I Wish you a Beary Christmas
Holiday candy gift set - Aplets & Cotlets candy combined with a cuddly holiday bear
In my house I’m known as the Queen of the Christmas stocking. There isn’t anyone in my family who still believes in Santa, but everyone has their own stocking nevertheless.
There they will hang by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Trish soon will be there.
Yes, I always find the perfect little trinkets and goodies that will keep everyone guessing, stuffing those stockings ’til they’re packed to capacity with the spirit of St. Nick coarsing through my veins.
This year’s resident stuffed stocking staple is this soft and cuddly Holiday Candy Gift Bear from Aplets & Cotlets who is armed with a scrumptious box of the original Aplets & Cotlets fruit candy.
Oops. Did I just give it away?
Grin and baby bear it
Anne Geddes toys - Adorably plush baby toys from the mind of Anne Geddes
Your little one has two favorite go-to toys:
1. Their stuffed, totally huggable teddy bear.
2. Their angelic, sleepy, totally realistic looking baby doll.
If you lose either one, you’re facing many a sleepless night of rock-a-bye babying on the treetop.
Thankfully, now you can give them a hybrid of their two favorite friends, morphed into one with this Baby Bear plush toy from an exquisite collection of Anne Geddes Toys inspired by the iconic creations of Anne Geddes.
Monster Mash with a Handlebar moustache
Wax moustache candy - the perfect wax candy disguise
When I used to go trick or treating way back when, nothing would aggravate me more than when my healthy neighbors would give me fresh produce, pennies, toothpaste, Saltine’s crackers or any other boring edible that didn’t have the potential to give me a 4 hour bellyache.
I love candy, and I’m a big fan of moustaches, preferrably when they’re not attached to Wilford Brimley, so this year I’ll be handing every Trick or Treater who knocks on my door a pre-packaged Candy Wax Moustache from Oriental Trading - Party Supplies because let’s face it…
Kids wearing moustaches are funny.
It’s a proven fact.
Kids in space
Kids flight suit for kids who want to astronaut suit up for Halloween
Last year my son was a dashing Indiana Jones for Halloween. I scored him a schnazzy leather fedora and a whip that he ended up whipping the cats with. This year I’m getting him a low maintenance costume that is free of any accessories or props that can be yielded as weapons… for Boo Boo and Lucy’s sake.
This Kids Flight Suit from The Space Shop at Kennedy Space Center is too cool for flight school and looks perfectly safe for both kids and cats. Maybe the get-up will even rub off on my boy and he’ll grow up to be an astronaut one day.
I have high hopes.
Transform your party into a par-tay
Transformers pinata transforms any birthday into an Optimus Prime affair
My birthday is the day after tomorrow and I’ve already secured all of the necessary party supplies:
- Birthday cake? Check.
- Wine and spirits? Check.
- IMAX movie tickets? Check.
- 3-D Glasses? Check.
- Personal appearance by Shia LeBeouf? Check.
- Transformers Pinata from Pinatas.com? Double check. (yep, I got two).
This Transformers Pinata celebrates the birthday girl or boy, while celebrating the new blockbuster release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 3-D. Every party needs a big whopping Pull String Pinata in the shape of Optimus Prime. He wages battles against evil forces and can be filled with delicious mini-Snickers bars. What more could a birthday girl ask for?
The Horse Drawer
Draw horses book brings out your inner horse artist
Before I had dreams of becoming a professional published writer, my stall was filled with other big dreams. When I was a little girl, the creative artist in me used to flip through to the last page in every comic book or magazine that featured those odd You Can Do It drawing contests. Remember those? They were my one-way ticket to fame. All I had to do was capture the essence of that one turtle and/or pirate pictured, and I would astound the judges. They would drop their paintbrushes, recognize my artistic gift and a career in the art world would be mine.
I never won any of those contests and have since given up on drawing turtles and pirates both, but they were never my favorite subject anyway. My passion was always drawing horses, and now I can with this Anyone Can Draw Horses book from Back in the Saddle.
