Kids and Teens

We all want our children to do well, learn, grow and succeed.  There are various activities that we can engage our child in to help this and to stimulate them.  If your child is interested in writing, IlluStory is an activity you are sure to want your child to have access to.

IlluStory allows your child to write and illustrate their own 18 page story, including designing the cover and the author biography page.  After your child is done with the story you simple place it in the envelope provided, mail it in and the book is created for you, or you can create the entire book online if you choose.  You will receive a color professionally printed book in a few short weeks of submission.  Your child will surely be proud of themselves and their work, and so will you!

If your kids are like mine they love to play on my computer, but as you know that cannot happen all the time or I’d never get any work done.  That’s why I was desperate to get them their own.  The Vtech – Tote ‘N Go Laptop Plus is the one I found to do the trick.

They love it. The only issue is we only have one of them.  It has a bunch of games all of which are educational.  There are 3o activities that they can work through, including math and music games.  It even has a mouse that it detachable and will work for a left-handed or right-handed child.

This laptop will entertain your child for hours.  It says that it is for 3 years and up, but my almost 2 year old loves it just as much though she can only make it play music and things, she doesn’t really play the games, but still loves it.  So, even if your child isn’t 3 I think it is worth it.

Do you have a hard time getting your child to brush their teeth and do a good job? Tooth brushing is essential so as a mom we must do all that we can to ensure our children do it and do it properly. Even if that means buying a toothbrush that will make brushing more fun and help them to know just how long to brush.

The Tooth Tunes Toothbrush , plays a tune while your child is brushing and helps them to know just how long to brush. Essentially they should continue brushing until the toothbrush quits playing. Simply right? You can purchase the brushes with your child’s favorite tunes allowing them to enjoy the tunes and get their teeth brushed well.

For around $12 it is definitely worth the investment because I can promise you that a trip to the dentist will run you more than that!

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If your a mom then you have that fear, loosing your child. Whether it be in a crowded mall, the local park or worse, the fear has entered your mind. You can do something extra to protect your child. One of the ways that you can do so is by purchasing and using a child rescue device such as Child Locator by Brickhouse Security . These are the ones you see featured in the Duracell ads.

They will give you that extra peace of mind knowing that if your child was to wonder away that you could do something to find them. This device can also be used to alert your child if they have wandered off too far. It also has a panic feature for when your child feels they are lost and wants to find you.

For me, with a very active 5 year old, this device would give me an extra assurance when we are out in a busy place.

At times, and for many children bath time can be a stressful time.  As moms we often have to battle with our children in order to get them to take a bath.  If you have this constant battle in your house, then you might want to check out the Kid Kleen Bath Blizzard.  It creates literally a blizzard of bath bubbles making bath time fun and leaving your children squeaky clean.

It is easy to operate, fun for you and your kids and can give your kids a good excuse to take  bath, maybe more than once a day even.  The Bath Blizzard’s suction cups attach to the edge of your tub so that it doesn’t take up a lot of additional space in your bathroom.  It also comes with mold and shape soap that the kids will love to play with as well.  So, if bath time’s a torture for you, why not get something that can ease your pain?