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Giving gifts to tween girls on Valentine’s Day has become a tradition for some families, including mine. We like to express to our daughter that she’s special to us with a gift or two. Of course, gifts aren’t the only way that we express our feelings, but it’s a lot of fun to see her [...]
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Mythbusters Science Kits and Elmer’s make a science fair project fun! I’ll be reviewing the Mythbusters Weird World of Water and Elmer’s science science fair products and providing a giveaway for my readers. The Mythbusters Weird World of Water is for children ages 9 and up, but with an adult’s help younger children can take [...]
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At our second stop during the Crayola Pop Art Pixies VIP in NYC event, we celebrated Tatum and had a tea party at Magnolia Bakery! I shared some special photos of that day, but seeing it in a video is even better: We did have to wait until after lunch to create and eat our [...]
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Back in November my daughter and I were invited by Crayola to visit NYC and learn about the Pop Art Pixies. The event was called, The VIP NYC Premier Party Weekend. We had a group of videographers with us and now the videos are up on You Tube. Here’s the one about our first day [...]
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Cephia is at again with their new Zhu Zhu Puppies. They have another hit on their hands! I was sent 2 puppies, an outfit and a play set to try out. I surprised my friend’s daughters with the all of the toys at their house and we had a mini Zhu Zhu Puppies party! It [...]
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Our second day of the Crayola Pop Art Pixies VIP NYC event was full of surprises. We knew we’d hitting some New York hot spots, but didn’t know which ones. We woke up early and headed down for a hot breakfast. It was so nice to see everyone again and you could feel the excitement [...]
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Crayola treated my tween daughter, Sammi, and me to the most amazing VIP Pop Art Pixies event in NYC on November 19 – November 21. We’re big fans of Crayola already and huge fans of travel, especially to New York City, so it was easy to say yes when were asked to attend! And let [...]
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Happy Halloween from the Brain Foggles family! We gave more candy out this year than in a long time. And although we didn’t decorate the house much, we really went all out on Sammi’s costume. It’s not that it was expensive, but it looked amazing (even if I have to brag about it). Sammi’s 11 [...]
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My daughter had to get used to a lot of new things in middle school including carrying around a heavy backpack because there’s no lockers. Well let’s rephrase that. There are lockers but the students are not allowed to use them, maybe. Parents have complained that with all of the supplies the students have to [...]
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Sending notes in school used be against the rules, but with Mini Locker Notes, your tween can send them in style and without getting detention! Small notecards and envelopes held in a tri-fold case with snap, your tween girl can ask a question of a friend or set up an after school get together while [...]
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Somehow tweens and losing things go hand in hand. Small things like keys, medium size things like pillows, big things like bicycles. Yes, it’s all happened to us. So when Sammi went back to school I wanted to be sure that all of her supplies, books and personal belongings had an identifying mark on them. [...]
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Wondering why Motorola TalkABout Two-Way radios are good for back to school? If your school doesn’t allow cell phones or your tween is too young for them, Motorola TalkABouts work well for after school events or for parents to keep in touch with their tweens during pick up time. Motorola TalkABout MC220R radios have: Up [...]
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