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A bunch of us ClubMom bloggers received a T.J. Bearytales doll to review at the ClubMom site. It’s a nice toy and Nathan and Lucie liked it very much. For a few days. Then they ignored it. Had I spent the $50 to buy it plus $20 more for extra stories, I would have been very upset. Now it’s just taking up space until I sneak it into the Goodwill bag.

T.J. Bearytales is designed to encourage reading, but there are cheaper ways to do this. If you have a Kohl’s near you, check out the special Kohl’s Cares for Kids merchandise. 100% of your purchase supports programs designed to meet the needs of children in your community. Plus they had a great literary tie in this year with Dr. Seuss books.

We were shopping for sneakers for Nathan and came across the Dr. Seuss plush toys, marked down 50% to $2.50 each. We bought the Grinch, Sam-I-Am, the Big Fish, and the Sneech (they didn’t have any Max dolls in stock) for Lucie. The stuffed dolls are large, very soft, cuddly, and of nice quality.

As soon as we got home, Lucie got out her One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish vinyl bath book, and our old copy of The Sneetches and Other Stories. She looked through the books while she sat with her new "buddies" (that’s what we call her stuffed animal friends). Afterwards, she took all four of them to bed with her.

Today, she’s been watching the Read With Me - Green Eggs and Ham interactive video. It’s one of the few electronic toys I like because 1) my kids continue to play with it, and 2) I got it and the videos on sale.

The buddies are tagging along in the car as well. They’ll probably go to preschool with Lucie tomorrow if I can figure out how to get them all into her backpack.

Expensive electronic toys are lovely, and if you can afford them, knock yourself out. But wouldn’t that money have been better spent if you put it in your child’s college fund? After all for a little over $10, I was able to get the kids excited about re-reading their Dr. Seuss books.

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