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As I think I’ve mentioned before, I am a kid at heart. I LOVE toys. On that note, I am writing up some predictions for this year’s HOT TOYS. I am only going to list a few, so please feel free to tell me your predictions as well.
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#1 on my list is the Furby. I *big fluffy heart* Furby. We own several of the old model and I am looking forward to this new updated Furby. I don’t know if either of my children are getting one this year at $60-$80/each but I know it’s on MY personal Christmas list. I am guessing these things will sell out and go crazy high on eBay as we get closer to Christmas, but with a high price tag to begin with I could be wrong. The purple one is my personal favorite in case you’re shopping for me. 😉 The new generation even has an app to feed it, translate furbish and more!
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Nerf N-Strike Elite Hail-Fire Blaster – Who doesn’t love a Nerf gun? This one has the highest capacity of any Nerf gun and is sure to be a “hit” on this year’s Christmas list!!
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Hot Wheels Terrain Twister R/C Vehicle – This may be the coolest R/C vehicle of all times. It is all-terrain and the rougher the surface the better it goes. This will even drive in the pool – yes, I said POOL.
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Fisher-Price Imaginext Eagle Talon Castle – Holy cow I love the toys out this year. My son got more use out of his castle set than most other toys (excluding Star Wars). He would have gone completely crazy over this large castle set. The castle actually recognizes attacks. For instance, if you are attacking it with a dragon there will be a sound effect saying something like, “A dragon… RUN!”
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Little People Disney Princess Songs Palace – This interactive castle will be loved by all toddlers who love Disney Princesses. Just as the previous castle recognizes certain things, this castle recognizes the princesses when you place them on the dance floor, etc. They will introduce themselves and sing a little of their princess song. Adorable!
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Lalaloopsy Silly Hair Interactive Dolls – If you haven’t seen these, you should definitely check them out. SO cute! The hair can be twisted any which way for a lot of creative, fun play.
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Monster High High School Playset – With the Monster High craze this toy is sure to be a best-seller this holiday season.
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Baby Alive Baby Wanna Walk Doll – This is not a snuggle doll, but she is adorable and I know children will have fun teaching her to walk.
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Razor Pocket Mod Electric Scooter – This cute scooter holds up to 170 pounds and is sure to be the scooter hit of the season.
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Dream Lite Pillow Pet – For all the children who already have their Pillow Pet, they will be wanting the matching pillow pet night light this year for Christmas! My daughter (she’s 18) has already requested the penguin!
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Vtech Switch & Go Dinos – This is one of those toys that I KNOW will be a big seller. These transform between a race car and a dinosaur – What?! Both transformations are very cool with their sound effects, etc. These will make great gifts @ for as low as $16.
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Be sure to watch youtube videos for all products so you can see what they can really do. There are good reviews out there. I recommend reading/watching them before spending your hard earned money. You want to get the very most for your money. Keep in mind that many of these HOT toys will have a high sell-out risk so if you/your child really wants something it is better safe than sorry.

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Like it or not, Facebook Timeline is here to stay.  May as well make the most of it with a really kickin’ cover photo!  Technology challenged?  Me too…but it is easy, I promise!

Go to PicMonkey.com – simple, free, and more than a little cheeky, this is my favorite photo editing site.

Click on the button on the left that says “create a collage”.

Then, click on the middle of the choices on the left – the one that is three boxes.  It will bring up a menu of preset collage choices.  Click on the one that says “FB Cover”.  See the screen shot below.

That will open up four photo layout choices.  You can choose whichever one you want.  See the screen shot below.

Each of those little dotted squares is a place that you can put a photo.

Now click on the picture above the layout one:

You’ll see a blue box that says “upload photos”.  Click on that and now you can choose photos from your computer.  You can choose more than one at a time by holding down the ‘ctrl’ key when you select them.  The pictures you select will fill in on PicMonkey on the left side by the blue “upload photo” box.  Now you can just drag them into place in the collage.  Move them around until you like the placement.  Remember that your Profile Photo will slightly overlap the left bottom corner of your collage, so plan accordingly.

If you hover your cursor between the boxes, you will see a blue line.  Drag this to resize the boxes.   When all the photos are sized and placed as you want them, it’s time to embellish!

Click on the artist palette:

Play around with the options there to change your background color and the size of the photos, or round the corners.  If you want to stop there, then save the photo by clicking on “save” at the top of the page and save it somewhere you can find it easily (I usually just save it to my desktop).  Then go to Facebook and upload it as your new cover photo.

OR, you can take it to the next level by uploading it back into Picmonkey as a new picture.

This time, click on “Edit a Photo” instead of “Make a Collage” and upload the collage that you just made and saved. At this point, you can no longer manipulate the collage, you will just be able to embellish it as a single photo.  Here’s an example of what the page in PicMonkey will look like now:

See all those options that are on the left now – the list of little grey pictures?   As you click on each of the little pictures, it will bring up – right to the right of them – a list of choices under each option.   Play with them to see what they do with your photo.  Everything is reversible until you save it, so just take some time and go for it!

Here is what my actual current Facebook cover photo looks like:

I changed the sizes of the small photos, rounded the corners of the collage, added a border around the whole thing, manipulated the exposure and coloring, then added the asterisk stickers.

Once you have a finished product, save it,  upload it as your cover photo on Facebook Timeline, then sit back and enjoy the compliments!