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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

Playdates, Playgrounds & Just Plain Play!

June 10, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Forget the calendar and the rain—it’s summer! Yes, by 11:45am today, we’d kissed preschool, kindergarten, and 3rd grade goodbye! Thanks to end-of-year parties, baseball playoffs, and ballet recitals, I’ve been much more of a cheerleader than a writer lately, but I do have a couple things to share. MEET AVERY & AUSTIN A couple of […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Avery and Austin, Dot Complicated, giveaway, kindergarten, play, playdate, preschool, review, summer, summer fun, The Mid, third grade

Date Your Mate, $50 UrbanSitter Gift Card Giveaway *Sponsored*

March 4, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 25 Comments

UPDATE: This giveaway is closed. Thank you for your interest in Using Our Words and UrbanSitter! I’ll be honest. When I hear the term “date night” I kind of roll my eyes. But recently, when talking to a friend, I was forced to admit that my snarky response isn’t because I wouldn’t love a fun […]

Filed Under: featured, Sponsored Post, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: adventure, date night, giveaway, love, marriage, romance, sponsored post, tips, urbansitter

An Invitation to Create, *Giveaway* Tinkerlab: A Hands-On Guide For Little Inventors

July 10, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 45 Comments

*UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. Many thanks to all who entered!*   Tinkering. My boys are experts at it. And, quite honestly, it makes me crazy. All too often I discover a new form of chaos has erupted in my house. I step in honey on the front porch where they were making “potions”. […]

Filed Under: featured, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: art, book, creativity, giveaway, inspiration, learning, science, Tinkerlab

This Post Brought to You By… *Giveaway: Frozen Storybook Deluxe App*- CLOSED

May 14, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 8 Comments

When I first took a deep dive into this crazy world of blogging, I came at it from the brand side. I was working for Yahoo! and I got the amazing opportunity to move out of my comfort zone in the in-house creative team to join the social media team, where I managed an influencer […]

Filed Under: Tips & Ideas Tagged With: blogging, brand, Disney, Disney Social Media Moms, Frozen, giveaway

Learn ON, Parents – *Giveaway*

April 28, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 5 Comments

Mom, can I use your computer today? Mom, can I play a game on your phone while we wait? Mom, can you put new batteries in the Leapster? Mom, can we play Wii since it’s raining today?

Filed Under: Common Sense Media, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: apps, Common Sense Media, games, giveaway, online safety

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