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Kiss My Face is celebrating the holidays the best way they know how – with a December Kissing Spree! For each day in December, Kiss My Face will be revealing a surprise deal, exclusively available on its Facebook page.
Look for the red December Kissing Spree box to catch the daily deal.
There will be a new deal each day, ranging from $1 off on select products to site wide discounts at Kiss My Face.com. Want to download the December calendar so you don’t miss any of the Kiss My Face deals? CLICK HERE
Today’s deal? 20% off online purchases using code: Holiday20! Hurry each day brings a new offer! I am giving the new Peace Pump Soaps this Christmas. I need to send in pump soap to each of my children’s classrooms, and what better way to show my committment to healthier, more natural products than to gift them? These yummy smelling castile based soaps will find their way into their stockings come Christmas morning! Plus 10% of the profits from the Peace Pump Soaps goes to the “Seeds of Peace” program.
As always Kiss My Face products boast:
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In my unending journey to make healthy meals for our family, I tried something new. I was so pleasantly surprised but the best reaction came from the kidlets!
The simple, quick and nutrious side dish I made required 5 ingriedients:
One head organic cauliflower, cut down to florets
Four organic red potatoes, peeled and halved
One organic Gala apple, peeled, cored and diced
2 TBS organic, unsalted butter
1/3 plus 1 TBS organic Fat Free Milk-(I imagine you could substitute chicken or veggie stock here if consuming milk is an issue)
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper-to taste
I steamed the cauliflower florets first, and then re- used that water to cover and then boil the red potatoes and apple. Potatoes are ready when they can be easily pierced with a fork. The apple should be ready at the same time.
Combine the cauliflower, potatoes and apple in a large sauce-pot. Blend with hand mixer, adding 1/3 cup milk. Heat under low heat, stirring occasionally and add butter. I sprinkled with kosher salt and cracked pepper and then blended everything once again. After heated thoroughly I added the last 1 TBS of milk to ensure a smooth texture.
Serve hot. Delish! The apple gives this dish an added surprise flavor, I might even add one more next time. My kids ate more than two servings of this dish!
Cauliflower (cabbage family) is a great source of Vitamin C and K, and is also a good source of potassium, fiber, phosphorus and B vitamins.
Red Potatoes are high in fiber, low in salt, and provide an excellent source of Vitamin C.
I shared this with Big B who is in the midst of a major nutrition lesson at Pre-school. His reply? “Oh, lots of Vitamin C? then we will not get scurvy!” HRRR? I am still cracking up at this!
The Maclaren Park Diaper Bag is my new favorite tote. I stopped carrying a diaper bag about a two months ago when I returned my sister’s bag to her for the birth of “new” baby. I have owned several diaper bags and have’t loved any of them! I coveted hers and although it was better than the three I had, it still wasn’t great. (sorry L!) I have been throwing my things in multiple bags and feeling completely disorganized, not good for a mommy on the go!
Maclaren Park Bag
The Maclaren Park Diaper bag not only looks great but is a perfect combination of function and comfort. I love the long, thick handles that fit comfortably over my heavy winter coat. I love the fashionable indigo denim that makes this bag look fun, and not at all like a “diaper” bag. I will happily use it as a tote when I’m no longer packing for three!
The main compartment features large storage, two side pockets, perfect for cups!, and three smaller sleeve pockets to hold your phone, wipes, and diapers. There is a large zipper pocket to house your personal items, and an outside covered pocket for those things you need quick access to. It has a large zipper across the top to hold everything inside the bag, but even if you are in a rush, and don’t zip it, (AHem!) the fact that the bag is so deep helps to contain almost everything anyway. I love the little “feet” that keeps my bag from touching the floor (eww!), I wipe them off when I return home and feel comfortable placing the bag down in the playroom. The Park bag really is “smart and spacious for all types of outings”. It is lightweight and holds everything you would need for a day out and about. The only thing I would add would be a ring to attach my keys.
On a recent outing I was able to fit the following into the main compartment (without removing the included wipeable, removable albeit small, changing pad) of my Maclaren Park Diaper Bag:
Now if that doesn’t say, “Ultimate Diaper Bag” then nothing does! The Maclaren Park Diaper Bag comes in both Indigo Denim and Natural Canvas and retails for approximately $40.00.
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I was not compensated for this post, but did recieve the Park Bag for review purposes. All opinions expressed are my own and were not influenced in any way.
With the very first flurries falling today, I was inspired to share our two new favorite winter books. We began reading them to celebrate the winter solstice, and they have become a regular part of our reading routine.
