Many kids love to cook, even if their idea of helping isn’t all that helpful. Enter kid-friendly recipes such as this one for pita chips, made with plain old pitas – white, wheat or multi-grain.
You may find pitas at the local bakery thrift store for as little as $1 a bag, so you can stock your freezer with a good supply for making pita chips anytime.…
If you have kids who beg for an Icee or slushy every time they see a store selling them, you may have wondered if the Slushy Magic product lives up to its claims. Is Slushy Magic worth it?
For this Slushy Magic review, I purchased a Slushy Magic kit at BJ’s on sale for $4.99. The kit includes a shaker with lid, a straw/spoon, three “magic” freezer cubes and a brochure with drink recipes.…
Lumi Dough’s advertising says it “stretches like rubber and molds like dough.” It also “glows brightly in the dark and has a glossy shine.” Is Lumi Dough worth buying?
The Lumi Dough
While my young testers, ages 10 and 4, have enjoyed playing with the Lumi Dough, they found it very hard to manipulate at first.…
Today, Amazon announced their new Kindle Unlimited service, available for $9.99 a month with a 30-day free trial. The service lets you read any participating book without having to buy it, rather like an extremely large lending library.
You can only read certain books using Kindle Unlimited, but the selection does seem expansive. Here are a few of the popular books available for kids and teens through Amazon Kindle Unlimited
Looking to enjoy some fun in the sun, whether in your backyard, at the pool or on vacation? These fantastic summer items will help make life easier for moms with school-age and preschool children.
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Cinda b’s Super Tote II changed my life, and I don’t use that term loosely.…
If you have trouble getting your kid to eat breakfast, you’re not alone, but you have reason for concern. Studies have consistently shown that eating breakfast helps kids maintain a healthy body weight, perform better at school and have fewer discipline and attention problems.
Here are a few options for getting a morning meal into your reluctant breakfast eater.
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If you ever need to haul an extra kid in your car who needs a booster seat, you’ll love having a BubbleBum tucked away in your vehicle for just such situations. BubbleBum USA provided me with a sample seat in return for an honest BubbleBum review.
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If you think BubbleBum is just a blow-up pillow, you’re in for a surprise.…
If you live near a big city, you probably have many opportunities to attend events geared toward kids and families. You’ve probably seen ads for touring shows of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus as well as Blue Man Group, Disney on Ice, Sesame Street Live and the Harlem Globetrotters.
The circus offers one option for huge entertainment value and relatively inexpensive tickets – as low as $20 at some venues.…
Ever run out of juice boxes for packing kids’ lunches mid-week? Or wished that you could ditch juice boxes altogether in favor of something more environmentally friendly and less wasteful?
Booginhead Squeez’Ems Reusable Food Pouches
Remember that Orange Julius drink you used to get at the mall when you were a teenager? Or maybe you still splurge at the Orange Julius every chance you get. The chain now sells a selection of smoothies and other frozen, fruity drinks, but many people have fond memories of working up a thirst shopping at the mall and then grabbing a cold, yummy Orange Julius drink.…
