Product Reviews, Giveaways, and Personal Anecdotes

Disney’s The Lion King – out on DVD today!

Posted by on Oct 4, 2011 in Movies

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or Email Updates. Thanks for visiting!The Lion King became available on...

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How Emma Stopped the World… and more

Posted by on Sep 28, 2011 in Books

My first-grader is an voracious reader. On a recent Sunday afternoon, she sat down to read to me two delightful books by Gene and Iris...

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Wordless Wednesday: Dollhouse

Posted by on Sep 21, 2011 in Family, Toys

To say this dollhouse is huge is an understatement. It took my sister and I hours to put together, but was all worth it as soon as Maya...

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Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster

Posted by on Sep 20, 2011 in Entertainment, Featured, Video Games

Last week, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment invited us to a pre-launch celebration of their all new family adventure game, Sesame...

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Movie Monday: I Don’t Know How She Does It

Posted by on Sep 19, 2011 in Movies

“I Don’t Know How She Does It” opened in theaters everywhere last Friday. Based on the critically acclaimed bestseller by...

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Play-Doh Twirl ‘N Top Pizza Shop

Posted by on Sep 16, 2011 in Toys

Happy National Play-Doh Day! If preschool had its own perfume, it might just be the smell of a freshly opened can of Play-Doh. And my kids...

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Play-Doh Play-Dates – so fun!

Posted by on Sep 15, 2011 in Party Ideas, Toys

Pay us a visit, and you’ll likely end up at the kitchen table “playing Play-Doh” with Maura. It amazes me how it can...

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B Toys Zany Zoo [review]

Posted by on Sep 15, 2011 in Baby Gear, Toys

5 sides of fun and seemingly indestructible. Perhaps this is why wooden activity cubes have been a waiting room and nursery school staple...

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You – Really – Are Not a Gadget

Posted by on Sep 15, 2011 in Featured, Life, Technology

A new book by tech writer Jaron Lanier is titled You Are Not a Gadget. Sometimes I think that’s worth remembering. The Internet has...

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Music that moves me: Fathers and Daughters

Posted by on Sep 12, 2011 in Music

There is something about the father-daughter relationship… Unfortunately my father hasn’t played a major role in my life, at least...

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Movie Monday: A conversation with Miss Piggy

Posted by on Sep 12, 2011 in Movies

I’ve absolutely adored Miss Piggy ever since I was a little girl! She’s a great character… strong, beautiful, bossy,...

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Voice Rockrz Mic

Posted by on Sep 11, 2011 in Entertainment, Gift Ideas, Giveaways, Music, Toys

Maya has a floor-to-ceiling mirror in her room, and she can spend hours in front of it, singing and practicing her dance moves. She loves...

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Movie: Midnight in Paris

Posted by on Sep 10, 2011 in Movies

One of my favorite movies this summer was “Midnight in Paris“. I saw it back in June – with my sister in Austin –...

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VTech Chuggington Laptop

Posted by on Sep 10, 2011 in Giveaways, Toys, TV Shows

Simply put – my daughter loves this laptop. She can pick from 40 different games, but her favorite mode already is in the adventure mode...

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Sewing with Oilcloth [book review]

Posted by on Sep 10, 2011 in Arts & Crafts, Books, Domesticity

Many of us enjoy making things that can be used in our daily lives. However, while oilcloth has been around for centuries, we may not have...

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Free kids’ music (MP3s!)

Posted by on Sep 9, 2011 in Entertainment, Music

Amazon has a handful of children’s music samplers available for FREE from their MP3 store. Maybe you’re ready to throw...

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Moon Dough- a new formula! [review]

Posted by on Sep 9, 2011 in Arts & Crafts, Toys

The new and improved Moon Dough was a hit at my house. The new formulation promises to be less crumbly and not dry out.  This is exactly...

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Throwing a Barbie Charm School Party

Posted by on Sep 6, 2011 in Entertainment, Movies, Party Ideas, Toys

Once upon a time there were two little girls who dreamed of being Barbie princesses. While they may have had the beautiful gowns, tiaras,...

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Fooz Kids – a safer way to surf the net [review]

Posted by on Sep 3, 2011 in Technology, Websites

Thank you to Fooz Kids for providing me with an All-In-One pack to review. The opinions I’ve expressed here are solely my own and...

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Chuggington Traintastic Cargo Game [Review]

Posted by on Aug 31, 2011 in Toys, TV Shows

It seems that most games my daughter plays are on my iPhone so I was looking forward to playing an old fashion board game with her. She...

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