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Showing posts with label Educational. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Educational. Show all posts

Friday, September 9, 2011

Money Savvy Pig Review & Giveaway

Money Savvy Pig piggy bank - the piggy bank for the 21st century! This unique four-chambered bank helps kids (ages 4-11) & their parents or grandparents to begin a conversation about money. It helps teach basic money skills by introducing four choices: SAVE, SPEND, DONATE, and INVEST. Each bank includes goal-setting stickers, eye stickers and a parent guide. Available in 6 vibrant colors - Blue, green, pink ,red purple and opaque platinum. It makes a perfect child's gift!
Our family saves change! Every time our jar of change fills up, we let the kids dump it out on the living room floor and separate it out. They make piles of quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. Then they separate each of those piles into 4 different piles. We have 4 kids! We spend time together counting the money and teaching our youngest the difference in amounts and looks. Usually, when done, we have them put them into their piggy banks. NOW! We have the Money Savvy Pig to use. The kids were so excited to see how it worked and loved that it came with their very own stickers to put on the piggy! 

The kids already kinda had an idea of how it worked because when we were told about the review, they also told us about their new app! Yes, they have a Money Savvy App called Savings Spree! So immediately we downloaded it on my iPhone. It is so cool. It takes you through a series of games. Each one teaching you how to make the right choices throughout your day about spending money. The first round is about Savings Choices. 4 Things you can do with money and how to set a goal for each. It gives you examples, with pictures, on what you should do with your money. 

Round 2 is about earning. This round teaches you about the importance of earning your own money. It is so cute! You get to make cupcakes in this fun round. Round 3, the rainy day fund. This is an important round too! It shows kids that they need to save their money for a rainy day. Like an unexpected bill, a flat tire on their bike or an overdue library book. In this round you play with fortune cookies. You have to determine from three choices, what is the best. For example a good choice, you got money for your birthday. A bad choice, you forgot your lunch and have to pay $3 to the school. Next you follow the good fortune cookie as they move around. Next, you pick the good fortune. You bank the money if you choose correctly. Round 4 is spend avoidance. It's cute, you float around a mall maze and have to avoid hitting things. If you do, it subtracts money. 

Round 5 Wealthy habits. I like this round a lot.  It shows you how you can save if you avoid spending while out. For example... instead of getting a soda at lunch you would get a free water.  It then shows you how much you could save in a week, month or year. Amazing how much one little soda costs by the end of a year. LOL You could save over $500 a year by drinking water instead of soda!!! In this round you choose between 2 choices and tilt the phone back and forth. It is a fun balancing act. ;-) Round 6 Kids earn! Kids can earn money by walking dogs, having a lemonade stand or doing yard work. This round is played by matching money and lemons. Very cute! At the end of the game it shows you your total game earnings in a nest egg.. I love that the kids  want to keep playing and make the right choices to increase their nest egg. This is an amazing app and every family should have it!!! Don't forget to check out the Parents and Educators section. Very informative. Awesome!

Now back to the sorting of money. I kinda went crazy on the app. But its so fun and worth it! Now that we have the Money Savvy Pig, and they know what to do with it, its fun for the kids to discuss where they should place the money. So far we have the most money in the savings and donating slots. The kids are very good about saving and they love donating when ever they see a box at the store. I love that those are filling up first. My hubby and I also love that they can save their own money to spend. It is a nice feeling for them to walk into a store and buy something with their own money. Makes them feel proud. The investing is amazing too. Our son is already talking about saving for his first car. He is 11. Oh My! LOL

These little piggy banks are a must for your kids. I recommend that you get one for each of your kids, gifts for friends and family and you have to get that app. It makes learning about money fun and exciting! 
Thank you Money Savvy Piggy for coming into our life!!!

You can get a Money Savvy Pig too!
Enter the giveaway below.
One winner will get to choose a color of their choice.



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Winner...danicasweeps
    You will have until Oct 1 @ 9:00 p.m. Pacific Standard time to enter this giveaway. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here. If the winner has provided an email address I will contact you. If you don't provide your email, you will want to check back here and see if you are the winner. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is open to those living in the US. You must be 18 years or older to enter. Thanks for entering at Trendy Treehouse. Good Luck and Have Fun!
    The featured product {s} in this post were provided to me free of charge by the manufacturer or pr company representing the company. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and not influenced in any way by anyone. By entering this giveaway you agree to Trendy Treehouse Disclaimer/Terms of use.
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    Thursday, June 23, 2011

    The Teacher Wife | Blog Review

    The Teacher Wife
    I have a great blog for you to visit. The Teacher Wife is a great resource for parents and teachers. Lindsey over at "the teacher wife" is a newlywed and a new teacher. She completed her first year with a great group of first graders and is hoping to move into the second grade right along with them. How fun, to have the same group of kids two years in a row! I myself will have a first grader, come August, so I am excited that Lindsay contacted me for a review. I look forward to reading through all her current and future posts. Lindsey's hope is that we can generate some support amongst teachers and parents. I think that is a great idea! Many of our teacher find their projects and additional fun lessons online. It would be great to connect them all on blogs. Don't you?!? I also think it could be a way for parents to connect with teachers, whether they homeschool or just want more activities to do with their kids after school. I especially like that I can find things for them to do during summer months too!


