October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and the time of year where we are all inundated with “pink” products, from cleaning supplies, food and makeup to watching the NFL players with their pink cleats. Many products claim to donate to various breast cancer charities, but being me, I take the initiative to conduct my own […]
Swampy, Cranky and Allie Return in Over 100 New Puzzles and Challenges for Where’s My Water? 2
Need a new, fun app to keep your kiddos entertained? Disney Interactive has launched the next exciting adventure with Swampy and the gang in the Where’s My Water? 2. In this free-to-play sequel to the massively popular physics-based puzzler, players will explore challenging new levels across three brand new locations including the Sewer, the Soap Factory, and the […]
Chuggington Quarry Stack Track Set and Chug Patrol Ready to Rescue DVD for My Little Chuggington
My youngest son is BEYOND obsessed with trains, and more specifically Chuggington! Everything’s always “Chuggtastic” or “Perfecto” with him! So you can imagine how loud the squeal was when I showed him the Chuggington toys and DVD when they arrived on our doorstep! The Stone Quarry Stack Track came out of the box immediately and […]
Vtech Innotab 3S Brings Learning and Fun to a Tablet Just for Kids
Do your kids run roughshod over your tablet? I know both of mine do so when I was contacted by Vtech to try out their new Innotab 3S I hoped I would get my tablet back finally! The Innotab 3S is the next generation of their popular Wi-Fi learning tablet series that offers fun, age-appropriate learning games […]
Why Giving to Goodwill Creates Real Jobs
I’ve donated a lot of stuff to Goodwill over the years, but I wasn’t aware until the past year that Goodwill used the sales of those items to provide support and job training to people who struggle with finding employment. Goodwill has a new tool to help people understand exactly how donating old stuff can […]
Safari Challenge: Empowering Social Gamers to Impact the Real World!
Love playing games on Facebook with your friends? What if you could play a game that actually creates a real-world impact? Safari Challenge, by Desert River Games, is changing the way social interactive games are developed and revolutionizing world giving. This flagship Facebook game enables players to travel seamlessly from 2D to 3D, creating personalized […]
Making Mondays More Enjoyable with a Night Out at Red Lobster
“I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Red Lobster. I received a gift card to facilitate my review promotional item as a thank-you for participating.” Let’s face it; Monday is by far the most disliked day of the week. No one looks forward to it and with good reason (back to work, […]
P&G Back to School Checklist and $50 Giveaway to the P&G E-Store!
I recently attended a Philadelphia mom blogger bash at the Nail Bar in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia (if you haven’t been, you need to go!) hosted by the lovely Audrey McClelland of Mom Generations and sponsored by P&G (the makers of Olay, Pampers, Bounty and Duracell, you know, just to name a few!). It was so […]
Go Totally 80’s With Donkey Kong Country
** Please note that I received a party pack for review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own. ** Remember Donkey Kong? I know, totally a way to make us parents feel old! Well the Kong is back in the all New Donkey Kong Country DVD that includes four classic episodes from everyone’s […]
Nominate Your Child for the 2013 SI SportsKid of the Year Award!
Do your kids play sports (and eat, breathe and sleep sports)? Would they want to see themselves on the cover of an upcoming Sports Illustrated Kids issue? Then nominate them for the the 2013 SportsKid of the Year award! The winner of the 2013 SportsKid of the Year award will appear on the cover of the December 2013 issue […]