family friendly reviews, giveaways & bargains
Next year is going to be the year of changes for many, including my son- he’ll be going to school all day, and having lunch at school for the first time. As many parents are, I am concerned that the meals and options offered to school children in cafeterias are more healthy than not. My Continue Reading …
Schools’ ending, summer’s almost here….and kids will be free to play, to camp, climb, crawl, kick, swim and all kinds of other fun things for the summer. Scholastic and Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats have created a “Big Day” campaign where they challenge parents and kids alike to make every day a “Big Day.” Sounds easy Continue Reading …
Scholastic is still celebrating the 50th Birthday of Clifford the Big Red Dog and they are throwing him the BIGGEST birthday EVER! Join the celebration and enter for your chance to win a CLIFFORD 50th anniversary prize pack that includes a plush toy, DVD, books, games, coupons and a free download card for the new Clifford Continue Reading …
I am not a fan of violent video games. My husband does play some, but he does so when our children are in bed for the night and he just wants to chill for a while. Me, I’ll take a cute game any time, or a word game. But never violence. I’m especially not a Continue Reading …
Books have always been one of my favorite things. I have spent so many wonderful hours completely wrapped up in the world of the book I was reading at the moment. One thing I firmly believe helped to instill my love of reading was my mom spending hour after hour reading books with me when Continue Reading …
Now, I LOVE Mabel’s Label’s and I LOVE Scholastic Books and this promotion makes me a very, very happy mama! Buying labels (that last forever and don’t fall off, unless picked at incessantly by small children like my own). that you were going to buy anyway (because kids have to have their name on EVERYTHING Continue Reading …
We love The Magic School Bus series because Miss Frizzle is just plain funny. She’s funny, warm and engaging, and kids find her fun and funny, and don’t really even notice they are learning things. It’s hard not to love a series that gets kids interested in and engaged with science! Now, we have the Continue Reading …
MO WILLEM’S PIGEON AND PALS: COMPLETE CARTOON COLLECTION, VOL 1&2. came to DVD on April 17, 2012. Mo Willem and his hilarious children’s stories were an instant hit with everyone in my family, from the very first time we opened the cover of our first Mo Willem book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay up Late. Continue Reading …
The How I Fought And Beat a Monster of a Stain Contest ends April 20! Have you entered yet? Remember, it isn’t just a prize that goes to the three winners- the winners’ schools will also receive $2000 in athletic equipment. I just left a Board of Finance meeting and if the towns you are all Continue Reading …
Clorox has a really fun contest going right now called the ”How I Fought And Beat a Monster of a Stain Contest” which ends April 20. We’ve all had at least one stain in our lives that gets under our skin, so to speak- my biggest stain issue was early last summer- I’d gotten these Continue Reading …
