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This project is out of this world! Bring your child to Lowe’s and they can build this UFO! Includes stickers and a blinking light!

Go here to register you kids.  My boys love these projects.

Car Seat Safety Check
Tuesday May 18, 2010
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
(This event repeats every month on the third Tuesday.)
Location: Orange County Fire Station #83 – 11950 Lake Underhill Rd., Orlando

By Appointment Only. Receive a FREE car seat safety check by a certified child passenger safety technician. Call 407-836-9886 to schedule an appointment. Be sure to bring your vehicle owner’s manual and car seat manual.

Pottery Barn Kids has their boys Peyton Roll Top Lunch Bag on sale right now for just $5.99, down from $19.00! It is only available online in blue or green, but the shipping is FREE!  Monogramming is available for a small charge.

I remember when my boys received this as a Christmas gift thinking that was a gift they won’t like.  Well, I admit that I was very wrong.  My sons (4 yrs and 27 mo) love this game. Quickly it became a family favorite on game night. This game is entertaining as well as educational.
There are 3 game settings to choose from, standard bingo, blackout and pattern. The game comes with six brightly colored sturdy, double sided bingo cards.  On each game square is of a Thomas character is displayed with a specific colored background. With all the choices for recognition (character, color, number or letter) it will be difficult to frustrate your child. Even my youngest can recognize charactures and know to put a chip on the square.  My four year old is learning to recognize higher numbers. A bonus is he has been spending time playing this game by himself since the numbers are called every 15 seconds and he doesn’t have to do anything but wait and watch.

Another feature is the “WILD” screen. They play a short Thomas movie clip, then the caller directs you to a specific color but you get to pick which space to cover. We continue until everyone gets bingo then click on the “Bingo” word and we all celebrate together. It has been a favorite for our  family game night!  It sells on Amazon for $18.98.