Last week, I shared with you how I was prepping for Hayden to start school by stocking my pantry with back to school essentials like Wet Ones® Singles and Pepperidge Farm® Goldfish Crackers. Hayden always bring his lunch to school since … [Read more...]
After-School Snack Bar with Snack Pack Pudding
This post is sponsored by Snack Pack® . I can hardly believe that my little guy is already back in school. It seems like the summer just flew by and now I have a second grader! The last few weeks have been a whirlwind as we have been getting ready … [Read more...]
Skylanders Lunch Box Notes
With the upcoming release of Skylanders SuperChargers on September 20th, it's all my son can talk about. He's been playing Skylanders Trap Team and SwapForce even more recently in anticipation of the new game. To keep up with the Skylanders … [Read more...]
DIY Kid’s Imagination Station
According to Einstein, imagination is more important than knowledge. His reasoning was that knowledge only encompasses what we know while imagination is everything we know, don’t know, and anything in between. For a child, imagination is one of the … [Read more...]
Keep Up the Summer Reading with the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
I can hardly believe that June is almost over. I already feel like summer is flying by and we have hardly done anything it seems! I have to admit that I haven't sat down and done too much with Hayden for school but we have been making sure we are … [Read more...]
Subscribe to The New DCKids and WBKids YouTube Channels
These days, my son would much rather watch videos from YouTube on his iPad than on the television. I'm so excited to introduce him to two new channels - DCKids & WBKids! These new Youtube channels include favorites such as Batman … [Read more...]
My Packing List for Going to the Beach with Kids
Next month, we are headed to the beach and I can't wait! The last time we went, the girls were only 4 months old so we didn't spend that much time on the actual beach. Instead, my husband and I would take turns bringing Hayden down to the … [Read more...]
Power Up and Read: Sign Up for the Scholastic #SummerReading Challenge
The other day, we were driving in the car when Hayden started asking all of these questions about planets. He wanted to know which one was my favorite, why they were so far away and why Pluto wasn't a planet anymore. With this … [Read more...]
Keeping It Simple with Mott’s Snack & Go Applesauce Pouches
This blog post is sponsored by Mott’s and SocialMoms. The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own. Every so often, I'll be browsing Pinterest or reading blog posts and I'll get it in my mind that I need to DO BETTER. I need to be … [Read more...]
Britax Frontier ClickTight Review
If you read my last review on car seats you'll know I am a HUGE Britax fan. I LOVED our convertible car seat for Cecelia: the harness, the reclining features, etc. Now that Cooper is getting to the point that I'm tired of … [Read more...]
Grant’s Farm Opens April 11th
Living in St. Louis, Grant's Farm is one of my family's favorite places to go during the Spring and Summer! Grant's Farm opens April 11th and we can't wait to see what is new this year! If you’re not in St. Louis, Grant’s Farm is … [Read more...]
Kid’s Flip Stool from MyBambino.com
As soon as I took the incredibly cute, personalized flip stool from MyBambino.com out of the box, both my boys (ages 3.5 and 2) were drawn to it. My two year old is obsessed with balls and sports, and he was really excited to see it with … [Read more...]
Tiny Love Tummy Time Mat
After I had my daughter and we packed away all of her gear from when she was a baby our basement flooded and more than half of her things were ruined. So, when I found out I was pregnant with Cooper, I slowly started to pick up little things here … [Read more...]
Personalize Books with Sparkup The Magical Book Reader
My kids love to read! They fall in LOVE with books and want to read them all the time! Every night we have story time and every weekend we go to the library to check out more books! Reading to your children is important and it's something I … [Read more...]
Head to Chuck E. Cheese for a Paddington Travel Tag through January 16th
With the cold and rainy weather these days, my little ones get the worst cabin fever--and mom does too! We love to get out of the house and burn our energy, so what better a place to do that than Chuck E Cheese!! Chuck E Cheese is known for … [Read more...]
A Tablet for Your Child: The HP Stream 7 Tablet for $99
Earlier this year during Meet the Teacher Night, my son's teacher encouraged parents to buy our children tablets. Say, what?! Yes, my son absolutely loves playing with tablets at home but his teacher wanted them to be able to bring it to school too. … [Read more...]
Skylanders Costumes for Halloween + Skylanders Halloween Video
If my son could tell you what his favorite thing ever is, I'm sure it would be Skylanders. This kid lives and breathes the game - he even had a countdown going on for the release of the latest game that came out earlier this month, … [Read more...]
Affordable and Stylish Clothing from Garanimals at Walmart
Even before we jumped from one kid to three kids, I was always looking for affordable yet stylish clothing for my son. Kids grow so fast and it seems like you're always having to update their wardrobe. Then after a few … [Read more...]
Imagine Big With Let’s Imagine Elmo #ImagineWithElmo
I wrote this review while participating in a campaign for Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Playskool. I received product samples to facilitate my party and review, and a promotional item to thank me for participating. Whenever I think … [Read more...]
Cough and Cold Relief With Dr. Cocoa for Children
October is here and while it's usually my favorite month, it also means more colds and coughs for kids as the weather turns cooler. My son has already been sick once this school year and I'm sure there will be more to come. It's … [Read more...]
