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Monsters University Mother’s Day Wishes + Free Printable Activities for the Kiddos

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May 112013

Happy Mother's Day from Monsters University

Remember what it was like leaving home to head off to college? If you were like me, no matter how independent you thought you were, it wasn’t long before you missed your Mom! I’m sure that even though Sully was dreaming of becoming a Scarer he, too, probably missed his Mom once he arrived at Monsters University (though being part of the OK fraternity gave him some support to get through those lonely moments). Maybe he should have been like “Squishy” Squibbles and continue living at home with his doting mother, Ms. Squibbles.

Whatever their living situation, all the monsters want to show their appreciation for Moms everywhere. They are sharing their sentiment through the image above. Also be sure to watch the cute video below. It’s all about the interactions between families. Can anyone else relate to the “Smile!” request? Continue reading »

Free Printable “Planes” Activity & Coloring Pages #DisneyPlanes

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May 072013

If your little aviators are anxiously awaiting the August 9th, 2013 release of Disney/Pixar’s Planes, you may be wondering how you’ll keep them occupied during the three month wait. Well, never fear! Disney has just released some awesome free activity sheets and coloring pages that you can print out for the kiddos.

Just click the images below to print and/or download the coloring pages and activity sheets. Soon you’ll have high-flying masterpieces to stick to your refrigerator! Bubbles spends at least one or two hours per day “coloring Mama pictures” so I’ve already printed out a few copies of each. I’m sure we’ll have plenty to mail to Grammie and Great-Grammie, plus to deliver to Papaw and Grammy, Sissy, and Austin. She loves to share her art!

Be sure to follow Planes on both Facebook and Twitter to stay on top of all the news this summer.

How many coloring pages do you think your kiddos will want to color?

Personalized Books From I See Me Make Gift-Giving Special

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May 022013

Thanks to I See Me for providing us with a great personalized book to enjoy.

I’ve seen, read, received and given a lot of personalized books in my day. I’ve always enjoyed them because there’s just something special about getting a book with your own name and/or photo in it, immersing you in the story. I had wanted to order one for Bubbles for her birthday this year because she’s very much into books and loves to recognize her own name and picture. Most personalized books, however, are geared for older children through adults, with easily-torn paper pages and more grown-up themes.

I See Me Personalized Books for Toddlers & Kids

So I was very pleased to come across the I See Me collection of personalized books and other gifts. They have books for pretty much every occasion: birthdays, Easter, Christmas, being a big sister, being a big brother. And then they have lots of personalized books that are “just because” like My Own Fairy Tale, My Own Pirate Tale, and other similar titles. Continue reading »

Family Game Night with Angry Birds Star Wars Games from Hasbro

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Apr 302013

Our family loves games of all sorts. Video games, card games, board games, active games. If you can play it, we probably will give it a try. So we were pretty excited when we recently had the chance to have a family game night with games from Hasbro. They sent some of their new toys based on Angry Birds, an app that the entire family at one point or another has spent hours flinging birds at gravity-defying structures. The extra-cool part is that these Angry Bird toys are based on the Star Wars franchise, something we all love.

Bubbles loves anything that comes in the mail but was especially intrigued by a box sealed with a cool Angry Birds Star Wars sticker. “What is it Mama? What is it Mama?” she kept asking as we opened it. Before I even had all the flaps open she stuck her little hand in and pulled out what may be the coolest foam ball I’ve ever seen. It was a Chewbacca Angry Birds™ Star Wars™ Foam Flyer and seriously – so cute. She claimed it for herself and ran off to “show Daddy, show Daddy!”

Disney’s “Oz the Great and Powerful” Dolls From TollyTots

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Apr 182013

TollyTots' Fashion Dolls From Disney's "Oz the Great and Powerful"

As a Disney-loving family we enjoy pretty much anything related to the parks or the movies. And when those items are produced by companies we truly enjoy it makes them that much more special. So we were excited to recently receive one of the new Oz the Great and Powerful fashion dolls from TollyTots.

Bubbles is a bit young for the movie but that didn’t stop her from trying to confiscate Theodora the moment that she arrived. She kept asking me to open the box but I still wasn’t sure if she would be her toy or if Theodora might look better on Mommy’s desk for a bit of a work distraction. In the end, I think I’ll be picking up a China Doll for Bubbles and Theodora will, in fact, hang out in my office.

TollyTots' Fashion Dolls From Disney's "Oz the Great and Powerful"

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