Holiday Gift Guides: 2 Year Old Toddler Boys

As you can tell the Tipsy girls so far are moms to boys.  We apologize to all of you that follow us that have little girls, we have no idea what little girls want for Christmas.  We do however have an idea of what little boys may want.  Here is what a certain little boy may or may not be getting for Christmas from Santa and various family members.

  1. Amazon, Radio Flyer My 1st Scooter
  2. Amazon, Melissa & Doug Farm Cube Puzzle
  3. Amazon, Magneatos
  4. Amazon, Bounceback RC Racer
  5. Toys R Us, Doodle Pro Basic
  6. Amazon, Toy Story Big Roarin’ Rex
  7. Amazon, Melissa & Doug Pizza Party
  8. Target, Toy Story 3 Shake ‘n Go Track

Holiday Gift Guides: 8 Year Old Boys

Have an 8 year old boy?  Buying for an 8 year old boy?  Just want to know what the hell they are droolin’ over this year?  I have an IN with my special little man, Austin, and this is his 9th Christmas and sure to be kick ass.

  1. Moon Shoes – remember these babies?  Theeeiiirrr back and on Aus’ Christmas list.  I’m  just worried for when he asks mommy to give these a go.
  2. Basketball goal – great for the active boy, but portable, so can be stored, moved, or taken into the middle of the cul-de-sac when the boys really want to get schooled by mommy.
  3. DSI XL Special Edition – yes, another one.  And it haasss to be the red one, its for the 25th anniversary of the nintendo Gameboy/DS console.  I think we can all remember what fun these were no matter how old we were.
  4. iPod Touch – This was on Aus’ list, but not making the cut just yet.  We opted for the DSI XL for a little bit longer, but these are really really hot right now.
  5. BopIt Bounce – harder and possibly more annoying than the original BopIt.  Dreams really do come true!
  6. College Snuggie – Aus’ has really gotten into collegiate sports.  The name of the game around this house in the Texas Longhorns (even though their football is less than stellar right now).  Aus will not be a fair weather fan though and I think this is the perfect accessory for someone that devoted.
  7. NFL Jersey (Andre Johnson) – adding to the obsession with football players and sports in general.  This time the Houston Texans.  A jersey of a little boy’s fav team is a shoe-in for a gift.
  8. Original Adidas HiTop – Aus is very colorful inside and out and has had his eye on these.  I love their throw back to the 80’s feel and can hear my mom saying “What’s old is new” in my head.  So true.

It’s going to be one very merry Christmas around here!

The Toy Basket

With each birthday and holiday brings more and more toys into the house and I don’t know about y’all but the kiddo’s toys don’t necessarily only live in his room.  So I need something that goes with the decor in our house but hides the toys at the end of the day.  Here’s what I’ve been going with lately…storage baskets, hampers, etc.

  1. The Basket Lady, Round Storage
  2. Target, Brown Rectangular Trunk
  3. The Basket Lady, Narrow Log Basket
  4. Crate & Barrel, Sedona Hamper
  5. World Market, Marled Seagrass Cube

Where do all the cars and blocks and what not go at the end of the day at your house?

The Latest Distraction

I have a two year old and dinners out can be challenging to say the least.  I mean you want to go out to dinner so that you don’t have to cook every single night but at the same time you don’t want to go out so you can shovel the food in as fast as you can because the kiddo is DONE DONE DONE, mama DONE?

Enter our latest distraction, the Melissa & Doug Bead Maze!  The best part of this toy is that it has suction cups on the bottom.  I know some places this won’t work, but the places we frequent the most, it does.  So I thought I’d share what has been working for us lately.  Also, this ranges in age from 12months to 4 YEARS.  That’s almost crazy insane.

