Easter Celebrations-Bringing Up JoyousMoments of Life Kids cannot resist anymore fromreceiving the gift items and the coming Easter festival will cheer them up withlots and lots of goodies. Let it be bunnies, carrots, chickens, eggs and othergoodies, it is full of fun and joy for the children. People usually lift hugebaskets with full of gift items to their kith and kin and the Eastercelebrations would give them with golden opportunities to spend time with thefamily. It is a customary way to hold Easter egg hunts and how many of you haveparticipated in it? It is a good way to bring back the childhood days and makethe most out of them. There are many kinds of gift items thatcan be distributed on this auspicious day. It is a good idea to club all thesegift products together in a gift basket and distribute it to the children.Certain people have the traditional practice of rolling out eggs from a hill onEaster Sunday morning. So, do you have any customary practice of this … [Read more...]
Organically Hatched Review and Giveaway! U.S. and Canada
My Thoughts on Organically Hatched Crayon Rocks I enjoy making my own crayon creations when the crayons get broken intopieces but I had never thought to put them into rock form! I received Crayon Rocks from Organically Hatched for the purpose ofthis review. They come in 8 different colors and were nicely tucked into a BlueVelvet ‘Treasure Bag’. The best part of all is that the crayons are made of Soy! That's right! They are fully organic! As far as the shape goes they really do take on theactual look of rocks! The colors are Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Brown,and Black, and Red! When I first opened up the bag my daughter could notcontain her joy! She ran to grab a piece of paper and sat down to color rightaway! She said that she likes to hold them better than regular crayons and thatshe thinks the shape is fun and different! Organically Hatched does not only sell Rock shaped crayons but also welljust about everything and anything! Some of my favorite categories … [Read more...]
My Embroidered Gifts Review with $25.00 Gift Code Giveaway!
MyThoughts on My Embroidered Gifts Easter is one of those monumental holidays that manyparents want to hallmark in their Childs life! I know that for each firstEaster my brothers and I had we got a stuffed Bunny with our names and the dateembroidered on it. That is a tradition that I will continue with my ownchildren and was excited when I found My Embroidered Gifts. I was sent a bunny for the purpose of my review and onthat bunny is now Embroidered my Daughters Name! I can’t wait for Eastermorning for her to see it! She has a very uniquely spelled name and has neverfound anything with her spelling on it. With My Embroidered Gifts that willnever be the case as I can have her name personalized on almost anything foralmost any occasion! I love looking around the My Embroidered Gifts web sitebecause there are so many ideas that I can have made just for my daughter!Blankets, Stuffed animals, Easter Basket, Bath Robe, T-Shirt or even Bath Towels!The possibilities are … [Read more...]
Sewn From The Heart ArtFire Giveaway!
Getting to know Sewn From The Heart (Artfire shop) Where are you from? Sewing and writing to me is an art. It is relaxing and Ienjoy it very much. The things I sew are what I use myself to make thingseasier, and thought others would like to as well. I was born with JuvenileRheumatoid Arthritis and ADHD. Neither of the diagnoses was made until later inlife. I am permanently in a wheel chair and cannot walk. If it was not for theproper medications I would not be able to move my fingers or be able to writeor sew. God is the reason I have the strength to write and sew and live eachday of my life. Arizona is my home and I love it! What items do you carry in your shop? Walker bags, cell phone cases, adult bibs, Painted items,Bible book covers, Different sized pillow cases, The books I wrote, Cloth toteabgs, Sunglasses bags, Sissors cases. How did you decide on your shop name? A close friend (myGod given angel) gave me my name, and I fell in love with it. Do you have anything … [Read more...]
“Easter: Why the Egg?”
“Easter: Why the Egg?” By Erin E. Schmidt Whyis the egg the symbol of Easter? Henswill only lay eggs when they’ve received at least 12 hours of light a day.Before electric lights, this meant hens only laid eggs in the six months of theyear when the earth gets the most sunlight, from the spring equinox to the fallequinox. Fresh eggs were a natural sign of spring in the time when they wereonly available during the warm months of the year. Like seeds, the egg is alsoa symbol of the beginning of life. Accordingto some historians, the egg was adopted as the symbol of Easter becauseChristians traditionally abstained from eating eggs during Lent. On Easter,they could break their egg-fast and eat them again. Eggs, according to St.Augustine, are also a symbol of hope, because the egg, like hope, is somethingthat has not yet come to fruition. Anotherconnection Christians make with the egg is the phoenix. This mythical birdbuilds a funeral pyre for itself and dies. From its ashes, an … [Read more...]
Sweet Earth Chocolates Review and Giveaway!
