Interactive Fun for the Whole Family +Giveaway

Are you ready for some fun?   Projex is interactive fun for the whole family.  All you need is three AA alkaline batteries and you can play!  No need for wifi or a TV! You can turn any room in your house into a gaming arcade.  Projex has five different bult-in games to test your speed and skill.  Just point ProjeX at a blank wall, grab a blaster and aim!  Enjoy real-life gaming, without the limitations of a screen! 

Projex works best in a dark room, when you project on a light-colored wall with no artwork,  wallpaper or painted patterns. You can blast moving targets that you project right onto your wall.  This is so much fun for your kids and great for a family game night!  Check out some of the key features below.

• 3 skill levels – beginner, advanced and expert (The “beginner” setting accommodates even the youngest players in the room.)

• 3 interchangeable image slides!   Blast ducks, targets or UFOs – each with its own unique sound effects! 

• Change slides to change your level of difficulty:
  • Blue (targets) = easy
  • Red (UFOs) = medium
  • White (ducks) = difficult
• Play solo, head-to-head or “Co-Op,” where 2 players team up and combine scores.

• Experience the excitement of a tournament – but if no one else is around, you can still have fun trying to "up” your own score!

• Portable, battery-operated projector can go wherever you go – inside or out. 

• Can also be played outside at night, on the side of a house or on a garage door

• Game requires 3 “AA” batteries (not included)

ADDITIONAL INFO

• LED scoring display

• Target Pointers on both blasters help your aim.

• $49.99 – At Target and Walmart (U.S.) and $69.99 – Toys R Us (Canada)

Thanks to Projex for sponsoring this cool giveaway!  Make sure you enter below.


Disclosure:  I received product and compensation in exchnage for this post.





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Colors, patterns and creativity...you get it all with this kaleidoscope!

If your kids are like mine, they are fascinated by colors and patterns.  That's why I was so happy when Elenco gave me this Smartivity Kaleidoscope to review.  This mesmerizing toy is recommended for ages 6+ and has a suggested retail price of $38.95.

This kaleidoscope is completely kid powered.  It doesn't need batteries, just a child's curiosity.  It lets you explore an infinite sequence of patterns and a dazzling world of colors!  First designed by Scotsman Sir David Brewster in 1816, a kaleidoscope is not just another toy.  It's a portal to a magical dimension where colors dance and wonders abound.  Because of the ever changing patterns, kaleidoscopes have been used as a source of inspiration by designers and artists.  It will inspire creativity and introduce children to the wonders of light, color and reflection as they peer into the fascinating world of patterns and designs.

But this isn't just an ordinary kaleidoscope!  Your child will actually get to build this one!  They will get to fill the drum with the colorful trinkets that are included in the kit.  This will give them a huge feeling of accomplishment as they peer into it and explore the wonders of light, color and changing patterns.  They can even decorate it with their own paints and markers to make it truly unique and personalized.

Building this kaleidoscope will help develop analytical skills, creativity, motor skills and practical skills.  It comes with easy to understand, illustrated instructions with experiments to ensure their understanding of concepts learned through play.  It's designed for learning the fundamental principles of STEM and STEAM.  Assembly is mess free - it uses rubber bands instead of glue - and it's made from high quality, re-engineered, laser cut wood.  And, like all Smartivity products, it is recyclable, safe, non toxic and sustainable.  So order one today and give your child a toy that they can both build and play with!

Just add sun

I received this awesome Solar Oven Science and Art Kit from Griddly Games for review.  You can do some really amazing things using only the sun for power.  With this kit, you can learn how the energy of the sun can be used to heat objects, as well as cooking food.

Just Add Sun ($29.00):  Use the sun's energy to heat up a tasty treat in this STEAM solar oven kit.  Melt s'mores, nachos or make your own crazy crayons with the power of the sun and the Just Add Sun Solar Science + Art Kit.  Introduce kids to eco friendly energy alternatives as they learn how solar energy works.  Experiment with sunlight, heat transfer, reflection and more!  Plus learn to upcycle items to create fantastic art!  And a portion of the proceeds from Just Add Sun is donated to Solar Cookers International.

          
The really cool thing about this kit is that the box functions as a solar oven, thanks to the special reflective lining that you can see in the photo above.  Your kids will be fascinated by this!

The kit comes with one Solar Oven Box, one 4" x 4" Canvas, one 100ml Clear Bottle, one 100ml Black Bottle, one Mini Funnel Cutout, two Black Balloons, two Clear Balloons, eight Was Crayons, one Pipette, one Clear Straw, Wax Paper, one Magnifying Glass, two Bottles of Food Coloring and one Pair of Rubber Gloves.

Activities include Balloon Blow, Mystery Pop Balloon, Melting Ice, Solar Oven, Build a Thermometer, Sundial, Ice Hands & Food Coloring, Wax Paper Sun Catcher and Painting with Wax.

Kids will enjoy learning Science lessons such as freezing and melting points, light absorption and reflections and heat transfer.  And they will absolutely love creating delicious treats that they can eat.  You will have to provide the food ingredients, but the sun will do the rest!  Let them make treats for the whole family to enjoy!

Get Creative with Pix Brix!

These products that I received from Pix Brix for review will give your kids a new way to express their creativity.  Create stunning masterpieces with these little building blocks.  And the possibilities are endless because Pix Brix are compatible with all major bricks brands! 

