The Top Summer Home Activity for Kids

This summer, a parent's goal is to get their child to have fun and still learn something.

Little Passports

Little Passports is a subscription box that enables your child to "travel" around their world learning about different cultures and people.

Little Passports also have created a Science Expeditions version subscription.  This opens their eyes to the mystery of science through activities.  This enables your child to do simple and fun science experiments at home. 

Wonder Workshop 

Kids love electronics.  Wonder Workshop teaches kids about robotics and coding in a very fun and creative way.  Learning to code at a young age enables coding to be a native language for kids.  Simply, kids are taught to code through play.

Surprise Ride 

Surprise Ride is another great option for summer.  Surprise Ride is a subscription box that "unplugs" the kids. Surprise Ride activites are designed around STEM, geography, history, and art. Each Learning Kit comes with a book, healthy snack, all supplies for one activity, easy instructions, learning guides, fun facts, parents learning guide, and a few fun extras.

Academics in a Box Inc

Groovy Lab in a Box in partnership with Popular Mechanics presents subscriptions boxes with everything to learn about and do hands on STEM experiements.  Groovy Lab in a Box, in a fun way, allows your child to enhance their critical problem solving skills, creativity, and create invention.

Join the free May #MOMSTRONGCHALLENGE from Grokker and Bloomingdale's

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Summer is weeks away and its not to late to get the body confidence only healthy eating and getting fit can bring.  Grokker along with Bloomingdale's are accepting participants for a free 30-day challenge.  Try out Grokker for free throughout the month of May!

5 Reasons to accept this challenge:

1. Grokker offers high definition high quality cooking, fitness, and yoga videos, with fitness options, programs, and features ranging from newbies to expert.

2. Variety.  Grokker classes include yoga, pilates, cardio, HIIT, strength-training, weight-training, and so much more...

3. Flexible workout times.  The video sessions range from less than 5 minutes to more than hour.  It enables you to sneak in a workout when time is limited or you can choose that longer hour session you've been wanting to do all week.

4. Grokker gives you an abundance of information necessary to eat healthier without feeling deprived.  Eating heathy shouldn't mean giving up all crave-worthy foods.

5. Get to know the Grokker community.  Grokker has a social media aspect that lets you interact with other Grokker uses in the world.  You can also follow your favorite yogis.  You'll also get updates on new recipes, workouts, and articles. It's like facebook and instagram for yogis and fitness addicts!

Try Grokker free throughout the month of May!

Explore New Cuisines, Learn Cooking Methods, And Get Recipes To Fit Your Lifestyle at Grokker! Try It Free Today!  

Become a Stella & Dot Stylist

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Imagine owning your own business around your own schedule.  Stella & Dot has amazing jewelry at affordable prices with styles ranging from classic to beachy chic.  Stella & Dot's Stylist program lets you get in on all the photo perfect action with amazing independent stylist signup perks!

Join during this limited time offer—Now through April 30th.

- The stylist will automatically get $450 of free accessories.

- Achieve $1000 of sales within the first 30 days and get an additional $200 of free accessories.

How do Stella & Dot Stylists make money?  Well, through their 24/7 online store and trunk shows of course!  If you love to be creative and enhance the style of those around you then the Stella & Dot Stylist program is for you.  It's definitely a fun, flexible, and creative opportunity.

ILY Family Graphics Tees

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I've never really envied those families that wear matching outfits for special occasions or family photos. It seems like a lot of work.  However, ILY's family graphics tees are a matchy set that even I like!  It's simple and fun.  And...it will probably be worn a ton of times even after I guilt my family into taking a cutesy family photo.  View all of ILY' Family Graphics Tees and more Top selling graphic tops at Ily Couture !

A sneak peak at my ILY Couture favs... 

Embroidered Leather Jacket (Small)

Floral Back Bomber - Red (Small) 

Off the Shoulder Tie Sweatshirt (Small)

Distressed Stripe Tee (Small)

Mom Life is The Best Life Tee (SMALL / Grey)

Show Me Your Nerd!

