This is the time of year where the inevitable happens … The Voice of Mom goes on break. We will be off all this week, but rest assured, we will be back bright and early Monday morning with new reviews, thoughts, opinions, sound-offs and general news. See you then!
Do you think your child has what it takes to make it in the movies? This casting notice that just crossed our desk late yesterday might be an easy way to test the waters. Good luck!
UNIVERSAL PICTURES IS LOOKING FOR A YOUNG BOY TO STAR IN A MAJOR ANIMATED FILM, AGES 8 TO 14
Universal Pictures [...]
TCBY – you know, The Country’s Best Yogurt – holds a very special place in my heart. When I was a little girl, it was one of my very favorite treat shops. With fun, unusual, fruity flavored froyo, It’s the place where my family and I would drop in on hot summer days. It was [...]
Want an easy way to do something good for the Earth on Earth Day? Order your groceries!
No, really.
If you live in an area served by FreshDirect (Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and parts of New Jersey, Westchester and Nassau County), you can kill two birds with one stone.
Fresh Direct will plant a tree [...]
Have you heard of Sister Schubert? It’s a company that specializes in homemade rolls – buttermilk biscuits, clover-style rolls cinnamon rolls, Parkerhouse rolls, etc. Let me tell you, after trolling their website for a bit, they look delectable (sorry folks, no review here … but if the company wants to send over a few batches, [...]
My husband is very picky about what razors, lotions, potions and what-not he will use. I don’t know if there’s valid reasoning behind it, though I’d assume at age 42 he knows what works for him and what doesn’t; I just know enough to not buy him anything new for his skin without clearing it [...]
Congratulations to our friends at Generation Orange — their adorable eco-friendly tea set made People magazine’s Gift Guide in the December 8th issue (on newsstands now) – whoo hoo!
Of course, since we reviewed this item recently, we’re not surprised, but we’re so happy for them. Want to be in the know? You can check out [...]
I’m not quite at the level of Howie Mandel, but I tend to be a bit of a germophobe. Hey, I think it kind of goes with the territory of having kids, you know? And with flu and cold season upon us, every extra precaution is definitely worth it.
The CDC has announced that [...]
Buying toys used to be fun. Now you have to worry about whether that train set or doll necklace is going to poison the kids on your holiday list. Last year, more than 25 million toys were recalled, many because of lead. The good news is that toy recalls have slowed [...]
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In addition to featuring a variety of other family-friendly items, we will also be highlighting eco-cool products for the whole family through October 8th, so be sure to keep checking in, or add TVOM to your handy feed reader. What?! We’re not in your feed [...]
