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The Harlem Globetrotters Pushing The Limits World Tour

February 17, 2020 By: Nanette

This post is written in conjunction with US Family Guide and The Harlem Globetrotters.

My family and I enjoyed watching the Harlem Globetrotters so much! I don’t think I’ve heard my husband and my kids laugh out loud so much in a while. It was music to my ears! There’s nothing like the sound of your family’s laughter to fill your heart.

We had such a blast! I will tell you one thing the Harlem Globetrotters did not disappoint. Both my kids were excited to go so I was really hoping they’d have a good time and they certainly did.

From the antics to the great basketball to the dancing in your seats, fun, fun, fun!

That’s one of the things I loved the most about the Pushing the Limits World Tour, you weren’t just sitting there watching them play a game. You really felt like part of the show. Even my kiddo who is typically very reserved took part in “the wave” and clapping along.

And the fact, that at the end of the game, all the players signed autographs for every one who wanted one and that was a lot of people. But they did it and smiling all the while even after a long game.  My kids got to get autographs, my daughter was excited to talk to Big Easy Loften who she had watched on one of her favorite Disney Channel shows and on The Amazing Race.

I don’t typically do selfies but even I got a chance to snap a selfie with him. How could I pass up the chance? Poor guy though, I am a bit on the short side.

If you get the chance to go to a Harlem Globetrotters show I highly recommend it. Who couldn’t use a good laugh these days?

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Bumblebee DVD/Blu-ray is available today!

April 2, 2019 By: Nanette

In order to facilitate this review, I was provided with a Bumblebee Family Fun Kit to enjoy with my family. All comments and opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links.

Bumblebee DVD/Blu-ray is available today!

If you loved the Transformers of the 1980’s I’m guessing you’ve probably already seen Bumblebee at the movies but now you can own it. Yes!!!

My son has been waiting for it to come out so we could watch it again. To be totally honest with you, I’ve been waiting for it too. I’ve never been a Transformer fan (growing up in a house with all girls didn’t really lend itself to watching Transformers) but I gotta tell you, I really enjoyed Bumblebee at the theater. Gotta thank my husband for that. He heard it was much more like the Transformers of the ’80s that he grew up watching so he suggested we go. We are all about the ’80s.

I love a movie with a good story to it and characters I can love. It was such a heartfelt movie. You really get the feeling Bumblebee is real. Those little noises and squeaks after awhile really make you feel a human connection. Ok, I’m probably getting a little mushy for all you guys out there who grew up watching the Transformers so I won’t get any mushier.

For you guys, it’s got plenty of action and you even find yourself laughing a bit at some of the silly things that happen but for those of you who haven’t seen it yet let me tell you a little bit about it.

What’s it all about?

In the film, CYBERTRON has fallen. OPTIMUS PRIME, the leader of the AUTOBOTS sends BUMBLEBEE to defend Earth. Charlie Watson, played by Hailee Steinfeld, is a teenager trying to find her place in the world. A little bit of her back story is told in the film also. She finds and repairs Bumblebee, who is disguised as a Volkswagen Beetle. As the DECEPTICONS hunt down the surviving AUTOBOTS with the help of a secret agency led by Agent Burns, played by John Cena, BUMBLEBEE and Charlie team up to protect the world in an action-packed adventure. Bumblebee is rated PG13.
Here’s the official trailer, take a minute and watch:


Feeling that ’80s vibe? Pretty cool huh? Want something even cooler?

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The Blu-ray/DVD includes a brand-new animated motion comic: BUMBLEBEE’S NEXT ADVENTURE, 14 deleted/extended scenes and outtakes and over 60 minutes of bonus content!

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The Importance of Encouraging Creative Play #schleich #IlikeSchleich

March 16, 2018 By: Nanette

This post is part of a sponsored campaign for Schleich. I received compensation for my participation, but my review and opinions are my own.

creative play

As a first time mom, I didn’t realize just how important creative play really was and how it can help your child in so many different aspects of life. Creative play helps them to grow socially, emotionally and verbally.

So many things are technology-based that kids don’t learn how to interact with each other. This is where toys that allow children to pretend play come in to, well, play.

Language Development

I think most parents, like myself, start out by teaching our kids words like cow, horse, cat, and dog. Then we go into the sounds the cow makes – moooo or the dog makes – arf. How many times did you do that? I’m guessing probably too many to count. But why do we do it? Because these are ways we help our children learn new words. This is how we build their vocabulary and their understanding of the world around them.

Pretend Play/Role Playing

This is huge and I didn’t really realize how huge at the time. Looking back now, I didn’t realize my son wasn’t able to pretend play, he didn’t know how. I didn’t see it at the time but looking back now, I do. He didn’t know how to put himself in someone else’s shoes so to speak. Pretend play feeds that need to express themselves, it allows them to be a cow or puppy or whatever it is they are playing with and show you how they view life as that particular figure.

Emotional Development

When we allow our children to express themselves, we give them the freedom to grow, to share who they are and what they are thinking. Their play may be the way they tell you about how they are feeling or perhaps a situation that they are trying to tell you about but may not know how. Maybe they are sad and so they make their figure sad, this opens the way for them to express their feelings. Creative play gives children the opportunity to create stories and make them come to life through toys such as the Schleich ones I received for this review.

Social Development

Interaction with others through creative play builds social skills. Children learn how to talk to others, what to do in real life situations by playing those same situations out with toys. They learn skills like turn taking and conversation skills. All skills that they will need throughout their life.

Schleich Farm Animals and Wild Life Starter Set

I received both the Wild Life Starter Set and the Farm Animal set from Schleich. I just have to tell you about the little calf, oh my goodness, I think he’s my favorite. You look at him and you can almost feel how soft he is. But they are not soft nor fuzzy just so much detail makes them look that way. These are well made and they would have stood the test of time with my kids for sure. I’ve passed them along to my nephew who I’m sure will be so excited to get them.

creative play

The detail on all of the figures is just amazing and so lifelike. That’s what I liked best about the Schleich figures. They are as close to real life looking as you can get as far as I am concerned. I’ve never seen any others with such detail.

The Farm Animal set includes the Simmental calf, a Mustang foal, a goose, a black and white cat and a Border Collie.

farm animals creative play

The Wild Life Starter set includes an elephant, zebra, chimpanzee and a lion.

wild life creative play set

I just have to point this one thing out I noticed on the Schleich website, for each product under the description, they provide scientific facts and a fun fact about each animal. It’s more than just a size description, it’s educational. This homeschool mom loves that!

Schleich doesn’t just make animal collections, there are dinosaurs, DC Comics, MARVEL, The Smurfs and Peanuts collections. Schleich toys are recommended for ages 3 and up.

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