The contest is over and he has a name!
Meet Zap!
Darren S. submitted the winning name and will be featured in an interview on the Best Boy Interactive page later this week.
And the winner of the 
Give this Character a Name! Its for a New Educational Product for Preschoolers!
April 22, 2013 by 8 Comments
Craft for Kids: Textured Painted Letter for Wall
April 17, 2013 by 5 Comments
An easy craft for kids to help with. Make a letter to hang on a bedroom wall with Mod Podge and Apple Barrel paints. The kids can help make this craft!
10 Low-Key Birthday Party Activities for Kids
April 10, 2013 by 9 Comments
Birthday party activities don’t have to be stressful! It’s Melissa & Doug’s Birthday Bash and they’re throwing the Ultimate Birthday Bash. They’re sponsoring how I do my birthday parties and keep them low-key, aka less stress for me.
Take Part. Stop Bullying Now.
April 8, 2013 by 5 Comments
Sign the Take Part pledge, raise awareness and put an end to bullying.
Reuse Lotion for a Smelling Sensory Activity
March 20, 2013 by
A sensory activity can be done with almost anything!
As the simplify part of the Seventh Generation 7 day Journey to Natural Beauty, I did some spring cleaning and found an entire basket full of lotions that I haven’t
The Latest Portraits of the Kids!
March 11, 2013 by 8 Comments
This post brought to you by Picture People. All opinions are 100% mine.
I absolutely dread getting family portraits, or even just the kids portraits, taken. I don’t know why… maybe its just trying to figure out what to wear… or getting
4 Instruments for Kids to Make from Kiwi Crate
February 26, 2013 by 8 Comments
The Making Music activity kit from Kiwi Crate is full of instruments for kids to make! Time to make some music!
I got this chance to review a Kiwi Crate, they offer single crates, or activity kits, to order [instead of the
Simple Valentine Craft: Make a Vase!
February 8, 2013 by
We are just about Valentine’d out after all this Valentine craftiness that we’ve been doing! But we just had to do a quick bottle craft to make vases to put some flowers in for Valentine’s Day! [ahem... hint hint hubby!]
These vases are
A Library of Books for your iPad
January 30, 2013 by 11 Comments
Bookboard is an iPad app for reading children’s books that keeps track of books read and unlocks new books to read. A library of books, right on your iPad, for the kids to read!
While I can literally see our
Kids Designs for Tissue Boxes
January 15, 2013 by 5 Comments
After voting in the White Cloud Tissue Box Designs [through their Voting App] for the Children’s Miracle Network, I was so inspired to make our own tissue box designs!
Henry wasn’t too excited about it until I showed
What I Wish Moms Would Say: Parenting Is…
December 6, 2012 by
If you could go back to when you had your first baby, what would you tell yourself?
Summing it all up and quoting my husband, I’d tell myself to…
Read everything you can on being a parent…
and then adjust to fit ‘shop
10 Outdoor Snow Activities for Kids!
November 27, 2012 by 138 Comments
Winter is coming and these snow activities will come in handy!
Whether we like it or not. Snow will eventually fall [at least for us up north... we're in Iowa, so its bound to happen].
It always seems hard
My Maytag Bravos XL Laundry Pair #MaytagMoms
November 19, 2012 by 1 Comment
I haven’t really given my review of the Bravos XL Washer and Dryer from Maytag that I received a few months back. I’ve now had a chance to really use it like I do regularly.
I have no idea what brand of washer
Foam Monster Treat Bags
October 18, 2012 by 5 Comments
Monsters come in all shapes and sizes! That’s what’s awesome about them. They can be absolutely anything. [Perfect for little kids to make!]
A square could be a face, or a flower can! It doesn’t matter at all.
We made these foam monsters at
Join the #MaytagMoms Twitter Party!
October 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s time to party!
We’re chatting with moms about dependability and their laundry! Join us Wednesday afternoon (Oct 17) with Maytag and MomCentral and the Maytag Laundry Moms!
Here’s the Scoop:
Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Time: 3-4
12 Things I Gotta Do Before the Baby Arrives!
October 4, 2012 by
I’m finally to the point of counting down the weeks left in this third pregnancy. 5 weeks and counting. [Take a stab at guessing when the baby will get here!]
And reality kind of hit over the weekend
