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Come Celebrate Penelope’s 3rd Birthday with Us!
It seems like yesterday when I received the email from Lynette Mattke of PicPocket Books and said that they were interested in my children’s picture book, Penelope the Purple Pirate, and would like to make it into an app available on their platform. I was so excited because my dream of creating a children’s picture book and storybook app was finally coming true! You can read more about my journey of becoming a children’s picture book writer in a post I wrote for Moms With Apps. It has been three years since the storybook app became available as an iPad, iPhone and iPod app in iTunes and we wanted to have a little celebration. But at this…
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What’s Hot in Southern California :: Organic Designs by Aggelige
There is just something so wonderful about succulents. I love how they fit in almost any type of décor style you might have. A few weeks ago we ran into Aggelige Spanos, the owner of Organic Designs by Aggelige and is just about the cutest shop around located at The Camp in Costa Mesa. Her shop is set up in an old school mobile home filled with an array of succulents. She offers a huge selection of plants that make the perfect gift! We chose this gorgeous terrarium that has a crystal, feathers and rocks that she collects from her nature walks. And for Valentine’s Day – think about giving a live…
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PBS Kids Celebrates 100th Day of School with some Activities
Children across the country celebrated the 100th day of school today and PBS Kids has put together some fun ideas to try out today or this weekend! Last night we worked on my daughter’s school project and I know she was really excited to share it today at school. They had her list 100 items – whatever she wanted – in groups of 10’s to celebrated the 100th day. Here are some more fun ideas: Celebrate the 100th Day of School What better way to celebrate the 100th day of school than with activities all about the number 100? Below are fun ways the whole family can…
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Jewelry for Your Health: Not Only a Fashion Statement
Image courtesy of Flickr Gems are usually seen as aspects of beautiful pieces of ornamental jewelry that adorn lucky men and women. Gems are pleasing to the eye and have thus been worn by a countless number of people over the years, but also have other uses not so commonly attributed. Gems and some other precious elements have also been used for thousands of years as healing stones to treat several types of physical and mental ailments. Those who take advantage of gems in this way believe that the energy that was necessary to craft the stone out of the Earth’s natural elements is embodied in the gem. Some…
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Top 5 Child Booster Seats
Image courtesy of Sugar Pop Reviews Whilst car booster seats are actually getting safer every year, a recent survey revealed that some, in fact, a large portion on the market are still not safe enough… to their standards anyway. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reviewed the 72 common booster seats available in the big stores on the high street and online. The institute has been reviewing child booster seats for 3 years now. Anne McCartt, vice president of the company stated that the booster seats are improving year on year, and this year is great for parents because of the vast amount of choice. Out of…
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Adorable DIY Valentine’s Day Gifts
The following Valentine’s Day gifts are ones you can make with the kids to hand out to family members (most everyone loves home-made gifts), neighbors, teachers, friends and your significant other. I love involving my daughter when making holiday gifts and might have to try out a couple of these fun ideas. Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day! A Succulent Valentine: I absolutely love succulents! And they make wonderful gifts! This is a fun idea from A Night Owl Blog that is really easy to make. Though according to Feng Shui principles – it is best to avoid cacti in the house or garden. Plus little fingers might get hurt. For…
