We had just read the Scholastic storybook, Stellaluna, for the first time about a week before seeing the animated story on DVD, and I have to tell you it was a hit with Emma and myself. Both are delightful, and the DVD follows the book very closely, but with a few songs and some humorous dialogue added. This is the story of Stellaluna, a baby fruit bat who loses her mother during an owl attack. She lands in a nest with three baby birds, and is accepted well, sort of accepted. She isnt to do anything that the baby birds dont do, and that most certainly includes hanging upside down! Mommy bird almost has a heart attack when she comes back to feed her babies a worm and finds all three of them and Stellaluna hanging upside down my absolute favorite scene in the movie and book! Photo by me….
If you follow my blog regularly, you know that Im a fan of Learning Resources educational tools and games theyre brilliant! Today Im featuring their new Primary Science Magnet Set: This is science for preschoolers at its finest! The Primary Science Magnet set is perfect for teaching kids all about the fascinating attributes of magnets. It has 14 pieces and includes 10 double-sided activity cards featuring cool experiments for kids to try. They demonstrate all the things magnets can do and introduce vocabulary like attract and repel. Heres everything you get with this set: Large horseshoe magnet Magnetic post Four ring (donut-shaped) magnets Two bar magnets Two magnetic bugs One magnetic maze Two cars String Ten activity cards The activity cards are great! They are sturdy, laminated, and there are so many activities we can do now with my daughter (3 1/2). This is the front of one of the…
Im going to start a weekly series featuring our favorite kids books on our bookshelf. 🙂 We are total book-lovers in this family and Im always looking to expand our collection (much to my husbands consternation). Id take a picture of our bookshelf, but it is a wreck right now. Time to organize it. Again. Thats okay, though its one of the hazards of having tons of books, one I dont mind a bit. So Im very willing to make this a weekly link-up, but for now if youre interested in making a similar weekly post or if you just want to share a feature or review on a childrens book youve done recently, just leave the link in a comment here. And let me know if youd be interested in linking up weekly! Today I want to feature a thrifted vintage counting board book for babies called 123: This…
Its Valentines Day! Heres what I had made for Isaac on his second Valentines Day ever A personalized book from I See Me telling him who loves him and just how much! I was able to add 6 names or sets of names so I chose Mommy and Daddy, his sister Emma, his grandma and grandpa, his great grandma elle, his aunt Kristy, and (of course!) God. It turned out so nice! I love the fact that there are places his full name and birthday are displayed. And the colors are so bright and vivid, any toddler would be delighted with this! Our book turned out so nice! I would love to order from I See Me again in the future! Want It? The Who Loves Me? personalized book is $24.99 for a beautiful hardcover like I received. Right now, though, I have to share a special deal with you!…
I had to share this! In celebration of Valentines Day today, ChildrensPlace.com is having an unbeatable sale on their website free shipping AND a coupon for 25% off everything (even clearance!). Awesome, right?! There are pajamas, graphic tees, and pants in the clearance section for $4.99 and under! There are also some really cute graphic tees for $6.00 in the little boys section. Definitely check it out, this is one of those WOW deals. 🙂 You dont need a coupon code to get free shipping, but use the code HEARTS to get 25% off your order. If you order anything, comment here and tell me what you got! I ordered two graphic tees, a horse-themed one for Emma and a funny one for Isaac.
Weve been making heart paper chains! Emma likes it. Just a little. 😉 I know this is pretty basic, but since I had to look it up (Ha!) I thought it was worth sharing the how-to. 🙂 Youll need: Colored paper or construction paper Scissors Pencil 1. Cut the paper into long thin strips. 2. Fold the paper accordion style and cut off any excess. 3. Draw a heart (or any shape), being sure to leave a place for the hearts to attach to each other when you cut it out. 4. Cut the heart out! If you leave a little curved point at the bottom itll look extra cute (see my pink hearts). 🙂 We really enjoyed this quick and easy project. These are an fun little addition to Valentine cards, too!
We are all about the ponies right now my daughter Emma is crawling around on the floor pretending shes a pony constantly these days! One of her new favorite DVDs is My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, which officially releases February 28 and features 5 exciting episodes: – Mare in the Moon – Elements of Harmony – Over a Barrel – Hearths Warming Eve – The Last Roundup It also includes the first episode from the new Pound Puppies series as a bonus along with sing-a-longs and coloring sheets. She may be the smartest unicorn in Equestria, but Twilight Sparkle gets an incomplete in friendship. Theres more to life than learning magic, after all so Princess Celestia sends her pupil to Ponyville, where she meets five special ponies who take her on exciting adventures and teach her the most powerful magic of all . . . the magic of friendship!…
About a year ago I thrifted an old-school Leapfrog Leapster for my daughter, and it was a total hit with her! It was old old OLD, too one of the first models, big and bulky and gray. I dont even think you can find it anywhere anymore. Although it was touch screen, it wasnt near the quality and sensitivity touch screens nowadays have, but Emma still loved it. It had already been through a lot when we received it, so it didnt last too long in Emmas 2-year-old hands. When it died, she was very very sad, and I made up my mind that I would get her a newer Leapster at some point in the future. Fast forward to now. Thanks to the wonderful people at Leapfrog, I was sent a Leapster Explorer to review! Emma has been asking for a Leapster for her birthday (in May), so it…
Its another Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD, just in time for Valentines Day! This new release, available February 7, features five episodes including: Minnie & Daisys Flower Shower(All-New, Never-Before-Seen) The botanical highlight of the year is in trouble, unless Minnie and Daisy can get their flowers to bloom! Together, they board the glove balloon to help coax the clouds to sprinkle much needed rain. Daisys Dance Clap your hands and tap your feet! Join Daisy, as she gets ready for one of the most important events of her lifeperforming in the big talent show! Daisys Pet Project The Pet Parade is almost here and Daisy needs to find the perfect animal for which she can love and care. But its not as easy as she thinks and soon she has three new friends: an elephant named Bubbles, a giraffe called Longfellow and a bunny called Captain Jumps-a-lot! Minnies Rainbow After a…
The new Blu-Ray/DVD Diamond Edition of Lady and the Tramp is finally being released! What Its About: A classic love story unfolds in the best Disney tradition as a lovely young pedigreed cocker spaniel named Lady, who lives a pampered life, finds herself falling romantically for Tramp, an amorous street-smart pooch without prospects. Although they have fun together on several dates, including a sentimental spaghetti dinner by moonlight at Tonys restaurant, their relationship is strained not only by Ladys loyalty to her human family and their newborn baby, but by Tramps devil-may-care attitude that eventually gets Lady in trouble and tossed into the dog pound. However, good-hearted Tramp redeems himself by saving the baby from potential harm and thus wins Ladys love and the affection of her human family. Our Review: This favorite from my childhood looks spectacular on blu-ray! I hadnt seen it since my early teens, so it…