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Time Management Tips for Bloggers {This time-saving tool will save your sanity too!}

Time Management Tips for Bloggers {This time-saving tool will save your sanity too!}

February 20, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 6 Comments

Are you completely overwhelmed with just HOW MUCH work running a blog is? Who knew that only a small percentage of blogging is the actual writing?! I challenge you to start keeping track of how many hours per week you are spending on your blog, you will find that it’s

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bloggers, Blogging, moms, organization, time management, time-saving, working mom

STEM Education at Home with the StikBot: Review

STEM Education at Home with the StikBot: Review

October 23, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

I’ve said it before in previous articles, but I’m going to say it again…I’m obsessed with STEM education. I don’t know if it’s because I’m SO left-brained or if it’s my admittedly nerdy fascination with math OR my disdain for writing (wait, what?!), but I just think it makes sense.

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Filed Under: Elementary, Learn Through Play, Sponsored Work Tagged With: animation, Blogging, creativity, imagination, review, sharing, social media, Toys, video

Play Therapy at Home with Puppets on a Stick Rainbow Prancers: Review

Play Therapy at Home with Puppets on a Stick Rainbow Prancers: Review

September 15, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

    While getting my Masters at NYU in Educational Psychology, I took a course on Play Therapy. In hindsight, it was one of the best classes that I attended and has come in VERY handy with my oldest son (4 years old). He is very cautious and analytical, always

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Filed Under: Elementary, Learn Through Play, Preschoolers, Sponsored Work, Toddlers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Blogging, Communication, Dramatic Play, play therapy, Puppets on a Stick, Self-Expression

Zing Zeon Firetek Bow Review: Indoor and Outdoor Fun (and learning!)

Zing Zeon Firetek Bow Review: Indoor and Outdoor Fun (and learning!)

August 4, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 1 Comment

    The Firetek Zeon Bow by Zing is such a fun toy for kids! We were given the opportunity to review the product after meeting them at Sweet Suite this year. First off, we are huge fans of pretty much anything that lights up and ‘glows’. Watching these shoot across

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Filed Under: Elementary, Learn Through Play, Outdoors, Preschoolers, Sponsored Work, Spring, Summer, Uncategorized Tagged With: Blogging, Family Fun, Games, Giveaway. Bloggers, Preschool Homeschool

Treasure Hunt Counting Activity: Sands Alive! Glow by Play Visions Review

Treasure Hunt Counting Activity: Sands Alive! Glow by Play Visions Review

August 4, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

      After falling in love with this product at Blogger Bash, we were given the chance to review it and bring some fun ‘learning through play’ activities to you! Sands Alive! Glow by Play Visions is so much fun and easy to use. If you’ve read this blog before, I am a

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Filed Under: Elementary, Learn Through Play, Preschoolers, Sensory, Sponsored Work, Toddlers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Blogging, Family Fun, Games, Mommy Blogger, Preschool Homeschool, pretend play

I Survived Blogger Bash Part 2: All About the TOYS! My Top 10 Picks for 2015

I Survived Blogger Bash Part 2: All About the TOYS! My Top 10 Picks for 2015

July 23, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

  Alright you guys…if you missed part 1 of this series check it out to see how I got here…to most possibly the greatest event on earth…SWEET SUITE at Blogger Bash!!   I’m here talking about my experience at Blogger Bash- my first ever blog conference- one that I HIGHLY recommend

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Filed Under: Sponsored Work, Uncategorized Tagged With: blogger, Blogging, Conference, pretend play, reviews, Toys

I Survived Blogger Bash as a Newbie..You Can Too! Part 1

I Survived Blogger Bash as a Newbie..You Can Too! Part 1

July 20, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 1 Comment

  This past week I attended my first ever blog conference! I tried not to show it but I was a nervous wreck! I had decided to attend for the same reason I chose to start my blog in the first place. While it has been my life’s dream (literally)

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Blogging, Conference, Mommy Blogger

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