Realistic Stuffed Pet Cat: Kids Toy Review

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We found these cats because our very own Helper Doll, Gabby has allergies to cats and dogs, plus she has asthma.  This makes having a traditional pet somewhat dangerous because of Gabby's conditions.  These cats seem to only target the elderly, who cannot have pets in nursing homes or are unable to care for a pet themselves.  We believe these cats are also a wonderful option with people of all ages with health conditions preventing them from owning their own pets.  

Helper Doll also wanted to include a pet in our ION Doll videos, and we all thought that was a great idea.  Upon internet exploring, mainly on AMAZON because most of our shopping is done on that incredible site, Hasbro's JOY FOR ALL silver cat with white mitts, seemed the perfect choice for our family!  The Hasbro brand seems to be the only affordable option just under $100, that combines the life-like sounds, looks, and motions of a real cat.  

We are not the only ones who love our realistic, stuffed pet cat.  Here are some other helpful reviews:

"When [my mom] started petting that cat, [she] said that it felt like love. That just touched my heart, because she's so full of love, and it's nice that she can have some in her life. - Phyllis F. "

Very life like, stress relieving

11/16/2016

Average rating:4out of5stars, based on reviews

by Miranda

When stressed at work, this is the perfect non-allergic pet to reduce my anxiety. It is also an attention grabber and a great conversation starter! Adorable when petting because it closes its eyes. It also travels well.

Life like and great companion

11/9/2016

Average rating:5out of5stars, based on reviews

by HelloCat

I was impressed by how life like it is! It purrs and meows like a real cat. Comes with a brush for grooming. This is the perfect gift or stand-in pet for those who cannot have a real pet of their own.


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S'mores for The Fourth: Cooking with Kids

 

With the fourth of July holiday fast approaching, we decided to make a DIY flag out of our favorite summer treat, s’mores.  You will need the following items:

-Hershey’s milk chocolate candy bars.  Depending on the size of pan you use, the amount of chocolate you use will also vary.    We used a 13 x 9 pan, so we used 4 Hershey bars.

-Marshmallows.  We used 20 marshmallows cut in half.

-Graham crackers.  You can use these to make s’mores with the dip or dip directly into the smores dip.

-Blue sugar sprinkles.  The amount of each of the sprinkles will vary.  We poured sprinkles in a bowl to cover the bottom with a small layer.  You may have to add more if you run out.

-Red sugar sprinkles.

-White sugar sprinkles.

-Pyrex pan and bowls.

-Bowl of water.  Dip marshmallows in water before coating with sprinkles so the sprinkles will stick to the marshmallows.

-BBQ skewers.  Put marshmallows on the stick before dipping in water and sprinkles.

We hope you enjoyed our tasty treat for the fourth!  We can’t wait to see you next time!

Poop Slime: Simple Experiment

Welcome back to ION Doll’s channel.  We are making our first DIY sticky slime today.   Poopslime is what we ended up with when we made Nutella slime.  Stay tuned for all the fun!

What you need for this FunnySlime experiment:

-Glass mixing bowls & 13 x 9 glass Pyrex pan.  You can use plastic or glass bowls and pans for this experiment.  Stay away from metal bowls because you use a microwave to melt marshmallows.

-Marshmallows.  We used 12 regular sized marshmallows for this experiment.

-Nutella.  We used 4 tablespoonfuls of Nutella.

-Rubber spatulas.  The spatulas are used for mixing the marshmallows and Nutella.

-Tablespoon measuring spoon.  

-Microwave.  This is used to melt the marshmallows.  We needed about 30 seconds to melt 12 marshmallows.  *Be careful not to overcook marshmallows because they get hard and yucky if you overcook them.

We hope you had as much fun as we did with this DIY Nutella Slime!  We will be back soon with another Fun Summer DIY!

DIY Fidget Spinner Without Bearings and Fidget Tricks!

In this handspinner experiment, we will make a fidget spinner without bearings.  Also, you will learn some fun hand spinner tricks like spinning a fidget spinner on your knee!  Make sure you have a parent or guardian present to help you the entire time for this experiment.

