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Flip 2B Fit / Bakari {Review & Giveaway}
LisaMarieF in Enter to Win!, Review Blogaholics - 11 comments - posted on Oct 9th, 2012One subject that is really hard for me to teach in our homeschooling is phys.ed. I am far from being an athlete. And I’m very out of shape (but trying to work on that). Once a week we head to the Y for a homeschool gym class and swimming lessons. But we need more. I am so excited about recent PTPA winner Flip 2B Fit and their second game, Bakari. Flip 2B Fit This is a board game designed with fitness in mind. Instead of just being a sit around game, you have to move and exercise. The game comes … Continue reading
Saying Goodbye to a Great Man
Leanne (Rave and Review) in Been Around the Blog, For the love of parenting, Just Between Us, New Mommy Blogaholics - 1 comment - posted on Sep 27th, 2012This last weekend was incredibly rough as we all prepared to say goodbye to a truly wonderful man and an amazing grandpa/great-grandpa. I thought I would share a picture to honor my Grandpa Doc who passed away this week surrounded by loved ones. I found this picture in a stack of old photographs from my parents and realized that it shows the first time my grandpa ever got to meet me. While all of my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins lived in Washington when I was born, my family was living in San Francisco while my dad was in medical … Continue reading
PTPA Winning American Girl releases Caroline Abbott, the newest Historical Character
Leanne (Rave and Review) in Been Around the Blog, For the love of parenting, Just Between Us, Product Reviews, Review Blogaholics - 0 comments - posted on Sep 18th, 2012A few weeks ago, my preschool-aged daughter and I started learning about the War of 1812. Yes, I know it’s a bit late for me to be learning about a war I should have learned all about in High School and I also know it’s a bit early for her to start learning about war at all, but that’s what American Girl will do to us. Just like after we were introduced to American Girl Kit Kittredge via a package from Santa and we spent the time after the holidays learning about the Great Depression, this past month we’ve been … Continue reading
Kidzmet – A new product {Review}
LisaMarieF in Product Reviews, Review Blogaholics - 1 comment - posted on Aug 8th, 2012As a homeschooling mom, I’m blessed that I am able to change our schooling choices and plans according to my kids’ learning styles, interests, and personalities. For example, Big picked up reading really well by using phonics and understanding how letters sound combined together, but Middle doesn’t seem to be learning that way – although he can rote learn through phonetic sounds, he’s not learning to read that way. He seems to be learning by repeated visual presentation of whole words. It’s a completely different approach. When I first heard of PTPA award winner, Kidzmet, I was intrigued. A computer program … Continue reading
PTPA Award winning American Girl Dolls have won our hearts
Leanne (Rave and Review) in For the love of parenting, Just Between Us, New Mommy Blogaholics, Product Reviews, Review Blogaholics - 1 comment - posted on Jul 18th, 2012I’ve been a fan of American Girl dolls since I was little and always secretly hoped I would someday own one. While I might be a bit old to get a doll now, my daughter most certainly is not. Lucky for me, she shares my passion for the PTPA winning American Girl dolls and couldn’t be happier that there is a new store just minutes from our home. We’ve gone to visit the store more times than I can count in the past 6 months, mostly because we’re over the moon excited that Seattle is the official home of the … Continue reading
Capturing Memories with the Sony Handycam {Disney Prize Pack Giveaway} #SonyMemories
Leanne (Rave and Review) in Been Around the Blog, Enter to Win!, For the love of parenting, New Mommy Blogaholics, Product Reviews, Review Blogaholics - 66 comments - posted on Jul 10th, 2012Everyone always says it, but I just don’t think you understand it until becoming a parent: time passes much too fast. Even though my kids are still young, there’s been so many times my husband and I would turn to each other and say “do you remember how Bubs used to say _____?” or “what park was that where he took his first steps?” My mom holding my son when he was firstborn I can only imagine this gets exponentially more difficult to remember the older they get and there are so many more milestones to keep track of. While … Continue reading
We Love the PTPA Winning Tegu Magnetic Blocks {Discount Code & Giveaway}
Leanne (Rave and Review) in Been Around the Blog, Deal-Seeking Blogaholics, Enter to Win!, For the love of parenting, Just Between Us, New Mommy Blogaholics, Product Reviews, Review Blogaholics - 13 comments - posted on Jun 29th, 2012If you’re a long time reader of Rave & Review, you probably already know that we love Tegu blocks. But, while some loves fade after the initial honeymoon stage, our love for the PTPA Winning Tegu Blocks only grows deeper every day and with each new release to their line. After watching Tegu grow and evolve over the past year, I can honestly say that it has now become one of my all-time favorite toy lines. Yes, ever. For anyone that is not familiar with Tegu blocks, you’re probably wondering how on Earth a block set trumped walking robots and … Continue reading
Fueling Imaginations with the PTPA Winning HABA Pirate’s Treasure Play Tent
Leanne (Rave and Review) in For the love of parenting, Just Between Us, New Mommy Blogaholics, Product Reviews, Review Blogaholics - 2 comments - posted on Jun 27th, 2012Feast your eyes on this gorgeous-ness. These are the Caro-Lini and Pirate’s Treasure Play Tents from HABA and they are even cuter in person than online. Hard to believe, right? I got to see these two beautiful tents in the HABA booth in Kentucky last year and was thrilled when I got to choose either the pink or blue tent for review earlier this year. Since I wanted something both kids could enjoy, I chose the HABA Pirate’s Treasure Tent and then eagerly awaited the day my kids would get a chance to play in it Hubby and I set … Continue reading