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Moose Toys Holiday Gifts for Girls

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With the holidays are right around the corner, I’m thrilled to be able to share a round up of some great gift ideas from Moose Toys for girls ages 5 and up!

Little Live Pets Minis

Mama Surprise Minis come as a Lil’ Bunny or Lil’ Mouse, waiting to deliver their babies! Fill up the water bottle in her home and watch it magically disappear. Wait for the babies to arrive – it will be a cute and exciting surprise! Our Lil’ Bunny had 3 babies, which were SO adorable! They also come with some fun accessories to dress them up and feed them as well!

Little Live Pets Zoogooz

OK, this was SUCH a hit with my newly turned 6 year old! She couldn’t stop laughing at the sounds and reactions her Mooki Monkey was making!! It is squishy, gooey, and so much fun to stretch. You can also link it’s hands and add them to your kids’ water bottle or backpack to put them on display, but my girl loved having it hang on her arm (as you can see!)

Magic Mixies Pixling Doll

Mix the ingredients to see which beautiful doll will be revealed! Honey loves anything that involves DIY and imaginative play, and these toys have both elements! After everything is mixed, your enchanting Pixling will arrive. Ours had the prettiest streaks of blue, purple, and pink in her hair, as well as soft-good fashion clothing and shoes! Honey has already been brushing her hair and styling it in a new ‘do!

Magic Mixies Mixling

Similar to the Pixling, your little one will add in all of the ingredients – but this time, to a neat little cauldron! Watch the top fizz and bubble and find two new Mixling friends and accessories inside! This is another great imaginative play item this season.

Real Littles Desktop Caddy Mini Fridge

A pink mini fridge full of real stationary and supplies? Yes, please! If you have a girl who loves raiding your desk drawer as much as mine, she will love this! It comes with functional pens, pencils, sticky notes, erasers and more all in the adorable shape of things you’d actually find in your refrigerator at home! The mini egg erasers were both of our favorite (I’m actually not sure who enjoyed this more…me or her!) We both couldn’t stop squealing at all of the cuteness.

Magic Mixies Cauldron Game

Set up is so easy, once you assemble the spinner and put the Mixling securely in the cauldron. Take turns (up to 4 players can play this one, so it’s a fun family game as well!) spinning and adding the ‘ingredients’ to the cauldron based on what board icon you land on. Who will be the one who adds the final ingredient to release the Mixling? It is a surprise!! One game will lead to many, many more once you play. We had the best time!!!

I hope this gives you some inspiration this holiday season! We love making memories and creative play, which Moose Toys really packs into these toys! I am certain these will bring lots of smiles this season to your family too!

Kids Spring Fun with BabbleBoxx

This blog post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx, however all opinions, thoughts, and photographs are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support our blog!

If you’re still looking for an idea for Easter baskets or to try something new at home with your kids, this post is for you! We had the opportunity to work with BabbleBoxx to showcase some products that we’re using in our home this spring!

Magic Mixies Color Surprise Magic Cauldron

Right now, Honey (5) is super into anything that combines imaginative play and some sort of craft/DIY. We’ve actually passed by the Magic Mixies while shopping at Target, so she was very familiar when it arrived to our house! It definitely combines both elements, with it’s new color changing reveal and magically creating a plush! She couldn’t wait to start adding the Bubble ‘N’ Fizz Dust to the cauldron and watch the magic appear before her eyes. It was so much fun to watch her light up as the colors changed and the dust revealed who and what was inside! Along with the plush, was a color changing wand and magic elixir. Honey thought it was so neat to see the water in the magic elixir change and then use it to change the gem on the plush’s face too!

Manhattan Toy

Do your kids love to play pretend kitchen/chef/baker as much as mine? I knew when I saw this Bunny Hop Mixer from Manhattan Toy that it be perfect in Honey’s pretend kitchen area. It is adorable for a toddler Easter basket, but can absolutely be used year round! Along with the adorable wood bunny mixer, it also included 10 different pretend food and cookware pieces that will be used to whip up all of the “delicious” imaginary food. Honey got to work right away and made me some “butter” with it, using the handle between the bunny ears to lift the wooden mixer blades and while turning mushroom to make them spin! Right now you can save 20% site wide on Easter gifts at manhattantoy.com through March 30! No code required.

