The new and improved Moon Dough was a hit at my house. The new formulation promises to be less crumbly and not dry out. This is exactly what it delivers. The breakfast set was fun for both my girls, ages four and 10, who love pancakes and ask for them almost every morning. Making Moon […]
Crayola Color Wonder: Chuggington!
Mess free? Those two words as related to anything toddler seem to be the stuff legend is made of. I would almost believe in unicorns, fairies, and trolls before I could believe in mess free markers, but it seems that Crayola, the Willie Wonka of the arts and crafts world, has done it again. One […]
Chuggington Traintastic Cargo Game
It seems that most games my daughter plays are on my iPhone so I was looking forward to playing an old fashion board game with her. She loves “choo choos” as we call them and wanted to play this game as soon as we walked in the door. The game is really easy to understand […]
Looking Opportunity in the Eye – of the Hurricane
As the media whipped the entire East Coast into an anxiety-fueled frenzy over Hurricane Irene, I couldn’t help but wonder how the readers of this blog might react. If it was anything like most of the folks in downtown Washington D.C., they reacted with near-panic. Everyone ran around on Friday talking about bottled water, flashlights, […]
Chuggington: Chuggers to the Rescue
We are a transportation-loving household. Buses, cars, trucks – if it has wheels, we love it. We, or should I say my two-year old son, C, also has a special place in his heart for trains. Specifically for a famous blue talking train who I’ll call N’omas for the purposes of this entry. C’s love […]
Back to school shopping? Find it in store first
If you want to get me INTO a store, it’d better be worth it. With three kids – the potty trips, diaper bags, car seats, seat belts, strollers and shopping carts it takes to get all of us into a store can be a mind-boggling feat of planning and engineering. And when I’m finally ready […]
