I have a checkered past with Black Friday. I love it and hate it at the same time. The love is the deals. The hate is getting up early and braving the DC Metro traffic and the crowds! Did I mention…
Category: Family Shopping Time
Review & Giveaway: Money Savvy Pig Savings Bank — My Blog Anniversary
I want to teach my children about money, but as in all matters of parenting I’m wishy washy from time to time. Sometimes I get it right… I wrote about teaching teens about money management here. But, what about kids?…
Suze Orman, I Need Your Help!
Next week, Parent&Child will be talking to Suze Orman! Like any mom I struggle with how to teach my children about money. I’m not the best money manager, so wonder how I will help my children become money savvy? I posed these…
Musings on Shoe Shopping for Kids
As a child in England, my memory of shoe shopping involves a shoe store with an ancient shoe x-ray machine. An x-ray machine? Yes, an x-ray machine about the size of a filing cabinet with a space at the bottom…
Review & Giveaway: Care Bears Tell-Tale Tummies
Care Bears have always been a favorite in our house. I was excited to receive the Care Bears Tell-Tale Tummies to review. We have a cute set of assorted Care Bears…St. Patrick’s Day, USA Flag, etc. I smile when I…
I’m Blabbing About Halloween Costumes over at BlogHer
If you follow me on twitter… If you read my blog… If you have met me at a blogging conference or tweetup… If you are my friend on Facebook… If you know me in real life… You know that I…
Review & Giveaway: Mad Monster Party
In the category of “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,” a couple of years ago we finally admitted that we are a TV viewing family. Why was this such a revelation? Well, our TV died, and a new TV…
Review: Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs — Diamond Edition
I can’t remeber the last time we watched Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. With a kid, a preteen, and a teen, we have a hard time finding time to sit down as a family and watch a movie. We’re…
Review: True Lemon
I saw a tweet about @truelemon and my head spun around really fast. What was this? A product? It sounded so good and refreshing. Or was it a really creative twitter name? I had no idea, so I clicked to see what it was…
Review: TripFlix
TripFlix is a unique concept in children’s programming — the viewer gets to decide how the story will end. The TripFlix DVD features over 25 destinations in the U.S., which are visited by two engaging presenters. As your child watches…