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I have loved Strawberry Shortcake since I was a little girl. My very first Christmas ornament was a Strawberry Shortcake one and I still have it to this day. And, I’ll be honest and tell you that I will not allow my children to put it on the tree. It. Is. Mine. (Mother of the…
These days it seems that most children have their own smart device. My kids do have a tablet that they play with and learn from. We do a lot of learning apps and books. I wanted to introduce the Nomad Mini 2. The Nomad Mini 2 features dual tips with a smooth retracting mechanism to…
With Christmas barreling down on us, I feel so much pressure to share with you some pretty fantastic items that I continue to come across in my daily email inbox. Today is no different. I have a handful of items from Jakks Pacific for you today. I have been working with Jakks for a few…
For the past couple months I have been on a total coconut kick. Drinking coconut water, snacking on dried coconut flakes, mmm… coconutty! It was rather serendipitous when I received a package from Blue Monkey last week with some of their new coconut products to try out and share with our readers. I’ve occasionally seen…
So you are committed to making real food changes for the New Year, but you have no idea where to start? My motto has always been baby steps. Don’t make a bunch of changes all at once that you can’t keep up on. Try one thing every couple weeks – or even one thing a…
I remember watching Mary Poppins as a child, and we watched it often! I was thrilled to see that Disney was bringing back the magic for my girls with an updated version! In celebration of the Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition, they are rolling out a blu-ray version for your viewing pleasure! If you don’t…
Auryn, Inc., the most award-winning digital publisher of children’s apps, announced today the release of StoriesAlive (www.stories-alive.com), Auryn’s first subscription-based library app for children ages 3 to 8. StoriesAlive offers families an easy and affordable way to enjoy Auryn’s award-winning collection of hundreds of stories that engage, entertain and encourage learning among young readers. Kids…
Two things at the top of my kids’ list of favorites are music and building block sets. And what could be more perfect than combining the two? This holiday season, K’NEX ups its cool factor with two new awesome scenes: one featuring KISS and their tour bus turned stage and one featuring the Beatles and…
See this photo over to the right? That was earlier this summer while I was watching my cousin’s two girls along with my two girls. Four girls all dressed up to play princess pirates. Yeah, you read that right. Princess Pirates. Seeing as how these girls were inspired by the Princess Pirate from the Jake…
Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. Even though it is only 10 degrees here in Michigan and we can’t quite use a bathing suit right now, I had to share Babi-Kini with you. Babi-Kini’s are bathing suits with fun designs and patterns. They are sure to make you smile when you…
“This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Cottonelle, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #CottonelleHoliday http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO.” The holidays are here and Cottonelle has prepared me to be ready for all the guests that will be coming in and out of my home. Not only…
If you are not one of the many parents out there who already own the book “Guess How Much I Love You” by Sam McBratney I highly suggest adding this children’s classic to your home library. My eldest and I still tell each other that “I love you to the moon and back” and I…