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Holiday Gift Guide: Mini Micro Scooter Review





I was beyond honored when I was offered the opportunity to review the
Mini Micro Scooter from Kickboard USA.



"The Mini Micro Kickboard is the quality 3-wheel kick scooter with an award-winning Swiss design. Ideal for children ages 3-5, the Mini Micros's 3 wheels, low-to-the-ground deck, and gentle lean-and-steer handle bar all contribute to the stability that makes the Mini perfect for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners. The lean-and-steer design is what makes the mini unique and fun. Using their body weight to curve right and left, kids intuitively learn to 'surf the sidewalk', developing balance, coordination and motor skills. The deck of the Mini is large enough for two little feet, so kids can easily switch from pushing with one foot, to just enjoying the glide. Kids love the foot brake positioned at the back of the deck."

The scooter is easy to assemble,



Comes with really cute and easy to read safety instructions,



AND can grow with the needs of your child!



It is light weight and easy to carry around, which is nice since
SweetPea insists her new 'ooter' comes everywhere with us.

In no time Sweet Pea was able to push the scooter with her foot then
Mommy and Daddy would take turns pushing her while she stood with both feet
and held on.

My niece has a scooter that just doesn't compare to the durability and easy maneuvering of Kickboard USA's Mini Micro Scooter. She complains that it isn't fun because all though it has three wheels, it does not have the balance that the Mini Micro does.

SweetPea loves the vibrant color and the soft, comfy handles.

SweetPea enjoying her Mini Scooter




Disclosure: I received a free product from Kickboard USA in order to provide this review, all opinions are my own.


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Private Selection Holiday - BzzAgent





December is coming to a close but New Years is still right around the corner.

Private Selection helped me immensely this month.
As part of being a Bzz Agent, I was given the opportunity to try out The Kroger Company's Private Selection line.

My daughter's birthday being December 9th and Christmas festivities there after, this time of year we are pinching pennies. But thanks to Private Selection we were able to serve quality products without breaking the bank.

At Sweet Pea's birthday we mainly served hordeuves.
We had mozzarella sticks with Private Selection Pasta Sauce to dip and Private Selection Classic Water Crisps with hummus. Then when some guests wanted coffee, I brewed up some Private Selection Costa Rican Tarrazu coffee. It made everything so much easier this year. But everyone thoroughly enjoyed the very yummy food and it was super easy to throw together as well.

Although I did receive free a products and coupons to review these products, all opinions are my own. To view my full Disclosure Policy, please visit my tab.
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My 1st Sponsor Giveaway!


I hope you're all having a WONDERFUL December so far.

 I can't believe it's Christmas in 14 days!

It's time for the Sponsors Group Giveaway! YAY!



As a DECEMBER Sponsor over at OhSoAmelia,
we have all come together to host this FABULOUS GIVEAWAY!


13 prize packages = 1 WINNER!!!


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2yr Check-Up, FREEbie Friday + Weekly Totals Linky


SweetPea had her Two year old check-up yesterday. She weighs 25.8 lbs, is 32 inches long, and head circumference of 50 cm. My little girl is getting so big!


Here is a snippet of FREEbies from around the web. At the bottom is a linky for the frugal bloggers and vloggers to link up your savings or frugal posts. I will get back to making these separate posts after the Holidays. I don't think I will get caught up until then.

The TriCalm Giveaway is still going on until 12/20 and I have a new Giveaway as part of being a December Sponsor over at OhSoAmelia with a HUGE group of Bloggers, each one has offered up awesome prizes like ad space, stuff from their etsy shops, or customized images for your blog, so that might be nice for some of you. ;)

Anyways, here is a picture of my FREEbies that I scored this week.


Not quite what you were looking for?
Maybe you might like these posts instead:
10 Tips for Beginner Couponers
How to Get FREE Stuff Without Being a Blogger
How to Get Coupons for FREE Without Dumpster Diving
Handy Apps for Frugal Moms
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SweetPea's 2nd Birthday - Tangled Themed




SweetPea's Second Birthday was yesterday. Everything went so much smoother and was less overwhelming than last year. I invited only close family and friends. We provided snacks but not a meal, of course the time was at two, which coordinated with her nap wonderfully. It was actually on her birthday too, which I love.


I have to thank Pinterest for this party. I got most all the decoration ideas from there. The cupcake tower, though, I found on Disney.go's website. And it was super easy. And you might remember, I am NOT a cook. And I definitely don't bake! :) But I proudly will say I made the tower and cupcakes all myself.

Decorations:



Tent Effect - The tent effect was created using 2 $1 plastic tablecloths from Dollar General, cutting them in half, and pinning the ends to the ceiling.

The 'flag' banner was created using the Printables found HERE, rubber cementing construction paper to the back, and threading them together with twine.

The balloons were a favorite party decoration. I was unaware that they would make for a great game as well. :)

The Cupcake Tower - 'Our Cake':



The cupcake tower was seriously easy. I was afraid. And only tried to make it the day of. I told my husband that if it didn't work out, he was making a grocery store run for a sheet cake. :)

Here's what you need to make it:
5x5x5 Styrofoam Block
2 wooden skewers
1 white cupcake wrapper (& one brown if you want the added design, I feel it took away from it)
6 Pecan Swirls
1 waffle cone
Candy coatings and purple food coloring
Green icing
Green construction paper
Rubber Cement
Stuff to make cupcakes - I had Betty Crocker's help with this

And here's what you do:
1. Rubber Cement the green construction paper to the styrofoam block. And take the two wooden skewers and stick them in the very tightly together in the top. Make sure you stick them far enough down where they will hold weight but not so far down where they won't hold all the elements of the tower.
2. Place the Pecan Swirls on the skewers. The first top down and then alternating the rest.
3. Place a cupcake in a white wrapper on top.
4. Melt candy coatings according to directions adding drops of the purple food coloring as you go. Thoroughly coat the waffle cone then put a little candy coating on top of the cupcake so when you put the waffle cone on top when they dry they will stick together.
5. Use the green icing to create the green vining around the tower.





And you're done! Easy Peasy, right? Then, if you are better at decorating cup cakes than me, you can make your cupcake icing look more like flowers. But the concept got across and everyone loved it.


Written by Diana Chastain from Nanny to Mommy

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