The Second Birthday Party

For my son’s first birthday last year, we had the whole shebang at our house.  That was exactly what we wanted then, something for close friends and family.  At one, my kiddo hadn’t really made a lot of friends yo, so the party was more for the adults.  This year we decided to do it at The Little Gym.  We attend a weekly class and he loves the HELL out of that place, so it was a no brainer.  We didn’t pick a specific theme, we just decided to have balloons and cupcake toppers of all his favorite characters.  We used the same banners from last year and the same party hats as last year but we added new stickers to showcase what the ole boy looks like at 2.  I think I’m definitely going to make that a tradition, just keep using the same banner and hats as long as we can hack it but update the pic on the sticker–I mean he’s so damn cute! hahahaha!  This year we actually had a few more kids because the lil guy has made a few friends, granted we introduced him because they are the kids of our friends but you know…friends! He’s got friends now!  So we invited them and we had party favors involved this time around.  For the girls we decided to give crayon rolls with princess shaped crayons and for the boys we had car rolls with a little matchbox cars.  Anyway it was a huge hit and everybody had fun and we didn’t have to clean up before and clean up after.  It was the bomb, I highly recommend it.

  1. Sticker, Petit Enfant Designs
  2. Cupcake Toppers, Two Sugar Babies
  3. Invitation, Announcing You
  4. Car & Crayon Rolls, Party Favors & More
  5. My Happy Kid

Play Teepees? Anyone, Anyone…Tatonka?

So I’ve been eyeing some teepee tents lately for my kiddo.  Do any of you have one? How stable are they? Do they knock over easily? The reason I ask…my little kiddo is like a steam roller when it comes to stuff like this, so I would need something pretty sturdy.  I also want to be able to pick it up easily and put it away in a closet.  Here are some teepees that I think are pretty darn cute…my fav is the personalized one!

  1. Little Birds Boutique Etsy Shop, Play TeePee in Michael Miller Happy Tones
  2. Land of Nod, Meet Me in the TeePee
  3. Moozle Home Etsy Shop, Animals TeePee with Child’s Name
  4. Little Birds Boutique Etsy Shop, Play TeePee in Patty Young Mezzanine

Attack of the Sock Monkeys!

I LOVE these sock monkeys from Super Sock Monkey’s Etsy Shop! So colorful, so many different types of animals.  Just adorable!  And I’ve never seen an owl sock monkey in my life…so I’m totally in love!  Decisions Decisions!  Which one should I choose!  Do you guys love sock monkeys too?

  1. Cat
  2. Owl
  3. Dog
  4. Fox
  5. Cow
  6. Rabbit
  7. Owl

Toy Story Anyone?

So my child wakes up at 6a most days, takes 1 nap that can range anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours depending on the day, and the rest of the time? The rest of the time involves running, lots and lots of running and/or thinking the furniture in our house is the Little Gym.  Generally the only time the kiddo will sit still is if I put on Toy Story 1 or 2.  And I’m gonna go ahead and admit it, it’s really nice to sit down for a breather.  So we are very much looking forward to Toy Story 3 coming out and having that be The First Movie Experience.

So with all that said, I have two questions for you:

What is your kiddo’s favorite movie?

And why does Bullseye (horse) not speak when Hamm (pig), Rex (dinosaur), and Slinky (dog) do?

Disney Store, Buzz & Woody Tee for Boys

Melissa & Doug

If you have a kiddo you most likely have heard of this stuff, but if you don’t have a kiddo and you plan on having one…familiarize yourself peeps: Melissa & Doug.  This stuff is the bomb diggity.  Everything you see here was gifted to my son between the time he was born and now (18 months old) and all of these items have been a HUGE hit.  The most recent gift was #1 and let me tell you…even I want to play with it!  All of the food is velcro’d and ready for cutting.  When you cut, it actually makes a CRUNCHING sound.  SO COOL! I know, doesn’t take much for me huh?  The only item we DON’T have is the sushi set…I think I might need to gift that to mama.

  1. Cutting Food
  2. First Shapes Jumbo Knob Puzzle
  3. Tools Chunky Puzzle
  4. Rainbow Stacker
  5. Pets Sound Puzzle
  6. Frolicking Frog Pull Toy
  7. Sushi Slicing Play Set

Put It All In The Bank

Isn’t a piggy bank something all lil bambinos need? Well, I’m on the hunt for one and it’s gotta be cute. Here are some prospects.

  1. Target, Polka Dot Piggy Bank
  2. Target, Piggy Savings Bank – Green
  3. Amazon, Janlynn Piggy Bank
  4. Amazon, Baby Girl Pink Initial Ceramic Piggy Bank
  5. Crate and Barrel, Polka Dot Piggy Bank

Sure, those are all cute. But wait a damn minute… this is where my money’s at!

Dachsund Bank