LiLiKiKs: Sportswear for our active girls

My daughter is very active, so I generally dress her (actually, she dresses herself) in comfortable clothes that she can move around freely in.  I’m planning on getting her involved in some activities, something like gymnastics or soccer in the coming months.  Something where she can burn off some of that crazy amount of energy [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 0 comments Date: 4 Jul 2010 More: Read more
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MobiGo Touch Learning System by Vtech

Congratulations to our winner, commenter #125, Eileen! What you see pictured above is MobiGo, the brand new hand held touch learning system from VTech.  I was sent a MobiGo to check out and talk about here at ParentSphere.  What you read below is completely my opinion. There is a July 2010 release date for MobiGo [...]

Those baby blues need Baby Banz

Congratulations to our winner, commenter number 37, Allyson! So many people comment on my 10 month old’s stunning blue eyes, so, I feel the need to protect those baby blues while we’re spending our days outdoors, underneath the hot, glaring sun. I know how bad that beautiful sun can be for our skin and eyes, [...]

Infant Swimming Resource

We are in the midst of Water Safety Month and the official 2010 swimming season is right around the corner, so I feel that this is a very important topic to cover. I just found out about Infant Swimming Resource.  I watched this video and my chest tightened as my eyes welled up with tears.  [...]

Diggity Kids: Kids can travel in comfort

One of the main things on my mind as we prepare for our trips in and out of the country this summer is “How can I make sure my kids are comfortable?“  Because, an uncomfortable kid is a whiny kid and we don’t want whiny kids to spoil a good time.  Ouch, did I just [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 0 comments Date: 10 May 2010 More: Read more
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National Geographic Kids Almanac 2010

National Geographic is a name that I’ve known and trusted since I was kid. We always turned to our National Geographic magazines for school projects. I have done much research and have cut out many animals from these publications.  It was always so cool to me to have access to information about other places, people [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 62 comments Date: 20 Feb 2010 More: Read more
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Silver Dolphin Books

An exceptional publisher of entertaining and educational books for kids through young adults and beyond is Silver Dolphin Books. Their list of titles, including the above: Safari Animals, Five Little Ducks! and Model Masters: Dragons, have something to offer many age ranges.  My 3 year old loves the safari animals and scenery that we assembled [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 0 comments Date: 5 Mar 2009 More: Read more
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VTech V-Motion

UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR V-MOTION WINNER! *Sarah (#206) Our winner has been notified via email We’ve been playing around with the V-Motion for several months and have lovingly deemed it our “Vii” or “Wii for kids”.  This educational gaming system is geared toward the 3-7 year old age range.  Our three year old easily grasps [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 381 comments Date: 1 Dec 2008 More: Read more
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Publications International Kids Books

UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PI KIDS BOOKS WINNER! *Cristie Our winner has been notified via email We have a good dozen or so Publications International Electronic Books lying around our house.  Wait, I take that back.  They are all in our daughter’s bedroom and she reads them in the morning when she wakes up.  She’s [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 203 comments Date: 19 Nov 2008 More: Read more
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 10th Anniversary Giveaway

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER, CAM! Also, congratulations to our 4 runner-up winners: Cynthia, Jason, Karissa and Jessica.  All of our winners have been notified via email. We told you this was coming…check it out: It’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 10th Anniversary Giveaway at ParentSphere! We’re giving away ONE Grand Prize: Complete [...]

Author: Amy Comments: 355 comments Date: 12 Sep 2008 More: Read more
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