I received the Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog DVD from Warner Brothers to facilitate this post.  As always, all opinions are my own. Is anyone in your family a big Scooby-Doo fan?  Our kiddos (and truthfully both my husband and I too) enjoy watching Scooby and the gang on all their adventures.  The kids enjoy it so much that they actually wanted to dress up as them for Halloween this past year.  I obliged and the reactions we got were so much Read more [...]

Thank you to Educating AMY for sending Busy Books for review in exchange for my honest opinion.  The older my children get, the less I like screen time! Experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization recommend no screen time until babies are 18 months-old. They also recommend limiting screen time to less than an hour until children are at least five years old. However, kids are spending more time on screens than ever before and this can result in all kinds Read more [...]

Thank you to SprezzaBox for sending boxes each month for review in exchange for my honest opinion. My husband has been receiving SprezzaBoxes for more than three years now. He has received a large variety of items in his subscription each month. A neat feature of SprezzaBox vs. some other subscription boxes is that SprezzaBox allows him to pick his own box each month. He will get an email saying "It's time to choose your box" and with just a couple clicks he can see what his options are and choose Read more [...]

Thanks to Mindscope Products for sending me Jabberin' Jack! As always, all opinions are my own.

Tell me: what's your favorite holiday? For me, it's a tie between Christmas and Halloween! We have so much fun dressing up for Halloween  and we love to decorate too.

Last year we did the Addam's family-do you have any costume ideas for us this year? Let me know in the comments!
We usually head to the pumpkin patch in late September or early October for a few pumpkins, corn, hay bales, and Read more [...]

Thanks to TAO Clean for sending me these great toothbrushes. As always, all opinions are my own.

I'm always on the hunt for the newest and best electric toothbrushes, and when I heard about TAO Clean's UMMA Diamond Sonic Toothbrush, I knew I had to give it a try. This isn't an ordinary electric toothbrush; it has features that I haven't seen on any I've owned before and for that reason I was excited to share it with you! 

TAO Clean UMMA Diamond Sonic Toothbrush Review
TAO Clean sent Read more [...]

Thank you to River Organics for sending products in exchange for this feature post. 

In celebration of National CBD Day on Sunday August 8th - River Organics is giving out free samples on their website when you enter your email address and sign up!

What is River Organics?
River Organics grows and refines high quality USDA certified organic CBD products on their family owned farm in Virginia. Not many CBD products on the market are USDA certified organic. Hemp cleans the soil of toxins, Read more [...]

Thanks to Big G Creative for sending me this great board game. As always, all opinions are my own. 

My family loves to play board games, and we especially enjoy critical thinking games with a twist. When I heard about Big G Creative's new game Ghosted, I figured it would be right up our alley.
 
For a bit of fun during the school year, kids can play this new “whodunnit” game. Gameplay takes a supernatural turn as players must solve their own demise from the great beyond. Identify Read more [...]

Emily Reviews writers were set products in exchange for mentions in this article. There are affiliate links in this post. All opinions are our own.

Summer passes so quickly! It's hard to believe that kids are going back to school soon in many parts of the country. We wanted to come together to share some of what we're using this back to school season, to assist you with your own back to school shopping lists. 

The LumiCharge II is an all-in-one desk lamp, perfect for students of Read more [...]

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I sometimes find it really challenging to buy gifts for people I don't know very well. Yet, many of us find ourselves needing or wanting to give gifts to people we don't know yet. Some common examples:

Secret Santa at work.
Holiday gift exchanges for new in-laws. 
Gifts for new neighbors
Teacher gifts when starting a new school year
Gifts for mail carriers or package deliverers
Gifts for struggling families you "adopt" for Read more [...]

Thank you to Project Home DIY for sending a subscription box in exchange for my honest opinion in this review.  What is Project Home DIY? Project Home DIY is a DIY home decor subscription box. They bring stylish home decor projects right to your door each month - no need to make a trip to the store. They teach you all of our tips and tricks to make your project look just right. You can choose from plans billed monthly, or every three or six months.  Why Read more [...]