Find out what’s in before you head out to take advantage of holiday weekend savings.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Making sure to put just the right presents under the tree for kids can be a trick even for Santa. If you’re hoping to find out what’s hot before you head out to shop on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday, we’ve put together a few suggestions. Retailers themselves are generally the best judges of what’s in. Here are what some of the biggest toy retailers in the area and beyond are saying: Toys ‘R’ Us This retailer has a Top 15 list of toys for boys and girls. Some of its suggestions include: To see the full list, visit Toys ‘R’ Us online. Target This store agrees with Toys ‘R’ Us on a few counts, but has its own suggestions, as well. They include: To see the full list of suggestions, visit Target online. Walmart This retailer has an …
How much is too much to spend on children and teens? We want to hear your thoughts. What do you plan to spend?
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Friday, November 23, 2012
As the holiday shopping season goes into full swing, some people are maxing out their credit cards to pay for presents and others are setting budgets and sticking with them. Scour just about any Facebook stream or stop in a local coffee shop and chances are you’ll hear parents debating the merits of setting spending limits. Or, you'll hear them lamenting about just how much they've already spent. The ideas for a perfect limit do seem to vary rather greatly. Some parents say $100 per child is more than enough. Others tend to lean toward much more generous figures. After all, there’s nothing like seeing a child’s eyes light up as they unwrap gift after gift. And that’s what we want to hear from you about! Do you set spending limits on the …
Dyan Vaughan
4:03 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012
A group of dedicated volunteers are working once again to fulfill holiday wishes for clients of the East Bay Food Pantry. We already have more than 300 kids ages birth -15 requesting gifts and more will register in the next 2 weeks. Some of these toys ID'd as popular are on the wish lists: Lego, Nerf, Furby and Lalaloopsy. If you would like to help, please contact Dyan at Dyansusan@aol.com. … more ›