Disney’s The Lion King – out on DVD today!
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...
Read MoreHow Emma Stopped the World… and more
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...
Read MoreWordless Wednesday: Dollhouse
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...
Read MoreSesame Street: Once Upon a Monster
Last week, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment invited us to a pre-launch celebration of their all new family adventure game, Sesame...
Read MoreMovie Monday: I Don’t Know How She Does It
“I Don’t Know How She Does It” opened in theaters everywhere last Friday. Based on the critically acclaimed bestseller by...
Read MorePlay-Doh Twirl ‘N Top Pizza Shop
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...
Read MorePlay-Doh Play-Dates – so fun!
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...
Read MoreB Toys Zany Zoo [review]
5 sides of fun and seemingly indestructible. Perhaps this is why wooden activity cubes have been a waiting room and nursery school staple...
Read MoreYou – Really – Are Not a Gadget
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...
Read MoreMusic that moves me: Fathers and Daughters
There is something about the father-daughter relationship… Unfortunately my father hasn’t played a major role in my life, at least...
Read MoreMovie Monday: A conversation with Miss Piggy
I’ve absolutely adored Miss Piggy ever since I was a little girl! She’s a great character… strong, beautiful, bossy,...
Read MoreVoice Rockrz Mic
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...
Read MoreMovie: Midnight in Paris
One of my favorite movies this summer was “Midnight in Paris“. I saw it back in June – with my sister in Austin –...
Read MoreVTech Chuggington Laptop
Simply put – my daughter loves this laptop. She can pick from 40 different games, but her favorite mode already is in the adventure mode...
Read MoreSewing with Oilcloth [book review]
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...
Read MoreFree kids’ music (MP3s!)
Amazon has a handful of children’s music samplers available for FREE from their MP3 store. Maybe you’re ready to throw...
Read MoreMoon Dough- a new formula! [review]
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...
Read MoreThrowing a Barbie Charm School Party
Once upon a time there were two little girls who dreamed of being Barbie princesses. While they may have had the beautiful gowns, tiaras,...
Read MoreFooz Kids – a safer way to surf the net [review]
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...
Read MoreChuggington Traintastic Cargo Game [Review]
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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