Category: Family Time

  • Thankful for being able to keep a promise

    (Note: I started this post during my first week at my new job and as it sat in the draft queue it changed a little. I hope you enjoy it.)  This past week has been one of new challenges and some heartbreak. You see, I started a new job and as you can see from…

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  • Secret Life of Pets Blu-ray giveaway!

    What do our pets do when we are not around? If you ask me, I think my dog has parties or finds a way to crawl into our bed and sleep. Now, while my imagination can only go so far when thinking about what she does when we are away, The Secret Life of Pets…

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  • Peppa Pig: Sun, Sea and Snow DVD review

    The one cool thing about cartoons is that they get recycled with your children. You spend countless hours watching one show with your child and when they grow out of it, you find yourself back watching the same how with your second child years later. One of those shows that have gone through that rotation…

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  • Join Disney Junior at the Movies!

    One staple in our household has always been Disney Junior. When my daughter was younger we would constantly have that channel on and do the “Hot Dog” dance with Mickey Mouse, get “ready” for our check-up with Doc McStuffins and “talk” to the animals like Sofia the First.As with most children and cartoons, she soon…

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  • Frito-Lay helps children get wild this summer!

    With summer already underway, parents are trying to find ways to keep their children busy and active until school starts. When it comes to my family, we try to be frugal with our summer adventures and try to take advantage of everything that our city has to offer us. One thing that we like to…

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  • Passing the Torch

    Pokemon GO! Am I right? It’s taking over the nation, nay, the world. It’s everywhere but don’t worry this isn’t another blog about Pokemon Go. Not that I’ve gotten to play that much anyway. It’s about the Pokemon trading card game! Sort of. Anyway, my daughters have been into Pokemon for about a year now.…

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  • LEGO Ninjago is coming to Chicago!

    If you are a fan of the LEGO Ninjago series, you are in for a treat this weekend in Chicago. The Orland Park Toys R Us is having a special Ninjago event that you can be a part of and potentially win a few prizes including a trip to LEGOLAND California. If you can’t make…

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  • Having Fun with Alice and Dory.

            Disney has two fun family movies coming out soon: Alice Through the Looking Glass and Finding Dory and to get you excited about them we have some fun activity sheets to hold you over until the movies release.  I mean, what can be more fun than coloring The Mad Hatter or…

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  • Enjoy a Local Museum for Free thanks to Frito-Lay

    Just because the school year is coming to a close, it does not mean that the learning ends. Thanks to our friends at Frito-Lay and the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), children can get a free pass to any participating ASTC center throughout the United States until June 5th. So how can your child get…

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  • Celebrating 100 Years of Magic with Disney on Ice #Sponsored

    Ice Capades was the big thing that my parents would always take us to. My dad would get the tickets and we would make it a family day.  I can’t remember many of the acts that we saw at these shows, but I just remember the joy of being there with my family. Now that…

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