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...]
7 Kid Friendly Items to Pack for Long Car Rides
Is there anyone that loves long car rides? Maybe a few! Even if your children do love long car rides, you still probably want to keep them busy during that time period. Happy kids on road trips make for more fun road trips. Check out these kid friendly items to pack for those long car rides.Lots of SnacksYou know your kids are going to get hungry as you go on this long car ride, so you might as well go ahead and prepare for it. Try to pick snacks that are not sticky and won’t cause a … [Read more...]
Steps to Planning a Pool Party
The great news about planning a pool party is that the most important element is already present: a pool. In fact, just mentioning the words “pool party” to your kids (and their friends) will get you half the way there. All that’s left to do is supply some food, beverages, a little age-appropriate entertainment and essentials, and you are on your way to the season’s best pool party. For more great tips on games, themes and organizing a pool party, check out these sites:Pool Party … [Read more...]
Connecting with K’NEX
Disclosure: I received the free product for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.My family loves to play together. We often have times when we sit and build legos. We have a couple different sets so we'll make those, or we'll get creative and build something with our imaginations. Recently, two sets of K'NEX came in the mail. My kids were very excited to get building. We hadn't ever played with K.NEX before so it was exciting to learn about this new … [Read more...]
Cleaning my Kids Naturally
Disclosure: As a Baby Spa Ambassador I am sent free products for review and promotional purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Do you like learning about new products for your children? I really do. I think it is fun to come across new products that will benefit my life and my kids lives. I am not one of those Mom's that is obsessed with natural, organic or any of that other stuff, but I know a lot of people are. For those Mom's there is Baby … [Read more...]
Dragon Birthday Cake!
Last year I made my oldest daughter a dragon cake, and this year, my youngest daughter wanted a dragon cake. I have used box mixes in the past, and they were fine, but this year I looked up a yellow cake recipe from Martha Stewart. It is still a bit crumby when I tried to ice it, but it was fine. Next time, I’ll try to find a different cake mix; one that doesn’t fall to crumbs when you cut it! I’m just not that skilled yet! I used a butter cream icing recipe from … [Read more...]
Have A Party At Play-dip-i-ty!
This past weekend we celebrated our soon to be two year old daughters birthday at Playdipity. I love Playdipity. Playdipity is located in Cohasset Massachusetts. It is a one of a kind place to play and pretend. About a year ago we went there for our first time during the huge power outage the east coast was having. They had power and we had a blast. As a teacher I appreciated the cleanliness and organization of the space. It was bright and colorful and had so many fun activities for my … [Read more...]
TRANSFORMERS #ConstructBots – Fun For All
Disclosure: As part of the Mom It Forward blogger network I have been compensation by TRANSFORMERS for this post. We are huge TRANSFORMERS fans at our house. Since there are so many different spin offs from TRANSFORMERS we own several different types of TRANSFORMERS toys. Bumblebee tends to be a favorite character at our house as we have several toys of him. Well, we just added one more in the form of Construct Bots. My whole family was so excited when showed up … [Read more...]
Kid Powered Fun with Educational Insights
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review in my Holiday Gift Guide. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I love acquiring toys for my children that will help them learn or encourage their imaginations to soar. Educational Insights offers a wide range of these kinds of toys! I'm so happy to be working with them for my 2013 Holiday Gift Guide! First up is the Dino Construction Company T-Rex Wrecker! This kid powered toy will … [Read more...]
Word Games from Educational Insights
We also received from Educational Insights, a fun word game, Pass the Peas. This stacking, sliding word game is recommended for children ages 8+ although I found my 8 year old struggled playing. In this fun game everyone receives a pea pod and a bag of letters. After choosing 10 letters out of your bag you flip the timer over and have 30 seconds to build a word. When the timer is up you "pass your peas" to your neighbor. Once again you flip the timer and everyone has a chance to build a new word … [Read more...]
Transformers Optimus Prime Rescue Trailer from PLAYSKOOL
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. Rescue Bots is one of my son's favorite shows. We don't have cable, but luckily they have the show on Netflix so we can have all Rescue Bots all the time if we want! My son already owns the Bumble Bee Transformer that goes along with this toy so he will be excited to have the Optimus Prime trailer to transport Bumble Bee. … [Read more...]
Keeping Snacks Contained with Nuby
Disclosure: I received a free product sample as part of the Nuby Mommy Blogger program. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. At our house the Snack Keeper from Nuby is called the "monkey trap". You stick your snacks inside the container and the special lid keeps them inside the container. To get the snacks out you stick your hand in and grab them out. The lid is flexible and soft so your hand won't get stuck or hurt when pulling the snacks out. This … [Read more...]
#SMILINGITFORWARD™ With Tylenol
Disclosure: I have received information and products from McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., the makers of TYLENOL®. The opinions stated are my own. This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks.I love to see my kids happy! My kids are pretty easy to please and so the littlest things will produce the biggest smiles. Last week when we went to the grocery store, we decided to put my 10 month old baby in the car cart instead of having him ride in his car seat. He LOVED it. … [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...]
A Microwaveable Safe Bowl from Nuby
Disclosure: As a Nuby Mommy Blogger I receive product for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I am not entering the stage of life where my baby is eating "real food". This time around we decided to skip the expense of baby food and so he is going from breastfeeding to table food (though I do still breastfeed him). Since we are embarking on this new stage of life I thought it would be fun to get him his own bowl for food. I love that this … [Read more...]
