There are no boundaries in motherhood!
Have you seen the Mouthguard Challenge on YouTube? Did you try not to laugh out loud but failed? I know we did. With two boy that are addicted to pranks and anything that brings the house to giggles, we went on the search for Mouthguard Challenge Extreme from Identity Games to take the challenge ourselves […]
Dart Zone® has introduced a brand new line of products called Ballistix Ops™ Ball Blasters and we are in full commando mode and ready to play. The first piece of the new collection is a beast called the Powerball Ball Blaster. It packs a punch that both kids and adults will enjoy making this a […]
While toy gun play is one of those subjects where parents will always disagree, we embrace the play as boys will be boys. After all a curiosity of guns is common and not necessary a bad thing. As parents, we actually find that gun play with all of my children is a active pastime that […]
When it comes to toys, we love when we can find eco-friendly products that are made right here in the USA. BeginAgain EcoRigs are just that. Made from an exclusive sugar cane and corn cob bio-plastic they are a winner for a green holiday gift idea. This working EcoRigs Front Loader has a chunky durable […]
When shopping for the youngest members of our family, we take a lot in consideration. What are the products made of? Are they safe for little mouths as that is where everything seems to go? Are the pieces large enough to prevent swallowing issues? For these reason and more, we love BeginAgain toys! This year, […]
Ski resorts are beginning to open, but it’s not too late to teach your children about ski safety. Whether your family is a team of regulars on the trails, or you’re just getting started on a new family sport, LEGO Friends can be of assistance in getting your children ready to shred the slopes this season. Skiing […]
Time for some BRAND NEW magic from your friends at DreamWorks Animation Television with Home for the Holidays! Based on the popular Netflix original animated series, Home Adventures with Tip & Oh, the Home for the Holidays special finds Oh experiencing his very first Christmas on earth. Unfamiliar with any of these human traditions, Tip does her best to explain Christmas […]
What’ll ya have?! Step right up! Hot dogs? Hamburgers? Or how about an incredibly tasty chocolate ice cream cone! The Little Tikes 2 ‘n 1 Food Truck comes with all the needed accessories to get your little entrepreneur started with their very own food truck business. Order up, come and get it! The Little Tikes […]
Say hello to My Moxy Clarifying Shampoo and Conditioner. A hair product that knows how to let its hair down and have a good time while battling the dry brittle hair and fizziness that the Midwest winter has in store. With snow already peeking its head out and temperatures that one could only guess will be from day to day, my hair takes a beating this time of year. Not to mention, I have put it through a mess of color treatments and heated styles over the years. This puts a lot of pressure on my shampoo and conditioner. It has to come in strong and ready for battle to be able to tackle the dryness and frizz issues I have going on. While I have tried a lot of brands over the years only a few have scored that repeat buyer status. @my_moxy is definitely one of the winners for my family's continued business.
#winterstyle #winteriscoming #beautytips #hair #mymoxy #holidayseason #holidayguide
Here are 5 great ways that you and your children can celebrate the fabulous characters created by so many talented authors during National Children’s Book Week:
#1. Have your child dress up as their favorite children’s book character. This does not need to be elaborate or entail purchasing anything. Simply recreate the character’s dress as best as your costume box (or closet) allows. Maddie and Albert go on so many adventures that recreating one or two of their looks (safari outfits, summer clothes, square glasses or a red hat) should be easy enough. Children love to emulate the dress and mannerisms of people they admire. Then let them tromp around town all day dressed like this.
#2. Have a favorite book swap with other children from school, play group, daycare or the neighborhood. Encourage each child to bring their favorite book (of the moment) either from their personal library, the school or the local library and put all of these in a box. Have each child pull out a new book to take home and read. Get together again to return everyone’s book and let the kids talk about the characters. Did they like them? Relate to them?
#3. Write a letter to a favorite author. Authors like myself love to hear from young fans, especially about characters that they have created and that readers have connected with! Writing letters also helps young readers learn the format for letter writing, practice writing their own (and the author’s) address and feel quite “sophisticated” as they take the letter to the nearest post office. Sometimes they even get a reply!
#4. Act out a scene from a favorite book. Find props around the house and find siblings or other kids to play parts. For the truly creative book lover, scenery is fun to create. And you can always bring out those costumes they created earlier to make it an (almost) official play. Off, Off, WAY Off Broadway here they come.
#5. Create a life-sized favorite character from a book. Get a roll of (cheap) printer’s paper. Trace your child’s form and then have them add clothes, hair and accessories for a favorite character. These can hang in your child’s room later.
#bookstagram #nationalchildrensbookweek
Known for its delicious bars of chocolate goodness, @milkboychocolate has launched its newest product, Milkboy Swiss Chocolate Drink. With a rich, velvety mouthfeel, the decadent Swiss Chocolate Drink is a dairy-free, gluten-free, GMO-free cacao powder. Making it a hot cocoa selection of joy and warmth for those colder days which have already begun in the Midwest. Even Nat loves it!!! #joyful
#millboy #milkboychocolate #hotcocoa #chocolate #coldweather #holidaycheer #holidayseason
Updates- I know I've been away for a while from social media. I miss it for sure. About 6 weeks ago my daughter started getting extremely ill, we've spent a lot of time back and forth with children's hospital and are very close to having a final diagnosis. She are colonoscopy and enteroscopy on Monday. Initial findings were not good but we are really holding out hope that the biopsies come back okay. So, we might be more taking time off from traveling and our online presence. But.... We will be back when Nat is doing better. Thank you all for your support and just following our journey for the last 13 years.
#missyou #wewillbeback
One of favorite moments from Jurassic Quest today! We had a great time roaming through the lives of those who lived here before us.
This is a fantastic show for younger children up to tween age and even adults who still have a love of all things dino.
#jurrasticquest #babydinosaur #momentslikethese #joyful #reels #reelitfeelit #fancylikethat
