While there is a diverse assortment of toy trucks from which you can select, before you think about the type you would like, you’ll first want to make sure that you keep your search limited to those products that are suitable to the child’s age group. This is important because some trucks may actually come with additional accessories or have parts that can be removed, which could present a choking hazard to small children.

Once you are ready to explore the variety of toy trucks, you will find all different kinds, including – but not limited to – tractor trailers, dump trucks, trash trucks, vans, box trucks, tow trucks, fire trucks and so on.

Something else for you to keep in mind, when you are searching for the best toy trucks, is diecast toys. These are really neat models that older children like to collect and play with, and they also make excellent collector items for adults who enjoy collecting this type of merchandise.

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Another thing that helps my daughter remain on track with her vitamins, is to take them when I take mine at breakfast time. I take vitamins, glucosamine and prescription medications every day. We eat a healthy breakfast, talk and both take our vitamins while we’re enjoying our meal.

I’ll continue to teach her about nutrition and provide healthy foods for her, but while this stage is going on, supplements are a way to get the things she needs to continue growing and be healthy.

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Imagine the look of wonder and surprise when children see a photo of the Tooth Fairy in their very own room! Upgrade to get 3 more photos for only $10.  That’s 3 photos for the price of 1!

I’ve used the I Caught Santa last year and it was awesome! Let me know if you tried it out. What did you think?

Since a memory foam mattress contours to her body when she moves too, she’ll be more comfortable and be able to sleep better. She’s very thin and I also think that a memory foam mattress will help her not feel every bump from the bed frame. I may surprise her with a memory foam mattress this summer. Believe it or not, she’ll be thrilled!

My Review: Although it’s not warm enough yet for bugs to be buzzing around, even here in Florida, I was able to give the spray a try. It absorbs into the skin quickly and does not leave a greasy or oily feel. The odor is pleasant, with no chemical smell. I assume it’s the various oils that I smell, which is nice.

To Purchase: EcoSMART provides Insect Repellent for $7, 2 for $6.58 each and save 6%, 4 for $6.23 each and save 11% and 6 for $5.88 each and save 16%. You can also buy home pest products.

Giveaway: Win an EcoSMART Safe Picnic Value Bundle worth $23

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Don’t forget casual girls clothing especially t-shirts, jeans, shorts and swimwear. That’s what my daughter likes, especially since we’re in a warm climate. I liked that when I clicked on a particular category like jeans that I could filter prices, colors, stores and brands. I wish that I could search by price or size for example to make it easier to find what I wanted, but there are some amazing bargains and they are based in the US too. (There are other countries including the UK, France and Australia among others.)

Finding children’s books was easy too. They were categorized by age, All Time Best Sellers from Publishers Weekly and magazines. Since I’m a book buyer, this is one of my favorite places on ShopWiki. I also liked being able to search for any item by name. I tried Disney girls shirt and found a bunch.

ShopWiki is a good place to start shopping online for children’s clothing and many more items.You’ll find discounts and bargains galore.

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Disney Educational Products and the Underwriters Laboratory partnered to make this video. It will hit Barnes and Noble on November 16th. You can view a trailer of Wild About Safety and take a Safety Smart Super Challenge with your children.

Disney has been involved with safety and children for a few years. The information about keeping safe during a fire and about fire prevention  is timed just right as October 4th began Fire Safety Awareness month.

For more projects, such as word jumbles and a fire safety checklist, visit Disney’s Educational Productions. And always remember to be wild about safety.

SMART stands for:

S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Attainable
R = Realistic
T = Timely

This is related to making goals with students and can be used for parents and teachers. With my children, getting school work, projects, homework and studying for tests was and is always easier when I was able to assist them to recognize what they were trying to accomplish first. Then break it down into steps. Check off what is done and complete the goal.

This Goal Setting Form can get you and your child on the right track. Find more tools for free from Goal Setting For Students. Don’t forget to check out their blog and resources.

We’ve been seeing the Back To School sales already and got my daughter’s school supply list at the store the other day. It won’t be long until school is back in session and that means weekly Spelling Tests. I work diligently with my daughter’s schoolwork so studying for Spelling is something we do together frequently. She’ll be going into fifth grade and I’m trying to get her to work on her own more. I’m also trying to help her lessen test anxiety.

SpellQuizzer is a spelling program that helps children master their spelling and vocabulary. I’ve taught my daughter to use it already with her spelling words from fourth grade. Then I spoke the words using a silly voice into our computer microphone. When my daughter listened to them, she not only had a laugh, but she actually did some homework during the summer!

SpellQuizzer is spelling software not just for students that need help learning their spelling and vocabulary words, it is for students who want to work independently, parents who need or want a break from the spelling nightmare practice and students who want to improve their spelling too.

For those that need help, they can practice as often as you see fit on their own. Then you can test them once or twice a week. For children who like to work on their own, they can set up their lists and even record the words by themselves.

If you don’t have the time to review spelling with your child all the time, this does the trick. And for children who want to go beyond what is taught in their class, there are pre-made spelling lists you can download and use from the SpellQuizzer website. There’s even college and beyond level words.

Some points to know about SpellQuizzer:

• The software has a built-in spellchecker that recognizes both US and UK English spellings.  The spellchecker warns the user when creating a spelling list if they enter a word that appears to be spelled incorrectly.  Because of this safeguard it’s reasonably safe to let children create their own spelling lists guided by the curriculum they are working on.
• If your computer doesn’t have a built in microphone, you can purchase an inexpensive one for under $10 that works well with this program.
• If you have problems with hearing the words after they are recorded, check the Help Section of SpellQuizzer. It is most likely that the Microphone Boost isn’t turned on by default. This actually happened with us but was easy to fix.
• There is a free trial offered and video demonstration available.

My Review:  The program was quick and simple to download. Once my daughter and I began to use it, it was easy to learn and we got the hang of it right away. Since my daughter likes using the computer for anything, I know that she will study her spelling using SpellQuizzer without any complaints. Once the program was up and running, she ran to get her old spelling words and worked with them for over an hour at one sitting. I’m looking forward to her using SpellQuizzer this coming school year. I know this will lessen her test anxiety because while working on her own, she is able to see that she is capable of getting her spelling words correctly.

To Purchase: Visit the SpellQuizzer and download it for $29.95.

Giveaway: Win a download of SpellQuizzer.

The Rules:

1. Contest starts now and ends Wed., August 5th at midnight EST.
2. Open worldwide. (Reminder, the program recognizes words in English and UK spellings)
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I’m not fond of airplanes, not because I’m afraid of crashes, but because I can’t stand being in one place with a lot of people under some unhealthy conditions. There’s the recycled air, the closeness of sick people and the pillows that we use that most likely have been used previously. If you don’t believe me, check out this article by Betsy Wade in the NY Times, where it states that most airlines change pillows at the end of the day, not the end of the flight. Yuck!

I’m scared of germs and lice and micro-organisms, oh my! And with being able to carry on one piece of luggage per person, I can’t take our own pillows on board. So we’ll be taking JetHeads with us. They are made of a soft, comfortable, non-woven fabric. Now we can snuggle and nap and feel comfy without fear.

They come 2 to a package for $5.95 or 4 packages for $19.99. A portion of every sale is donated to the fight against breast cancer. Find them at Travel With Me.

Review courtesy of Parent Reviewers.