LeapFrog Learn to Read for the Tag Re...

With two emerging readers in my house, I am always looking for enjoyable new products to encourage their early reading skills. While there are many products available in this particular market, I turn first to the companies I know and trust. LeapFrog is always at or near the top of that list. My daughter has…

Highlights Twitter Party Tonight!

Join us tonight from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. edt on Twitter as we tweet with the hashtag #Highlights for our weekly Friday night Sitewarming! To participate, follow your hostess, @ResourcefulMom, tonight’s special guest and sponsor, @Highlights, and use the event hashtag somewhere in your tweets. New to Twitter parties? Try Tweetchat! It feels very much…

Twitter Party Tonight! Staying Warm w...

I always know when winter weather is approaching because suddenly, I cannot get my children anywhere on time. That only means one thing: It’s hat and coat season! Please join us tonight for a one hour Twitter party sponsored by CookiesKids.com, the home of great North Face gear to keep your kids warm this season….

It’s Dinosaur Month!

It’s Dinosaur Month, and as the parent of a three and a half year old, that is something worth celebrating! Last spring two little Kota and Pals Hatchlings came into our lives. My son named his T-Rex and his Triceratops babies Nick, Jr. and Playhouse Disney, and they have been favorite toys ever since. He…

Book Week at Resourceful Mommy Contin...

Last week was Book Week at Resourceful Mommy. While we covered great books for moms, we ran out of time to focus on the kids.For that reason…Book Week continues!There will be reviews and giveaways as well as some information about reading readiness tools. I hope you’ll join us!

Twitter Party with The Online Mom: Th...

I have hosted nearly a hundred Twitter events of one kind or another over the last year, but one of the best received by attendees was the first party I did for Monica Villa of The Online Mom. While many of my events provide very resourceful information, Monica’s ability to answer parents’ toughest questions about…

The Busy Mom’s Guide to a Happy...

In July I attended a special blogger event at the Kitchens of Sara Lee outside of Chicago. While I was impressed with the amount of nutritional information the folks at Sara Lee were able to convey in just one day, I was even more impressed with the other women attending. One of those women was…

Resourceful Living: Fancast Review

My daughter was born two months early in the winter of 2004, and while there were many effects of her premature birth that made life as a new mom difficult, the most isolating were the middle of the night feedings. Because of complications, feeding Emma took as long as an hour per feeding. During the…

Gal to Gal Walk – Twitter Party...

The Gal to Gal Walk is a virtual walk created by the Gal to Gal Foundation. Created by Jeanne Fitzmaurice, Carrie Dederich, and Elizabeth Salant, the Gal to Gal Foundation’s goal is to provide women diagnosed with Stage IV Breast Cancer the support they need as they battle the disease, providing resources and granting wishes.To…

Spilt Milk: Devotions for Moms –...

Do you have one of those friends, or maybe it’s your mom, who will tell you what seems at first to be just an interesting story? She engages you, draws you in, makes you laugh. Then, at the end of her story, there is suddenly a lesson to be learned that you never saw coming,…

Book Week at Resourceful Mommy

Disclosure: There are NO affiliate links in this post. All links are informational only.Books have always been a very special and magical part of my life. My memories of books I read as a child are so real that it is almost as if I am reading the words on the page for the first…

Little Debbie Share-a-Thon Tour: Win ...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of joining the Smile Squad for a couple of hours to hand out Little Debbie’s new chocolate cupcakes. The Smile Squad is travelling the country in Cupcake Car smart cars, spreading the word about this scrumptious new product and spreading smiles at the same time. My day as a team…

Halloween Twitter Party – Spons...

Every Halloween my husband and I allow our children to choose just a few pieces of candy and the rest is “traded in” for a candy-free treat. This year that treat will include #chocolatemilk – the official drink of Halloween! Please join us Tuesday from 8 to 9 p.m. on Twitter using the hashtag #chocolatemilk…

Connect Live Chat for Crafters (spons...

Todays Mama is holding a Connect Live Chat sponsored by Cricut on Wednesday, October 7th from 9 to 11 p.m. ET. I was fortunate enough to be a part of the launch of “Connect” so I am happy to be joining the ladies of Todays Mama Wednesday as we chat in 140 characters – much…

Tonight’s #Spillproof Twitter party has been cancelled. Please join us this Friday for a wonderful party sponsored by AT&T with prizes that will make you scream TGIFS! (thank God it’s Friday Sitewarming) Tweet you all soon!

The Time to Play Holiday 2009 Most Wa...

When I was a child, one of the most anticipated deliveries of the year was the BEST catalog. While this is a method of advertising nearly extinct and a store that has long since gone out of business, I still have fond memories of sitting next to my brother, paging through this colossal publication, and…

Highlights State of the Kid Report an...

I receive e-mails every day that seem to have come out of left field: Would I like to try a foot-pedal operated mucus extractor for infants and toddlers? Would I be willing to post branded content on my site for 100 days straight just for the fun of it? Would I like a free tip…

#HuggiesMom Twitter Party Tonight

Please join us Tuesday from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. eastern time as we SiteWarm the Huggies Online Baby Shower and throw an online baby shower for Mercedes Levy, an original Walmart Eleven Moms member, mom of two boys, and soon-to-be mom of a little girl. While we share our best baby tips and memories, we…

Still Time to Win with #DeliciousMoments

I’ve heard that some folks are experiencing some confusion about the #DeliciousMoments party and contest. The prizes are fantastic – $10,000 Family Vacation, anyone!? – and the conversation will be wonderful as always. I’d really love to help you participate! Q & A: 1. Do I have to upload a video on the Delicious Moments…

#ChildSeatSafety Event TONIGHT –...

Please join us tonight from 8 to 9 on Twitter as we tweet one more time with the #ChildSeatSafety hashtag to spread the word to our followers about this week’s national Child Passenger Safety Week. Just today I learned that a friend believed that children who are either twenty pounds or one year of age…

Online Mom Xbox 360 Contest – B...

The Online Mom Xbox Contest for tonight’s Twitter Party just got more interesting! Now in addition to earning entries by tweeting with #theonlinemom hashtag, you can earn bonus entries by: 1. RSVP’ing below and 2. Signing up for The Online Mom newsletter at http://www.theonlinemom.com/ and leaving a comment to this post that you did so.RSVP:…