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Rave - Easter Grass for Baskets

At Kmart I found Easter Grass that was not made in China, although it is plastic and made in Mexico. I went ahead and bought it because I was running out of time to look for more environmentally friendly made in USA grass. I also picked up a Ariel doll that is for the bath. Baby Girl is in love with all things The Little Mermaid. It also has a toy Flounder. It's not made in America but it's not made in China either. It seems a lot of Mattel Dolls (Barbies, Disney etc) are made in Indonesia.

After letting Baby girl run around KMart we headed over to Albertsons for some grocery shopping. As I was heading to the checkout counter I decided to take a quick look at the Easter stuff. And what did I find?!? Paper Easter Grass made in the USA!!! There is no web address on the bags but it says on it 'Made by Bleyer Gift Packs for Easter Unlimited, Inc/ Fun World Carle Place, NY 11514. A search in Google found this site. Don't know if it is the same but it very well could be.

Rave - No batteries required for fun

Baby Girl is still not feeling well but I wanted her to get some fresh air so I bundled her up and we headed out side for a walk around the yard. As usual she waned to go down the side stairs and to the back yard. While on the patio she saw our Bubble Wands and pointed to them. I got them down for her and she tried to dip them into the outside cat's water bowl. I decided to try to make some bubbles for her. It was an overcast, slightly windy and cool day, not the type of day you typically think of when making bubbles. But it turned out to be a great day for them. We purchased the Bubble Wands last year at the University Street Fair. For $20 we bought all 4 wands and got a tray to hold the bubble solution. The company is called Majic Bubble Wand and they are a local Company here in Washington State. With their products being American Made in Oregon. Baby Girl had a blast trying to pop the bubbles and was even able to make her very own bubbles (thanks to the wind helping).


Look a the size of that bubble!


Turtle, Flower, Fish & Heart Wands

Want some good old fashion fun for the kids that actually gets them out of the house and doing something? Then pick up a set of wands right now, no batteries required.

Rave - Playtex

Ever since the first scare of products from China I have been on the look out for products made in the good old USA. And I've found two more to add to the list.

Playtex has a sippy cup called QuickStraw. It has a built in straw that folds away and it is not completely leak proof but it does a pretty darn good job.






I also discovered a Disney cup actually made in the USA. As with most children mine is drawn to certain Disney characters. Her favorite is Ariel from the Little Mermaid along with Curious George. So imagine my surprise when I found Disney cups that are made in the USA!!! Yes I said products with Disney characters made in the USA. I said that twice cause this is like finding a leprechaun. It is the Playtex Insulator Cups.




I have not used them yet so I can't report on how well they work. You can also find these cups with the Disney Princesses and Cars characters. I found mine at my local Albertsons.

Rave - American Made Artificial Christmas Trees

This is something I never even thought about, where is your Christmas Tree from? I'm talking the artificial kind. When I was a kid we always put up the same artificial Christmas Tree and I'm sure back then it was American Made. And now that I have a family of my own we also have a artificial Christmas Tree only ours is the aluminum kind. As I have bad allergies artificial trees are a must for me, not to mention I have a problem cutting down a perfectly good tree just for my enjoyment. To me when someone's says they are getting a live tree I correct them and say you are getting a dead or dying tree. Because in reality that is what it is. This year we will pull our aluminum tree out but probably next year we will be getting a real artificial tree. And I will be checking where those trees are made. As with this Christmas next year will also be a China Free Holiday.

If you are in need of a new Christmas Tree click on the Christmas Depot Banner to the right under the Buy American section.

Rave - More not made in China

Today I took a spin to Top Ten Toys here in Seattle. I wanted to see if I could find something for Baby Girl for Christmas. So far the only thing I had was my Vinyl Baby Doll made in France for her. Making your way around a toy store is not easy when one has a 16 month old in a stroller when all she wants to do is get out. After making my way around the store once I reluctantly let her out of the stroller.

While she was looking at the toy cars I was checking out the magnetic letters. She loves to play with the magnets on our fridge and I thought it might be a good stocking stuffer for her. But I could not find letter that were not made in China. But I did notice a display stand with magnetic play sets. They are called "Create a Scene" by Smethport and they are MADE IN USA. Some of the playsets they had were, Rainforest, Africian Adventure, Pirate Adventure, Doll House, Bugs & Farm. There were others but I can't remember them right now.



The ages are for 3+ but I thought since she likes our magnets so much as long as we play with it together it shouldn't be a problem.

Doing a quick search I found a few places that sell this toy.
Super Dairy Boy
Farm Goods For Kids


I also found another baby doll not made in China. It is the Diana Collection from The Doll Factory. Top Ten Toys had a white, black and asian baby doll. I did not get the chance to really look this doll over but from looking at their web site it looks like the babies are anatomically-correct. I called the number listed on their website and the woman told me that all of their anatomically-correct dolls are made in Spain. But before you buy check for yourself.

Rave - Another great toy store

Today husband, baby girl and I visited another great Seattle Toy Store, Izilla Toys. We found these great vehicle toys from a line called Viking Toys. They are plastic with rubber wheels, if you have hardwood floors this is a MUST toy. It rolls like a dream. I don't remember where they were made exactly, Sweden maybe, but I know it was not China. Google them and buy them up!
Baby girl was having fun crawling around and looking at everything. I know future birthday and Christmas presents will be found there.

Dinner was at our favorite sushi restaurant Hana on Capitol Hill. Their California Rolls are the BEST!!! I ate 3 all by myself.

And we stopped at Top Ten so Hubby could see. Baby girl was again excited to see Rody Pony, she seems to love him. We picked up some wood blocks, made in USA and a toy boat made in Austria.