Build A Bear

There’s a new spring collection that just launched at Build-A-Bear, right in time for Easter gifting! There are so many cute basket stuffers offered this year that are bright and colorful and sure to bring lots of smiles! We received the cutest longhorn stuffed friend who was rocking some bright and festive spring colors along with the most adorable bunny ears! Whether you go in person to a Build-A-Bear Workshop or select a gift online this Easter season, there’s sure to be something for everybunny!

Baby Magic

With spring comes new changes to the weather and our family’s sensitive skins usually takes the brunt of it. Enter Baby Magic! Their Soothing Hair & Body Wash is specifically formulated for sensitive skin, which is so helpful for the Disney Kids! It has a hypoallergenic formula to leave skin feeling it’s best – soft and hydrated! It is also sulfate and dye and tear-free. I can feel reassured using it – no more worrying about soap bubbles stinging eyes! After wash time is over, we’ve been following up with Baby Magic’s Creamy Whipped Butter which smells so calming with vanilla and oat scent.  It leaves their skin feeling nourished, hydrated, and silky smooth! The Creamy Whipped Butter is also formulated without parabens, dyes, or mineral oils and is also hypoallergenic! 

French Toast Apparel

It’s not often that I get to share boys’ fashion these days, but when I do it makes me so happy! Both of my boys (Conner, 10 and Cole, 8) are much into their own style, but one thing I still have a bit of influence on is their school wear! The kids attend a school that has a mandatory uniform policy, but we are able to pick from certain styles that will be appropriate for the weather and their comfort. I was introduced to French Toast Apparel for the first time this year, and I am loving all of their premium school wear staples. I knew for this project I wanted to share how versatile their Short Sleeve Pique Polo is. The kids cannot wear black in their specific uniform, but, I thought this was a great option for an elevated out to dinner/weekend look. It’s classic enough for the classroom but also comfortable enough for the playground! Conner is all about being comfortable and is an active 10 year old boy, so having something that looks put together yet still allows him feel relaxed is key.

For the bottoms, I chose the French Toast Double Knee Relaxed Fit Pant that he can pair with his uniform top for a classic every day look.  They have tons of stretch and room and are also slim fitting to bring the whole outfit together. I’ll be honest, Conner is pretty hard on his clothing, especially at recess. It seems like once a month a new hole appears in his pants, but I don’t have to worry about that anymore thanks to French Toast’s Reinforced seam-to-seam Power Knees® for extra strength. Conner is lean, so having an adjustable waist is also essential. He even commented to me that these fit him so much better than uniform pants in the past! Right now you can take advantage of 20% off the sale collection, no code needed!

I hope this post sparked some inspiration for Easter basket ideas as well as some products to consider using this spring! Be sure to stay tuned to the blog for more festive ideas as we move more into spring and summer (my fave!)

Holiday Storage Solutions

As each year comes to a close, I love sharing my ideas with you all on how to get rid of things that have accumulated over the year. Last year, I shared 10 tips to declutter for the new year, and this time I’m going to share some great ways to store your holiday decor and keep it in good shape for next year!

I put together this graphic last week of a handful of storage solutions for all of your holiday decor. Many are budget friendly and under $20! The wreath bags are such a great hack to keep your wreaths protected and in great shape.

I ended up buying these figurine storage boxes this year to hold my bottle brush trees and faux (real wax) battery operated candles. I am always on the hunt to find a good way to store my bottle brush trees and preserve them for the next year. I think this might just be the best way compared to previous methods! I was able to keep them all standing upright (which is really important so they don’t get misshapen and bent!) and fill several of them to each divider. I did the same with the candles – just make sure if you’re doing this with the same type of candles you take the batteries out to avoid corrosion!

Hoping this helps as you take down your holiday decor! This was the first year we didn’t leave ours up until after the New Year – everything came down and was put away 12/26! While I love the decor and it’s a little sad to see it go, having a clean slate and good declutter is definitely a good feeling!

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