The Absolutely Most Fabulous Charlie and Lola Giveaway In The Whole World

Yazan: CanCan | 24 May 2011 | 229 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Children's DVD, Favorite Things, Giveaways, Reviews, Toys

I LOVE Charlie and Lola!
Yes, I love them. And my 3K students love the Charlie and Lola books. I kind of love them, even though the abundance of superlatives make them a bit of a challenge to read to a group of 17 squirmy 3-year-olds.
I love the way that Charlie is so everlastingly patient with [...]

Kid-Made Gifts For Mom: Red Toolbox Carpentry Tools

Yazan: CanCan | 07 May 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: Educational products, Favorite Things, Jojo, Reviews

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and this year, kids can give mom a gift that lasts longer than macaroni and glue.
Red Toolbox makes a line of carpentry of tools ergonomically designed to fit a child’s grip as well as original carpentry kits that kids and parents can create together.
You know how we always [...]

Personalized School Gear from Frecklebox Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 19 February 2011 | 97 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Favorite Things, Giveaways, Reviews

Frecklebox.com takes personalized children’s gifts to the next level.
This is beyond just puff paint and dots; they have personalized children’s books with your child’s name in the text AND illustrations.
I am a teacher, but you have probably already noticed the creative baby naming trend.
I can guarantee that little Helena-Pittsburgh and Dehvyne are not going [...]

Strawesome Glass Straw Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 11 February 2011 | 58 Comments
Categories: Eating, Favorite Things, Giveaways, Green, Reviews

There are lots of reasons to choose a reusable glass drinking straw over a plastic straw.
Personally, I make a fruit smoothie every morning for breakfast, which I drink from a reusable cup.
Until now, my options have been to either use a plastic straw, or no straw a all (which leaves me with a sexy [...]

The Blessing Bank

Yazan: CanCan | 16 January 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: Educational products, Favorite Things, Reviews

The Blessing Bank is a beautiful piggy bank designed to teach kids to give back and help others.
The handmade hardwood keepsake banks are to be filled with the goal of giving the money to someone in need.
Inspired by the biblical quote "it is more blessed to give than to receive", teach [...]

H is for Hong Kong

Yazan: CanCan | 09 January 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Favorite Things, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures, Travel with children

A few months ago I was in Bangkok and had the opportunity to hang out with travel artist Elizabeth Briel.
Not only did she enlighten me about @BKKFatty (we ate a lot together), Barcamp Bangkok, and her interesting experiences as a traveler, she gifted me a children’s book that she illustrated with her cyanotype prints.
H [...]

Quagmire Kids ColorFushion Shirts: Hypercolor In the Distant Future

Yazan: CanCan | 06 January 2011 | 3 Comments
Categories: Children's fashion, Favorite Things, Reviews

Hypercolor shirts. I know I remember them.
I remember them because I WANTED ONE but a Hypercolor t-shirt was like $19 and no way was my mom going to pay that much for a t-shirt.
My lucky-duck bestie scored some Hypercolor socks and she totally showed them off during science class to make me jealous.
Well [...]

Vitamina Premium Italian Denim

Yazan: CanCan | 01 January 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: Favorite Things, Mom stuff, Reviews

VITAMINA Italian Stretch Jeans, one of the last premium denim brands designed AND manufactured in Italy, has released their new Spring 2011 line.
All styles have exquisite Italian stitching and soft, stretch denim, and you can choose a style with fun sparkly embellishments.
Buyers at this year’s North American shows were excited about VITAMINA’s cargo [...]

Talbott Fair Trade Luxury Teas

Yazan: CanCan | 28 December 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Eating, Favorite Things, Mom stuff, Reviews

I love me some fancy tea. Talbott Teas come in a variety of flavors like Chocolate Strawberry Temptation, Orange Crème Dreams, Luscious Lemon Meringue, or the classic Green Tea.
They are an indulgence, but one you can feel good about.
Fair Trade and natural, Talbott Teas are stylin’, delicious, and a favorite thing of Queen Oprah [...]

Goldilocks and the Three Bears: A Tale Moderne

Yazan: CanCan | 25 December 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Books for children, Favorite Things, Reviews

Steven Guarnaccia won my heart with his architectural tribute to The Three Little Pigs, and now I have a crush on his adaptation of another classic tale: Goldilocks and the Three Bears: A Tale Moderne
The three bears in Goldilocks and the Three Bears: A Tale Moderne are hip and happening, with design elements in [...]