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 [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 10 March 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Mom stuff, Reviews
I tend to dress modestly; I don’t want to seduce people with a bare sternum. When you have a Set like this, it comes with some moral responsibility.
While I probably couldn’t be described as having “cleavage”, unless we are going by the technical definition of the word, which is “the space between” (I do have [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 06 November 2010 | 77 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Educational products, Giveaways, Reviews
Songs can help you to learn all kinds of useful information; I still remember how to name all 50 states in alphabetical order thanks to a song I learned when I was 9.
Rock ‘N Learn produces DVD’s to help children of all ages learn subjects like reading and writing, math, science, test preparation, foreign [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 28 October 2010 | 41 Comments
Categories: Eating, Giveaways
Ahoy, with Halloween right around the corner, I surely had t’ host a Pirate Costume Contest gi’eaway sponsored by Pirate’s Booty, argh!
Aye, the best costumes recei’e a treasure chest o’ delicious Pirate’s Booty.jewels, eye patches, and swords. Aye.
Pirate’s Booty be a deliciously baked all-natural snack made from puffed rice an’ corn.
Pirate’s Booty [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 08 November 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Air travel, Baby care, Green, Health, Reviews
Nature’s Baby Organics is a yummy-smelling line of organic products created by a mom to meet the needs of her children, who had sensitive skin and eczema.
I really love our Nature’s Baby convenient Travel Pack. It contains: Shampoo/Body Wash, Conditioner, Aromatherapy Calming Spray in Lavender, and fragrance-free Face and Body Moisturizer.
I LOVE the Aromatherapy Calming [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 03 November 2009 | 82 Comments
Categories: Educational products, Giveaways, Reviews, Uncategorized
Alphabotz are here!
Alphabotz, cool robot characters on oversized flash cards are an engaging way of helping emerging readers understand all of the intricacies of the English language.
Superphonic Decoder Cards reveal stats on each robot character who wears a letter or letter team on its chest and an icon on its head that serve as constant [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 30 October 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Eating, Reviews
One day I decided that instead of only going to “family” restaurants, I would try to teach my children “grown-up” manners.
I took Jojo on an outing to a nice Italian restaurant and taught him some basic fancy-place manners.
I showed him how to take the cloth napkin, lay it in your lap, then use the corner [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 21 October 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Eating, Reviews
My children are nearly 5 and 2-years-old. This week I have been spending my days as a substitute teacher in a 3-year-old class at a private school.
The personal highlight of my teaching day is snack time. I love to watch the little children sit at the big table together and eat the snacks that their [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 04 October 2009 | 54 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Music for little ears, Reviews, Soundtrack
Milkshake released their fourth CD, Great Day, in August.
I love the music of the 80’s, some songs on Great Day have an 80’s sound, but the lyrics are geared towards children of this generation!
Great Day has catchy, head-bobbin’ songs about friendship, tough days, family, aspirations, growing older, consumerism, and other issues that confront children ages [...]
Yazan: CanCan | 03 October 2009 | 55 Comments
Categories: Eating, Giveaways, Reviews
I try to always pack Jojo’s lunch with tasty foods arranged in an appealing way inside cute containers.
But many days, the effort I put into the presentation of the lunch foods goes unnoticed, and the contents return to me in nearly their original state.
I can’t predict his taste on a given day, but I can [...]