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Badge Work with Pottery Cool

September 28, 2016 By Beth Leave a Comment

Badge Work with Pottery Cool

  Details about Pottery Cool ... This is real pottery that your kids can actually do themselves. Your child can create items they can actually use! Plus it’s easy to use and easy to clean up. You can find Pottery Cool at Walmart! Our Experience ... We are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: craft, Girl Scouts, kids, toy

Saying no to STEM Activities

October 21, 2015 By Beth Leave a Comment

Saying no to STEM Activities

In the past year, we have said no to several STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) related activities for our kids. Each time I said no, I felt a little guilty over it. I realize that my guilt comes from my love of STEM ... the pesky undergraduate degree in Computer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: kids, STEM

Triple Play for Building Healthy Habits

October 15, 2015 By Brian Leave a Comment

Triple Play for Building Healthy Habits

I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Boys & Girls Club of America. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. The Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA) is celebrating 10 years of its signature healthy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: active, Boys and Girls Club, family, fun, games, healthy, kids, lifestyle, play, triple play

Playtime with Sevi Magnetic Playsets

September 25, 2015 By Beth Leave a Comment

Playtime with Sevi Magnetic Playsets

We are excited to work with Sevi to review a toy. We received products in exchange for this review. About ... In toy year's Sevi is Europe’s oldest wooden toymaker -- 184 years! Their 2015 Collection of play sets offer a new direction in creative fun. And when kids slow … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: kids, review, toy

Packing Lunches to Fuel Their Adventures

September 1, 2015 By Brian Leave a Comment

Packing Lunches to Fuel Their Adventures

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FuelTheirAdventures #CollectiveBias Being a kid is tough these days! More and more is expected of them at school, homework is starting earlier and earlier, and activities … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: danimals, dannon, food, fuel, fuel their adventures, lunch, packing lunches, school

Make Ahead Brownie Sundaes

August 11, 2015 By Brian 1 Comment

Make Ahead Brownie Sundaes

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SunsOutSpoonsOut #CollectiveBias Have you ever just wanted a brownie sundae? Please, please tell me that I'm not the only one. Well, by freezing brownie bites and a scoop … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family, Simply Food Tagged With: blue bunny, food, fun, Ice Cream, kids, treat, Walmart

Making Tracks with Disney Pixar Cars

August 5, 2015 By Brian 2 Comments

Making Tracks with Disney Pixar Cars

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DisneyPixarCarsToGo #CollectiveBias This summer has been a busy one and our kids are just about ready for school to start back up again. Before they throw on those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: app, apps, Cars, Disney, family, fun, iPhone, kids, pixar, play, toys, toys r us

Elf on the Shelf: Day 23 Saying Good-bye

December 24, 2014 By Beth Leave a Comment

Elf on the Shelf: Day 23 Saying Good-bye

We have had almost daily comments about our stockings this year. We wait to put our stockings because of the fireplace. We actually use the fireplace so it is hard to have the stockings hang there. The kids want the stockings out though. So we let Kingston put up the stockings so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: Christmas, elf, Elf on the Shelf, family, kids, Kingston 2014, tradition

Elf on the Shelf: Day 22 Hammock-ing Aroung

December 23, 2014 By Beth Leave a Comment

Elf on the Shelf: Day 22 Hammock-ing Aroung

If only it was summer our dear Elf on the Shelf might take up sleeping Brian's hammock in the backyard. It is cold here lately so no one is enjoying that hammock right now. I added my red scarf and gloves to the screen with big snowflakes in the dining room. Apparently Kingston … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: Christmas, elf, Elf on the Shelf, family, kids, Kingston 2014, tradition

Elf on the Shelf: Day 21 Trying to Hide

December 22, 2014 By Beth Leave a Comment

Elf on the Shelf: Day 21 Trying to Hide

Sometimes we try get the elf to actually hide. Sometimes. You have to stand in a certain spot in the living room to see Kingston here. Don't fret, the kids found him in about a nano second. darn it. No wonder people give up on the hiding and do crazy stuff. No time to crazy stuff … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: Christmas, elf, Elf on the Shelf, family, kids, Kingston 2014, tradition

Elf on the Shelf: Day 20 Another Wiseman

December 21, 2014 By Beth Leave a Comment

Elf on the Shelf: Day 20 Another Wiseman

Brian wanted to give up and just be silly with the elf riding with a wise man. I think he is a choke hold. aye.   I thought he should give a gift with the three wise men. Sure it is a repeat gift of one of the wise men. Have you smelled pure frankincense essential … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: Christmas, elf, Elf on the Shelf, family, kids, Kingston 2014, tradition

Elf on the Shelf: Day 19 Coffee Break

December 20, 2014 By Beth Leave a Comment

Elf on the Shelf: Day 19 Coffee Break

Sometimes an elf just needs a coffee break. I think Kingston was hitting up the Keurig during the night. Actually, he wasn't. He forgot to move ... again. Nothing like running to move the elf as you hear the kids getting of bed upstairs. oops! So its more like we need the coffee … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: Christmas, elf, Elf on the Shelf, family, kids, Kingston 2014, tradition

Elf on the Shelf: Day 18 High Places

December 19, 2014 By Beth Leave a Comment

Elf on the Shelf: Day 18 High Places

Do you have random stuff in your house? Yeah. I have no idea where this flour sifter came from but there it is hanging over near the pantry (that we don't even use as a pantry ... don't start me on that!) We thought that maybe a high place would buy us more elf searching time! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: Christmas, elf, Elf on the Shelf, family, kids, Kingston 2014, tradition

Elf on the Shelf: Day 17 More Baking around here

December 18, 2014 By Beth Leave a Comment

Elf on the Shelf: Day 17 More Baking around here

We had more baking at our house the past few days. Kingston apparently felt like he was missing out on the kitchen action and relocated to the kitchen. This is after Brian jumped out of bed to move him. You know how you are all tucked in the covers and THEN remember to move the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: Christmas, elf, Elf on the Shelf, family, kids, Kingston 2014, tradition

Elf on the Shelf: Day 16 Elephants Big and Small

December 17, 2014 By Beth Leave a Comment

Elf on the Shelf: Day 16 Elephants Big and Small

Where I love the pandas, Brian loves the elephants. And where I confine my pandas to one shelf, the elephants invade our house. There are elephants everywhere. Some are stone, some are wood, some are cloth, some are painted, and well I give up. It would be like Bubba's shrimp … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: Christmas, elf, Elf on the Shelf, family, kids, Kingston 2014, tradition

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