Harry Potter Giveaway

Win it! Are you a Harry Potter fan? I am and I can’t wait to someday share this magic with my family. Here’s Whoopi Goldberg talking all about the magic! We’re giving away a paperback boxed set of Harry Potter books 1-7 in celebration of Scholastic’s national sweepstakes, they are giving away 4 family trips … Read more

Car Wash Fun!

Do you let your kids splash around in the hose or wash the car? My kids get so much joy out of  the simplest pleasures  – like washing the car.  And not just our cars, but especially all their toy cars too. On warm days, they love to splash in the hose,  squirt each other, … Read more

The Pillow Pets Commercial

What’s up with the Pillow Pets? Are your kids totally enchanted with this product? Given our $16 cable package we assumed we did not get Sprout TV and thus missed out on the Pillow Pet phenomenon last year. Randomly, a month ago we discovered the Sprout channel when we were reprogramming our TV stations. The … Read more

Julianne Moore Makes a Difference

Julianne Moore kicked off the Connect Kids to Care program with the Children’s Health Fund and Clorox on Monday. The actress and mother of 2 young children is passionate about helping kids healthcare. She says, “through Connect Kids to Care, we have the opportunity to change the status quo. All it takes is the click of … Read more

Thumb Sucking Remedy

Here’s Gwenyth Paltrow’s daughter, Apple sucking her thumb years ago.  My son Kyle is a cute little huge thumb sucker too. He’s almost 2.5. Lately, he’s been sucking his thumb so much that his poor little thumb is totally chapped and beat up looking. How will I break him of this habit? When did your … Read more

Heidi Klum's Pink Stroller: Swanky or not?

Hmmm.  I think it fits the “swanky” category since it is custom ordered from Teutonia and a trendy cotton candy pink.  This stroller is from Teutonia’s  t-300 series and the pricetag for the chassis alone is over $500.  Want it for less? Well the quality won’t be nearly as good  – especially if you are … Read more