Archive for July, 2008
Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s Blog Blast, courtesy of Hasbro and their Hot Summer Toy Event! Without further ado, please congratulate our lucky runner-up prize winners:
Marketing Mommy - Adopting Internationally, Cabbage Patch Style
A Girl and Her Life - Cabbage Patch Beat Downs
Amelia Sprout - I Named the Baby Doll Hazel
Chefdruck Musings [...]
July 31st, 2008 | Posted in Blog Blasts | No Comments
Even if you haven’t been reading all of our PBN bloggers’ reviews of the Savvy Source website, the Savvy Quiz, and the LeapFrog Tag Reader - and you really should, because these reviews are outstanding! - I’m certain you’ve heard about the Savvy Source by now. This website is taking the parenting blogosphere by [...]
July 30th, 2008 | Posted in Books, Electronics, Internet Services, Kids, Pre-school, Toys | No Comments
We parents already know that kids are naturally curious. Why else would they ask “Why?” so often? But they’re also naturally sympathetic to those in need, especially other kids. No matter how young they may be, they want to make a difference. And no matter how small that difference may be, they feel good about [...]
July 29th, 2008 | Posted in Blog Blasts | No Comments
Believe it or not, August is just around the corner. And we all know what happens in August: Yes, Back-to-School Shopping! Typically the most excitement goes into the label on the jeans or the pattern on the T-shirt, but what is under all that is just as important, if not more.
Without the proper undergarments, the [...]
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Clothing, Elementary School, Kids, Pre-school | No Comments
Did your parents ever line up outside the toy store, waiting for it to open so that they could snag that sought-after toy you just had to have? How about you - did you ever camp out just to get your mitts on the toy that your kid (and every other kid out there) couldn’t [...]
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Blog Blasts | 3 Comments
We’ll be updating this blog with recaps from BlogHer 2008 along with our Blog Blast with Hasbro (did you see the prizes!) this coming weekend, but while Julie and I recover from lack of sleep and jet lag, we wanted to announce the lucky winners of our Super Duper Goody Bag Giveaway.
Congrats to:
Heather Flett, from [...]
July 21st, 2008 | Posted in Giveaways | 2 Comments
Did your parents ever line up outside the toy store, waiting for it to open so that they could snag that sought-after toy you just had to have? How about you - did you ever camp out just to get your mitts on the toy that your kid (and every other kid out there) [...]
July 18th, 2008 | Posted in Blog Blasts | 4 Comments
If you’re attending the BlogHer Conference this weekend, we’ve got an extra special incentive for you to track us down (believe me, it won’t be hard to find us thanks to Kristen’s ever growing belly and Julie’s cute son Oliver slung over her shoulder), other than learning more about the fantastic bloggers of our network [...]
July 16th, 2008 | Posted in Giveaways | No Comments
Our first eight bloggers loved tiny*prints. Not surprisingly, our final five reviewers did as well. Just like last time, our bloggers professed their love in straightforward terms: “I love Tiny*Prints cards. It really is as simple as that. I love them. These contemporary and stylish personalized cards are simple to make, simple to order, and [...]
July 16th, 2008 | Posted in Blog Blasts, Household, Kids | No Comments
If you’ve spent any time at all reading parenting blogs lately, you’ve no doubt heard about The Savvy Source and their new Being Savvy city editors. From Boston to Berkeley (and a few dozen cities in between, with more coming soon), local moms and dads post daily about the ins and outs of their [...]
July 7th, 2008 | Posted in Books, Electronics, Internet Services, Kids, Pre-school, Toys | 1 Comment