First, and one of my favorite ideas sort the crayons by color, then melt them in a homemade double boiler Pour the melted crayon into molds (we used a chocolate mold) Let it cool completely, then when it slides out easily youve got cute shaped crayons! Heres the horse head mold we used! Heres another idea from momtastic use pill bottles to make rainbow crayons! Make a crayon candle! Tutorial at No Time For Flashcards. This is a really popular one around the blogosphere melted crayon canvas art! Remember my melted crayon dot art poster? Both kids love to touch and trace the letters and numbers. 🙂 Melted crayon suncatchers cool idea from The Artful Parent. Decorate Easter eggs with melted crayon (SO doing this in a month!). Are you inspired to try one of these? Tags: 97045
Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men Release Date: 3/6/12Big Idea, Inc What Its About:A long time ago, in the faraway town of Bethlingham, roved a band of merry men, led by the fearless Robin Good. Their mission: to help people by fundraising from the rich and giving to the poor! But when a greedy Prince starts stealing the townspeoples hams, donations are down and Robins friends take off and decide to give robbing from the rich a try. Feeling rejected, Robin thinks things cant get any worse, until he finds out that the ham-hoarding Prince has also captured his friends. Can Robin overcome his own hurt, rescue his friends and restore the townspeoples hope? Find out in this fun Veggie story where kids learn that theres no hurt too big for God! Our Take: This play on the classic tale, Robin Hood, is a total delight! As with other VeggieTales…
Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard Delacorte Books for Young Readers March, 2012 My Rating: (4/5) What Its About: Wanderlove is a coming of age story. Bria is 18, has just had her heart broken, and is trying to move on. Shes just graduated from high school and before heading to college for art (something she was supposed to do with her ex-boyfriend, by the way), she wants to travel. She and her two best friends were planning on going together, but her friends ditch her at the last minute something about her attitude not being healthy. In a very un-Bria like move, she decides to go alone. And so this is the story of her travels. The tour group that she was supposed to travel with is a disappointment from the start all older people who have little or no passion for their surroundings at all. So when she comes across…
This is not a sponsored post. So whats Wittlebee about? Well, if you like the thought of having a box of really nice, high-end clothing for your kids arriving at your door, you may want to give it a try! Here are some example boxes: Wittlebee sends tops, bottoms, dresses, socks, and underwear (8 items to a box) from brands such as BabyGap, American Apparel, Cottonseed, and Gymboree. They focus mostly on basics, but they like to include special pieces in their boxes to mix things up. The cool part? After you sign up, you are contacted by a stylist and you answer a few questions (size/color preferences, etc) so they can make up a special box for you. They build the box based on your specifications and requests! Currently they make boxes for kids sizes newborn to 5T, and are looking into doing bigger sizes. Its $39 per month…
Chuggington: Brewsters Little Helper Release Date: 2/14/12 Anchor Bay Entertainment What Its About: This release will have preschoolers honking their horns alongside their favorite trainees, Wilson, Brewster and Koko, through six energetic episodes. In the title episode, Zephie is determined to prove that she can pull her weight. After overhearing Brewsters tasks for the day, she tries to take care of them all, but winds up chugging headlong into trouble. When Zephie is unable to complete the chores correctly, she realizes she still has some growing up to do. And, with a little help from Brewster, everything gets back on track. Each of the additional episodes Koko Takes Charge, Brewster Knows Best, Zephies Zoomaround, Nurse Wilson and Wilson And The Paint Wagon are filled with loads of fun and coupled with positive lessons for preschoolers such as patience, teamwork, responsibility, friendship, creative thinking and more. Our Take: Emma absolutely loves…
Seriously, if youre a lover of Seuss, youll be in HEAVEN at this sale! There are Seuss-themed: books puzzles and games plush toys costumes clothing for kids and adults bibs and baby items purses, bags, and lunch tins wall art and home decor And everything is priced really well its worth checking out! To do so, head over to Totsy and check out the Dr. Seuss Boutique. 🙂 This is a limited inventory sale so youll want to order before they run out! Coupon Code: Use the code VIPMOM to get $15 off any order of $60 or more, and get free shipping on your first order! Tags: 97045
Sweet and simple jigsaw puzzles and artistic childrens books together I love it! My Birdie and My Bunny are two new puzzle books released by Abrams Books for Young Readers. The illustrations are bright and colorful and the stories are simple and whimsical: My birdie has one bright yellow beak. My birdies wing is hiding four pink chicks. There are plenty of things to point out to your baby as you read! In My Birdie, the focus is on colors and the parts of the bird, and in My Bunny, little ones find out just what the bunny prefers listening to bumble bees and eating carrots are examples. The puzzle pieces lift out of the pages of the books easily, giving toddlers the challenge of putting together their first jigsaw puzzle! Want It? You can find My Birdie and My Bunny at Amazon.com. They are very reasonably priced at $6.95…
I just had to share this quick picture of Emma Shes wearing a dress by Tea Collection isnt it pretty? A few weeks ago, Tea Collection was having a giveaway on their Facebook page and I entered and shared. I didnt win the grand prize ($250 to spend there) but I did win second prize, $75 to spend there! I was pretty thrilled. 🙂 I bought this dress for this summer and two other dresses in the next size up for next summer. Pretty good for $75, right? They have great sales on their dresses! Its worth keeping an eye on their Facebook page right now theyre having an extra 30% off sale and fans are getting early access with the coupon code EXTRA30YAY. 🙂 This sale ends Thursday, February 24, at 11:59 p.m. PST. Tags: 97045
One of Baby Einsteins newest baby/toddler toys (recommended for ages 6 months and older) is the Count and Discover Treasure Chest, a musical piggy bank type playset. Isnt it cute? I love the buried treasure theme and the vivid colors! When Emma was a baby, she absolutely loved putting coins in my glass bank, but obviously it wasnt something I could let her play with unsupervised until she was old enough to know not to put the coins in her mouth. When I saw this toy, I knew it would be something my 1-year-old son, Isaac, would like! Heres the description from Baby Einstein: Our new Count & Discover Treasure Chest will introduce baby to shapes, colors, and counting in English, French and Spanish. The secret: the ingenious chest reads each coin as baby puts it in the slot. You can select a directory mode that includes colours, shapes and…
Reading this post on a favorite blog about buying pregnancy tests from the Dollar Store got me thinking. And since my kids are currently still sleeping right now (this NEVER happens!) I had to ask. Why are pregnancy tests so dang expensive at grocery stores? I am convinced that whoever makes these things and sells them to either panicked or hopeful women just knows were theyre going to be desperate enough to grab the test and buy it without even looking at the price. Later, theyll wonder why they have no money for food, poor things If youve ever wondered if the Dollar Store pregnancy tests are accurate well, they are. I used them to confirm whether or not I was pregnant both times and never did get a false uh, negative. Or false positive for that matter. I do recommend buying more than one (at $1 each thats not…