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Kids Academy Releases #1 Math Games: Singapore Math App for Android and Updates iOS Version of Math Games App for Kids in Preschool & Kindergarten!

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Kids Academy Releases #1 Math Games: Singapore Math App for Android and Updates iOS Version of Math Games App for Kids in Preschool & Kindergarten!

Kids Academy is a well-known mobile app developer working in the sphere of children’s early education. The team combines all the expertise, creativity and truly remarkable skills to develop a wide range of best educational games and fun worksheets for kids.

The great news is that the team just released the long-awaited update #1 Math Games: Singapore Maths App for Kids in Preschool & Kindergarten – iOS version of the app.

itunes kidsThis best math app for kids in preschool and kindergarten offers a great variety of fun educational games for kids. Children will get a fantastic chance to:

• train their brains
• enhance their attention and concentration
• improve their cognitive skills
• learn to follow instructions

While playing the fun math games, little mathematicians will grasp their numbers, addition and subtraction facts in a fun and enjoyable way. Kids will trace numbers, master their geometric shapes, practice skip counting and acquire other useful skills too. The cool math games by Kids Academy are based on the famous Singapore Math method. They help children visualize math problems and solve them in a simple way.

You can find a number of best educational apps for children by Kids Academy featured in the Family section of the Android store in the USA, Australia and Canada. This featuring is a reliable indicator of high quality and value of the fun educational games created by this team.

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Get all of the Kids Academy favorites on Android!

NEWLY RELEASED

We have more terrific news from Kids Academy. Available mid-May 2016 is the long-awaited Android version of their cool #1 Math Games: Singapore Maths App.

My daughter may be a little too young for this app, but my niece who is 5 really loves it! She will be starting kindergarten at the end of the year and we want her to be ahead or learn prior to entering school that way it won’t be too hard on her. She loves the counting and the encouragement she gets from the app. She never gets frustrated which is a great thing, because the app is very hands on. It may only be a free trial, but test it out first before paying the monthly subscription. You never know, your little one may just end up needing it!

This app has it all! It boasts hundreds of new cool math games, videos and interactive surprises. Your kid is sure to love the new innovative system of motivation and rewards, lively music, colorful graphics and amusing animation. Parents will be happy too – while kids play the new fun math games, they will not need any assistance from grown-up.

FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS

But that’s not all. You can also try out the impressive collection of free printable worksheets and educational games on Kids Academy website. View a great variety of pre-school and kindergarten worksheets by topic and choose the perfect printables for your little learners. Download and print out the fun worksheets and give your kid a wonderful head start on math, writing, reading and other useful skills.

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Click here to check out the Free cute worksheets for learning kids.

Being a New Mom Has Challenges; Using Dreft Lessens Some of Them! #Amazinghood

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“This post and giveaway were made possible by iConnect and Dreft. I was compensated for my participation in this campaign, but all opinions are 100% mine.”

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When I had my little one a year ago, I honestly didn’t really know what to expect, or know what I REALLY needed. There’s so many things at the store for babies and children that are so unnecessary that it’s hard to decipher what you should get and what you shouldn’t. But, one of the things I knew we had to have, but didn’t get at our baby shower was the real necessities, like Dreft baby laundry supplies.

I’ve used Dreft ever since Arya was born and prefer it because it smells great without being overpowering, is gentle enough for my little ones sensitive skin and is tough on her food stained clothes since she’s eating solids regularly.

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If you haven’t stocked up on Dreft, I highly recommend requesting it at your baby shower if you have one coming up, along with diapers, because you’ll be going through so much laundry from blowouts that you wished you had an endless supply.  Forget the diaper pails, the wipe warmers and what have you. Both are unnecessary expenses that will save you money in the long run for the things you DO need if you leave them off your to buy list.

Dreft believes that for many moms and dads, doing baby’s laundry is more than just an ongoing chore – it serves as a way to relish in the amazing moments and stages of babyhood.

