Melissa & Doug Terrific Twenty List and Giveaway

I love this time of year! I'm getting close to getting done with my holiday shopping. There's still a few things on the list to get. Mica keeps adding random things. I suppose next year I should hold off on the kids for awhile; to make sure I get them their last minute desires. ;)

Melissa and Doug just released their "Terrific Twenty for 2012" gift ideas!

Mica, Isaak and my nephew's Evan and Elijah would love their Scratch Art Portable Box!

 My nephew Emerson could use their Rattle Rumble Toddler Push Toy!

 

Right now you can check out Melissa and Doug's Facebook page to see their holiday favorites.

Now is your chance to win Scratch Art Portable Box! Lucky you!
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Disclaimer: The opinions on the post are my personal take on the product. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. I am not compensated to provide my opinion except for receiving the products themselves to test out. Melissa and Doug provided to me a free product to help with this giveaway.

A Touch of Magic and Science

Mica got this magic set at Christmas time:

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It was great because I got it for 1/2 off! It was one of those presents that got kind of shoved aside. It's not that we didn't want to play with it. I think we were just saving it for a rainy day.

Last week Mica had Friday off of school. This week he had Monday off of school. I got the kit out and Mica started making some magic happen, or should I say Science happen? Daddy thinks it's funny because magic and science are kind of opposite things, but they are placed into one sometimes.

First we made a paper hat. Every Magician's has to have a hat. 

Then we made crystals to put in a magic wand.

Then Daddy helped him make foam. Isaak loves watching Mica's magic or science tricks. When he made the foam, Mica wore his magic cape from BeanSoup.

Mica's been having fun making magic or science happen!

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Disclaimer:

The opinions on the post are my personal take on the product. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. I am not compensated to provide my opinion except for receiving the products themselves to test out. Melissa and Doug provided me with a $25 GC to post this. 

Tonight I Played Puppies With Isaak

While Daddy was going over reading with Mica, I played puppies with Isaak.

We have two of these Duplo Puppies:

Isaak and I pretended that his much bigger Melissa and Doug dog was the twin puppies Mommy.

Stuffed animal is much bigger then it appears. Source found here.

Isaak was all giddy. I told him to go get two tissues for Mommy. He did. I wrapped the Duplo puppies in the tissues like they were blankets for real babies. Isaak was super excited! We kept barking back and forth. Silly I know!

Later on I was getting the clothes set out for the boys. I set the two little Duplo puppies in the time-out chair. Isaak said, "Mommy why are my puppies in the time-out chair?" I made up something, "Well Isaak they are in the time-out chair for barking in my face." Isaak walked up to the time-out chair and said, "You're in time-out puppies for barking in Mommy's face! You're also in time-out for barking in my face. You're in time-out for 3 minutes, double!" I had a good laugh.

Who Won the GummyLump Melissa and Doug Toys?

Kelly did! Thank you for entering! Usually I put winners on my giveaway page. I thought this one deserved a special post! YAY for Kelly! Thank you GummyLump for the giveaway!

Gummylump Melissa and Doug Shopping Cart and Slice and Bake Cookies Review

I was really excited that Gumpylump gave me a Melissa and Doug Shopping Cart and Slice and Bake Cookies to review!

Isaak tested these products out. He got the Shopping Cart for his birthday from us. Gummylump has the Melissa and Doug Shopping Cart on sale for $55.99 right now. It's original price is $69.99.

It literally took Daddy only 7 minutes to set up! He had no problems.

Isaak wanted to get a doll and play food to put in it right away.

We took him to Whole Foods a few days later. Isaak did much of our shopping! He was so entertained with having his own cart. Usually I'm saying, "Isaak stay with me!" or "Isaak if you can't stop running, I'll have to put you in the cart {my cart}." He also offers to help me push my cart, which takes forever. I love that he now has his own cart. He kept up with us. Most importantly he was happy the whole time. This cart made our shopping experience much more enjoyable!

