The Floor is Lava

 In our family we love when new games come to our attention and this game is no exception to the rule. This games get everyone moving and grooving because The Floor is Lava.

Each player has to keep moving from tile to tile to keep from melting in the lava but watch out if you land on a question mark you will have to also do a little extra something while trying to keep steady on your stone to keep from melting in the lava and being taken out of the game.

My daughter played this at her Birthday Party and you can see that she had a ball. You can see just how much she and my grand daughter had fun by the smiles on their faces.

Easy to set up just place the 25 tiles around on the floor inside or outside on the ground, gather your players, yell out the floor is lava, and start playing. The directions are easy to follow.

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Didn't expect this to happen

Solve This

I have been a little down because my Fibromyalgia has been flaring up so bad that every part of my body has been hurting at the same time. On top of that I ended up with a Migraine. I happen to get Ocular Migraines so most of the time I loose all or part of my site during the Migraine.  

I was trying to do a little computer work but it found it very depressing as my arms and hands were just so sore. I happened upon a shared link on my friends Facebook which you can see above. I like number so I took a guess I was sure I had it. No way it was wrong so I took a few more guesses until I finally figured it out. 

I decided to post it on my facebook fan page Marksvilleandme to see if anyone would play along. As of a little while ago I was up to over 700 comments so I decided to do a little blog so my facebook friends could come and see the answer in one place and how it was solved. Sometime things are not as easy as they appear to be. 

So we have ONE shoe that = 5

The the boy who = 5

The boy is holding 2 snacks 2+2 which = 4

The boy also has a pair of shoes which = 10

Add all this together you get 19

then we have one snack which = 2

Back to the problem 

We now have 

5+19x2=

by order of operations you do 19x2 first which =38

Now you have 5+38 =43

I had load of fun with this. It brought some cheer to my three days while I was in pain. I laughed, cried tears because I was laughing so hard, and kept updating my family about the progress. I hope you will join me on facebook with more rhymes, math, jokes, logic, and pictures like this. Lets keep our brains young and let our inner child run loose for a while. It is good for our hearts to enjoy everyday to it's fullest. Thank you everyone for having a little unexpected fun with me.

Package From Santa

I get excited every year for the Santa letters either hand-made or sent for like these from Package From Santa. There are three different price points so you choose which you like best.

I can attest that your child will be overjoyed with the excitement of reading a letter from Santa while you notice the twinkle in their eyes and smiles on their faces.

Getting a child excited about Santa is easy, but sometimes us adults need to see the excitement of our children to get us in the spirit and this will do that for most people.


This uniquely personalized gift experience creates Christmas wonder and excitement that your child will never forget! Have your camera ready to video every step of this special Santa experience! It all starts at the mail box when the Package From Santa arrives from the North Pole! Delight in the process of making Christmas magic come alive in a very personal way for your child, grandchild, niece, nephew, or any little one you know! 

This esteem-building personalized gift is an amazing experience of joy, memories, wonder and happiness! 

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Hocus Pocus

 

Double, double, toil and trouble! Time to revisit your favorite Halloween modern classic…HOCUS POCUS! And why not watch it this time while munching on some delicious Sanderson Sisters Caramel Apples? We’ve got the recipe for you right here! http://bit.ly/HocusPocusRecipe #HocusPocus

Hocus Pocus is one of our all time favorite Halloween movies to watch during the fall months. Our DVD's are still in storage so I used some of my online cash to purchase the digital version so we could enjoy it this year. 

I love the recipe for the Sander Sisters Caramel Apples sure to make your family squeal with excitement and goes great while watching Hocus Pocus together for nice scary treat everyone is sure to love.

DISC SPECIFICATIONS:

Product SKUs:                    Multi-Screen Edition (Blu-ray, Digital Code, Digital HD/SD, DVD) and DVD

Feature Run Time:              Approximately 96 minutes

Rating:                                   PG in U.S.

Aspect Ratio:                      Blu-ray Feature Film = 1080p High Definition / 1.85:1

                                              DVD Feature Film = 1.85:1

Audio:                                    Blu-ray = English 5.1 DTS-HDMA, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital Language Tracks

           DVD = English, Spanish, and French 5.1 Dolby Digital Language Tracks

Subtitles:                              English Line 21, English SDH, Spanish, French

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Monkey Drum

Looking for a new to us instrument we settled on the Monkey Drum which reminds us all of a Karate' movie from years ago.

You can play it with two or one hand. My grand daughter had a ball with this one. Every time I use it the look on my face seems like it scares me but it doesn't. It is funny how our bodies react to different things that we come in contact with.