Prank’ed
Crazy pranks to pull on your crazy pranking friends
April Fool’s Day has come and gone, but I’ve realized over the years that you don’t need a designated day or reason to enjoy sweet revenge. On April Fool’s Day people are always on their toes, observant, ready and waiting. I like to prank people when they least expect it. Like when they’re in a stall in the office bathroom and I throw in a home-made stink bomb created with my Crazy Pranks Kit from Young Explorers.
*Hey, she deserved it. She never washes her hands, leaves toxic stink bombs of her own and is always messing with the settings on the coffee machine.
All in good Fun dip
Fun dips give me a fun candy dipping blast from the past
I walked into the office next door the other day to send a fax and was surprised to see one of my co-workers sitting cross-legged in her chair, transfixed on a pouch. At first I thought she was chewing tobacco, which seemed totally uncharacteristic of her. Then I realized she wasn’t chewing and spitting, she was sucking and slurping like a 7 year-old. I peered a little closer and saw her dipping into a small, colorful little packet.
What’cha eating? I asked, perplexed.
Fun Dips! she replied with a green lipped smile.
Then it all came back to me. Fun dips, yes! She had ordered a batch of those retro candy treats for an upcoming party from the US Toy Carnival Catalog and was licking her colored sugar daintily off of her prized Lik-A-Stick with glee. Well, wasn’t she fancy? My kids and I loved these retro candy treats so much, we weren’t patient enough to use the stick. Our fingers were good enough.
That’s Princess Trish to you
A Princess birthday invitation fit for royalty
It’s never too early to start planning your next birthday party. My birthday isn’t until early September, but I already have the theme, the favors and the gourmet carrot cake all picked out. I even put down a deposit on the white pony I’m riding in on {me and Paddy Cake are going to make quite an entrance}. This pretty Princess Birthday Invitation from American Stationery is the perfect invite to set the tone for my pretty, pretty Princess party.
IHop
This Hopper ball will get you all hopped up for a hopping good time
I love to hop. I rock at hopscotch, I’m obsessed with IHop (and their Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity Specials), and I love to bust out the bunny hop whenever I go clubbing. I even love Hopalong Cassidy and the Sundance Kid…wait, that was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. My bad. Nevertheless, I simply just love to hop. Whenever I get a free chance, I’m in the middle of the floor, hopping around on my very own happy happy fun ball thanks to this addictive Hopper Ball from Fun and Function.
It’s time to play the music
Muppet characters you create yourself for hours of Muppet fun
We’re all a bunch of Muppet characters here at Catalogs.com:
Amy is as culinary inclined as the Swedish Chef
Trish and her unmarked patriotism bear a striking resemblance to Sam the Eagle
Bryan is our wisecracking, piano playing Rowlf the Dog
Jody is Scooter, always scooting around, filing and performing odd jobs
Linda is the crazy boomerang fish thrower whose name escapes me
Richard and Nigel are Beaker and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew respectively
Matt is Animal, and I…
I am the rocking Janice with her long flowing locks and hippie chick vibe.
We still haven’t figured out which character Gina is, so we’re going to Create our very own Muppet Character thanks to FAO.com and their Muppet Whatnot Workshop.
What’s your sign, baby?
Zodiac onesies and the cutest baby boy and baby girl stuff in the universe, at Psycho Baby
I’ve heard a lot of bad pick up lines in my time. It all began at birth. Even in those early days back at the hospital nursery I’d get these punk infant boys in their skull caps, batting their baby blues with come hither looks, offering to buy me shots of milk. When they weren’t burping, crying, or sucking on their binkies, the playahs would drop a “Hey baby, what’s your sign?” my way, trying their hardest to get into my crib.
It didn’t work then and it’s not working now. So for all of the hot baby girls out there who are tired of hearing the oldest pick-up line in the book, this onesie is for you. This Psycho Baby Zodiac Onesie is the easiest way to get all the Li’l baby Romeos off your back.
