In celebration of the new movie Smurf's: The Lost Village coming to theaters tomorrow, April 7, there is an awesome new app called Smurf's Bubble Story. This fun new bubble popping game features all your favorite characters from the movie. Smurfs Bubble Story allows players to pop matching bubbles, face off against Gargamel and his minions in a colorful bubble-blasting showdown, and compete in hundreds of missions to collect Smurfette, Hefty, Brainy, Clumsy and more iconic Smurf … [Read more...]
New Verizon Moto Z + Fun Attachments
Thanks to Verizon for sponsoring this information and post. All opinions are my own. Your experience may differ.Every once in a while my family gets to participate in a fun event through my blog. Recently, we were treated to a night a good food and fun with Verizon. We gathered at the Kansas City Planetarium to eat a yummy dinner, enjoy a night sky show and learn more about the new Moto Z phone plus all of the incredible attachments that enhance this awesome device. It was a fun night and an … [Read more...]
A Baby Monitor for Big Kids
This blog post is brought to you by VTech and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own.In my experience three year olds are basically tiny ninjas. They are capable of silently making huge messes and darting from place to place without being seen. The only time a three year old isn't a ninja is during a game of Hide-and-Seek when they are supposed to be silent. Beyond that, it's incredible how slippery they are. This is why the VTech Safe&Sound® DM271-110 DECT 6.0 Digital Audio Baby … [Read more...]
Cut the Cable – Save Money
This post has been sponsored by Walmart.Did you know that the average cable customer gets 178 channels but only watches 17? Chances are you aren't watching the majority of the channels you are receiving, so why pay for those channels? This is the major reason to cut your cable and save some money in the process. How do you begin to cut the cable? Visit the cut the cable calculator to see how much your cable costs compared to broadband internet and a streaming service like Netflix and … [Read more...]
OurPact Parental Control App
I’m excited to introduce you today to a wonderfully helpful app, OurPact. All opinions are my own.As often happens in the New Year, I have been reflecting on changes I want to see in my home. Along with common goals like getting more organized, decluttering my home and losing a few pounds, I also want to get the amount of time we spend in front of screens under control. With OurPact parental control app I can do just that. What is OurPact? OurPact is an easy-to-use iOS application that … [Read more...]
Ultimate Hasbro Holiday Toy Guide
I love being apart of the #PlayLikeHasbro team because I get awesome perks like trying out some of their newest and best toys! If you are still shopping or looking for great ideas for the little ones in your life, here are some of my suggestions in the Ultimate Hasbro Holiday Toy Guide.The Doh Vinci Spotlight Spin Studio is what my artistic 10 year old daughter is most excited about. We became familiar with Doh Vinco last year when we went to Florida for Family Forward conference. Doh Vinci … [Read more...]
Active Learning with LeapTV
As a member of the LeapFrog Mom Squad I was sent the LeapTV for review purposes. All opinions are my own.My kids love video games. I don't blame them, when I was kid (and still now at times) I'd love to play video games. We didn't own any so I would have to go to a friends house in order to play them, but I LOVED doing it.I know this topic may be a sensitive one when considering screen time for your kids, BUT LeapTV is different. This is an active video game system from LeapFrog. When … [Read more...]
This Tablet is Epic
As a member of the LeapFrog Mom Squad I was sent this product for review purposes. All opinions are my own. Every child clamors and begs to use their parents tablet to play games and watch videos, but now you can give your kids the LeapFrog Epic Tablet as a safe and fun way for them to feel grown up without sacrificing your own device. LeapFrog brings another great toy to the forefront this year with this tablet that grows with your child.The LeapFrog Epic Tablet is a sturdy, durable and … [Read more...]
Top 10 Reason to Play Skylanders Superchargers Racing
This year the newest Skylanders game is Skylanders Superchargers Racing. My family always has so much fun playing the Skylanders games and this one is no exception. This games takes it to a whole new level by adding racing into the classic Skylander game. My son loves racing games and as soon as he saw the box he wanted to start playing. It was hard to get a picture of the box before he ripped it open.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eyMn3gKO0UActivision sent us the Skyanders … [Read more...]
How setup the Philips hue in 3 simple steps
The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.I'm all about trying new products that enhance my home. I didn't know much about the Philips hue when I first received the starter kit but after playing around I found it was a neat system that is pretty easy to use.The Philips hue A19 starter kit lighting system can be setup in 3 simple steps:Turn on the light switch for the new Hue lights Plug … [Read more...]
7 Educational Apps for Kids
Kids are using tablets and phones at a very young age nowadays. But how can you make sure they use apps that have kid-friendly content? And what apps are not only fun but also educational? I looked at various apps for kids and made a selection of 7 educational ones that are fun, kid-friendly and have a learning aspect to them.1. Elmo loves 123s Sesame Street’s Elmo and Abby Cadabby help kids do math in this app. It starts as easy as counting to 20, but it also helps kids to do easy … [Read more...]
Traditions in the Kitchen
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of GE Appliances. The opinions and text are all mine.It seems to me that food and family traditions go hand in hand. Holiday's tend to have traditional food that may vary from family to family but the food makes it feel like home. Birthday's have certain traditions that more than likely involve food as well. For us, we let our kids choose what they want for their birthday dinner and what shape of birthday cake they want.What about … [Read more...]
Sponsored Video: Learning Through LeapTV
Thanks to LeapTV for sponsoring this post.I know most parents try their best to limit screen time. When I was growing up I spent most of my time outside with friends riding bikes, roller blading or playing Power Rangers. With all the advancements of technology children find a lot of entertainment through their devices playing games, watching movies and playing on social media. Active play is important to learning and development of a child. With from LeapFrog kids can play their video … [Read more...]
The Top 6 Features of the Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
Today’s discussion has been sponsored by NETGEAR. All opinions are my own.At our house we have the standard modem/router from our internet provider. From time to time the WiFi will stop working and we have to reset the router to make it start working again. When we got the Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router, I connected it to our old router and we started switch over our devices to use the X6. In the short time that we have been using the X6, the WiFi on our old router has stopped working and now … [Read more...]
End “Are we there yet?” With These #Tips4Trips
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #Tips4Trips #CollectiveBiasRoad trips are one of the many wonderful parts of summer. My family loves to travel and road trips are the most cost-effective way to do it. Though they can be fun with awesome snacks, movies, rockin' tunes and road games, let's not forget the elephant in the room. The dreaded "ARE WE THERE YET?" question without fail happens every time.My kids have a … [Read more...]
