A new toy my kids have been enjoying and the neighbor kids have been itching to try. A Labyrinth Balance Board. It is a wood disc with a maze or labyrinth and it has wooden balls that you can nagivate through the maze by shifting your weight using your feet which are perched on each side of the disc. I like that it is wood and therefore sustainable but I really like that it gets kids up and moving and working on their balance, agility, and problem solving. … [Read more...]
Wrapping Up the Week
TGIF! Have an awesome weekend everyone! As I mentioned briefly yesterday my 3 year old is now attending school 2 times a week for speech issues. He did NOT like yesterdays session at all. He got very frustrated with the speech therapist and I can't say that I blame him. She was annoying me to. She would ask him to identify something and he would say it although perhaps not well. But if he didn't say it to her satisfaction she would continue asking 4 to 5 times until he was confused (since he … [Read more...]
The Danger of Phthalates and PVC
I have devoted a fair amount of discussion on this blog to BPA, a nasty ingredient found in plastics. Although lately my blog stats tell me that moms are also very concerned with Phthalates and PVC too...and rightly so. Here are the basics about these and why we should avoid them. Phthalates are a group of man made chemicals that are widely used as plastic softeners and in hairsprays, perfumes, cosmetics, toys, shower curtains, wood finishes, lubricants and more. Over 1 billion pounds of … [Read more...]
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