What you’ll need:

* 1 sheet light blue construction paper
* Acrylic craft paint: red, orange, purple, blue, yellow, green and white

How to make it:

1. Place construction paper on work surface in front of child.

2. Have child curve their hand and paint (start with red) the side of the hand along the pinky and down to the heel.
3. Gently press side of painted hand onto the construction paper to form half of the first rainbow ray.
4. Repeat step 2 and 3 with red paint on the other hand to form the other half of the rainbow ray.

5. Repeat these steps with all the colors of the rainbow, washing hands in between each color. Starting from the top of the rainbow and working downward, the order is: Red
Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple

6. When rainbow is complete, have child make a fist, then paint the side of the fist generously with white paint. Press onto bottom of the rainbow to form the clouds. Repeat across paper under the rainbow until entire rainbow is lined with clouds.
7. Allow to dry completely.
8. This step is optional, but if you are sending this as a gift, use a marker to write a message across the top!

Thanks to Kaboose!

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In honor of Barbie’s 51st birthday, the SuperStar doll will be available for its original 1959 price of $3 for *one week only* from March 6th to March 13th at major retailers nationwide! (Girl doesn’t get enough credit…I mean, over 100 careers spanning everything from the revamped SuperStar, to a Doctor, a race-car driver and pretty much everything in between! Who knows what she’ll do in the next 51 years!)

Also, check out this AMAZING vintage video of the original SuperStar doll commercial from the 70s.

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I just LOVE these games that force our children to stand up and move around. Kids will play video games – it’s inevitable. So why not make sure that they are forced to move around a bit in order to complete the activity.

Dance Sensation! lets every little girl live out their dancing fantasy on their living room stage.

Your child will create and customize their own dancer as they learn 4 different dance styles, or compete against a friend to see whose routine is better! Use a Wii Remote and Nunchuk to mimic the dance moves on screen and dazzle the crowd.

Here are some features:
• Learn 4 different dance styles–Hip-Hop, Jazz, Ballet and Latin Salsa each with a progressively complex set of over 40 real steps
• Perform in diverse venues that progress from local malls to exotic retreats and the Broadway stage!
• Rhythmic interactive dance control lets you move your dancer to the music using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk
• Wii Motion Plus support adds improved motion-based play
• Customize your dancer! Choose from a variety of unlockable hairstyles and costumes before the big performance
• Record and share your dance performances and custom dances with your friends
• Choreograph your own custom dance routines in Dance Workshop Mode
• Experience multiplayer with a friend in 3 different modes where you can compete head-to-head, mimic each other’s moves or work together to dance in sync

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Did you know that if you sign up to be an AMC Movie Watcher member they give you free popcorn on Wednesdays? It’s free and it’s easy to sign up!

Every Wednesday, show your MovieWatcher® card at the concession stand and enjoy a complimentary helping of our hot, buttery best. It’s just another way to make a great experience even better—courtesy of MovieWatcher.

You will also get free refills on your large popcorn or drink! Ah-mazing. Click here to sign up.

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I was invited to attend Pepperidge Farm’s ‘Fishful Thinking‘ event this week with a handful of other NYC mommy bloggers. Everyone knows what a disaster I was a few days ago after chopping all my hair off and I was actually unable to make the event. Lucky for all of us, Pepperidge Farm sent me over the presentation to review.

So what is Fishful Thinking?

Basically it’s an online parenting resource that provides simple, everyday, fun strategies that parents can use to help raise children with a positive outlook on life and who can confidently handle the challenges that come their way. Click here to check it out.

The site offers articles, activities, quizzes, videos and sharing opportunities to help moms enrich the little moments of parenting every day. 60% of moms maintain that raising kids is harder today compared to when they were growing up. That’s why this website was put it place – to lighten our load.

The highest rated sources of worry for those moms were:

* Kids growing up too fast
* Too much social/peer pressure
* Concerns for children’s safety
* Too much exposure to disturbing world events, and
* Popular culture not being in line with their family values

Yeah, I’m pretty much in agreement with all of those.

As a brand trusted by moms for more than 40 years, Pepperidge Farm Goldfish knows how hard parenting can be and understands the pressures that go along with it. That’s why, since 2004, the brand has partnered with positive psychology expert and mother of four, Dr. Karen Reivich, to provide moms with valuable information and resources to support their tireless efforts to raise kids who are confident, resourceful and have a positive attitude.

Take a look and let me know what you think!

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I LOVE this game! Do you have a daughter who is too young to play the Wii on her own? This typically means that you are helping her along with whatever she needs to do and you end up playing the majority of the game. Right? RIGHT? It can’t just be me.

Well, here’s the solution!!

The Daring Game For Girls game is made for both the Wii and the DS. In it, your child will:

• raft down the Amazon
• climb Mt. McKinley
• go on an African Safari
• explore a schoolyard, neighborhood, and campground
• learn fascinating facts while playing sports and games
• tend to a garden
• craft items in your workshop
• sell goods and lemonade at your corner stand
• make new friends

All on her own. If they wanted to just walk around the neighborhood and spend some time in a playground, they can do that as well. There is no intense storyline to follow and that makes this game an absolute must have for me and my 4 year old daughter.

Don’t get me wrong, if you wanted to get involved in a storyline, there is absolutely one available to follow. The more the Daring Girl talks to friends and completes projects the further along she gets on her quest. To become a true Daring girl, your daughter will have to earn all 6 types of Daring Girl Badges like Girl Lore, Life Skills and World Knowledge. This makes it a win-win for young and old alike.

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