Aqueduck Helps Shorties Reach Faucets

Yazan: CanCan | 07 July 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Mom stuff, Reviews, Travel with children

This is one of those Simple Ideas that is very useful!
My 3-year-old is really too heavy for me to lift him up to wash hands at an adult-sized faucet. It is a serious issue in places like airports; I don’t want to get a hernia, c’mon!
The Aqueduck Bathroom Faucet Extender by Peachy, LLC makes [...]

Plum Organics #Cleverphotos

Yazan: CanCan | 30 June 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: CanCan, Pictures, Travel with children

“Thanks to Plum Organics for sponsoring my post about fun kid photos and the stories behind them. Enter Plum’s “Babies for Yum Caption Contest” on Facebook and you could win a $100 gift card or Plum goodies.”

My youngest son, 3-year-old Deeds, was in my school class this year. Deeds had to share me with 16 [...]

Neutrogena Wet Skin Sunblock

Yazan: CanCan | 27 May 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Health, Mom stuff, Reviews, Safety, Travel with children, Videos

You know how you are supposed to reapply sunscreen every two hours when you are out swimming?
The Skin Cancer Foundation states “reapplication of sunscreen is just as important as putting it on in the first place” and advises to “reapply the same amount every two hours.”
I have very infrequently abided by this recommendation. One of my [...]

Zippies Collectable ID Tags

Yazan: CanCan | 18 May 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: Children's fashion, Reviews, Travel with children

Kids are always collecting and trading something, it seems.
The newest fad that I have heard of is Zippies, “the pals that hang around.”
Zippies are round, flexible, characters that have a practical purpose as well you can clip them on to water bottles, lunch boxes, luggage, backpacks, jackets, and other things and they serve as [...]

Lao Experiences Cooking School, Vientiane, Laos

Yazan: CanCan | 14 May 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: Eating, Jojo, Laos, Teaching kids different cultures, Travel with children, Videos

Laos is a fantastic place to visit. Places like Bangkok or Chiang Mai, Thailand, Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam have their charms but are undeniably saturated with western influence.
Even after 9 years in Laos, I can still say that it is relatively “off the map”. In Luang Prabang, in Pakse, and yes, even [...]

Wat Phousi Temple, Luang Prabang Laos With Kids

Yazan: CanCan | 02 May 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: CanCan, Deaky Deke, Jojo, Laos, Luang Prabang, Pictures, Teaching kids different cultures, Travel with children

I first went to Luang Prabang, Laos in 2004. I think I went twice, once in December 2004 and again in April 2005. Both times, Jojo was a teeny tiny baby.
Last weekend I went back, now as a mother of two rowdy boys, and I think I can chalk it up as one of the [...]

Piggyback Rider Goes Beyond Strollers

Yazan: CanCan | 24 April 2011 | 19 Comments
Categories: Deaky Deke, Giveaways, Travel with children

My kids love to ride “up top”, which means sitting on a grown-up’s neck or shoulders.
Sure its fun for them, but its not very sustainable for the poor adult. The sore neck and back consume your every thought after a few moments!
Next time we go to the zoo, gardens, National Park, festival, parade, or theme [...]

Atlanta For Families: Kimpton Palomar Midtown

Yazan: CanCan | 21 March 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Reviews, Travel with children

I recently visited the ATL and stayed at the Palomar Atlanta (866 West Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30308) Midtown; actually only a couple blocks from the MARTA “Midtown” station.
It is near to the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum, the HIGH Museum, the Fox Theatre, and Georgia Institute of Technology. I could see a Publix nearby out of my [...]

Why the Bulkhead Row Is Not Best for Families

Yazan: CanCan | 06 March 2011 | 3 Comments
Categories: Air travel, Baby care, Travel with children

I fly internationally several times a year. My first international flight as a parent was with a seven week old infant. I don’t know how the idea was originally planted in my mind, but like many parents I became fixated on scoring the bulkhead row for my baby.
Though I was originally told by the airline [...]

Nickelodeon Arts and Crafts

Yazan: CanCan | 27 February 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: Jojo, Travel with children

Every afternoon on our seven day journey with Norwegian Cruise Lines, we had the option of joining in Nickelodeon Arts and Crafts.
We went on every day except one.
We colored a SpongeBob bandana with fabric markers:
We colored a SpongeBob t-shirt with fabric markers.
SpongeBob and Dora canvas tote bags:

A cardboard color-your-own photo frame: And [...]