We have a new book review!
Big Bad Bunty’s Boat Trip From Brazil by Shama Perera and Tamara Viskovic follows Bunty as she finds herself and many friends on an around the world adventure. While it deals with being different and the struggles that come with it, Bunty also learns the importance of friends and people who help you know how amazing you are.
Read the book review of a fellow Live Grow Play Austin reader and enter for a chance to win your own copy.
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Birgit Sund on November 19, 2019
If you follow us on Facebook, you may have noticed that I'm a huge fan of El Arroyo signs. You can imagine how excited I was when a friend of mine gifted me the El Arroyo's Mini Book of Signs a few days ago. The book's sitting on my desk and I start every day with a new sign. When I need a laugh throughout the day, I simply turn my head to the left and - there's my sign.
Get a sneak peak of the El Arroyo's Mini Book of Signs and enter for a chance to win your own copy.
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Birgit Sund on October 28, 2019
And another “Best birthday party ever!” in the books. I’m very good at throwing the best birthday parties ever, if I may say so myself. This time, we had 6 girls over for a party and sleepover. Those 6 plus our 2 daughters, makes 8 girls ages 6-9. (Yes, there is a girl with a black bucket on her head. She likes to do things like that.)
After researching the awesome Live Grow Play Austin Kids Directory (which I created and manage myself – patting myself on the back), I decided to go with a foam party provided by Freedom Fun.
Read my review and find out how to get a free Virtual Reality experience.
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Birgit Sund on October 9, 2019
Do you believe in magic? I do. I always have. And - I am fascinated with magicians. My husband smiled at me with a “I-wonder-who-has-more-fun”-smile when I took the girls to their first magic show and got them a magician box for their birthday (and he’s right, I secretly play with it when they’re at school - just kidding).
So, I was very excited to have Austin’s wonderful magician Peter the Adequate come to my daughter’s birthday party. I had seen his show before and I knew the kids would love his show. And they did. Read our review and take advantage of two special discounts just for Live Grow Play Austin readers.
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Birgit Sund on February 19, 2019
You think splash pad season is over? We’ve got good news: There’s a new indoor splash pad in town!
Read on for details and for a chance to enter free admission for a family of 4!
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Birgit Sund on December 4, 2018
Thinking of introducing your child to the Spanish language, but would prefer to stay in your own home?
Spanish at Home - Aprendemos en familia, written by three Moms with different cultural experiences and roots, but connected by the language and their life in the USA, is a great book to introduce the Spanish language to kids in a fun and creative way. This book is geared towards non-native adults with an intermediate level of Spanish, raising children between zero and six years old in an English speaking household.
Read our review of the book and enter for a chance to win a copy of your own.
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Birgit Sund on September 4, 2018
We love playing Frisbee and we have all kinds of Frisbees at home. Big, small, hard, soft, you name it. Now, we've recently received a new kind of Frisbee to try. It looks pretty cool and here’s how Wham-O describes it: “The square-like, sine wave shape mimics many things in nature. The alternating twists and turns of the design resemble a bird in flight as it spins through the air.” It’s true, it does look like a stingray in motion.
Check it out and enter for a chance to win your own Frisbee Sonic.
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Birgit Sund on August 30, 2018
Love playing games with your kiddos? How about some Russian roulette for kids?
The Shark Bite game is a fun game for young and old. Read our review of the game and enter for a chance to win one copy of the game.
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Birgit Sund on August 27, 2018
Does your child have difficulties adjusting to school or being away from you?
This is one of our favorite books: The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn that may help your child ease his or her fears.
The book is "for any child who confronts a difficult situation, and for the child within each of us who sometimes needs reassurance." Perfect for first day of school or back-to-school.
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Birgit Sund on August 17, 2018
Today’s featured book,
The World's First Tooth Fairy...Ever by Zane Carson Carruth, is for all parents struggling with the questions: Where did the tooth fairy come from? Why does she take our teeth? What does she do with them?
Find answers to these questions and enter for a chance to win a copy of
The World's First Tooth Fairy...Ever. By
Birgit Sund on June 18, 2018