Let your little girl get her craft on with the Hot Focus Carry Case!

I'm a huge fan of crafts and DIY and my daughter ALWAYS wants to help! This is awesome and can make for some really great mommy/daughter time, but sometimes the crafts are a little challenging for her so I like to have her own little crafts for her to work on.

When I saw the Hot Focus Decorate Your Project Carry Case I knew this would be perfect for her!

How Freaking adorable is this case??  My daughter is really into drawing and she always has a million different pictures she's drawing and coloring so for me this carry case really serves a two fold purpose.  Not only does it come with a ton of cute stickers and fun tape for her to decorate it with and really make it her own; but it's a carry case that she can store all of her pictures in!

This is currently $5.99 on Amazon so it's extremely affordable and to be totally honest I may grab up a few more to get some early Christmas shopping done! This is a great craft project for little girls of any age, and it's really great quality at an affordable price.

I made a short video of the carry case so feel free to watch it if you want to get a closer look at this adorable little case! 

I received this product for free in exchange for my honest, unbiased review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Daddy/Daughter time with Maker Studio: Gear Set

                My daughter has been always been a daddy’s girl, but she’s slowly reaching that age where her interests are a little more girly and it’s important to me and my husband that they still maintain a strong bond so I’m always on the look-out for fun projects for the two of them to do together.

    

            I was recently given the opportunity to receive The Maker Studio: Gear set and I knew this would be the perfect activity for them to do together!  What is the Maker Studio: Gear Set you ask??  It’s a fun and unique project in which you can use gears to make several different projects.  With this kit you can make a race car, a cable car, a motorcycle, a pulley system, and so much more.

                The great thing about projects like this and working with gears is that you have to think ahead; what’s going to happen if you put this gear here? How will this gear affect this gear over here? How are the gears going to work together?  It’s a really great tool for critical thinking and developing their skills.

       

Getting ready to make a pulley system!

         I was really surprised because I assumed the motorcycle would be first on their agenda, but they went with the pulley system.  They ran into some bumps in the road when making the pulley system, which was awesome because they had to do some trouble shooting and they worked together to figure out the problems.

It's almost there!

 

This was a great project for them to work on together, and they both really enjoyed it.  They are already discussing ways to improve their pulley system and once they have mastered that, what they are going to build next.  This is a fantastic project for family time, and it’s also a great educational tool. 

        

        The Maker Studio also comes in a Propeller set and a Winch set. If you’d like to know more about The Maker Studio or any of the great products from Think fun, you can do so here:  The Maker Studio sets are reasonably priced at $19.99 and I’m super thankful to Think Fun for giving my family the opportunity to test and review this product!  

ALL DONE!!!

Why Turmeric Curcumin with Bioperine should be part of your daily Supplements

I have to admit that up until recently remembering to take a daily vitamin was a struggle for me.  Then I went to the doctor for my yearly check up and she noticed that I had some severe vitamin deficiencies and I had to make the effort to add these vitamins to my daily routine to improve my health.

Once I was in the habit of taking daily vitamins I began to wonder what other supplements I could be taking to improve my health. Turmeric Curcumin is a supplement that kept coming up again and again, but I didn't even know what it was, much less what you took it for so I kind of brushed it off.  Well, I've suffered from psoriasis for most of my adult life and my mom recently mentioned she's been taking Turmeric Curcumin to help improve her psoriasis.  At about the same time I was offered the opportunity by Nature's Daily Care to review their Turmeric Curcumin.  Uhmm fate, anyone??

So I have added Turmeric Curcumin to my daily supplement routine for the past month, and I'm really impressed with the results!  Not only has it helped improve the appearance of my psoriasis on my elbows, but there are a million different benefits to taking this supplement.  I've had issues with join pain and inflammation for most of my adult life, and I've noticed subtle improvements with the use of the Turmeric.  I am hoping the longer I use Turmeric, the better and more noticeable the improvements will be.

Nature's Daily Cure Turmeric Curcumin is reasonably priced at $24.95 for a 120 count bottle. These have Bioperine in them, which is a must have in any Turmeric supplement as it helps the body absorb the supplement better.  These are also Suitable for Vegans, gluten free, GMO free, no fillers binders artificial ingredients, made in FDA and GMP approved facility. 