My Thoughts On Sweet Earth Chocolates Nothing could be better to kick off an Easter Event thanChocolate! Sweet Earth Chocolate is Organic, Fair Trade Chocolate and comes inSO many different varieties! Everything from Bulk Ingredients, Seasonal,Wedding favors, Custom Chocolates, and more! I was exceptionally impressed withthe Bulk items because it is something that I have never seen with a companybefore! I love that I can go to Sweet Earth Chocolates and purchase items forbaking! Baking Chips, Bars, and ground cocoa are used often in my home and nowI have a place to purchase organic and fair trade! How cool is that? I received some Sweet Earth Chocolates out of their Eastersection for the purpose of my review. I was so excited to give them a trybecause…well…who does not love chocolate! I was able to try a Decorated Chocolate Easter Egg with DarkChocolate and Vanilla crème filling! Boy was it amazing! The eggs come wrappedin foil but when you remove the Egg you see how … [Read more...]
Girls Deluxe Virgin Mary Costume Review
My Thoughts on Whole Sale Costume Club Easter is just around the corner and this year my daughter will be ableto dress the part in her new Girls Deluxe Virgin Mary Costume. I love the easeand simplicity of this costume and was thrilled at how well it fit my daughter.She finds it very comfortable and has worn it almost every day since itsarrival! The costume is two pieces; the dress is attached to the cape and thesecond piece is the headpiece. Whole Sale Costume Club has many girls costumes, and girls biblical costumes. Some of which include DisneyPrincesses, and Historical Costumes! My daughter has had the chance to wearmany different costumes that are found at Whole Sale Costume Club and I havenever been disappointed! She loves to play dress up so this is just a nice andcheap way for her to play and imagine a world all her own! Other Easter costumes that can be found at Whole Sale Costume Club areEaster Bunnies, Shepherd, Gladiator, Roman, Jesus, and Julius Caesar. … [Read more...]
Girls Biblical Costume Review.
My Thoughts on Whole Sale Costume Club Easter is just around the corner and this year my daughter will be ableto dress the part in her new Girls Deluxe Virgin Mary Costume. I love the easeand simplicity of this costume and was thrilled at how well it fit my daughter.She finds it very comfortable and has worn it almost every day since itsarrival! The costume is two pieces; the dress is attached to the cape and thesecond piece is the headpiece. Whole Sale Costume Club has many girls costumes, and girls biblical costumes. Some of which include DisneyPrincesses, and Historical Costumes! My daughter has had the chance to wearmany different costumes that are found at Whole Sale Costume Club and I havenever been disappointed! She loves to play dress up so this is just a nice andcheap way for her to play and imagine a world all her own! Other Easter costumes that can be found at Whole Sale Costume Club areEaster Bunnies, Shepherd, Gladiator, Roman, Jesus, and Julius Caesar. … [Read more...]
1 Day Giveaway of 1-800-flowers arrangement!
St. Patrick's Day is my utmost favorite Holiday! I am not sure why other than it was always fun to prepare Corn Beef and Cabbage with my family and wear fun green outfits to school. With tomorrow being St. Patty's day I have teamed up with 1-800-flowers to offer one of you a beautifully decorated St. Patrick's Day arrangement! You will be able to chose one of three arrangements to be delivered to your door! This will be a quick one day giveaway so that you may have it tomorrow! St. Paddy's Day Plant In Shamrock Planter Serene Green Beer Mug of Blooms Win It! ONE of my lucky U.S. readers will win a flower arrangement of choice! Please make sure toleave your e-mail address and leave a separate comment for each entry Mandatory Entry……..Follow on Google Friend Connect! Sign up for E-mail Updates Follow on Twitter Follow on Network Blogs Follow on Facebook Each Method is worth 1 Entry! Good luck to all! All Entries will be verified and any entries … [Read more...]
Five Little Bunnies Review and Giveaway!
My Thoughts on Five Little Bunnies Easter is just around the corner and this year I plan on giving mychild the gift of educational items! This might include Twin Sisters new bookFive Little Bunnies! In the Five Little Bunnies Book the children will have fun learningtheir numbers and enjoy looking at the cute illustration. My daughter hasmemorized this cute book and sings it around the house each day. Five LittleBunnies also comes with a CD that not only reads the fun little story to thechildren but also includes fun songs that is sure to have them up and dancingin no time! Tunes such as I Can Wiggle, She’ll be Coming Around the Mountain,and Apples and Bananas will entertain for hours! CD contains 20 songs and has a run time of 32:20 Twin Sisters has been a company that believes in education and thedeveloping mind of your child. There are so many fun products that can bepurchased from their site and as you are shopping for your little loved onesthis Easter I know that Twin … [Read more...]
