My First Lab Is A Great Gift Idea For The Curious Child {Video Review}

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When you’re the parent of a curious child, having durable and accessible outlets for their curiosity is a must. So, I was excited to introduce my two kids to the WOW scope from My First Lab. Both of them enjoy collecting leaves, rocks, and feathers -- all of which are easy to examine with this durable microscope. Read on to learn what we thought of this scope from My First Lab or watch my video review below.

Step2 Wooden Toy Kitchen Giveaway



Are you checking your holiday shopping list twice? My children love playing with their toy kitchen set. It's great for our family to have a toy that both our son and daughter enjoy playing and it inspires them to co-play. Boys and girls alike love to mimic their parents! That's why the brand new Grand Walk-In Wood Kitchen from Step2 is sure to be a huge hit with your little one this holiday season!

Magical Holiday For The Little Ones {Giveaway}



The holiday season is such a wonderful time, especially when you have a little one in the house! We've teamed up with some of our favorite parenting blogs to bring you a HUGE giveaway with products to delight your baby or toddler this holiday season. Check out the great brands that are participating and the items one lucky winner will receive:

Bakerly Offers Simple Ingredients With A Lavish Taste!

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Have you ever reached for a baked good, only to realize it's more process than quality content? Any of the leading brand snack cakes, desserts or even most types of bread are filled with preservatives that are meant to keep the items fresh as long as possible on the shelf and in your home. They are not meant to help with the quality or taste of the product. Since I have been introduced to Bakerly, I have become completely spoiled by what baked goods can be. Even though each item they bake is simple in ingredients, the taste and quality say otherwise.

Join Loacker's Week Of Giving By November 25th To Win Some Tasty Treats!

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Loacker, the premium wafer and confectioner, is celebrating this Season of Giving by supporting No Kid Hungry!

The Loacker #WeekOfGiving offers you a chance to win Loacker treats while raising funds for No Kid Hungry, a global cause to end world hunger.

Reindeer Books & Games {Gobble Up Giveaways Hop}

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Welcome to the Gobble Up Giveaways Hop brought to you by The Hopping Bloggers!
Each giveaway has a value of a minimum of $15, however some are worth much more. Be sure to enter to win all of them because there is no limit to how many you can win. GOOD LUCK!

Create Beautiful Art With Scratch & Create

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I’m not sure about many of you, but in my mind, I’m a lot better artist than I really am. You see, I can envision really cool projects. It’s just when I go to actually create something, I seem to get in the way of myself. When I was younger I got really into scrapbooking. Invested in only the best brands, fancy papers, shape cutters, calligraphy pens, the whole nine. After cutting the fancy edges into my photos (yes, physical pictures, remember) I was stuck. What I really needed was some helpful inspiration.

Christmas Forest Fresh Pine Wreath Warms Hearts For The Holidays

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It's amazing how a certain scent can spark a memory. It can cause us to feel all sorts of emotions and take our mind right back to a time and place.  I'm blessed to say my childhood was full of happy times so now my memories of that period of my life make me happy especially when I think of Christmas. The scent of fresh pine brings back so many memories and helps warm my heart during the holidays.

Stay On Track Through The Holidays Scale Giveaway

INEVIFIT Body Analyzer Scale Giveaway

Welcome to the Body Analyzer Scale Giveaway! 
I've joined with host Finding Sanity In Our Crazy Life to bring you this chance to win a fabulous prize from our sponsor INEVIFIT. Perfect timing for all those of us trying to keep on track through the holiday season. The holidays can be a busy time full of stress and overeating. If you're like me then you're probably hoping to keep striving towards your health goals even while enjoying the holidays. Having the right tools to help are a must, and the Body Analyzer Scale will help you by giving you all the stats you're wanting to track. Learn more about this scale and enter for a chance to win it below. 

Third Annual Super Stocking Stuffer Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to our Third Annual Super Stocking Stuffer Giveaway Hop! 
The Kids Did It and The Mommy Island are delighted to bring together a group of over 100 bloggers on this event in its third year! Just in time for the holidays, each giveaway on this event is offering you a chance to win fun prizes that may or may not fit into your stocking. I remember when I was a kid and I got up before the sun to run into our living room and check by my stocking to see my gifts. It was our tradition that my sister and I could get our stocking before mom and dad got up. I think that was their way of catching some extra sleep. Santa always left us one gift unwrapped by the stocking that we could play with during the early hours of the morning. Those are happy memories I share with my sister and now I look forward to creating those type of fun mornings for my children! 
Hop along all the events below and be sure to check out our fabulous Grand Prize sponsors as well. 

Girl's Stocking Stuffer Beauty Package Giveaway

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Welcome to the Beauty-Full Stocking Stuffer Giveaway!
Can you believe that it's already holiday shopping season? I like to shop year-round to find the best deals, but I tend to leave the stocking stuffer gifts until last minute since they're fun to get me into the spirit of the holidays. Are you looking for some glamorous stocking stuffer gift ideas for your little diva? We've rounded up some beauty products that will bring her hours of fun long after the holidays have ended. These unique beauty gifts are sized perfectly to fit into a stocking and will bring a smile to her adorable face. For another unique idea take a look at Tiffany's Mother and Daughter Pampering day! Check out the stocking stuffer ideas and enter the giveaway below.

