In celebration of the new movie Smurf's: The Lost Village coming to theaters tomorrow, April 7, there is an awesome new app called Smurf's Bubble Story. This fun new bubble popping game features all your favorite characters from the movie. Smurfs Bubble Story allows players to pop matching bubbles, face off against Gargamel and his minions in a colorful bubble-blasting showdown, and compete in hundreds of missions to collect Smurfette, Hefty, Brainy, Clumsy and more iconic Smurf … [Read more...]
(Printable) Alphabet I Spy Road Trip Game
Have you started planning your road trips for the year yet. Chances are you probably have a couple locations you know you want to visit, whether they are planned or not. I know I always have a few destinations in mind and so I'm ready to book whenever the chance presents itself. If you are planning a road trip this year, here is a fun game for your family to play while in the car. Alphabet I Spy is a version of the traditional "Alphabet Game". You know when you are driving down the freeway … [Read more...]
Family Dance Party with Just Dance: Disney Party 2
If you have ever asked a child to do some chores you have probably heard the whining that tends to commence with the request. At our house we use Saturdays as our "chore day". The kids still have to clean their rooms, do the dishes, help with laundry and other smaller tasks through the week but on Saturday everything must get done. This often results in a lot of groans and whines. My husband and I try to make this cleaning process fun by putting on some music and making a dance party out of … [Read more...]
DIY Road Trip I Spy Game
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TwizzlersSummer #CollectiveBias As I was thinking about my family's last road trip of the summer I was trying to come up with ways that everyone could have fun in the car. It seems most of the travel games I have require some level of reading, but my toddler can't read. A moment of genius struck and I came up with this DIY Road Trip I Spy Game using Twizzler Bites as the "markers" in the … [Read more...]
50 Road Trip Games by Deckopedia
I received a free product sample for review purposes. All opinions are my own. When I am planning for trip I look for activities that can occupy my kids, but don't take up too much space. Enter Deckopedia. This awesome company provides decks of cards of many categories and they don't take up too much room. I received the 50 Road Trip Games deck. This deck consists of cards that give the details and rules of each game. It tell you how old the game is for, how many people are required … [Read more...]
Using Technology for Fun Alphabet Education
Disclosure: This is a compensated post. Regardless all opinions and experiences are my own. Yours may differ. We have a lot of electronic devices in our home, probably too many. We have 3 old iPhones (they were hand-me-downs), 2 Samsung Galaxy S3's, and two Android tablets. Yes, now that I type that out I know it is too many things. The kicker is that each of these devices is loaded with educational apps for my kids. We have math apps, puzzle apps, spelling apps and my newest … [Read more...]
Sponsored: Farmville 2 Country Escape Play Now
Disclosure: This post has been sponsored by Farmville, but contains my own opinions. Raise you're hand if you play games online, on your phone or on the computer. Online games are very popular. Admit it! You like to play games on Facebook or on your phone. I know I am certainly addicted to several games on my phone. Some of them I am even stuck on levels so I'm having to find news games to play because I can't seem to get past where I'm at. I used to play several games on Facebook. Ever … [Read more...]
Family Games Giveaway
ENTER YOUR OWN WORDS HERE PLEASE I think it's safe to say we are on our way to SPRING! Now we need some fun activities your family can enjoy both indoors and out. Tactic Games comes with 45 years of experience in the international board game industry, with a whole spectrum of classic yet innovative games yours won’t want to miss. Tactic offers high-quality games, puzzles and playing cards for players of all ages. Be sure to read Mom Does Reviews fun review of her Tactic Games HERE. The … [Read more...]
Spontuneous Giveaway
I have a super fun giveaway for you today! Spontuneous - a very fun, musical game for the whole family is giving one lucky reader their own game! How well do you know the lyrics to songs - you'll find out quick with Spontuneous. Try to stump the other players by picking words you are SURE aren't in any songs! This game is sure to provide loads of laughs. This giveaway is open to US residents age 18+. This giveaway will run from December 14 through December 19. Winner will be verified, emails … [Read more...]
Consider Staples for your Christmas Toy Shopping
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I'm going to guess that as you are making your gift lists and looking for toy deals you might have skipped over the Staples ad? Well DON'T! Staples has some fantastic holiday toy offerings! Check out two new toys from Staples that will be under our Christmas tree this year. First the Origami Zoo kit. My daughter is big into … [Read more...]
Catching Bugs as a Family With Ravensburger’s Bugs in the Kitchen Game
Disclosure: I received a free product sample For my Holiday Gift Guide for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Upon hearing the name "Bugs in the Kitchen" you might not want to run out and buy this game, but I can assure you this is such a fun family game, I recommend you doing that! This darling game has easy game set up, game play and loads of laughs. Although it is recommended for children ages 6+ my 4 year old … [Read more...]
Squashed – A Clever New 3D Board Game
Disclosure: I received a free product sample to review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. My family LOVES to play games. We love to have family game nights that the whole family can be involved in. Even though Squashed is recommended for ages 6+ (safety first!), my 4 year knows not to eat the pieces and he understands the game! We have had so much fun learning and strategizing about this game together. We have also had several … [Read more...]
Ready, Set, Tell Time with Educational Toys Planet
Disclosure: I received a free toy sample for review purposes. All experience and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Like I have previously said, Educational Toys Planet has the coolest toys! They have a large variety of toys to choose from such as Time Toys, Puzzles, Science Kits, Musical Toys, Arts & Crafts and much, MUCH more. I love how the Educational Toys Planet website is so organized and user friendly. You can search toys by age, category, skill it uses, brand, by … [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...]
Kids Academy (2) iTunes $50 Gift Card #MissionGiveaway
My kids love to play games on our iPhones and Android phones. I love to get a lot of educational games downloaded for them. Instead of mindlessly sitting and playing, they can be playing a game and learning at the same time. Check out Kids Academy. They have several fun and educational apps yours kids will love to play! About Our Sponsor Kid's Academy is an educational technology company based in Holmdel, NJ. Founded in 2012, the company unites most talented specialists with various … [Read more...]
