This post was written by Mom Knows It All contributor Carrie B. Hi! My name is Carrie. I’m 40 years old and have been married for 18 years. My stepdaughter and her husband just blessed us with our first grandson, who I am head over heals in love with. I went to school to be …
2011 Holiday Gift Guide
Need a last minute gift for someone that enjoys digital photography and/or scrapbooking? Here’s a perfect gift – My Memories Suite software. Bet of all, it can be downloaded immediately after purchase, which means that you can gift it for Christmas! ABOUT MY MEMORIES SUITE MyMemories Suite v3 software is a complete digital scrapbooking solution …
We’ve had two phone lines in the house for a while. While we aren’t able to get rid of the second number, we wanted to see if we could cut the costs associated with it at all. We were paying $39.99 per month for just that second phone line, which translates to $480 per year. …
One of the hottest items people are wanting to find under their tree this year is certainly the iPhone 4s. Since my son recently switched to the iPhone 4s, I knew I had to find a case that would protect it. He’s careful with his phones, but things do happen. I have been debating getting …
ABOUT THE CAT SHAPE SORTER Traditional shape-sorting play with iconic Cat machine styles. MY THOUGHTS I received a CAT Shape Sorter in the cement mixer design from Toy State. the toy is bright and colorful and looks just like one of the real construction vehicles. I like that there are no batteries required, and that …
ABOUT WELLNESS PURE DELIGHTS CAT TREATS Pure Delights® are grain free & wheat free and contain no corn or soy! Made from top quality protein sources including Salmon, Turkey, Chicken and Lamb. Each variety contains over 90% pure meat jerky and limited all-natural ingredients. Your carnivorous cat will be delighted with these moist, meaty tasty …
Wondering what’s inside that Christmas ornament? It’s a Hexbug nano. ABOUT THE HEXBUG NANO CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT HEXBUG Nano has been packaged in a Christmas ornament just in time for the holidays! Each ornament comes with one extremely rare red or green HEXBUG Nano and an antlers attachment. Hexbug Nano Christmas Ornaments retail for $5.99 and …
Getting (or giving) a new tablet or cell phone this holiday season? You’ll want to be sure to protect the screen. 3M makes a line of screen protectors, the 3M Natural View Screen Protectors. ABOUT 3M NATURAL VIEW SCREEN PROTECTORS All cell phone screen protectors are not created equal. 3M™ Natural View Screen Protectors apply …
iHome just released a new line of audio priducts featuring Disney characters including Kermit the Frog, Minnie Mouse, Phineas and Ferb and Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Check them out! Available now and the perfect holiday gift for today’s tech-loving Disney fans everywhere, the new iHome lineup featuring Disney characters includes noise isolating …
Shopping on a budget can be really tough. It can be hard to find nice gifts that are inexpensive. I was recently challenged by Better Homes And Gardens to find gifts in the $5, $10 and $20 price ranges. I like a good challenge, so I accepted and set off to my local Walmart. Here’s …
2012 World Almanac Book Of Facts Paperback: 1008 pages Publisher: World Almanac; 1 edition (November 22, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1600571484 ISBN-13: 978-1600571480 ABOUT THE WORLD ALMANAC BOOK OF FACTS The World Almanac is the #1 best-selling American reference book of all time. Since its debut in 1868, The World Almanac and Book of Facts …
ABOUT PERPLEXUS EPIC Feeling confident after completing Perplexus Original? Think you’ve mastered the art of twisting and turning while defying gravity? Not so, friend. Presenting Epic – the newest in the line of Perplexus mazes With gnarly new obstacles that require a whole new level of concentration and finesse, Epic is here to humble you! …
You’ve heard the saying the more things change the more they remain the same? Well, one toy that my parents bought every year for my brothers is still around and in high demand, even though it changes from year to year. Do you know which toy I’m talking about? Yep, the Hess Toy Truck. This …
I shopped RedEnvelope last year around Valentine’s Day. I had a personalized gift made for a friend that they absolutely love and used almost daily until they dropped it (at which point they cried). This year I was offered the opportunity to shop RedEnvelope once again, this time for the Christmas holiday season. ABOUT REDENVELOPE …
I learned about the company dB Logic while at the Pepcom Holiday Spectacular in October. Being a music lover, I was only to happy to accept the opportunity to review their EP-100 Earphones. ABOUT DB LOGIC EARPHONES Perk up those ears! dBLogic earphones are the sound choice with a super-small design and crystal-clear sound. Our …
I love to read. I’m all for anything that gets kids reading. I wasn’t familiar with Percy Jackson And The Olympians until I saw the movie Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Lightning Thief. I loved the movie and checked out the book. The book was great too! This box set may be labeled for …
Bare Escentuals is my favorite makeup. Their products look great and don’t wear off quickly. Their holiday collections are always so colorful and beautiful. Here are my two favorites this year. The first is the Things That Make You Glow Collection. I love the variety of items and colors in this collection. I’m definitely taking …
ABOUT HAND VIBES HandVibes is the first product created by Caseyboy Productions, a new company dedicated to bringing innovative products to kids around the world. HandVibes are rings with attitude, featuring nine vibrant colors, 25 cool sayings and 5 hard-to-find emoticon designs for a whopping 235 unique ways of expressing yourself! Every HandVibes pack features …
Recently I learned about a dice game called Square Shooters. The game is great because it’s fun, it allows play of several different games, it’s portable and it stores easily. ABOUT SQUARE SHOOTERS Square Shooters® is the first deck of cards on dice. Easy to learn and fun to play, your luck can change with …
The game Yamodo Party Time looks like a lot of fun! how could it not be if it involves pictures and made-up words! I can’t wait to play this. ABOUT YAMODO PARTY TIME Yamodo Party Time (Party Game of the Year from Creative Child and Dr. Toy Top 10 Game) $25 at Barnes & Noble …
BARNEY: HOLIDAY FAVORITES Rated: Unrated Studio: Lyons / Hit Ent. DVD Release Date: October 18, 2011 Run Time: 157 minutes Number of discs: 3 Language: English Rating: Not Rated Closed Captioned: English Genre: Children/Family Age Target: 1-5 years old ASIN: B005FNLUIS ABOUT BARNEY: HOLIDAY FAVORITES 3-DVD GIFT SET Have a holly jolly holiday this year …
THOMAS & FRIENDS HOLIDAY FAVORITES Rated: Unrated DVD Release Date: October 18, 2011 Run Time: 158 minutes Number of discs: 3 Language: English Closed Captioned: English/Format: Full Screen Genre: Children/Family/Ages 2-5 Studio: Lyons / Hit Ent. ASIN: B005FNLVD2 ABOUT THE THOMAS & FRIENDS: HOLIDAY FAVORITES 3-DVD GIFT SET A very, merry holiday is right on …
Not long ago I reviewed Scrabble Slam. Now there’s a new version, Scrabble Turbo Slam! ABOUT SCRABBLE TURBO SLAM SCRABBLE TURBO SLAM is a game of fast and furious word building. Borrowing elements from the classic crossword game, Scrabble Turbo Slam offers laugh-out-loud fun for the whole family. Speed is the name of the game …