Christmas
Made in Colorado 2011 Holiday Gift Guide This year I thought it would be great to feature some local businesses in a gift guide. I, for one, love to support local business, especially ones started by moms. Whether it’s selling crafty items on etsy or owning a wine bar (um, hello! Wine!), Moms are now going into business for themselves. People often use the term “Mompreneur”, but I much prefer calling them what they really are, “Awesomesauce”. Here are some local mom-owned businesses you won’t want to miss....
If you live in the Denver area and haven’t heard about Tenley, you either don’t watch TV or frequent facebook. This little girl sparked a donation sensation after she decided that the American Girl doll she had saved up for a long time for, should go to a sick child at Children’s Hospital. After posting about what her daughter decided to do, and how they would match her donation, her mother Tracee was overwhelmed with the response from friends about wanting to match Tenley’s donation as well. Here is an excerpt from Tenley’s blog (as told by her father) How...
I should be considered and Olympic Shopper. I can hunt sales and get deals better than ever before. I’ve gotten half off (or more) just about everything I buy since the beginning of time… Until this shopping season. Before Black Friday hit, I scoured the secretly uploaded ads, hunted down websites, searched for coupon codes on sites like dealspl.us and retailmenot to combine with the BF deals. I had a plan! Then Black Friday came and went. It took Cyber Monday with it. And what did I buy during that maddness? A few legos and a Santa-ma-jig. Yup. That’s it....
Yes, that’s right! We have a new in the box, unopened, glorious Fisher Price iXL to giveaway! Make your kids super happy this holiday season by winning this and wrapping it up under the tree (or menorah, or whatever you celebrate!). I got to play with the iXL at both BlogHer and Time To Play‘s Holiday Showcase. They are so great for the younger kids. It’s a handheld game, ereader, notepad, mp3 player in one! Now Cartman want’s to give it to your little one for the Holidays! From the Fisher Price website: These days, even preschoolers want cool digital...
Black Friday, I can’t quit you! 3am came way to fast Pour some whiskey in my flask 4am, I’m out the door Rushing around to hit the stores Lots of people, lots of deals Lots of blisters on my heels Head to WalMart, get in line Heard they have TV’s for $499 A manager says they are all sold out Watch the people scream and shout Duck out before I catch a fist spill my coffee on my wrist Over at TRU, this will be quick Out of Santa-ma-jigs, shit shit shit. Drive to Target, lots of sales! Legos, BigFoot,...
We’ve got the kids pretty well covered so far, but how about the furry kids? You can’t forget them on the holidays! Hartz has them covered. They have toys for every pet personality! Since the turtle wasn’t much interested in the dog toys, Emily called for reinforcements. I rounded up the Knitschmidt family dog, Lucky, and headed to the Bark Park. Her pals, Kyli and Hank and their Colorado Moms owners Hethyr and Erin joined us and we busted out a couple of toys from the Hartz Holiday Look Book. Hank was a big fan of the Dura Play Ball....
Have you been to the Hudson Gardens “Hudson Holiday” event already this year? How about years past? The kids and I are going this weekend so I will have lots of pictures to share with you all! I miss going up to Bandimere and driving through the lights. After we moved away from Morrison I noticed they weren’t up every year anymore. The kids LOVE Christmas/Holiday lights so much and I love how Hudson Gardens has made it family friendly and safe. From their site: Ticket prices are so reasonable! At only $9 for an adult and $6 for kids...
Toy Story 3 Action Links are the HOT toy this Holiday season! I can now see why, they are both addictive and a total blast! We were selected to host an in-home party featuring these toys. The boys were so excited! We got Toy Story 3 plates, printed pictures from the movie, had Pizza Planet bagel bites and made Little Green Men cake pops! The boys were super excited to set up all the action links! Carter loves Evil Dr. Porkchop (“That’s Mr. Evil Dr. Porkchop to you buddy!“) So he set that one up first! Thomas helped me with...
We are 5 days into the reviews and giveaways! Let me tell you, my house looks like Santa’s workshop these days! So for day 5 I thought I’d recap you all on what we have featured so far, so you don’t miss any chances to win! Day 1 was our review of Steve Spanglers Big Bag of Science! Day 2 was our review of Twinkle Twinkle Little Scout! Enter to win one for your little one! Hurry, this ends soon… Sunday, November 21, 2010! Day 3 is a great giveaway for local Colorado families, a 4 pack of tickets to...
