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Elf Yourself

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Want to turn your family into Christmas Elves?  Go to www.elfyourself.com and upload photos of your family, record a message and send to all of your friends. 

If you prefer to see a demo first…check out the one I did of my family, here

Rudolph!

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I am a sucker for all the old school Christmas movies and shows.  Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer will be on TV tonight (Tuesday).  You can check it out on CBS at 8:00 pm ET or 7:00 pm CST.  Enjoy!

Halloween!

So it is almost that time of year again, and I must admit…I am very excited about Halloween.  Last year, my daughter was too young (11 months) to take trick or treating or to even understand Halloween.  This year, she still doesn’t grasp the concept of Halloween but I think she will enjoy going trick or treating. 

As for a costume selection, we decided to go with Supergirl.  For a couple of reasons:

1.  The costume, which I ordered online, looks too cute. 
2.  The supergirl costume doesn’t include a hood. 

Last year, my daughter was a bumble bee for Halloween.  She wasn’t a fan of the costume or the hood that was attached as part of the costume.  She was cute though and after a few practice runs in her costume, she eventually accepted it for a short time.  So this year we are ditching any costume with a hood.

The supergirl outfit is being shipped and I can’t wait to try it on my daughter.  I am sure once I do, she won’t want to take it off!

What are your kids going to be for halloween?  Submit a comment and let us know!

Peanut butter moola

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Calling all creative kid chef’s! 

The maker of Jif brand peanut butter, J.M. Smucker Company, is calling for all entries in its sixth annual Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest.

The grand prize is a $25,000 scholarship fund, with each of the four runner-ups receiving a $2,500 scholarship fund!  Parents help your kid (ages 6 - 12) enter the nationwide contest.  Entries will be accepted through November 15th.

Last year’s winner?  Alexandra Yoder, 12 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Her recipe - “Peanut Butter Rolls - Sushi Style”  The sushi consisted of creamy peanut butter, strawberry cream cheese and fruit rolled in a crepe, cut and served like sushi.  She used pretzel rods for chopsticks and chocolate yogurt for soy sauce.  Sounds yummy and how creative is that!!

The Hamster Dance

This video clip was submitted to us by Gerritt of Little Rock, Arkansas.  Her little daughter can be cranky or upset and when she puts this video on it makes her laugh every time!  I showed it to my daughter today and she danced and giggled the whole time! 

Check it out and see what your kiddos think about it!  Enjoy!