My trip to the Muppets Most Wanted red carpet premiere is in less than 2 weeks. The movie comes out in a little under a month. To get ready for the excitement of another Muppet classes here are some fun activity sheets! I'm going to print these out for my kids to complete daily while I'm away on my trip. They will think this little activity is a lot of fun. Click the links under he pictures to be taken to the pdf for easy printing.Print these door hangers.Learn how to draw … [Read more...]
How to Create a Themed Family Movie Night with World Market
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me in behalf of Cost Plus World Market. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Having a family movie night is a weekly occurrence at our house. We love to spend time together as a family. Also, family movie night is the ONLY time we eat in the basement in front of the TV, so that makes it extra special!This past week I decided to make it a themed moved night. I thought the kids would have a really fun time … [Read more...]
60th Annual Progressive Insurance Boat & Sportshow Giveaway
The 60th Annual Progressive Insurance® Kansas City Boat & Sportshow® cruises into Kansas City January 23-26, 2014, transforming Bartle Hall into a winter escape for all KC metro residents. With expanded hands-on educational seminars and specials on hundreds of boats, RVs and marine accessories, the Kansas Boat & Sportshow is the perfect place for outdoor enthusiasts to dive into summer. The 2014 show offers a variety of fun activities for all ages, including:Gypsy Rose … [Read more...]
Be Yourself, Together with a #TargetWedding
This post is brought to you by Target, but all opinions and content are my own. Follow along with #TargetWeddingTarget has always been my preferred place to shop for wedding gifts. Even when I was planning my own wedding we only registered at Target! Target makes it easy to shop for the special couple's desires by using their Target Wedding Registry while still being creative and making it unique for them!It's my opinion, after having just celebrated my 11th wedding Anniversary, … [Read more...]
Kidoodle.TV Easy Online TV for Children
I participated in a Blog Blast program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Kidoodle.TV. I received a promotional item and a free trial as a thank you for participating. We are a huge fan of Kidoodle.TV at our house so I wanted to share this great website and all the new features of it with you. Kidoodle.TV is a safe website for children 12 and under to watch TV shows. Once you easily create an account for your kids you can pick and choose what shows they are allowed to … [Read more...]
Skylanders Swap Force Starter Pack for Wii
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I'm going to admit something a little embarrassing with this review. I love this game so much, I'm not a very good sharer with my kids. After the kids go to bed at night, my husband and I head to the basement to play our new Skylanders Swap Force game from Activision. Before doing this review I had seen these little action figure toys at … [Read more...]
Helping Children Sleep Through Storybook Apps
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by on on behalf of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. In our home one of the keys to successful sleeping in our children has been our nightly routine. As a family we read stories, reach scriptures, have family prayer and then head to the bathroom for teeth brushing and bed. All my kids LOVE books. This love began as babies and has grown as they have grown. Then I was … [Read more...]
Pogo.com Provides Tons of Fun
Disclosure: I received compensation for sharing information about this site. All experiences and opinions are my own. There are plenty of websites available to play free online games. My favorite, however, is Pogo.com. I first discovered Pogo in December of 2001. I was in college and feeling stress from school. I happened upon this very fun site that offered free online games. In between studying or when I needed a break I would play on Pogo. Some of my favorites then included … [Read more...]
The Branson Tracks – Branson, MO
Disclosure: I received free passes for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.We have been to Branson twice and both times we visited The Tracks. This family fun park has 5 locations around Branson. On both of our trips we visited Track 3 which features Wild Woody. I love The Tracks because each location has so many fun activities. Throughout all the locations there are several go kart tracks, mini golf, laser tag, batting cages, arcade games and … [Read more...]
Leap Reader Ready, Set Read & Write Party
Disclaimer: I received free LeapFrog products in order to host the LeapFrog sponsored MommyParty. The opinions expressed here are my own. I have never used a LeapReader or Tag system before so when this fun party pack of Leap Frog items arrived I was stoked! Doesn't this look like a fun party pack? My kids were very excited to have some friends over for the "Ready, Set, Read & Write" party!I prepared for the party by making sure both LeapReaders were charged and ready to … [Read more...]
Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus Present Dragons Review
Disclaimer: I received free tickets for my family to attend this show. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Last week we were fortunate to be able to attend the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Present Dragons. We have only ever been to the scary little circus that sets up shop in a park in small towns in the middle of no where (we used to live in Kansas, which is basically the middle of no where). This was exciting to be going to "The Greatest … [Read more...]
Sofia the First: Ready to be a Princess
Disclaimer: I received a free DVD for review purposes. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. We haven't ever seen Sofia the First so when this review opportunity I was very excited to take it. My daughter LOVES all things Princess and we love family movie night. Besides the great movie we were about to watch this DVD came with a dress up play set with a paper doll Sofia and a beautiful wardrobe for her to wear.The whole premiss of Sofia the first is that … [Read more...]
Meet the #SuperBuddies Meet and Greet & Movie Review
Disclaimer: As part of my trip to Los Angeles provided by Disney I got to meet Rosebud, one of the stars of Super Buddies. I received a complimentary copy of Super Buddies for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. On my last day in Los Angeles after having been to the PLANES premiere and experiencing some amazing Disney experiences such as visiting Animation Research Library, interviewing Jodi Benson, Ron Clements and John Musker, we still had … [Read more...]
Disney’s Peter Pan: Return to Neverland Review
Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of Return to Neverland for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. A few years ago we received Peter Pan on DVD as a gift. I was excited to get it because I hadn't ever seen Peter Pan (commence gasping- how could I have possibly gone into adulthood without having seen that movie? I have no idea) Anyway, it is so cute! I loved it and my kids loved it (although I must say there are some things in there … [Read more...]
Castle Rock Resort and Waterpark
I've only been to Branson once and we did a LOT of fun things. We visited the Titanic attraction, went to Dixie Stampede, saw the Chinese Acrobats, visited the Branson Tracks and rode Wild Woody and visited the Butterfly Palace... all of this in 2 days! I'm very excited to be planning another trip to Branson to the Castle Rock Resort and Waterpark through the US Family Guide network.Castle Rock Resort and Waterpark is located in beautiful Branson, Missouri. We offer a 30,000 square foot … [Read more...]
