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Looking for a fun playdate idea? Take your kids to Scheels! I took Titan and his cousin to Scheels for a playdate/field trip today and they had a BLAST! I realize it’s actually a store, but they had so many fun things to look at and do that we spent over an hour there and didn’t do any shopping! It proved to be rather educational & perfect for two 4 year old little boys! 🙂
We started off our excursion by going on the ferris wheel and then made our way through the rest of the store. 
A couple things to note, the ferris wheel is only $1.00 per person! (Talk about a good deal!) And, you do have to purchase your tokens at the front registers. So, if/when you go,  make sure to purchase your tokens right as you walk in, otherwise you will be back tracking up to the front to purchase them.
Also, your kids do have to be at least 36 inches tall to ride & there is enough room on each seat for one adult and two small children. I may or may not have called and asked that before I went. 🙂 (Please tell me I’m not the only one who thinks of all these teeny tiny details before I go anywhere? I just knew I didn’t want to get there and find out that we all couldn’t go together and so one would have to wait while the other rode, etc. Plus, at the time I didn’t think Broc would be with us. Can you tell I try think ahead and plan for every scenario possible? I’m kind of crazy like that, I know. Although with kids it’s all about working smarter, not harder…right?!) 🙂

After the ferris wheel we made our way up to the second floor to check out the “Animal Mountain”. I’m not sure if that’s even what it’s called, but that’s what the boys were calling it. Ti and his cousin had A LOT of fun looking at all the animals, asking names for the ones they didn’t know, etc. I think they would have spent another 30-60 minutes looking at all the animals had we let them. 

These two kept pointing things out to each other and talking a mile a minute. It was so cute to watch!
I loved that we went for the ferris wheel and ended up having a mini lesson on habitats and animals as well. Learning on the go is always a plus! In this picture Broc was telling them all about the tarantula on the wall! 

After the Animal Mountain it was over to the huge airplane hanging in the store that the boys spotted from the ferris wheel. They were a little disappointed they couldn’t go in the airplane, but were finally satisfied just taking a look at it. 

Last but not least, on the way out we stopped at the Thomas Jefferson Exhibit. Thomas Jefferson is  an animatronic that moved and spoke telling the boys all about the Declaration of Independence. I’m not sure how much the boys will actually remember, but at least they’ve heard it once and can continue to build upon that as they get older. So we even got a mini history lesson in as well! Added bonus! 

I found this plaque interesting and had fun reading all the facts and information. Good history review for myself! 

(Side note: I saw this sign on the way out and snapped a quick picture to remind myself to watch out for future activities like this when we are in town. This event looks like a lot of fun for kids! And, it would be a great addition to a lesson about Pilgrims or Thanksgiving! Plus, it doesn’t hurt that it’s a FREE event! Have any of you ever been to one of their events? I’d love to know what you thought! 

After Scheels we took the boys across the parking lot to McDonald’s for some mini ice cream cones, some time in the play place & of course a DC for me! I figured the more energy we can get these boys to burn off, the better! 😉
(Upon walking in, the cashier said that he had made an extra strawberry shake on accident and would we want it. A free shake? Sounds good to me!) 🙂

The boys played for quite a while and then settled in for a round of checkers in the “computer” area. I want to know when McDonald’s started adding in little tech stations to their play places? I have never seen stations like these in any other McDonald’s. Of course, I haven’t seen many McDonald’s like this one, period. There were definitely some nice additions to this new location (I think it’s less than a year old) and those additions included a better play place, these tech stations and a glass wall so you can see into the play play from the main dining area. For years I’ve wondered why they don’t put a wall in like that. Looks like they finally got a clue! 😉 
Overall, today was a great day filled with lots of fun and even some learning! And, it all cost less than $5.00! That’s my kind of day! 
What types of free (or really cheap) and fun activities do you like to take your kids too? I’m always on the lookout for new things to try out with Titan. We like our “relaxing” days but we also like to get out and go as well. 🙂

A Modern Boutique Review & Giveaway

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Time to talk jewelry…

I recently found a new favorite online jewelry store and want to share it with everyone! The site is A Modern Boutique and I came across it a few weeks ago via Instagram. I’ll admit,  I loved how cute their necklaces were but I almost passed on even looking on their site thinking the necklace I had noticed would probably be way out of my price range. (Still living on that medical school budget…) To my surprise though, they have crazy good prices! (Seriously! Go check out their prices, you will not believe what you are seeing! I’ll wait…)

We’ll talk necklaces (and even a giveaway) in a moment, but first, do you want to know the best part about this company? They donate a portion of each sale to Mothers Without Borders! (An organization that serves orphaned children around the world.) So when you shop with them, not only are you getting really cute jewelry at an awesome price, you are also helping the Mothers Without Borders organization as well. It doesn’t get much better than that!