This is the Love Story of the Girl and Her Purple Shirt

The Girl never thought she could find love online, but she did.  She found her match on Merch Nerds.

 

When the Purple Shirt arrived, its soft fabric hugged the Girl in a perfect fit.  The Purple Shirt had wit and humor.  "Helloha Beaches," it said.  This Island raised Girl could feel her heart fall in love.

The Purple Shirt didn't mind that the Girl spent too much time playing Star Trek.

The Purple Shirt didn't mind that the Girl "needed to shoot all the ghosts."

Their Love grew stronger after every wash and wear.  The Girl and Her Purple Shirt lived happily ever after playing on snapchat and eating KFC.

The end.

https://www.merchnerds.com/ Merch Nerds.  Making Loving Connections.  Find your match today. Lol.

Merch Nerds have sizes and styles available in Men's, Women's, Unisex, and soon in Kid's.

These are a few of my favorites:

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Wahlburgers

I love Wahlburgers, especially on my 35th birthday! 

Wahlburgers uses locally sourced fresh ingredients and does not use artificial colors.  They also has gluten-friendly options.  My family has multiple food allergies, the staff is always very considerate and I feel very safe having my family dine here.     

 

The onions rings are yummy!  I can never really decide between the Portebello Sandwhich and Jenn's chicken Sandwhich. 

  

In front of the Bellagio, we stopped two female tourists on the strip to take our photo.  Coincidentally, they were there to celebrate one of their birthdays too!

    

San Diego GF & AF Expo

I was very fortunate to attend the San Diego GF & AF Expo as a Blogger.  All the bloggers were greeted with a Blogger Breakfast sponsored by BFree.  Our hosts were very welcoming and answered my many questions.  I am very new to the GF world.  Over the recent years I have been learning as I go about food allergies as well as environmental and chemical allergies.  When we learned that my husband's migraines and health issues could be helped by going gluten-free, I knew the GF & AF Expo would be perfect for us to attend.

                  

After having allergic reactions to food I am hesitant to try new foods, however, I felt very safe and confident sampling foods at the GF & AF Expo.  On all the tables there is a display card that lists the allergens that are present.  The representatives at the booths were also knowledgeable and open about talking the ingredients and processes associated with their food.  I felt very safe.

     

My husband attended with me and he loved it.  Our children have multiple allergies so he was very delighted to be able to sample foods and brands that we could add to our safe food lists.  Because of our children's food allergies he had to give up many of his favorite foods, including peanuts.  He was very happy to have found SunButter.  We took a few samples and he liked it so much he actually ate it out of the container, as if it was a container of ice cream.  We entered to win a case of it by taking our photo at the show.  I don't think we won, but SunButter won him over!

 

I am not a salad person, but after trying Spinato's Balsamic dressing, I wanted a salad!  Spinato's pizza is also amazing!  This is one of my newest favorite brands.

Another highlight of the GF & AF Expo was the Enjoy Life Foods booth.  Enjoy Life was the first brand our children loved after finding out their multiple food allergies.  At one point we practically bought all the remaining stock of the Enjoy Life brand products from the Las Vegas stores closing when the Fresh and Easy grocery chain closed.  I was so excited to see their new products and my children were so excited to devour the Enjoy Life samples we brought home. 

We brought home a lot of samples and learned a lot.  We have added a few new brands and foods to safe list, all thanks to our GF & AF Expo experience.  Our children have added Homefree cookies and Milton's Gluten Free Cheddar Cheese Baked crackers to their favorites list.

As for my husband and his gluten-free experience the expo was the first time he ever ate so much without feeling bloated or sick.  He has also gone migraine-free since he has gone gluten-free.

Thank you to the GF & AF community for being so welcoming!

Learn more about the GF & AF Expo coming to a city near you at http://gfafexpo.com/