Traveling With Kids Giveaway – Top That! Publishing Activity Books

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{The winner of Fuzzy Fair is Diane, who said, “These are SUPER! My son loves anything with texture and would love the fuzzy books! I especially like the farm and the shapes!” And the winner of Playtime is Megan, who said, “I love the magnet books – magnets and books are a great combination!”

Email your address to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com to claim your prize. Thanks!}

THE PRIZE

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Two readers will each win one of these Top That! Publishing Books: Fuzzy Fair: A Soft Felt Play Book or Playtime: A Magnetic Play Book!

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Thanksgiving Point Giveaway Winners

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I am so sorry about this late announcement! We were camping this weekend and I wasn’t able to announce winners on Friday. So here they are, better late than never: Farm Country – Jinii Boren Museum of Ancient Life – Missy Children’s Discovery Gardens – Amanda N Thanksgiving Point Gardens – JaKell Email your mailing … Read more

Road Trip Kids Activity Bag #3

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Activity Bag #3 Finding Nemo DVD Puzzle ($1 at Target) Muffin Tin Play-Doh Golf Tees Toy Hammer Although I packed several movies, we only watched Elliot’s favorite, Cars. I brought those movies more for our stay at my parents’ house than for the drive, but the activity bags were a good place to keep them. … Read more

Road Trip Kids Activity Bag #2

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The second bag we pulled out was also lots of fun, and these were activities that Elliot could do more on his own, which was good because I had to feed Gus. (I used my Medela Swing electric breast pump – I don’t know how I managed before this pump, I use it almost every … Read more

Fun at Thanksgiving Point & A GIVEAWAY!!!

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Thanksgiving Point is one of the great things about the area we live in in Utah. Thanksgiving Point is a fabulous place that is “dedicated to providing guests one-of-a-kind, hands-on opportunity for discovery and an entertaining, educational experience in a variety of arts and sciences.” From my recent experience there, I can say that’s a … Read more

Backyard Bowling

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Who needs fancy toys when you have plastic containers and a ball? There is all sorts of fun to be had outside this summer, and it doesn’t have to cost you a dime. For backyard bowling, all you need is a ball and something to knock down – we used 32 oz. yogurt containers as … Read more