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FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. OH MY GOODNESS!!!   Talk about a MUST HAVE!!!  Do you have a princess in your life?  If so---  I know a book you just must get!!!   Dear Princess    is the name and you will fall in love. In this book, you see the different characters from the stories you love delivering a letter to their Princess.  ( Gus delivered to Cinderella, Max to Ariel, Pascal to Rapunzel... You get the picture...)    Then, you turn the page and get to read the letter that was sent to them, it is actually a folded letter, so they get to unfold it and read it... with the official seals and all ... Followed by the response they pen back!!   The best part?  The last letter is to someone...

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. For the little princess in your life, look at the latest Sofia book (that includes over 60 stickers!)   Sofia the First - The Enchanted Science Fair  .  This doesn't have to be JUST for the princess either, it is a cute book that talks about their science fair and the things that they had to go through to make their project the best to win!  The Enchanted Science Fair also includes a couple of Princes as well, so that makes it a great read for everyone!  The princess moral to this story?  A true princess is always a true friend! In these days, I think the moral of this whole story is one that ALL kids need to read!   SYNOPSIS: It’s almost time for the Enchanted Science Fair, and ...

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. Did you see my post about Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day ? Well - now I get to offer up a few fun activities for you.. and a GIVEAWAY!!!!  This movie looks like it will be absolutely hilarious, so I am so excited to see it!!!! Until then, click on these images to enlarge and ENJOY!!!!! Want to win??? Look at what is included in the prize pack!   The pack includes - One (1) official  ALEXANDER  coffee mug - One (1) giant green highlighter - One (1) crocodile stress toy - One (1) official   ALEXANDER   reusable bag a Rafflecopter giveaway

*** This is not a sponsored post. I just thought it was pretty cool... and we hope to get to Legoland one day soon!  You know we love Lego... so I thought this was great to share with you! If you are a first responder (Police Officer, Fire Fighter or EMS)  you can get a free single day admission to LEGOLAND FLORIDA during the month of September.  Read more about it below: LEGOLAND ® Florida Resort is proud to once again honor police officers, fire fighters and EMS personnel with a free single day admission to the park during the month of September.  LEGOLAND Florida Resort’s special offer gives first responders a chance to experience the Park’s more than 50 rides, shows and attractions with their friends and family.  The program is valid for all police officers, fire fighters, and EMS employees working in the United States.  Active and retired personnel with identification are also eligible.  Eligible personnel should present their employee ID ...

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. Maybe you remember me posting about Stride Rite's campaign to have people donate their gently worn shoes so that other kids less fortunate could have a pair of shoes...  As if that wasn't awesome enough as it is, I wanted to tell you more about how impressed I am with Stride Rite.   Let me back up and explain a few things first... As a teenager, money wasn't an object when it came to my shoes...  As it wasn't MY money being spent... but as soon as I started having to pay for them out of my pocket, the $125 shoes didn't REALLY look that much better than the less expensive ones!    So, that quickly changed my outlook on them...  Once I became a mom, that trait carried on... I was NOT abo...

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. How is school going with your kids this year?  We have been pretty busy and it just seems to be adding more and more each day.  So, I wanted to get an planner and "try" to be organized...  I was excited when a pack of  Zebra Pens arrived.  Why?  Well ,it was a 14 pack of all different colors! Talk about organization... I could color code everything in my entries!!!!  But then, I saw it said GEL retractable and I was not thrilled... You see, gel pens and I do not work!  They smudge to easy and I get mad.  Not that I am perfect, but if I am writing something, I want it neat, not all messy and smudged!    I opened the pack and saw that they went one step further ...

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. We are not familiar with Ella the Elephant here, but it looks like a super cute cartoon from the art on the cover of the DVD.  If you have an Ella fan, you would love knowing that on September 16th, it was released on DVD for you to own!  Make sure to grab a copy now to put under the tree this holiday season... if you can hold off on gifting it that long!   Here comes Ella the Elephant and her magical red hat, with eight delightful stories about fun, friendship, love and laughs on  Ella the Elephant Season 1 Volume 1: The Magic of Friendship , available September 16, 2014 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE).    Ella the Elephant  is based on the popular children’s b...