Here he just stopped off for a cheese sample.

Isaak got the Slice and Bake Cookies Play Food Set by Melissa and Doug for his birthday from Aunt Terra. Gummylump has the Melissa and Doug Slice and Bake Cookies Play Food Set on sale for $15.99 right now. It's original price is $19.99.

I had to take a picture of the set all packaged up! It super cute!

It comes with the works. Maybe it could come with some Olive Oil spray ;). It has a pan, 12 cookies, cookie dough container, spatula, knife and oven mit. 

What the boy's and I like is that the cookies are attached with Velcro. It makes them easy to pull up with the spatula. Also the top of the cookies are attached with Velcro as well. This is where the knife comes in handy! Mica calls these cookies, "Donuts." They look a little like both. ;)

I'm super excited about Isaak's new toy's from Gummylump! Please visit their site. Like Gummylump  on Facebook!

Disclaimer:

The opinions on this post are my personal take on the products. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. I am not compensated to provide my opinion except for receiving the products themselves to test out. Gummylump provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so choose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

If you have questions about this post please contact me at: alissa4illustration@hotmail.com 

Drawing and Painting

• Mica's always been much more interested in painting then drawing. He liked the whole idea of mixing colors together to see what other colors they would make.  I think he would do well in my college Color and Design Theory course. Ok, maybe not so well with the follow through.
• Mica just now started being interesting in drawing. I can actually look at his drawings and tell what is what. It's like something clicked in him in the past month. Above is Mica's version of himself.
• Isaak's always liked to draw and paint.

• Kiddies Corner Deals is giving away a Melissa and Doug Deluxe Floor-Standing Wooden Easel.
• The easel is double sided. Pretty cool!

CSN | Stores Product Review

I was contacted by CSN | Stores once again. I was up for anther product review! I've done a few other reviews and giveaways for them.

CSN | Stores has so much to choose from. I could seriously find just about anything for my house at  their stores.

This time I picked out a Melissa and Doug dog. Melissa and Doug products are amazing! Their products are just so well crafted! They have a lot of different dog breed's. The breed I got is German Shorthaired Pointer. 

Mica is in love with this dog, and so am I! As you can see, I could not stop taking photo's.
I may just have to buy a few more before the holidays.

The cost of this dog is originally $50, but CSN | Stores has it marked down to $34.99.

What breed of dog you buy is the same size as the real dog.

I'm allergic to anything furry, so getting my dog lover's something that looks real is great! To the allergy suffers like me: You can put any stuffed animal in the freezer to kill bed bugs. This stuffed animal is pretty big. It will fit in our deep freezer. It does clean up well with a wet rag.

 I first saw many Melissa and Doug dog's at a children's museum in Lincoln, NE. Their pretend vet was full of dogs. Kid's were walking around with them. My kid's included.

Please take some time to visit CSN | Stores! They do have such a great selection. It's a great place to start with your holiday shopping! 

They have fast turn around. I've never had to wait very long to get my packages from  CSN | Stores!

Disclaimer:
The opinions on this post are my personal take on the products. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me.
I am not compensated to provide my opinion except for receiving the products themselves to test out.
If you have questions about this post please contact me at: alissa4illustration@hotmail.com

CSN | Stores - Giveaway!

• I just love CSN | Stores! They have most everything you can think of!

• A Mom's Balancing Act is giving away a $60 gift certificate to CSN | Stores!

• I'd totally get Isaak one of these Melissa and Doug Dogs for Christmas.

CSN | Stores - Giveaway!

• I just love CSN | Stores! They have most everything you can think of!

• The King's Court IV is giving away a $50 gift certificate to CSN | Stores!

• Isaak loved these Melissa and Doug full sized dogs at the Children's Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Giveaway on Melissa and Doug's Blog

• Melissa and Doug are giving away an Deluxe Floor Easel $69.99 and an Easel Companion Set $34.99 on their blog!
• I love their products!