October Green Kid Crafts - Dinosaur Crafting + Discount info

October's Green Kid Crafts' box was themed Dinosaurs.

Here is the unboxing video with the kiddo crafting of the Prehistoric Puzzle Pet - 

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Toddler crafting a Birdhouse - Green Kid Crafts

September's Green Kid Craft box was themed as 'Feathered Friends'. 

Here is the unboxing and the crafting of a bird house video -

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Quaker Soft Baked Banana Nut Bar

I shared a dietetic version banana nut bread in the past, so I am a fan of this type of baked good. I was able test Quaker's Banana nut bread recently.

Quaker Soft Baked Bar - Banana Nut Bread

Made with real bananas and almonds, Quaker Soft Baked Bars Banana Nut Bread flavor has tasty ingredients and key nutrients to help provide fuel to start your day.

-5g Fiber*
-20% daily value of 5 B Vitamins
-6g of Protein
*Contains 3.5g of total fat per serving

Where to Buy

You can find Quaker Soft Baked Bars at most major retailers.

Suggested retail price: $3.29 for a box of 5 bars

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Crafting Dragonfly Magnets + Enter to win a Discoverybox!

It's time for August Green Kid Crafts box!

Before getting into the unboxing and crafting, I wanted to share an opportunity for you to win a Discovery Box from Green Kid Crafts.

Green Kid Crafts is one of ten finalists in the running to win the  Green America’s People & Planet Awards! By voting for Green Kid Crafts to win the $5K prize and commenting on their website saying you voted, you are put into the running to win a DISCOVERY BOX!

Do the following for a chance to win a Discovery Box before September 4th:

1. Vote for Green Kid Crafts at  Green America’s People & Planet Awards
2. Go to Green Kid Crafts website and comment that you voted at http://greenkidcrafts.com/peopleandplanet/

Help support Green Kid Crafts!

Now to the unboxing and my son crafting one of three craft bags in the August Green Kid Craft box.

All about bugs was the theme of this month's August craft box.

As you can see, my son was in awe of how he was able to create a new little toy! We enjoyed creating this craft together and look forward to doing the other crafts real soon!

Don't forget to support Green Kid Crafts along with winning a chance for a Discovery Box! What do you think of this box? What crafts do you do with your little one?

Thank you for visiting and don't forget to follow my blog for new posts! 

Stay beautiful inside and out!

Laters,

Ree

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July Green Kid Crafts

What crafts have you done with your little ones? Since getting my first Green Kid Crafts, my son and I get to create some great little crafts that bring back nostalgic memories of times I made similar crafts.

Who is Green Kid Crafts? 

Enjoy earth-friendly, monthly projects that spark creativity and cultivate respect and love for the environment. With Green Kid Crafts, you no longer have to scramble for craft ideas and supplies to entertain your children. Suitable for kids ages 3-8, three of our craft projects come straight to your door every month. Order now and a package full of fun will arrive each month.

Although this is suitable for kids age 3-8 years old, with my supervision, this makes for a craft time project with my 2 1/2 year old son.


This month's box was themed Space.


Here is the unboxing video - 

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Quaker Soft Baked Oatmeal Cookies

As a mom, having things in my diaper bag in case any 'what if' situation arose when out with my toddler and infant is a MUST!


What are the 'what if' situations I'm referring to?


"What if"....


My toddler spills juice on his shirt? Have an extra shirt 
Infant gets hungry? Have a bottle ready for anytime feeding
My toddler has a tantrum and needs a distractioin? Have a Quaker soft baked oatmeal cookie to distract him from the cookie that another child was eating.


These things happened one day while out on a play date. I received a bag of these oatmeal cookies from Influenster's mom voxbox and I was thanking my stars for remembering to add it to the diaper bag before we left the house.

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Dino Lingo

Why is it easier for children to learn a foreign language than for adults?

