Kids & Pets

What food banks need — 2017 UPDATE – Holiday Food Donations, what your food bank needs the most The holidays are a popular time for donations to be made to food pantries. Before you start clearing out your pantry and freezer, however, it’s a good idea to see what food pantries really need. […]

Holiday Food Donations – What You Should & Shouldn’t Donate

11 Oct, 2017 in Hobbies & Holidays / Kids & Pets / Musings & Ramblings tagged food / helping others by Meg

BGCA #TriplePLay10 — I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Boys & Girls Club of America. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Proper nutrition, emotional intelligence, and leading an active lifestyle are key for our physical and emotional health, unfortunately we live in […]

Raise Healthy Leaders with #TriplePlay10

12 Oct, 2015 in Kids & Pets tagged health by Meg

Fall activities to do with your kids — The summer is winding down and making way for my very favorite time of year, fall! Here in Central Florida we don’t have much of a fall, it’s the season when the temperature drops from the high 90s to the low 80s BUT I grew up in the north where […]

12 Frugal Fall Activities to Do with Kids

12 Aug, 2015 in Kids & Pets tagged crafts / fall / kids by Meg

Give Kids the World Village — Jason & I were thrilled to be invited to the 2015 Give Kids the World Blogger Bash. It was truly an honor not only to be invited, but to get the opportunity to learn more about Give Kids the World. It’s easy to say “Oh yeah, the Give Kids the […]

Give Kids the World Blogger Bash 2015

5 Aug, 2015 in Kids & Pets tagged give kids the world / volunteer by Meg

what to do in a drowning — Dear Readers, I sat down to write about the best frugal finds at the dollar store but something else has been on my mind and I feel compelled to get it out. This post is hard. It’s so, so hard to write. I won’t be able to get through it […]

When You’re Sick of Reading About Drowning, Read This Post

9 Jun, 2015 in Kids & Pets tagged drowning / pool safety by Meg

My family received 4 tickets to the zoo in order to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own. It’s summertime and that means, it’s zoo time! The kids are out of school and you’re looking for things to do, and Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo is one of the best […]

Save On Your Visit to Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo!

20 May, 2015 in Kids & Pets / Reviews tagged florida / kids / review by Meg

*I received a package that contained some of the products mentioned in order to host at DisneySide at Home party. All opinions are my own* Anyone who knows my family knows that we’re a little bit in love with all things Disney. Don’t believe me? Check out the Valentine’s Day […]

Showing our Disney Love with a Disney Side at Home ...

4 Mar, 2015 in Kids & Pets / Musings & Ramblings tagged disney / DisneySide @ Home / doing disney on a budget / party / party ideas by Meg

Rainy Day Activities — Snow days don’t affect my family at all. One, it doesn’t snow where we live and two, we homeschool anyhow. I am, however, deeply affected by sick days. Wow, am I ever affected by sick days. I’ve spent the last 3 days watching a nasty stomach bug pass from one […]

Rainy (Snowy or Sick) Day Activity Ideas

25 Feb, 2015 in Kids & Pets tagged cabin fever / rainy day activities / sick day activities / snow day activities by Meg

urbini emi travel system review — *I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Urbini. I received an Urbini stroller to facilitate my review as well as to thank me for my participation.”* I know a lot of my readers know my story, but for those who don’t, here is the short […]

Urbini Emi Travel System Stroller Review

21 Feb, 2015 in Kids & Pets / Reviews tagged emi / review / stroller / urbini / Urbini Emi review by Meg

*I received 3 Amazing Zhus and related accessories, as well as a nifty party kit, from Cepia, LLC for my kids and their friends to review. All opinions are our own. Please read my disclosure* Do you remember the great Zhu Zhu Pets Christmas Craze of 2009? I do! I […]

The Amazing Zhus Review – Frugal Family Gift Guide ...

28 Oct, 2014 in Hobbies & Holidays / Kids & Pets / Reviews by Meg

leftover baby food, baby cracker recipe — Baby girl is about to celebrate her 1st birthday, it’s hard to believe! Long gone are her days of eating pureed foods, well, weeks gone anyhow. If I try to feed her baby food now she openly scoffs. As baby girl is still a legally our foster she gets WIC, […]

Baby Cracker Recipe – using up leftover baby food

11 Aug, 2014 in Domestic Engineering / Kids & Pets tagged baby cracker recipe / babyfood / leftover baby food / leftover recipe by Meg

Everyone knows why people visit central Florida, right? Yup! For Dinosaur World! Ok, maybe not exclusively for Dinosaur World, but this gem should definitely be on your day trip list. Just a 60 minute drive from Disney World, at exit 17 off I4, you’ll find Dinosaur World. You cannot miss […]

Dinosaur World Florida – Our Visit & Review

25 May, 2014 in Kids & Pets / Reviews tagged dinosaur world / Disney World / florida / tourism / travel by Meg

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