    Here is what you can find on Lindsey's blog. For Purchase and Freebies too!
    | PHONICS LESSONS |
    | LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS |
    | MATH LESSONS |
    | LIST OF FREEBIES |
    Find a bunch of cool Freebies! Like...a Noun Booklet, Friendship Mini Book, 100 Book Challenge, Make your own Clock worksheet and more!


    Visit Lindsey's Shop HERE! Where you can purchase lessons and also download freebies!


    Read more about Lindsey HERE!
    Lindsey's First Grade Class!
    Don't forget to go and look around Lindsey's Site! And let her know I sent you with a lovely comment! ;-)
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    Sunday, June 27, 2010

    Laugh and Learn DVD set & Book Review

     Laugh & Learn is a great site for expecting moms, friends, birth coaches, husbands, families and many more. Really, at first I thought, “What more do you need to know?” But Wow, there was so much to learn while viewing the videos and reading the book. I am done having children and wished I had these to review with my first pregnancy. I was scared. Didn’t know what to expect. I had only seen my sister in law have kids. It was a breeze for her. I went to lamaze class and left scared and confused. After 4 c-sections I was pretty much done. LOL It would have been nice to learn how to talk to my doctors. The right questions to ask. Basically get to know my pregnant body as well as breast feeding, which was difficult at first and learning about new born care. You can buy all the books you want, but nothing I ever had would ever compared to these wonderful videos. I am a very visual person and if you are like me, you will love them too!
    I received all three videos for review as well as Sheri’s book- Laugh and Learn about Childbirth. How wonderful that I was able to view them. I thought I didn’t need to review this because I already had my kids, but boy was I wrong. I will take what I have learned to all my friends and even to my children when they have kids. 

    Childbirth Class Book 3D
    Laugh and Learn About Childbirth – Book A very informative, easy book to read. Learn everything to do with childbirth and laugh along too. The illustrations are amazing and guess what moms, daddy’s will love it too. There are even tips in there for them. I recommend getting this for yourself, even if you are done having kids and as a gift to anyone who is expecting.

    Childbirth Class Book 3D
    Laugh and Learn About Childbirth – DVD
    This
     Comprehensive LAMAZE Childbirth Class covers everything you need to know in 6 fun to watch 45-minute sessions, a total of 4 1/2 hours – all in the convenience of your own home.
    Disc 1
    • Anatomy
    • Preliminary Signs of Labor
    • Three Actual Signs of Labor
    • One Breathing Technique
    • Labor and Comfort Measures
    • Delivery, Pushing
    • Cordblood Banking
    Disc 2
    • Medications used in Labor
    • Induction, Forceps
    • Vacuum, Monitoring
    • Cesarean Delivery, Post-op C/S
    • Postpartum Vaginal Delivery
    • and Special Features:
    • Update – Reunion of Couples with Their Babies
    • Cordblood Banking
    Image Breastfeeding Class
    Comprehensive Breastfeeding Class that covers everything you need to know in 9 easy to watch lessons. Complete 55 min. Breastfeeding Class on 1 DVD
    • Lesson 1: Breast feeding positions
    • Lesson 2: Burping the baby
    • Lesson 3: How to breast feed twins
    • Lesson 4: How often? How long?
    • Lesson 5: Is your baby eating enough?
    • Lesson 6: Overcoming Obstacles
    • Lesson 7: Diet
    • Lesson 8: Pumping
    • Lesson 9: Bras, Nightgowns, & Nursing Pads

    Image Newborn Care Class
    Comprehensive Newborn Baby Care Class that covers everything you need to know in 6 easy to watch lessons. Complete 50 min. Newborn Baby Care Class on 1 DVD
    • Lesson 1: The Sponge Bath
    • Lesson 2: Diaper Change & Dressing a Newborn
    • Lesson 3: Swaddling
    • Lesson 4: The Tub Bath
    • Lesson 5: Diaper Change & Dressing a 3 month old
    • Lesson 6: Baby Supplies You Need

     I am so glad I was asked to review them because I do have friends that are pregnant and sharing this with them has been fun. Getting all the different responses from them was great. They loved everything as much as I did! 

