Recently, I was asked to review a toy with my boys from Educational Toys Planet. I'm not quite sure who was more excited me or them. We are huge game players here at my home. I believe that learning can be fun and I'm always looking for new games to add to our collection. So, I was excited when we received Find Five Fast! Matching Game. What is Find Five Fast? Find 5 … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
10 Things I Learned This Week 7/15
That's what I'm doing right now - having a nice cold drink! My back door thermometer is reading a hot 107 here in New York. I'm dying over here. The good news - my new blog design is up! Tell me what you think. I'm going to give a big shout out to Wacky Jacqui's Designs for getting me up and going! Check them out for your design needs! I can't wait to give my new site a whirl. … [Read more...]
Speech Buddies:
One out of 15 children have a speech disorder. My oldest son is one of them. So, when I come across a program or tool designed to help children, parents and therapists with speech disorders I'm on it. I was contacted about a product called Speech Buddies that claims to cut speech therapy time in half. What are Speech Buddies? Speech Buddies are a series of … [Read more...]
Precycle It: A Greening Me Wednesday Post
Photo credit: xandert from morguefile.com Did you ever think that when you make a purchase that you are not just paying for the item itself ,but also for the packaging? Yes, you are also paying for the trash that you will make after you unpack it. Seriously, think about it. On top of that, if you have plastic packaging it's made from oil. Yes, oil deep down buried in … [Read more...]
Just Too Busy Taking Your Family on a Radical Sabbatical
I've been taking some time this Summer to read Joanne Kraft's Just Too Busy: Taking your Family on a Radical Sabbatical and it has given me quite a perspective on things. When I was approached to do this book review I jumped at the chance. One of things that drive me insane is the constant chatter of, "I'm too busy", along with the fact that we seem to over schedule our … [Read more...]