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I need help finding all the characters for TokiDoki. I need the names, if you could please name them all or most of them. I want to get some tokidoki stuff because in less than 3 weeks, I’m moving out of where I live.What is this character? I know it also has a japanese name. http://www.amazon.com/Kubrick-~2-5-figure-randomly-picked/dp/B00147320I/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&m=A36HUP6OYPIDHM&s=toys-and-games&qid=1247009508&sr=1-15Also I need help designing my new room. I’ll give a little description of myself at the bottom:
Well, I’m sort of like a girly rocker chick. I’m going to have to share a room with my brother so I was thinking of spliting the room up with dividers so we can have more privacy. I’d say I like pink but not as a wall color because I know I will grow tired of it. I like colors like light blue, avacado green, caramel brown. And I like stuff like Tokidoki, hello kitty. I have like this very childish attitude where I can be funny and act childish also at the same time… (if you want to call that “scene” i guess.) I will just basically like anything say, Tokidoki, hello kitty, robots, monsters, vintage, retro, kawaii stuff. (anything cute) And I was thinking of adding like a theme in my room but, I want to stay how I am without all the poserish guitars and “I rock” quotes because that’s pretty silly to me. I’m not a big fan of purple either. Please give any suggestions. I also have amythests holding my books in place and I want to add some tokidoki or japanese characters also. I don’t know what you guys think. I’ll take any suggestions. ANY!!
Playing outdoor games is part of growing up. We all have childhood memories of playing our favorite outdoor games with the kids from the neighborhood and our best friends from school. Now it is up to us to pass down the legacy to our children. Show them that playing outside is fun and teach them that physical activity is essential to their wellbeing.
Below is a list of five classic outdoor games your children are sure to love.
1) Hopscotch
Hopscotch is a simple jumping game that is easy to set-up and easy to learn. To play outdoors, all you need is a package of colored or plain white chalk, child-safe items like colored stones for the players to use as their markers, and a patch of concrete to draw the hopscotch board on.
Since there are a number of ways to draw a hopscotch board, experiment with a few different patterns and use the version your children like best.
The classic, old school way to create a hopscotch board is to use chalk on concrete to outline eight blocks in the shape of a lowercase letter “t.” Masking tape can be used as a substitute if chalk is not available or if you are playing indoors. Every player will need to find a small object that can be used as a marker. This is where you can get creative! Just make sure you don’t pick your mom’s favorite breakable figurine. Think more along the lines of a button, beanbag, or bottle cap.
Each player takes turns tossing his or her marker in block number one. The objective is to keep your balance as you hop over block one standing on one foot, then onto block two, three, four, etc. until you have reached the eighth block. To complete your turn, you must jump back through each number back to block two, bend over (still on one foot!) pick up your marker, and jump into block one and out of the hopscotch board. This completes the turn of one player. It is then time for the other players to take each of their turns.
There are a quite a few factors that determine whether a player is out and loses a turn. These things include failure to place your marker in the proper block for that particular turn, stepping into the block your marker is in, and losing your balance while attempting to pick up your marker. A player is also considered out if he or she steps on a line or uses both feet to hop into the next block. That player then loses his or her turn and must leave the marker in the block to try again after all the other players have taken their turn.
2) Red Rover
This game is fun when you have a big group of kids involved. Pick teams of equal size. Each team member holds hands tightly to create a chain. One side starts by picking someone on the opposing team to invite over to their team. Everyone shouts, “Red Rover, Red Rover, send Emily right over!” Emily then breaks free and runs toward the other team. The goal is to break the link of the other team. If Emily is successful, she gets to pick someone from that team to join her team. If Emily is unsuccessful, she has to join the opposing team. This continues until one side has all of the team members. The best thing about this game is that everyone is a winner in the end!
