by Nicole Etolen | Oct 9, 2011 | Blogging
I am becoming addicted to visual.ly, it’s so much fun to browse through the infographics. I found this one and thought it was pretty awesome. I think I fall under the “obsessive blogger” category. by Flowtown via
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 8, 2011 | Gift Ideas
I heard a rumor that the East Coast is experiencing a pumpkin shortage, but I didn’t quite believe it until we arrived at the Mazeilla Pumpkin Patch (owned by Klingel Farms in Saylorsburg, PA). I’ve taken Jake every year since he was two, and usually we...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 8, 2011 | Entertainment
Jacob has been dying to see Judy Moody and the Not So Bummer Summer since he saw the previews a couple of months ago, but we never really had a chance to go see it in theaters, so when I was contacted to host a Judy Moody slumber party, I jumped on the chance,...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 8, 2011 | Books
Title: Cheery: The True Adventures of a Chiricahua Leopard Frog Author: Elizabeth W. Davidson Illustrator: Michael Hagelberg Publisher: Five Star Publications Cheery is a Chiricahua Leopard Frog who starts his adventures as a tiny tadpole. In the beginning,...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 7, 2011 | Books, Online Services, Social Good
I absolutely love reading stories about young children doing extraordinary things, and Evan Moss is definitely an extraordinary little man. Evan suffers from Tuberous Sclerosis and Epilepsy, which causes severe and life-threatening seizures that typically require...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 6, 2011 | Health & Beauty
Throughout most of my life, I gave very little thought to my hair. It’s always just been there. It’s long, it’s thick, and it totally has a mind of its own. Lately, though, I’ve been trying to get it to behave better, especially since the...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 6, 2011 | Entertainment
Get your little munchkins into the spirit of the holiday with some fun online Halloween games for kids. All the games are free, and all can be played right away without registration or downloads (unless you need to update your Flash player for some reason). I played...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 5, 2011 | Books
Title: Flame of Surrender Author: Rhiannon Paille Publisher: It’s Coscom Entertainment Release Date: November 1st, 2011 Rhiannon Paille’s Flame of Surrender is the first book in a new series, The Ferryman and the Flame, and it is a stunning premiere novel...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 4, 2011 | Kids & Family
I’m excited because a good chunk of the Toys ‘R Us Hotlist features toys for boys, or toys than can work for both boys and girls. I often feel like everyone, from toy manufacturers to clothing designers, focus more on the little girl demographic. I wonder...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 4, 2011 | Social Good
Trick-or-Treat for Unicef, the long-running program that allows kids to help other kids by combining the excitement of Halloween with fundraising to help support lifesaving programs for children around the world, is going high-tech this year for the first time. The...
