Peaceable Kingdom: Sticker Kits

Peaceable Kingdom is know for making earth friendly, top quality, and fun products that children love. In addition to their creative learning games, cooperative games, unique birthday cards, and diaries they also offer stickers! My love for stickers has hardly diminished since I was a child. I still enjoy giving stickers to my children and love how excited they get over this simple concept. Over the years stickers retained their fun but have come a long way. Instead of simple sticky backed images children put on notebooks, folders and papers we see sticker activities and kits. Peaceable Kingdom had a … Continue reading

Kiwi Crate: Fun in a Box

I have found one of the most exciting monthly mailing subscriptions for children out there. Kiwi Crate! Kiwi Crate is fun in a box. Your child will be thrilled each time that green box comes in the mail. What is Kiwi Crate: Kiwi Crate is a subscription service for children ages 3-6. They deliver hands-on learning and arts and crafts in one box. Kiwi Crate has an advisory panel of early childhood educators and experts who thoughtfully and purposefully put together projects to encourage learning and developmental skills. You can purchase subscriptions month to month or in three, six or … Continue reading

Comfy Critters for a Comfy Christmas

Every year you search for gifts that delight yet have staying power. No one wants to spend a large amount of money on a gift a child will forget he has in a few months or worse by New Year’s Day. My children get so many things during Christmas that it is easy to forget all they received. Even they have a hard time remembering all their gifts. The trick is finding a gift that has staying power. The gift they will love for years to come. Even better is finding a gift with staying power that does not bust … Continue reading

Jake and the Never Land Pirates

Jake and the Never Land Pirates first aired this past February. Quickly it became the #1 preschool show for and the most co-viewed series on the network. You have to love a show that 45% of moms are watching alongside their children. You can count me in as one of those 45% of moms. When the show first came out I was disappointed it was not around when my son was still watching Disney Junior. Both of my older children loved the Disney Junior shows when they were of preschool age. Now my younger two watch some of the Disney … Continue reading

Hospitality with Little Ones

When we have little children we often feel like being hospitable is too much trouble. It is hard to make sure the house is clean enough for company with children at our feet. What about having the time to care for the kids while preparing for a dinner? Having the holidays at a house with children can be difficult for the hostess. In this economy it can also be expensive to plan. If you have small children or plan to host families with small children how do you get over the hump of cleaning the house before, afterwards, and everything … Continue reading