Foxtrot and Pokemon

Moral of the story? Buy both.

HT: Go Nintendo

Two New Webkinz for Christmas - and a new Wii.

We have two new Webkinz critters in our household. My older daughter got a white rabbit, and my son got a black cat. They were both very happy.

We were able to log in on Christmas day for just long enough to get their Webkinz set up. But right when we were done, the server went down. We tried to get back in through the day, but it didn't work.

I wonder if they had server over-load from all the Christmas Webkinz.

We tried to log in yesterday too, but it gave us a message that the servers were being updated. How frustrating to have down time when it's obvious so many people will be logging in with their new Webkinz.

Fortunately, my dad got the little bros and sis a Wii. So we're plenty distracted.

Remember to Log Into Webkinz on Christmas Day

There will be a special gift waiting for you!

Penguin Webkinz

This is the Webkinz my older daughter wants for Christmas. Or at least, that's the one she wanted two weeks ago. I asked her again which one she wanted, and she said, "Anything is fine. I just want one."

Right now, we have one single Webkinz. My younger daughter carries it with her everywhere. Sleeps with it. Plays tea with it. Asks me to kiss it good morning and give it love.

Will having more Webkinz diminish the girls' love for them?

How Many Webkinz Is Too Much?

If I had 140 Webkinz in my house, I would scream.

I shouldn't say anything though. My kids have been asking many people for Webkinz for Xmas. We might just end up with more than a few.

Pokemon Christmas Cake

Cake. Strawberries. And Pokemon. What do you get? A pokemon Christmas cake. Yummo!

Collecting Webkinz - Is It an Obsession or a Learning Experience?

My daughter has 1 polar bear webkinz. I really like webkinz, but I'm on the fence about whether or not having more than one critter is a positive learning experience or an obsession in the making. Or perhaps, it's merely collecting, like kids used to do with stamps.

We're getting our other two kids a webkinz for Xmas. We have one computer. That will certainly be a lesson in shared computer time, if anything.

Pokemon Christmas Shopping and Gifts

My son, my daughter and their two cousins have asked for Pokemon things on their Christmas list. What in the heck can I give them? So I made a list. Here are the things that a pokemon enthusiast might like for Christmas (and possibly not yet have.)

Pokemon drawing books are great for the artist who loves Pokemon. My six year old daughter would enjoy this.

The latest Pokemon board game is actually a DVD game. Can't decide to get your Pokemon enthusiast a game or a DVD? Here's the best of both worlds. All my kids would like this.

If your little Piplup can't get enough Pokemon, or wants to have something to do when his gameboy run out of batteries, here's a book chalk full of Pokemon - only if you can find them. In the same vein as Where's Waldo, Let's Find Pokemon offers hours of fun Pokemon seeking.

Has your Pokemon catcher got an iPod? If so, she can listen to ten years' worth of Pokemon music on her headphones. Over, and over, and over again.

This way, kids can enjoy Pokemon, even when they are asleep.

And finally, for those times it's hard to get the kids to put down the DS and do something, oh, I don't know, like reading... there's Pokemon chapter books.


Happy holiday shopping!

Son Who Loves Pokemon Is Also an Engineer

This year, at the top of my son's X-mas gift list is the I-Coaster. It's sold out pretty much everywhere. We found out with a little bit of Google research that our local Target has "limited quantities." My husband has to go to the Target shopping center anyway to get a suit from Men's Wearhouse. Should I fight the crowds tomorrow for this thing? I'm considering it. Oh, what we do as parents for the things our kids want for Xmas.