Hug-A-Hero Doll

Could it be the next hot, hot toy? Could it be destined for the annals of popular culture? I’m no Merlin, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see the “Hug-A-Hero” doll experience a surge in popularity in the coming months. If you have a loved one in the military you may have heard of these unique dolls. After all, they were the brainchild of a military wife who had three children at home missing their father who was deployed a half a world away. Tricia Dyal says desperate times called for desperate measures. Two weeks after her husband was sent … Continue reading →

Kids and Celebrity Hair

When I was about 7-years-old I got my first celebrity inspired hairdo–the Dorothy Hamill wedge. That was followed by the Princess Diana layered bob, and later I permed my hair in attempt to look like the girl from “ALF.” I blame those darn celebrities and the chokehold they have on society for my less than flattering dos. (I tried to blame my mom for paying someone to give me the cuts but she wouldn’t buy it). Looking back my cuts are nothing compared to what some teens are talking their parents into allowing them to do with their hair—all in … Continue reading →

Celebrity Baby Goodies—Golden Strollers, Slick Slings and Designer Shoes

If you’ve got it flaunt it, right? If you are a celebrity and money is no object than pushing your precious bundle of joy in a golden stroller is more the norm than the exception. Norm, what am I talking about? If your parents are high profile rockers Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, then it is a requirement. Or, so it seems anyway. Stefani was recently spotted pushing baby Kingston around London in a “ghetto-fabulous” gold stroller by cult British brand Mama and Papas. The gold (it looks like gold lame) stroller is a limited edition stroller–only ten of them … Continue reading →