Thank you to Fun.com for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Last year, I found a store called Fun.com and fell in love with them. Fun.com has a huge assortment of products for everyone in the family. They have collectibles, clothing, home decor, costumes, accessories, and more. Fun.com quickly became my go-to store when I needed gifts. I recently went shopping at Fun.com for birthday gifts for my nieces, a birthday gift for my step-father, Read more [...]

Thanks to Studio Fun International for sending me these fun Blippi books! As always, all opinions are my own.  My five year old son Lincoln is absolutely OBSESSED with Blippi! For the past couple years he's loved watching Blippi on YouTube and when I learned that Studio Fun International partnered with Stevin John and team on some adorable children's books, I knew we needed to add them to our collection.  Studio Fun International Blippi Books Lincoln turned five in December and Read more [...]

Emily Reviews writers were sent products in exchange for inclusion in our Mother's Day gift guide. This is a sponsored partnership with Responsival. There are affiliate links in this article. All opinions are our own. The Garden Tower©  2 Composting Vertical Garden, is an awesome gift for someone interested in gardening, but who may be short on space. For example, it can allow you to have a balcony garden! This tower allows you to grow 50 plants in just 4 square feet! It turns Read more [...]

Thank you to Leaf'd Box for providing product for review in exchange for my honest opinion.  It is finally feeling like spring here in the upper midwest. Last night our family put our first vegetable garden seeds and starts into the ground. We planted potatoes, onions, radishes, beets and spinach. I also have some other plants started, but not yet in the ground, thanks to Leaf'd Box. Never heard of them? You'll want to scroll down for more info!  Leaf'd Box is the first mail order garden Read more [...]

Thank you to Walton Wood Farm for sending products for review in exchange for my honest opinion.  Between being a school nurse during a pandemic, and a new and scary health diagnosis, my last two weeks have literally been 'weeks from hell'. My *Self Care Stuff* from Walton Wood Farm thankfully arrived just in time for two of the hardest weeks of my life. Walton Wood Farm provides consciously-crafted personal care items that are made with sustainable ingredients. These high-quality bath and Read more [...]

Have you thought about giving experience gifts but don't know how to get started? I have a couple of easy steps to help make giving an experience gift easier for you.

First, consider the recipient's interests. Have they expressed an interest in anything? Maybe they have mentioned wanting to go somewhere, try something new, or perhaps learn a new skill? Those are all great places to start. 

Once you have narrowed down your choice of an experience, think about how to present it to the recipient. Read more [...]

Thank you to National Geographic for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. 

Ah! Spring has finally arrived in Oregon. The forecast shows sunny skies for the next week.

Spring is my favorite season. I love watching everything wake up after a long winter nap. The air is crisp and fresh, the trees and flowers wake up and we usually have a new baby or two on the farm. 

If you have kids in your home, a fun way to welcome spring is with Read more [...]

 I partnered with Shady Rays to facilitate this post.  As always, all opinions are my own.
Here in Minnesota on the 5th of April, the weather is a balmy 79 degrees.  While we're, unfortunately, going to get another cool down, this makes me realize that summer is truly around the corner.  Before I know it, the kids will be wrapping up another school year and we'll be heading into summer fun.  So before that happens, I'm gearing up and preparing so we'll be ready!

5 Things Read more [...]

Thank you to SprezzaBox for sending monthly subscription boxes in exchange for my honest opinion.  SprezzaBox - "Curated Goods For The Modern Man" Each month my husband gets to choose from a handful of SprezzaBoxes with different themes. This month he chose the "Guest Bartender" Box. Last month he picked the Bermuda Box. See more about that box: SprezzaBox Review 2021. He has really been enjoying the box choices he has been offered! SprezzaBoxes are just $28 per month.  In the Guest Read more [...]

Thank you to South Beach Bubbles for sending WOWmazing Bubble products for review in exchange for my honest opinion.  We were first introduced to South Beach Bubbles about a year ago. I was immediately impressed by the large bubbles and how easy they were to make! Last summer we brought out the South Beach Bubbles almost every time we had a play date. They are just so much fun! This year we've been having a pretty chilly, windy and wet spring. Today was the first day that we were able Read more [...]