Reading with Sproutkin -- Our Review

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- Sproutkin Book Boxes - 
Subscription Plan

Do your kids like to read? Do you spend too much money on your child's favorite books, for them to be read once or twice and tossed in a corner or pilled up on book shelves until your child outgrows them? SproutKin has come up with a program that can solve our book struggles while still being able to give our children all of the books they can dream up while keeping the bookshelves uncluttered! 

What's Sproutkin?

Sproutkin is a subscription company where your child (ages 0-6)will receive a box each month with wonderful age appropriate books that you can keep until your ready to trade them in for more. You also receive a Sproutcard. (A Sproutcard describes the books as well as having questions to ask your child after finishing each book!) If your child finishes the books before the end of the month, you can return the box and receive another box of books for your child to enjoy! You can receive up to 2 Sproutkin boxes each month! If your child decides that they would like to keep one of the books, Simply return the others and our system will let us know that you kept the book and you will be charged 10% off retail price of the book. You receive educator approved books that your little ones will simply adore!
Oh and did I mention FREE SHIPPING?!

Let me explain......

My daughters received their Sproutkin box a few weeks ago and have been reading their books everyday! Our box theme is "Imagine That!" The characters in the books create their own world in which your child's whimsical imaginations can flourish!

Among the book titles include:

• "Harold and the Purple Crayon"
• "Silly Street"
• "Zack's Alligator"
• "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble"
• "How to be a Supervillain"
• "Where the Wild Things Are"
• "I need my monster"
• "Strega Nona's Magic Lessons"
• "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"
• "Father Bear Comes Home"

Jade's Sproutkin favorites are "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and "How to be a Supervillain" (How to be a Supervillain is written by a 15 year old kid!! I was very surprised to find out that this child has written other books as well!) While Loran's favorites were "Father Bear Comes Home" and "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". This Summer, Loran and Jade were given a goal to read a certain amount of books over their Summer Break while keeping a list of the books they read and on what day. If they met their goal and returned the list to school with them during the 1st week of the new school year,  The girls would get invited to a Dance Party at their school! Having the Sproutkin books on hand this past month, made things alot easier to convince Jade and Loran to read and fill up their book logs. They did end up completing their logs so Loran and Jade will get a one way ticket to the Dance Party that will be taken place sometime this Fall during school! I can't wait to hear all about their Reading Dance Party! :)

"Loran reading one of their Sproutkin Books to her sister."

On another note - Having grade level books on hand for my daughters to read has really helped us stay on track. I didn't want my girls to be behind when school started (School started on Aug 21) back so being able to read is a big step in the right direction! Sproutkin is a wonderful idea for parents who like to keep a tidy house as well as a wide selection of books for their children. Kids and parents will quickly fall in-love with Sproutkin!

Don't forget to check out the Sproukin website to learn more about their monthly Subscription Boxes and all they have to offer.
You can also find them on Facebook and Twitter!!

The PottyCovers Giveaway

This review/giveaway is hosted by The Momma And Boys

I am in the process of potty training my 2 almost 3 year old son at the moment.   I am always so worried when we are out in public to allow him to use the restroom.  Germs are not a friend of mine as I have a germ phobia.

So for me to be able to review the pottycovers were amazing.  I do not have to worry about my fear anymore and know my almost 3 year old son can use a public restroom without worrying about touching a public toilet. 

PottyCover's are each in their own individual packages and perfect to keep in your pocket-book or glove-box of your car.  They are made of a soft non-woven fabric on top and coated with a layer of plastic on the bottom which creates a waterproof barrier between the toilet and the child. 

If your potty training or have potty trained in the past then you know how this product is a must have.  I know for me, with traveling a lot as well and being in the military and about to move, these potty covers will come in handy for my son. 

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

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Hand Print Flower Craft

Hand Print Flower

A couple days ago I was trying to figure out something to do with the 3yr old little boy that I babysit during the week. He's not really that much into coloring (a 3 yr old that don't like to color! CRAZY). The one thing that I could work with is that he's a mama's boy. So I got to thinking.... I sat for a while on my bed, my brain was wore out but I finally came up with a simple but fun idea that I was sure he would enjoy.

Since Spring is almost here.....

We made a Hand Print Flower for his Mommy!

What you need:

A few sheets of Colored Paper

We used Green, Yellow, White and a Decorative Piece for the flower 

Glue

Scissors

Pencil to trace with

Here's how we made it...

I started out by tracing 1 of his hands on a piece of paper. We used ONLY his right hand so the fingers would be going the same way.

(He would only let me trace it twice so I had to trace the paper hand the rest of the times.)

Cut out the hands. 6 hands worked for us but it may vary depending on the size of the hand print used.

(Instead of tracing the hand 6 times you could stack 6 pieces of paper together and cut them all at once if you can hold all the fingers in place.)

Draw out a couple green leaves and a yellow circle (for the center of the flower)

Cut out the leaves and Flower center

I had the stem piece from another project but you can cut a rectangle from green paper.

Start by gluing on the Stem

Start adding the hands. I laid the circle center down to see where I needed to start the hands then I removed it and started gluing on the 'flower petals'

Hayden was super excited when we finished the flower!! He wanted me to take a picture of him and his mommies flower so here it is!!!

In the center of the flower I wrote a little message that said "I love you Mommy"

His mommy LOVED it!!

SUCCESS!!

This is a wonderful project for toddlers but I'm pretty sure that my daughters would enjoy making a Hand Print Flower aswell and they are almost 6 and 7yrs. old!

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Keep your Kiddos's Clean with the PAMPERS KANDOO GIVEAWAY

My daughters were both potty training at the same time when they was around 2 & 3. They are only 11 months apart so when I started with my oldest, Loran, her little sister wanted big-girl pull-ups as well. With all the germs spreading around, having good cleaning helpers around is always a plus. Panpers Kandoo is wonderful and smells great! Kids can use the products themselves while enjoying the cool designs on the packaging! I love it!

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I have a potty training 2 year old in my house and Kandoo products are wonderful for them, as well as the older children! Having flushable wipes just make bathroom time for children simple. Also, their hand soap and hand sanitizer is always great for children. My children love that they have their own that foam up.

Pampers Kandoo's are made with natural ingredients to help promote healthy skin and hair. They also are mild formulas with no sulfates, parabens, or phthalates. Another thing that I love about the product is that the pumps are easy to use on them. They also have great scents that make the children want to get clean. Also, they have unique bottles that are designed to be fun and easy to use.

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During the colder seasons it's hard to keep your kids from getting sick. Their tiny noses are going to get runny and red, we can't stop it. But we can help it! Boogie Wipes are perfect! You can clean up your little ones noses while not irritating their sensitive, delicate skin.

If your like me, then you hate seeing your child's nose all red and irritated from always having to wipe their nose during the cold season. With Boogie Wipes you do not need to have to worry about that anymore.

Boogie wipes was created by two moms that wanted a solution for their children's sore, red, runny nose. They are the first ever saline nose wipes.

Boogie Wipes can either come in individual wrapped packets or in a pack of 30 wipes. There are also different scents that you can choose from which include: Grape, Menthol, Unscented, or fresh scent.

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