    Things that I Love...
    • Informative DVD’s teaching you about Childbirth, Breastfeeding & Infant Care
    • Humorous – laugh along at the fun way Sheri teaches
    • Easy to follow along
    • Tips for what to ask your doctors
    • Tips for partners as well. Not just for mommy’s
    • Great for anyone wanting to learn more about Childbirth, Breastfeeding & especially infant care
    • Perfect for gift giving
    • Online courses too
    • Very affordable – best thing to buy if you are expecting – forget the rest!
    The featured product {s} in this post were provided to me free of charge by the manufacturer or pr company representing the company. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and not influenced in any way by anyone. Trendy Treehouse Disclaimer/Terms of use.
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    Tuesday, June 1, 2010

    Twin Sisters Productions Review & Giveaway~CLOSED


    Fraternal Twins Kim Thompson and Karen Hilderbrand have always been close, and have always worked well together. This company was born out of a love for children and seeing the wonderful look of pride on their faces when they have mastered a concept, and have had fun doing it!


    Since the beginning, we have been blessed with continual growth. Our MISSION is to be The Leader in Children's Educational Music.  We have worked very hard to create excellent products that children will enjoy, and to make learning effective and fun for the lives that we touch through our music.

    I have been enjoying Twin Sisters wonderful products for almost 5 years now! My daughter had an overnight stay at the hospital and she had a hard time staying in her crib. One of the nurses brought us a cd (Quiet Escapse) and she was calm the whole night through. We have been enjoying that CD for years. I even listen to it. My hubby and I got addicted to the calming music at night. LOL I knew Twin Sisters would be a great company to work with for a review. I love everything they have to offer. Not only do they have great music for babies, but they have an amazing selection of educational music for kids. 

    I especially love their "Songs that Teach". Ask any mom and they will tell you that is how their kids learned the Alphabet. Why stop there.... am I right? Well Twin Sisters went above and beyond with their amazing line of educational music. Starting with SPEECHercise and going to something as exciting as SCIENCE. WOW! Songs teaching kids about school subjects. What mom wouldn't love that! Your kids can learn about addition, subtraction, zoology, marine biology, states and capital, foreign languages and more all through song!  Kids learn fast through song.  


    They didn't stop there.... they offer a large variety of songs for Toddlers, Preschool, Baby, Classical Music, Christian Music, Relaxation and so much more. Did you know that they even sell "School Musicals". How fun would that be to see your kids play become a musical. I can't wait to tell our teachers. I know our Kindergarten teacher will love hearing about this. She does amazing plays every year. 

    Not only does Twin Sisters offer great music, but they also offer "Digital Audio", "Floor Puzzles", "Pre-Loaded Players", "Books" and more! We were so excited to review some Pre-Loaded Players as well as a couple board books. They are amazing. The players are great because all you need to do is turn it on. The kids listen to the pre-loaded music. When the battery runs out, just replace it. It's that easy. It's like their own personal music player. My kids love them. I have already changed the batteries twice. 

    I have been very impressed with the quality and variety of products that Twin Sisters Productions have to offer. I recommend them to everyone. If you are wanting an exciting way for your kids to learn and enjoy music, this is the site to go to! Hands down!!! 



    Twin Sisters has a great partner site where you can download kids musicSign-up for FREE and become a part of the downloadkidsmusic.com community! Members have access to thousands of songs with linked content including music, worksheets, sheet music, fun activities, and more…














    Twin Sisters also has another great site called Learning Horizons! It offers.... hands-on learning materials to excite, stimulate, encourage and teach children from pre-school to grade six. Like Learning Horizons on Facebook too!

    Are you ready for this? 
    Now through 6/30/2010 you can get....
    25% off at checkout when using code: TRENDY 
    Make your order today!

    What I love....
    • Fun educational music for all ages
    • Offers fun musicals for school age children
    • Cool Pre-Loaded Players for kids to have their own music
    • They also have books, puzzles, greeting cards and many more great products
    • A partner company that offers downloadable kids music! WOW!
    • Learning Horizons hands on learning site ~ stimulates learning
    • Homeschool Resources
    • Great for gifts for anyone with a family!
    • Perfect resource for teachers
    • The best educational music out there! Says ME!





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    1 ~ Little Tunes Player along with 20 Free Downloads
    Totaling $59. What an amazing Giveaway! Thank you Twin Sisters Productions!
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    You will have until June 15 @ 9:00 p.m. Pacific Standard time to enter this giveaway. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here. If the winner has provided an email address I will contact you. If you don't provide your email, you will want to check back here and see if you are the winner. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is open to those living in the US. You must be 18 years or older to enter. Thanks for entering at Trendy Treehouse. Good Luck and Have Fun!!

    The featured product {s} in this post were provided to me free of charge by the manufacturer or pr company representing the company. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and not influenced in any way by anyone. By entering this giveaway you agree to Trendy Treehouse Disclaimer/Terms of use.
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