This sponsored post from iVillage could not be more perfect for us as we are both nurses who have kids in school. As nurses and mom's with experience, we know what it takes to keep your family healthy during the school year. Here are 11 tips to help keep your family from getting sick: 1) Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands! We know you've heard it before, but we're going to say it again and again...wash your hands! Good hand hygiene is the number one defense against getting sick. 2) Cover your cough and sneeze with your elbow. If one of your children has a cough, encourage them to cough into their elbow or upper sleeve instead of their hand. This will help prevent the spread of germs to the other family members. 3) Change your tooth brush after you've been sick. Don't forget that germs live on tooth brushes. If you or your child has been sick (especially with something like strep throat) make sure to change your toothbrush after you've started … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2013
How To Make A Rain Instrument–Pinned it, Did it!
I originally pinned this rain instrument for a Pinned it, Did it post however, the pin does not link to the original source, it links to another Pinterest type site. This website appears to be a copy-cat type and when I click on the pin I pinned, it leads to a broken link. I refuse to give credit to a copy-cat type site that leads to broken links. I learned my lesson to try to pin from the original site vs just re-pinning random pins. Now onto how to make a rain instrument... Ok, this is super simple... 1) Get a bottle 2) Put in a bunch of tooth picks 3) Put in some rice 4) Close the bottle and shake That's it!! It really DOES sound like rain! To be completely honest, my girls were thrilled with this for about 5 minutes and then it got old. My neighbor's 2 year old son, however, loved it! Side note: Did you know that we are now on Vine?? (link only works if you have Vine installed on your phone) Yup, that's right, we'll be sharing short videos of … [Read more...]
Crystal Farms Cheese Nibblers #Spon
We were excited when we were given the opportunity to try Crystal Farms Cheese Nibblers. Both our families are into cheese snacks and we're always looking for snacks we can take on the go. Nibblers come in 1.5-ounce stand-up bags and they are available in four flavors: Smoky BBQ Cheddar, Habanero Pepper Jack, Chipotle Pepper Cheddar, and Sour Cream & Onion Monterey Jack. Each of the conveniently-packaged single-serve bags contain 9-10 grams of protein, so they’re an excellent option for giving you the energy you need while snacking on the go. Unfortunately we realized that we have no photos of our families eating these snacks because both of us literally ate them on the go. Trust us though, we ate them! Here's our individual flavor reviews: Smokey BBQ: Lindsi's Family--Not a huge fan. Why? We're not BBQ flavored people. I bet there are tons of people out there who would love these though! Jamie's Family--By far the family favorite. We love BBQ. We fought … [Read more...]
9 Tasty Popsicle Recipes- Pinned it, Did it
We've posted that we love our Zoku Quick Pop maker several times in posts. Here are a collection of our favorite homemade popsicle recipes. You do not need a Zoku Quick Pop Maker to make them either! Each recipe only contains a couple of items, no added sugar and no preservatives. Orange Creamsicle- To make these creamy pops you simply need equal parts orange juice and milk. We used skim milk to decrease the calories and fat. These taste similar to those orange smoothies you can get at the mall. Yummmmmm Breakfast Bar- My personal favorite! Who wouldn't want to eat their breakfast in popsicle form? To make these delectable breakfast bar pops you will need strawberries, low-fat yogurt, and granola. Simply puree the strawberries in the blender with the yogurt. Add the granola to the puree and pour into your molds. Sweet Iced Tea- This one was my son's idea! My kids LOVE iced tea (strange, I know) and they love that mommy makes iced tea pops for them too! I squeezed a little lemon … [Read more...]
Tabtor Review #Spon
The Tabtor service, information, and additional free trials have been provided by Tabtor in exchange for a review post. Here's a bit of information provided to us by the lovely people at Tabtor. Tabtor is a revolutionary tutoring service that provides more customization, instant feedback, and more personalization. This makes tutoring fun for the student and efficient, all at a cost and engagement-level parents love! Personalization - Tabtor offers an extremely-personalized learning experience that is often not available in standard K-6 education. The Tabtor solution allows for customized worksheets for each individual student’s needs, as well as a dedicated Tabtor instructor to maximize student engagement. This includes specific instruction for those who struggle with math and problem solving skills – providing personalized attention in these areas. Convenience - Via an iPad, Tabtor worksheets can be completed in the convenience of the students own home, during downtime at … [Read more...]
Imaginative Play With Play From Scratch #Spon
In an age filled with electronics and step-by-step instructions for every toy out there, it's hard to encourage your children to use their creativity and imagination. Children are constantly looking to adults (or electronics) to entertain them with what to do and how to do it. They get frustrated when parents tell them just to make something up. When we were contacted by Play From Scratch to try out their products we were both excited and a little skeptical. After all, it's just a bunch of cardboard boxes, tubes, and tape. Why would someone pay for that?? Well, this is why... Jamie's thoughts: Nutty's birthday party was the perfect time to bring out the Play From Scratch Creative Party Pack! I opened up the world famous box of boxes and the enormous tube of tubes, laid everything out, and gave the girls two rules: 1) Use your imagination, 2) Have fun... The girls promptly got to work choosing their boxes, picking their tape, and forming teams to work on things. I … [Read more...]
