Product Reviews, Giveaways, and Parenting
Disclosure: I am part of the SwimWays Swim Steps Swim Team. As an ambassador I’ve received SwimWays products for review and posting purposes. No monetary compensation was provided. I can’t tell you how excited my kids are for summer break! Day after day splashing in the pool. We are super lucky to have a pool [...]
Disclosure: As a part of the SwimWays Swim Team Ambassador team I received the follow products for review purposes at no cost to myself. No monetary compensation was provided. Swim season has officially begun here in the Oh So Savvy Mom family! The pool is open and we’ve already been once. Ok, I’ll admit, it [...]
I would have to say that this hairdo is my favorite and my most go-to hair do. It’s quick and easy and looks super adorable! If any of you out there don’t know how to do a french braid, they are very easy to do. At first they may seem complicated, but with practice they [...]
A couple of months ago I had the chance to meet some of the people at Joovy and try out a bunch of their products at at the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City. A few of the items they had at the show were their bicycoo, tricycoo, and the CocoonX2. As my 3 year [...]
Last week the UPS guy brought something that got Big Brother so excited he just had to run out and tell all his friends. A new toothbrush! Obviously it wasn’t just any old toothbrush. It was the coolest toothbrush we’ve ever seen. I say “we”–even The Husband and I think it is pretty awesome. So [...]
I have two daughters and although my baby doesn’t have enough hair to do much with yet I have been doing my 5 year old daughters hair from the time I could get it into a pony tail. I just love doing her hair and creating new do’s. She attends dance 4 days out of a [...]
Early childhood education has always been extremely important to me. During and after college I taught 4 year olds at an academic preschool. I was also a teacher and therapist for children with autism. I knew even before I had children that I didn’t want to leave the teaching of my children entirely up to [...]
Depending on how you feel about digging up dirt, gardening can be just “one of those chores” or THE reason to get outside on the weekends. If you’re the former, a great way to turn the chore into a fun family day is to get the kids involved! Gardening with the whole family has so [...]
Spring is almost here! I love Spring because everything comes to life once again. Colors are new and the most vibrant they’ll be all year. However, after the weather the winter months bring, spring rains can be taxing on parents who are desperately trying to find ways to keep the kids entertained. Here are a [...]
Sometimes as a parent you have to let go and trust in your children to do the right thing. These situations are often helped with the knowledge that you have taught them well. Of course there are lots of influences in your children that can be out of your control. Things like other children’s behavior [...]
On Wednesday we invited a couple of the neighbor kids over for a fun little treat making! I’d just seen these cute Candy Cane Chocolate Covered Pretzels over at Cookin’ Canuck, one of my favorite cooking blogs. –Just a little plug here–Dara, the author of Cookin Canuck, is wonderful, an amazing cook, great photographer, and [...]
Well, folks, hasn’t this be a FUN Holiday Gift Guide!? We have had some awesome gift ideas and some equally awesome giveaways! Today we’re wrapping up our Gift Guide with a gift idea that will have little girls everywhere thinking they’re in fairy tale heaven. Even if you don’t have a little girl, I’m [...]
Do you have an artist in the family? Or someone who loves to create things? Well my 5 year old daughter LOVES to make, create and decorate. Anything to do with arts and crafts will keep her busy for hours. So when I came across Gelarti I had to find out more! Gelarti is [...]
Have you guys heard about the all new must have racing revolution? If not and you have younger boys in your house (or on your shopping list) I’m going to let you in on a little secret. The makers at Moose toys have created a new line of ultra fast racing cars called Micro Chargers that [...]
