2012
Watch CNN Live on Mobile Device!
CNN Live Through Xfinity Watch CNN live from mobile device for latest on Hurricane Sandy, Presidential election and more! Want to stay on top of the latest news regardless where you are? Your desktop, laptop or other mobile device are ready to play CNN Live with your Comcast XfinityTV service. Just yesterday and we drove down […]
Breast Cancer Information Gets Digital
Breast Cancer Gets Digital Currently, one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Those numbers are on the rise globally. Frightening. I remember thinking as a child that breast cancer wouldn’t effect my generation because of course there would be a cure when I got “old.” Sadly, I have already lost one […]
Tiny Prints Giveaway to Get Your Holiday Cards in Gear!
You now know the 3 Steps for Photo Christmas Cards! Have you begun step 1? Hope so! To offer additional incentive to begin the process, I am offering one Smart Mama a Tiny Prints $50 off total order (does not include shipping & cannot be combined with any other promos)! Want to win? To […]
3 Steps for Photo Christmas Cards
Getting beautiful Christmas Photo Cards done, most importantly done on time and on budget, can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are 3 basic steps to get your cards DONE! Do it! Do it now! Download those pictures, NOW! You’ve taken a gazillion photos on your phone, camera and maybe even iPad […]
Chef Boyardee Cook-Along on Teachable Moments!
Chef Boyardee Cook-Along on Teachable Moments! I love to cook. My daughter loves to cook. We love to cook together. It makes a GREAT fun activity. We recently rolled up our sleeves and made a homemade pizza with the Chef Boyardee Pizza Kit. (Have you used this yet? It’s simple and delicious!) On Thursday, October […]
Produce for Kids Teams with Publix
Produce for Kids at Publix Walking into Publix you are first greeted with their abundant produce section. Colorful and fresh fruits and veggies are displayed and ready for purchase. Produce for Kids, an organization that has raised more than 3.2 million dollars to support healthy food initiatives, recognizes that the direct effect nutrition has on school […]
Learning How To Cruise with a Toddler
In just a few months the 4 of us will embark on a 7 night/8 day Carribean cruise. One of us will be a toddler, turning 19 months during the trip. I’m sort of freaking out about cruising with a toddler. Calm me down. I know it’s possible. I know many people do it, and […]
Halloween Baby Costume Ideas
Halloween baby costumes bring out the awwwwww in all of us. Last year my then 5 month old was a ladybug, just like her big sister. Adorable. I think I took a million photos. Selecting a Halloween Baby Costume Selecting the costume for your baby, toddler or school age youngster can be stressful, but it […]
Going Local at the Black Point Ocean Grill
Miami locals love the Black Point Ocean Grill! Last weekend we headed to the Black Point Ocean Grill in Cutler Bay for seafood, cold beer and great entertainment. Have you ever been? This casual, feels like you’re in the Keys restaurant, had a fantastic menu of soups, salads, burgers, sandwiches and entrees. The portions were plentiful […]
How to Use TinyPrints to Give Big Thanks
Holiday photocard time will be here before you know it! Have you considered sending a Thanksgiving photo card? It’s a great way to give thanks to friends and family! You’ll also surprise them with this not as common time to send a photo! We all love getting mail. I mean good ole snail mail. Not […]
Win $50 Walmart Gift Card and a FlatOut Prize Pack!
We love pizza, especially homemade pizza, in this house. I’ve shared how our pizza toppings bar was a huge success – we’ve done it 3 more times since my original post! Or remember the American Flag pizza I learned to make during a special blogger event in NYC. I’ve even shared a simple homemade pizza […]
Family Halloween Costume Ideas
Family Halloween costume ideas are a fun way to bring out the creativity and excitement of the season! There is nothing more exciting than seeing the families walk down the block or better yet down Main Street USA in Magic Kingdom for the Mickey’s No-So-Scary Halloween Party. Post Updated: September 2106 Many family Halloween costumes are […]
Capturing Moments Through a Droid
Capturing Moments Gets Easier Capturing moments has become an easier task for moms with the advancement of technology on smart phones like the Samsung Galaxy S III. There are numerous times a day, particularly when the children are very young, that a mother experiences a moment with her child that she wants to always cherish. […]
Make a Pizza Toppings Fixin’s Bar
We all have our own favorite pizza toppings. I now know that they can be quite entertaining on a “boring day!” Rainy day, snowy day, honestly, any day – it’s always fun making meal preparation time exciting and interactive for the kids. Last weekend was a long rainy weekend in Miami. I don’t think the […]
Season Premier Month Won’t Be Missed
Season premiers have started. I’m so happy. There are so many new shows debuting, and many great ones returning this month. I’m good at programing the DVR from my phone, computer, or on the box, but many times I learn about a show I should have DVR’d after the fact. Does that happen to you? […]
Win 4 Tickets to Coconut Grove Pumpkin Patch!
