Thank you to Kassandra Brown for this great guest post on reflective listening and how it can strengthen communication. Do you like to be heard? I mean really heard when you know the person you’re talking to gets what you’re saying and understands you? Me too! This...
Jacob is going through a major joke phase. Every day he comes up with something new to make us laugh. He has about 10 books of jokes (including one that he got from his god mother with like 500+ pages!) that he reads from, and I can’t even tell you how many...
Some believe rainy days are no fun. While others see them as an excuse to have some fun they normally wouldn’t have. And if you have kids there are a lot of great ideas and activities to keep them entertained and you sane. In fact, finding some things to do together...
Who knew that a few grumpy little birds could become such a hit sensation, spawning everything from stuffed animals to books to board games? What started as a free app has become a multimillion dollar franchise seemingly overnight. If you ask me, those little birds...
Do you have a young wrestling fan in your family? If so, they’ll love the WWE Brawlin’ Buddies Talking Plush toys from Mattel. There are several wrestlers in the line of toys, including fan favorite John Cena. I’m assuming he’s a fan favorite,...
This past weekend, I gathered up Jacob and a few of his friends for a super fantastic, wild and crazy (as crazy as 7-10 year old kids can get, which is pretty darn crazy) Batman party thanks to MommyParties. I have to tell you, they went all out on this one! We had...
Back at the beginning of the month when the power went out, we received a little something fun to make the outage slightly less boring: a Tech 4 Kids Magna Color. Of course, Magna Color is fun even when the power is on, but when you’re really starting to go nuts...
Everyone has a potential future Nobel Prize winner in their family. I hate to say it, but kids today are way smarter than we were! I mean, we were pretty smart too and all, but at 7, my son runs circles around the level I was at when I was his age. Revolutionizing the...
Jacob has been begging for a trampoline for a while now. His best friend has one, and he spends hours on it when we go to their house. Unfortunately, an outdoor trampoline is just not in the budget right now. Plus, I don’t really have a good, flat space to put...
Every now and then, a toy and book store comes along that offers way more than just the latest fads in action figures or character-based board games. A store with a passion for finding only the best books, toys and games that both educate, entertain, or bring a little...