Yogi Bear All Star Comedy Christmas Caper Review!
My Thoughts on Yogi Bear All StarComedy Christmas Caper You all might remember that before Christmas I did a post aboutYogi Bears All Star Comedy Christmas Caper…..well I finally got my movie in toreview and it is everything I expected and more! I am thrilled that Yogi ismaking a comeback as he was one of my favorite cartoon characters when I was achild. Now I can laugh with Yogi again but this time with my children! Yogi is not the only old school character that is in this cartoon!Your children will love watching classic characters such as Huckleberry Hound,Honkey Wolf, Snagglepuss, Quick Draw McGraw, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy andmore! I LOVE this fun Christmas Caper DVD! This movie is not just for Christmasbut every day! Yogi Bear All Star Comedy Christmas Caper also has a bonus featureof Yogi’s Birthday Party! Yet another all time cartoon classic! If you have notyet purchased Yogi Bear All Star Comedy Christmas Caper I would rush out andfind it today! … [Read more...]
Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales DVD Review
My Thoughts on Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales I grew up with Charlie Brown and Charlie Brown’s Christmas was one of the more known cartoons at my house. It was always a joke every year picking out our Christmas tree saying “Don’t pick out a Charlie Brown Tree.” But, I can say that at time we did and we still loved them! Charlie Brown is a classic and I don’t want to imagine a holiday without him. The cartoons are timeless and are fun to watch no matter your age! In fact as I am typing my husband, daughter and day care kids are watching Charlie Browns Christmas Tales! The cover of Charlie Browns Christmas Tales is a picture of Snoopy ice skating and he is with his friend Woodstock. I love this cover because Snoopy is one of my favorite characters! The Peanuts have MANY cartoons out on video! Some of them include Easter Beagle, Your Not Elected Charlie Brown, Snoopy’s Reunion, and It’s a Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, just to name a few! I love that the … [Read more...]
The Gift Of Love Christmas Story- Review and 48 hour giveaway!
My Thoughts on The Gift Of Love Christmas Story & Art Lessons! Too often Christmas time is taken away from the true meaning. It is important to remember why we celebrate Christmas. See The Light: The Gift of Love does just that. By using artwork of Mary and Joseph traveling from Inn to Inn, Jesus Birth in the Stable, The Angel appearing, and the wise men and gifts of Love. Each amazing part of the birth of Jesus is depicted in artwork. There is also soft music playing in the background as the story is told and I found the kids very interested in this movie. Even the little ones that have not heard the story of the birth of Christ. When I first heard of this movie I knew it would be a perfect fit for my family. I love anything that will tell about the life of Jesus and the story not only tells about Jesus but also how we should be full of Love during this time of year. The case to the movie contains one of the beautiful artworks of Heidi Shorts of the Angel announcing … [Read more...]
Samantha An American Girl Holiday Review
My Thoughts on Samantha An American Girl Holiday Growing up American Girl was a huge part of my life. I enjoyed reading about each girl and the events that occurred during their time period. I dreamt of one day owning an American Girl doll and wishing that I could see the girls in real life! At this time I still do not own an American Girl doll but I can see the girls! American Girl has started making movies of your favorite girls and I was delighted to be able to review Samantha An American Girl Holiday. I loved this movie and felt that it stayed very true to the Samantha character. I also loved showing my daughter what it might have been like to live in 1904! Samantha An American Girl had a wonderful story line. Children who watch that movie are going to see that it is good to put others before themselves. Samantha taught the true meaning of love and friendship and she never gave up for what she thought was right. Even if there might be consequences in the end she still tried … [Read more...]
A Christmas Story on, On Demand or Downloadable!
My Thoughts on A Christmas Story I have only seen A Christmas Story I think once in my life. But it was a pretty funny movie. I mostly just remember the lamp as it has been a few years since watching it. But this year it will be even easier for me to see as it is now available for download off of itunes or even off of On Demand!! With that being said how would you like to win a free download? Buy It! You can go to HERE to purchase a downloadable version of A Christmas Story! Win It! ONE of my lucky U.S. readers will win a downloadable version of A Christmas Story! Please make sure to leave your e-mail address and leave a separate comment for each entry Mandatory Entry……..Have you ever seen A Christmas Story? Bonus Entries! Blog about this giveaway leaving a Link to this post (5 Entries) Follow me on Networked Blogs (3 Entries) Comment on a Non-Giveaway post Become my E-mail Subscriber (must confirm) ReTweet this (leave a link) can be done daily Follow … [Read more...]