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As the world changes to incorporate more and more technology into our lives, STEM toys have become increasingly popular. Learning about how things work is an important life skill and can also be a lot of fun. Kids are naturally curious beings who love to know the whats, the wheres,…

What are fractured fairy tales, you might ask? First, they are not broken. It’s just the opposite. They are familiar fairy tales that we all know and love that have been rewritten into a fairy tale parody of sorts by adding humor, satire, and/or unexpected twists. We are all familiar with…

Children are natural knowledge seekers. They want to know all they can about the world around them, and nothing proves their thirst for knowledge more than the toddler years when they’re always asking, “Why?” about everything. Their curiosity doesn’t change as they get older even if they no longer ask…

Can you believe that Christmas is less than two weeks away? I know we all say this every year, but between selling our house and making another cross-country move, 2018 has been such a crazy year for us and it flew right by. Now, like so many of you, I…

It’s that time. You are getting everything ready for your new arrival, and your baby shower is just around the corner. You may expect that after your shower you will finally have all of the baby necessities you’ll need to take care of your new little one. But will you?…

I can’t believe that it will be December tomorrow. I know we all say this every year, but seriously, where did this year go? It was just summer and now I’m getting ready for Christmas! I have made a lot of progress and just have my husband left to buy…

The thing about family board games is that not many of them are truly for the entire family. If you have younger children you are either playing games that are at their level, or you wait until the little one goes to bed to play something a bit more grown-up.…

Ahh, fairy tales. The tried and true stories of our youth, and the youth before us, and the youth before that. Usually, very little changes with fairy tales . . . until it does. Over the past few years, new life has been breathed into these time-tested stories that we…

Seriously, don’t! I am an avid online shopper because of the number of coupon codes that are available. Many of which aren’t also available in store. If I can get the same item for 15% to 50% cheaper or more online than I can in my local location, why not shop…

There is no denying it anymore; the holidays are right around the corner once again. So many people go into debt for the holidays, but I’m not into playing that game. I prefer to shop smarter and have found that I save a lot of money with online shopping and…