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Dinosaur Train’s Nature Trackers Adventure Camp Show (Jan 20) + Book Review & Giveaway

January 19, 2014 by Stefani Tolson 29 Comments

My little guy loves the show Dinosaur Train. Tomorrow, January 20 PBS KIDS premieres “Nature Trackers Adventure Camp,” an all-new, one-hour special from The Jim Henson Company’s hit series Dinosaur Train. Kids can follow Buddy, Shiny, Tiny and Don in four brand-new, exciting stories as they travel to different ecosystems and learn about erosion, tree lines, rainforests and canyons.

This special Dinosaur Train show premieres Monday, January 20 at 9am and 2:30pm ET/PT. Watch out for repeats on Saturday, January 25 8:30am ET/PT; and Sunday, January 26, 8:00am ET/PT! (Check your local listings)

We received the Dinosaur Train Buddy and the Nature Trackers book to review. This book has over 45 FUN FLAPS that you can LIFT. When I showed my son the book, he instantly wanted to browse through the book and look under all the flaps.

The Nature Trackers are always on the lookout for interesting things to discover all around them. Kids will love tagging along for adventures as Buddy, Tiny, Don, and Shiny check out a cave filled with colorful gems, watch baby dinosaurs hatch from eggs, and more. Fun learning activities throughout reinforce early learning concepts like colors, action words, counting, matching, and opposites.

Since one of my son’s homework assignments each night is reading a book, this will come in handy. He has already asked me to read it for him a couple of times. I used to love books with flaps when I was little too. 🙂

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Gold Emblem Cookies & Coffee At CVS

January 15, 2014 by Stefani Tolson 45 Comments

There are days when I like to bake and then there are days when I prefer to be lazy and grab something out of a box. This last month I was a little under the weather during the holidays. Instead of baking a batch of cookies to leave out for Santa, we left him some yummy Gold Emblem cookies that you can purchase at CVS.

Yes, we cheated and didn’t make any cookies for Santa but that is okay. I think he was okay with what the kids left for him to snack on.

We received the following Gold Emblem products to try:

Gold Emblem Brownie Cookies
Gold Emblem Maple Leaf Brownie Cookies
Gold Emblem Select Vanilla Coffee Cookies
Gold Emblem Coffee

The kids left Santa a cup of coffee instead of milk along with a plate of cookies. Santa ate all of the Brownie Cookies that we left out. We knew those must have been good and we finished the box in no time. The other two cookies are good too but the brownies were my favorite.

Now the coffee, my husband LOVES it! He thinks it is his special coffee. I just smile!

Do you have any product from CVS that you buy on a regular basis?

Why I Think The Dollar Tree Is Handy

January 10, 2014 by Stefani Tolson 27 Comments

“This is a sponsored post with the Dollar Tree All opinions are my own.”

The day I walked into the Dollar Tree down the street I was in heaven. I am one of those moms that uses coupons and buys things on sale. I had been to stores where everything was a dollar or less, but not right down the street from my house. I now had somewhere I could buy toilet paper, dish soap, paper towels and other handy items for only a buck.

I am lucky and my Dollar Tree is under a mile away. I could walk there if I wanted, but I normally can’t go into the store and buy just one or two things. One thing I do wish though was that my store was bigger. A bigger Dollar Tree just means more stuff for me to buy.

For those that are trying to be more organized this year, the Dollar Tree has lots of bright storage containers to get you started. I actually have to stay away from this isle. I LOVE baskets and buckets to put all my goodies in…

In addition to the toilet paper, paper towels, dish soap and these pretty colorful storage containers, the Dollar Tree has a TON more products.

You will also find office supplies, party favors, cleaning tools, craft supplies, school supplies, tools, health and beauty products, animal stuff and more.

Here are the reasons why I think the Dollar Tree is a very handy type of store:

This store comes in handy for birthday parties because they have lots of supplies.
This store comes in handy on Valentines Day to stock on on candy for your kids Valentines.
Of course it comes in handy on Halloween, again stock on on the candy.
This store comes in handy during Christmas to find the best stocking stuffers from toys, socks, hair brushes, candy, toothbrushes, etc.
This store comes in handy when you need to send a greeting, because if I am not correct, a greeting card is only half of a dollar!

There are just my reasons, what are yours?

Mother’s Therapy Organics Review

January 7, 2014 by Stefani Tolson 19 Comments

I received product samples to provide you with this review. This post is not a paid post and all opinions are my own.

When it comes to beauty products, I have always been a fan of lotions. I can’t help it, but I prefer to have soft skin. I am picky though with my lotions I use. I don’t like lotions that don’t smell good and I don’t like lotions that leave your skin feeling greasy. I enjoy applying lotion on my hands throughout the day and after I rub the lotion in, I want my hands to smell nice!

I received a few of the products from Mother’s Therapy to review. I received some of their hand lotion, hand sanitizer and their baby lotion. I have to say, I LOVE their hand sanitizer. I am a germaphobe and have sanitizer in my purse, desk drawer, car, etc. One thing about hand sanitizers is that they usually stink. Most of them will usually dry out your hands too after use. Not the Mother’s Therapy Hand Sanitizer, it leaves your hands smelling pleasant like fresh cut cucumbers. The hand lotion I received also has the same scent and leaves my skin soft like I like.

Their hand sanitizer is also available in travel size, perfect for my purse. Santa also left some in my kid’s stockings!

In addition to liking the actual products, I love that this company is a woman-owned company that strives to provide parents with healthy options for our children. They also are using organic and natural products to make their products. Here is what you will find in their hand sanitizer.

For more information on these products, visit: www.MothersTherapyOrganics.com.

Angry Birds Go! Jenga Pirate Pig Attack Game Review

January 6, 2014 by Stefani Tolson 30 Comments

I received this game to provide you with this review. This post is not a paid post and all opinions are my own.

My 5 year old son LOVES the Angry Birds. He enjoys playing the game on my phone and he has a few Angry Bird stuffed animals around here. I used to play the game on my iPhone all the time until I decided to cut back from games since it takes up time I could be spending studying, blogging, creating recipes, etc.

Arr, matey! The popular Angry Birds app comes to life in this epic Pirate Pig Attack Game! Can you triumph in this fast-crashing game? Launch your bird to take down the dastardly pirate ship and topple the swashbuckling piggies on their perches! Load your kart and target the pigs just right with your launcher. When you take out the pigs’ sailing vessel, you’ll become the feather-flying champion of the Pirate Pig Attack Game!

It started with just the app on my phone . Now there are all sorts of Angry Birds games my son is wanting. Know that my son was super excited when he opened the Angy Birds Go! Jenga Pirate Pig Attack Game on Christmas. He immediately wanted to play it before even opening the rest of his gifts. I made him finish, but it was the first thing he took out of the box and it is one of his favorite gifts he received.

Amazon has Angry Birds Go! Jenga Pirate Pig Attack Game on SALE for only $17.99.

Do you have an Angry Birds fan in your house?

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