Mainly because imitating and motor learning skills are better during early childhood. Children are simply built to learn and absorb what is happening around them. They are curious and interested in learning about life. It is also proposed that the flexible muscular formation in a child's mouth enables a child to make new and different sounds and tones more easily than an adult's. According to recent studies, children can express 2000 words when they are 5 years old (learning 2-5 new words a day) and may understand 14000 words by the time they reach their 6th year (learning 9 words a day). Scientists propose that children can learn how to speak a foreign language without an accent before puberty (before 13-14 years of age). It is almost impossible to speak like a native speaker (without an accent) if the language is studied after puberty. [source]

About Dino Lingo

Dino Lingo for Kids is a language set where cartoon dinosaurs introduce the most common 200 words of a target language. This language set consists of 5 DVDs, each DVD focused on specific learning topics. Colors, numbers, family, animals, food, fruit and vegetables, vehicles, body parts, clothes, nature and verbs and actions After watching our videos several times, most small children can easily name everyday objects and understand basic phrases such as "Hello", "What is this?" in their target language. Dino Lingo is ideal for fostering a toddler's cognitive development and has won the 'Influential Parents Award' in 2010 and 2011 in education category. Dino Lingo language learning programs are most effective for children up to 7 years of age and anybody interested in learning the basics of a new language. 

It is as easy as child's play and works like magic.

Dino Lingo is an interactive language learning program for children.
Fueled by a child's own imagination, kids learn a new language through
interactive teaching techniques that incorporate play and storytelling and
encourage your child to start speaking it almost immediately.

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3 DIY headbands with 1 flower! [Mama DIY]

I've been wanting to make a headband for my daughter that had an interchangeable flower that went with different color headbands.


Here was how I made three headbands with one interchangeable flower for less than $5!

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The Many Uses of Ivory

What smell reminds you of your childhood? For me it's the light scent of an Ivory bar soap. During my younger years, it was primarily used for bathing (although I've learned that there are other uses for this soap) and left soft skin with a lovely light scent.

Ivory Bar Soap

Free of dyes and heavy perfumes, Ivory provides a simple, yet effective clean for the entire family (without breaking the bank!).

Ivory bar soap is 99.44% pure (it floats!).  Beyond using it as a body cleanser, many of Ivory's loyal users – not to mention a few celebrities – swear by Ivory as their beauty secret. In fact, many consumers use Ivory bar soap as a facial cleanser.  It provides healthier, smoother and more even-looking skin. Also, its versatility makes it an effective laundry soap (just chip soap flakes into the washer) as well as a spot stain remover on your clothes (including delicate items). Ivory bars can even be used for a fun soap carving project with the family!  

When it comes to motherhood,  Ivory (the clean & simple soap) knows that being a mom has become more complex than ever, and that moms are looking for ways to simplify their lives. According to a survey of 1,000+ moms conducted by Wakefield Research on Ivory’s behalf in October 2011, 80% of American moms think motherhood is more complicated today than it was 20 years ago, despite the thousands of items supposedly designed to “simplify” their lives. But, while they may be more stressed out and busier than ever, almost 90% of moms think they’re doing a better job balancing it all than their mothers did. Some other interesting stats:

· 30% of moms surveyed found the most complicated aspect of motherhood was finding more "me" time, 66% confessed to hiding in their bathroom for some alone time.
· 75% feel the pressure to make every outing, playdate, or experience a "teachable moment," which can create great pressure

· 70% of moms feel they don’t have everything together, despite others thinking that they do.

As a result of these findings, Ivory created a Facebook community where everyday moms can share tips with one another on ways to simplify life for themselves and their families.   

Find your Ivory now at your nearest retailer, including stores such as Walmart and Target as well as any major grocery, dollar and drug store.  A 10-pack of Ivory bar soap retails for around  $4.49 (bath bar size).

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June Green Kid Crafts [Review + Giveaway]

There continues to be a boom of more monthly subscription boxes that are catered for almost everyone out there. If you are a parent to a toddler and are concerned being earth friendly, there is a monthly subscription for you called Green Kids Crafts!

Who is Green Kid Crafts?

