What’s Tappening? Water Bottles

Eric Yaverbaum and Mark DiMassimo had an idea-start a campaign and website to educate people about the environmental impact of bottled water. They called it Tappening,  and to finance the campaign, they created a line of BPA-free, reusable water bottles.  Their first production run of 39,000 reusable bottles sold out in 36 hours after they [...]

Blurt! Board Game

Blurt! would make a great gift for a tween or to give as a family gift!  In this fast-paced game of word recall, players take turns rolling a die and reading the definition to a word from a card (for example, what word means “a partially dried grape?”)  All players blurt out their word guesses, [...]

Crocodile Tears: An Alex Rider Adventure

Crocodile Tears: An Alex Rider Novel (#8) feels ripped from the headlines, with a charity broker con artist raising millions of dollars in donations, only to invest them in a form of genetically modified wheat that has the power to release an airborne strain of virus so powerful, it can knock out an entire country [...]

Herculittles-The Tiny Little Magnet with the Herculean Hold

Why are Herculittles a great stocking stuffer gift for teens? Because they are the perfect way for teens to display photos or reminders on the inside of their locker door, or to hang up artwork or a paper with a terrific grade on the refrigerator at home. Herculittles are tiny yet mighty-each one is strong [...]

Myzos Collector Bracelets

Two years ago Savanna Sterling (then went to her mother with an idea for a bracelet that she had created in her bedroom. Realizing her daughter was onto something, mother Caryn told her daughter to go back to being a kid but took on the work of proving to her daughter that with hard work [...]

LittleMissMatched PJs, Socks, Leg Warmers and More

I am totally smitten with LittleMissMatched, a line of clothing and accessories designed specifically for tween and teen girls!  LittleMissMatched is famous for selling socks that don’t match in odd numbers to inspire girls to express their creativity and individuality. Now they’ve expanded into everything from books to bedding, pj’s to pencil pouches and flip [...]

LanoLip Illuminated Gloss

This is a terrific stocking stuffer idea for teen girls! LanoLip combines  healing lip balm and protective gloss with a tube that has an LED light in it, making it easy to apply anywhere! The tube is shaped like a rectangle and one long side is a mirror. Available in dreamy, Brown Frost, a delicious [...]

25 Random Things About Me

When people play the 25 Random Things About Me game, they discover new details about their family and friends….and some things may surprise them! During game play, players try to match fun facts (or “random things”) on the game cards with their opponents by guessing “yes” or “no” to the cards read aloud. Make a [...]