As you look through the necklaces, you will notice that all the necklaces have different names like Stella, Crystal, Abigail, and more. That is because a lot of the necklaces are named after a child they are helping. You can read about each child’s story on the A Modern Boutique Facebook page.

While you are there, you can also read about their Tickle Me Pink Collection that they have released exclusively for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Each necklace in the Tickle Me Pink Collection has a story and was named after a woman affected by breast cancer. All of those photos and stories are available on the A Modern Boutique Facebook page as well.

Now time to share some of my favorites from their site…

Out of all the necklaces on their site, one of my favorite necklaces is their Stella Crystal Necklace. This necklace is only $10.99 and it’s perfect on its own or layered with other necklaces. It adds a nice bit of glam to any outfit, something I’m definitely needing more of lately in my mom life/wardrobe. If you are thinking this necklace looks familiar, you might be thinking of the J. Crew Crystal Venus Fly Trap Necklace that retails for $98.00. I don’t know about all of you, but I’d much rather pay only $10.99 and get a really similar look.

I also own the Charity Feather Necklace ($10.99) and the Faith Turquoise Necklace ($13.99) and have had those rotating in my current jewelry rotation as well. In fact, those were my first two necklaces that I purchased from A Modern Boutique and they were nice enough to send me the Stella Crystal Necklace to review when it appeared on their site not too long after. On my “Wish List” is the Crystal Carol Necklace and the Abigail White Stone Necklace. A girl can never have too much jewelry, right? (Hint, hint Santa!) 😉

Ready to do some shopping of your own? Before you run over to their site to grab something for yourself or for a gift, make sure to enter the giveaway below!

A Modern Boutique has been very generous and given me a Caleta necklace (pictured above) to give away to one of my readers!

To enter, just use the Rafflecopter below…


Special thanks to A Modern Boutique for sponsoring this post & the Giveaway. Of course, while this post was sponsored, all opinions are 100% my own. 

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Looking for a fun way to work on letter recognition with preschool age kids? Try a game of Bingo! I found this really cute Halloween Bingo game in the Target Dollar Spot a week or so ago and Titan and I have had a lot of fun playing together. He likes playing a game with mom and I like that we are working on his letters and direction following while having fun at the same time.

Of course, since it is usually just the two of us, we did have to make up some of our own “House Rules”. For example, rather than one person being the caller, we take turns closing our eyes and picking out the next picture to call. Then, the rule is you have to say the first letter of the word/picture you picked up. That way Titan is working on his letters and working on matching words to pictures/objects.

As you can see, the awesome thing about this version of Bingo is that the pieces have both the word written out and a picture. So it’s super easy for Titan to recognize what he has selected. And, he is able to put the word with the picture for easier recognition the next time he comes across that word.

We also have a rule that if you get Bingo, you get to take two turns being the caller. And, we generally play until all of our squares are filled up and we both have a black out.

Basically, we make up our own rules as we go, but you could also play just like regular Bingo if you had a larger group. In fact, Titan is already planning on taking this game to Utah to play with his cousins Halloween night. This game is definitely getting a lot of use and turning out to be well worth the $1.00 we paid for it! I really think the only downside to the game is I do worry about it holding up as it’s all on cardboard and card stock. To solve that dilemma though, I may just laminate the pieces. Of course, considering it was only a $1.00, I won’t be too disappointed if it’s hammered after only one month of playing and learning. 🙂

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What is the best thing you’ve picked up at the Target Dollar Spot lately? Anything good I need to keep any eye out for? 
I love all the things I’m able to find for really cheap for our Preschool bin and at-home learning. Adding new things in here and there definitely helps keep Titan more interested. Plus, it’s fun when you can theme things around the different holidays! 🙂