Founded in 2010, Green Kid Crafts is the original earth-friendly, craft  subscription company. We are a mom-owned, green company that offers natural, sustainable, and responsible choices for craft projects. 

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A hoodie shirt that's animated?

Yes animated to bite or talk. However way you want to use it! It's a fun concept of animated apparel hoodies by MouthMan!

About Mouth Man -

Mouth Man, The Original in Animated Apparel. Mouth Man was Founded by Ross Valory, Original Member and Founder of the rock band Journey. Ross is Journey's noted bass player and along with Neal Schon, is the only original member of the band still performing with the group. Aside from the Raised on Radio album sessions (and subsequent tour) in 1986, Ross has played on all of Journey's albums. 

Mouth Man Enterprise was created when Ross had recollected on a memory of kids he remembered playing Jaws (which was arms crossed one over the other , elbows splayed out in front, and opening and closing in a chopping fashion) twenty years ago. He joined forces with Prairie Prince (fellow Journey founder/friend) who was a renowned graphic artist to create remarkable custom airbrushed art.

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Green Toys [Review+Giveaway] closed/US&CA only

Toys can do many things for your child(ren) such as assist in their developmental milestones, occupy the child's time, etc. But now a days, toy recalls have been widespread for many reasons and one of those reasons is high levels of toxic lead contained in the toy.

With this concern, it creates an extra step a parent takes when determining if a toy is safe for their child. I found a great toy company called Green Toys that creates toys that alleviates the lead concern and is eco-friendly.


About Green Toys -

We believe the world would be a much better place if everyone said “please” and “thank you", cell phones didn’t ring during movies, and all toys were fun, safe, and made from environmentally friendly materials. Since it’s probably no use holding our breath for those first two, we’re concentrating on the toys. Green Toys Inc. makes an awesome line of classic children’s toys constructed from recycled plastic and other environmentally friendly materials. This helps reduce fossil fuel use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improving the overall health and happiness of the planet.

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Bluum - December & January Unboxing

Hello Beauts,

Yet another unboxing! I have one more box and I'll be done for January on my monthly boxes. Lol.

Bluum-

What is Bluum? 
On a monthly basis you receive a hand picked box of 4-5 deluxe products that are catered for moms delivered in the mail.

Pricing - 
Basic Plan: $12/month - pay as you go
Convenient Plan: $11/month - $33/quarterly.

Here are my December & January boxes. I slacked on doing the unboxing because my daughter was born the end of December and finally got to do the video the other day.

January Box - Sweethearts

December box - New beginnings

 December box items:

• Yu-Be facial cream
• StriVectin SD
• Plum Organic snack - Plum mish mash
• Dapple bottle and dish liquid
• Dr Sears shampoo & body wash
• Spiffies tooth and teething wipes
• Bee magnet (sample)

January Box items:

• Camilia teething tablets (full size)
• Good Home Lotion - lavender & beach days
• Maderma Stretch Marks cream
• Choice Organic Tea - Wild forest black
• Next Generation baby wipes
• NurturMe - Apple crisps

Here is the unboxing video:

The (initial) Skinny:

I love the concept of a Birchbox version just for moms with infants and toddlers, which are right up my alley! Boxes arrive in a timely manner and they send you shipping information on your box when it's sent out. They time it so that you receive an email talking about the items you just received after you've gotten your month's box. I'm really excited about so many of the items because they are items that I wouldn't personally buy just at first glance but now I get to try them out before I decide to purchase! You can also earn credits that can be used towards full size purchases by doing reviews on products you've received for the month!

Are you interested in signing up for a Bluum box (or 3?)?

I get referral credit (no $) if you sign up with this link  - http://bluum.me/xs1CYU

To get $8 off your first quarter's Bluum box, type bluumbaby in the promo code section when you check out!

I definitely think $8.33/box for 3 months is a steal!! Let me know if you end up signing up too!

See any items you'd like me to do a review on? Comment below!

Thanks for visiting and don't forget to subscribe, it's free! --->

Stay beautiful inside and out!

Laters,

Ree

*disclaimer: This box was not sponsored but purchased by me.

