by Nicole Etolen | May 19, 2015 | Books, Kids & Family, Tech Time
With like a zillion downloads to date, Minecraft is one of the most popular games of all time and it’s here to stay. Rather than rebelling against your child’s passion for the game, embrace it and use it as a teaching tool! My son has learned so much by...
by Nicole Etolen | May 18, 2015 | Books
Today marks an exciting day for the personalized children’s book industry: the Crayon Crunch Kickstarter campaign launched at 11AM PST. This is HUGE news for moms who want to give their kids the most advanced printed personalized book ever. I’m talking...
by Nicole Etolen | May 16, 2015 | Books
Indie BookFest 2015 is a three-day event celebrating indie/hybrid/traditional authors and artists and their freedom of expression. Join some of your favorite authors for three days filled with a book signing, sessions, lunch, author meet and greets, an after...
by Nicole Etolen | May 15, 2015 | Pets
Need an excuse to celebrate your beastie bestie? How about an entire weekend dedicated to our beloved canine companions? Nat Geo WILD’s inaugural BARKFEST, a full weekend of programming that celebrates man’s best friend, airs this weekend (May 15-17). Check out some...
by Nicole Etolen | May 15, 2015 | Pets
I received Arm & Hammer Clump & Seal in exchange for an honest review as part of the Smiley360 Blogger Program. All opinions belong to me and my cats. Aforementioned cats would like me to add that since I am not fluent in cat, they take no responsibility for...
by Nicole Etolen | May 15, 2015 | Entertainment
Minions, minions, minions! I’m so freaking excited about this summer’s Minions movie! I watched the Despicable Me movies with my son like umpteen times just because I love those silly little yellow (and sometimes purple) Minions! I definitely have Minion...
by Nicole Etolen | May 14, 2015 | Lifestyle
This post is sponsored by Similac. I was compensated for this post but all opinions are my own. Sometimes motherhood feels a little too much like high school, don’t you think? It seems like there’s a “clique” for every type of parenting. Breast feeding versus formula...
by Nicole Etolen | May 13, 2015 | Kids & Family
Thank you Chicco Shop for sponsoring this post. While this was a sponsored opportunity from Chicco Shop, all content and opinions expressed here are my own. Toys are so much cooler now than they were when I was little! I know my son will probably be saying the same...
by Nicole Etolen | May 12, 2015 | Pets
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sponsored by Purina for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. With three cats and three dogs (not to mention the guinea pigs), shopping wisely for pet products is super important to me. Otherwise my furry friends could...
by Nicole Etolen | May 12, 2015 | Books, Summer Reading
This post is brought to you by Scholastic and ENERGIZER® Batteries. All opinions are my own. Every year, I sign Jacob up for the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. I’ve been doing it since he was in preschool! During the early years, I did most of the reading...
