Trashpack #VideoGame and #Toys #Giftguide
Let’s have a real Trashy time! With the recent influx of small collectible rubber/plastic figures, there are a bunch geared toward our pink loving little ones. But as many of you know, there is another group of kids out there who love gross stuff. Anything gross or icky, preferably that has to do with something nasty. Trash packs are just the right toys for these kids, as long as they understand toys smaller then a quarter are NOT food and should not be eaten. The Trash Pack have new play sets and a 3DS game. One of the play sets is the Dunk ‘N Dumpster which acts as both a carrying case for the Trash Pack as well as an interactive play set where the Trashies can fling and play in a dumpster full of gross stuff, all plastic and stickers, including a gooey slime and numerous bugs. Little Man loves the [Read more…]
Skills That Can Help Your Kids Succeed in School and in Life
As parents, we try our best to prepare our children to go out into the world and succeed. Of course this can be very difficult. Along with the usual stresses of raising children, parents all over the world are struggling to prepare their children for a world that is more competitive than ever. In schools as well as in the real world job market, there is an unprecedented level of competition for the best positions. Your children are going to need to develop some important skills in order to be able to survive and thrive in this world.
Time management is one of the most beneficial skills to develop, and it helps tremendously to start building this skill at an early age. You may have noticed that some people seem to be supernaturally gifted in managing their time, but they weren’t born that way. The ability to effectively utilize time is a skill that is developed over years. Start by getting your children on a schedule from an early age. Set aside a designated homework time every day and hold to it regularly. A structured schedule is one of the best ways to instill time management skills, and later in life it will allow your [Read more…]
Jersey Girls #Funny
My husband just sent this to me, and I thought I would share it.
Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had set their
new wives straight on their duties. …..
The first man had married a woman from
Massachusetts. He bragged that he had told his wife to do all the
dishes and clean the house. He said that it took her a couple of days, but on
the third day he came home to a clean house and the dishes were all washed
and put away.
The second man had married a woman from Rhode Island. [Read more…]
Little Pim- Language Fun and Culture For Kids #GiftGuide @LittlePim
Little Pim is just about the cutest Panda I have ever seen. Well, maybe baby pandas are cuter, but only by a little bit. But he is definitely the cutest multilingual panda I have ever seen. Little Pim teaches children a new language (or brushes up skills) through the usage of DVD’s CD’s, toys, books and games, with perhaps the most well known being the DVD’s. The way Pim DVD’s teach is through examples in short segments, each being 5 minutes long, which are part of a much larger theme, IE Spanish Disc 3 is Playtime. Throughout the disc children are shown 60 words and phrases which work with the playing theme. This way of educating is called Entertaining Immersion Method. Each Pim disc is jam packed with learning by diagram, example action and most of all fun. And did you know? Pim likes to travel! (Just check out some of his pictures below.)
Little Pim and Little Man travel via train in Shortsville, NY
Not only does Pim teach Spanish, but also French, Arabic, Russian, and Japanese. We love Little Pim, and his short but sweet DVD’s, each of which clock in at 35 minutes long. Thus giving mom and dad a breather for a little bit and the little ones a little language lesson at the same time- not turning the kiddos into brain-dead zombies. (Justify it, mommies! LOL)
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park
Not only does Pim do DVD’s but also music with languages in the form of CD’s. The French Bop CD has 15 well known French children songs, all of which will help your little ones further understand the language and French culture. Some of the songs are: Tap, Tap, Tap, and Les Petites Marionettes. To round out our French learning experience there are also word and phrase cards to quiz your kids with. Little Man has recently found this game to be quite fun. He might not remember the words all the time yet, but loves it when he gets the words right. With practice, [Read more…]
Thermal-Aid Zoo Animals #GiftGuide
When is a Happy hippo even happier? When she is making your little one feel better after a bump or bruise of course. Happy the hippo is one of the newest Thermal-Aid Zoo Animals from Thermal-Aid.
Thermal-Aid started out as a medical and veterinary heating and cooling pack. Then after much success in this field they branched off into retail. The way Thermal-Aid works is through nature and science. Each pack is made up of corn. Only it is modified to take out the germ, tip cap, and bran coat. This makes it so the corn can not get infected with a mold, bacteria or fungus. After this it is processed by being hydrated and super heated to bring it to its thermal state.
These little corn kernels do a great job of holding in hot and cold. When wrapped in a cotton soft plush [Read more…]
5 Reasons to Go to College Abroad
It’s no secret that the American educational system has seen better days. While most of us are focused on the economy, on healthcare and on our happiness or depression following the latest presidential election, our schools continue to perform well under our previously high standards. Many of the world’s other industrial countries are beating our kids’ standardized test scores, while our schools are overcrowded and underfunded. And it doesn’t always get better at the university level. But outside of all of that doom and gloom there are some amazing opportunities to continue your education abroad. More and more students are heading overseas to complete their undergraduate degree, and then returning happy and well-rounded to make their mark on the American workforce. Here are five great reasons to consider going to college abroad.
First of all, it can actually be cheaper. It sounds strange to consider living in a foreign country for college as a fiscally responsible move, but in many cases that is absolutely the truth. There are fewer and fewer grants and scholarships available to American schools, and our financial aid system leaves most kids buried under six figures of debt after graduation. Many of the most prestigious universities around the world cost around the same amount as a public school here in the U.S. for an in-state resident. So could you get an Ivy League education at state school pricing? It’s totally possible. If you are a dual citizen of the United States and the country you choose to study in, or if you have a relative who is a resident you can live with it will be even cheaper.
Of course price is just the beginning. You also get to [Read more…]
