There are many wonderful products available for kids. No tears shampoo and hair detangler make bath time and brushing out the curls as pleasant as possible. The child's toothbrush is likely to have Winnie The Pooh or Cinderella perched on the handle. Toothpaste comes in a variety of flavors. There is even special toothpaste for different age levels. For hand washing the gentle liquid soap is in a bottle with a fish on the front and a pump to make it easier to use. There are wet wipes geared toward the older child, past the toddler stage. Best of all - there is a roll of toilet tissue with doggie footprints on it indicating how many sheets the child should use and exactly where to tear it off.

Bubble bath can be in a Superman container or it could have Cinderella perched on top of the bottle with her skirt holding the bubble bath. There are washcloths made like puppets and rubber duckies and boats. There are crayons that draw on the sides of the tub and then rinse off. They are the bright primary colors. The child's towel is likely to have a cartoon figure decorating it. Dry him off and get out his Scooby Doo pajamas and he's ready for bed.

The little girl may be very concerned with what she wears. She is a little fashionista who loves to play dress up in Disney costumes and plastic "high heels." You can hear them clack clack clack throughout the house. She will often carry a little purse with a make-believe charge card inside. "I'm going shopping" she declares as she clack clack clacks across the kitchen.

She is likely to have Snow White on her bath towel and Barbie on her nightgown. There are also sheets and pillowcases with well-known storybook characters on them. Before going to sleep her parent might read her one of the excellent books available for kids. There is a hard-cover dinosaur pop-up book available that is amazing. Each dinosaur is like an intricate puzzle with realistic detail. All children love to hear about this huge animal and how it is now extinct. "Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus" is a fun story and the pictures are good too. It became popular and there is another one in the series.

The Rainbow Fish series are delightful stories giving a message of fish helping each other resolve problems. One story is about how Rainbow Fish and his fish friend have to swim past a cave in spite of the five-eyed monster that lurks there. As it turns out, the monster was only five lantern fish that looked like one large fish from a distance. This story dispels the idea of scary monsters very nicely. Another excellent series with terrific illustrations is written by Jamie Lee Curtis.

The variety of dvd's for kids is overwhelming. Monsters Incorporated told a story in which two monsters saved a little girl and returned her to her home. Shrek is good but one movie about him was enough. There is an entire series of Barbie does this and Barbie does that along with tales of mermaids who rescue each other and the themes are pretty positive in all of them. The Cinderella story is still one of the best. Even little kids love a good "revenge of the underdog" story. For the children's version of a romantic tale, the movie "Cars" ends with two vehicles driving down the road of life together. Animal stories are always popular with kids. The latest version of "101 Dalmations" had Cruella, the nastiest villain to come along in years. Everyone was relieved at the happy ending.