Do you have a toddler or preschooler and are looking for a fun game that is easy to understand and play and teaches your child shapes and colors?
The Lucky Ducks Game is a fun color and shape matching game for toddlers and preschoolers. Read more about the game and how to enter for a chance to win a copy for your little one.
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Birgit Sund on June 21, 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.
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Birgit Sund on June 18, 2018
Returning to its original location on Century Oaks Terrace between Macy’s and Neiman Marcus, The Domain’s 11th annual Taste of North Austin will feature delicious light bites and refreshing beverages from over 25 of the best restaurants in North Austin. In addition, enjoy cooking demonstrations, live music, and free children entertainment.
Find out more and enter for a chance to win a pair of wristbands and a $50 gift card to Xian Noodles.
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Birgit Sund on June 5, 2018
"What if children were told they are a gift from the moment they are born? That they can be and do absolutely anything they want? What if children were told daily how grateful we are for their existence? What could they create then? What would be possible then?"
Today's featured book The Baby Unicorn Manifesto by Dain Heer (Author), Katarina Wallentin (Author), Nathalie Beauvois (Illustrator) is a reminder of the unlimited potential we each carry into this world at birth. Read more about the book and enter for a chance to win your own copy.
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Birgit Sund on May 27, 2018
Did you know a giraffe has a black tongue so it doesn’t get sunburned when using it to grasp food in tall trees?
Or that Yellowstone’s Old Faithful geyser shoots 204°F hot water up 170 feet in the air?
How about this: The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, is 1,063 feet tall, weighs 11,100 tons and has 20,000 light bulbs that make the tower sparkle each night?
Or did you know that democracy and freedom of speech were established in Athens, Greece, In the 5th century BCE?
Well, we learned all of that and tons more in today's featured books
The BigFoot Seek-And-Find Series by D.L. Miller. Find out more about those fun books and how you can enter to win a copy of either book.
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Birgit Sund on May 21, 2018
Looking for some fun things to do with your kids this year?
Visit and enjoy some of Austin’s favorite indoor and outdoor activities without breaking the bank. We’ve partnered up with POGO Pass, a membership that provides you with 12 months of free access to fun entertainment venues in and around Austin.
We’re giving away two POGO Passes to one lucky winner, read on for details.
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Birgit Sund on May 11, 2018
Touch, climb on, and explore over 60 big and loud motor vehicles such as fire trucks, ambulances, excavators, dozers, and more, at this Austin family favorite: the 7th annual Touch-A-Truck at Camp Mabry Saturday, May 12th from 10am – 3pm.
Read on for details and how to enter for a chance to win a Family 4-Pack of Tickets to the event.
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Birgit Sund on May 8, 2018
We love books and will be reviewing children’s books for you on a regular basis. The first one is Martina Ballerina by Imelda Rose Sobiloff.
The book is about little Martina who loves to dance, but - is too excited to listen to her teacher. Martina must learn the hard way that ballerinas are calm, poised, and good at taking instruction. Will little Martina achieve her dream of making it onstage or will a difficult lesson and a setback make her want to give up?
Want to know more about the book and how you can get a FREE copy? Read on.
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Birgit Sund on May 8, 2018
Do you believe that girls can do anything boys can do? Does your child know that girls have all the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities that boys have?
Today's featured book Franny’s Father is a Feminist is a great way to explain to your child that we're all equal, regardless of our gender. Read our book review and enter for a chance to win a free copy.
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Birgit Sund on May 6, 2018
According to experts, young children are naturally brilliant at entrepreneurial skills, but far too often that genius is snuffed out. Their bold, imaginative powers are socialized-out by peer pressure and educated-out by a system designed to create the boundaries valued by the old world, not the new.
What if that didn’t happen to your kid…or any kid? What if there was a window in a child’s life when just the right dose of learning at the just right time could produce kids whose gifts were available for the rest of their lives? What could this new kind of kid—an un-diminished kid—become?
Read more about
VentureGirls - Raising Entrepreneurial Girls To Be Tomorrow’s Leaders - a book with the goal to empower young girls to see a rich open-ended future for themselves. Plus, enter for a chance to win a free copy.
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Birgit Sund on May 1, 2018