Disclosure: I received a free product to sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. It's always a good idea to give cookies - at least in my opinion. I think food is the perfect gift because it's shareable and people bond over food. As the holidays approach and you start to think of gift ideas there are some people who you will think already "have everything" but they don't have a box of gourmet cookies! You might even have … [Read more...]
OtterBox Armor Case – Meets US Military Standards
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I cannot be trusted with expensive phones. I have owned a cell phone since 2001 when my parents gave me one for Christmas during my sophomore year of college (week, don't try to figure out my age!). Since then I have always owned the cheapy free phone any cell carrier has offered me. I have been through all the cell carriers and have always gotten the free … [Read more...]
Fairy Tale High Dolls Review
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. If you have a child that likes Princesses, they might be interested in these Fairy Tale High Dolls. These dolls are the modern teenage version of the princesses we know and love. Before they met Princes and fell in love, they girls were going to school at Fairy Tale High which is a school for performing arts. The princesses included are:Snow White - … [Read more...]
DaddyScrubs – A Perfect Gift for the Dad-To-Be
Disclosure: I partnered with Daddy Scrubs to bring you this post for my Holiday Gift Guide. In December as I was nearing the birth of my son I was set to do a review of DaddyScrubs... well my husband was. The team at DaddyScrubs was nice enough to expedite the shipping on the scrubs and they came the day before I had my baby! My husband liked having the scrubs to wear. He thought they were comfy and cool (not in the temperature sense, in the emotional sense of … [Read more...]
Ubooly – An Educational Toy Providing Hours of Fun
Disclosure: I received a free product for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. This cute, plush, little toy is called Ubooly. It may not look like much but once you download the free Ubooly app on your iPhone, iPod Touch or Android phone this little toy transforms into a tutor and friend! Once the app is downloaded you place your device into Ubooly's pocket and the screen becomes Ubooly's face. It talks and listens to your child.Each … [Read more...]
Pleygo Monthly Lego Subscription Review
Disclaimer: I received a free 3 month subscription to Pleygo in exchange for my review. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. A couple weeks ago I told you about Pleygo, a monthly subscription service for legos. Now I have actually used the service for about 3 weeks. We just sent back our second lego set and are awaiting our third. We LOVE this service. My kids love legos. My 7 year old daughter loves to sit down and build the sets. My 4 year old son is … [Read more...]
uKloo Early Reader Treaure Hunt Game Review
Disclaimer: I received a free sample product for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. uKloo is a treasure hunt game designed to help your early readers learn to read without even realizing it. The uKloo game includes 3 levels of game play that increase in reading difficulty. We have been playing the game with the easiest cards because my 4 year old can't read yet.The way you play is to place card clues around the house that lead to a … [Read more...]
Nuby FlexStraw Clik It Cup
Disclaimer: As part of the Nuby Mommy blogger program I received free products for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I have a love/hate relationship with sippy cups. I think they are a necessity for little ones that can't use a real cup but they are a pain. They spill, the lids don't screw on right, the kids bite the tops off so they spill some more. AH! Luckily Nuby has helped with half of the battle.Nuby has a new line of "Clik it" … [Read more...]
Littlest Pet Shop: Petacular Escapades
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of the DVD for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. The Littlest Pet Shop is one of my daughters favorite collection of toys. These toys are usually what she picks when she completes her sticker charts or whenever there is an occasion to pick a toy. I recently learned that there is a Littlest Pet Shop cartoon series on Netflix that my kids enjoy watching. When the opportunity to review this newest film in … [Read more...]
The Little Mermaid on Blu Ray Combo Pack Oct. 1 #LittleMermaidEvent
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of the movie for review purposes. This review is in addition to my other Disney Planes and Little Mermaid Event articles. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. The Little Mermaid is a Disney classic. Having been released in 1989 I grew up with this movie. On Sunday's I was only allowed to watch Disney movies and so this movie was in my rotation. I loved this movie so much as a child and now I am enjoying the opportunity to … [Read more...]
Two Presents in One – Prize Candle Review
Disclaimer: I received a product sample free for review purposes for my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own.Candles are pretty popular gifts. Jewelry makes a great gift as well. How about now combining the gift of a candle plus jewelry? Prize Candle does just that! Prize Candles are 9oz all natural soy wax candles produced in the USA and our soy is domestically grown. Our vegetable dipped wicks are 100% cotton. Prize Candles are unsurpassed in quality providing a … [Read more...]
Charge Your Electronics on the Go With a Portable Charger + Giveaway
Disclaimer: I was given a free product for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. As a blogger I am on my phone A LOT! I am checking emails, taking pictures, keeping my social media up to date and making calls. My phone's dies quite often! It is always a huge headache and very inconvenient for me to have my phone die in the middle of something important! When I went to Los Angeles for the Disney Planes Premiere my phone was dying extra fast … [Read more...]
Making Meals fun With The Pasta Shoppe
Disclaimer: I received free product in exchange for my honest review. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I first became acquainted with The Pasta Shoppe through their school fundraising program. When my daughter was in Kindergarten a couple years ago the school she attended used Fun Pasta Fundraising(more info by clicking the link) as a school fundraiser. This was a fun fundraiser because they sold pasta of different shapes and flavors. There are pastas … [Read more...]
Valentina Shoes for Girls
Disclaimer: I received a free sample for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. My daughter is a girly girl! She loves clothes, accessories and especially shoes. Valentina was looking for bloggers to review these darling little girl shoes and I had to jump on it for my daughter! I didn't know what colors I would be getting so this lovely navy and gold combo was a surprise. They are actually perfect! My daughter has a very cute dress that her … [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...]