LEAP! Family Nights At Ovation Brands' Restaurants

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Can you believe it's already November? We're rapidly approaching the season known as "holiday season" it's a time when people think about family and loved ones. Many families including ours like to gather around the holidays over a meal to reconnect, and that happiness we feel from being with our loved ones makes it a joyous season. You don't have to wait for the right season to spend time with your family! You can enjoy a great night of food and fun throughout the year with Ovation Brands Family Restaurants. Their new Family Night schedule is out and it's going to make you LEAP! Read all about the upcoming events below, and enter for a LEAP! prize package.

All Smiles On A Day Of Pampering For Mom And Daughter

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Day to day life gets so busy. Working full time, kids in multiple extra-curricular activities, cleaning, cooking, life just happens. I try to make sure I am carving out special time for each of my kids. Do something they love, play a game that makes them happy, create crafts, whatever they want. I love the one-on-one time with them. We reconnect after a long week and catch up on what is going on in our daily lives. Yes, even at 8,6 and 2 I need to schedule the time to sit down one on one in their lives.

Help Young Dancers By Donating Dancing Shoes

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In support of the home entertainment release of the heartwarming animated family adventure, Leap!, Lionsgate has partnered with the non-profit organization, FOOTLOOSE, to gather donations of new and gently used dance shoes to help aspiring dancers in need. On November 16th, from 6p-8p PST, Lionsgate will be hosting an event in which they will be presenting FOOTLOOSE with the shoe donations. I wanted to help support this social good project, by encouraging donations from my readers. If you have new or gently used dance shoes you are willing to donate, you'll find the address to send them to below. You can also follow along the donation event on social media via #LeapMovie and #LeapForFootloose

Sack Pals Where Plush Animal Fun Is In The Bag!

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As a mom, it sometimes seems difficult to find unique gifts that are age appropriate but reading about Sackpals my interest was piqued. When we opened our boxes we were pleasantly surprised to find the Sackpals wrapped in tissue paper and not just a bunch of “stuffing”. It felt as though someone loving packed the box instead of just throwing it in the box. Read more about our experience with Sackpals plus enter for a chance to win one for your child below.

2017 This & That Holiday Wish List

It’s that time of year again! The holiday rush and madness is almost upon us… have your kids already been making their holiday wish lists? I know my son has, and I just ask him to wait until after Thanksgiving before going too crazy with it. I’ve teamed up The Kids Did It to share our favorites for stuffing your stockings and making your holidays special in 2017.  We know you’re anticipating all of the Holiday Gift Guides so have fun seeing what we have in store for you this year!

Clean Without Chemicals This Holiday With HomeRight

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As we welcome the new month of November we start to think of the holiday season. With the holidays, people tend to travel more and visit relatives. If you're planning to host guests this holiday season you might be doing some fall/winter deep cleaning around the house. More and more we're learning how harmful some household cleaners can be so you might be looking for a "cleaner" way to clean! Check out the SteamMachine from HomeRight and enter for a chance to win one below. 

3 Tips For Buying A Used Car

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Are you in the market for some new wheels? Having a reliable vehicle is always important, but I probably think about it a lot more during the colder months of the year. I never want to be stranded in the cold or worry that my car's heat won't work. It's almost November and if buying a new pre-owned vehicle is part of your winter plans then you might want to consider these 3 Tips For Buying A Used Car.

Hello November $200 Cash Giveaway

Are you ready for November? Ready or Not we're on our way to the holiday season and with that comes lots of shopping. We wanted to give our readers a way to win big during our $200 Hello November giveaway! You have the option of choosing between $200 PayPal Cash OR an E-Gift Card of choice! This event was organized by The Kids Did It and The Mommy Island and sponsored by the awesome bloggers, authors, and Etsy shop owners! Make sure to check out all of the awesome fall and holiday ideas they have by clicking on their blog buttons below. Curl up by the fire and relax while you enter to win our Hello November event!


ONE entrant will be selected by the entry form to win $200 PayPal cash OR a $200 e-gift card of choice. Open for entry WW, 18 years and older from 11/01/17 at 12:01 a.m. ET thru 11/30/17 at 11:59 p.m. ET. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. A winner will be chosen after/around December 1, 2017. The winner will have 24 hours to respond to notification email to claim their prize or a new winner will be selected. See Rafflecopter for official rules. The Kids Did It and The Mommy Island are responsible for sending the winner their prize via PayPal or e-gift card. The winner has the option of choosing between PayPal and an e-gift card.
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'Tis The Season For New Wheels Giveaway



Now that Halloween is over we're looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas! In today's world of video games, tablets, and television, it's so important to make sure that our little ones are still getting outside to play. That's why I love finding great outdoor toys like the brand new McLaren 570S Push Sports Car from Step2. It would make the perfect gift for your little one to find under the tree this year!

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