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Lost in the Moment :Wordless Wednesday

by Robin on August 31, 2010 · 7 comments

My daughter was so caught of in playing with the salt dough we made today.

Mr. Potato Head has been KIDNAPPED!

August 24, 2010

I realized today that a toy I was supposed to review, had not yet arrived. The toy.. a Mr. Potato Head. I contacted the nice lady who I had spoken to about the review, and she not only assured me that the anthropomorphic spud had indeed been sent, but even sent me a copy of the [...]

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New Site Dedicated to the Funny Things Kids Say

August 24, 2010

There is a fun new site on the web called Heard on the Playground, which is entirely dedicated to the funny stuff kids say and do. Readers’ submit silly things their children have said, humorous kid’s pictures and add funny one one-liners to pictures the site provides.
Visitor’s can not only enjoy all the funny submissions, but [...]

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Mystic Aquarium: Family Fun in Eastern Connecticut

August 4, 2010

My husband, daughter and I, all had the pleasure of visiting Mystic Aquarium, in Mystic, Connecticut, recently. My daughter is three and has autism. Her speech is very limited, but she is quite good at indicating things she enjoys, and she LOVED the aquarium. My husband and I both enjoyed the experience, as well.

From the minute [...]

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Yo Gabba Gabba’s Muno Chills with Tom Hanks

August 2, 2010

On Saturday night, for the second year in a row, Yo Gabba Gabba won the Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming, from the Television Critics Association Awards. After the ceremony, Tom Hanks hung around to congratulate the creators and take pictures with the characters. Here is a photo of Muno and his co-creator Christian Jacobs hob [...]

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Picnik Fun

July 27, 2010

As some of you know, I lost some programs due to a virus last week. One of them was my photo editing software. It ended out being good in some ways. I finally got around to trying the online editing software from Picnik. I ordered new software, and will probably work mainly on that when [...]

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Gruesome Fireworks Accident: Use Common Sense this 4th of July

July 4, 2010

I am sure many of you have already heard, that a New York man blew his arm right off lighting fireworks yesterday. It seems that just about every year we hear a tale of someone seriously maiming themselves with firecrackers. In most of these cases it is due to people performing stupid stunts with fireworks, [...]

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Children’s Jewelry from Major Retailers is Unsafe!

June 17, 2010

The Good Housekeeping Research Institute’s product testing laboratory , released it’s findings today concerning tiny earrings and necklaces from major retailers including, Claire’s, Target and Walmart. The jewelry was tested for heavy metals, including lead and cadmium. Ingestion of these metals can be extremely dangerous, especially for young children, who absorb them into their systems more readily.
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Give Me Your Questions about Safety & Savings in Family Entertainment

June 10, 2010

I am attending an interactive webcast for mom bloggers this afternoon, hosted by Kelly from Sprout’s Sunnyside Up Show. If you have a toddler, or preschooler, I am sure you are very familiar with this show. The discussion will be about family friendly entertainment, more specifically safety and making your entertainment dollar go further.

Do you [...]

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