When babies turn 1, they are usually walking and getting into everything, curious, and much better at using their hands. Toys that require hand-eye coordination are excellent because 1 year olds are working on mastering their movements. Toys with music and lots of bright colors are also great. Still watch out for small pieces because … Read more
To convince my husband to come shopping with me I don’t tell him all the stops I intend to make, because if he knew, he would most definitely refuse to come. Or he will try to refuse – he’s not very good at refusing. He will do almost anything for me if he knows it … Read more
I was really excited about this book before reading it and a little disappointed after. It was a good story but the writing was hard at times to follow. This could be because I mostly read this book when over tired, so it’s possible that if I read it again I would really like it. … Read more
Infant Products 3 Month Old Products 6 Month Old Products By 9 months, baby is ready for larger and more active toys. These toys are my favorites because they have lots of moving parts and require the baby to interact more with them. Watching Joel play with these toys has been so much fun because … Read more
Infant Products 3 Month Old Products 9 Month Old Products Here we go again, for 6 month olds this time. By 6 months, babies are usually sitting and getting better with their hands, so these things are great. 1. Fisher Price Booster Chair This chair is awesome for baby as soon as he can sit … Read more
Infant Products 6 Month Old Products 9 Month Old Products Around 3 months, babies start to be more alert and interactive, but still don’t move around much and are not yet ready for most toys. At this age it’s important that they have interesting things to looks at, mostly faces but also books and objects. … Read more
3 Month Old Products 6 Month Old Products 9 Month Old Products I wanted to put together a series of posts that talk about great baby products and toys for babies up to 1 year. To start with, I want to share some of my favorite baby products that I don’t think I could have … Read more
Friday was the Beehive Bazaar and Saturday we visited the Oh Sweet Sadie! Art and Gift Show in Draper. This show was held in a beautiful and enormous home so there was plenty of room for local artists and creative people to showcase their stuff. Here are some of my favorite things from Saturday’s show. … Read more
The Beehive Bazaar happened again this last weekend, and my son and I went and had a great time! I saw some familiar stuff from the last Bazaar and also some new stuff. I am amazed at how creative people can be! I had a lot of fun browsing and getting new ideas. Here are … Read more
This book by Jim Trelease was full of excellent information about kids and media, reading in particular, but also the effects of television and other forms of print media. I learned so many great things from this book that will help me raise my children to be avid and successful readers. The main message of … Read more