The folks at Peaceable Kingdom consistently come out with well-priced, good quality, entertaining (and sometimes educational) products that my family enjoys. We have tried various Peaceable Kingdom sticker kits in the past and I was excited to see what my girls thought of some of the other options they have available. Temporary Tattoos :: kids…
{a SIMPLE Christmas} musical gifts :: review
Several years ago I did a review for Joshua Bell’s At Home with Friends album and it is still in my regular rotation of music. Such a warm sound with wide variety of guest artists that it just feels familiar and comfortable. When the opportunity came up for me to review his newest album, Musical…
{a SIMPLE Christmas} let’s get techie in the kitchen :: review + giveaway {@keyingredient}
Since technology is everywhere, let’s invite it in to the kitchen as well!! I’ve recently been introduced to the Key Ingredient Recipe Reader, and I have to say, the days of clipping recipes out of magazine or printing them offline are gone. I don’t know about you, but the thought of organizing all the recipes…
{a SIMPLE christmas} jewelry from spark of amber :: review + giveaway
We’ve been using Baltic amber necklaces for our girls as a teething remedy since they were both infants. Personally I always felt like the necklaces made a huge difference in managing the teething pain for my girls and I have recommended Baltic amber to many of my friends who are parents struggling with teething kids….
{a SIMPLE Christmas} make and do with makedo kits :: review
Our house has crayons and scissors and paper and tape and all kinds of craft supplies at the ready and easily accessible at all times. It’s not uncommon to find my kids drawing in their “Dino Field Guides” or painting pictures for their art wall. Legos are every day toys and we have special spots…
{a SIMPLE Christmas} “can’t wait willow” :: review + giveaway
I love books that have a positive message and teach valuable lessons to my son, and Can’t Wait Willow by Shine Bright Kids does just that! What I did not expect from this book was that it would be a great reminder to ME that sometimes you have to say “no” to the good things…
staying connected with @fitbit and @sprint :: review {#sprintmom #mc #sponsored}
“I participated in an Ambassador Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Sprint. I received product samples to facilitate my review.” I received some pretty rockin’ products to test out for this post and I’m happy to report, they have been working perfectly and were pretty easy to learn. So, without further ado,…
{a SIMPLE Christmas} bumbums & baubles shoes :: review + giveaway
Have you ever heard of accessories for shoes? I had not until bumbums & baubles contacted me. Stylish shoes with inter-changable accessories….yes please? I was so excited when I was selected by bumbums & baubles to do a sponsored post on their Lily Mary Janes. My daughter loves shoes so we were so excited to…
{a SIMPLE Christmas} playing around with goliath :: review + giveaway {@GoliathGamesUS}
Most games are a huge hit in our home. We love to spend quality time with our girls, sitting around a game board of any kind, laughing and having a ball. I received two games from Goliath Games and we have been pleased with both! Wordsearch Junior is a fun game for ages 4 and…
{a SIMPLE Christmas} holiday books from sleeping bear press :: review
A couple years back we started a new holiday tradition with our girls. Each day during Advent I had a new Christmas themed book for my girls to open or a special activity written on a slip for that day’s Advent Calendar countdown. Every year I add some more books and with this tradition in…
pampers and babies r us teaming up :: baby’s milestone giveaway
Babies are all around me it seems lately. Not only the one I’m carrying in my tummy, but it seems that all over social media you are hearing about adoptions being made, pregnancies being announced and babies being had! With a new baby comes SO many new things in life! New milestones to chalk up…
a simple DIY :: dry erase board
My husband has been begging me for a dry erase board for a couple years now, but I just could not bring myself to purchase a white board to hang on my wall and take up precious “art” space. The other day I was looking through some of my antique windows that I rescued from…











