Emily Reviews writers were sent product in exchange for inclusion in our gift guide. There are affiliate links in this post. All opinions are my own. South Hollow Spirits is a small distillery located in Massachusetts. The South Hollow Spirits is only 2,000 square feet! The bottles they choose really give that small-business feel as well. Their spiced rum is perfect for a stocking because the bottle is fairly slim. It has noticeable cinnamon and vanilla flavors in it which seems particularly Read more [...]

For a gift that can be used and enjoyed for a variety of those hard to shop for ages, aka - 8 and up, look no further than Ravensburger.  They offer some really fun items that are a variety of price points which makes finishing up shopping lists even easier.  Today, I'm thrilled to partner with them and bring you both a review and giveaway of their Science Smartscope. The kids are always fascinated by Science and seeing things up close.  So when they saw the Ravensburger Science Smartscope Read more [...]

I will wave my white flag right now and admit that I absolutely love dressing up our kids.  Creating fun styles that fit their personalities and makes them feel great is so much fun for me.  So as the holidays roll around, I always get excited about all the possibilities!   Cute party dresses, festive colors, suit choices for the boys, ties, and more!  It helps that most of our kids actually enjoy dressing up for me but what I find that helps the most is choosing items that offer just as much Read more [...]

Sending a big thank you to PersonalWine.com for being a part of our Emily Reviews 2016 Holiday Gift Guide! Finding a way to choose the perfect bottle of wine just got simpler.   Personal Wine offers lots of great options including their Cava Sparkling Wine Conde Laurel Cava Brut NV. This Spanish Sparkling Wine, bubbly and fruity, is deliciously perfect for any celebratory event and compliments many foods, flavors, and settings.  Making it even more special and impressive by adding engraving! Packed Read more [...]

  Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.So glad you could join us as we share our giveaways on  Tuesday's Giveaway Link Ups.  This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways. Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up 1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many Read more [...]

The post is brought to you by Activate by Bloglovin and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. This post is sponsored by the Voice of Play. Powered By: I remember wanting to be outside all the time as a child. I never understood why adults wanted to stay inside in the winter or during the hotter days of summer. It's interesting how kids seem less bothered by the differences in temperature. Living in the midwest we get both summer and winter in full force. We get lots of snow and ice in Read more [...]

Emily Reviews writers were sent product in exchange for inclusion in our holiday gift guide. There are affiliate links in this blog post. All opinions are our own. Encouraging building, stacking, color recognition, and patterns with the Manhattan Toy Company's Wood Building Create And Play Pattern Blocks. Featuring 32 fun wooden blocks, all pieces offer a non-toxic water based finish for ultimate safety. With the varying sizes and shapes along with fun colors and patterns, kids just can't get Read more [...]

Our kids absolutely adore playing games.  While we do own a variety, many of our favorites come from Peaceable Kingdom.  I'm particularly a fan because they offer a variety of cooperative games where kids are working together to win.  I find these especially great for the younger age group because teaching teamwork at a young age helps create a beneficial and positive relationship to work with others as they get older.  So today, I'm super excited that our Holiday Gift Guide stop is landing us Read more [...]

We're a couple weeks into our 2016 Holiday Gift Guide coverage over here at Emily Reviews but we still have a ton of amazing gift ideas to share!  We have all worked hard finding a great variety to help shop for everyone on your shopping lists whether, young and old or man or woman.  Today's stop brings us to BigMouth Inc.  This company offers some really creative and unique products that are sure to be a hit and I'm thrilled to partner with them today to bring you some of our top picks. Barry Read more [...]

Thank you to Lizzie Chang for providing me with product in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Lillarose independent stylist Lizzie Chang, specializes in helping you find hair accessories that work well with your hair texture, length, and style. After talking with Lizzie, we determined what products would work best for myself, my mom and my two daughters. For our review, Lizzie sent us- a Clearly Silver Small Flexi Oh!, Iris Medium Flexi Clip, Lovely Circle Bobby Read more [...]