It’s back to school after the holidays and I want to encourage my kids to start reading more. I have always enjoyed reading and my own mom always heavily encourage it as well. In this world of screens, it’s so great to see your kid choosing to read a book. But my kids have been…
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Airheads Hot Chocolate Mugs
This post was sponsored by Airheads, all opinions are my own. Christmas crafting is the funnest…I think it’s the time of year when I see most of my friends actually taking the time to make things. And what’s even more fun than crafting is crafting with candy! Making gingerbread houses, yes, but have you ever…
25 Kids Turkey Crafts
I didn’t really understand Thanksgiving as a kid…it seemed like this random holiday smashed in between Halloween and Christmas that involved a lot of food. But now it’s one of my favorite holidays! Here are 25 fun kids turkey crafts you can help your kids with to get them excited for Thanksgiving! 1. Thanksgiving Advent…
Leapfrog Toys Review
I’m a Leapfrog ambassador, so they recently sent us a whole bunch of their new toys and LeapTV games to review and test out. Here are the items they sent us: New LeapTV Console LeapTV game–Doodle Craft LeapTV game–Blaze and the Monster Machines LeapTV game–Frozen LeapTV game–Letter Factory LeapTV game–Disney Princesses Number Lovin’ Oven Scout’s…
Pallet Sports Medal Display
It’s nearly time for fall soccer! I love/hate this season. I love going to the games and seeing my kids play and seeing my friends cheering for their own kids. But sometimes it’s cold or rainy and I don’t love it as much then. And at the end of the season I’m ready for it…
Pink and Gray Girl’s Bedroom
We moved into a new house last December. A brand-spankin’ new house. When we were designing the house, we picked one color (a light gray) for our entire interior. This is mostly fine, but sometimes you feel like the rooms are a big ol’ gray blob. And it can be overwhelming to start from complete…
LeapPad Platinum Review
We recently received the new LeapPad Platinum from LeapFrog. We’ve been working with LeapFrog for years and last year I visited their headquarters and learned about the process of how they develop games and products. The visit made a big impression on me, I wish everyone could have seen that side of LeapFrog. They put…
Summer Math Program
When I was in first grade, I was abominable at math. I wasn’t great in a lot of areas, actually, but math was something I always struggled with. I was much too busy being social to care about learning. And my parents were super busy with their other ten kids to ensure I always did…
Staying Hydrated this Summer
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Brita, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #BritaOnTheGo http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV We had a soccer game on Saturday…along with 4 million other kids in the world. Soccer is THE sport, am I right? But my son loves it and…
5 Games to Play with Candy
Summer is approaching and that means lots of hours with your kids. Lots of hours where they need entertainment. Something we tried today turned out to be super fun and easy–a great combo. All we needed was a couple bags of Twizzlers Twists and a bag of Hershey Kisses. And we came up with five…
15 Enjoyable Easter Crafts For Kids
Easter is upon us…almost! Just over one more week. Have you been doing fun Easter crafts with your kids? Or are you looking to do some? Here is a list of some fun Easter crafts for kids! 1. Yarn Bunny: How cute is this little yarn bunny? It’s easier than you think! 2. Easter Subway…
Built in Indoor Playhouse
I am lucky that one of my good friends built a house up the street from us. And that she does hair for a living. So we decided to make a little trade–I would help her with DIY projects and she would do my hair for free. Win win! Our first DIY project turned out…