The size of this is quite nice with it being 6 inches in diameter. I do suggest if you have children to make sure you are near by just in case one of the beads or strings come loose. You just never know what a child may try to put in their mouths.

We are happy with this and my daughter plans to take this to school this year as part of show and tell. The Monkey Drum can be found below.

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Rolling Around

When we moved we left behind our old skates from our older children so when we settled and our youngest wanted to skate we had nothing for her. As a mom I wanted a nice skate that would last her a few years which meant I needed one that had adjustable sizes. 

After looking at several different skates both online and in store I settled on these skates from Jifar. They do everything I wanted in a skate and them made them in fun colors for children as well as having light up wheels which are great for when they are skating at rolling rinks. 

These are my daughters first in-line skates so she was a little apprehensive about learning but I told her soon enough she would be skating on these just like she does on quads.

I chose Purple for my daughter and Pink for my Grand daughter. We love how sturdy they are as well as how easy they are to change between sizes. They do come with carry bags which we found were a bit a waste since the straps ripped off but for the price they are still a comparable bargain to others that don't have bags included. 

Both my daughter and grand daughter were really excited about the lights and can't wait to get them out on the rolling rink this month. Right now they have been just getting used to working with them in the house and yard. The sizes available are below and they are available in Blue, Pink, Purple, and Red.

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Bright New Shoes to Light up my daughters Eyes

Having several children you learn that they grow out of shoes quickly. Even with being able to have the kids wear  hand-me-downs if the shoes survived survived that long meant a little more savings in our pocket and less trash in the landfills.

Still with that we often buy new shoes to fill in gaps, and sometimes just have to get something fun and functional to bring a little smile to their faces.

These LED shoes from Husk'sWare are super cute. The moon and starts light up with different colors and even blink and cycle through all of the colors which is great for those like my daughter who like to dress in bright happy colors.

Easy to use just a push of the button inside and she can set it to a single color, mix and match, have them blink or slowly cycle through all of the colors. Super cute and fun. Just charge with the included USB charger and you are sure to be able to dazzle or this case shine like the moon and stars.

I just wish they had them in my size. You can find them at my affiliate link below.



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Fun Confetti Balloons

Love these balloons. Easy to blow up with the attached blow piece which is great for those who fight to blow up balloons like myself. Usually I have to get help to blow balloons up but not with these. This is a 15 piece set of 12 inch balloons filled with confetti. Great for pretty much any kind of party. Think New Years! Kids will love popping these and having the confetti fly everywhere.

I like that I can use the mouth pieces over again for other balloons we might have. I do have a few words of caution. I did find while blowing these up that smaller pieces of confetti can end up in your mouth so be aware so that if you have children helping you are close by.

To get the confetti to stick to the balloons like you see in the top picture I find that rubbing the outside of the balloon creates enough static to hold the confetti in place so that you have a more even look, instead of the confetti just laying at the bottom of the balloon like in my pictures. It was a bit of trial and error to figure it out but thought I would save my readers the time.

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Keep your Wii controllers ready to go

My husband has always been a gamer even though he took off years while we were raising our children, we kept up with most of the new systems out there. Once he fell at his job and was recovering before we found out he would be disabled he got into gaming again to pass the time. 

We like to have items that are rechargeable so that we are not throwing away tons of batteries as they aren't good for the earth so recharging packs like these from Sminiker are just the answer. This set is charged through USB which is the only thing I would change as I like things that charge by regular cord but with an adapter which we already had I have the best of both worlds. 

This set comes with 4 battery packs and a charger that can charge up to 4 remotes at the same time. Wii remote not included. Easy to set up and use and will keep you playing for hours on end. The Sminiker charger for Wii can be found at my affiliate link below.

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Watch Ya' Mouth

Our family can not wait to get our hands on this game. The first one left us laughing so hard we almost burst and this one adds in doing tasks with the mouthpieces in. This is going to be hilarious. Our family loves games and we love games that are fun even more. This one is sure to make everyone happy. Keep an eye out for our review of this very game coming soon. 

Watch Ya' Mouth Throwdown Edition is the evolution of the original, wildly popular, hilarious Watch Ya' Mouth game. Rather than just speak phrases, players now go head-to-head with hilarious and challenging tasks - while wearing mouthpieces. Throwdown Edition takes competition - and laughter - to the next level and builds on the multigenerational gaming phenomena. 

Throwdown Edition has already been Awarded Top Holiday Toy of 2017 by Toy Insider & selected for the 2017 Amazon Holiday Toy List.