Win 4 tickets to the Coconut Grove Pumpkin Patch Festival! With much thanks to @GoGoSqueez, I am excited to giveaway 4 tickets to this weekend’s Coconut Grove Pumpkin Patch Festival! To Enter: Leave a comment at Facebook.com/SmartyPantsMama sharing your favorite family activity to do in the autumn! Winning family will be announced at 9 PM on Tuesday, […]
Whiten Teeth with Gum
The Minty Ahhh! Ahhh. You know that refreshing sensation and taste in your mouth after brushing your teeth? How does it make you feel? Along with a shower, a minty fresh mouth is very much an eye opener for this smart mama. I even keep a pack of peppermint Trident gum in my bag to […]
Discount Internet for Students in Need Now Available
No child will go without technology. Comcast Internet Essentials program provides discount internet to families in need! Fantastic! If you’re reading this you have internet access. That’s wonderful. Not everyone does. Still considered a luxury to many, internet access is becoming a need in the lives and education of our children. The Miami Herald recently […]
A Breakfast Sandwich is a Mom’s Weekday Treat
Kids in school means mom has more time. Not always. It may just be 5 extra minutes before the tasks of the days, (laundry, beds, dinner) take over. One of my favorite parts of my day is breakfast. There are great breakfast spots in Miami, as I’ve shared in the past. But, a busy mom […]
Leticia Barr a Woman Who Shines – Yahoo! Shine Nominee
I began as a classroom teacher with an obvious obsession with all things technology. I met Leticia at a technology training for teachers in the school district. We instantly connected. From that 1st encounter I saw why Leticia was so highly regarded as a teacher. Not only was she an accomplished 1st grade teacher so […]
Planning Weekly Family Dinner Menu
Plan a weekly family dinner menu. It’s a smart mama move! Menu planning is a great way to maximize time and keep nutrition inline. I can be very type-A. I love organization. I love to have a plan, for everything! Back to school time gives me an opportunity to reorganize many aspects of my family’s […]
Make Money – There’s an App for That!
I guarantee that we each have at least a dozen or so items in our closets that haven’t been used EVER or in FOREVER! As this new school year begins, take the time to clean out and make money. Of course, let’s do this as easy as possible by using the ebay mobile app. For […]
Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
Stuffed mushrooms makes for a great appetizer! Mushrooms are a well liked veggie in this home. We use them in pot roast and pasta, and we even reuse the mushroom trays! My husband introduced me to stuffed mushrooms many years ago. It’s an Italian thing, I guess. It’s a yummy thing, for sure. These vegetarian stuffed mushrooms […]
Family Fun with Games and Snacks
August is Family Fun Month! Have you been celebrating? I honestly feel like every month is Family Fun Month! Yes, we like to have fun with great games, snacks and company! Do you? For the last year or so, we have regularly had a fun Family Game Night, filled with board games and yummy snacks. […]
iPhone to Galaxy S3 as an Official Verizon Wireless Ambassador
Remember the first flat screen TV you purchased for your home. You sat there in awe and wondered how you ever watched a movie before. The larger, clearer screen made such a difference. I’m experiencing the same but this time with my phone. As a Verizon Wireless Blog Ambassador I have been provided with a […]
#ShineOn with a FREE Art Activity at GapKids
This post is sponsored by GapKids. Check out all the fun Shine On activities at your nearest Gap store. For event dates and locations, visit Gap’s Facebook page and join the conversation on Twitter with hashtag #ShineOn. School’s in or school is still out, which ever it may be, GapKids has their Shine On! This Saturday, August […]