3) Four Square
Much like hopscotch you can create your own four square arena by drawing one with chalk or using masking tape. You will also need a rubber ball, or any ball that is good for bouncing. Draw or lay out a large square that is divided into four inner squares. There is one person per square. The first player in the top square bounces the ball to the player in the square to the left of his or herself. This sets off the play. Everyone has to use hands to bounce the ball, in one bounce, around the square until someone fumbles and is out. The players rotate bringing a new player into the square to replace the person who fumbled. A person is out if they catch the ball, if it takes more than one tap to bounce the ball to the next person, or if a person steps out of his or her designated square. The goal is to move up into the top square. Like Red Rover, in this game, everyone is a winner.
4) Tag
Tag is one of the oldest and most exciting outdoor games for children. An added benefit of playing tag is the level of physical activity – it is a great source of exercise! While there are many variations of this classic chasing game, two remain the most common with kids today: traditional tag and freeze tag.
In traditional tag, one person is chosen to be “it,” the person who must try to catch the others. When the person who is “it” touches another person, that person must chase after another and the game continues.
Another variation of tag is freeze tag. The player who starts out as “it” can tag as many people as he or she likes. When the person who is “it” tags a player, that player must stands still or “freeze.” The frozen players can only be unfrozen once a free player crawls in between their legs. The object of the game? For the “it” player to freeze all other players. As you can imagine, freeze tag can go on for quite some time if players are fast!
5) Duck Duck Goose
This is an all time favorite. All the players sit in a circle. The “it” player walks around the outside of the circle tapping the other players on the head saying, “duck, duck, duck, etc.” When he or she gets to the person they choose to be the new “it” person, they say “Goose!” The “goose” then has to chase the other player and tag them before he is able to sit down in the goose’s spot. If the “it” player gets to the seat before being tagged the “goose” is the new “it” and the game continues.
These are five classic old-school games that every child should know. While a playground with swings and slides and monkey bars is always fun, nothing beats these basic games you can play almost anywhere. With spring in the air, now is the perfect time to take your kids and their friends outside and show them how to have a good time. Get going!
Alicia Randall is a full-time nanny living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, who writes about topics related to children’s play in her spare time. For more information on playground equipment, please visit www.swingset.com.
Lisa Austen is a mother of three from Sacramento, CA. She writes about topics related to children’s play in her spare time. For more information on Playground Equipment, please visit www.swingset.com.
I abosolutly love the classic old family board games!! Who dosent. I have been serching for awhile to find a reliable good website designed just for classic board games avalible to play online. A free, non-downladable website. I do not want to have to dowload it to my computer. i just want to play online with other players around the world. If any one knows any websites for free online board games like monopoly please comment.
Al kids will always enjoy playing â??house. Therefore all kids, not only little girls, will want a retro kids play kitchen to play their hearts out in! I have just visited my son in Germany and his little girl spent hours every day cooking for â??oumaâ? on her retro kids play kitchen.
I have to admit, it is actually scary how they imitate you up to the very last face expression! All the time she was playing with her set, you could see exactly who it was she is imitating at that moment.
One thing that is very important when it comes to a play kitchen for kids, is that it must be strong and durable. The play kitchen has to be able to live up to many years of â??hardâ? labor. So, I personally do not think these cheap plastic ones will do for my grandchildren.
What is also important is to keep in mind that they will want to play in it with their friends. So, when you are considering one, keep in mind that it must be big enough for a few kids to play in at one time. You will find that there are quite a few on the market that will be prefect for your little girl. The Retro Kids Play Kitchen is only one example of quite a few suitable one. Of, course your price range plays a role in your choice as well.
When considering a play kitchen for your little girl, you have to keep in mind that it has to be sturdy. If it is at all possible go for a strong wooden one. The plastic ones will not be able to stand up to the wear and tear it is going to have to put up with.
Another important thing is that the appliances in the set must â??work,â? it must have knobs that turn and doors that can be opened. Kids love their toys to be as close to â??the real thingâ? as possible. It is also important that the retro kids play kitchen must look good in the play room. You will have to look at it for many years to come!
