Family Movie Night- Game Time: Tackling The Past

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I’ve had the opportunity to preview several P&G Family Movie Night movies over the last couple months, and so far I’ve really enjoyed them all. The latest is Game Time: Tackling the Past, and it will premiere on Saturday, September 3 on NBC at 8pm ET/7pm CT. Game Time: Tackling The Past is the story [...]

Veggie People~ Who Says You Can’t Play With Your Food?

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This time of year fresh veggies are plentiful in our area. Sometimes it’s hard to get kids to eat their fruits and vegetables, but maybe they’d into playing with them. You can make veggie (and fruit) people from any fresh vegetables you have on hand. It can be a fun afternoon craft idea, and you [...]

Disney Store Costume Line Up For 2011

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Disney premiered it’s 2011 costume lineup at the D23 Expo last week, during a Disney Costume preview parade. The 2011 costumes include the Disney Princesses, Toy Story, Pirates of the Caribbean, Cars 2, and many more. Check out these great photos from the expo of the entire line up of Disney costumes: My favorite is [...]

Easy Back To School Locker Photo Holder With Scotch Restickable Tabs

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I can’t believe the kids are going back to school already! It seems like the summer’s just started! When I was in school I always hated how plain my locker was at the beginning of the year, I always had to hang some photos, or do something to spice it up. Scotch has some cool [...]

Bid On A Subway Baseball DeSIGN And Help Fund Little League For Inner City Schools

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The third annual SUBWAY® Baseball DeSIGNS Tour begins today, with its first exhibit at the 2011 SUBWAY® National Little League® Baseball Appreciation Game at La Cienega Park in Los Angeles. The goal of the tour is to use the proceeds from celebrity signed baseballs to sponsor the Little League® Baseball Urban Initiative program which helps [...]

Enter To Win $200 Cash With Blog Blast!

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I am super excited to be participating in Blog Blast, a multi blog giveaway for $200 cash! Yep, you heard that right, you can win $200 cash. It’s easy to enter, and you can do as many of the different entries as you’d like. Entries are comprised of GFC follows, Facebook likes, Twitter follows, and [...]

Moshi Monsters Moshling Zoo Video Game Coming This Fall

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I had the opportunity to check out Moshi Monsters when they first came out a couple years ago for another blog I was writing for at the time. It’s been fun to watch them grow and catch on. Now I’m excited to see they have a new Nintendo DS video game coming out this fall, [...]

LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley

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I haven’t featured a LEGO set for a couple weeks! So it’s time to feature one of my Harry Potter LEGO favorites, Diagon Alley. I really enjoy the Diagon Alley scenes in the movie, when Harry, Hermione, and Ron are doing their back to school shopping before returning to Hogwarts for the year. Sounds like [...]

ShopRunner $25 eBags Gift Card Giveaway Enter To Win

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The other day I told you a little about ShopRunner and how they can help you with your back to school shopping. Today I’m excited to let you know we have a $25 gift card from eBags up for grabs so you can get that last minute back to school backpack or bag. ShopRunner offers [...]

ShopRunner- Great For Back To School~ Sponsor Spotlight

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I have a new giveaway coming in the next day or so, but today I want to introduce you to the sponsor. ShopRunner, is a members-only online shopping service. They’re a great service for busy moms (and dads) on the go. They offer free shipping with no minimum order size, and free shipping on returns [...]

Super Yummy Chocolate Caramel Fudge Layered Brownies

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I have a fun recipe to share today that combines two of my all time favorite flavors, chocolate and caramel. You only need a couple bites of these super rich brownies to satisfy your sweet tooth. But those bites are definitely worth it! Chocolate Caramel Fudge Layered Brownies 1 pkg of your favorite brownie mix, [...]

What’s Old Is New: Incredible Shrinky Dink Maker

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Big Time Toys is launching a new child safe oven for kids to bake their Shrinky Dinks in. The Incredible Shrinky Dink Maker is combining an old idea with a new twist, instead of using the regular oven to bake their Shrinky Dinks, kids can bake their own, with parental supervision of course! Shrinky Dinks [...]

2 New Historical New Orleans American Girl Dolls

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Have you seen the latest American Girl Dolls from Mattel? Cecile and Marie-Grace are two new historical dolls to be added to the American Girl collection. The two new characters will embrace the heritage of New Orleans. American Girl is partnering with 13-year-old Kate Connick and her father, famous musician and actor Harry Connick, Jr., [...]

Hot Wheels Partnering With NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Hot Wheels is working with NASCAR favorite, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., to design his ultimate Hot Wheels(R) dream car. The new car called the “Hammerhead.” I’m sure it will be a hit with Hot Wheels and NASCAR fans of all ages. Check it out: Earnhardt, Jr. worked closely with the Hot Wheels® design team to bring [...]

Fijit Friends Party Treat Bags

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I put together a Fijit Friends Play Date party last week, but I promised I’d come back and share how I made the Fijit Friends treat bags we made. They were super simple, and quick to make, and easy to display on a table for the party. Fijit Friends Treat Bags Materials: Purple tissue paper [...]

Fijit Friends Playdate Party

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We had the opportunity to check out Mattel’s new Fijit Friends and to have a fun dance party while we were at it! I’ve wanted to check out the Fijit Friends in person since I saw them premiere at the Toy Show last spring! So I was super excited to have the opportunity to get [...]

Connect 4 Launchers Review

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We had the opportunity to play the new Connect 4 Launchers game from Hasbro this week. I love checking out new games to play with my son! When we got this one in the mail, he wasted no time in setting it up in the middle of the living room floor. Instead of putting your [...]

Back To School Giveaway Hop~ Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace For Kids

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I scored a wonderful prize for the Back to School Giveaway Hop that’s going on all this week. Dave Ramsey has taken his acclaimed Financial Peace University series and made a fun version just for kids, to help parents teach their children how to practice money management principals. The Financial Peace Jr. kit comes with [...]

Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace For Kids~ Back To School Event Sponsor

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I’m excited to say my sponsor for the Back To School Giveaway Hop is Dave Ramsey with their Financial Peace For Kids Pack! Woot! We’re big fans of Dave Ramsey at our house, so I was super excited to score them as a sponsor for the Back To School Giveaway event going on next week. [...]

Fun New Mexico Inspired Styles For Boys and Babies at Tea Collection

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My son is the classic boy! It’s all but impossible to get him out of a classic t-shirt and jeans for school. Of course that makes it super easy to do back to school shopping, but still I like to give him at least a little style! The Tea Collection has a new back to [...]