Girls Gift Guide! Our Top Seven Picks For The Princesses In Your Life!

           We have a TON of great options for girls this season; here are the top seven! They are all tested and approved by everyone here at The Mommy's Guide and are sure to bring smiles to the special girls in your life!

1) Crayola Beadola Bead Maker! This is great for any crafty girl in your home! First, form a small ball and place one of the included grommets on one side of the Beadola unit. Then use the unit to puncture a hole, then add another grommet to the top of the unit and insert it into bead.  Lastly, remove all the excess clay and then use the bead bunch to roll the bead onto one of the twenty four designs included (on four design plates) to get the design you want fully around the bead.  Let it air dry and then glaze it over any way you like!  After that is dry you are done and able to wear the charm on one of the two bracelets included, or to add to any pre-existing charm bracelet you own. A great way for any little crafter to make their own memories, give gifts or just have a wonderful time with!  Available at Toys 'R Us read our full review!

2) Style Me Up's Charmazing is the new craze that hit Toys 'R Us exclusively this November. The all wrapped up kit comes with enough charms and additives, like embroidery floss and beads, to make three bracelets.  There are instructions to walk you through decorating the bracelets, or your child can just use their imagination to make a truly unique fashion accessory.  Each kit has a theme, such as friendship or love, giving them many choices, as well as your ability to give them more kits for birthdays or special events! There is also an app making the Charmazing experience a social one with codes and a collectible card on each charm.  All you need to do is open the app,  create an account and then scan the charms and bracelets by taking a picture of them.  They will then be uploaded onto your app and added to your collection.  The ultimate goal is to be a charm master!  You can also earn points, get combination suggestions and Charm advice like,  "listen to the good people around you."  You can also add friends and earn points for lending your charms to them!

3) The Alex Company Bling Bangles!  This DIY kit includes beads, floss and instructions for your fashionista to make their own stylish bangles!  This is a great gift that girls 7 and up will love.

Play Doh Presents Doh Vinci!

   

      From the makers of Play Doh comes the "Doh Vinci,"a new way for lovely little ladies to be creative.  With the Doh Vinci Vanity Design Kit your little princess can customize their very own small mirrored vanity in 3D!  Load the Doh Vinci colors into the styler gun and squeeze to release onto the pieces in whatever way you want.  The Doh hardens over night and you can then assemble the pieces onto the vanity in whatever way their hearts desire! The vanity even has a drawer to store whatever they would like in it!
   The kit includes the vanity base mirror, 2 flower piece attachments, other add-on pieces and 4 Deco Pop tubes in different colors.  There is a design tip that you can put on for some texture as well as a sculpting tool and inspiration guide.  It is a simplistic kit but really lets your child's creativity run wild when they personalize it.  After they are done they can add it to their room decor as a functional display of their personalized  art.  The trigger on the styler gun  (which reminds me of a glue gun minus the burning of your fingertips) has an easy pull trigger.  Even with the Deco Pop installed, the gun itself is light weight and leaves little to no mess! Where you place the tip of your trigger is where the Deco Pop goes and the trigger is stiff enough to not have it go everywhere.
    If you have a little DIY crafter in your house who loves color, they will absolutely be in love with this kit.  They will have a blast designing the vanity and will also have a sense of pride and accomplishment after it's done and sitting in their room- hiding their little bits of treasure and using the mirror to do their hair.
     This is such a fun way to expand on the ever popular Play Doh line, that it is really a no-brainer for the holiday season.  A creative way to spend an hour or so that gets your child away from the TV and media devices, and into a world where their creativity leads the way and their imagination can run wild!