So, the retro kids play kitchen is ideal for little girls that love to play house. The set will make out an important part of the kids playroom for many years and your little girl will learn many skills whilst playing with it. The kidkraft retro kitchen and refrigerator in pink is a very good example of such a set.
I have good news! You can read more about the retro kids play kitchen when you go to Kidkraft Retro Kitchen And Refrigerator In Pink now. Have a look, it is not as expensive as the other wooden play kitchens, yet it is strong and durable and it will give your little girl hours of joy.
Boys will be boys – it’s a popular saying and I’m sure it’s something that has been said by many parents around the world. Often regarded as more boisterous than little girls, boys can often be seen playing around with their toys; whether alone or with friends, they are never far away for a gadget or game of some kind to entertain them.
You may remember the long summer days of your childhood? A time before computers became so widespread and almost everything electronic and cool came prefixed with an ‘i’. Where a championship football or cricket match involved actual participation and BMX racing involved a gang of children, some rather battered looking bikes and some unsafe-looking hills and ramps, rather than a console and a glass of coke. Well, even though times have changed and toys are often of the indoor variety – requiring the latest software updates to work properly – it is still possible to recreate that innocent sense of real-world fun that you enjoyed as a child.
Whether you are planning on buying birthday gifts for him; for your son, a younger brother, or even a friend, why not opt for a Build Your Own Lamborghini? This hugely entertaining birthday gift for him is perfect for younger toy lovers who want to develop their creative construction skills – the old air fix model aeroplanes of old may have been fantastic, but this toy is really in a league of its own. A Build Your Own VW Camper Van is also available for kids – of either the little or big variety – who appreciate a little bit of retro cool.
Older boys may be into different things, but they undoubtedly appreciate their games as much as their younger counterparts. For that older fun-loving toy-playing boy, why not go for the USB Golf Putt Returner? These golf gadgets make perfect Gifts for those teenagers who like to spend lots of in front of the computer. And you can feel at least a little bit better about their apparent aversion to getting out in the sun by giving them a little bit of golf to focus their attentions away from the screen. Powered by USB, the USB Golf Putt Returner offers the perfect opportunity to practice real-world golfing skills that cannot be matched by anything online. How many hole-in-ones will it take before he wants to take up the game at you local club?
Grown-ups are a little more difficult to buy for. When they’re out of their teens and done with university, they may have enough of a disposable income of their own to purchase any number of toys to entertain themselves with; so it means that when buying birthday gifts, you really have to go that extra mile towards thinking of something that appeals to their sense of fun.
But if the person you’re thinking of is into oriental cuisine, why not buy them an ultimate birthday gift for the man who may well have everything – the Chopstick Kid. Whether or not the birthday boy is actually able to use chopsticks, it will be impossible to resist the fun offered by this fantastic toy. A tremendously simple concept, the Chopstick Kid works by pushing sticks into his legs so that the utensils can be used rather like tongs. It’s not exactly how they’d do it in Japan or China, but isn’t that part of the fun?
In fact, while he’s unwrapping his amazing Gifts, you could always impress him with stories on the origins of the humble chopstick. Did you know that although believed to have originated in China, these fun utensils are used in a number of different Asian countries – and to a lesser extent in countless non-Asian cultures – including Vietnam, Japan and Korea? They are also used in Thailand, but there you’re as likely to encounter a fork and spoon, which although far easier to deal with, are also far less fun.
The sticks themselves can differ according to the country in which they are used. The business end can either be tapered into points or be blunt, and they can also be constructed from a number of different materials. Wooden and plastic chopsticks are well known, but they can also be made from bamboo, bone, metal and jade.
However they’re made though, the Chopstick Kid will make them work a treat. And if the etiquette of some different countries is observed – such as not standing the sticks up in bowls of rice – the whole birthday dining experience will undoubtedly be a fantastic success, should they be used. What could be better for birthday gifts than that?
Written by John Smith co-founder of GettingPersonal.co.uk
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