This Blanket America Patchwork Heritage Quilt is a great quality quilt that is inspired by the flag colors of the 13 original colonies on one side, with a modern-day nod with our current President’s inaugural address on the other. Blanket America is a company that still manufactures all of its products in the USA. And […]
Entries from June 30th, 2010
Quilt from Blanket America that helps Americans in Need
June 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Amazon, Poverty
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Life-size Spaceship for Kids to Design
June 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Amazon, Children's Charities
This Shuttle Imagination kit is a great idea. It’s basically a large 6 foot tall cardboard spaceship that folds out. The walls are sturdy and plain white. Your kids basically take markers, crayons, paint, and other art supplies you may have and decorate the spaceship using their imagination. They can paint flags and markings on the outside, […]
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Learn to Knit for a Cause
June 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Breast Cancer, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Target
This Learn to Knit for a Cause kit, available from Target, is a great gift for someone who wants to learn to knit. It comes with everything you need to get started, including two balls of pink yarn, size 15 knitting needles, a large blunt eye needly for finishing, and fully illustrated instructions on how […]
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Go Green Tricycle
June 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Amazon, Conservation
The Kettler Go-Green Trike is a great tricycle for young children 18 months and older. It’s the perfect first tricycle for a child and is environmentally friendly, as 98% of the plastic parts (the seat, wheels, pedals, fender, tip bucket, information card and shipping carton) are made from recycled materials. The frame is made of sturdy steel. […]
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Nutrients for soil gardens that helps charity
June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · World Hunger
If the crops in your outdoor garden are a bit anemic, the Fox Farm Soil Nutrient Trio will bring them back to greatness. Soil can lose its nutrients after years of having crops grow in it, or it may naturally be low or unbalanced in nutrients. With these three bottles, you’ll enjoy denser growth of vegetables, larger […]
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Boo Boo Bear's Mission – Book for kids whose military parents are deployed
June 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Amazon, Veterans and Military
Boo Boo Bear’s Mission: The True Story of a Teddy Bear’s Adventures in Iraq is a touching book that’s perfect for children of military parents who are deployed to service. The book tells the story of a beloved teddy bear that a daughter sends to her father on an important mission in Iraq with the […]
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Unique and cute stuffed animals that help Hugs Across America
June 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Children's Charities
These days, it seems that all stuffed animals you see in the store are mass-produced, generic, scratchy, and worst of all, NOT cute. The North American Bear Company was founded 30 years ago by Barbara Isenberg, who wanted find a high quality teddy bear with the charm of an antique toy and a contemporary sense of […]
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Pantene Beautiful Lengths – Donate Hair for Adult Cancer Patients
June 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Cancer, Drugstore.com
Pantene Pro-V Beautiful Lengths 2 in 1 Shampoo + Conditioner is a bottle of Pantene shampoo and conditioner with a difference. A portion of all proceeds will go to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program that helps provide wigs made of real hair for adults undergoing cancer treatment, similar to what the program Locks for Love does […]
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4Troops – Military veterans singing harmony to support the troops
June 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I had the pleasure of hearing the music group 4TROOPS at Yankee Stadium on Memorial Day, where they sang the National Anthem and “God Bless America”. I was blown away. The four voices were so powerful, and yet blended together with incredible harmony. They’re beginning to become very well known. They have a PBS special […]
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