Sandlot Sluggers Video Game

by Jennifer Donovan June 22, 2010 49 comments

I received this new game to review on our Wii at just the right time. I was happy to introduce a new game, because the kids hadn’t been playing too much Wii (we seem to [...]
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5 Minutes for Books: 100 Classic Books on the Nintendo DS

by Jennifer Donovan June 14, 2010 1 comment

Can I admit right here (probably to the shock and dismay of many) that although my daughter is almost 12, and my son just turned 6, they’ve never had a hand held gaming system? Amanda [...]
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Celebrating Groundhog Day With The Chipmunks

by Erica February 2, 2010 393 comments

Well it’s Groundhog Day, so Happy Groundhog Day to you all. In case you missed the news, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and declared six more weeks of winter. I am not too thrilled with [...]
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Win an Xbox 360 Elite Bundle!

by Janice January 28, 2010 1,792 comments

Call the kids, grab a controller, and get some family fun time with an Xbox 360 Elite! Do you have gamers in your household? I have one gamer in the making — my eight year [...]
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Band Hero Super Bundle Giveaway

by Erica November 15, 2009 908 comments

I am a HUGE Taylor Swift fan. In fact I listen to her Fearless cd so much, that my three-year-old son can sing along to pretty much all of her songs. It’s actually really cute. [...]
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Win a copy of Animal Planet Emergency Vets for Nintendo DS

by Janice June 14, 2009 310 comments

Does your child have a Nintendo DS? Last fall, Nintendo sent my son Jackson a Nintendo DS Lite so that we could review various games. Jackson was six at the time, and had been begging [...]
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Jackson and Parker

by Janice January 24, 2009 16 comments

My boy Jackson is a handful. He is an active, testosterone infused seven year old who is long on energy and short on impulse control. Raising him is as exhausting as it is entertaining. But [...]
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Little Parker is in the hospital again. Will you help us show him some love?

by Susan January 13, 2009 15 comments

Have you met Parker? He is the precious and medically fragile 4 year old boy whose smile blesses our 5 Minutes for Special Needs home page. Parker’s list of medical challenges seems endless, as do [...]
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Announcing the “Blogs Can Change Lives” Playstation Portable Recipients…

by Susan November 24, 2008 14 comments

Blogs Can Change Lives post, you’ll feel the love for all these children… and a few will especially stick in your mind because of the multiple nominations they received. It is awesome to see how [...]
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Win a PlayStation®2 LEGO® Batman™ Bundle

by Janice November 19, 2008 1,220 comments

Take LEGO®, add BATMAN™, and put them together with PLAYSTATION®, and you have a seriously cool hit with young gamers! Can you hear the screams of happiness from my son? Can you see him flipping [...]
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