Well, it looks like the Easy Bake oven is trying to make a come back , and after 48 years it has received its most dramatic redesign yet – although many were unsure skeptical that it would be any better. This was its 11th redesign and the new look featured a curvy Jetson like look with a heating element much like a real oven.

Here are some good and not so good points to the new oven.

PROS:

• It looks great
• Better build. The newer model weighs approximately 3 pounds 5 ounces – its predecessor weighed only 2 pounds 9 ounces.
• Exterior stays much cooler than the older models
• Cooks much more evenly
• Wider array of mixes and recipes are now available
• Cooling rack is internally contained helping little ones to keep from burning their hands on hot pans
• Heating chamber is about 50% larger

CONS:

• More expensive than past models
• Takes a few minutes longer to preheat
• Although new cooling rack may be safer – it is a little hard to reach and pull items out of the oven.

To prove that it has what it takes to make kids happy, a test was done with four “toyologists” ages 3-7 to give a test bake. The kids were given an older version of the Easy Bake Oven to be compared against the newer one. The results were in favor of the new modern version with the kids saying their cooked foods just tasted better.

So if you have a kid who loves to cook – this new model may be just the thing to kick of their budding career!

Unfortunately, this is one of those things that you really need to see in person to appreciate! This one of our fave finds at the Toy Fair this year and I am pretty sure it will be on of yours too if you give it a try! Not really cooking related I know, but love it enough I thought it was worth sharing!

Can you guess what it does? You got it! It colors the water in your bath – or if you are an Outdoor Play Toy friend – your pool water can make amazing colors too! Have a child who hates bath time – we bet this will change their mind!

The color tablets can be combined to make multiple colors, are made in America, are completely safe and non-staining and best yet – eco-friendly! The fizzies will make them giggle and the color will make them laugh…..after all shouldn’t bath and pool time be fun?!?!

Check them out at Color My Bath.

A BluApple you ask? Yes, it is a real thing! The BluApple is a wonderful invention that helps you to extend the life span of your produce!

If you are tired of wasting fruit because it goes bad before you get to eat it all, then this will help you. It is estimated that the average household wastes as much as $600 in wasted product each year. That is a lot of waste!

How Does It Work?
Naturally, fruits give off ethylene gas in its ripening process. Once concentrated in the refrigerator or any other storage area, the presence of that gas speeds up the ripening process even more. The BluApple provides absorption of that gas for up to three months and can be used in the refrigerator or any storage container.

The active ingredient does not “wear out” but continues to absorb the ethylene until it is full to capacity. A refill kit makes the BluApple a reusable item too.

Want to see it in action? It is the blue thing in the middle, the one that looks like an apple! 

Cute isn’t it?

Visit BluApple to learn more and get your own!