With all of the mindnumbing games and toys out right now that threaten to turn kids into zombies, it's refreshing to find some "educational" musical toys and games that stimulate a child's brain and can foster a lifelong appreciatoin for music.

Rock tumbling is a process whereby rough stone is taken as a raw material, and rotated inside a barrel with a selection of harder “grits”, until all the rough edges have been removed.

When I saw Uglydolls featured on the news last year, I had to have an one, and I bought this little guy. According to his hang tag, his name is Ox and his best buddy is Wedgehead.

For the past couple of days I’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of my newest favorite plush toys - Plaja Pets! Jason from Small World Toys was kind enough to send me a bunch of the mini versions and two of the large versions to review.