Happy Halloween!

I am sorry for the lack of new posts! I have been on vacation to a number of different places including Australia, New Zealand, Wisconsin, and I have only just returned from a trip to Florida.

But in the spirit of Halloween, here are some cute costumes fo all ages:

For babies:

baby bunny costume

baby lion costume

For children:

unicorn costume

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For Adults

croc costume

gecko costume

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This is the costume I wanted this year:

adult penguin costumeBut, because of my vacations I could only go shopping yesterday… it was sold out at every costume store in my city! I guess penguins are more popular than I thought. I am off to figure out something else to wear for Halloween. I hope that you have better luck finding an awesome costume!

All costumes pictured here and many others are available at amazon.com.

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The Unexpected

Animals often end up where you would not expect them to be.

Here is an example of what can happen in Central Park:

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I would love to see a little guinea pig parade! Luckily these three were soon intercepted by their owner and saved from the dangers of being free in New York.

Another unexpected site in New York:

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This is a picture taken during the shooting of a Maybelline commerical.

Finally, you never know what you will see at the store!

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I have never seen a bird on a leash before, but he is a cute duck! This is Hector, he lives with his owner in Australia.

To see more unexpected animal pictures, visit the article Urban Animals: Unexpected Animal visitors to the World’s Urban Jungles.

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War Horse

An amazing new play has opened in London called “War Horse.”

It follows two horses’ journey into World War I. The horses are incredible puppets, designed to look life like to the point where the horses appear to breath. This requires the puppetry of three people, two inside and one outside each horse. Reviews of the production say the story is emotional and interesting, and the puppets are spectular to watch.

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I would love to see this play, which is expected to open in New York in 2011. To read more about War Horse and to see more pictures visit: Making Horses Gallop and Audiences Cry

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Teenie Beanie Babies are Back!

McDonald’s once again has a set of Teenie Beanie Babies! Well, Teenie Beanie Babies 2.0.

I will admit, I grew up in the midst of the Beanie Babies fad. I collected them, put tag protectors on their tags, and put the “valuable ones” in clear plastic boxes. I went to trade shows to buy limited edition or hard to find beanies. And when McDonald’s had Teenie Beanies, my family would stop by the restaurant at least once a week to see which ones we could collect.

Beanie Babies have transformed a lot since I was little. I have not purchased one in years, but I have seen the transition in stores from Beanies to Webkinz. An ingenious product really…with all the clothes that you can buy, the holders, the figures, the cards, and not to mention the ability to play with your new toy online. Ty had to respond to this new phenomenon. That response was Beanie Babies 2.0, where each Beanie comes with a code for a virtual version of your toy to play with online. Even the Teenie Beanies have codes which you enter at ty.com. Whether Beanies can hold up in the face of Webkinz is debatable, but McDonald’s did choose Teenie Eeanies as the toy to celebrate the 30th birthday of the Happy Meal.

The new set has 30 different beanies for the Happy Meal’s 30th birthday. The new set features:
1. Clipper the dolphin
2. Maiden the ladybug
3. Boomer the dog
4. Ronald McDonald
5. Jumps the frog
6. Woolsy the lamb
7. Quackly the duck
8. Aussie the koala
9. Streamers the bear
10. Fez
11. Pico the dog
12. Thirty the bear
13. Chill the penguin
14. Radish
15. Fluffball the hamster
16. Topper the giraffe
17. Rascal the dog
18. Yammy
19. Fable the unicorn
20. Ming the panda
21. Grimace
22. Skunkers the skunk
23. Hydrant the dog
24. Spurs the horse
25. Cargo the dog
26. Pops the guerrilla
27. Forstiness the polar bear
28. Oasis the tiger
29. Splits the flamingo
30. Celebration the bear

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I am no longer a big Beanie collector, but I must say that I would not mind having Fluffball, Chill, or Hydrant. Even if you never went though the Beanie fad, these little guys are still pretty cute and kids love them. Good luck collecting!

A couple websites to visit to learn more and read about others’ experiences of the Teenie Beanies visit teenies.peacebears.com, Beanie Universe, or the Beanie Babies Official Club.

If you want to download a desktop background of the new set visit happymeal.com.

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I Think This is Kind of Cute…

Since this blog is about cute things, I decided that I would post about this commercial. Babies are adorable…but babies on roller skates? I am not sure if this is cute or creepy, especially because it is a commercial for water. But I must admit the ad is amazing. And there are 96 computer animated babies in the ad!

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New Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

I love Pokemon! At E3 Nintendo announced the next installment from the Pokemon franchise, a new Mystery Dungeon. From the trailer and screen shots I have seen it appears that you will be able to have Shaymin on your team and the Pokemon’s sky form seems to be involved in some way. I am also excited to see screen shots with eevee and pictures of vulpix, two of my favorite Pokemon.

Take a look at the game trailer:

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