Help Your Kids Flex Their Imagination Muscles Neurologists are always hard at work trying to figure out why we human beings think and do certain things. Imagination is one of the brain functions researchers have analyzed in recent years. What they found was very interesting. As far back as 2002, researchers noted giving kids unstructured playtime when their imagination can run wild is important for cognitive development. Playtime, in general, … [Read more...]
Cadbury Chocolate Easter Chicks
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Cadbury Chocolate Easter Chicks The kids and I were playing around with one of my favorite Easter candies today... the Cadbury cream egg. We had just finished melting chocolates for another project and I had a little left in my bowl. Within a few minutes we were giggling and chopping away at the melting chocolates and these little babies were born. We used: * Cadbury Cream Eggs (you can use the carmel eggs... any chocolate egg candy … [Read more...]
Spring Chick Cupcakes
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Spring Chick Cupcakes As much as I love decorating cakes, it just takes too much time out of my day(s) to do so. I have grown to love decorating cupcakes because they are usually quicker, just as cute and a great way to keep portion control in check! These Spring Chicks are fairly simple to achieve. You will need: * Yellow frosting * Yellow sugar crystals * Chocolate Chips * White frosting * Orange frosting * … [Read more...]
Creating a Spring Herb Garden
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Creating a Spring Herb Garden The first flush of greenery and flowers in the spring is always the best, no matter what plant it is that we see poking out of the ground. This year you can plan out what shows up in your garden first, with a springtime herb garden that welcomes the rest of the garden as soon as summer arrives. Early spring herbs include vines, evergreens, florals and low growing ground covers that might appear to be dainty at … [Read more...]
Kids and the Dosing Dilemma | Over the Counter Meds #CMHMoms
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This post brought to you Children’s Mercy. All opinions are my own. Spring is here and with it comes sniffles, runny noses, coughs and the “dosing dilemma” for over-the-counter cold medicines and antibiotics. Have you ever considered why the correct dose of a medication – no matter what it is – is important for children at any age? How much is enough? Here are a few general tips when asking yourself this exact question: Check with … [Read more...]
Welcome Spring! DIY Chocolate Pretzel Birds Nest
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Welcome Spring! DIY Chocolate Pretzel Birds Nest My oldest was home from college this past weekend and we ended up snowed in (yeah!). So she and I decided to play around in the kitchen to pass the time. I remembered seeing these birds nests a while back and decided we should give it a try. They are all over the internet, so I honestly can’t say where this originated from but my method was from trial and error because I only saw the … [Read more...]
American Girl Dolls Wellie Wishers Teach Girls How to Be Good Friends
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Sample received. All opinions are my own. Little girls just love their dolls! When my daughter got her first American Girl doll she was in LOVE! Having a doll that looked like her and that she could wear the same outfit as her doll was just too good. She could even take her doll to the store to have her hair and nails done and pick from a wide variety of clothes and accessories to let her imagination come to life! I mean how could it get any … [Read more...]
Be Proactive with Kleenex Anti Viral #ShareKleenexCare
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This post is written by me on behalf of Geometry Global. All opinions are entirely my own. This shop has been compensated by Acorn Influence, Inc. and its advertiser. It seems like every time I turn around someone we know is coming down with a cold or the flu. We've been fortunate enough to keep it away from our house thus far. Now with spring knocking on the door in many parts of the US we are still not out of the woods. Yes, we welcome … [Read more...]
Play-Doh Letters & Language
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Sample received. All opinions are my own. I grew up playing with Play-Doh, so naturally I was very excited when I received the Play-Doh Letters & Language kit from Hasbro to review. Upon opening it, I was thrilled to see that this set is not only fun, but it’s educational too! This set comes with 2 double-sided activity mats, 26 capital letter stampers, a stylus, roller, 6 different colored Play-Doh compounds, and activity guide. … [Read more...]
Kids Eat Free EVERY DAY at Steak & Shake
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This post brought to you by Steak 'n Shake. All opinions are my own. My day to day food choices are pretty standard around here. I usually grab some sort of chicken, a veggie and a carb like a sweet potato. I've eaten this way for two years now and for several months I never deviated from this plan. I've found, though, that if I throw in an off plan meal once a week my body responds better and the scale moves! My kids love when I announce that … [Read more...]
