The Children's Nook

When a Wummelbox arrives on your doorstep, you know you are about to create some great memories with your little ones.  What is a Wummelbox?  It is a European-style arts and crafts subscription designed for children 3-8 years old.  The materials included in each box are held to high standards and we found them to be great quality.  I was also very impressed with the wide variety of materials provided for each activity.  Our Wummelbox even came with a children’s scissors so my son had the needed tool to complete one of the crafts.  If you want to test out a Wummelbox, you can purchase a one month subscription to receive a Wummelbox just once.  The best-selling subscription is the 3 month subscription to Wummelbox.  However, Wummelbox also offers a year-long subscription which results in 12 boxes being delivered to your door each month.

Each Wummelbox contains 3-4 activities or crafts that inspire creativity.  Every month the box will have a theme that all of the activities are based upon.  For example, The Time Travel Wummelbox arrived on our doorstep last month filled with three time travel themed activities.  The first activity was to build your own time machine.  My son loved painting his time machine.  His water turned different colors after wetting his paint brush before and after each use of color.  This activity soon took a detour that involved my son mixing and creating a secret potion.  Creating this time machine resulted in all sorts of fun!  The second activity involved creating cave paintings and then building a cave out of pillows and blankets to display your creations.  This was my son’s personal favorite! The third activity was the Hunter & Gatherer Game.  The Wummelbox included the materials needed to create and play this game with friends and family.  After this brief description of my son’s Wummelbox, you may have noticed that all of these activities required my son to create something before playing.  I think this is what makes the Wummelbox so special.  Not only do children get the excitement of receiving a package filled with unknown goodies, but it inspires them to get creative.  Who would have thought one little cardboard box filled with a few craft supplies and directions could promote the use of developmental skills?  This may be due to the fact that each and every Wummelbox is designed and tested by early childhood educators, designers, and parents.  These boxes are well thought out and both fun and educational.

Each activity comes with a set of instructions that include several step by step pictures.  This makes it really easy to do the activities in the Wummelbox.  However, the instructions leave a lot of room for creativity.  I love this feature!  For example, the Time Machine activity came with a large sheet of stickers for my boys to place on the time machine.  The instructions tell you at what point you should apply the stickers to your time machine, but they let your child choose where he or she wants to place them.  The instructions do a great job of making sure you don’t get overwhelmed by an activity, yet encourage you and your little ones to think outside of the box!  My son decided his time machine was advanced enough to operate via remote control, so he was pretending our television remote was his time machine remote.  I wonder where we are going to travel today?

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You can place an order for any Wummelbox subscription online at the Wummelbox website.  Keep up to date on new products and ideas by following the Wummelbox Facebook page.

I received a Wummelbox for review purposes.  All opinions are mine alone and based off of the experience I had with the products I reviewed.

The Power Rangers have been around for many years now and have loyal fans both young and old.  In fact, 2013 marks 20 years of global success for the Power Rangers as the #1 kids live action series!  Saban’s Power Rangers: Clash of the Red Rangers The Movie is an event no Power Rangers fan will want to miss.  This movie is only 45 minutes long, so this is a great DVD for your younger fans as well as those nights when you don’t quite have enough time to watch a longer movie.  The DVD also includes fun extra features such as bloopers and a “Train Like a Ranger” video.

The Samurai Rangers team up with the mysterious RPM Red Ranger to fight off dual threats from Master Xandred’s Mooger army and a robotic super villain from the RPM Ranger’s dimension. When both Red Rangers get struck with hypnobolts they turn against one another and the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

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Saban’s Power Rangers: Clash of the Red Rangers The Movie is available on DVD and Digital Download.  Look for the exclusive bonus sticker on the DVD for a free Red RPM Ranger Trading Card included inside!

I was provided a copy of Saban’s Power Rangers: Clash of the Red Rangers The Movie DVD for review purposes.  All opinions are mine alone.

Puj is a company founded by mother of three, Katie Richardson.  The company goal is to create fabulous products that help simplify parenthood.  Being a parent is a priceless gift but we all know how complicated that can be!  Therefore,  I was thrilled to try the new Puj Hug infant towel.  The innovative design of this towel allows you to have free hands and remain dry during bath time.  Simply place the tab on the side of the towel through the hole of the tab on the hood and the bath towel will stay securely around your neck.  This is really easy to do since the silicone is so soft.

The quality of this dual purpose towel is amazing.  If I could make the photo of this towel into a touch and feel sticker, you would truly be amazed.  This towel is so soft! The Hug is a must have bath towel for any parent with an infant.  No infants in your household?  I am happy to report that Puj has also introduced the Big Hug!  This towel is intended for children 2-8 years of age.  It has arm pockets to aid in drying off quickly and your child can hang his or her own towel to dry with the silicone tab on the hood.  My toddler actually still uses our infant Hug but once he has another growth spurt, I will have to get him the Big Hug.

The Hug is truly a smart luxury every baby and parent should enjoy!  Babies are wet and wiggly at bath time, so getting them dry can be quite a challenge.  This hands-free hooded infant towel makes bath time a much easier process for everyone.   I am able to dry my baby easily since both of my hands are free.  This also speeds up the process which makes baby very happy.  My babies never like to be cold so getting them dry and wrapped up in a soft towel quickly is and has been my number one goal at the end of any bath.  Plus, my clothing stays dry!

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The Puj Hug is now available for purchase online at the Puj website.  Use the coupon code “PUJHUGS10″ and get 10% off your order of a Puj Hug and/or Puj Big Hug! Offer expires May 31, 2013.

I received the Puj Hug towel for review purposes. All opinions are mine alone and based off of the product I reviewed.

I grew up loving Care Bears.  I can still remember sitting on my bedroom floor listening to my Care Bears books on vinyl.  Yes, I had a Just wait until I tell my kids I was born in the 80′s….a time when music was listened to on a vinyl record or cassette tape.  Gasp!  I remember being in awe of the fact my great grandfather was born in the late 1800s.  Now my own children may think I am ancient because I was born in the 1900′s but thanks to the Care Bears, I can say I watched the same cartoon as them!

There are many 80′s trends, toys, and cartoons, that are best left in the past, but I am very excited to see the Care Bears are back!  They actually debuted on The Hub TV Network in 2012 and the Care Bears: Totally Sweet Adventures debuted on DVD in March 2013.  I was thrilled to get my hands on the new Care Bears: Totally Sweet Adventures DVD so I could go back to Care-a-lot and experience new adventures with the Care Bears.  This new DVD includes a share and care sing-along in addition to the four adventures.  I was happy to see this new animated series still offers great lessons on friendship with the sweet characters I enjoyed watching as a child.

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Care Bears: Totally Sweet Adventures is available for purchase on DVD and Digital Download.

I was provided a copy of Care Bears: Totally Sweet Adventures DVD for review purposes.  All opinions are mine alone.