Friday's Freebie

Does your little one have a favorite show on Nick Jr.?  Did you know they have TONS of items you can print off from their most popular shows like Dora the Explorer, Blues Clues, Olivia and many more?  You can find everything from simple coloring pages to things to help them brush up for going back to school with numbers, spelling, science and geography.  This is a great project idea for a rainy day or to help pass the time while your little one get over a summer cold.

I hope you are all having a fantastic Friday!

C.Q.

Friday's freebie...

The air is getting cooler and it's time to start thinking about the kids going back to school, for some parents it means sending your child to school for the first time.  This is a great time to think about updating your safety measures as well.  You can request a free Child Safe Kit to keep all your child's information together in one place.  This makes it easy to find and save valuable time in case of an emergency.

I hope everyone is looking forward to a great weekend ahead!

C.Q.

Wednesday's learn and earn...

~WORD OF THE DAY~

mountebank  \MOUN-tih-bank\  ~ noun

DEFINITION(s): 1: a person who sells quack medicines from a platform

2: a boastful unscrupulous pretender : charlatan

EXAMPLES: In his newspaper column, Gavin criticized the talk-radio host as "a mountebank whose 'expert' opinions and advice are complete hooey."

"Bring your five-minute tales related to all things fraudulent and pseudo. Flimflammers, mountebanks, poseurs and snake oil salesmen especially welcome." -- From a literary events listing by Gina Webb in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 25, 2011

DID YOU KNOW? "Mountebank" derives from the Italian "montimbanco," which was formed by combining the verb "montare" ("to mount"), the preposition "in" (converted to "im," meaning "in" or "on"), and the noun "banco" ("bench"). Put these components together and you can deduce the literal origins of "mountebank" as someone mounted on a bench -- the "bench" being the platform on which charlatans from the 16th and 17th centuries would stand to sell their phony medicines. Mountebanks often included various forms of light entertainment on stage in order to attract customers. Later, extended uses of "mountebank" referred to someone who falsely claims to have knowledge about a particular subject or a person who simply pretends to be something he or she is not in order to gain attention.

~THE REBATE~

Have a child hooked on the Hasbro Littlest Pet Shop?  Now you can get the special edition Littlest Pet Shop Rooster when you collect 8 stickers from specially-marked packages (look for the green paw print) of The Littlest Pet Shop Pretty Pairs, Shimmer ‘n Shine Pets, Walkables, or Walkable Theme packs. The offer ends 6/30/12 and requests need to be post marked by 7/31/12.  To get yours fill out the rebate form and mail it together with the 8 stickers pasted on the collectors page.  It doesn't say where you can get the books but I am guessing they are in the boxes the toys come with.

I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday!

C.Q.

Sunday's media madness...

I love to find fellow bloggers who do amazing things!  I was blog hopping a couple of days ago and found BLYRO Books.  The author wrote the children's book Over and Under for her own daughter when she found that reading to her "precious restless toddler" was a challenge with most children's books.  The words on the pages were too long or there were simply too many of them.  The book is beautiful, the background and pictures will encourage your youngster to read along, this will help develop reading skills that will help them through their entire life.  She even made sure the type font she used would no cause confusion in young readers, like the way a "g" in type is different from the way we print it.  I am a huge advocate of reading and was thrilled to find this book for children so young, it is aimed at the 0 - 5 age range.  I am not a parent myself so when my friends and family have children I have a hard time knowing what books are best for the younger age range, this fits the bill.  As an even better bonus BLYRO is donating copies of her books to low income families, funded by sales of the book and her beautiful bookmarks.  I think that is awesome and encourage anyone who is looking for a great gift for a youngster on your holiday list to check out this gorgeous book.

Have a relaxing Sunday everyone!

C.Q.

Friday's Freebie...

If you have a child who dosen't like taking their vitimans then check this out, US Nutrition is giving out samples of Disney shaped vitiman gummies.  Just fill in the on line request form and select your choice of either the Disney Princes or Cars shapes. There is a limit of only one per household.

Have a great Friday everyone!

C.Q.

Wednesday's learn and earn...

~WORD OF THE DAY~

grandee ~ \grand-DEE\  noun

DEFINITION: a man of elevated rank or station

EXAMPLES: After winning the golf tournament, it was expected that the young player would shake hands and pose for pictures with the grandees who had supplied the prize fund.

"[George] Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention (1787), helped sell the notion of a strong and united nation to his fellow Virginia grandees, and served two terms (1789-1797) as our nation’s first president before retiring to his beloved Mount Vernon." -- From a book review by Peter Rowe in The San Diego Union-Tribune, November 7, 2010

DID YOU KNOW? In Medieval Spain and Portugal, the "grandes" ("great ones," from Latin "grandis," meaning "great") were at the pinnacle of the ranks of rich and powerful nobles. A grandee (as it came to be spelled in English) could wear a hat in the presence of the king and queen -- the height of privilege -- and he alone could address a letter directly to royalty. (Even Christopher Columbus had to direct his reports of the New World to an important noble at court, who read them to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.) Today the term can still be applied to nobility, but it can also be used for anyone of importance and influence anywhere, such as the "pin-striped grandees of London's financial district."

~THE REBATE~

Those of you with little picky eaters will love this rebate.  Since this is a full price rebate, even if you don't have children at home please consider doing this offer and donating it to the local food bank.  Children's food items are always in need.  PediaSure is offering a full rebate on either a six pack of PediaSure or one 4-pack of PediaSure SideKicks.  All you need to do is fill out the online form and print it out, then mail it together with the original dated cash register receipt with the UPC Code written on it and the PediaSure or PediaSure SideKicks purchase price circled.  There is a limit of one rebate per household and the rebate can no exceed $13.99 excluding tax.  All purchases must be made by 3/6/2011 and received by the PediaSure by 4/3/2011.  I was also able to find a printable coupon for $2.00 off of any one PediaSure item at Smart Source.

Have a great mid week everyone!


C.Q.