I see me book review and National Siblings Day Contest link!

My daughter is an amazing big sister and in honor of national siblings day being on the 10th of this week we decided to add something special to her Easter Basket!  A book!  

Slow Cooker Recipe Book Giveaway!

Who wants to win the Slow Cooker Recipe book that I reviewed HERE? Check out this awesome giveaway and get yourself ready for some amazingly delicious meals that will not only be good to eat, but good for you as well! Check it out below!

Slow Cooker Recipes for Beginners: 55 Fast and Easy Slow Cooker Recipes to Lose Weight Fast [Kindle Edition ebook]

My kids have become obsessed with Master Chef Junior.  Specifically, my daughter who we have called Miss Cakes since she was a baby.  True to her name, she loves to bake.  It can be hard to make a nice dinner though while running around with the needs of the day.  Especially when the little's are doing a bulk of the work.  So, a crock pot meal is perfect, we start it and set it up in the morning while working on measurements, addition, subtraction, and other number recognition, plus dinner is ready once we get home after whatever event we have going on that evening.  This mom can't think up recipes off the top of her head so a little help is always welcome.

The Compassionate Warrior Book Review

The news constantly shows us the horrors of the world.  I have seen and met a lot of people who generalize, lump together, and describe entire cultures or types of people based on the actions of a few or events from the past.  I find it interesting how we allow these to occur for some and not for others.  So, the best way to understand some group or someone is to look at the history.  You can look at the bad, or you can look at the good, or you can look at both.  The best option is to look at both to fully understand someone.  This leads me to my review about Adb El-Kader of Algeria.

The Magic of the Moments Hugo the Happy Starfish Review

My kids love books!  We are always looking for a good read to add to our collections.  One of their favorite characters are Hugo the Happy Starfish.  I was very excited to see this book as we don't yet have it in our collection.  Check out what we thought of Hugo's latest adventures!

Howard B. Wigglebottom on Yes or No Book Review

Teaching books are probably one of my favorite things.  They offer children the opportunity to explore their imagination with a guided visual and verbal suggestions.  Throw in the message you are trying to teach them and you are helping those little brains expand, grow, and carve new pathways.  Who loves books and has two thumbs?  This MOM!

Sophia the Giraffe Review

I love books!  I think they are a great gift for young kids, babies, and parents to be!  Either the parents can read to their growing babies in-utero or they can read to their babies as they grow and learn once born.  Like I always say, you can never have too many books!

Mark-My-Time Digital Bookmark Review

I love to turn education into contests and ways for kids to earn other things.  This way they associate achievement with learning from early on.  Reading is a great way to expand your kids mind.  Finding a way to increase the satisfaction they can get from reading is a great way to associate knowledge with power!

Hugo the Happy Starfish: The Power of the Word ebook Review

One of the hardest lessons to teach kids early on is the power of words.  Teaching them how words can hurt and that we need to be careful of what we say when we are feeling emotions like anger, pain, sadness may cause damage to someone else that we don't intend to harm.  Explaining that like actions you can't take back words is even harder.  So, to help explain this message to kids we can use books.

Hugo the Happy Starfish: It's good to be me ebook review

Books, books, and more books!  We love to read here and I'm always looking for stories to teach the kids lessons and get their attention with.  I personally like to themed lunch readings with them, where I read 2 books with similar themes and then ask which is their favorite and why.  It opens up a great meal time discussion!

Hugo Happy Starfish- One Step at a Time ebook Review

I love books that have great messages for kids.  One series that we have been review and love at the daycare is the Hugo Happy Starfish.  The kids love to hear about this little guys adventures and see all the other sea creatures he meets.  We were very excited to check out the latest adventure for little Hugo!

Bubblegum Princess Review

Reading to our kids is one of the best things we can do as parents to help our children develop grammar, their imaginations, and a lot of other skills they need in their life.  It doesn't cost much and with libraries can be free.  Plus, it doesn't matter what level your education is, if you can read to yourself you can read to your kids.

Celebrate the Book "Start" by entering to win $100 Lowe's Card!

I love to read and I love the finished product to a good decorating project!  What I don't love is the cost!  I bet you don't like it either, so we are giving away a $100 Lowes Gift Card this week!

Happy Beginnings Book Review

We all face challenges in life.  Some of them we see coming, others hit us suddenly without notice, but all of them change us.  They change the direction of our life or the way we see ourselves and others.  And with that I will introduce my latest book review.

Hugo the Starfish-The Bully Review

Running a family, let alone a daycare, means having to teach Character education to a variety of ages constantly.  That's why I'm always looking for learning tools that will help me achieve this goal.  I think that a children's book about bullying is a great tool for this exact goal.

Kindle Fire Giveaway!

I have decided I want one of these loaded with classics and how to learn arabic books!  You are so lucky to get to enter for one of these!  Check out this awesome giveaway, it's on Fire!  (Get it?)

What Daddy Duck Loves Review

 I love books!  You can never have too many and they are the gateway to so many amazing worlds!  That's why I love it when books come with something fun to help expand the imagination of a child!  Check out what I thought of this awesome Daddy Scrub product! 

Minivans, Meltdowns, and Merlot Review

 Mommy's need books too!  I spend a lot of time reading and looking for books for my kids, but us mom's need a book we can read and put down in a second if a mom-ergency occurs.  This is why I review books for adults  Check out my latest book review.

Ruby Studio Book and DVD Review

 I'm not sure there is a kid out there that hasn't had a Super Frustrating Day!  Which means, there isn't a mom out there who hasn't searched for a way to help their kiddo understand that emotion and how to get through it!  Bring in, my latest book and DVD review! 

Hugo and the Secret to Happiness Book Review

The kids are very much into everything dinosaurs and fish these days, so I'm always jazzed at a new book on either subject.  Let's see what happen's in our latest book review of: Hugo: The Happy Starfish and the Secret to Happiness.