This is a sponsored post Last summer when we spent an amazing two weeks in Turkey and Rome, we knew exactly who was coming and going thanks to our smart video doorbell. Built-in motion sensors detected activity on our property and triggered instant mobile alerts sent to my phone while we were stopped at seaside…
The Importance of Unplugging and Being Present to Make Moments Count #BringingUpBates
This is a sponsored post “How was the concert?” my friend, Thien-Kim of I’m Not the Nanny messaged me when I returned home from last night’s end of the year instrumental music and band concert. “It was your typical elementary school band and orchestra concert!” I replied. “The kids were great but there were way too many parents…
9 Reasons to Visit Hersheypark
This is a sponsored post It’s no secret that my 9 year old, Thomas, loves amusement parks. He’s a thrill seeker who loves a good adrenaline rush and has never met a roller coaster that has intimidated him. So when Pepsi asked if we might be free to join them at HersheyPark for Memorial Day…
6 Reasons to Use Audible to Keep Kids Reading All Summer
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Audible As another busy school year winds down and we look towards pool time, vacations, camps, and unstructured time that are synonymous with summer, this is also the time of the year that we begin worry about the loss of skills that our kids…
How Tech Savvy Families Can Connect Through Samsung’s Family Hub Refrigerator
I have been shopping for a new refrigerator for quite awhile now and despite looking at many over the past couple years, none have been quite right until I met Samsung’s Family Hub Refrigerator with Touchscreen at CES. I ogled this beauty at the press conference when it was rolled on to the screen and…
7 Reasons to Love the New Scribble Press Deluxe Creative Writing & Storytelling App for Ages 6-8 (w giveaway)
This post is sponsored by Fingerprint Creative kids who love stories and have already experienced Scribble by Fingerprint will love the new Scribble Press Deluxe, a new version of a popular app that has helped kids write over three million books since it was launched three years ago. Having reviewed Scribble Press last fall (Scribble…
14 Tips for a Walt Disney World Trip with Tweens and Teens
There’s no doubt that Walt Disney World is a magical fantasy land where proud little girls in updos twirl in their finest princess attire and boys wait patiently in line to channel The Force in their battle against Darth Vader or Kylo Ren but if you’re wondering if you Disney is still a cool place…
Highlights Every Day Provides Engaging Learning & Favorite Content Through New App (w giveaway)
This is a sponsored post I’ve always said that not all screen time is the same. There’s a big difference between passive screen time where content is being consumed compared to interactive screen time that requires kids to interact with quality educational content. With kids’ screen time averaging more than four hours a day, parents…
6 Things MTV’s Catfish Teaches Us About Being Authentic Online #AuthenticME
This post is sponsored by Domain.ME When we talk about being authentic online, the individuals duping others into believing they’re people they not on MTV’s Catfish are anything but. catfish [kat-fish] verb: To pretend to be someone you’re not online by posting false information, such as someone else’s pictures, on social media sites usually with the…
5 Reasons Your Tween Will Love Rick Riordan’s The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle
Dubbed “Storyteller of the Gods” by Publishers Weekly, The Hidden Oracle is Rick Riordan’s latest book inspired by Greek mythology. Tweens who have already devoured Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Heroes of Olympus will enjoy The Hidden Oracle, the first book in the The Trials of Apollo series. About The Trials of Apollo After angering his father…
