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Video Game Releases

* Let’s Draw!

Calling all aspiring young artists! Based on a best-selling line of Japanese drawing books, Let’s Draw! challenges players to create full images by combining small, easy to draw shapes into larger objects and scenes. Let’s Draw! makes art accessible by teaching children of all ages, even those who have not yet learned to read, how to draw via full voice instructions as they play. Kids follow step-by-step guidance to create more than 100 different images that they can then bring to life with animation and sound. Let’s Draw! also lets players pair their newfound art skills with their imaginations to create and animate their own designs from scratch. These customized images become the stars of 10 fun mini-games, including Whack-a-Mole, Car Racing and Air Hockey. Visit MajescoEntertainment.com.

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* EASe Funhouse Treasure Hunt

This new therapeutic PC game uses 3-D game technology to help children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) learn to cope with noise and improve sensory processing. Human beings experience the world through multiple senses - sight, sound, touch, taste, smell and balance - but children with an ASD have debilitating difficulties filtering and processing this continuous flow of information. They can be easily over stimulated by their environment. A touch may feel like a burn, lights may be blinding, sounds deafening, smells repugnant. Some children may appear deaf or develop perseverant behaviors like hand flapping. Others may have difficulty with proprioception and balance. These reactions are well known to parents of children on the autism spectrum. For a free demo, visit EASecd.com.

Food & Drink Options

* ZenSoy Organic Soy Pudding

This pudding offers a tasty vegan snack option in convenient single serve cups, ideal for the school lunchbox. Made from U.S.-grown organic soybeans and free of genetically modified ingredients, gluten, eggs, casein and dairy, ZenSoy packs a whole lot of rich and creamy deliciousness into every snack-size cup.  In Chocolate, Vanilla, Chocolate/Vanilla Swirl and Banana, ZenSoy puddings are also a good source of calcium and vitamins and low in sodium and fat. Visit ZenSoy.com.

* Seapoint Farms Edamame

Seapoint Farms, the leading manufacturer of frozen Edamame, carries two USDA certified organic edamame lines developed just for kids: Sponge Bob (soybeans in pods) and Dora the Explorer (shelled edamame). Made in affiliation with Nickelodeon/Viacom, these thaw & serve frozen edamame snacks (no fuss, no mess) come in individual pouches and are high in fiber, low fat, full of protein, and rich in all 9 essential amino acids. The beans are fun for kids to eat with their hands - or consider showing them how to open the edamame pods and pull out “magic beans.” Visit SeapointFarms.com.

* AgroLabs Naturally Pomegranate® Liquid

AgroLabs liquid nutrition company has an all-natural and organic Pomegranate liquid formula that can be incorporated into several recipes for healthy appetizers. Blueberry-pomegranate BBQ dressing and pomegranate-lime dressing to be enjoyed with pork chops or tenderloin, chicken, tofu or shrimp. The pomegranate lime-dressing is amazing with Mahi Mahi. Visit AgroLabs.com.

* Drinkmarx Customizable Beverage Markers

Which drink is mine? There’s a new solution to the community drink confusion that happens at kid’s parties, soccer games and more. Drinkmarx is a novel, customizable drink marker for identifying your bottle, cup or can - it fits most commonly used beverages. They are easily transferable from one drink to another - reducing waste and the spread of germs. Drinkmarx are also fun and unique and available in an array of colors and styles. Visit DrinkMarx.com.

Movie Release

* Disney’s The Madeline Movie: Lost In Paris

Inspired by the beloved classic books that introduced us to a dozen delightful girls who live in an old house in Paris covered with vines, The Madeline Movie: Lost In Paris is full of spirited fun and five “fantastique” new songs. Screen legends Christopher Plummer (The Sound Of Music) and Lauren Bacall (The Big Sleep) costar in the animated feature.

High-Tech

* LULU®

The good thing about digital photography: We can take endless photographs of every expression our baby makes, every cute thing our toddler builds and every shining star at the piano recital. It’s incredibly easy to publish your very own photo book or calendar of adorable family photos: choose from Lulu’s many sizes and design templates, upload your photos/text, and print on demand. Plus the service is free to use. You only pay for a copy (or several) of your beautiful masterpiece! Visit Lulu.com.

* EmFinders EmSeeQ

Recently, a new technology device was introduced to the market to help parents and caregivers with this problem. EmFinders EmSeeQ (pronounced m-seek) is a watch-like wearable device and service that works directly with our nation’s 9-1-1 system and caregivers to immediately locate adults and children with cognitive disabilities who wander. Visit EmFinders.com.

Kids Stuff

* PAAS Egg Decorating Kit®

Easter is only a hop, skip and jump away! Try a PAAS® egg decorating kit, which add the “wow” factor to ordinary eggs. Here are the new offerings for this spring: Neon, Mini Monsters, Egg-Quarium, Coloring Creations, & Build-a-Basket. Visit PaasEasterEggs.com.

* Stay With Me™ Socks

Every mom is familiar with this common sock problem, your little one yanks on their tiny sock - never to be found again, or the washing machine ‘eating’ baby’s tiny socks. Now there is finally a solution to this never ending sock battle. Stay With Me™ socks solves two problems at once. The adjustable velcro straps keep the sock snug on baby’s growing feet (no more sock-loss on infants!) The tight fit makes pulling off the sock difficult for even the most determined tot. Plus, no more losing socks to the washing machine. The unique design also allows the socks to be looped together to prevent the socks from disappearing in the laundry. Visit StayWithMeSocks.com.

* Crumpler Bags

Crumpler has expanded their line to include bags perfect for kids. They have shrunk 2 of their backpacks, the Yee Ross and Seedybar, which are now called the Baby Pea and Baby Anchovy. The Baby Pea has one zippered, weather flapped main compartment, one external zippered pocket and one zippered main cargo compartment. The Baby Anchovy features one front zippered pocket, two side storage pockets and a main inner cargo compartment with a Velcro closure pocket and one inner pocket. The kid-size versions retain the same features as the big ones. So it really is true, good things come in small packages. Visit CrumplerBags.com.

Beauty Products

* Wembé’s Soaps

Wembé’s handmade, multi-tasking soaps are filled with chunks of plants and herbs that add effectiveness and naturally aid in sloughing off dry, dead skin. The ultimate exfoliator from this eco-luxe collection of soaps is Wembé’s loofah exfoliating blend. It is an almond oil-based soap that is surrounded by a vegetable sponge to provide a firm slough. The powerful essence of this blend will awaken the senses, so both you and your skin look and feel vibrant and refreshed. For a gentle, yet effective exfoliation, Wembé’s coconut exfoliating blend combines two types of coconut pulps with rich essential oils and moisturizing butters. The tropical blend will gently scrub your winter woes away and leave your ready to bare-it-all for the summer heat. Visit Wembe.com.

* Rosemary’s Potpourri Products

All the ‘A’ list celebs have their own fragrances, and your kids can too. I thought you might be interested in this great new personalized fragrance line, a great addition to every Easter Basket. Rosemary’s Potpourri is a fun new line of fragrances that personalizes a unique scent specifically for your name. They research the meaning of the name and develop a unique scent just for you, every scent is different. The personalized scents are available in perfumes/colognes, tin gift sets, body washes, shampoos, and lotions. Kids will love seeing their name on the label - a great way for them to feel like they are one of a kind. Rosemary’s Potpourri makes an excellent Easter Basket Gift for boys and girls. You can even use your favorite lotion, body wash or shampoo and have the custom fragrance added to it. Visit RosemarysScents.com.