This can be purchased here: Turmeric Curcumin through Amazon.  I always recommend doing your research before purchasing any supplement, and always consult your doctor.  

Cool T-shirts for the Entire family!

 This post is kind of a continuation of my “what’s cool to a 9 year old” series….but this is definitely a “something for the whole family” post too!

                My daughter is absolutely obsessed with Five Night’s at Freddy’s (FNAF.  This is a game that’s hugely popular, so popular they are now coming out with a movie!  She has been dying to get a FNAF t-shirt and with school coming up I figured I could go ahead and get her one.  Of course you can’t just walk into any store and buy one of these shirts; they’re definitely a specialty shirt!

                I’ve found an absolutely uhhhh-mazing website to purchase not only her FNAF shirt, but so many cool shirts for the whole family.  So what is this amazing site?  www.publiciteez.com.  They have so many amazingly cool shirts I don’t even know where to start! Ok, I lied I guess let’s start with the FNAF shirt I bought my daughter.  She was so excited to get it she insisted on making a video so check out her awesomeness here:

                I was really impressed with the quality of the shirt too.  The shirt is a nice thick cotton fabric. It’s not super thin or flimsy.  There may be a little shrinkage, but that’s pretty common with cotton shirts like this so take that into consideration when ordering.  I was really impressed with the design.  Sometimes you get screen printed shirts like this and the screen printing isn’t always the best quality and the design only continues to deteriorate over time.  I didn’t notice any issues with the design on this shirt, and the colors are super bright and brilliant.  

Here are two of my favorite designs:

How cute are these???  They also have an Amazon store which you can find here:

Publiciteez Amazon Store

So definitely go check them out and get your family some super cool shirts for the new school year...or just because they are so freaking awesome!



I was given the opportunity to receive one of their shirts for reviewing and testing purposes.

What's trendy in the views of a 9 year old....

I'd like to think that at 32 I'm still pretty young...but then I talk to my 9 year old daughter and it is CLEAR I have no idea what's considered cool or trendy to kids these days! So, my daughter has been kind enough to share some of the "coolest" things in her world today and I'm going to pass that info on to help other hopelessly uncool parents, like myself over the course of my next few posts! 

My new favorite quick and easy meal- Red Baron Brick Oven Pizza!!

I'm a full-time working mom and let's face it, sometimes getting dinner on the table can be a struggle, even for the most prepared parent out there.  And sometimes you just want a quick and easy dinner. 

 I was given the opportunity to try the new brick oven pizza by Red Baron through BzzAgent and wow, am I glad I was!  Let's face it, what's quicker and easier than a frozen pizza???  The biggest struggle is getting my family all to agree on one brand.  I like a thick crust, my husband and daughter don't.  Red Baron's new brick oven pizza seems to have solved that problem for us.  My husband and daughter will actually eat the crust on this pizza, how awesome is that??

The new brick oven pizza comes in Pepperoni, Meat Trio, Cheese Trio, and Sausage Supreme.  Meat trio is mine and my husband's favorite, but my daughter prefers the Pepperoni.  The great thing about these pizza's is there's plenty of toppings on the pizza.

You can find out more about Red Baron's new brick oven pizza and all of their other wonderful products at their website www.redbaron.com

Firefly Chalkboard Labels- Perfect for organization and labeling!

I absolutely love organization and labeling and my new favorite “tool” is chalkboard labels!  I was given the opportunity to review the Firefly Chalkboard labels and I absolutely love them!

Firefly Chalkboard Labels

                These labels are so cute; they come in a pack of 60. There are four different designs, and you get 10 of the two smaller designs, and 20 each of the two larger designs. You can use chalk to write on the labels, but I personally prefer using chalkboard markers.    I’ve seen a lot of different chalkboard labels, but this is definitely a unique design. 

                 There are so many different uses for these labels.  I make homemade jam and jelly and these are perfect for labeling those jars.  I also like to use them to label leftovers and lunches, this definitely helps keep my refrigerator a little cleaner and more organized!

                  I've gotten different types of chalkboard labels and a lot of them claim to be re-usable, but once you remove them they never seem to stick quite the same.  I've been using these for a few weeks now, and I've been able to re-use them several times without losing their stickiness.

                I could go on and on about how great these labels are, but you can watch my video and see them in action for yourself.

                These can be purchased here:  Firefly Chalkboard Label  For $12.99, which is a great price for these labels!