July 2009

Do you save your soda bottle caps with the Coke Rewards number? If not, start doing so! On MyCokeRewards.com you can enter the reward number and watch your Coke points accumulate! The points can be redeemed for a variety of different sweepstakes and products! Right now, MyCokeRewards.com is holding, what I believe, an excellent opportunity […]

I was lucky enough to spend two great summers at a sleep away camp, Camp Bernadette, in New Hampshire. The summers were a blast, filled with nightly pranks, fun sports, funny camp songs and more. I left on the long bus ride back to NY with fond memories and millions of lessons learned – sharing […]

Class gift for the teacher, gift for your parents from all the kids, a friends birthday or retirement….think of all those times where a group gift is appropriate yet always such a pain to organize! I recently learned about FrumUs.com (yes, it’s a u NOT an o in their spelling of from.) Starting a collection […]

As we’re just about midway through the summer it’s a great SMART MAMA move to be reminded of some life saving safety tips for our munchkins. Thank you to the Kessler Foundation, http://www.kesslerfoundation.org/, one of the largest nonprofits serving people with physical disabilities, for providing these great reminders! Kessler Foundation ThinkFirst Safety Tips: Check all […]

Driving to Grandma’s house? Or have an exciting getaway in store? Here are some great FREE ideas courtesy of PBSParents.org to keep kids of all ages engaged during family trips! Have a sing-a-long! Sing your favorite tunes from Sesame Street along with other songs… Take turns playing games with your child. Find something inside or […]

I’ve found just what you need for quick, easy entertainment for your little one! Kideos.com! It’s the one stop shop for all your child video needs! Kideos.com provides dozens of videos, organized in a kid and adult-friendly format! All videos are kid-loved and parent approved. Categories range from Baby Einstein to Wiggles and everything in […]

My watering taste buds couldn’t resist sharing this!!! This, perfect for summer, treat has super is very kind to the waist line! Let me know what you think! Driscoll’s Berries, the nation’s leading provider of fresh and organic berries, would like to help your family celebrate National Berry Month and National Ice Cream Month this […]

Starting Monday, July 13th through Thursday, August 31st, 2009 for every EXPEDIT bookcase sold at all IKEA stores nationwide, a $5 donation will be made to Save the Children’s Early Steps to School Success program.

Have you noticed that in times of stress (current state of the economy, days of exams, before a big surgery, or illness in the family) food is so easily our comfort? Recently a story ran in USA Today that wasn’t necessarily surprising but an important reminder of how vulnerable overweight people are in times of […]

Based on some advice from a pediatrician friend, I’m going to begin limiting her milk consumption. Maybe the obscene amounts of milk she was drinking (5 + glass a day) had something to do with her irregular bowels! My munchkin LOVES chocolate milk. I’m just not such a fan of giving her chocolate milk. I’m […]

Looking for Smart Mama advice!!!! We’ve had some bouts of constipation with my 2 1/2 year old. I’m not sure if its her diet or since she’s just recently potty trained, she would rather not deal with pooping – she would rather continue playing instead. She’ll end up going 2 or more days without pooping […]