As a member of the #PlayLikeHasbro team I was sent products for my kids to review. All opinions are my own.There are some days when you just need to spoil your kids for a job well done. Recently, my daughter had one of those days. She is such an obedient child, a great helper, a smart student and a super big sister. To reward her for her excellence we had a day where she got spoiled with a couple of fun presents. Easy-Bake Ultimate OvenI knew my daughter would LOVE the Easy Bake Oven … [Read more...]
Airport Parking Safety Tips
As Fall approaches I have already began thinking about our Holiday travel plans. Family trips always take a lot of planning and preparation whether it's a Holiday road trip, international travel, a cruise or you are heading to the airport.This year we will be flying to our Christmas destination. Since our car has spent a lot of time in the airport parking lot I thought it would be useful to offer some Airport Parking Safety Tips to help ensure your car will remain just as you left … [Read more...]
3 Fun School Lunch Ideas
We are only a month into the new school year and my kids are already sick of having sandwiches for lunch. I like sandwiches because they are easy and relatively mess free. I put on my thinking cap to come up with some fun school lunches that weren't sandwiches. I thought of my kids favorite foods and I came up with these three great options but found that they were messier than a sandwich. This means I have to remember to throw in a Wet Ones singles into their lunch boxes to wipe their sticky … [Read more...]
7 Ways To Build Your Kids’ Confidence
As a parent you want to raise kids who are happy and healthy, and these ways to build your kids confidence will make that easy to do. From the day they are born you only want great things for your children. Focus on their strengths and abilities to help them become strong and independent individuals that will be successful in every area of their lives. 7 Ways To Build Your Kids' Confidence Encourage their strengths. This comes as early as babyhood when you praise them for doing the right … [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...]
Wet Ones Clean Up School Messes
We just finished our first full week of school. While we have fallen back into our "same old" routine with getting ready, heading to the bus, doing homework, dinner and so on, my children haven't wanted to fall into the same routine with school lunches.Every night when we put them to bed we ask for their lunch suggestions. My kids have been coming up with fun snack ideas and wanting different food than we have given them in the past. While I'm happy to change-up their lunches and make it … [Read more...]
Easy Tooth Fairy Pouch
I don’t know about your house but when there is a loose tooth in my mine there is a lot of excitement- I mean come on lose a tooth and the tooth fairy brings you money, what a deal! When my kids lose teeth I wanted to make it a little more special than shoving it under the pillow so we pulled out our craft supplies and set to work to make a fun pocket to hold lost teeth and a simple note for the tooth fairy. I like to sneak in some handwriting practice when I can and you get the added benefit … [Read more...]
From Hoarder to Consignor
This post has been sponsored by #JBFKC but the story is my own.I don't have many warm fuzzy sentimental feelings in my body. There is something, though, that I tend to be attached to - my children's little clothes. Without really realizing what was happening I have stored all my kids clothes from the beginning of having children. As I knew the JBF Lee's Summit sale was coming I decided to take a look at what I had to sell. What did I find when I looked around? 8 big plastic tubs of baby … [Read more...]
Win $500 Tuition Credit to Children of America
Thanks to Children of America for sponsoring today's discussion. All opinions are my own.As parents we want to give the absolute best to our kids. I try to provide my children with a lot of different opportunities and experiences to help mold them into responsible, compassionate, independent and confident people. Children of America schools also want to help create these kinds of learning experiences for our children as well.What is Children of America? The Children of America … [Read more...]
Sponsored: Pampering Your Pet
This post has been sponsored by IAMS but all opinons are my own. Having a pet is a lot of responsibility but it is also lots of fun as well as rewarding. Dogs make great companions from the puppy stage clear through adulthood and are often times like additional family members in our homes. One of the best things about pets is that they are still at home with you after the kids have grown up and moved on.From the time they are little until they are full grown adults each stage has it’s own … [Read more...]
Back to School Teacher Gift Basket
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #Back2SchoolReady #CollectiveBiasAs I prepare my children for the new school year I thought I would also gather some items to help their teachers prepare as well. This time of year is filled with pencils, erasers, paper and hand sanitizer but what about some fun treats for the teacher? With Kellogg's Scholastic Free Book Program I thought I would send my kids with some treats and books … [Read more...]
Sponsored Video: Ideal Nutrition for your Dog with IAMS
Thanks to IAMS for sponsoring today's discussion. All opinions are my own.Over the years my children have asked for a puppy off and on. We will discuss it for a few days and then the topic gets dropped. My kids are very happy to visit our friends houses that have dogs so they can get a little taste of living with a dog. The reason we haven't ever bought a dog is because both my husband and I don't know much about pets and don't feel like we would know how to take care of it. Whenever the … [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...]
Sponsored Video: It’s Not About Winning, It’s How You #ShowYourStripes
Thank you to Kellogg's who is sponsoring today's discussion.With children it seems to be hard to convince them that winning isn't everything. I have three children and it seems like everything is turned into a competition. How fast they can get dressed, how fast they can clean up their toys (I actually don't mind that one!), how fast they can get there homework done, how fast they can brush their test (considering we use a timer, this seems silly to me). My middle child things everything is … [Read more...]
15 DIY Kites for Kids
During the summer I like to plan fun activities for my kids. We have a scheduled day we go to the park for a play date, a day we go out to an activity (we have zoo and museum passes so that's what this day is reserved for), a library day, and a day when we create something. This way no one is complaining about boredom because they know they have something fun to look forward to. These easy DIY Kites for Kids is the perfect round-up of doable crafts for kids!Pyramid Kite from Kids Activities … [Read more...]
