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Tips for Traveling to Cuba with Kids

Tips for taking your kids on a family vacation to Cuba, or other Caribbean destination

Have you been thinking about getting away to a tropical location only to find yourself wondering if it is the best idea because your children are still young? Our daughters are four and a half years, and 20 months old and we just arrived back from a wonderful week away in beautiful Varadero, Cuba. Our Continue reading →

Me Myself and Us: Cookie and Cupcake Kits (Closed)

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Our daughter is 33 months old now and she really enjoys helping out in the kitchen. Whether it is cooking, baking or just making lunches, she is always pushing over a chair and getting right in there with us. We are always looking for new things to make meals and treats fun. I was recently Continue reading →

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Wubbzy’s Egg-Cellent Easter DVD Feature & Giveaway (Closed)

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Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy’s Egg-Cellent Easter, was just released on March 1 and is now availalable just in time for Easter. Holiday-themed DVDs are so much fun to watch in the days and weeks leading up to the holiday. Little Bird is looking forward to the Easter Bunny coming this year and she has been asking Continue reading →

Playhouse Disney: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Mickey’s Mouskersize

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It has been a long winter here and looking at our weather forecast for the next week, it feels like this is going to be the spring that never comes. With the excessive snow we had this past winter and with snow drifts in our yard getting up to over 5 feet high, playing outside Continue reading →

Backyardigans: We Arrrrr Pirates!

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Today, March 8,  Nick Jr is releasing Backyardigans: We Arrrrr Pirates! on DVD. Featuring 4 pirate-themed episodes, this DVD is a fun one to watch with kids who love adventure. Little Bird enjoyed watching this DVD and since watching she has gone on her own ‘treasure hunts’. This DVD features the Backyardigans using their imaginations to go Continue reading →

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Great Patty Caper

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On Tuesday, March 8, Nick Jr. will be releasing Spongebob Squarepants: The Great Patty Caper on DVD. Featuring all of your favorite SpongeBob characters, this DVD is a must-have for any SpongeBob fan. This is the DVD that made my husband a fan of SpongeBob. He started watching it with Little Bird and when it was time Continue reading →

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Wubbzy Be Mine – DVD Feature & Giveaway (Closed)

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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY EVERYONE! Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy Be Mine, was just released in January 2011 and is now available. This is a great DVD to watch for Valentine’s and always. We’ve been watching it a lot this past week to lead up to today. Little Bird is starting to absorb more when we talk about Continue reading →

Turn an Old Glove in to a Story Mitt for Kids – Craft Project

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Usually the life of a glove ends when you get ready to go out one day and you can only find one. The other has mysteriously vanished, never to be found again. A glove on its own is useless. You can’t even donate it to a second hand store. Now you can take that glove Continue reading →

Nickelodeon Favorites: Sisters and Brothers

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On Tuesday, February 11 Nick Jr. released Nickelodeon Favorites: Sisters and Brothers on DVD. Included in this DVD are episodes from your favorite Nick Jr shows. With a new addition to our family on the way, this is a great DVD to have on hand to help explain a new sibling to our daughter. For Continue reading →

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Masquerade DVD and Play Set

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Walt Disney Studios will be releasing Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Masquerade on DVD on Tuesday, February 8. Included in this DVD are five stories which includes a never-before-seen episode. You can purchase the DVD on its own, or it also comes as part of a set. The Play Set includes the DVD, a fun and Continue reading →

Bari Koral – Rock and Roll Garden CD review

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Children’s singer/songwriter Bari Koral released her first full-length CD in November 2010. The disc features eleven catchy tunes that will have both young and old toes tapping away. Little Bird and I listen to this CD in our car on the way home from her daycare and we have both become big fans of Bari Continue reading →

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