As babies grow and develop, laundry needs change for both little ones and their families, which is why Dreft introduced a line of laundry products that are specially designed for different stages of babyhood.

  • Dreft Stage 1: Newborn
  • Dreft Stage 2: Active Baby
    – Helps remove 99% of baby food stains
    – Helps remove dirt and grass stains for your crawling baby
  • and Dreft Blissfuls

Dreft is also partnering with popular reality TV couple Sean and Catherine Lowe from “The Bachelor” to celebrate their new role as expectant parents and share their beautiful, messy journey of “amazinghood.”

I watched these two on Sean’s season of the Bachelor and felt like they had the least connection. Just goes to show that I know nothing like Jon Snow. ha!

Sean and Catherine Lowes’ parenting journey and partnership with Dreft commenced at their Dreft “Loads of Love” baby shower (on April 27th) – where the couple was showered with all the love, support and essentials needed to prepare them for the arrival of their precious new baby.

Reality TV couple Sean and Catherine Lowe celebrate their pregnancy at the Dreft “Loads of Love” baby shower, Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in New York. Visit Dreft.com and the brand’s social channels for more information about the couple’s parenting journey. (Diane Bondareff/Invision for Dreft/AP Images)

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When asked about their baby shower registry, Sean and Catherine have noted that Dreft Newborn detergent was a must have. Their parents used it, their friends recommended it, and the smell of freshly washed baby clothes has made them even more excited for the little one’s arrival.

Over the next year, everyone can share in the Lowe’s journey through #Amazinghood by following Dreft on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter where Sean and Catherine will be sharing exclusive content and messy memories.

In partnership with Dreft #amazinghood, they’d like to provide one of my readers with a special baby shower gift that will contain

Dreft product (Newborn, Active Baby, & Blissfuls)
Little Me Welcome to the World Bib and Burp Set
Little Me Giraffe Gown
Gender Neutral Lovey

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Enter below

Dreft Baby Shower Bundle Giveaway

you have 24 hours to respond to winning email, if you do not respond you forfeit your win and a new winner will be drawn.

Thank you and good luck!

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Baby girl is 1 years old now

Baby girl is 1 years old now

Baby girl turned a year on the 19th, and even tho my husband is against birthday parties because of religious beliefs, I told him we were doing it anyways. He’s always going to his friends birthday gatherings, so there’s no reason we can’t celebrate the birth of our daughter.

If his family knew tho, I’m pretty sure they’d all be upset, which is why I never posted any birthday pics on Facebook. But I can here since it’s my own personal outlet that they don’t really know about. And if they find out, oh well, I’m sorry. My religious beliefs are not the same. Although I believe in god, I think the whole non birthday celebration thing is silly. The reasoning behind it is because 2 celebrations of birthdays in the bible resulted in murder. Unfortunate, but that was a different time period…

Anyways, Arya’s birthday was good even though she was sick and not feeling up for it. We made it work though, and she always enjoys seeing her cousins who are close in age. We ended up bbq’n and enjoying the nice 80 degree weather that day.

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She didn’t really want anything to do with the cupcake, but she was sick, so I’m assuming that partially had something to do with her dislike to try her sugary treat.

She still only has 6 teeth.

Is starting to say mama more frequently.

Is walking without us coaxing her, but still enjoys crawling.

She can now say kitty kitty. She recognizes them on TV and will randomly say kitty kitty really fast. It’s so cute!

She also says tickle tickle and will try to tickle us back.

She understands the word clap and will start clapping if I say it.

She also loves patty cake and loves grabbing my hands to make them clap.

She’s been extra clingy lately, not sure if it got worse cause she was sick or what. But I hear separation anxiety starts around this time. I literally can’t go to the bathroom without a freak out. Not sure why babies feel like we’re leaving them but I try to reassure her I’m not going anywhere. Lol its exhausting but part of motherhood.

