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Suddenly, I am consumed by the holiday spirit.  Maybe it’s because I put up our tree the other day.  It’s got to be that.  Or the girls.  The girls make everything so exciting.  My youngest has already visited with Santa’s helper and my oldest has already written out her Christmas list. I hope I can [...]

Alright, we’re super pumped to experience Gustafer Yellowgold‘s live show tomorrow at Schubas in Chicago.  If you’re in the area, there are two shows: 11 am and 4 pm.  Please go to at least one of them!  Kids two and under are admitted for free and the cost for anyone older than that is $12/ea.  [...]

*Congratulations to our winner, comment entry number 36, Sharon! We’ve got a nice little collection of what we call, “baby movies”. The collection started back in 2005 with our first daughter and the quantity of said baby movies has grown in size since our second daughter’s arrival in 2009. In late 2010, The Baby Einstein [...]

*Congratulations to our winner, Jill! Wow. We have some pretty sweet giveaways this week.  This one is one of my favorites. The Juno Company is back with their original orchestral music and stories and this time, geared toward the growing preschoolers.  Not that the toddlers wouldn’t like it; my toddler swoons over anything Juno. New [...]

From our first viewing and listen of Gustafer Yellowgold’s upcoming DVD/CD release, “Infinity Sock”, we were so hooked.  My girls totally adore the yellow guy from the sun and his pet eel, Slim (egh-hem…and so do their parents).  Morgan Taylor’s music is hands-down some of our favorite stuff to listen to together.  His musical talent [...]

Are you as excited about this as we are? We’re pretty flippin’ excited. In less than two hours, we’re heading to our local Blockbuster to celebrate the release of Toy Story 3 and vote for our favorite Toy Story character.  What else would we be doing on election day?! If you are in the Chicago/Naperville [...]

I have a busy, busy, busy…ok, forget it…I have a high maintenance toddler.  She’s 14 months old and she’s like the little monkey that clings to his mama that you see at the zoo. We received a copy of the Juno Baby DVD, “Way to go, Juno!” for review and have recently been watching it [...]

Even before my eldest daughter was just a twinkle in my eye, I liked these dorky vegetables with eyes, noses and mouths that can talk and sing.  I find them really quite funny and adorable.  I mean, have you seen Lord of the Beans?!  How about Lessons from the Sock Drawer?!  They’re pretty funny and [...]

LeapFrog’s Math Adventure to the Moon DVD (MSRP $14.98) was released recently and we were given a copy of it to watch and talk about here on ParentSphere. Well, my 4-1/2 year old completely digs this thirty-eight minute long DVD.  She loves the story and she’s so proud of herself for her ability to count [...]

…is just what my four year old exclaims as she sits and watches Prima Princessa’s “The Nutcracker”. She sits and watches the ballet DVD in awe of the beautiful ballerinas and then practices her ballet steps along with the students from the NYC Ballet’s School of American Ballet. You can purchase Prima Princessa Presents The [...]

*Congratulations to our winner, Roxann!  (#154) When this offer came my way, I absolutely could NOT refuse.  See, I’m a sucker for all things Christmas ever since my daughters were born.  I love it that my four year old digs these old Christmas classics and can watch them over and over and over, just like [...]

Well, hey there.  Long time no blog, right?  Call it lack of energy or call it, “I’m a mom of a 4 month old and a 4 year old!”  My days are jam packed with demands and with the little downtime I have, you can generally find me staring off into space or spitting out [...]

Alright, this awesome product was sent to me a while ago and finally, I was able to find some time to actually sit down and check it out. I have one thing to say.  It rocks.  I needed this kit a looong time ago.  I am happy that I have it now though, that’s for [...]

Congratulations to our winner, #71 – Liz S! Well, we’ve been sucked into the world of Yo Gabba Gabba.  My 3-1/2 year old walks around every day, singing songs from this brand new DVD.  To be honest, I thought we could get away with not having a new tv show addiction.  That’s a negative.  She [...]

UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIVE CHRISTMAS DVD BUNDLE WINNERS! * Jeanie D. * Marci C. * Vicki T. * Teresha F. * Glenda O. All winners have been notified via email When this giveaway opportunity came through I had to jump on it for all of you.  I must admit, I have only seen one [...]