If you're new here, I hope you'll subscribe to my RSS feed so you won't miss any fantastic giveaways! :) Thanks to Mom Central and Huggies, I was given the opportunity to test two new Huggies products on my 15-month-old diaper-annihilator, Isaac.  Huggies is my go-to brand for diapers because they fit...

It’s here!  The newest Tom and Jerry DVD was released on May 1, 2012, and it is packed with cartoons.  There are 22 to be exact… how cool is that?  This really brings back great memories – I loved Tom & Jerry when I was a kid! From the back of the DVD: Tom and Jerry travel the...

Bob the Builder: Adventures by the Sea Releases 5/22/2012 Description: Bob the Builder™ and his machine team “sea” lots of new ways to work together to get jobs done in and around Fixham Harbor in these five exciting stories. Scoop must make a creative seaside rescue to get the lighthouse...

This is not a sponsored review. A couple months ago I shared our thoughts on the Leapster Explorer, an educational gaming system recommended for kids ages 4-9.  If you didn’t read it, take a little detour and check it out, then come back here to find out our thoughts on the Leapster Explorer...

Starters by Lissa Price Delacorte Books for Young Readers March 2012 My Rating:  ♥♥♥♥♥ (5/5) Would you rent your body out to people who wanted to re-experience their youth… if you truly had no other choice? Starters by Lissa Price is a new dystopian novel that takes place after a deadly...

We celebrated Emma’s 4th birthday on Saturday!  At her request, it was My Little Pony themed.  I haven’t done a lot of themed parties in the past, but this was fun!  And I was able to find a My Little Pony Party Pack online, so that took much of the party-shopping work off my shoulders. ...

Emma is totally horse-crazy.  I’m not sure where it originated, though I suppose I may have encouraged it… a bit.  ;-)  I had a horse as a teen so I think they’re the coolest animals on earth.  But Emma developed a natural love of them, and has been collecting everything horse-related...

Today I’m giving away three SETS of Cooper’s Pack  books to three lucky winners! (Read the full review of the Cooper’s Pack books with sample pages here) Leaving a blog post comment is mandatory. After that, you can tweet the giveaway for an extra entry.  :) Open to the US only.

I really love hammock swings.  They are different (and in my opinion, much more superior) than regular hammocks because: 1.  You can completely relax in one without worrying about flipping out. 2. You can spin around in circles on a hammock swing, making it more fun for kids.  Do I recommend this,...

A few months ago, I was being repeatedly plagued awakened by my 3-year-old daughter who would come bounding into my bedroom at unholy hours of the morning ready for the day.  This of course woke her 1-year-old brother (who still resides in my room at night).  Let the weeping and gnashing of teeth...

Lamb’s Easter Surprise Written by Christine Taylor-Butler Illustrated by Cathy Ann Johnson Sterling Children’s Books Lamb’s Easter Surprise is a hardcover touch-and-feel story about a group of farm animals who work hard to make Easter special for a little girl.  They dye eggs, decorate...

I love to travel through books – both fiction and nonfiction.  I was kind of a weird teen I think because when I went to the library, along with the normal fictional reads I checked out travel guides and books on far-away places (always with lots of pictures).  Cooper’s Pack is a series...

If you’re studying frogs this year or just want another non-TV-related activity to do with your child, Learning Resources’ new preschool-friendly educational game, Froggy Feeding Fun, is for you!  This game comes with two frogs, 60 flies, 1 number cube, 1 color cube (the dice), and an activity...

Pound Puppies: Homeward Pound Release Date: 3/6/12 Shout! Factory What Its About: They might look like regular dogs, but the Pound Puppies of Shelter 17 are on a sworn mission to find great homes for all the lonely pooches under their watch! Join Lucky, Niblet, Cookie, Squirt, Strudel and Mr. Nut Nut...