by Barbara Spalding | Jan 30, 2016 | Articles, Parenting Hacks & Helpful Tips
We are very excited to be partnered with Pley, as this is a sponsored article. As always, the content expressed herein is genuine and of my own opinion. This article contains affiliate links. The holiday season was a blast and with it, especially this year, came a...
by Barbara Spalding | Jul 28, 2015 | Articles, Parenting Hacks & Helpful Tips
Nothing like dedicating a whole Saturday to play and by play I mean… all.day.play with Barbie and my daughter. And by Barbie, I really mean like 115+ barbies, princesses and Ken dolls. Yeah, we’ve got quite a collection but it allows for some serious...
by Barbara Spalding | May 1, 2013 | Articles, Toys & Tech
I’ve been that mom, standing in the toy isle poking and playing with all the “smart” toys… for well over an hour. I’ve done it twice now – just before the holiday season, trying to decide if the options on the shelf really made sense. In both cases –...
by Barbara Spalding | Apr 30, 2013 | Toys & Tech
I had the great pleasure of attending the The Big Toy Book Baby Palooza this month and meeting some amazing brands that support our children’s development and learning needs. It was a play date without the little ones and yes, this event was mostly geared toward...
by Barbara Spalding | Oct 4, 2012 | Layered Learning Method, Puzzles, Scientific Discovery, Z Getting Creative
So, how many time since having kids have you said, “You’re not a monkey, don’t climb on the ___” (use your own example here – table, sofa, curtains)? Seriously, “monkey” became part of our every day conversations once I had kids. Now aside from acting like...
