The Zoooos Interactive DVD System is easy to use for little ones and comes with Sandy Lane School and Sandy Lane Bookshelf; both educational DVD’s with bilingual features. I purchased this for my three year old last Christmas and she loves it. I love it. The remote (player control) is so easy for her to [...]
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Zoooos Interactive DVD System
September 21st, 2011 
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Tags: board games, bob the builder, DVD, early learning, education, funrise, san diego zoo, sandy lane, spider man, thomas the tank, video game, Zoooos 
No Comments »John Deere Trucks
September 20th, 2011 bigshoes I don’t know how long it has been since my daughters have been receiving John Deere toys for birthday and Christmas presents from their cousin but the toys have spanned from pre-school and up. I remember my first daughter’s John Deere toy; a little soft plastic truck that had movable wheels and was a board [...]
They Might Be Giants HERE COME THE ABC’s
September 19th, 2011 bigshoes A few years back when I was watching children’s programming on Disney one day with my daughter I saw the cutest little video of a song called “Clap Your Hands”. The baby was moving, I was moving; it was a hit. A few days later there was another cool video with a catchy song about [...]
Journaling With Daughters
September 17th, 2011 bigshoes Many of us grew up journaling and if we don’t still have our childhood journals, there is probably a part of us that has carried memories from our journaling experience along with us throughout the years.
Posted in Barefoot, Kidthusiasm, Parenthusiasm Tags: creative writing, journal, journaling, journals, memoirs, non-fiction writing, notebooks, writing No Comments »Make Way for Ducklings
September 14th, 2011 bigshoes Robert McCloskey, born in 1914, wrote children’s classics such as Blueberries for Sal and Make Way for Ducklings.
Posted in Bookthusiasm, Kidthusiasm Tags: author, childrens books, Make Way for Ducklings, Robert McClosky, Youtube No Comments »Nail Care and Fun for Daughters
September 5th, 2011 bigshoes Daughters love to do the things their mommies and older sisters do. One of those things is painting their nails. Manicures and pedicures at home are sometimes a chore or a semi-expensive to expensive treat at a salon or spa. However, if done at home right, it can be a great family activity to bond [...]
Posted in Fab Fashion, Kidthusiasm Tags: alice in wonderland, daughters, manicure, moms, nail lacquer, nail polish, pedicure, pirates of the carribean, shrek, wizard of oz No Comments »The Birth Order Books
September 2nd, 2011 bigshoes Each of my daughters received a copy of a Birth Order book one Christmas. The Great Aunt that had the great idea is also a mom to three children and thought, rightfully so, that with three daughters these might come in handy.
Father and Daughter Fun
September 1st, 2011 bigshoes Nothing is more pleasing than seeing a healthy relationship between a father and daughter. They seek the attention and fathers are there to provide it. You know the phrase, “wrapped around your little finger,” well they are, wrapped around daddy’s little finger for sure. We have three and they are all.
Bend It Like Beckham Movie Review
August 31st, 2011 bigshoes Bend It Like Beckham, the 2002 movie directed by Gurinder Chadha and written by Chadha, Guljit Bindra and Paul Mayeda Berges is a great comedy and family film. It is a top pick of mine as a great movie to watch with your daughter, or any members of your family.
Posted in Kidthusiasm, Moviethusiasm, Women's Issues Today Tags: bend it like beckham, DVD, movies, soccer, soundtrack No Comments »The Whale Rider Movie Review
August 30th, 2011 bigshoes “My name is Paikea Apirana, and I come from a long line of chiefs.” character Paikea Apirana from the movie based on Witi Ihimaera’s 1987 book, The Whale Rider.
Posted in Bookthusiasm, Kidthusiasm, Moviethusiasm, Women's Issues Today Tags: Books, DVD, movies, music, Paikea Apirana, soundtrack, Whale Rider, Witi Ihimaera No Comments »
