Reviews

The Essential Oil I Use For Practically Every Ailment You Can Imagine

I'm relatively new to the world of essential oils, but once I started using them, I started swearing by them! I use them for about everything now. I am getting over a horrible allergy fit with a lot of coughing. I used a bunch of essential oils combined with cough syrup (the good stuff too, since Cocoa Puff stopped nursing) and it's nearly gone! 

Chill! Review of Melissa & Doug's Magnetic, Wooden Ice Cream Scoop Pretend Play Set

Here is your second helping of ice cream reviews! Twofer Tuesday! Woot woot! 

Since the Plastic Ice Cream sets were such a big hit with Froot Loop, we put a better quality set on his wishlist for Christmas last year and he got it! 

He screams, I scream, We All scream for Ice Cream: Review of Plastic Pretend Ice Cream Toy Set

Today is going to be a two-fer Tuesday! TWO reviews on ice cream toys, because who doesn't love ice cream? Well, who besides me, because I'm lactose sensitive and cannot eat ice cream... but I do love me some frozen yogurt! 

Toot Your Own Horn: Review of this Awesome Musical Toy For Kids Called the Saxoflute

We visited a local science museum not too long ago using a couple gift cards we got for Christmas. Since we had a little left on the cards and we decided that our boys were still a little too young to really get a whole lot out of the museum, we let them pick out a few things in the gift store. One of the things they picked out was this fun music toy. 

Here's a Bright Idea: Everything you need to know about LED Light Bulbs

I consider us "green" people. We like to save energy, save water, recycle, save the earth. One of the easiest things to do is to change out your lightbulbs. LED bulbs look more like traditional CFL bulbs and are actually brighter while using just a fraction of the energy! 

Teething is the WORST! Here's a drug free way to give those little guys some relief!

Cocoa Puff is teething hard and he is miserable. He tries to chew on anything and everything he can reach. A silicone teething necklace gives him a safe surface to chew on. They are fashionable enough to wear too.

Water under glass: A Review for a Glass (& Plastic) Infuser Reusable Water Bottle

I must have about 20 different water bottles around the house. They're different materials (copper, aluminum, plastic, glass, etc.), different types (filtered, infuser, straw, sippy, etc.), different sizes, colors, and so on and so on. Honey Graham likes this particular water bottle so much that he keeps stealing it from me! Read on for more... 

Little Wheelies: Pint-Sized Cars for those Pint-Sized Little Hands

Froot Loop has always loved cars and things with wheels. For his first birthday, he got a bunch of the Fisher Price Little Wheelies. Before a long road trip we took before his second birthday, I got him all of the airplane and helicopter vehicles to play with in the car. He still plays with them often. Now, Cocoa Puff plays with them too! 

Now I Trace My ABCs: A Prewriting, Fine Motor Skills, Letter Recognition Book for Toddlers & Preschool Kids

Froot Loop has known his letters for quite some time now. His preschool teachers are pretty impressed with him and we've been joking about Gifted and Talented placement. The main thing is that we’re working on prewriting skills because his fine motor skills are about 2 years behind! Those skills include drawing, finger strength, and the actual shapes of the letters. Tracing is a great prewriting skill, both with a writing instrument and just using a finger. We’ve tried to encourage him to write letters in sand/rice/etc., but he doesn’t quite have the hang of it just yet, and also due to his sensory issues, these activities are hit and miss. This book is perfect for that in between stage. 

100 Acre Bathtub: Check Out these Awesome Winnie The Pooh Bath Toys!

Santa Claus brought Cocoa Puff some really cool bath toys for Christmas last year and they’re still a favorite toy a whole year later.