After an awesome week of Disney filled fun, it's time for a full week of sponsored posts. Don't worry we've got some fabulous giveaways, a little humor, insider info, and terrific tips...stay tuned! Next week we'll be back to our regular summer (non)schedule. With the end of the school year comes the many woes of summer brain drain (as I like to call it). "According to research from the Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University, students typically lose one to two months of reading and math skills during the summer break. But there are many things parents can do to help keep children’s minds active during the summer months and avoid these setbacks." We keep really busy with activities throughout the summer months, however these activities don't always offer opportunities for all those amazing things they learned in school to stay fresh in their minds. The VTech InnoTab 2S Wi-Fi Learning App Tablet helps with that very thing, and it won't break your bank! Pros- I … [Read more...]
Character Outfits for the Parks
If you have been a faithful follower of this blog you will know that I am a big time planner! This Disney trip that we're taking has been a lot of fun for me because there are tons of details I can plan to make it even more special for my kids. It's almost like planning a wedding where you can fine tune all the details to make the event incredibly memorable. I purchased the above ADORABLE outfit from a sweet gal who owns Princess Gianna Boutique. She is offering all of our readers 10% off their purchase during this week of Disney!!! Be sure to check her page out, like it, and drool over the adorable finds! She has way more than just Disney too!!! Each day we are there I have a different outfit planned out for my family. We are also going with some good friends and their daughter so I was sure to include them in my obsessive planning. I made shirts for the mommy's and the daddy's using the same technique in my tutorial on How to make an applique shirt. My daughter is obsessed … [Read more...]
Disney Shoes and Hair Bow
Welcome to our week of Disney! We will have five fantastic Disney inspired posts for you this week and a few giveaways! Make sure you come back each day and enter! Wanna know how to turn simple flip flops into adorable unique shoes for Disney and for the Disney fan? It is really easy. First, I found these adorable Mickey Mouse flip flops at Target for 7.99 but, any pair will do even the cheapies from the dollar store can be made cute! You will need to cut six pieces of ribbon 4 inches long, and then cut a triangle out of each end of the pieces. Arrange the pieces of ribbon in the order you want them to appear in your decoration. Pinch the pieces of ribbon in half like this. Insert a needle with thread into the center of the ribbon and attach the remainder as well. Wrap the thread around the center of the ribbon stack several times, very tightly, then knot it and snip the end. Wrap a small piece of ribbon around the center to cover your string and glue it to a pony … [Read more...]
Make your own Disney character autograph book
Welcome to our week of Disney! We will have five fantastic Disney inspired posts for you this week and a few giveaways! Make sure you come back each day and enter! We're planning a surprise trip to Walt Disney World for the spring of 2014. I am over the moon excited! I'm looking forward to seeing their faces and enjoying this special place with them. We want to be able to reserve our money for doing the special things there that you can't do anywhere else therefore, I am planning on making a bunch of things at home before our trip. First up? Autograph books! At Disney they range from $15-$49 and I have four kids...so that's a boat load of money! I spent quite a bit of time finding the correct fonts for each character so I hope you like it! I personalized the covers for each child (Cate is just a fake name I made so you could see what it looked like). The next page is in Disney's famous font "Autographs." Each character has a blank page above it for a photo of your child and … [Read more...]
TempleTouch™ Thermometer Review and Giveaway
When Lindsi and I were contacted by Medisim to review their TempleTouch™ thermometer we jumped all over the chance. After all, we've had our share of sick kids during this never ending winter. Lindsi's review of the Premium Temple and Underarm Thermometer: It was perfect timing to receive these TempleTouch™ Thermometers when we did. I unfortunately became ill (with pneumonia of all things). I will be honest and say that I was leery of the accuracy of the TempleTouch™ at first because, being a nurse, I knew all too well the inaccuracy of thermometers that weren't under the tongue. I was running a low grade fever throughout my recovery. I used my trusted under the tongue thermometer as well as the TempleTouch™ Thermometer to compare the accuracy of them. My under the tongue thermometer read 100.4 at one point and the TempleTouch™ read 100.1. I'd say that was pretty close to the same. When I tested it under my arm my thermometer read 99.5 and the TempleTouch™ (when changed to the … [Read more...]
Creating a special reading place- on a budget
With four kids I don't have a lot of extra cash floating around (who does these days?). My daughter asked me to create a Book Nook for her. I have to admit, I giggled, because I thought "um, you're 5 what do you know about a Book Nook?" While on bed rest from my surgery (coming soon in another post) I got to work and did some pinning on Pinterest. Apparently Book Nooks are where it's at these days! I was able to create a special place for my princess with less than $50. Sweet!!!!!! We had several extra crib mattresses laying around (which may not sound normal to you but at one point we had three cribs in use at our house). I knew I could make a custom cover for the mattress and add some special flare to it as well. I found these stick on letters at Target in the clearance section for only $3.46. I thought they were perfect for the wall. They didn't have enough "R's" so I had to get creative and make an extra "r" out of a "p" (can you tell which "R" is made by me?) I Google … [Read more...]
