If you have a preschooler in your home, there’s no doubt you know Dora’s cousin Diego. My boys, ages six and two, love to watch Diego on his animal rescue adventures. That is why when offered the opportunity, I was thrilled to review the new Go Diego Go! Safari Rescue game for the Nintendo Wii.
In [...]

I love cooking but dread the time consuming prep and busy work affiliated with creating healthy recipes. I am totally obsessed with the newest addition to my kitchen, the Wolfgang Puck Immersion Blender/Chopper. This product is a huge time saver because it completes the mundane tasks effortlessly and is super easy to clean and store [...]

I have a special child by nature who happens to life vegetables. So Lemonsquare was right up his alley. In fact, his favorite song was”Very Veggie.” I know that I have been blessed with a child who actually requests vegetables for snacks and takes his medicine without a problem, but I love songs like this [...]

I was hesitant when my husband suggested getting a Nintendo Wii for my son’s sixth birthday. I envisioned him sitting and staring mindlessly at a television screen for hours on end. After much persuasion, I gave in, and I am so happy I did!
This is a game system unlike any I have seen. The game [...]

I am always looking for healthy snacks for the entire family. Snacks that can be eaten on the go without a mess, are packaged in single portion controlled servings and have nutritional value always score higher than sugary, red dye #40 laced treats found in the lunch box aisle at the grocery store. When I [...]

We have a really old house, which for those of you that have really old houses know translates into a cold house. It’s not so bad in the front of the house, but the kid’s room in the back is always at least 10-15 degrees cooler than it is everywhere else. So when our last [...]

The sweetest little book came into our house at some point recently. I can’t remember if it arrived for a birthday, Christmas or something else. Regardless, Love You Forever by Robert Munsch has been waiting to be read for a while. With a cute baby on the front destroying a bathroom and a synopsis on [...]

My son has quite a bit of organic cotton clothing and 99.5% of it has been ordered online. This means I’ve paid shipping charges through the ying-yang and wasted environmentally toxic fuels to get it to our house. So much for being a green mama.
At my newborn daughter’s baby shower this past weekend she [...]

Does Tomo & Edie sound familiar to you? Well, if you’ve been reading Props & Pans over the past month it should! One of our reviewers tried out their Kusakizome Kimono for babies a few months ago and now they are introducing a new line of vintage Japanese hair accessories.
I recently tested out their [...]

My husband is really good at finding things that I always wanted as a kid and bringing them into my life as an adult. When I was little, besides longing for the Dolly Madison treats they advertised during the Peanuts programs, I always wanted a Snoopy Snow Cone Machine.
I mean how could you really go [...]

My sister just raves about her heated eyelash curler. So when my traditional “squeeze” curler disappeared, I decided to try it. I headed on over to Sephora and purchased one for $16. It’s a little more expensive than the regular ones but I was desperate, and it claimed to help stubborn straight lashes.
I liked that [...]

Women seem to have serious issues with dry hands and it’s really no wonder why. We wash dishes, we change diapers and we are constantly subjecting ourselves to harsh cleaning products. I cannot leave the men out, because some are more domestic than we give them credit. For the most part mainly women have this [...]

Chapstick is my best friend. I must keep my lips moist or else I end up licking them until they are dry and cracking. As a working mother caffeine is another good friend. So imagine my delight to find both of those friends in one unique product called Spazzstick.
It was developed by an Alaskan police [...]

I recently received a BodyGuardz cover for my iPod Nano. BodyGuardz are plastic covers that protect your device from scratches and such. The concept is a good one and I was excited to get something that would protect my iPod from little fingers, and the abuse they can dish out. To make a very [...]

My husband is always bringing home new flavored waters or energy type drinks. I can honestly say; I cannot stand any of the energy drinks available, not to mention the caffeine content is not safe for children; in my opinion.
About two weeks ago he brought home, yet again, another vitamin enhanced water and I decided [...]