JAN
03
2013

Orange Smoothie Recipe

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Okay, actually it’s called an “Orange Fizzy”, but it’s basically an orange smoothie. And boy, oh boy is it yummy! Strawberry Shortcake made this recipe from her Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Cool Kids’ Cooking book. BTW, it is a great cookbook for kids, there are tons of yummy, but easy recipes to make! It’s a great gift idea too! Ingredients: 2 cups orange juice  (We like Sunny D, I know it’s not real orange juice, but it’s good!) 1/2 cup milk 8 Ice cubes 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar Directions: Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth! Serve with your favorite breakfast, or have as a mid-day snack! … [Read more...]

DEC
12
2012

2013 Christmas Gift Ideas!

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Hi everyone! Each year I receive emails asking about gift ideas for all of those awesome kiddos in your life! Well, this year I have a packed post of great ideas for the not only the little ones, but you mama’s too! Hope you enjoy! Sorry, apparently I’m really into exclamation points. WARNING: Beware, this post is full of eye-candy, so try to contain yourself, and just to help out, you should be able to click on any of the images below and get to them online… ;o) Stocking Stuffers: Pick and Draw Why Do They Call it Christmas? DVD Smencils The Night Before Christmas Recordable Book (My parents did this for our children, and they LOVE it! It will be a wonderful keepsake for years to come.)     Tot School: Alphabet Lacing Beads / How to build an A Color Sorting Bears / Magnetic Fishing Game Stacking Cups / VTech Touch & Teach Turtle VTech Write & Learn Letter Book Preschool: Magnetic Color Cubes / Chicka … [Read more...]

MAY
27
2012

Hearts at Home Gift Certificate Giveaway

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I have a great giveaway for you today! Hearts at Home Discount Curriculum store is offering a $50 gift card to one of you that is good for anything in their store! Hearts at Home Store is a great resource for all of your homeschooling needs. With over 200 popular publishers and 10,000 + products, you will not only find super low prices, but they offer fast shipping throughout USA and Canada.     Some of my favorite things about Hearts at Home: Some of the great things about Hearts at Home: Christian homeschool family owned and operated since 2005 Save up to 30% on popular curriculum everyday Earn rewards points on all purchases Same day/next day shipping Price matching – if you find it lower they try to match or beat it! Great customer service, I know Carrie personally and she’s fabulous! I usually do my best to get the cheapest prices on our curriculum that I can. Whether that means buying used, or searching the internet for the best price! … [Read more...]

NOV
23
2011

2011 Christmas Gift List

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I hope you are preparing for a lovely Thanksgiving celebration with family and friends, and gearing up for all those crazy Black Friday sales!  Here are some of our top picks for 2011 to help you out! And just to make it a little better, these have all been approved by Teeny Tot, Tinkerbell, Turbo and Strawberry shortcake themselves! (Although I did have to remind them that I run an educational blog a few times! LOL!)   Stocking Stuffers:   Pick and Draw Why Do They Call it Christmas? DVD Smencils The Night Before Christmas Recordable Book (My parents did this for our children, and they LOVE it! It will be a wonderful keepsake for years to come.) Kids Gifts: Stack & Match Magnet Rings Magnetic Mosaic Design Board Alligator Uppercase Puzzle Bead Sequencing Kit Wedgits Zoob Building Set       Dino Digs (Seriously a huge hit in our house! PlayFoam KaBam Kanoodle GeoSafari® Talking Electron … [Read more...]

NOV
22
2010

2010 Christmas Gift List for Kids

I’ve had a few people ask for me to share some Kids Christmas gift ideas for this year. This is a compilation of fun stuff and educational stuff. WARNING: Beware, this post is full of eye-candy, so try to contain yourself, and just to help out, you should be able to click on any of the images below and get to them online… ;o) Tot School: Alphabet Lacing Beads / How to build an A Color Sorting Bears / Magnetic Fishing Game Stacking Cups / VTech Touch & Teach Turtle VTech Write & Learn Letter Book Preschool: Magnetic Color Cubes / Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Lakeshore Color Sorting Baskets / Do A Dot Markers Wikki Stix Alphabet Cards / Color Cube Activity Cards & Color Blocks Magnetic Pattern Blocks / VTech V.Reader Monkeying Around / My First Sticky Mosaics Letter of the Week Curriculum 1st & 2nd Grade: Magnetic Mosaics / Qwirkle / Pick and Draw Intermed. Pattern … [Read more...]