Reviews

When Baby Gets Sick: Tried and True Methods To Help Your Little One Start Feeling Better

December 1, 2017 1:12 AM

Product: Cold Roundup

It's the worst thing ever when your baby is sick! They're so little and can't vocalize how they feel and they're just miserable... At least Cocoa Puff almost made it to 9 months before getting sick for the first time. It’s much easier to take care of babies when they’re sick when they’re a little older. You have a few more tools in your arsenal! Here are some of the tools we used for Cocoa Puff.

Categories: Family Life, Health & Fitness, Home & Office, Reviews, Roundups, Safety & PSAs

Review Topics: Baby, Essential Oil, Household Products, Personal Hygiene

Tags: Around the House, Baby & Toddler, Bath & Hygiene, Children, Essential Oils, My Family

62 comments

A Beginner's Guide to Essential Oils: Tips & Tricks for Getting Started + Recipes

November 30, 2017 12:16 AM

Essential Oils have become a very popular commodity. Google “Essential Oils” and get About 58,500,000 results! Search “Essential Oils” on Amazon and get 238,576 results! Needless to say, people are crazy about their essential oils!

Categories: Health & Fitness, Home & Office, Reviews, Roundups

Review Topics: Bath, Essential Oil

Tags: Around the House, Baby & Toddler, Bath & Hygiene, Children, Educational, Essential Oils, Recipes, Sensory Tools

65 comments

If you love waffles, you'll love today's review of this pretend waffle maker set!

November 28, 2017 1:42 AM

Brand: Melissa & Doug Product: Waffle Maker

I think one of Froot Loop’s favorite foods is waffles. He often asks for frozen waffles when I take him grocery shopping with me. Melissa and Doug make a cute waffle maker set, and Froot Loop has it.

Categories: Food & Drink, Home & Office, Reviews, Special Education

Review Topics: Baby, Educational, Food & Drink, Household Products, Toys

Tags: Around the House, Baby & Toddler, Children, Educational, Family Fun, My Family, Preschool, Sensory Tools, Toys & Games

42 comments

A Complete Guide to Additives of products made with Essential Oils

November 23, 2017 12:39 AM

I have written about essential oils and carrier oils HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. This is the next in the Essential Oil series: additives for homemade products containing these items.

Categories: Health & Fitness, Home & Office, Reviews, Roundups

Review Topics: Bath, Essential Oil, Food & Drink, Household Products, Personal Hygiene

Tags: Around the House, Bath & Hygiene, Essential Oils, Tutorials

38 comments

That's just how the Cookie Crumbles: Now Kids Can Make Their Own Pretend Cookies Right Along With You!

November 21, 2017 3:40 AM

Brand: Melissa & Doug Product: Slice & Bake Cookies

Cookies! Well, pretend cookies anyway. Cookies that you get to slice, bake, decorate, and eat. What could be more fun?

Categories: Family Life, Food & Drink, Reviews

Review Topics: Baby, Educational, Food & Drink, Household Products, Toys

Tags: Baby & Toddler, Children, Educational, Family Fun, My Family, Preschool, Sensory Tools, Toys & Games

42 comments

That's a load of trash! Here's a garbage load of garbage truck toys for your little garbage truck lover!

November 14, 2017 12:40 AM

Product: Garbage Trucks

Both of my boys absolutely LOVE garbage trucks. The highlight of Cocoa Puff's week is watching the garbage truck come on Monday mornings. He even exchanges waves with all of our awesome garbage men. The kid LOVES garbage trucks. He's asked for some garbage truck toys for Christmas, so here's a few that I found on Amazon:

Categories: Family Life, Reviews, Roundups

Review Topics: Toys

Tags: Baby & Toddler, Children, My Family, Preschool, Toys & Games

64 comments

16 of Our Favorite Board Books

November 9, 2017 9:33 AM

Product: Board Books

One of the very first things I remember doing with both of my boys was reading to them. Once they got to the other side of that 8 month sleep regression and finally settled into a routine, I read books to them every night. I also read tons of books during the day. I read to them all the time it seems and a lot of my favorite memories of my boys revolve around reading to them. Here's a list of some of our favorite baby and toddler board books (that would make GREAT Christmas presents, by the way).

Categories: Reviews, Roundups

Review Topics: Baby, Book, Educational

Tags: My Family, Sensory Tools

51 comments

Puzzle Puzzle, Toil and Trouble: These may be the cutest puzzles for kids I've EVER SEEN!

November 9, 2017 12:20 AM

Brand: Begin Again Product: Buddy Blocks

Who doesn't love puzzles? Even the youngest kiddos love fitting those pieces together. My grandma loves doing jigsaw puzzles. Me? I don't have the space anywhere to do puzzles, and with two rambunctious little boys running around, I have nowhere safe to put them while I'm not working on them. I miss doing puzzles though, but I'll settle for doing the younger puzzles with my kiddos.

Categories: Family Life, Reviews, Special Education

Review Topics: Baby, Educational, Toys

Tags: Around the House, Baby & Toddler, Children, Educational, Family Fun, My Family, Preschool, STEAM Activities, Toys & Games

77 comments

Count-i-pillar: Did you Know Bugs Can Teach Colors and Counting?

November 7, 2017 1:37 AM

Brand: Melissa & Doug Product: Counting Caterpillar

Counting is such an important skill for little minds to learn. Stacking is an important skill for little hands to obtain. Colors are also important for young eyes to recognize. We've got a toy here that combines the best of these into one colorful, educational, fun, and sensory experience.

Categories: Reviews, Special Education

Review Topics: Baby, Educational, Toys

Tags: Baby & Toddler, Children, Educational, Preschool, School, STEAM Activities, Toys & Games

31 comments