This holiday gift guide is sponsored by the below products and includes Amazon Affiliate links. If you purchase through those links I will receive a small compensation with no charge to you. All opinions are my own. Stocking StuffersThe perfect stocking stuffer for a foodie, or fun snack in general is Funny Nuts, the cashew collection. With the far our flavors, they would also make a great hostess gift for a Christmas party. These flavored cashews will bring your snack game up, big time! … [Read more...]
Holiday Gift Guide 2020
This post contains affiliate links and products I received complimentary for review purposes. All opinions are my own. Yours may differ. It's time to holiday shop! In fact, I just got an email from one business that I frequent that said USPS expects record amounts of packages being shipped and so to order early in order to get your items in time for the holidays. Because I know there are increased shipping times out there I have been buying Christmas presents like a mad woman to be completely … [Read more...]
Simple Preschool Learning Activities
A big thanks to Teach My for joining this season's Holiday Gift Guide and sponsoring this discussion.I have been blessed to have my children spread out enough in age that I have had one on one time with each of them. Now is the season that my youngest gets his one on one time and we love it! He is such a smarty pants that I have to keep coming up with new ideas to teach him and enforce the things he already knows.Today I want share some of the simple preschool learning activities that I … [Read more...]
Dressing Up Imaginative Play
This post is sponsored by Antsy Pants. All opinions are my own.Imaginative play is essential for children. It helps children build their skills - emotion and social. It helps them experiment with different life scenarios. It helps children cooperate, take turns, problem solve and interact. It's an important learning and teaching tool that most kids naturally participate in.When I was growing up my friends and I were really into a certain television show and would play episodes from … [Read more...]
Kiwi Crate – A Creatively Fun Gift
I am excited to be working with Kiwi Crate on my Holiday Gift Guide. All opinions are 100% my own.When it comes to gift giving I prefer to give my kids things that offer an experience. Toys are fun but it seems the enjoyment is short-lived. If I give my kids an experience then there are memories built, often times fun for the whole family and a better value all around.Kiwi Crate is a fabulous subscription service that offers "crates" of crafts and fun for kids of various ages. My … [Read more...]
I See Me! Personalized Gifts
Disclosure: I'm very happy to partner with I See Me! for my Holiday Gift Guide. All opinions are 100% my own. This unique gift is brought especially to you by our friends at internationally award-winning publisher Chronicle Books.There is something very magical about personalized books. When you think of a book, you assume it has been mass-produced and there are thousands of copies floating around the world. With personalized books, and even personalized gifts, they are unique. There is … [Read more...]
Make Your Gifts Personal – Zoey’s Attic
I'm so excited to be teaming up with Zoey's Attic for a second year to be featured in my Holiday Gift Guide. All opinions are 100% my own.Last year I was lucky enough to work with Zoey's Attic Personalized Gifts on my Holiday Gift Guide and received two adorable Trick or Treat bags for my older two kids. Last year my baby wasn't old enough to participate in the fun that is Trick or Treating. This year he is ready for the action and so once again, I turned to Zoey's Attic and their … [Read more...]
Fun Ways to ‘Teach My Toddler’
Teach My has partnered with Making of a Mom in the 2014 Holiday Gift Guide. Regardless of compensation all opinions are 100% my own.You've heard the phrase "Kids are like sponges" right? Well it's true. My toddler who is 21 months old is walking proof of that. He loves learning. He loves doing any activity that will help him learn his numbers, shapes, colors or alphabet. Back when he was a little baby, he and I would play with the Teach My Baby Learning Kit. Now he has graduated to … [Read more...]
Eat Healthy and Stay Fit with Fun Children’s Books
I'm already thinking about Christmas gifts for my kids. My son is in Kindergarten and so his world is filled with the Alphabet. These children's books are the perfect gift for him! On top of having all the alphabet it teaches children about healthy foods and different ideas for keeping fit in a fun way. These books (and calendar, perfect for MOM!) are a fun way to get my son reading and all of eating healthier and being active!The calendar is really great because it includes stickers in … [Read more...]
Seagate Wireless Plus – Review
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.Tablets and smartphones are pretty amazing with all they can do but are limited on space, so you can only bring a handful of your movies, music and pictures with you. The Seagate Wireless Plus is a battery powered wireless hard drive for you tablet or smartphone that fits in the palm of you hand. The Wireless Plus has 1TB (terabyte) of storage space, … [Read more...]
Bowflex UpperCut
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinion are my own. Yours may differ. As soon as Christmas passes everyone's minds turn to the New Year and improving their lives. This year, the Bowflex UpperCut can be your assistant in become more fit and building muscle. If you are thinking about those things for your New Year's resolutions, then the UpperCut would make a great gift!The Bowflex UpperCut is designed for … [Read more...]
Girls Fashions with DownEast Basics
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.My daughter loves to get new clothes! DownEast Basics has some VERY cute clothes for little girls. When we were browsing the DownEast Basics site she had a hard time choosing just three items.She wanted to go with this cute polka dot shirt for Christmas. She wanted to look festive at school. Since the polka dots are sheer she wears a shirt underneath … [Read more...]
eBags Travel Luggage
Disclosure: I received a free product sample for review purposes in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Whenever we go on trips we always take a backpack for easy access to the things we need like movies, the tablet, snacks, zippy cups, diapers, wipes and more! That is a lot of stuff, right? A normal backpack can't carry it all. This amazing isn't called the "Weekender" for nothing. It features tons of pockets, organization and … [Read more...]
Packing Made Organized by eBags
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. My husband is a master packer. I think it is the engineer in him that allows him to see the best way for things to fit together. I, on the other hand, am not a very good packer. For people like me there are these amazing . The packing cube come in different sizes: small, medium and large, slim and shoe.I received a 3 pack of cubes in … [Read more...]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Toy Options
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I am a child of the 80's. I grew up on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and I honestly haven't thought about them in years. It seems as though they are making a come back, though! My children saw the show on TV and thought it was something new. I just giggled at them and enjoyed seeing them watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the first … [Read more...]
