Let’s Eat Together

Being parents for quite some time we are always looking for ways to show our children table manners as well as keeping it family friendly.

We eat around the dinner table most nights as a family all together, starting with blessing our food before us.

Usually during dinner time we catch up on the day's events with our children, remind them of upcoming events, as well as checking in on them to see how they are doing.

We have lots of laughs but sometimes we even have some major discussions about things in the world.

This placemat can help your child learn to help with getting dinner ready, their manners, as well as keeping them occupied while adults are talking. They can even jot down their ideas so when it is their turn they don't forget what they want to bring up during dinner.

I think this is a great idea for both families just starting the dinner time routine or those who have been doing for years. We give this item a thumbs up.

The chart can be found on Amazon.



What the Victoria Chart Company has to say about their product. 

To help parents and carers maximise their children’s mealtime experience, our double sided dry erase ‘Let’s Eat Together’ placemat (11 x 18 inches and includes a pen) is a fun, interactive tool that children just love to complete after a meal.  Side one provides a check off system encouraging children to learn their table manners and side two provides fun activities to play at the table after a meal.
Side one:  some of the ‘table manners’ include:

• I helped set the table
  I have washed my hands before eating
  I didn’t talk with food in my mouth
  No playing gadgets at the table
  I helped clear the table

Side two:  some of the ‘activities’ include:

• What’s your best loved? (choose a theme such as animals, letters, food and then discuss why)
  What makes you feel? (happy, excited, proud, worried or tired and then discuss why)
  Animal alphabet fun (see if you can complete the alphabet naming an animal for each letter)
  What’s the opposite of? (think of some fun, simple words suitable to your child’s age)
  Just doodle

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BackSeat Pledge

Looking for a great way to teach your child car etiquette? Well this might be the thing for you. If you have a messy car mainly from your little ones it is time to take control back over your car by teaching your children how to take responsibility for their actions. In this case for the things they bring into the car. This pledge will help them remember what they bring in they must take out in your own vehicle or someone else's.

A great starter for them to learn responsibility for their personal space as well as others. I really like this kit and there are enough bags for 5 children but only enough for one complete kit for one child. It would have been nice if they had included enough for 5 children for everything but this kit is nice and my girls are very excited about implementing this when we get our next vehicle. We are currently in between vehicles but soon enough this will go into action. They have already taken the pledge to take care of their things in other vehicles until we get our own again which is a great step if you ask me.

I would like to see more products like this that encourage children to help out.


If you are interested you can find the kit on their website.

What Bentley Brandon's Backseat Pledge has to say about their product.

Bentley Brandon’s Backseat Pledge offers parents the best solution ever. The Backseat Pledge requires children to take a pledge that they will keep their parent’s backseat clean. The benefits of the backseat pledge kit are numerous and parents across the globe have appreciated the heavy loads taken off them with the backseat pledge and what it offers.
Most parents are always keen on what to teach their children who go a long way in helping them go about their day-to-day lives. We often tell our children to calm down when we are driving. We are also fond of cleaning up spills and messes or seeking professional services such as Luxury Wash that can clean up the messes. The Backseat Pledge saves parents money by teaching their children how to behave when riding and be responsible regardless of their age for auto care of the vehicle.

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Disclosure:  MarksvilleandMe received one or more of the products mentioned above as part of a promotion with Tomoson and Bentley Brandon’s Backseat Pledge. Regardless, MarksvilleandMe only recommends products or services we use personally and believe will be good for our readers. Some of the links in the article may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive compensation.  If you would like MarksvilleandMe to review a product or service please contact us at marksvilleandme@gmail.com. 

Beginner's Carving

If you are thinking about carving or know someone who is this might be a great item for them. I can see more advanced carvers using this tool set as well.

Years ago my husband liked to carve but did it with knives and ended up getting stitches more then I would have liked him to have because he had the wrong tools. Tools like this might have saved him a few trips.

I love that it comes with so many pieces so that you can get different carving techniques with one set. There are 12 pieces in the set and the ebook that was included is a really nice extra.

We told ourselves we would try to make sure our children had the right tools to do arts and crafts with so they wouldn't have to make those trips to the hospital. So far so good, 25 years later and no trips to the hospital for craft disasters.

The Beginners Carving Tool set can be found on Amazon.

Set of 12 Micro Carving Knives by renowned brand Carver's Craft. Comes with beginner's ebook of carving designs.

High quality set, NOT made in China. Has everything you need to learn carving with wood, or even clay, soapstone or lino. Perfect for beginner's or kids.

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Disclosure:  MarksvilleandMe received one or more of the products mentioned above as part of a promotion with Tomoson and Tenswall. Regardless, MarksvilleandMe only recommends products or services we use personally and believe will be good for our readers. Some of the links in the article may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive compensation.  If you would like MarksvilleandMe to review a product or service please contact us at marksvilleandme@gmail.com. 

Art Tribute Guitar Picks

When I saw this I thought of my daughter right away. If by the way she sees this before she gets it for her Birthday. Happy Birthday Dennise.

She plays a few instruments and a guitar is one of them. I thought this pick set from Art Tribute was a unique item she might not find on her own.

I love that this comes in a nice case with 2 of each of a renaissance painting. The pictures are on both sides of the picks and there is a really nice key chain that hold a few picks inside.

Great gift idea for any guitar player. My favorites are the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.



This set of Renaissance guitar picks can be found on Amazon.


UNIQUE GUITAR PICKS - A Luxury Pack Comes With 12 Picks - 2 for each design with a Premium Bonus - Key Chain Leather Pick Holder. a complete set - feels like having a museum in the palm of your hands

AVOID LOSING PICKS With a Specially Designed Metal Click Clack Box Fits Into Your Pocket & Guitar Case - Push down the middle to open, Squeeze the sides to close.

LIMITED EDITION Features The 6 Most Famous Art Works covering World Top Artists from several genres that will definitely inspire your music.- Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt's, Vermeer & Munch

Medium Gauge (0.71mm) Thickness Celluloid - High Quality Printing Provides Natural Feel and a Warm Sound. The image isnt going to come off due to use. Use For Electric, Bass and Acoustic Guitars As Well As Ukulele.

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Multibandz

If you have a third grader like my daughter then your child may be learning their times tables as well.

With Multibandz your children can practice and learn their times tables while being fashionable all at the same time.

You get 1-12 in times tables a set of numbers on each bracelet. Your child can do one at a time and as they learn them they can change them out or wear a whole bunch to show off just how many they have learned.

Great gift that has learning built in.


 Multibandz can be found on Amazon.


What Mediband has to say about their product.

It's as easy as 1, 2, 3  .....
1.  Give your kids one band at a time, starting with the x1 table.  As they learn each table, reward them with the next times table wristband.
2. When they reach the x11 table, reward them with silver and then finally with the x12 table, they are rewarded with GOLD.  GO FOR GOLD!
3.  Don't forget, the x6, x7, x8, x9 and x10 table wristbands GLOW-IN THE-DARK.  An extra reward for learning the first x5 tables.  YEAH!
Give your children plenty of encouragement as they learn each new times table.  And don't forget to have fun!
 Contents:  Inside each 12 pack, you will receive 12 wristbands, with multiplation tables x1 to x12.
Sizing:
                   Wristband Circumference
M                7.1" or 180mm

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