Tag: Kids

  • The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived

    Hulu opens the closet door and there is no scary monster inside only a sweet story about a brave Knight and the Prince he falls in love with. This short little animated story is heartwarming and entertaining, yet it is not for everyone. I know it will see some backlash just for being made. I…

  • Review of Monkey of the Month

    [amazon_link id=”0764341561″ target=”_blank” ]Monkey of the Month[/amazon_link] is written by Adam Kramer and illustrated by David Kramer. Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. This is a rhyming book about a boy that gets a present from the Monkey of the Month Club. Each month comes with a new monkey and a new adventure. Although we only get…

  • Review: Carrot by Vanita Oelschlager

    [amazon_link id=”0981971490″ target=”_blank” ]Carrot[/amazon_link] is written by Vanita Oelschlager and illustrated by Kristin Blackwood. Published by VanitaBooks LLC. Dreams are okay, but sometimes reality is even better. Learn to accept what you have in your life through the eyes of an orange tabby cat named Carrot. Cute kitty adventure illustrations are teamed up with a rhyming…

  • A Tale of Two Mommies

    A Tale of Two Mommies is written by Vanita Oelschlager and illustrated by Mike Blanc. Published by Vanita Books. This little book teaches kids it’s okay to have two mommies that love you. You get the same support and love from your parents no matter who they are. All net profits for this book will…

  • Review of Song for Papa Crow

    [amazon_link id=”0764341316″ target=”_blank” ]Song for Papa Crow[/amazon_link] is written and illustrated by Marit Menzin. Published by Schiffer Publishing. This is a nicely illustrated story of self acceptance. Little crow wants to fit in and be liked but none of the song birds like his singing. After meeting a mockingbird that gave him a magic seed little…

  • Review of Squirrel Rescue

    Squirrel Rescue is written by Jennifer Keats Curtis and illustrated by Laura Jaques. Published by Schiffer Publishing. This is a fun little story of two boys that find and rescue a baby squirrel that has fallen out of its nest while the boys were outside playing a game. Not only does this book show kindness…

  • Geek for Tots

    Win Toys For Helping Tots with Geeks for Tots! Geeks for Tots is back once again to promote giving this holiday season. Geeks for Tots is a contest that encourages donations to the Toys for Tots. There are far too many kids that won’t get gifts this holiday season and the Toys for Tots program…

  • Halloween With Snickers

    A little before Halloween I heard about a great promotion that SheSpeaks.com was having for Snickers. So I quickly applied to be a part of it, telling them how much I love Halloween (it is my Christmas). I little while later I was told I had been chosen to be one of the Snickers “Coolest…

  • Kerplunk

    Growing up we did not have the game Kerplunk. Our cousin, Carla, did. So it was a fun thing we got to play whenever we went over to our Aunt’s house as kids. I remember going up to her room and pulling out the game, putting it together and playing it (and probably losing  —…

  • Hair Follicle Drug Testing

    Need to test your kids for drugs or maybe even potential employees? Don’t rely on those pee-in-a-cup tests which only give you a few days worth of information. Use a more accurate hair follicle drug test with a longer testing range. You can now see results from as far as 90 days ago. Parents with…

  • Buffy The Animated Series Mini Pilot Loose on the Net

    A few years ago I first wrote about the possibility of an animated version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer over at ScifiSlacker.com and much like the ill-fated animated Star Trek they teased me with as well was never to be. After fours year one gives up hope that anything will ever happen. The one day…

  • Label Your Life

    It is getting to be that time of year again. Time to go back-to-school. I live with a teacher so even though I don’t have to head back to school myself I get all those old feelings stirred up every year as this time of year rolls around. For teachers the school year has technically…