Super Fun: Wooden Colored Eggs

Instead of traditional Easter eggs, one could hide these absolutely adorable wooden eggs made by Erzi! Not only are they fantastic for playing “Easter” they are the perfect addition for any child’s play kitchen. Made from wood from managed forests, the paint is also a non-toxic, water-based finish.
You can purchase the set of 6 here, [...]

Children’s Movie Review: Barney: Egg-cellent Adventures

Barney’s newest adventure is set to hit the shelves just in time for Easter, so for those of you who have little ones who can’t get enough of the popular purple dinosaur, the Easter Bunny might just have to hop his way into a store to leave this in their baskets Easter morning.
A lot [...]

Make Your Own Chocolate Kit

I really like the idea of exploring where chocolate originated from and a kit that explores chocolate while letting you eat it as well…how can one go wrong? This would be an excellent gift for your child for Valentines Day, sneakily throwing in some learning while making chocolate. Perfect!
Available at various retailers online.

Kids Wooden Baking Mixer

This adorable wooden mixer can be found at The Land of Nod.  I would almost trade in my KitchenAid for it, it’s THAT adorable!

Space Birthday Treat Bags AKA Astronaut Survival Kits

The inspiration for these came from the plastic containers that I picked up from Superstore and the fact that my son wanted a rocket cake for his birthday. The containers were on sale for 75 cents each, and I thought, hey, what a much better way to do treat bags.
These were an absolute blast to [...]

The Benefits of Bicycle Riding

After more than 10 years this super mom is getting back on a bike!
The last time I owned a bike was probably about 10 years ago, my then-to-be husband and I picked up a couple of used mountain bikes at a garage sale with the intention of spending time together and getting more exercise.  I [...]

Melissa & Doug Toys Recalled

Three toys made by the company Melissa and Doug have been recalled due to unacceptable levels of barium found in the paint. I personally found this recall very disturbing as I was considering the cookie set as a Christmas gift for a couple of little girls that I know, because not only is the set [...]

Happy 40th Birthday Sesame Street!

Sesame Street brings back fond memories for most of us, at least those of us who are  the same generation as myself. I was amazed that Sesame Street first aired on November 10th, 1969,  but I suppose since some of my earliest TV watching memories are of Sesame Street, it makes sense that it’s been [...]

Active Video Games Good For Kids

Well, of course they are. I can’t actually believe that they did a study on this, is anyone else looking confused and saying “well..duh?”
Any parent who has played Dance Dance Revolution knows that this game kicks your cardiovascular butt. That is, of course, if you don’t lose your balance and tumble on the floor in an [...]

Top 10 Tips For Taking Your Parents on Your Family Vacation

I feel very blessed most days, to have a very connected family life, not only my nuclear family, but what is considered I guess, my extended. My children and my parents are very close, probably due to the fact that they are there are only 3 grandchildren in total,with not many more making any appearances [...]

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