This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CelebrateAllSummer #CollectiveBias Aliceana just started playing tee ball this Summer, and we're so proud of how great she's doing. Ok, her running could use a lot of practice, but that's most likely my fault (running is my kryptonite.) Mostly we're impressed with ...
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DIY Yarn Cat Toys
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CatsloveNutrish #CollectiveBias My whole life I've been a dog person, but as I sit on the couch with a cat on either side of me, I'm thinking I'm a cat person too. I'm always looking for new cat toys and Princess loves toys on strings, and we all know cats love ...
DIY Window Clings
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #allessentials #allsulfatefree #CollectiveBias We love feeding birds and watching them all over our yard. We have a handful of bird feeders in our yard that attract a lot of beautiful songbirds, but the problem is we see too many birds fly into our windows. The solution was ...
Why does my preschooler need to learn how to code? and the toys that make it fun.
STEM has been a buzz word on every top toy list for the last couple years, and this year the science, technology, engineering and math toys have definitely gone in the direction of coding this year. This brings up two good questions for parents of preschoolers when shopping in these categories. Why should I teach my preschooler to code? Are these toys really teaching them ...
Bell Museum of Natural History – Minneapolis, Minnesota
We're visiting the twin cities this week, we're staying at the Hyatt Place in Downtown Saint Paul, and it's amazing, we booked the room for a steal on Expedia. and our very first stop was the Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis, Minnesota. First of all, this museum is right in the middle of the University of Michigan campus, actually it's a part of the campus, as in, ...
Mac and Cheese Wontons
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #AD #Tailgreatness #CollectiveBias We're the best at coming up with food combinations that are completely ridiculous. I believe that wonton and egg roll wrappers are an open invitation to stuff with whatever epic food you can think of. Scramble some eggs and stuff ...
A book series for every young scientist. Science Wide Open
Science was always the subject in school I dreaded the most, ok second most, I'm looking at you math.. Now that I'm all grown up, I wish I had realized that science is actually ridiculously awesome. I'm actually in a Geology course right now and it's a whole lot of fun, a lot of work, but it's so worth it. I might even be procrastinating on my homework to write this article, so ...
Simple DIY football centerpiece
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, MARS. All opinions are mine alone. #ScoreAtCVS #CollectiveBias It's Fall which means it's time for everything pumpkin, leaves falling, and football. We're serious about football games around here, and we always end up hosting games at least a few times a year. So I thought I would create some fun ...
5 Spooky Board Games for Halloween
Here are our top 5 favorite spooky board games that are perfect for Halloween. Number 1. Betrayal at House on the Hill 3-6 players 1hr+ age 12+ Turn out the lights, light some candles, put on some spooky background music and scare the hell out of your tweens, at least that is what did one night! Betrayal at House on the Hill is the perfect game to break out for a spooky ...
What it’s like to see Fuller House taped live
I was on a Fuller House trip with Netflix, I'm part of the #StreamTeam all opinions and words are my own. Day one was a wonderful day of watching scenes being shot, and we even got to see some of the action that the directors and cameramen do way before the cast is even on the stage, it's crazy to see how much work goes into it all. Even the blocking looked like quite an ...
Behind the scenes on the Fuller House set
Yesterday was like a complete dream come true, I got to visit the set of Fuller House as part of the Netflix #StreamTeam, all opinions and words are my own, the obsession is real. It's not the original Full House set, but it's built just like the original and some of the original things have definitely stuck around. Unfortunately, they had some temporary sets built, so we ...
My First Stone Age
It's safe to say that we love board games, a lot. Hands down my favorite board game of all time is Stone Age. It's a pretty simple worker placement game that scales great with 2 or 4 players. I also almost always win, that may or may not have to do with why I love the game. It honestly only has a teeny amount to do with it, but winning never hurts. So when My First Stone Age ...
Why your kids need these Star Wars workbooks
Workbooks are normally really dull, we tried a couple different books with Aliceana and she wasn't into it. Then a long time ago in a galaxy far far away...or you know, Costco...we found the Star Wars workbooks. When you're learning with Star Wars everything just clicks, at least when you're a 4 year old that's obsessed with wookies and that one part where R2 falls down a ...