I LOVE to get my kids new apps. It keeps them occupied while I am busy with dinner or dishes, or when we go out to dinner and they start getting stir crazy! This Three Little Piggies app is a GREAT one to have. This app required iOS 4.0 or newer.There are several ways to use this app. You can listen and play and it reads the story to you. You will find as you go along with the story that it is interactive and you can manipulate the animation!! You can also have it autoplay the story and … [Read more...]
The Happy Trunk Giveaway
Welcome to The Happy Trunk Giveaway! I have teamed up with some great blogs to bring you the chance to win a special holiday prize: The Happy Trunk3 Month Subscription($58.95 value) The Happy Trunk is a mom-owned, monthly kids subscription service, founded to combat those 'I’m bored’ moments that every parent gets! Every month your child will receive a carefully curated box filled with art, craft and science activities for hands-on … [Read more...]
I Spy with Lola App Giveaway
When we are traveling in the car we tend to rotate between movies on the DVD player and playing games on the iPhone. We have been blessed to get my family members iPhone hand me downs so both of my kids have one to play. Here is a fun new game we are playing at our house, and you could be playing it too!! I Spy with Lola is a very fun seek and find game. It is very easy to understand so your kids will be able to play it on their own! For this giveaway we will have 5 winners!!! So enter … [Read more...]
Chupa Chups ‘Give a Dam’ App Review
Have I got a fun new app for you to download! It's called "Give a Dam." This is a touch physics game where you try to help the "happy campers" build a dam across the unpredictable river, in attempts to avoid going over the waterfall. This game features adorable characters as well as challenging levels. SCREENSHOTS GAME FEATURES 120 ultra-awesome levels to be unlock! Specially … [Read more...]
Town Party
We live in a small town small city large town? I don’t really know what to call our town anymore; it used to be a small town, but it has grown a lot without losing its small town feel. Every year, there is a fall festival where everyone comes out to eat some seriously yummy food and celebrate local businesses. They sell food for fundraisers and some of the local performance groups present in the street. We got to see gymnasts, dancers, square dancers, 2 bands and martial arts. Here they are with … [Read more...]
Happy Halloweeeeen!
Here are my little princesses! My oldest dressed as Ariel the Little Mermaid and my little one was Cinderella. We had a carnival at school and then a Trunk or Treat at church. So much fun!! Hope you all had a super fun Halloween too!! … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Patch
We’ve made our local pumpkin patch a yearly event. First, we slide down the big slide a few times, we see the pigs, the calves, the horse (Silky), the donkey (Ted), the ducks and the chickens. We take a hayrack ride, and then we … [Read more...]
Star Gazing
Did anyone else step out to see the meteor shower this weekend? We did! We got up at 5:15am on Sunday morning, threw on our sweatshirts over our jammies and drove out to the country to get away from the city lights. We took pillows and blankets (which we didn’t really need because it was a balmy 60F) and lay on the back of our car. It was a PERFECT night! The sky was clearer than I have ever seen it before. My sister stepped out after feeding her newborn at 2am, and she said the … [Read more...]
The Emperor’s New Clothes Flannel Board Story Giveaway
It's time for another fun flannel story giveaway! This time I have the story of "The Emperor's New Clothes." Awnya has once again been generous with her Story Time Felts and is offering one of my readers the chance to win this flannel board story! This story is a classic that every child should know! Along with the cute flannel pieces you will receive a digital copy of the story to help you tell the story.I love the lesson this story teaches about honesty! It is such a clever story with a … [Read more...]
Six Fun Things You and Your Kids can Do in Las Vegas
High rollers. Casinos. Big hotels. Without question, Las Vegas is entertainment heaven for adults. But it isn’t strictly off limits to kids, either. If you plan to bring the whole family along for an exciting vacation in Las Vegas, don’t hesitate! Everyone can have fun in the entertainment capital of the world, even young children.While many hotels in the area offer superior child-care services, there are also a number of fun things you and your kids can do in Las Vegas. Some activities are … [Read more...]
HaHas for HooHas
Okay, so mostly I just think farting is yucky. (Necessary, but yucky.) Unless it’s a big one from a tiny child; those are funny. But my sister, her husband and her kids think farting is HILARIOUS. My niece sent an email with a link, which I immediately KNEW had to be something about farts. But, I read it anyway, and I have to say, I laughed out loud! The story is, “The Fart That (Almost) Altered My Destiny” Which brings me to HaHasforHooHas.com- “because funny women need funny e-cards.” It’s a … [Read more...]
Big Fish Games Review and Giveaway
I admit it, I like to play online games! I try to keep it to after I have done my blogging, and during nap time and bed times. It is fun to play games online and forget about the worries going on in life! There are so many different games to choose from, chances are it will be easy to find something to entertain you.Big Fish Games contacted me about reviewing one of their games. The fun thing about getting to choose a game is that ALL Big Fish games come with a FREE one hour trial! So you … [Read more...]
Top 5 Websites for Children
When we think of children and the internet, it tends to fill us with dread. “What are they doing?”, “Is this content appropriate?”, “Should they be playing this?” etc.Well, don’t panic, the internet is also chock a block full of kid friendly goodness that not only keeps them entertained but also educates. Below is my top 5 of websites that, for the most part, tick these boxes, not just online but also through print outs and activity ideas.1. National Geographic for KidsA great site … [Read more...]
Story Time Felts Farm and Zoo Adventure Review and Giveaway
Remember my friend Awnya, she was our first ever guest blogger back towards the beginning of Making of a Mom! She shared an article on Time Management Tips for Moms. Now she is sharing some of her felt products with us! She is an independent consultant for Story Time Felts and has sent me a few products to play with, share and give to my readers!! Today we are starting with the Farm and Zoo Adventure set!! These cute little felt finger puppets are a HUGE hit at our house. … [Read more...]
Boy’s Toys for the Girls
As modern parents we try endlessly to breakdown gender stereotyping for kids, don’t we? Leading toy designer and manufacturer LEGO is all for that as well, it seems. Once a byword in the boy’s toys department, LEGO has finally introduced a range for girls; but how successfully are the brick based beauty parlours at challenging these roles? Some commentators have suggested that LEGO’s friends range don’t challenge much at all and only reinforce the traditional roles. The Friends range is set … [Read more...]
