My kids love bath time! I'm glad it isn't a fight to get them clean, because hey! they need to be clean! This week we have been able to try out TruKids Bubbly baby body and hair wash.TruKids is a company that really cares about the environment. They use all natural ingredients in their products. They use materials that are biodegradable and recyclable whenever possible. They truly want to create a sustainable future for our kids! If you want to find out more about TruKids you can visit them … [Read more...]
Keeping your Garden in Good Shape
Keeping your garden tidy and presentable can be a real challenge when you’ve got kids. The garden is one of the main play spots for suburban families. This creates a trade off between the garden being used as a practical area or a decorative space. However this gap can be narrowed with some clever garden maintenance/planning techniques. Any family garden will never be entirely decorative; but it can still be kept in good shape.First off you need to assess what the main uses of your garden … [Read more...]
Celebrating And Learning About Chinese New Year
Teaching children about various traditions is important and with it coming up to Chinese New Year, it is a colourful and exciting thing to get them involved in. It is one of the most important traditional Chinese holiday dates and is also known as the Spring festival.Chinese New Year is celebrated around the world and is centuries old. Chinese families will spend lots on decorations, food, clothing and presents to mark the special occasion. Families also give their house a thorough cleaning … [Read more...]
Educational Toys Planet
I am always on the look out for great products to tell you Mommies about! I'm excited to announce that we will be doing a toy review from Educational Toys Planet! Stay tuned for some info on some great toys for your kiddos! … [Read more...]
Kids’ Activities in the Snow
The prospect of snow is exciting for all children and with the first snow of winter 2012/13 arriving in the UK last week, kids have been desperate to go out and enjoy what is somewhat of a rarity. Here I will suggest a few activities which can be enjoyed by children of all ages to help make sure no one misses out on the fun!Snowball FightsArguably the first thing which springs to every child’s mind when they see snow is to have a snowball fight. While this is always fun, as long as … [Read more...]
Phineas and Ferb LIVE!
Hey Kansas City an awesome show is coming to your town! Join Phineas, Ferb, Candice, Perry the platypus and the whole tri-state area gang in this awesome new show Phinease and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever!School's out for the summer and Phineas and Ferb are making their best invention yet - The Best LIVE Tour Ever! This live action show features everything you love from the show including Agent P foiling Dr. Doofenshmirtz's evil plans.How about a sneak peek into the fun:Join … [Read more...]
Happiness with the Harlem Globetrotters #GlobieFamily
Today was the day! This afternoon we spent in Kansas City enjoying some fun family time at the Harlem Globetrotters game. The kids were very excited!! We got there a little early so we were able to enjoy the pregame entertainment brought to us by none other than Globie! Globie is the Harlem Globetrotters mascot and he is pretty amazing. He has some awesome dance moves and is so funny. The kids were really entertained by Globie as well. After a while it was finally time for the … [Read more...]
Cardstore Valentine’s SALE
Valentine's Day is one of our favorite holidays- so many sweet treats and messages of love! Cardstore would like to help you create a special Valentine's Day cards to show your loved ones how much you care about them in an extra personal kind of way. Any message from the heart is special, so why not add your favorite photos and tell them why you love them? It's like sending a little piece of you! All Cardstore Valentine's Day cards and invites are 30% off now through 1/30/13 PLUS get Free … [Read more...]
Portraits of your loved ones
Samantha Cube is a photography enthusiast and writes blogs regularly. She uses a wide range of products for her own photography needs.People have been fascinated by portraits for hundreds of years, they are a fantastic piece of art and history to have in your home. Portraits of family members remind us of our ancestry and provide memorable historical pieces. No longer just for the wealthy, camera’s have becoming more accessible over the last few decades thanks to advances in … [Read more...]
The Joys of Family Togetherness with Camping
Going on a camping trip is exciting for an array of reasons. However, you might not have yet considered the ways in which camping can actually help to bring your family closer together again. How can this mission be accomplished?Matching Outfits You'll really look like members of the same team when you purchase some matching clothes. This suggestion is likely a bit much for older children, but little ones will absolutely love how everyone looks, and they will love matching with one another. … [Read more...]
Beyond Bedding Review and Giveaway
I love the beginning of the year because it seems easier to make fresh starts. Since we just had a baby we are going to be doing some rearranging of bedrooms and what a better time to do it than at the beginning of the year! With the change of adding a family member and rearranging rooms I thought my three year old son could use something special for his new room arrangement. He received a new kids bedding set with construction vehicles on it! He loves his "big boy" bedding and is anxiously … [Read more...]
Lovable Labels Review
Having kids means you have to label everything. When school starts and you send your bags and bags of school supplies into the classroom they all have to be labeled. Then there is also lunch boxes, water bottles, folders and all sorts of other items that need names. Usually we just use a marker to write our kids names on everything, but now with Lovable Labels we can stick a cute sticker to everything that needs a name! Check out some of the cute designs … [Read more...]
Get Your Taxes Done!
It's tax time!! If you are a member of the Military you can now get your Military edition of Turbo Tax and it is free for E-5 and below! Check it out here:If you need the Turbo Tax edition for Mac: Get your biggest tax refund, guaranteed. Download TurboTax® for Mac now.And for the rest of us non-military, pc using folks, here is the standard version of Turbo Tax: … [Read more...]
How to deal with teething
Teething can be a nightmare for both children and parents, but it’s inevitable and thankfully, there are some ways to make the process a little less stressful and painful.About teething Teething is the process of the teeth erupting, it usually begins around the age of 6 months, but every child is different. Some children are born with teeth already, while others don’t get their first teeth until after they’ve celebrated their first birthday. The front teeth (the incisors) are the first to … [Read more...]
Family Time as a #GlobieFamily
We love to do activities as a family. It is always fun to take field trips to see new things together. My kids love to learn so we have lots of fun visiting the zoo and learning about animals, or visiting nature centers and learning about plants and animals native to our area. There is a science center in Kansas City we have visited that has a lot of different experiments and things for kids to try out. They loved having that hands on experience and trying new things. Often times instead of … [Read more...]
