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blabla kids Review & Giveaway
Blabla kids was started in 2001 by Florence Wetterwald, Susan Pritchett and Joseph Strong. Their dolls are handmade by a women’s group in Peru and are about the cutest dolls in town! Blabla products have been featured in anything from Vogue to Milk Magazine and even their “Thing” doll was featured in a Kia car commercial (remember the sock monkey and big brown “thing” dancing on the dance floor?). The products are really well made. I love how many of the dolls has their own name and personality description on the website. For example, Sandwich the cat we are told makes the yummiest panini with basil and strawberries between two sheets of music. …
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Community: Charitable Hearts
“Intense love does not measure, it just gives.” ~Mother Teresa In Columbia, South Carolina there is a family with three children. Davis, age 11; Julia, age 9 and William, age 6. In October of 2012, the Hickson family participated in the UMDF Energy For Life Walk (Charlotte). They did the walk as a family in support of one another and most importantly for their son, William. William was diagnosed with a Mitochondrial Disease at age 18 months. During his six years he has already undergone six (6) surgeries, from hip surgeries (both) to Nissen fundoplication surgery (two different occasions) as well as a biopsy to confirm his mitochondrial disease.…
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Inspirational Mom: Florence Wetterwald of blabla kids
The mom I am featuring this week is one of my absolute favorite people! She lives her life like every day is an adventure and never takes things too seriously – yet has built a very successful company called blabla kids. You have probably seen these dolls in top children’s boutiques and trendy children’s catalogues. The designs are so simple yet so colorful. You can’t help but smile when you see a bla bla doll! I met Florence about 15 years ago as her sister and I are good friends and neighbors. She is just one of those people who makes you feel heard and enjoyed. She looks at each day…
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PBS Kids Wild Kratts: Creature Power App Giveaway Winners
The Kratt brothers sure do know how to have fun while teaching us about animals and the planet! We are really enjoying this new app that PBS Kids released this month. Thank you to all those who participated in this giveaway! The following are the lucky winners for the PBS Kids Wild Kratts: Creature Power App: Beppe DM Niamh Ni Mhochoir Dee Pulido Mary Mahon Matthew Boushey Congratulations!
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PARENTING: It Takes a Village…of Good Listeners
I have started and restarted this piece three times. I have talked with professionals. I have made pages of notes and looked at it from a teacher’s perspective (I spent five years teaching high school). I also tried the political perspective and the psychological perspective. The more perspectives that I try to see, the more I write and then I only end up with more unanswered questions. Finally, I decided to scrap all of the other points of view and focus solely on the parents’ perspective. My perspective. I want to think about what I have done and will continue to do with my children. My ultimate hope is…
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dandelion moms APPY LOVE iPad Mini Giveaway
WHAT: dandelion moms Valentine’s APPY LOVE iPad Mni Giveaway’s along with a case donated by Domeo Products that will be filled with top apps from participating developers. WHEN: January 28, 2013 until midnight February 13, 2013 with winner announced February 14, 2013. WHO: The following developers have sponsored this giveaway: DEVELOPERS: Fingerprint Digital; Erik X. Raj, SLP; Fernandez Design; Deedil; iSpotPro for Kids; Emibap (Sophie’s Drawings); FuzzyBees; and Penelope the Purple Pirate. a Rafflecopter giveaway FINGERPRINT DIGITAL is based in San Francisco, California is a unique group dedicated to building the next great kids company. Their team is made up of veterans from some of the most successful entertainment…
