I love Halloween. I love making costumes for my kids. I love trick or treating. I love decorating and the spookiness of it all. This year, I made an Obi Wan costume for my six year old son, a poodle skirt for my 10 year old daughter and I am in the [...]

Twitter Moms and Little Blends wants to know how I sneak fruits and veggies into my children’s diet. Feeding my kids healthy foods is sometimes hit or miss. So, I like to try and sneak in fruits and vegetables when I can. Here are some of the ways that I have added [...]

This week my eldest daughter is at an all girls church camp (heaven help the leaders!). Just one week ago, she sliced her ear open by dropping the handle of the lawn mower on the back of her head. Don’t ask me how this happened, I have no idea. I am not [...]

VTech has some great products and the newest product is awesome! The Bugsby Reading System is a pen that can be used with a special book. The pen allows a child to touch parts of the book to have the story read to them, or interact in other ways.
You can also make your [...]

My children and I have been invited to an exclusive Build-A-Bear Workshop event in New York City on August 1st. We will be able to meet 12 year old Jamia Nash. Jamia appeared in the 2007 film August Rush as Hope and is the lead vocalist on the Academy Award nominated song Raise [...]

Are you starting to buy your back to school items? At our middle school, each child is required to bring their own lock for their gym locker and unless I remember to write down the combination before my child heads off for school, I am always worry that she will forget her password and [...]

Summertime! And what does summertime mean? Summer vacation, of course! But with summer vacation comes my biggest fear – losing my child in a crowded amusement park, beach or store.
[photopress:safetytat.gif,full,pp_image]Fortunately, Safetytat has come up with a brilliant idea – tattoos for children. These tattoos are just like the temporary tattoos that [...]

[photopress:family_movie_fun_1.jpg,full,pp_image] Welcome to week two of the Summer Family Fun Movie Giveaway! This week The Shopping Duck is giving away:

[photopress:penny_promise_dvd.jpg,full,pp_image] The Penny Promise is the story of Will Duncan who believes that “an honest heart is more valuable than any amount of money.” But to marry his sweetheart, Annie, he promises her father [...]

After having my first child, I chose a typical four-wheeled stroller that had limited maneuverability. At that time, there wasn’t a big choice in strollers. If I had my choice today, I would choose the Bob stroller.
The BOB Revolution Stroller is a three-wheeled stroller for everyday use and for jogging and powerwalking. [...]

I’ll admit it, my kids are spoiled!  Not that they are misbehaving creatins, they are really good kids.  But, there is one area that we need to work on – WORK!  My kids have far less chores than I did when I was growing up just because they are involved in so many other activities.
In [...]