, November 30th at 4:00pm to enter. Good luck!

Lena