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Berries of a Branch

Rich, sweet and comforting, chocolate remains a staple for the holidays. Melted into creamy smoothness or dressed up with a bow, you just can’t seem to get enough. Now you can choose a chocolate-covered holiday card to satisfy that craving…without any of the calories!

(Via TinyPrints.Com)

The ABC Game

The ABC Game was commissioned by Gyldendal, one of Norway’s leading publishing houses. It is designed to complement one of Gyldendals reading books for primary schools. The game focuses on the shapes of the letters in the alphabet and aims to make 6 year olds confident and familiar with the characters.

The illustrated letters are painted by Stefano Lemma and the sound is composed by Geir Bremer Øvrebø.

(Via OrgDot.Com)

A John Waters Christmas

From Baltimore’s greatest director who created new classics like Hairspray and Pink Flamingos comes a different sorts of Christmas compilation.

A John Waters Christmas playlist;

1. Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer – Tiny Tim
2. Christmas Time Is Coming (A Street Carol) – Stormy Weather
3. Happy Birthday Jesus – Little Cindy
4. Here Comes Fatty Claus – Rudolf & The Gang
5. Little Mary Christmas – Roger Christian
6. I Wish You A Merry Christmas – Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva
7. Santa Don’t Pass By Me – Jimmy Donley
8. Sleigh Ride – Alvin & The Chipmunks
9. Sleigh Bells, Reindeer And Snow
10. First Snow – The Cocktails
11. Santa Claus Is A Black Man – AKIM & The Teddy Vann Production Company

Follow the NPR link below to listen to his commentary about putting this compilation together.

Sited Links:
Amazon.Com | A John Waters Christmas

Related Links:
National Public Radio (NPR) | Catchy And Rare; A John Waters Christmas
IMDB.Com | John Waters

Pay It Forward Parents

The Freecycle Network is made up of 4,173 groups with 4,109,000 members across the globe. It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reusing goods and keeping good stuff out of landfills.

It was started in May 2003 to promote waste reduction in Tucson’s downtown and help save desert landscape from being taken over by landfills. The Network provides individuals and non-profits an electronic forum to “recycle” unwanted items.

(Via FreeCycle.Org)

Casa Bella Modern Doll House

This modern spacious four-roomed dolls house is made for active living. The adaptable staircase leads straight into the garden from either of the first floor rooms. Lively colors and fresh looking architecture suit the lovable doll family to a tee.

(Via TheToySpace.Com)

Letter From Santa

If your children are fully charged and waiting desperately for some sign that Santa has a clue what the really-really-really want for Christmas, here’s a great opportunity for you to send them over the edge. The fine folks at IdentityDirect.Com have a FREE letter from Santa that you can customize for your kid to receive either via email or for a small charge via rel=”nofollow”regular mail. Just think of their face when they see exactly how much Santa knows about them!

(Via IdentityDirect.Com)