Holiday Toys The Whole Family Will Love

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I love to find gifts that the whole family can enjoy.  These were not only fun for my nephews, but the whole family had a blast with them. We brought these out during Thanksgiving and we were running around for hours.

 

All Pro Passer

If you have a sports lover in the family then the All Pro Passer is a must have.  When this showed up I knew my nephew would go nuts for it. We all know how Texas boys take their football very seriously.  This was easy to set up and a blast to play with for the whole family.   I love that we can play with this alone or an a family.   TheAll Pro Passer is the perfect Holiday gift for the sports lover this year.

Spybots

 

OMG I never knew about Spybots before I got to review them and I love them.  My son loves spy toys and having cameras and other items set up.  The Spybots was easy to set up and now he has a bot friend to help him secure his room.  Intruders beware! T.R.I.P.’s invisible motion sensors provide 24/7 room security! Power up T.R.I.P. and he projects his security logo on the wall, warning trespassers that the area is under the protection of Spybots! Trip the invisible beam and trigger a screeching alarm and flashing lights. T.R.I.P. will even chase down the trespasser!

Super Wubble 2-pack

 

When we opened these I knew the boys were going to love them. We got them to review so i got to surprise them. Each boy got their very own ball. One boy just wanted to make is as big as possible and the other has taken it everywhere including the park and on walks. They also made a great chair for the boys. They are truly strong and easy to blow up. We loved them The Wubble balls were fun for the whole family and they are still in perfect condition.

 

 

Financial resources that can help you become more fiscally stable

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You know its funny, I read a lot of these and they are like hey stop buying $5 coffee.  Hey put 1/2 your paycheck into savings. I laugh first of all If I could put half my paycheck into savings I think I am already doing pretty good, but mama needs food this month.   If I am buying $5 coffee it is most likely the only extra I am getting this week, leave my coffee alone.  There are a ton of financial resources out there for people you just have to find the ones that are really there to help you and not make your life harder. learn more here 

When it comes to financial stability we all know the little things we should do to try and save a little,  Don’t eat out a lot,  stop going shopping, etc, etc.   But what happens to us that are already doing these things and we are still living pay check to pay check. A lot of us are working and trying but it is just not enough these days.  I of course would love to have a stash of money for emergency so if my car breaks down I could just pay for it.  This is not always the case sometimes we have to pull out the credit card and pay to have it fixed.

Now we are in even more debt racking up late payments or interest, because if we could have paid it all of in the beginning then we would have never used the credit card in the first place.  That is where getting the right financial resources come in.  They can help you consolidate debt , get your interest payments down and so much more.  These are people who are there to help you not put you in more debt.

One of the biggest things for me was combining my debt.  When you are paying interest to a bunch of different people, juts the interest can add up quickly.  Then you are just paying the interest and the principal never gets paid down.  You will owe this money forever,.  If you can get it all combines then you can use the extra you are saving to pay down the principal and finally crawl out of the hole you are stuck in.  Once you are our of the hole it will be a lot easier to stay out of it and hopefully be one of the people who does have a little saved for when stuff comes up.

When you are ready to get started on a new financially more stable life, The first steps in doing any of this is calling the people who know how to do it and do it right.  They can help get you started right away and hopefully you will be saving and getting a little more stable every month.

How Can You Teach Your Kids To Be Responsible

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Kitchen sink piled with dirty dishes, beds undressed, a pair of dirty socks on the floor, trash left in the bin, kids shouting over a video game or enjoying a movie – that’s not a sight any loving parent wants to come home to. Unfortunately, responsibility doesn’t happen naturally. Parents need to teach and coach their kids until they learn this habit that’ll stay with them for the rest of their lives. But how do you do this? Here are some practical ways to teach responsibility to your kids.

 

Show the way

In most cases, the best way to teach your kids anything is by leading by example. Children pick up the habits their parents display and learn from them. That means, if you leave your room unkempt, don’t clean up after eating, etc., you’re indirectly training your little one to be irresponsible by showing them it’s okay to leave things lying around unattended. 