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•Day 03- Describe a typical day

60 day blog challenge - •Day 03- Describe a typical day

Since having my daughter on December 29, my typical day has been a sleepless and very repetitive one.  My husband and mom have been great with helping watch Nugman (our 2 year old little man) while I focus on recovering from delivery and caring for my daughter.

2am - wake up to feed little miss

3am - go back to sleep 

5am - wake up to feed little miss

6am - go back to sleep (gotta nap when she naps)

8am - wake up to feed little miss

9am - get something to eat

10am - watch TV or hop online

11am - feed little miss

12pm - 2pm - maybe nap or watch tv

2pm - feed little miss

2pm-5pm - maybe nap or watch tv

5pm - feed little miss

5pm - 7pm - hang out with hubby and nugman

7pm - dinner and get nugman ready for bedtime

8pm - feed little miss 

8pm - 11pm - hang out with hubby and hop online; sleep or just wait until next feeding

11pm - feed little miss

.... you can see that this continues the whole day and continues for weeks

I know this sounds very boring but this is the life i'm living while I get adjusted with life with a new infant and a super active 2 year old. 

It'll definitely change once I've got the hang of adjusting with 2 kiddos! 

check out a list of the 60 day blog challenge here - http://www.reeracoma.com/2012/01/60-day-blog-challenge.html

Did you see my last 2 posts of day 1 and day 2? Return to home to see them!

Thanks for reading and don't forget to subscribe! ---->

Laters,

Ree

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Ketchup... i mean catch up...

So it's been a lOOOOng minute since my last blog post! Slacking, I know.

What have I been up to?

Mommy news front -

I have been dealing with pregnancy symptoms earlier than with nugget's. I've just entered my 30th week into my pregnancy and I've been dealing with issues sleeping, waddling sooner, gaining more weight than my previous, feeling more tired - just to name a few.

My nugget is turning the big 2 on the 23rd and we are throwing a small family Cars themed birthday party next weekend!! OMG, 2??? Time has zoomed!

I've been trying to get all the themed items together so I'm not rushing to get stuff together at the last minute. I plan to have Cars 2 playing through out the house, an art station for painting and coloring, a dessert area called Sarge's surplus of sweets and a station for temporary tattoo application.  Here are some pictures that I found during my research to have during his birthday!

  

  

I'll make sure I share some pictures of his birthday!!

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Picture Time (Prego Edition)!!

I just wanted to share some recent random pictures... Mostly food so a prego edition??? Haha! enjoy!

On a rainy Vegas day - hot chocolate and homemade banana nut w/ choco chip muffin.

Sunday lunch. Chicken Satay @ Thai Place

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Nugget Events...

It's been a minute since I've posted about the Nugman.


Here are some recent things...

On one of the mornings we were in the backyard, our sprinkler caused a little puddle to accumulate in a spot on the pavement and Nugget decided to sit and downward dog pose his head into the puddle. A definite SMH!! sheesh!

downward dog pose head into puddle - his hair was sopping wet.

sitting in the puddle

We went to Chuck E Cheese yesterday for a friend's daughter's birthday party and Nug loved it even it being his first time!! Here are some pictures...

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Big news!!

Thanks for coming over and visiting my website to hear the GREAT news that our family would like to share!

Here is my son doing the honors of sharing!

Thanks for visiting and we extremely excited!

-Ree

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S&M . Role Reversal . Unaired SNL .

Monday, hello there!

We had an 18th month appointment for nugget today. Everything went well!
His Stats were:
Weight - 26.14 pods (in the 85%)
Height - 34 inches (in the 95%)
No immunizations were scheduled for today and we have our next appointment in August.
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Still preparing for my photo shoots on Wednesday. Poses, makeup, and time.

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Town Square Play Time. Vids & Pics

Nugget & I went to town square earlier today with my brother and his 2 daughters. We didn't stay super long because it got hot and Nugman got cranky for his nap. 

Here are some mini-vids I took for my tout account of our time @ Time Square.

Glimpse of town square w Nugman

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