December 5th, 2011 
Erica 
I guess all it’s missing is the plumbing! Munchkin and Arm & Hammer have joined forces to create a potty that offers a few neat options. It’s a 3 in 1 potty: potty chair, trainer seat and sturdy step stool. The stool can work long past potty training, withstanding up to 120 pounds. In addition Read More →
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Tags: Arm & Hammer, Munchkin, Potty, Potty Training 
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December 1st, 2011 Erica Bowling sets are a sure winner in my book if you have a toddler. It’s a simple game with a lot of benefits: hand-eye coordination, practice in repetition, developing fine motor skills, and even creativity with lining up the pins. This Happy Giddy Bowling set is an adorable option for that kind of entertaining play. Read More →
November 29th, 2011 Erica The backdrop: summer in New York City. Grandma’s Records is a sweet tale about a boy who spends every summer with his Abuelita (grandmother). She routinely plays records from her native Puerto Rico, helping her grandson understand the love of music, culture and homeland. The two eventually get invited to a wonderful concert, with a Read More →
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November 23rd, 2011 Erica I love toys that promote diversity, and the Heart For Hearts girls do that and more! Meet Dell, Rahel, Consuelo, Nahji, Tipi and Lilian. Representing 6 different countries (USA, Ethiopia, Mexico, India, Laos and Belarus), a portion of each doll purchase goes to help children’s charities in those countries; made possible through the humanitarian organization Read More →
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November 15th, 2011 Erica Old school Hangman is new again! Melissa and Doug makes this fun word guessing game, that’s a mess-free game board. Think of a word or phrase, write each letter slot on the dry-erase board and it’s game on! Flip these wooden letter tiles over to keep track of each guess. Reveal more of the Hangman Read More →
October 31st, 2011 Erica Story book allows kiddos to color each page and enjoy “rewards” after each successful trip to the potty.
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October 25th, 2011 Erica What’s Halloween without a little makeup? We had a lot of fun trying out the Extreme Face Painting FIENDSIH & FRIENDLY. It’s a combination of the first two books that isolates the friendly faces from the fiendish ones. You get a combined 50 creative face ideas with this new edition! The first half of the Read More →
Posted in Books and Toys, Educational, Pregnancy and Maternity, Tweens Tags: educational, face painting, Halloween, Halloween costumes No Comments » October 18th, 2011 Erica Potty training. It can be one of the trickiest milestones, for parents too. Galloping Minds’ “Potty Training Little Ones” story book outlines the process once your child is ready to take that big step. It goes over every thing from: picking out their new potty, what to do when on the potty and what happens Read More →
October 10th, 2011 Erica Story time with a bigger purpose … Help Me Be Good Books, a series of useful tools to help with those bumps along behavior highway. These books present real lessons in character development and social growth. Each book tackles a common childhood issue, like tattling, whining, disobeying, bad sportsmanship and more, in easy to dissect Read More →
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October 6th, 2011 Erica Eye-catching and entertaining, Curious Critters is the brainchild of dad photographer David FitzSimmons. In this new coffee table style book, he captures stunning images of some familiar and not-so-familiar friends, in which we share our planet. Each critter gets personal in a quirky first person account; you meet 24 total in this book. Page after Read More →
I'm sure everyone thinks of their mom as number #1. I sure do! My mom is a rock star in my eyes; she's always been. I definitely got my task master skills from her. A master coordinator, she's enjoying retirement by planning family reunion #2! This time, it's her side of the family. It's just [...] 
By Andrea Woroch Attention Earthlings: It's time once again for that annual celebration of all things green. Earth Day is nearly upon us and, while many people offer advice on being kind to Mother Earth, too many of these tips don't quite coincide with frugal lifestyles. In an effort to dovetail these two purposes, we [...] 
