Best Black Friday Toy Picks from Parent Gurus

Written for Christmas, 2011, these were the top toy picks for last year. The good news is that for 2012, you'll be able to pick up good deals on these. Some are educational and some are just plain fun. With Black Friday this week, parenting gurus are exploring toys and creating shopping recommendations. It has asked kids to test and evaluate various toys. Parents look not just for low prices but also lots of educational bang for their toy-buying buck. Here are the top picks.

*My Keepon: A voice-activated, motion-sensitive interactive doll that looks like a baby chicken, it's also squishy-soft. This toy is popular with sixth graders of both genders. Read more

Gifts for Senior Citizens, Disabled, Shut-ins, Homebound

Top 10 Gift Ideas for Senior Citizens (Especially the Homebound)
Large variety and price selection of gifts for those senior citizens. Special focus on those who are home-bound or have special needs! View more »

Gifts for College Students

Back-to-School Guide: College Student Dorm Room for Under $500
Overview of the most useful items to buy or bring with you as you move into your college dorm. Pricing guide to buy products at the best prices. These tips can save you about $30 per day on food, beverage, coffee costs alone. View more »

Christmas Gifts for Moms

Christmas Gifts for the SAHM Mom Written as a gift guide for Stay-At-Home-Moms, these ideas make excellent gifts for any mom or woman! Sometimes the best gifts can't be wrapped! Lighthearted look at what women really want for Christmas! Unique gift ideas for those who like to think outside the box! View more »

Regift and White Elephant Christmas Gift Shopping: Shelves

White Elephant Treasures - Shelves, Racks, and Containers
In the olden days in school, when Christmas rolled around, we'd make gifts for parents. Dad always got a ceramic ash tray or a pipe rack. Nixing the ashtrays was probably smart, but the rack or shelf was a great gift for dad. Here's a gift guide that will high marks; choose a novel shelf or rack to give as a gift. White elephant and secondhand stores are gold mines for unique gifts! Creating restful, useful and artful spaces begins with choosing the right furniture. Explore your local secondhand venues and rummage sales for white elephant furniture pieces. You'll find variety, individuality and occasionally some history! read more

Regift Christmas Gift Shopping: Tables

Christmas Gift Ideas - -Occasional Tables White Elephant Gifts: for unique gift exchanges or creative gift-giving. Here's a white elephant gift idea: occasional tables. Lovely, individual, personal and very distinctive! read more

Teen Boys Gift-Giving Guide

Top 10 (plus a Few) Gift Ideas for Teenage Boys When I choose tags from a 'giving Tree', it's generally the teen boys who are left for last. And it's not because no one cares; it's just that they can be pretty intimidating to shop for! Here's a no-fail gift guide for teen boys that sure to please! read more