So last December I thought about how I wanted the new year to go and of course January flew by, then February, and now we are already in March!  I almost went with “Well there is always next year.” but I was determined to work on whatever changes I still could.  Now I didn’t make [...]

My kids love their ride-on toys, but most of them are the same with only going forward or backward.  The wheels are pretty standard and while they all their own unique designs, leave it to Mega Bloks to change it up with the Whirl ‘N Twirl Race Car. Whirl ‘N Twirl Race Car ™ Vroom, [...]

Both of my boys are visual learners and stuff really clicks for them after repetition.  So we read the same books over and over, we do workbook pages with similar concepts and we watch educational videos online so they can see how stuff works.  I’m not sure what kind of learner my youngest will be [...]

My boys love pretty much build all day long with their blocks that now my 18 month old is trying to follow in their footsteps.  She of course just wants to eat the little blocks they use, but luckily we have a big tub of Mega Bloks that she has been having a blast with. [...]

My boys are 4 and 6 and they play rough, and when I say rough I mean hole-in-the-knee rough.  Last year I threw away three pairs of pants that were pretty much brand new because they tore up the knees.  I was so bummed and out to the garbage they went.  Since then I have [...]

Don’t get me wrong, I believe in competition and that there are winners and losers, but I also like teamwork.  Board games are something that can be especially tough for young kids who are just building their confidence and decision-making skills.  Peaceable Kingdom has created a line of games that promote family-fun in a non-competitive [...]

Before we had kids, my husband and I played games pretty much every night.  Word games were always my favorite, probably because I can actually beat my husband in them since he is a terrible speller.  He prefers dice games – Monopoly, Yahtzee and so forth.  Well Educational Insights has a game that combines both [...]

Dry skin is something that seems to take over my body in the winter time.  From the soles of my feet to my shoulder blades, I am itchy and dry all over pretty much for six months straight.  Then in the summer I need to moisturize my dried out skin from pool chemicals and the [...]