When I am Scard

I wanted to share a really great book that I found at Chapters the other day for my son. My five year old, has extreme anxiety. His anxiety gets to the point where we can barely leave the house at times and he has a hard time coping with day to day activities. So I am always looking for books, games and other fun things that help him deal with his stress, and here is a great one. It is a book called " When I am Feeling Scared" by Trace Moroney.It is a hard cover, 18 page, touch and feel book about a bunny who is scared. I like it because it starts off explaining what happens to you when you are scared ( heart beats, get shy etc) then it goes on to talk about some things that make a person scared, explains that not everyone is afraid of the same things, it's OK to be scared, some times it's even a good thing to be scared and often the things we were scared of turn out not to be scary at all.  Great book for kids PreK-K. I would highly recommend it and believe me I have read alot of children's anxiety books.

Getting Fit After Baby # 2

After having my second baby in February, I like most new moms am feeling a bit out of shape. I currently weigh 153 lbs with my ideal weight being 125 lbs.  I have been thinking of joining a gym, but then I think when? I have a 5 year old, 2 month old, my own business, a hubby that works 12 hours a day 7 days a week, soccer games, hockey practices, driving to and from school.... It seems impossible. But today while online I was going through some of the websites that are taking part in my trade show and found Jo Dumont. She is a personal trainer from here in Central Alberta. I have to admit her website would not have usually caught my eye, just for the fact that I would not think that a personal trainer would be for me (afraid of the unknown). But upon reading the first paragraph, I started to change my mind. She explains how she was once 215lbs, has 3 kids, has a bad knee and has a hubby that works away and still she is fit. It kinda caught my eye. Her life didn't seem that much different then mine. So I kept reading and wow, her program sounds amazing. She offers both private and group work outs. She works with not only your fitness but your food. Which we all know is a huge factor of being fit. (as I write this I am eating pizza and drinking a diet Pepsi and worse of all it is 10:30pm, see I really need her help LOL). Something else I really liked about her program is she teaches you to work out with out the gym, with out buying expensive equipment and WITH your kids. How amazing is that. I might actually work out if I didn't have to find a babysitter and shell out my life fortune on equipment. Unlimited phone calls and emails are also offered with her training, to help with menu planning and work out problems. Then there is the reward program. Remember when you were in school and they had a fundraiser and you could earn points to buy cool prizes just by selling stuff? Well as adults we get to earn cool stuff again. Basically you get points for completing challenges (answering a quiz, creating your own work out, losing 5", achieving your fitness goal ...) Then you take the points and you can buy a yoga mat, movie tickets, one on one training, a Wii fit and even plane tickets!!!! Now those are goals! Definitely the most interesting personal trainer I have ever heard of, but no surprise, moms make the most interesting business people. 

Check Jo Dumont out at http://www.jodumontfitnesstraining.com or stop in at the trade show and meet her one on one.

I have won the Zombie Chicken Award

I have been awarded my first award the Zombie Chicken Award from CandiceR at "A Day in the Life of a Mom with Spirited Children". Thanks so much Candice!

The Zombie Chicken Award reads:“The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the zombie chicken - excellence, grace and persistence in all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. These amazing bloggers regularly produce content so remarkable that their readers would brave a raving pack of zombie chickens just to be able to read their inspiring words. As a recipient of this world-renowned award, you now have the task of passing it on to at least 5 other worthy bloggers. Do not risk the wrath of the zombie chickens by choosing unwisely or not choosing at all…

I have awarded the award to:

Sarah at "8 Muddy Boots"

Stephanie at "A Pocket Full Of Buttons"

Angie at "A Simple Kinda Life"

"And Twins Make 5!"

"Mama Makes Money!"

Reading Is Important!

Did you know The average student learns about 3,000 words per year in the early school years (8 words per day). 

Is your child a hands on kinda kid? Well Usborne Books has a Huge and I mean Huge selection of how to and educational books for children NB- Teen. I spent 30 min on the site and only covered a couple categories. All Usborne Books are brightly colored and have beautiful illustrations. You can check out Monika from Usborne Books website at http://www.monika.yellowducksonline.com/

Make sure to stop in the Moms On The GO trade show on June 14th and check out her selection of books.

Potty Training

Is your little one about ready to climb on board the potty train?

Check out this really great book from Discovery Toys,

"The Potty Train" is suggested for ages 2yrs- Preschool. It is brightly colored with beautiful illustrations. It retails for $12.50

Get this great book online at http://www.discoverytoyslink.com/esuite/home/dttoychic

My second choice of Great Products for Potty Training is:

The Deluxe Piddle Pad by KidSmart

The Deluxe Piddle Pad protects car seats, strollers and joggers from toilette training accidents. It is machine washable and retails for $15.50.

If you are from central Alberta check out Debra's KidSmart Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=99645720723[url]

OR

KidSmarts Website is http://www.kidsmartshop.com/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=1209

Both these great companies will be at the trade show on June 14th.

Any Cookie Monsters Out There?

If so here is the perfect gift for you. Krazy Kookie Bouquets offers custom/ personalized cookie bouquets for all Occasions. With Over 400 cookie cutters your bouquet is sure to be one of a kind. Cookies are made fresh and never frozen. Starting at $20.00 there is a bouquet for every price range. They can also be personalized by adding gift cards, balloons, jewelry or little trinkets. Made in Central Alberta the Kookie Bouquets can be delivered locally or shipped for an additional charge.

You can check Krazy Kookie Bouquet out at

http://www.krazykookiebouquets.com/

Party Games for Kids

I am really excited about the fun party game toys I found to show you today. Both games are from the KidSmart Website.

First off is a toy Egg and Spoon Race. Retailing for $12.00, you get 4 brightly colored easy to grip spoons, and REUSABALE- BREAKABLE egg shells with, 4 bean bag yolks. Perfect for 2-4 players. How cool is that. All the fun, but with out the mess!

The next thing I found for that perfect children's party was the GIANT PLAY PARACHUTE. It is a brightly colored parachute -10' diameter with 12 handles. Comes with Storage bag and lots of game ideas! For ages: 3+ Retails for $59.00

For all of you here in Central Alberta you can check Debra's Kid Smart facebook page out at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=99645720723[url]

Everyone else can go online to http://www.kidsmartshop.com/store/scripts/default.asp