You Don’t Need to be a Genius to Love Mr. Peabody & Sherman

I’m normally not a fan of Hollywood giving classic cartoons an upgrade. Generally they’re turned into some live-action comedic attempt that fails epically. Yeah, I’m looking at you, Yogi Bear. But sometimes, a studio gets it right. I just watched Mr. Peabody and Sherman with the family this weekend and my super short review is that I absolutely loved it! Jason and Ryan had seen it in theaters, so I already knew they’d enjoy it. …

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My Boys are Official Nintendo Kid Reviewers

#NintendoPlay

I’ve said it before and will obviously say it again. Blogging certainly has its privileges. Sure there are giveaways to host, products to review and of course plenty of sponsored posts to help pay the bills. But when you really truly connect with a company that you already love, it’s pretty darn magical. I’ve always loved Nintendo myself, and have real fond memories of racing off the bus after school and running next door to …

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How to Train Your Dragon 2 Free Coloring and Activity Pages

Dragons have always gotten a bad rap. Maybe it’s all the fire breathing, village destroying and people eating they do. Yeah, could be. But not all dragons are bad, as we learned in DreamWork’s amazing animated film How to Train Your Dragon. Such a great film that my whole family enjoyed and watched multiple times. And yes, Allie cries at the end every single time. We didn’t catch the sequel in theaters earlier this year, …

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Surviving the Back-to-School Season with Your Sanity Intact

I received compensation from McDonald’s in exchange for writing this review. Although this is a sponsored post, all opinions are my own. They’re back. Homework, teachers and dirty looks. Yes, Back-to-School season has fully kicked into high gear. It seems like only yesterday I was heading into Kindergarten myself. I don’t remember much of those days, except holding on to my mom’s leg for dear life as she tried to pry me off with a …

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The Force is Strong in These Star Wars Crocs

When I was a kid, we didn’t have much choice when it came to buying shoes. I didn’t get any characters or flashing lights on my sneakers. Uh uh. The biggest choice I had was whether to go with blue or red stripes. These days, however, forget about it. Kids footwear features every character you can imagine and they can do just about everything except fly. We didn’t have Crocs back then but I would’ve …

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