 

Put them tasks to be responsible for

Many people have suggested that one effective way to make your child more responsible is by allowing them to exercise responsible behavior. In most cases, the first place to start is by giving them basic tasks at home like cleaning dishes, taking out the trash, etc. Pets can also teach children valuable lessons like responsibility. So, when your child excels with the basic home chores, you can take things a notch higher by giving them a pet to take care of. However, you need to ensure that you’re ready to take care of a dog by getting the food and any other thing they need. Thankfully, you can find the best dog food at Walmart and other popular grocery stores. 

 

Enforce accountability

Setting chores for your kids or giving them responsibilities at home is not enough in most cases to make them responsible. You need to hold them accountable if they fail to meet those responsibilities. For example, if you walk into your kitchen and find that the dishes have been left unattended, the last thing you want to do is clean them yourself, as that will only encourage your child to leave them unattended. Enforcing accountability, in this case, means following through with the consequences you had set for failing to clean the dishes. 

 

Make chores fun and avoid making threats

Even adults enjoy tasks that are more fun and social; how much more the little ones? One way to encourage your child to be more responsible, especially regarding home chores, is to make them as fun as possible. For example, if your kid loves spending time with you, they’ll hardly consider folding the laundry a chore when they’re hearing you tell them a story and working with them. You might also want to avoid making threats. It’s essential to set the rules and ensure that your little ones understand the consequences of breaking them. But constantly threatening them might do more harm than good. 

 

Being responsible will prepare your little one for life. Hopefully, you’ll follow these tips for the best results. 

Giveaway: America’s Test Kitchen Perfect Cookie Cookbook

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It’s cookie season and this cookbook is so awesome! It has so many great cookie recipes and techniques. Whether you want drop cookies, roll cookies, brownies, blondies, bar cookies or fancy cookies, this book has you covered.

 

America’s Test Kitchen has years of experience making the very best cookies; in The Perfect Cookie, they’ve collected all of that knowledge in one place for the definitive guide to cookie baking. This comprehensive anthology includes kitchen-tested, never-fail recipes for cookie jar classics, in addition to recipes for rich and chewy brownies, fruit-and-crumble-topped bars, quick no-bake confections, holiday favorites, and even candies like truffles and caramels; they’re all included in a gorgeous package, with a full-page photo showing off every recipe. And, as only the test kitchen can, there are tips and tricks throughout the chapters, as well as an introductory section to get you started with insight on everything from what makes a cookie chewy versus crispy to what baking sheet you should buy so that your cookies bake evenly every time. The result? The perfect cookie.

 

 

 

 

America’s Test Kitchen included recipes for better-than-the-rest essentials like chocolate chip cookies; crowd-pleasers like cream cheese brownies; our takes on your favorites like chocolate sandwich cookies with cream filling and white chocolate raspberry bars; cookies with a touch of elegance like baci di Dama and honey-soaked baklava; Christmas cookies from gingerbread people to eggnog snickerdoodles; and cookies you thought you could get only at bakeries like anise-flavored, sprinkle-topped angeletti and cakey madeleines.

 

  • 250+ Foolproof, Kitchen-Tested Recipes
  • Core Cookie-Baking Techniques
  • Proper Equipment and Tools Needed
  • Flour, Butter, Sugar, Eggs: The Cookie Building Blocks
  • Storing, Shipping, and Sharing Cookies
  • And more

Each chapter highlights a certain style of cookie: drop; slice-and-bake; rolled, shaped, and pressed; sandwich; brownies and blondies; bars; gluten-free; and no-bake; plus, a chapter of Christmas cookies. The cookies in a given chapter all draw on similar techniques, so the skills you learn when baking one are transferable to another. Those techniques are reinforced in informative All About spreads, which include illustrated secrets to success. You’ll never need to refer to another cookie cookbook again.

