family friendly reviews, giveaways & bargains
P&G has another film in their Family Movie Night Series called Game of Your Life. Game of Your Life premieres on Friday, December 2 on NBC at 8pm ET/7pm CT. Lea Thompson is a favorite actress of mine so I had a feeling I’d enjoy this movie a little bit more with her in it, Continue Reading …
Walmart.com’s Baby Steps offers a one stop shop for expectant and new parents. Baby Steps doesn’t just offer a place to buy baby items and gear, although they definitely have a huge range of baby products, but they also have tips and techniques for many ages and stages of baby- both written and in some Continue Reading …
Remember when your grandparents (um, I am getting older. Maybe your great grandparents?) used to go on vacations, and they’d come home and get all of these great slides made up to show everyone their trip memories? Or the old home movies from Uncle Bob that you have no way to watch anymore, but can’t Continue Reading …
This post brought to you by Carapelli. All opinions are 100% mine. I have long used olive oil in my cooking, and have frequently enjoyed putting some spice blends into olive oil and put them into dipping bowls to enjoy with homemade bread. It never occurred to me that you could- and should!- taste olive Continue Reading …
With the holidays here, I think it is important to take a moment and reflect upon what we’re thankful for- not just on Thanksgiving, but always. For me, I am beyond thankful for my family, my friends, my health and theirs, and so much more. We have been working hard with our children to focus Continue Reading …
I love playing outside with the kids. Being outside just puts us all in a good mood, the fresh air is great for us, and moving around getting energy out is a wonderful thing. I like to keep options for kids to stay happily busy outside- safe options in particular. Step2 sent us their Extreme Continue Reading …
I love scented candles. What I’m not a fan of is having to remember to extinguish flames, nor of the residue left on my walls and in the air from burning candles. I love having fun scents to fit my mood, the season, or the holiday, and I love when I walk into a room and Continue Reading …
When Beanbag Boss approached me to review their enormous bean bags, I jumped at the chance- I have many fond memories of hanging out with friends and family in bean bags, and they are just plain fun to have around. When my Sherpa bean bag arrived, the kids could not believe their eyes. This thing Continue Reading …
Ben 10 is a popular character around our house. The first show my son watches every morning is Ben 10. So, When the Ben 10 Tech Blaster and Ben 10 Ultimate Ultimatrix arrived I knew they would be big hits. With the Ben 10 Tech Blaster you can wield the most powerful weapon in the Continue Reading …
I would be remiss if I had a gift guide and didn’t include something for the handy folks in our lives. I’d say the “guys” but that might not be the case everywhere. Dremel has a few new tools out and I have to tell you that the new Dremel Multi-Max MM20 is something that Continue Reading …
