Author: Tammy Litke

The holidays are right around the corner, and with them come countless opportunities for parents to engage their children in math in festive and entertaining ways, says Laura Overdeck, mother of three and founder of the popular Bedtime Math national online community.

Below are three of Laura’s best winter holiday math tips.

1. Geometry and snowflakes. Making paper snowflakes is a favorite winter activity for kids of all ages. When your little ones are cutting out their

In case you haven’t figured it out yet, I LOVE to travel. It likely has to do with the fact that before I could even walk or talk, I was on the go. Being the child of immigrants, much of our family lived overseas, and that included my grandparents. Every few years, we’d make that jump across the ocean and spend holidays with them. In between those travels we’d squish in the car and head south to Florida or west to the Mountains. Before the days of compulsory seatbelt laws…you’d find us sprawled across the back seat, on the floor, between my parents (those old Buicks were HUGE, they didn’t call them ‘boats’ for nothing)….

From the author of the bestselling book 52 Small Changes comes a smart, practical approach to reinventing any aspect of your life that’s not working for you. Whether you want to start eating healthy, switch careers, or improve a relationship, Brett Blumenthal’s A Whole New You will inspire you to take control of your life and to live at your very best.

Drawing on her own experience with personal reinvention, her professional work as a change management consultant, and her research in the fields of psychology and human behavior, Blumenthal breaks down how to successfully reinvent your life in six steps.

Does your jewelry collection make a statement about who you are and what you believe in? If it does, or you want it to, Origami Owl, a social selling brand best known for its unique customizable jewelry and Living Lockets™ line, has released its newest collection—TAGGED^TM. This new line of handcrafted jewelry combines solid fine pewter Tags with earth elements to create a personal jewelry statement just for you.

When asked to do a review of their products, I chose to include the Family pewter tag along with the earth element charms for our three birth months.

Giving creative, unique, and personalized gifts is more important than ever. KODAK Picture Kiosk makes it easy and more affordable to transform all those photos sitting on your smartphone, computer, and Facebook into holiday gifts that will be cherished for years to come.

Photo Gift Ideas:

· Photo Books (starting at $6.99): Recap your Kodak Moments in an instant with KODAK Picture Kiosk Photo Books. Professionally bound with a glossy finish, these books can be compiled easily and quickly

There are so many things we’re thankful for and we’re sure you feel the same way. Why not show how special these everyday thank you occasions are? The holiday season is a particularly great time to share a meaningful thank you. Whether the person you want to thank is your neighbor who throws a great party, or your postal worker who delivers the mail with a smile, there is no better way to share the “Joy of Thank You” than with a box of Merci chocolates.

It’s always exciting when Disney Pixar puts out their previous titles on Blu-ray 3D, and on December 4th they released UP on Blu-ray 3D for the first time ever!

“Up” follows the 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his life long dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America.  But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip:  an overly optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell.  Their journey to a lost world, where they encounter some strange, exotic and surprising

A number of weeks ago I received Belly Fat Diet for Dummies to review from the popular For Dummies book line up. Never one to think myself so educated that I can learn immediately from text book style verbiage – the For Dummies books are right up my alley. We have used For Dummies books in our homeschooling curriculum (currently my daughter and husband are working their way through Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies), and I love the way they are clearly written so that anyone can follow the game plan, whatever it may be, within their pages.

I have always been a frugal shopper. Getting the most bang for my buck has been something I’ve done for as long as I can remember. Growing up when given a dollar value for a gift expenditure, I’d carefully figure out all the ways I could get what I wanted and perhaps something ‘extra’ on the side.

It was with great joy that I found out when dating him, that my husband to be was a saver – not a spender. Since we also were both brought up with a giving mentality as well, we had financially aligned goals. And then we had a child…

The KidSafe Smart Phone Cover is great for playtime. It enables your kids to use the touchscreen on your smart phone through a protective plastic coating.

Pretty much every mom or dad has succumbed to the pleading of their young one to allow them to play a game or watch a video on their iPhone or Android device. And as it keeps jr. quiet and occupied, well mom or dad usually gives in. I mean there is a whole industry keeping programmers busy making apps for children, so enough of us do it!