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Sun Tails

If you are a mom you probably have a little mermaid wanna be in your midst. I know I have had a few and with our older girls I couldn't quite make it happen but with companies like Sun Tails Mermaid Tails I am able to make my younger girls and my grand daughters wishes come true. Matter of fact I can even make my older daughters wishes come true now since Sun Tails Mermaid Tails even has sizes for adults. I can now have a whole family of Mermaids.

Make your little girls dream come true! Sun Tail Mermaid has created the world's best swimmable mermaid tails and mermaid flippers. Their mermaid tails are soft, comfortable, and come in a wide variety of designs and colors. They are made of high quality swimsuit fabric with 4-way stretch.

Sun Tail Mermaid's monofins are extremely comfortable and virtually unbreakable. Their patented monofin is several steps ahead of everyone else in engineering, durability, comfort, and functionality. The propulsion and control is exceptional. The monofins come in a wide range of beautiful colors, so you can match your mermaid tails or look amazing wearing it alone.

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Fun Cat ball Toy

Having had small pets throughout my lifetime we have been through our share of toys. From extra large toys for our Saint Bernard to tiny toys for our hamsters and birds. Most of the time though our home has been filled with Kitty toys, but none quite like this.

This is a hard ball that rattles, is covered by twine, with an attached cord and feather.  It has sound, sight, and texture to keep your kitty entertained. Myself I wouldn't use this for a dog that likes to chew but I would use this for a ferret they would enjoy this very much.

I know lots of kitties that will have a ball with this. It can be found at my affiliate link below.

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Gifts for 20% off

 I have a great deal if you are looking for gifts for Easter, Birthdays, Christmas, etc. You can find the deal below but first let me tell you a little about some of the products available.

Quality, affordable gifts for girls ages 2 to 12. SmitCo LLC has several different diaries with lock and keys and diary sets for girls in Emoji and Diva themes, as well as several different nail art sets to provide hours of fun.

A huge hit is the brand new Mermaid themed scrapbook kit as well as 3 unique princess dress up sets. 

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Rally Roll

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Are you looking for a cool new game to play that can be taken on vacation and takes up pretty much no room? Then this game from Blue Orange Games might be a good one to get. It comes with a travel bag to store the dice and directions in between play. This is great for on the go fun, vacations, game nights, sleep overs, etc. Think camp where electronic devices are not allowed. 

Easy to play, slotted for ages 8 plus. You just roll and decide if you want to risk it all and roll again or pass. I can see over time our family modifying the game a bit too. The only downside is that it is such a small game that we actually misplaced ours but I know we will find it sooner or later and when we do I will post better pictures of it played in action. 

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3D Pen Filament

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Our family is rather new to using 3D pens so I thought I should stock up on filament because I am not sure how much of a learning curve there is with creating with it. My girls were super excited to see we got one and are coming up with ideas for making their own creations in the next few weeks. 

School is almost over and having something fun to do while learning a new skill is great for rainy days. With this filament from CoolPlus you get all 20 colors and each color is 32 feet long. That is amazing. My girls have lots of colors at their fingertips for making some neat projects. I might even have to give this 3D thing a try. 

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Works of Ahhh

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Looking for rainy day summer fun? Look no further then Works of Ahh! wooden art projects to keep you or your little once busy for hours. They even come with an app so they can plan their project out from the colors they will use so when they are ready to start they have a outline of exactly what they want it to look like when it is done. 

My 9 year old is in love and wants me to get more so she can have a little extra father daughter time. She already has a list going. 

There are plenty of art projects to pick from and each kit comes with everything you need right down to the stencils, paint brush, stickers, and paint to complete your Works of Ahhh! 

This particular Birdhouse can be found here. While you are there they also have a puzzle section. Puzzles were the thing I grew up doing with my parents on a weekly basis. These items make great gifts and the gift receiver is bound to have loads of fun.

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Great Gift Ideas

 I have a great deal if you are looking for gifts for Easter, Birthdays, Christmas, etc. You can find the deal below but first let me tell you a little about some of the products available.

Quality, affordable gifts for girls ages 2 to 12. SmitCo LLC has several different diaries with lock and keys and diary sets for girls in Emoji and Diva themes, as well as several different nail art sets to provide hours of fun.

A huge hit is the brand new Mermaid themed scrapbook kit as well as 3 unique princess dress up sets. 

SmitCo products also include rose gold, gold or rhodium plated jewelry and sets, as well as very popular stretch sets for little girls - all packed in cute gift boxes. 


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