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I’m a member of the Amazon Vine review program and I thought I’d share my latest reviews on the Little Mommy My Very Real Baby Doll and the Fisher-Price Kid-Tough See Yourself Camera – Purple. Enjoy!

The  Little Mommy My Very Real Baby Doll wasn’t that much of a hit with my 3 1/2 year old daughter. After playing with this doll for a day she’s been tossed in the toy box and hasn’t made a return. This doll talks a lot and where as saying lots of different phrases she gets through about all of them in 5 minutes and then starts repeating them again. It’s cute that she’ll give you hugs, kisses, eat, sleep, and needs an boo-boo to be fixed but like I said, after awhile all that kind of got old. Her movements are kind of loud and if not held in the right way can jam up. This doll is also very hard so she wouldn’t be a good toy for snuggling or sleeping with. Her clothes aren’t removable so that was kind of a downside because my daughter likes to play dress up with her dolls. I think this doll is an okay doll for about 30-35 dollars but no more than that. Three out of 5 stars.

The  Fisher-Price Kid-Tough See Yourself Camera is the perfect gift for any 3-7 year old girl! My daughter was beyond thrilled that she was getting her own camera to use after always wanting to take part in taking the family photos. This camera gives her such independence and I love that I don’t have to worry about it accidentally getting broken because it’s super durable!

The buttons on the camera are very large, straight to the point, and easy to use! The special effect features are really fun as your child can add graphic stickers, frames, and more. The free pc software that comes from the manufacturer Web site has where your child can make books, cards, and other fun things!

We love this camera not only takes photos but videos too! This camera takes mildly decent photos and videos in low light but even better when outdoors or in more lighted areas.

The rotating lens on the camera is really neat because you can take pictures of yourself or whatever is in the front view of the camera. Overall this is a fantastic product and I’ll probably be purchasing one in the boy colors for my son when he’s older! Five out of Five stars!

My daughter has been playing with her Baby Alive Crib Life Dolls for the past week and having a lot of fun with them. She’s been building them accessories with her Legos. I honestly didn’t think she’d care too much about these dolls because she’s not a huge baby doll playing girl but she’s shown a liking to them and that makes me happy.

Each doll arrived in great condition from Amazon.com. I found the packing very easy to open and that’s a plus for parents who have excited kids jumping up and down trying to get you to open a brand new toy. Honestly with some things you almost have to take wire cutters to a box to free a toy, which seems over the top ridiculous in most cases.

We have both Ella Song & Makayla Song! How fun to have gotten sister dolls! Each dolls comes with an accessory, a key chain charm, special online code, mini profile book, and an outfit.

The dolls clothes can be removed easily so if your child wants to play with them in the pool or tub they can easily do that. You don’t have to worry about their hair getting ruined because they are all plastic.

We checked out the crib life website together because I always supervise my child online. We found the site cute, colorful, and easy to navigate. Your child can play games, watch videos of their doll, and print activities out.

My daughter loves the included charm key chain. And was pretty excited that she could attach it to her backpack! I found the charm to be made well and quite durable.

The mini profile book has where your child can write down when she got her doll, her own birth date, favorite color, and other bio details.  Included as well is a list of accessories parents can purchase for their child’s doll.

There are a few other crib life friends to collect as well as fashion accessories. Overall I personally love the size of the doll and like that it doesn’t need batteries. It seems to be made extremely well and I think it’s perfect for any little girl that loves baby dolls.

You can find Ella & Makayla Songon Amazon.com for 16.99 each and both are eligible for free super saving shipping.

Disclaimer: I was sent the above product mentioned for review. This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.

Zhu Zhu Babies Fun Time Sleepover Set

They are cute, cuddly and fit into the palm of your hand! The Zhu Zhu Pets line of babies has made it’s way into our home and hearts! And in order to celebrate these fun toys, we worked a end of the summer party around them!

To begin our party we had an afternoon tea decked out with cookies and crackers to cater to the taste children and parents too. Who can refuse home baked cookies right? After our snack, we brought out the Zhu Zhu Babies to be played with and the kids all lit up right away! What’s more exciting than a new fun toy to a child and one as popular as the Zhu Zhu pet was a sure winner.

We got set a whole set of the Zhu Zhu Babies to play with among other things! Each baby comes with its own swaddling blanket, stroller, and three accessories. I love that there’s so many to collect! My personal favorite is the octopus one and my daughter Melody is quite taken with a little pink bird that has a music note on it’s nappy.

One fun thing about the Zhu Zhu’s is that they have plenty of great playsets to collect for the children in your life. The themes of the sets truly are endless. We were sent the Zhu Zhu Baby Fun Time Sleepver set to enjoy at our party. This set is absolutely adorable! It has a three tiered cradle that swings back and forth along with a rockers, and a high chair big enough for three babies. What’s so cool is that the cradles and rocker are Zhu Zhu powered. You simply put a larger Zhu Zhu pet on it and it’s moving forward motion sets the gears to produce a turning motion.

My daughter helping me set up for the party...

These don’t take batteries and don’t move forward on the ground like the other types of Zhu Zhu Pets. I acutally prefer them because no matter what all the larger one we kept getting hair in the wheels. Speaking of wheels, later during the party we had stroller races on the kitchen floor. What fun that was!

The babies are cute as is but you can also purchase fun little outfits! We received a few and the kids really got a kick out of accessorizing them.

Buy It: I’m sure these are going to be a must have during the 2011 Holiday season. You can find places to purchase Zhu Zhu Pets on the Zhuniverse. Feel free to Like Zhu Zhu Pets on Facebook to learn more about their great products.

The opinions are solely my own and may vary from others. Thank you to The Hosting Company and MomSelect who supplied the products for the review.