Our first favorite is Making a Friend by Alison McGhee. A little boy talks about his experience with his new, albeit short lived friend, the snowman. Written with all of the wonder of a little one’s mind and innocence.
This super sweet story is written so poetically. I love reading it aloud and seeing how the magic of the words captivates my little audience. The illustrations are simple yet capture the story perfectly without interfering with it. It brings tears to my eyes and the children don’t move a muscle while it is being read.
Our second favorite is Red Sled by Lita Judge. Written solely in onomatopoeia, this books is as fun to read as it is to listen to. The children love to add their own dialogue and narrate each page in a new way every day.
The cheery animals and classic, bright blue winter scenes make this story special yet familiar.
I was not compensated for this post. I did receive copies of the above titles while attending a Simon and Schuster (@simonschuster) book party. All opinions expressed are my own.
A fellow blogger, Emily, gave me a great idea and a list of questions to ask my young children. She asked her young son the same questions and I adored the answers. Of course, comprehending such questions was a bit of a challenge for little bee (2) but once I helped her along, she was happy to be “interviewed” and even sang happily, “More questions, Mommy!” My experience was very different with Big B (3.5). He is super thoughtful and really took his time to answer me and even asked for clarifications when he wasn’t sure what I was asking. He seemed to be so “filled up” that I would ask him such questions.
Thank you Emily as this was inspiring, enlightening, sweet, and I moment I will not soon forget. I am glad you encouraged me (us) to record it and link up. See the original post and get the linky here, if you’d like to do the same! I wrote their words exactly as they said them so I will forever have a record of their words, January 2012.
1. What one place do you want to visit?
Big B: Kid’s Museum! I love it there because we can play on everything and we haven’t been there in a long time!
Little Bee: Go see Wy Wy’s at his house! (this is her similarly aged cousin!)
2. What one thing do you really want to do?
Big B: Practice cutting! or Read a bedtime story by myself. (He couldn’t decide which!)
Little Bee: Swimming in the pool, I do it myself!
3. What class or skill would you like to take/learn?
Big B: I think I would like to take Karate. (news to me!) I like to excercise and they let you wear a costume. (I had to hold back my laughter-children are so pure! LOVE!)
Little Bee: (she repeated her answer to #2, she really likes to swim!)
4. If you could help anyone, who would it be?
Big B: I help new friends at school so they know what the rules are and so they can be happy and not shy.
Little Bee: Help mommy with the dishwasher. Help baby Harriet from when she is crying.
Please link up, I’d love to hear what your little ones had to say, and I guarantee it will be something you don’t want to miss!
I like New Year’s Resolutions. I like a challenge and try to make resolutions that I will keep, and that will truly help me to grow. I am quite pragmatic and try to leave a margin of “error” in terms of reaching my goals…think, “Make healthier choices” as opposed to, ”Eat less junk food”. Some may call it semantics, but it’s the way I work and it helps me to reach the goals I make.
I have made a short list (of course, I am a list maker after all) and I think sharing it here will help strengthen my committment.
In keeping with my New year Resolution to be outside for at least 15 minutes every day, I needed the help of my Maclaren Twin Triumph to coerce my tired kidlets to join me for a (very) brisk walk!
Using the (included) and much needed weather shield on the Maclaren twin triumph
Comfy and Cozy in their Maclaren Twin Triumph
WE are in love with our new TEGU blocks. Tegu blocks are magnetic,wooden blocks that are as simple as they are ingenious. Made in an eco conscious manner from start to finish, including the packaging, Tegu is a must have wooden block for all little creators!
Tegu has introduced a new line, “Mobility” (their most affordable!) that fully integrates with the existing magnetic building system. Our Big B has been busy transforming his blocks into zip zagging vehicles that he has created all on his own!
We have been quite busy designing our own Tegu mobile car as part of their “design your own car sweepstakes“. Now that Tegu has added their new “Mobility” line, they are looking for one lucky child (ages 4-12) to have the experience of a lifetime. One lucky child will be randomly chosen to guest design a Tegu vehicle for mass production in 2012. The selected child will work with Tegu’s world class design team to concept, brand and produce the new product! In addition to receiving ten limited editions of their own creation, the lucky winner (and a guest) will even be invited to Tegu’s eco facility in Hondorus to watch the creation come off the line. Like we said, this is an experience of a lifetime!
Visit http://www.tegu.com/store/ to start shopping now!
