Praises of a Wife and Mommy

Still Christmas Shopping?  Hurry there is still time!!!   Captain America 3DLightFX made my 5 year old super happy!   Thanks to my mommy blog this boy got to open up a Christmas present early so mom could write the review on this really neat night light!   He was so excited to go to sleep with his new light!  He has a loft bed so this will be nice to add a little light to his steps.                               We are all giving it a two thumbs up!! My son loves that it is really coming out of the wall with the decal of cracked wall.   He also likes that it is easy to turn it on and off!   My husband installed it and said overall it was very simple!  The only time he had to be very careful was the edges of the wall decal because it was very thin in a a few places! There are so many other light choices from other super heroes, to Star Wars ...

Time to get your marbles on the track and have a ball!   Thanks MindWare Toys for sending me the marble run to review.  All opinions expressed are 100% mine and I was not paid for this review.  As soon as the box arrived my kids were thrilled.  The agony my kids endured when I said we could not set it up until we got back from our weekend get away.    My husband is a good dad and spent an hour setting up the marble run.  The kids faces were filled will awe as they watched intently as the marbles went on the course.  The suggested age for this educational toy is 4+ but I still allowed my 2 year old to play with his sister with constant supervision, but in typical 2 year old fashion the marble run took a small beating from my son and I found myself trying to re-hook the pieces back together.  The next time we set it up will be when my son is napping so my daughter can have more time of exploring and learnin...

About BeginAgain: Welcome to the BeginAgain workshop! This is the place where we tell you all about us. To start, we are an imaginative toy company located in Fort Collins, Colorado. BeginAgain was founded on the principles, ideas, and inventions of Benjamin Barlowe, an early 20th century inventor from Fort Collins. Ben's fantastic tales and astute observations of his grandchildren, Zadie and Fuller, are the inspiration behind our products. His archive overflows with tinkered toys, playful mechanisms, and incredible stories filled with nostalgia, history, and lessons on how things used to be. Created by toymakers David Bowen and Chris Clemmer–two of the co-founders of Sprig Toys–BeginAgain is focused on thoughtful product design and imaginative storytelling for today's kids. It is our goal to inspire children with stories of invention, adventure, and good old-fashioned fun. BeginAgain toys teach through play and nurture the development of the whole child. Than...

Thank you Educational Toys Planet for sending me the Farmers Market and the Tub Tunes Toy for Review.  All opinions are 100% mine and I was not paid for this review.   The first item the company sent me was the Farmer's Market Color Sorting set .  I was very excited to get this toy because I knew it would be fun with all the bright fruit and veggies and I know playing with the fruit and veggies would first help them with color sorting but would also get them more comfortable with the idea of eating them because of the pure exposure of playing with them.   About the Farmer's Market Color Sorting Set: Put your little farmer to work! Learning Resources' Farmers Market Color Sorting Set is a unique activity set perfect for all young children. The Farmers Market Color Sorting Set features 5 labeled baskets, 25 fruits and vegetables, and an activity guide. It's up to you to organize all your freshly picked fruit and vegetables into their own baskets based on col...

I went to Target today since I had been hearing 75% off toys!  I got a couple really cool things for my daughter! I got:  Crayola Color Explosion regular priced at 19.99 and paid 4.77! 1 Zhu Zhu pet regular price 5.99 paid 2.50! Zhu Zhu pet ice cream parlor regular price 20.05 and paid 5.02! A shirt for lil man regular price 7.99 and paid 4.00! Then in the dollar section they had some really awesome things for preschool aged kids.  I got 3 different kinds of flash cards, counting puzzle, pencils, fun animal sound cards, dry erase board, coupon booklet! WHAT A great shopping trip!   This picture shows my loot.  I paid $28.69 for all of this good stuff!  Now I have to go hide some presents until Christmas!  There was also this dress up outfit but I put it back...my daughter has several and I have a feeling she will get some for her birthday!