This blog post is brought to you by VTech and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own.In my experience three year olds are basically tiny ninjas. They are capable of silently making huge messes and darting from place to place without being seen. The only time a three year old isn't a ninja is during a game of Hide-and-Seek when they are supposed to be silent. Beyond that, it's incredible how slippery they are. This is why the VTech Safe&Sound® DM271-110 DECT 6.0 Digital Audio Baby … [Read more...]
Teach My Kindergartener Learning Kit for Wide Range of Ages
I'm a big fan of Teach My products. We own several of them. They are great ways for my kids to have fun learning different skills. They are also a simple way for me to play with my kids and help them understand different subjects, after all I am definitely no teacher. I love that Teach My makes learning fun and easy for all of us.The Teach My Kindergartener Learning Kit is one I have wanted for a while. I do not have a Kindergartener this year, but after playing with it on my own and playing … [Read more...]
Get Hydrated with MAVEA Water Filtration Products
Thank you to Mavea for providing samples and compensation for this discussion and giveaway. All opinions are my own.It’s amazing how the one essential ingredient that our bodies need is the one thing we sometimes resist. Water is the ONE thing your body needs and now there is a fantastic way to get in your "eight glasses a day" or in my case 100 ounces a day. MAVEA offers an awesome water filtration pitcher, carafe and bottle. I absolutely love having the water filtration offered in each … [Read more...]
Stock Up to Avoid the Oops
Thanks to SheSpeaks and Walmart.com for helping my family Avoid the Oops with this sponsored post. All opinions are my own.There are several household items that definitely need to be stored in bulk. Running out of things like toothpaste, toilet paper or dish soap is a problem. Having extras of these items, and other household staples like paper towels, body wash, and dental floss, keep us sane. I like to always purchase two of these things when we go to the store to ensure that we are … [Read more...]
Household Chores Just Got Easier
This post was sponsored by P&G as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review.During the school year Saturday's are set aside as "chore day." We wake up, eat breakfast and get all our household chores and cleaning done. By the afternoon we are done and ready to run errands or have a fun family day. Now that it is summer break we have different rules. Among other duties, my kids must also complete one chore during the … [Read more...]
Toddler Snack Game
Thank you to Gerber for sponsoring today’s post and inspiring my little one to eat healthy!We all heard, and perhaps said to our children, "Don't play with your food!" Well, today I want to share a fun and educational toddler snack game using Gerber snacks so your little ones can play with their food and eat it too!I'm always looking for yummy toddler snacks my little ones would enjoy. Snacks that would also be somewhere on the healthy spectrum. Of course my toddler wants to eat fruit … [Read more...]
Cut the Cable – Save Money
This post has been sponsored by Walmart.Did you know that the average cable customer gets 178 channels but only watches 17? Chances are you aren't watching the majority of the channels you are receiving, so why pay for those channels? This is the major reason to cut your cable and save some money in the process. How do you begin to cut the cable? Visit the cut the cable calculator to see how much your cable costs compared to broadband internet and a streaming service like Netflix and … [Read more...]
Celebrating Life’s Occasions
Father's Day is sneaking up on me. It's this Sunday, ya'll! Though I may not be fully prepared with gifts and treats, I can be covered with a card thanks to American Greetings. There are a ton of awesome eCards to choose from on the American Greetings site, including new cards with William Shatner singing your greeting. You can also opt to send a gift subscription along with your card so that your Father (or influential male you are celebrating) will have easy access to greeting cards for one or … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Your Baby needs a Safety First Grow and Go Ex Air Car Seat
I received free product from Safety 1st for review purposes. All opinions are my own.We were pretty excited when our new Safety First Grow and Go Ex Air 3 in 1 carseat arrived! But no one was more excited than our now one year old (Ok maybe Mom was- carting those infant car seats around with a 20 plus pound baby is not an easy task). We were both very excited. Here it is- 5 reasons why your baby needs this car seat!Easy from the start- I was so surprised at how easy this car seat was … [Read more...]
Potty Training Celebration Ideas
Potty training can be the things of nightmares. My first two children were very hard to potty train. Our seasons in the bathroom usually involved crying and screaming- by both of us. Luckily, child number 3 has been an angel to potty train. He has been easy to motivate and bribe and will happily complete the task at hand for a little Potty Training Celebration when he's done. If bribes, or fun motivation works for your kids, here are some Potty Training Celebration Ideas.Let you child pick … [Read more...]
Tips for Playing Robot Mouse Coding Activity Set
I received Robot Mouse Coding Activity Set free for review purposes, all opinions are my own.Build your maze, and then create a step-by-step path for Colby, the Programmable Robot Mouse. Program the sequence of steps, and then watch Colby race to find the cheese! The first time I saw this activity set I knew I would love it, but I'm a little bit bias. I'm a programmer; I do programming at work, I do programming at home for fun; I really like programming. We have noticed that our kids really … [Read more...]
How I Save Time, Stress and Money
Thanks to Healthtex for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own. Raise your hand if you like shopping. You can't see me but I'm not raising my hand - I'm not a huge fan of shopping, especially when I have kids with me. When I do go shopping (with or without kids) I try to get it done as quickly as possible. For this reason I like to stick with stores that can provide for my family's many needs at once. Walmart is one of the most popular places we shop that helps me save time, stress and … [Read more...]
Fancy, Kid Friendly Holiday Place Setting
Eight years ago my little family of three drove away from "home", from the state we grew up, from everything we knew. We drove off to move to Kansas. I hadn't ever been there and we didn't know a single person. My husband had just been laid off from his job and managed to get a new job in central Kansas quickly. Feeling blessed by the quick hire we headed off into unknown territory.Now on our second job, second state in the midwest, and 2 more kids, we are still without family … [Read more...]
Ultimate Hasbro Holiday Toy Guide
I love being apart of the #PlayLikeHasbro team because I get awesome perks like trying out some of their newest and best toys! If you are still shopping or looking for great ideas for the little ones in your life, here are some of my suggestions in the Ultimate Hasbro Holiday Toy Guide.The Doh Vinci Spotlight Spin Studio is what my artistic 10 year old daughter is most excited about. We became familiar with Doh Vinco last year when we went to Florida for Family Forward conference. Doh Vinci … [Read more...]
Active Learning with LeapTV
As a member of the LeapFrog Mom Squad I was sent the LeapTV for review purposes. All opinions are my own.My kids love video games. I don't blame them, when I was kid (and still now at times) I'd love to play video games. We didn't own any so I would have to go to a friends house in order to play them, but I LOVED doing it.I know this topic may be a sensitive one when considering screen time for your kids, BUT LeapTV is different. This is an active video game system from LeapFrog. When … [Read more...]
