Mighty Junior recommends this cool color-changing ball for kids. "Your kid wants the red ball, not the blue one!" she writes. "With this color-changing ball he can have it, just wait a couple minutes." Love it!

In other blog news...

Counseling Mom shares the secret of reducing holiday stress: "I'll let you in on a little secret. Only one thing can lower your holiday stress level, and that one thing is you. If you are having trouble getting it all done, and the holidays don't feel fun anymore, maybe it is time to re-prioritize. Don't try to do it all!" Amen.

ElleBelle at Silicon Valley Moms Blog shares her single mom's holiday wish list, full of great ideas to get any single mom you know. Some of our faves include:
• Offer to watch her kids so she can run holiday errands
• Offer to take her kids shopping, even if she has to bankroll the trip herself. Kids want to give their moms presents and ex-husbands probably won't be stepping up to take the kids to the mall.
• Take some pictures of her with the kids. It's hard to have family photographic memories when you're always the one holding the camera.
Thanks for the great out-of-the-box tips, ElleBelle. We wouldn't have thought of that!