I was away this week when "Nanny McPhee Returns" debuted and my kiddos were devastated. They love checking out new movies and reviewing them. So, I asked my awesome Cleveland girlfriend (reads my blog but doesn't blog) who has three kids the same age as mine, to attend the special preview of "Nanny McPhee Returns" and give me the low-down. Thanks to Emily and family I now want to see the movie.
A review by Simone (6 years old): “Nanny McPhee Returns was very, very, very, very funny! My favorite part was the flying pigs. I also liked when the kids went into the city and Nanny McPhee said “I don't like waiting in traffic” and she made the motorcycle fly. My brothers and I really liked the movie!”
Mom's Review: In Nanny McPhee Returns a young British mother with three children is struggling to save the family farm while her husband is off at war. To make matters worse two spoiled city cousins are shipped off to the farm for the duration of the war. The country and city cousins clash and chaos ensues until Nanny McPhee comes to the rescue. Nanny McPhee uses magic to teach the children life lessons. I found the movie quirky and fun with many laugh out loud moments. While the plot was somewhat predictable, my children found the movie quite entertaining. Nanny McPhee Returns got thumbs up from our family!
Thanks Emily and family for the great review. I have a "Nanny McPhee Returns" gift pack giveaway that includes: a youth t-shirt, lunchbox, notebook, and crayon wheel. Leave me a comment by 8-30-10 at midnight for your chance to win.
If you have school-aged children you've probably come across Bob Books. They are the #1 bestselling learn-to-read program. When my eldest was learning to read he felt a huge sense of accomplishment when finishing each book. With only a dozen or so pages in each book and a sentence or two on each page - children who are beginner readers aren't overwhelmed.
Bob Books, by far, were the most successful tools in our learning-to-read adventures at home. Recently they came out with a new addition of Bob Books entitled "Sight Words" for kindergarten and first grade. Sight words are those words that are recognized by sight instead of by sound. Words such as was, are and out are the most frequently used words in the English language. Sight words play a big roll in the kindergarten and first grade curriculum.
Last year both my kindergartener and first grader were asked to circle every sight word they came across at school and at home. The more they recognized the word, the more they remembered. Which is why I think that Bob Books "Sight Words" is a brilliant product and I wish it came out earlier for my eldest who struggled with reading - especially sight words.
I received the first grade set for my incoming first grader who is an extremely good reader. She happily read through them in one sitting. The set includes 10 books, 30 flash cards and a parent's guide. In my opinion this product is perfect for incoming kindergartners or advance pre-school aged kids. I know that had it been on the market when my eldest was an incoming kindergartner I would have studied the handy parent's guide (I was clueless on how to help him) and gone through the set at least a dozen times with him. Again, we are so thankful for Bob Books because they fostered reading independence within our young family. Need more information? Check out www.scholastic.com/bobbooks
It's my pleasure to offer a great giveaway to you. If you have a preschooler, incoming kindergartner, or a child who is struggling with reading you don't want to miss this:
Two winners will receive:
A Bob Books lunchbox
Copies of Bob Books Sight Words: Kindergarten and Bob Books Sight Words: First Grade
Only open to US addresses unless international readers have a US address they can ship to. Giveaway ends 8-24-10 at midnight. One comment per person. Tell me who this book-set would be perfect for and why. Want a second chance to enter? Tweet/Facebook this giveaway to help spread the word about the product Bob Books giveaway from @OHmommy is perfect for incoming kindergartners http://tinyurl.com/32kwef4 leave me your tweet in the comments below.
Disclosure: This giveaway was sponsored by Scholastic as they gave me one book set to review. Thank you Scholastic. Big fans here! All opinions are my own and no compensation was received.
The kiddos didn't allow me to write a standard review of Wild Water Kingdom in Aurora, Ohio. They asked to me to film them so that other kids on the dot com can search youtube and see what it's really like. My kids are full of good will, LOL. Their Wild Water Kingdom video review...
Disclosure: we were given free park entrance and all opinions are that of my kids.
Edited: Winner is... Here are your random numbers: 8 Timestamp: 2010-07-23 02:58:17 UTC Congrats DIANA.
I just got my business cards in the mail. Love is an understatement.
For months I searched the internet for "cute business cards" "classy business cards" "cute and classy business cards" "I want to have the cutest business cards" "where can I find freaking adorable business cards" and for weeks I sat before my computer defeated. Nothing was good enough for me.
I didn't know what I was exactly searching for. I just knew I wanted cute and classy business cards.
People. I found them. Tiny Prints now prints business cards and once I found them the next problem was picking out the right one for me. I had five business cards "in my cart" and spent hours trying to decide which one would make the final cut. All of them were cute and classy, yo!
Introducing my BlogHer 2010 business cards...
Cute and classy, no? I love. They scream ME!
Head on over to Tiny Prints and tell me what business card style you like most for your chance to win ONE-HUNDRED-AND-FIFTY business cards. They would make perfect "mom contact" cards too - to hand out at drop-off playdates with all of your contact information. Winner will be announced on July 20, 2010. Help me spread the word about Tiny Print's new business cards for your second chance to comment. Come back and leave me your tweet. Tweet: Cute & classy @tinyprints business cards giveaway from @OHmommy http://tiny.cc/l2ixc perfect for #blogher2010 yo!
Disclosure: Tiny Prints responded to my email "Oh my gosh those are the cutest business cards ever - can I do a giveaway on my blog?" and they not only agreed to but also gave me some business cards. Win-win people.
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