TOS Crew: CBH Ministries- Seasons of Faith Series
March 16, 2010 by Mel
Filed under Audio & CDs, Book Corner, Homeschooling, Infants and preschoolers, Reviews, School Age

CBH Ministries, also known as Children’s Bible Hour, is a ministry for kids. CBH reaches out to kids, mainly ages 6-12, through books, devotionals called Keys for Kids, radio shows, etc. Jacob receives Keys for Kids every month, and we enjoy reading some of the devotionals in them together. I really didn’t [...]
Soopsori Ecowooden Toy Giveaway—from Brooklyn5and10
March 16, 2010 by Melissa J & Mel
Filed under Games and Toys, Giveaways, Green Products, Infants and preschoolers, Reviews

Brooklyn 5 and 10 is a web-based store located in Brooklyn, NY. They sell all sorts of whimsical gifts, growing kits and craft projects that are less expensive and even some of which are earth-friendly. They have graciously offered one of their Soopsori Ecowooden Push Cars for a giveaway! You can win either the Soopsori [...]
Exergen Temporal Scanner Review & Giveaway
March 11, 2010 by Melissa J & Mel
Filed under Family, Featured Content, For Mom, Giveaways, Home Products, Infants and preschoolers, Jr Highers, Reviews, School Age, Sr Highers

Mel’s Thoughts:
Since having my boys, I’ve always dreaded taking their temps, especially when they’re little, and you can’t get them to hold the oral themometer in their mouth. I don’t feel that taking an axillary temp is as accurate, so I’ve always gone with the dreaded rectal temps when they’re little. Oh yes, I just [...]
In the Land of Odds | Review and Giveaway
February 14, 2010 by Melissa J & Mel
Filed under Giveaways, Infants and preschoolers, Reviews, School Age

Congratulations to Kelly on being our winner of this giveaway!
Product/Book Name: In the Land of Odds, DVD
Auto-B-Good is a five time Emmy Award winning series that can be seen on public television and all around the world. The series is based on the adventures of 9 vehicles, each with their own unique personality, who [...]
Love Your Heart by Tim McGraw and Tom Douglas
February 10, 2010 by Melissa J & Mel
Filed under Infants and preschoolers, Reviews

Love Your Heart by Tim McGraw and Tom Douglas
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Ages: 4 – 10
Price: Hardcover $16.99
To see a flip version of the book, visit here.
The second book in Tim McGraw’s My Little Girl series is a heartwarming story of a little girl’s selfless act of kindness.
Tim McGraw and songwriter Tom Douglas once again join [...]
Children’s Book Corner: This Little Prayer of Mine
February 8, 2010 by Melissa j
Filed under Book Corner, Infants and preschoolers, Reviews, School Age

This Little Prayer of Mine by Anthony DeStefano, Illustrated by Mark Elliott
How does a mother teach her little one to pray? Role model a prayer life is one way to start, reading books another. Anthony DeStefano offers a wonderful book to teach this precious part of the Christian life to our young children.
“I know you’re [...]
Words That Rhyme with Orange: Kid’s Music CD | Review and Giveaway
February 1, 2010 by Melissa J & Mel
Filed under Audio & CDs, Giveaways, Infants and preschoolers, Music, Reviews, School Age

This Contest is now ended.
Congratulations to Kim on winning the 6 CD’s!
Experience Happy To Be Me for free (*for a sample of Ross’s worship music, see bottom of post)
Words that Rhyme with Orange, Music CD for children
Age Group This Book/Product is for: 2-12
Put out by: Ross King of Ross King Music
Price: $12.00
Buy Cd and [...]
TOS Crew: Math Tutor
January 27, 2010 by Mel
Filed under DVD's and Movies, Homeschooling, Infants and preschoolers, Jr Highers, Reviews, School Age

Mel participated in this review with the TOS Homeschool Crew.
Math has sometimes been a tough subject to teach while homeschooling Jacob. Anyone who reads my blog knows I’ve talked about this before….but God knows all our weaknesses, and He has certainly provided the supplements and helps that we have needed this year, through the Crew. [...]
TOS Crew: Kinderbach
January 22, 2010 by Mel
Filed under Homeschooling, Infants and preschoolers, Reviews, School Age

Mel participated in this review with the TOS Homeschool Crew.
Music education is very dear to my heart, since I grew up with years of piano lessons. It’s something my parents started with me when I was 5 years old. Naturally, I want to instill a love for music into my own children. I’ve started trying [...]
The One Year Devotional for Preschoolers 2
January 4, 2010 by Melissa J & Mel
Filed under Infants and preschoolers

Title: The One Year Devotions for Preschoolers 2
by Carla Barnhill; illustrated by Elena Kucharik
Age range: 3-6 years old
Publisher: Tyndale
Price: $14.99 (hardcover)
Mel’s Thoughts:
My boys had gotten the first Little Blessings Devotionals book a couple of years ago for Christmas. So I got excited when we had the chance to review the second book from Tyndale Kids. It’s [...]
* Did You Know Devotions – 2 *
December 18, 2009 by Melissa J & Mel
Filed under Family, Infants and preschoolers, Reviews

Put out by Tyndale Kids
Softcover $13.99
Ages 6 – 10
Why do you get thirsty?
Why is it easier to walk than stand still?
How does a sponge hold so much water with all those holes?
What’s the largest living thing on earth?
Why do we blink?
Any question that a child may have, will probably be in the Did You Know [...]
* Boz, the Green Bear Next Door *
December 17, 2009 by Melissa J & Mel
Filed under DVD's and Movies, Family, Holiday Books & Products, Infants and preschoolers, Reviews
*I received a complimentary product through Momselect for review purposes.
One of the things that I found in my Holiday Pack from Mom Select, were two Boz, the Green Bear Next Door, DVD’s. This was the first time I had ever heard of this series and the first time my daughter and daycare kids [...]
* Holly and Hal Moose, Product Review *
December 16, 2009 by Melissa J & Mel
Filed under For Mom, Holiday Books & Products, Home Products, Infants and preschoolers, Reviews

Hal and Holly Moose were another part of my MomSelect Holiday Pack. When I first saw them, my first thought was, “Oh, what cute holiday decorations!”
My daughter and daycare kids have had other plans for Hal and Holly, however. Dressing and undressing Hal and Holly has provided endless hours of entertainment.
Holly stands at 16″ [...]
Timberdoodle: BrainBox & Hot Rocketz
December 13, 2009 by Melissa J & Mel
Filed under Family, Featured Content, Games and Toys, Homeschooling, Infants and preschoolers, Reviews

Mel’s Thoughts:
Timberdoodle, home of all things educational, including homeschool curriculum and educational games and toys, has sent us two more great products to review. This time they sent us the BrainBox and a Hot Rocket. Let’s start with the wonderful BrainBox.
BrainBox is a sort of trivia game based on short-term memory and good observational skills. [...]
* The Story of Christmas *
November 17, 2009 by Melissa J & Mel
Filed under Holiday Books & Products, Infants and preschoolers, Reviews

The Story of Christmas by Gwen Ellis
Illustrated by Steve Smallman
Ages: 4-7
Put out by: Thomas Nelson
Price: $10.99
***Disclosure: Mama Buzz and reviewers, received a complimentary copy of this book for review purposes.
The Story of Christmas is a charming way to introduce young children to the Christmas story. In fact, we will be using it in our [...]





















