What Are 5 Things That You Would Do With An Extra Hour?

Frigidaire My Motherload

Frigidaire asks moms what are five things that they would do if they had an extra hour? I could probably think of at least 100 things. I have answered a few times on the site. Below I have highlighted several of my favorite answers: Showing my kids more time as a cool mom instead of [...]

See All You Can See Activity Book for Ages 6 to 8

This is a really cool book for kids ages 6-8 from the National Eye Institute. The book contains mazes, games, and comic strips designed to help children between the ages of 6 and 8 learn about parts of the eye and how they work, as well as eye safety and first aid for eye injuries. [...]

Sara Lee® Soft & Smooth™ Gathers America’s Influential Moms (& ME) for Back-to-School Nutrition Summit

Sara Lee Soft & Smooth Whole Grain White Bread

Top Mom Bloggers Join Sara Lee Soft & Smooth to Help Educate America’s Moms about Whole Grain Nutrition through Social Media Sara Lee North American Fresh Bakery, makers of Sara Lee Soft & Smooth, the best-selling bread brand in the country, brought 13 of America’s influential mom bloggers to the Kitchens of Sara Lee for [...]

“Eye-Opening” Signs of Childhood Vision Issues

Approximately 200,000 children are born each year with a vision deficit, such as amblyopia(commonly referred to as “lazy eye”), making it one of the most common pediatric health issues in the United States. However, according to Barry Goldman, MDof Children’s Health Center(Gurnee, IL) and Dov Shapiro, MD, of Associated Pediatric Partners(Northbrook, Aurora and Buffalo Grove, [...]

Lovable Labels Back to School Giveaway

Lovable Labels

Summer will be over soon and it will be time for the kid’s to go back-to-school. Can I get a cheer? The fabulous folks at Lovable Labels want to make going back to school a little easier for you by giving the opportunity to win one of three label packs that they are giving away. [...]

Free Kit of Kid’s Activities from Kid’s Activity Calendar

Do you have a child who’s starting school soon, or maybe you’re planning to home school? It’s never too early to give them a head start. School starts in only a few short weeks, which means you still have time to help them get prepared. To help you out, Kid’s Activity Calendar is giving away [...]

Everyone likes a party and it will soon be time to P.A.R.T.Y

Everyone likes a party and it is time to P.A.R.T.Y with Life Starring the Kids & Me, The Poshprenur, Blessings Abound Mommy, Cool Baby Kid, The Divine Miss Mommy and Father of the Blog. What are we partying for? BABIES! That’s right, Victoria, Clarissa, Jacqueline, and Aaron’s (from Father of the Blog) wife are all [...]

A Little Piece of Happy from Trident

  Trident gum’s A Little Piece of Happy campaign encourages people to keep a pack of Trident with them so that they can enjoy a little piece of happy wherever they are. Even through these tough times, it will remind you that their little piece of happiness is always waiting, whenever they need it. Trident [...]

Is it only a Quarter? – Beware of Bad Manners

Last night, as we usually do almost daily every week, we went out to dinner as a family. My son picked the place. Well actually he asked if we could go to the restaurant with the hamburger handles. That is Fuddruckers. I love me some Fuddruckers. The husband, not so much but sometimes he is [...]

Panda Backpack from the EcoZoo Series by EcoGear – Review

EcoGear EcoZoo Series Backpack Elephant

Recently we were sent the Panda backpack from EcoGear.  This is part of the EcoZoo Series: “The Ecozoo series is unexpected fun in a bag. Form and function come perfectly together with these kid friendly backpacks that are part pet, part toy, and a whole lot of fun for children. Available in fun animal shapes [...]