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I wrote this review while participating in a campaign forMom Central Consulting on behalf of Playskool. I received product samples to facilitate my party and review, and a promotional item to thank me for participating.
As a Mom on kid number three I have came to know products that I want to stay away from – and products that I trust no matter what. Playskool is one of those brands that I know I can rely on, so when I was given the opportunity to host a Playskool Preschool House Party, I couldn’t pass it up!
We invited over some family and friends of all ages to enjoy some snacks and some play time with the new Let’s Imagine Elmo, Transformers Mixable, Mashable Heroes Optimus Prime and Grimlock, and Stack n’ Spin Monkey Gears.
The Let’s Imagine Elmo was a hit! Elmo had 3 hats for different imaginary themes and play modes. Choice from a Prince, a Sea Captain or a Cowboy!
I think the boys enjoyed Cowboy Elmo the best, but they had tons of fun playing with all the imaginary themes. The younger kids and older kids were both super impressed with the changes!
The Stack n’ Spin Monkey Gears are a great way to keep the little ones occupied. The kiddos get to place colorful gears all around the monkeys belly hands and feet. It encourages fine motor skills, hand/eye coordination, and cause & effect ( they get an awesome visual light up treat after they ‘build’ their monkey!) It kept the little kiddos busy for hours! This would be a great 1st birthday gift!
I think the all time favorite for our Transformer loving boys was the Transformers Mixable, Mashable Heroes Optimus Prime and Grimlock. Who doesn’t want to save the world?? Mr. Potato Optimus Prime and Dino Grimlock want to defeat the Decepticons! You can use your imagination and transform them any way your heart desires. You can also mix and mash them up with others – I know what these boys will have on their Christmas list this year!
(he didn’t want to let it out of his hands!)
We had a blast with all the fun toys and games – we even played a game of When I grow up… I found out something new, my son wants to be a police officer!! My nephew wants to be a ninja – I think maybe the 2 can work together some day!!
This week I decided to participate in the Chiquita Cooking Lab Recipe Contest. It reminds me of a Chopped for Beginners, especially with this weeks combination – Pineapple, Spinach and Bananas were in my basket – well my scratch off. I’m not quite a creative one, but I know that pineapple and bananas go great in cakes and muffins. So I decided to try my hand at some blueberry/pineapple spinach banana nut muffins! If nothing else, I figured this would be a great Vitamin boost for our family since the cold season is here!
I will admit I didn’t use very much spinach – just enough to say it’s in there, but I used all of the ingredients!!
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Family Christian Stores. I was compensated with an appreciation gift card in exchange for my time and honest opinion.
Who doesn’t love Veggie Tales?? I know there have been plenty of times that I’ve walked around singing “Oh Where is My Hairbrush?” and The Water Buffalo Song, and being silly with my kids to see who can sing the theme song the fastest. That’s why we are so excited to attend the Dress Like a Veggie Event at our local Family Christian Store next Friday October 31st!
Wear your Veggie-like costume to your local Family Christian Store and get a free goodie bag for the kids! (non-edible, so don’t worry. The goodies are allergy free!).
Take a few pictures while you’re there and post them on Twitter and Instagram tagging @Familychristian and use hashtag #FCVeggies and you can be entered to win! The grand prize winner will win a $250 gift card, and 5 runners up will receive a $50 appreciation gift card. You can buy a lot of Veggie fun with that!!
Need some Veggie Costume ideas? Check out Family Christians Pinterest page for some inspiration!
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This review was made possible by Double Duty Divas and Cascade. I was provided the featured product free of charge to facilitate my review, but all opinions are 100% mine.
Dinner parties can be a load of fun – and loads of dishes! When a party can go all night, you don’t want to be up all night washing dishes. That is why I’ve turned over that job to Cascade Platinum.
Anytime I bake I spend days doing it – not only because it takes forever, but because I have to let the pans soak over night so I can use them again. I didn’t realize I was causing more harm than help, so I started just loading all my baking dishes right in the dish washer. I was amazed at the results.
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