 The supplies you will need to make your own fidget spinner are:

-Cardboard.  We used a flap off an old cardboard box to cut out our fidget spinner body.

-Pencil.  We used a pencil to trace our fidget spinner parts.

-Box cutter.  You will need a parent or guardian to cut out the frame and spinner sections for you.  Be very careful and take your time!


-Hammer multi-tool.  We used our best multi-tool hammer to cut off pieces of chopstick to use for our diy spinner.  

-Chopstick.  We used a chopstick to use as the spinner portion of our hand spinner.  You can also use a straw for this section if you don’t have a sturdier chopstick.

-Glue gun.  Your parent or guardian can use the hot glue gun to paste on the cardboard bearings to the chopstick (glue gun diys.)

-Stickers.  Gabby used stickers she had at home to decorate her cardboard fidget spinner.  You can also use crayons or markers to draw your own designs on your hand spinner or any other decoration that you like.

We hope you enjoyed our diy fidget spinner video.  We hope to see you in the next video!

Super Soft & Squishy Slime: Simple Experiment

In our latest ION Doll science video, we made super soft & squishy slime without borax or glue.  I looked up several slime videos to see which experiment we wanted to try and this fast & easy cleanup recipe looked like a fun slime diy to try!  In addition to being clean and smelling great from the conditioner you use, your hands also become moisturized & soft (great for teachers & moms who have little time to clean & moisturize themselves or their kiddos!)

You will need:

-Clear glass bowls.  You don’t have to use clear or glass bowls, we did so it is easier for everyone to see what we are doing to make the slime.

-Forks or spatula.  This part isn’t necessary.  The best mixing is done with your hands and Gabby loved to mix with her hands.  It gives kids more squishy slime play time, plus it smells great so not so much worry about messy kids.

-Hair conditioner of your choice.  You can use whatever you have on hand, but I recommend a white conditioner so you can easily add food coloring to color your slime to your liking (cheap too-we used Suave brand)!  The conditioner makes a great scented slime, that also leaves your skin super soft!

-Corn starch.  The corn starch helps thicken the conditioner into a manageable soft & squishy slime to play with.

-Food coloring.  The food coloring lets the kids experiment with assorted colors of slime.  If you don’t have any on hand and still want to make slime, you can!

*Note:  The order of mixing didn’t seem to matter (we thought conditioner & food coloring together first, would make things easier to mix together.  It did not.)

We hope you had as much fun as we did making this super soft & squishy slime!  We can’t wait to see you next time!

Make Kinetic Sand: Simple Experiment

Gabby LOVES playing with sand, especially kinetic sand!  We found a video on YouTube and thought she would love making her own kinetic sand.  Here’s what you need:

-1 cup of sand.

-1 &1/2 teaspoonful of corn starch.

-1 Tablespoonful of dish soap.

-a little water to get excess dish soap out of measuring spoon

-Food coloring of your choice.  You will need many drops of food coloring.  Do not stop adding food coloring until the color you want is reached.  We thought there would be color change overnight, but there was not.

Mix everything well.  Let sit overnight to dry out some so it is more like dry kinetic sand.  In our case, our sand was still a little wet after sitting overnight, so we put it in the microwave for 30 seconds.  The corn starch that we added keeps the magic sand from drying out.  You can easily store this in a gallon plastic Ziploc bag like we did.

We hope you enjoyed our latest science experiment, DIY KINETIC Sand!  CRAZY Sand!  Fun & Easy, Super Soft & Squishy Science Experiment.  We will see you again soon!

Facts About The Octopus

The Octopus is our next area of exploration.  Some fun and exciting facts about the octopus are:

-Octopus have 3 hearts

            -One systemic heart pumps blood throughout its body.

            -Two brachial hearts send blood through each gill of the octopus.

-Octopus have 8 arms, usually having suction cups.

-Camouflage is the octopuses most commonly used defense.


To explore the octopus along with us you will need:


-1 Frozen octopus (Buy Frozen Octopus:  http://amzn.to/2tkBoGc).

-1 Pyrex pan

-1 pair of stainless steel tongs

We hope you enjoyed the ION Doll Science Video about the OCTOPUS.  We will see you in the next lesson!