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448 pages, hardcover, four-color throughout
 
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All entries will be verified—only one entrant per mailing address per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win it again. Any person who has won an award (or whose household has won a prize) in any promotion sponsored by the Sponsor in the thirty (30) days before this contest start date is not eligible to win a prize in this contest. Entrants who have created social accounts purely to enter Competitions or Sweepstakes will not be eligible to win. All social accounts used must be public. The winner will be chosen randomly through Rafflecopter and contacted via email. A reply to the winning email is required within 48 hours before a new winner is chosen. Void where prohibited by law. One person entering per household, please. Chatty Patty’s Place, The Review Wire and Tabbys Pantry are not responsible for the shipment of the prize. This giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST on 12.10.21

 

How Do You Make Your Business Memorable?

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There are many elements that contribute to the eventual success or failure of a business, including the strength of the idea, market research, staffing, and so forth. One of the more important yet often overlooked elements is making sure that the business is memorable. There’s no shortage of businesses out there, and it’s normal that consumers become a little fatigued with all the ads they see. As such, if you’re going to stand out from the crowd, you need to ensure that your business is memorable. 

 

But how can you do this? In this blog, we’ll look at a few tried and tested methods. 

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What’s Your Story?

 

You’ll do many things that all the other companies do. But there are some things that are truly just your own. Take your story, for example. That’s something that no other company has. So make sure that you’re making the most of it. You’ll have been on a long journey that eventually led to you having your own business. Make sure everyone knows what it is! This is one of the advantages that smaller companies have over big corporations. A thorough “about us” page will allow people to get to know your business on a deeper level.

 

Memorable Advertisements

 

Your marketing will be key to your success. If it’s on point, then your business will thrive. If it’s not, then it’ll be an uphill battle. One problem that many companies have is that they play things too safe and predictable. And in a crowded market, that ultimately means that everyone forgets who they are. As such, there’s a lot of value in making your advertising stand out. If you’re looking for some inspiration, take a look at the work of Vince Offer. He made his advertisements stand out, and a lot of success came his way because of it. 

 

Next Level Customer Service

 

A company can present itself as memorable, but if they’re not backing up their claims with excellent customer service, then they’ll soon be forgotten. Or they’ll be memorable for all the wrong reasons. Customer service can be one of the strongest assets that you have. It’s all about going above and beyond to ensure that each and every customer is completely happy with your company. Most companies do the basics. If you can take things to another level, then people will remember you — and likely tell their friends, too.

 

Quality Products

 

People remember products, not companies. So more than anything, make sure that you’re offering the best of the best when it comes to your products and services. If they’re as watertight as can be, then people will always think fondly of your business. 

 

Do Things Different

 

Finally, look at doing things a little differently. There are some rules of business that you’ll need to follow, but also, you’ll have a lot of freedom to do things your own way, too. So play around. If you can add some personality to your business, then people will remember who you are! 

A Beautiful Workplace 

 

If you have a marvelous working environment, then you’re going to make people remember you right away – for all the positive reasons, of course. If everything is looking a little shaky, you’ll be remembered for some pretty wrong reasons. You have to make sure that you have a lovely workplace in terms of the safety aspects, too. One slight error and guests could be on the phone to the likes of Dennis Hernandez or other injury lawyers. Make sure they are pleased with what they see and with the experiences they have.

 

Love Cube Giveaway

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We are excited to bring you this giveaway for a LoveCube! This makes a great gift all year long. The winner will be provided a one-time use code to create their very own LoveCube!

 

THe LoveCube is in our Last Minute Gifts section!  Check out LoveCube and all the other last-minute gifts.

This is such a cute gift for a loved one on your list.

Enter via the Rafflecopter below.

 

 

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Organizing My Life With Luxear

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As anyone in my life can tell you I am anything but organized in most of my life.  I have piles everywhere.  I of course know where every item is and where in the pile, but this drives my family nut’s.  The one place I can give you advice about is the kitchen.

