Congrats to our winner Jeff! Even the most exhaustive school supply list may be missing an item that will give “big kids” an extra safety boost this school year – a booster seat. These often-overlooked school supplies should be a car pool staple as children seated in booster seats are 45 percent less likely to be injured in a car crash, according to Safe Kids Worldwide. The Graco AFFIX … [Read more...]
The Sunday Swoon: Celebrate The Gift of Grandparent’s Day with our $99 GourmetGiftBaskets.com Giveaway!
Grandparent's Day has been around for more than 35 years. It's coming up again on September 7th. Some people love it. Some have never heard of it. Why do I LOVE IT? Because grandparents can give their grand kids something parents cannot-the gift of slowing down and not taking ordinary things for granted. Grandparents are in a unique position to pass on the wisdom that we've gleaned and in doing so … [Read more...]
We Are Going Back to School With Wayfair! Win a Backpack, Lunch Cooler and a Water Bottle!
Congrats to our winner KAREN! I know I can't believe it either- the summer has quite literally, not to sound too cliche' flown by-we blinked one day and the air outside felt thick, we dripped with sweat and my kids used their Wham-O slip n slide until they almost burned a whole through the plastic. And then today- the air, it just had that fall feeling to it. Cold, brisk and dare I say it- just … [Read more...]
My Kids Share Promises I’ve Made to Them and *if* I’ve Followed Through #johnsonsbaby
We've been using Johnson's Baby products for 13 years and we are still using them now that my kids are older. To be perfectly blunt-I love use their products for myself because I really like to use lotions and shampoos that have few ingredients and that I know will do the job of getting my kids clean. And I kind of fell in love with them all over again- after hearing about their most recent … [Read more...]
School is out for summer: Free and Low-Cost Activities to Keep Kids Busy!
School's Out for Summer so what are your plans? I read this hysterically funny rant from another mom today in which she said, "I'm officially over summer if my kids mention one more time how bored they are,I'm going to go postal on them (or something to that effect)." Well I am here to make sure your kids only utter that "I'm bored" expression once a day- as opposed to every hour on the … [Read more...]