Even though there are days where I need a break or two, I love this little baby to pieces.

My baby girl is growing up.. she’s so stinking cute

Shop ModCloth for All Your Mother’s Day Needs!

Shop ModCloth for All Your Mother’s Day Needs!

Mother’s Day is almost right around the corner, which means you’re probably scrambling to find the perfect most thoughtful gift you can for the woman who birthed you. Am I right? Look no further, because ModCloth has you covered with everyday useful items like beauty/body products, clothing, home decor and tons more!

Some items that would make a perfect gift are:

  1. The Em-pourer strikes back mug in Leia – Who doesn’t love Star Wars?
  2. Open Air Enjoyment Picnic Basket – Perfect gift for those who love spending time with their significant others/family out and about.
  3. Luck Be a Lady Dress in Black – Can’t get anymore classic than this. So cute!
  4. Camp Director Tote in Mint – Mint is a hot color right now, I absolutely adore it!
  5. Unwind outdoors hammock – Great idea for those that have the space and need to unwind after a hard day! I wished I had one.

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If these ideas don’t do it for you, there’s plenty more to choose from on ModCloth. Go check them out!

Simplify Spring Cleaning With the Shark 2-in-1 Blast & Scrub Steam Pocket Mop!

Simplify Spring Cleaning With the Shark 2-in-1 Blast & Scrub Steam Pocket Mop!

It’s that time of year when the flowers start to bloom, the weather warms up, the birds chirp and the sound of lawn mowers give us a morale boost to get busy decluttering our homes and yards.  Boy, do I not like all the spring cleaning, but I do enjoy the end result.

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Having a little one to take care of 24/7 that now involves a constant tornado with the trail she leaves behind her, results in an overly tired mom who just wants to do things simple.

One thing I hate doing is mopping. It’s gross, takes too much time to ring out the hand held mop, and you get to redo it over and over until the floor is semi clean. I say semi, because a mop and bucket just transfers the dirtiness right back onto the floor which is why I wanted something that was going to produce sanitary results, like this fancy Shark 2-in-1 Blast & Scrub Steam Pocket Mop.

I have 3 bathrooms to mop, 2 of which are linoleum, the other ceramic tile, a linoleum kitchen and a hardwood entryway. It’s A LOT of mopping, so I definitely needed something more simplified yet effective and this Shark 2-in-1 Blast & Scrub Steam Pocket Mop is just that!

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I first started with my ceramic tile bathroom because I wanted to try it out in the shower as well. It was pretty easy to get going. All I needed to do was plug it in, fill the water in the front tank up to the fill line, push the spray button on the tank to either low or high and off I went. This thing moved smoothly and it was super easy to get all the corners and around the toilet because the mop head swivels.

My end result was this… IMG_1306

and that was just with one cleaning.

There are lots of things that I like about this steam mop

  1. The pad is machine washable.
  2. The pad has 2 sides, one with this softer mop head type feel (shown above), and the other side has strips that are like a scrubbing pad with cotton in between for a more deep clean.
  3. Is lightweight and durable construction with swivel steering for enhanced maneuverability
  4. Converts into a handheld steamer for above-floor cleaning

The last one I am pretty excited about because the top of the fridge gets dusty and grimy from grease, so converting it into the handheld to get on top of the fridge clean has been a lifesaver since nothing seems to make it better other than a crap ton of chemicals that I am trying to limit in the house. I feel like I can pretty much steam everything now and have confidence that my home is more sanitary for my little one to crawl around in.

This steam mop just uses water, no harsh chemicals and it should only be used on sealed flooring. You don’t want to warp or damage your flooring because they’re not sealed.

This worked great on our linoleum, lifted up a bunch of dust that apparently my broom missed. And also worked great on the hardwood flooring at the entryway which gets a lot of traction.

Spring cleaning doesn’t get any simpler than this folks.

…Fill it up with water.

Plug it in.

and off you go.