While everywhere else in my house is cluttered, my kitchen al always clean and always organized.  I love to cook so I have it set up and always in shape.  Working in kitchens for years has set it in my head always clean the kitchen and always rotate.  The rotate has always been a issue for me at home.  I have little pieces of tape on items telling me the date so I know what is the oldest, and I can always use the old first.  I LOVE that the top of these containers has a 30 day date.  I can mark right on the top no tape needed when I put the items in the containers and always be organized and rotated in the cabinets and fridge.

The Luxear Date Reminder Food Storage Containers Set comes with 5 different sized.  I love to store my dry goods in these.  It makes it easy when I am cooking to see right through the side what I am grabbing and the top makes it easy to make sure I use the oldest first.

As a side note this is a great gift for the holidays you can split the set up and fill with your favorite cookies you made.  Add a bow and they get some great home cooked goodies and a nice container for their pantry after.

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  • 🍬[SEE THROUGH & STACKABLE] – The clear design of these food storage containers is convenient for you to see what is inside just at a glance. What’s more, these storage containers for pantry also have a stackable and modular design, which will save you a ton of space in your pantry fridge, freezer, or cabinets for better kitchen organization.
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Giveaway: PlayMonster Science4you Coding Lab Kit to Celebrate #CSEdWeek with Science4you

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It happens only once a year, but it’s inspiring kids across the country! 

From December 6 to 12, PlayMonster wants to help you celebrate Computer Science Education week by showing off your coding skills! 

 

 

Here are a few reasons why coding is a great skill for your kids to learn: 

  • Promotes logical and computational thinking
  • Kids coding develops problem-solving abilities
  • Kids learn to anticipate and avoid problems
  • Promotes structural and algorithmic thinking
  • Coding preps kids for technology-driven future 

 

 

 

Using the PlayMonster Science4you Coding Lab kit (for Ages 6+), discover the fundamentals of coding through play and creative activities! 

Let’s celebrate #CSEdWeek and support #Science4Everyone, together!

Science4you Hands-On Science Kits Engage Kids in a FUN and Educational Way!

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Science4you combines fun and education to foster curiosity and experimentation! Each kit comes with a 36-page instructional booklet that’s jam-packed with easy-to-do experiments, engaging activities, and fun facts to highlight key areas for learning. Children enjoy these fun experiments and come away with a positive learning experience!

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Learning that encompasses the five basic STEAM principles is key. Each kit explores several of these ideas with experiments, activities and much more. Children learn all about:

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Learning about the world around them and the part they play is a key concept for children to grasp on their way to becoming global citizens. Science4you Eco Science kits demonstrate the importance of ecology in a fun and engaging way, and shows kids how they can do their part to help the environment around them both in their own backyards as well as the world around them.

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Each Science4you kit is appropriately aged to make sure your child gets the most from these fun and engaging science sets! Exploring and introducing basic scientific concepts in a fun and accessible way is key for ages 4 and up, while more advanced concepts and activities are highlighted for ages 6, 8 and up. When kids have fun while learning, they’re more apt to want more! Each kit stimulates and engages the brain with appropriately aged and fun activities and experiments that encourage kids to explore the many worlds of science through color, building, growing, and exploring!

 

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How To Compile The Perfect Baby Registry

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Creating a baby registry is a lovely idea. It makes it easier for your friends and relatives to understand what you need for the kid, and it helps you avoid purchasing too many duplicates. It’s an excellent method to make things easier for your friends and family members while also assisting them in selecting the most important baby items that they know you’ll appreciate and need for them.

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A baby registry is essentially a list of items accessible at a single store or group of stores. Like a bridal registry, a baby registry allows you to compile a list of goods that you would want to receive as gifts for your child. The list is updated as products are purchased and marked off, ensuring no accidental duplicates are purchased. Once upon a time, this list was kept at a single business, and you added items to it by visiting the store and writing down what you liked on a list; later, stores began employing scanners to keep track of their customers. Nowadays, creating an online registry is the most convenient option.

 

Set Up Your Account

 

First, you need to choose the correct store account for you to set up your baby registry. Many of the bigger department stores have an option to create a registry that you can then share.

