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Follow Jill to Liberia with Right To Play

by Susan December 18, 2012 0 comments

For the last several weeks, we’ve been learning and sharing with you about the life-changing work that Right To Play is doing in West Africa. In case you need to get caught up, here’s recent [...]

How A Facebook Click Can Help Level The Field in Africa

by Susan November 28, 2012 2 comments

We live in a world of extremes where we fantasize about the lifestyles of those with more and we try to look past the suffering of those with less. It’s not our fault we’re in [...]

How Important Do You Feel “Play” Is For Children In Developing Countries?

by Susan November 13, 2012 0 comments

We all know how important it is for children to play. But where do you feel it ranks in importance for children in developing countries? Even though we know kids need to play, 95% of [...]

It’s Time To Level The Field – All Children Have A Right To Play

by Susan October 30, 2012 1 comment

The essence of childhood is play. The ability to step into an imaginary world and make believe is a gift we hold only for a few years until it disappears into the reality of grown-up [...]

Second Chance Toys: Helping the Environment and Kids in Need

by Stacey Nerdin August 30, 2012 0 comments

The neighborhood we just moved from had not one, but two garbage days a week. For a flat rate, residents could put out as many bags as they wanted, along with as many household items [...]

Mommy at Heart T-shirt Review and Giveaway

by Lesley July 31, 2012 29 comments

I love finding new, fun products that celebrate moms and motherhood. Because when a woman becomes a mother, we don’t lose our sense of humor (all of you moms out there know we wouldn’t survive [...]

Great Deal: $30 for a $200 e-Gift Card to Restaurant.com

by Stacey Nerdin July 11, 2012 2 comments

Whether it’s date night, girls’ night out, or a special family get-together, dining at local restaurants can be a fun – and tasty – way to make memories. But it’s not always easy to fit [...]

Tackle It Tuesday – Donating Done Easy

by Lolli April 17, 2012 16 comments

Kat Tomasewski, mother of three, author of the blog Mom on the go in Holy Toledo and the book Minimize the Chaos in order to Maximize the Joys of Motherhood is our guest tackler today [...]

Socially Responsible Deals at Treehouse Tykes

by Liza Corbo December 21, 2011 4 comments

Who couldn’t use another deal these days? Treehouse Tykes was just launched in November 2011 as a private online sales site for children’s furniture, bedding, gear, accessories and apparel at up to 70% off. Sales [...]

Win an Xbox 360 and Help Local Children’s Hospitals

by Lolli September 28, 2011 100 comments

Reed Robinson was feeding his horses when he was kicked in the head, which lead to bleeding inside and outside of his brain. While in the hospital, Reed had a portion of his skull removed, [...]

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