A few years back, the various companies that make games started an advertising campaign about the joys of Family Game Night. I kind of dismissed it because my two boys were not even close to being able to follow directions and let’s not even discuss what would happen if they lost a game.
Fast forward to [...]
I love consignment stores since they help me save big money on kid clothes. I feel like I’m constantly bagging up clothing that is way too small for my daughter — of course, as that happens, she also needs more clothing to wear. A fairly recent discovery for me is Once Upon a Child, a [...]
A couple of times a week, when I’m packing my son’s lunchbox and snacks for school, I try to tuck in a little something. A joke. A little note. A small toy. Just something to perk up his lunchbox and put a smile on his face in the middle of the day. Something to let [...]
I frequently browse the new books at my library. I don’t always finish them after I get them home, but once in awhile I pick one that captures my interest enough to make the effort to finish it. That is the case with Frank Bruni’s memoir, Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-time Eater.
When [...]
With the kids out of school due to President’s Day, we decided to go check out the latest adventure movie geared to kids, Percy Jackson and the Olympians – The Lightening Thief. The previews have been showing for awhile now and since I have two boys who really enjoy action movies, this one looked very [...]
A few months ago we began seeing previews for the latest Dwayne Johnson movie, The Tooth Fairy. We’ve seen some of his other movies that were made for kids and enjoyed them, so when my oldest son chose this movie as the one he wanted to go see for his birthday we were all happy [...]
A few weeks ago, I was browsing the bargain books at a local bookstore and came across a copy of Better Homes and Gardens Snack Attack! for a pretty good price. My initial glance through the book made me purchase it to see if it could get my boys into the kitchen.
The cookbook is filled [...]
There’s a new game in our home and I’m thrilled that our children can’t get enough of it.
But Wild Ride to the Heart is not just a game.
Remember all the hype about 10 years ago when a book came out touting that emotional intelligence might be more important than IQ? Most folks you talk to [...]
I’m not a mom who enjoys really ”messy” projects. So, when my boys kept asking for Martian Matter Alien Maker Playset – Spaceship I was a little apprehensive. I took a quick look and saw that it came with “Lunar Lava” and “Martian Mud” and thought that this was going to end up being a mess [...]
Last summer, we took a trip to Washington, D.C. While we were at the American History Museum, we discovered a really cool building toy, ZOOB! We had never seen anything like it and it was very hard to pull our 7 and 6 year old boys away from it to move on to other exhibits [...]