 

However, nothing stops you from making more than one registry to give people more choice to purchase from or accommodate a range of budgets. If an online store doesn’t have a registry, chances are they will have a wishlist feature you can add to and then share this list with others by importing it to an app on your phone, Google Docs, etc. For Your Little One has a great range of baby products you can add to such lists.

 

Add Your Items

 

Following the completion of your baby registry setup, you may begin adding products to your registry list, so take pleasure in conducting your research and selecting the goods you believe you will need at this point in the process.

 

How Many Items Should You Add?

 

It is best not to get too hung up on how many items are in your baby registry. You should add what you feel applies to your circumstances.

 

However, the more options you have on your list, the more choices people have to purchase. Don’t forget to include items of different values to not price some people out of the gifting options available.

 

Should I Add Big Items?

 

You can include anything you feel you need to on your registry; this includes strollers, cribs, cots, etc. Some people have family members who will want to give them more expensive and elaborate gifts, and including these on your registry allows them to see exactly what it is that you want.

 

Anything Else?

 

Try to make sure you are only adding items you feel will value you and fit into your lifestyle. Look at your life and how you will navigate the world with your new arrival and choose items that will fit in nicely with this, not just pick items for the sake of adding them to a list.

 

How to Create a Healthy Lifestyle to Increase Energy

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Many people find the energy they need to get through their day from unhealthy sources, such as caffeine and sugar. This is not sustainable for many reasons, including that it will make them feel tired later in the day. We’ll discuss some tips on creating a healthier lifestyle to increase your energy levels in this post!

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#1 Exercise regularly 

 

Regular exercise is one of the best ways to increase your energy. Many people find that they have more power after completing a workout because it releases endorphins in the brain, giving you an instant boost! If you’re having trouble finding time for regular activities, try waking up earlier and doing some exercises before work or packing them into your lunch break so that you can take care of yourself even when things get busy. For those just starting with exercise, consider taking small steps like walking on your lunch break instead of sitting at your desk during this time. Even if this doesn’t seem like much now, making these types of changes will pay off big over time as you build more habits!

 

#2 Eat healthy nutritious food daily 

 

Another way to increase your energy levels is by eating more nutritious food to help you be more energetic. Try making a few changes in this department, such as adding protein-rich foods into the mix like eggs or nuts, which are great healthy options for breakfast if they aren’t already part of your morning routine! If you need some ideas on how to start being healthier with your diet, consider checking out free recipe books at local libraries or bookstores so that you can try something new each day without spending money. Of course, this doesn’t mean you’ll never be able to eat anything nice again, don’t overdo it, so when you need to know how to make brownies, check out this post, and remember your run.

#3 Practice healthy sleeping habits 

 

Believe it or not, the amount of sleep you get each night can affect your energy levels. If you’re constantly feeling tired, this could be a sign that you aren’t sleeping enough and need to work on getting more rest! For some people, this might mean going to bed early so they have time to unwind before falling asleep, while others may find it helpful to take short naps during the day if their schedule allows for it. Regardless of what works best for your body and lifestyle, remember that good nutrition and regular exercise are essential in helping with healthy sleeping habits. When we eat poorly or don’t work out regularly, our bodies compensate by needing more sleep than usual.

#4 Meditate to calm your brain and body 

 

If you feel like your energy levels are dropping, and nothing seems to help, consider practising meditation as a way to increase both mental and physical relaxation. Once you get comfortable with this process, it can be done anywhere anytime so that even if things get busy at work or home, there’s always time for a few minutes of meditation! For example, some people find that meditating in the morning helps them wake up more fully throughout their day because they start out feeling relaxed. Others prefer doing it before bedtime since it will comfort them enough to fall asleep easier. To begin using meditation as a tool to increase your energy, try setting aside five minutes each day for quiet reflection without any distractions such as screens or other noises which could cause stress instead.

 

There are many ways to increase your energy levels by making a few changes in how you live. If one of these methods doesn’t work for you, try another since everyone is different, and therefore, what works well for someone else might not have the same effect on your body!