Find out how to get a free Dragon Knight umbrella at the end of this post! Ive been a fan of Kidorables stylish rain gear for kids ever since Emma received her first set (raincoat, boots, and umbrella) from them when she was 2. Their products are available in many fun themes that will have children excited for pretend play! Since I was first introduced to them, there are several new themes including a ballerina, space hero, and kitty cat but our absolute favorite is their Dragon Knight Collection! I love that the boots have different pictures on each side, and that one toe features the dragon and the other the dragons flame. These come in sizes infant 5 through young adult 2 and retail for $29.00. Heres my little guy: We have one of the hangers, a pair of boots, and the rain coat, all for my son, and…
The newest Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD, released on November 8, is going to make all of the little aspiring astronauts in the world very happy because its all about outer space! Its Adventure Day and Professor Von Drake is sending Mickey and pals into the far reaches of outer space. The team blasts off in their Clubhouse Rocket in search of Treasure Stars that will point the way to the Out-of-this-World Treasure, their ultimate goal. The interplanetary trip takes preschool viewers first to the Moon, Mars and the Rings of Saturn. Along the way, the gang gets help from friendly space aliens Moon Men Chip and Dale, Martian Mickey and Pluto from Pluto but they also encounter sneaky Space Pirate Pete, who wants the Treasure all for himself. Eventually the Clubhouse Rockets crew and Space Pirate Pete manage to become friends, and they all follow the trail of the Treasure…
Brandi, one of my readers, blogs over at Shaky Mommy. I love her blog! Shes such a cool person, you can just tell. Shes been battling Young Onset Parkinsons Disease ever since July of 2009 when she was diagnosed and is so brave through it all. She has four children, one of whom is only 9 months (a month younger than my Isaac). I really really recommend following her blog shes so easy to connect with, is good about replying to your comments, and is just in general the kind of person you want to be friends with. 🙂 And I know she would appreciate some support! Right now shes having trouble getting her little guy to sleep through the night. He keeps her up all night and shes exhausted and it makes her Parkinsons symptoms worse. So if you have any advice I know shed appreciate it! And especially…
I was first introduced to the first Zumba Fitness game by my sister, who purchased the PS3 version. She let me try it out and I loved it. I had been eyeing it on Amazon ever since it had first been released, wondering if I would like it but unable to spend the $40 it cost without trying it first. I probably never would have bought it without trying it, so I can thank my sister for that. 🙂 So anyway, I purchased the Wii version for myself and I really really love it. Its made exercising fun again! In fact, youre not thinking about the exercising aspect at all (which is probably what finally killed my interest with other Wii fitness games) youre too busy trying to keep up with the dance steps. I was surprised at how much I liked it because well I cant dance. At least,…
Right now you can get both the original Rockboard Scooter and the Rockboard Scooter Mini at 45% off their regular price at Zulily! Heres a video showing how it works:
My little girl is wearing glasses! I mentioned awhile ago that Emmas left eye crosses inward off and on. Its something that I noticed when she was 2 and it steadily grew worse, though there would be entire days that I didnt notice it turning inward at all. It seemed to happen more when she was tired. So we went to the eye doctor a few weeks ago and found that shes far-sighted in both eyes, much worse in her left eye. I really was surprised that she needed glasses because she doesnt hold stuff close to her face to see. But yes, the doctor said she would need glasses, and she has a much stronger prescription in the left eye than the right. Its amazing that they can tell that just from dilating your eyes and looking at them! And you have no idea how thankful I am that…
Photo cards are sooo easy to make nowadays its just a matter of uploading your photo! Last year I ordered my Christmas cards from Minted and was so happy with them that this year I decided to do the same. This year, Minted has a super cool tool that makes finding your perfect holiday card such a quick and simple job. With Find it Fast, you can see what your photo will look like in hundreds of designs just scroll through them to find the right one! How it works Creating your card is super easy, and I love that there are so many ways to customize colors, fonts, card style, photo layout but you can keep it simple if you need, too. Heres how the card looks when youre ordering, with a couple of other color options: You can move the photo around on the card, edit the photo,…
The Mindflex Duel Game by Mattel! I was skeptical when I first heard about the Mindflex game. Moving a ball with your mind? Really? There are definitely mixed reviews on this some people are wowed by the fact that they didnt know they were psychokinetic (ha!), and others say (rather heartlessly) that its nothing but a big fake. But after playing with a group of friends on Thanksgiving day, Im convinced that this isnt a ploy to make people look stupid trying to move a ball with their minds though it does bring about some interesting expressions. 😉 It really works! And its not only fun, but challenging! So heres how it works. You have this machine, a little foam ball, two headsets, and a bunch of interchangeable obstacles. You put the headsets on, turn the machine on, and music starts playing. You move the track back and forth manually…
We really enjoyed making and decorating sugar cookies yesterday. 🙂 Dont they look yummy? I like to make my sugar cookies nice and fat (and soft), and add almond flavoring. My favorite way to eat a cookie! This frosting isnt anything special, just milk, powdered sugar, and food coloring. It was the actual decorating that was the focus, and the part Emma enjoyed the most. (Like our little Christmas tree in the background?) Anyway, I got to play around with some different decorating styles mostly though, it was throwing different colored blobs of frosting on the cookies. 😉 My favorite cookies are the ones with the swirl frosting: It was surprisingly easy to do I just made the frostings a little bit runny and blended them together. Turned out gorgeous! I think were going to have to share some of these maybe Are you planning on making holiday cookies in…
Classic American clothing styles for boys and girls (and baby!) with a modern flair! From Hartstrings. The selection of clothing at Hartstrings is wonderful! I was given the opportunity to review one outfit for Emma and found sooo many pieces of clothing I loved that it took me a couple hours to narrow it down. Dresses, cardigans, sweater vests for boys, even accessories like hats, shoes, and stockings can be found at Hartstrings. And everything is classy and comfortable-looking! I chose this Black Dot and Striped Tiered Dress, Jeweled Cable Cardigan, and a pair of silver ballet flats for Emma. Some of their pieces can be pricey (the cardigan, for example, retails at $42.00), but the quality is definitely way above standard clothing quality. When I received my package from Hartstrings, I was immediately impressed by the quality of the materials. With these clothes, I know I wont be worrying…