Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh is a cute story about some mischievous mice that accidentally learn about primary and secondary colors.  This story can be a really fun and useful tool for teaching colors and color-mixing to children.  It begins with three white mice who are hiding from a cat on a piece of white paper.  While the cat is sleeping, they spot some jars of ...

Wallflowers are one of the best home fragrance products I have ever tried!  They come in a large variety of scents that you can mix and match.  I am currently using Cinnamon Vanilla in my kitchen and Black Raspberry Vanilla in our family room.  Another one of my favorite scents is Cucumber Melon.  The scents are INCREDIBLE - a good stong scent, but not overpowering.  Th...

The children's book If You Take a Mouse to School, written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond is a must-have for all families with a school-age child.  I cannot say enough about how wonderful this story is!  We purchased this book just before our son entered Kindergarten and it has been a favorite ever since (he is now in third grade!)  It is a comical story ab...

As a Sunday School teacher and mom of young children, we have a lot of experience with glue sticks.  I purchased the Elmer's Washable School Glue Sticks because I have had positive experiences with other Elmer's glue products.  I also liked the idea that the glue is colored (purple) so that you can see where it is being applied.  As a plus, when it dries, it is ...

Mr. Clean Magic Erasers are a must-have for all households!  This is one of the best and easiest  cleaning products I have ever used!  It has gotten rid of marks and stains that other cleaning products couldn't .  I was pleasantly surprised (and quite shocked!) when it even removed the permanent black marker marks that my toddler scribbled all over my kitc...

Fisher Price's Oreo Matchin' Middles game is a fun and educational game for preschool aged children.  The game contains 24 oreo cookie halves with 12 different shapes (2 halves with matching shapes interlock to form complete cookie).  The pieces are very sturdy and large enough that they cannot be swallowed if a child puts on in his/her mouth for a "taste" (they are ...

Disney's Winnie the Pooh Gummies MultiVitamins have been such a blessing to our family!  I was having a terrible time trying to find a vitamin supplement that my picky toddler would take.  After all, vitamins are only beneficial when you can actually get your child to take them!  So after throwing away many nearly full bottles of vitamins that he wouldn't take, and w...

The last time that my toddler was extremely congested and unable to sleep well, I headed off to the store with the hopes of finding something that would provide him with some relief.  Most medications were not recommended for children under age 2, so I was searching for some other alternative.  I came across the PediaCare Gentle Vapors Plug-in Unit & Nightlight and ...

My toddler son loves to play the Pick a Duck type games at amusement parks and carnivals, so when we saw the Lucky Ducks game, we thought this would be something he would love.  And he did!!!  The game contains a battery operated (requires 2 C batteries) duck pond with "moving" water that you place 12 plastic ducks on.  To start the pond, you just simply push the b...

"Magical" does not even begin to describe our wonderful family vacation to Walt Disney World last month (September 2007).  There is no other vacation destination that we have ever visited that has provided me with that same sense of feeling "special".   I was truly amazed at all of the friendly, smiling Cast Members (staff members) that were so ...

There's a Mouse About the House! by Richard Fowler is really fun book for kids!  This book was given to my young son (age 3) as a gift and he has really been enjoying it!  The book comes with a cute mouse cutout that you can use to interact with the book.  Each page has a "slit" cut in it where the mouse climbs in and out.  My son absolutely loves getting to mo...

When cold season hits, I am always on the look out for a product that will effectively relieve congestion.  Sudacare Shower Soothers are NOT it!  When I saw this product on the store shelf, I thought it was a great concept!  I enjoy taking hot showers when I am feeling stuffed-up because I find the steam provides some relief.  So I thought that this product, that is des...

Last evening my husband and I sat down to watch the movie Evan Almighty from Universal Pictures.  Evan Almighty is a comedy starring Steve Carell.  It is rated PG for "mild rude humor and some peril".   It was about 90 minutes long.  Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham and John Goodman also have roles in this movie.  In the movie, Steve Carell plays Evan B...

My kids spotted the new Crest Wild Expression Burstin' Bubblegum toothpaste and just HAD to have it!  I looked at it as a win-win.   Crest is a company that I trust for teeth care products and it got my kids excited about brushing their teeth.  I love the packaging.  It comes in a small 4.6oz. clear plastic squeeze container.  It sits easily on our bathroo...

Hop on Pop by Dr.Seuss is a wonderful children's book for both beginning readers and young children.  We purchased this book when my oldest son was beginning to read.  He caught onto it very quickly because of all of the rhyming words.  It works well with a phonetics approach to reading by changing only the initial consonant sound in the word groups on each page - such a...