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Kids not coping with sleeptime? The #BedTimeBattle has an ally with Elo Pillow #ad

That book. You know the expletive laced book that expresses the feelings when parents, at the end of their leash, internally scream, GO TO BED. It’s something that all parents might experience at some point. Some parents deal with children that won’t stay in bed on a nightly basis. Some just need the occasional gentle push to their children. The Elo Pillow is ready to be added to your arsenal in the #BedTimeBattle. It’s a pillow that tells stories to children when their head’s are on the pillow.

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Animal Tales by Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke-it’s all ages music you want to hear

Children’s music can send shudders up the spine of people. It’s too sleepy, dopey, boring or just too much childlike to interest the children, much less the adults who are driving the car. I am a children’s music novice, but I’m learning that there is some fabulous music out there for children and the adults who will be around them when said music is on. Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke is a great example of children’s music that kids will want to listen to and that adults will (really) enjoy listening to as well.

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Mega Bloks #FirstBuilders Fast Tracks Raceway #giveaway and review

Children love to build. It could be stacking things that make no reason, traditional blocks or building toys, they’ll build something. For young children First Builders™ Fast Tracks™ Raceway (pardon the pun) builds on that by allowing kids to build and race cars. This is a big block set that is perfectly suited for children 1-5.

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You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang is what a (children’s) book should be

Every children’s book has the inert potential to be awesome. Some of them are great, some good, fewer are OK and a couple are just bad. The rarest of all children’s books in our house is the book that hooks us immediately and can be re-read without any effort at all. The Great Lollipop Caper was the last children’s book that caught our attention to the same degree that You Are (Not) Small did. It’s simple, has big, cute pictures and lets the white space between the images and words tell as much of the story as the written ones themselves.

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Our Halloween costume and party trends for 2014 from Buy Costumes #ad

Oh, suddenly it’s the middle of September and you’re starting to think about Halloween? Time goes by quickly, but this time of year seems it seems to be on treadmill for us. So, Halloween is just over a month away and you’re noodling some costume ideas…we’ve created some tips and trends for kids, adults and your parties from Buy Costumes.

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Join Cinnamon Toast Crunch celebrate 30 years and win cool stuff

Time is a merciless foe and a constant reminder of bad hairstyles, questionable clothing choices and music that you can’t believe you once loved. Some of those things that celebrate anniversaries are great and timeless- unlike those epaulets from the 80s. This year marks the 30^th anniversary of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and to celebrate they’re doing all sorts of fun things, giving away lots of stuff, having a #Cinnablast and ending with a big ole birthday brunch in Austin, Texas.

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Sabor! from Whistlefritz continue to be Spanish language that our kids love

“Play the singing one!” is a rallying cry I hear from the back seat at least once a day. “The singing one” is what our oldest son calls the recent Spanish language CD, Sabor! by Whistlefritz. Whenever I feign ignorance of the CD he is quick to prompt me by saying, ‘you know the one with the panda and mouse on it’. It’s good when your toddler is so specific, isn’t it? We’re big fans of Whistlefritz and the way they present foreign languages. The songs are kid-catchy, have lots of choruses that repeat and all of the vocabulary is in the liner notes.

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Life lessons from the doughnut isle at Publix

I’ve learned that brothers manipulate each other like they are in sales. If one of them wants something all they have to do is feign not being interested in it and the other one will back off. This rule holds true unless it’s something that has an attraction so undeniably strong that neither one can fake it. Enter the doughnuts. Sometimes I let the kids get a bag of powdered doughnuts. It was on one such occasion that I was reminded of some life lessons that parents might forget.

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