The 1500 piece Mixed Color Series boxes are the perfect starters for all new Pix Brix artists.  There are 3 different color varieties for you to choose from - Dark, Medium and Light.  Each set has a retail price of $14.95.  Each color series comes with an assorted amount of colored bricks in the following colors:  Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink, Beige, Brown and Gray.  The Dark Series comes with 11 assorted dark colors and is the only mixed series that comes with Black.  The Medium Series comes with 10 assorted medium colors and does not include White or Black.  The Light Series comes with 11 assorted light colors and is the only mixed series that includes white.  If you purchase all 3 mixed series boxes, you can start pixelating with the full 32 color palette.  

You can create your own designs, but there is also a free Photo Pixelator on their website that will let you upload any photo of your choice and it will create a design template for it so you can create a Pix Brix version of it.  There is also an app that you can download, if you prefer.

    
There is also an official Pix Brix Tool that makes it much easier to build and take apart your creations.  It has a retail price of $4.95.  The PB Tool has 3 functions for adding and removing Pix Brix.  The tip of the tool can be used to pick up and insert bricks together, giving you the feeling of coloring with Pix Brix.  You can also use this tip to push bricks out in specific spots to create 2D builds.

The tool comes with a removable wedge piece inserted in the tip.  This wedge piece can be used to separate layers of builds by pushing it into small openings or corners.

And finally, the top of the tool gives you leverage for removing layers of bricks.  Just connect the top of the tool with the brick you want to remove and tilt the tool back.  The brick will lift up and separate from the layer.

Your kids will love Pix Brix, and you will find yourself enjoying them as well.  It's a perfect activity for rainy days when going outside isn't an option.  And the whole family can get involved!  Create a family masterpiece!

Fun games to play with your kids!

It's always great to have games that you can play with your kids.  Family game night is something my family enjoys.  These games that I was given by Bananagrams for review are fun for the whole family!  They are a great way to spend quality time together, and everyone will have a blast!

BANANAGRAMS Party Edition ($14.99):  The Re Gifter, The Thief, Switcheroo, Pouch Head...these are just some of the names of the 14 chaos inducing Party Power tiles in BANANAGRAMS Party edition.  Each tile holds its own special action, allowing the receiving player to bestow chaos on the victim of his or her choice!  Whether it's taking a lap around the game table or demolishing another player's grid, no one is safe! 

Party Power tiles add chaos to the sneakiest, cheekiest BANANAGRAMS ever!  

BANANAGRAMS Party Edition comes with 144 single letter tiles, 14 party tiles and instructions.  It can be played with 1-7 players and is recommended for ages 14+.  It takes an average of 30 minutes or less to play a game. 
 

This game plays in a similar way to Classic BANANAGRAMS, with the object to be the first to use up all of your letters.  Start by showing everyone the 14 party tiles to switch up game play, then, mix them face down into the bunch.  When you draw a party tile from the BUNCH, you MUST use it immediately.  With all but two party tiles, you pick another player to carry out the action.  Some tiles have one off actions, while others continue until the end of the hand.  When an action is complete, put the tile to the side of your grid, out of play.

If the BUNCH has fewer tiles than there are players when you put the last letter in your grid, you don’t say “PEEL”, you say “BANANAS!”  Other players now inspect your grid.  If it contains a misspelled word, proper noun, abbreviation or other unacceptable word, the others call out “ROTTEN BANANA!” and you’re out of the game.  ALL of a Rotten Banana’s letters and party tiles are returned to the BUNCH face down.   Play now continues for everyone else until the BUNCH again depletes, and someone else calls out “BANANAS!”  When someone says “BANANAS!” and has an acceptable grid, they become TOP BANANA, and win! 

Cheeky Butts ($14.99):  Cheeky Butts is a hot potato style family game of spot and match, where players race to pick up animal cards and place them in their matching landing trays before the randomized timer goes off.  If they’re the one holding a card when the timer stops, they lose a token.  When a player loses all three tokens, they’re out of the game!  The last player with tokens wins!  The perfect new addition to family game night.

 

Cheeky Butts comes with 60 cards, 12 trays, 18 tokens, electric timer and instructions.  It can be played with 2-6 players and is recommended for ages 6+.  It takes an average of 15 minutes to play a game.

 

It's easy to play!  To start, each player takes 3 Chance tokens and the correct number of trays (2-6 each, depending on number of players).  Everyone lines up their trays in front of them, animal side up!  Place the stack of Cheeky Cards face down in the center of the table.  Start the timer!  Once the timer starts, the first player takes a Cheeky Card from the pile, turns it over, and quickly places it into the tray with the matching animal.  If you place the card in one of your own trays, go again!  If you place the card in another player‘s tray, they now become the active player.  Continue playing until the timer goes off.  If you are the active player when the timer goes off, you lose a Chance Token!
After each round, all players shift one of their Cheeky Trays, along with the cards inside, clockwise.  That way, animals are always changing!  When a player loses all 3 of their Chance Tokens, they’re out of the game.  The remaining players then redistribute that players trays.

The last player with Chance Tokens wins the game and is the Cheekiest Cheeky Butts Champion!

Cobra Paw ($14.99):  Ninja like know how steals the game! 


Ninja like reflexes, sharp recognition skills, and mental fortitude steals the game in our new tile snatching challenge known as Cobra Paw!  Players take turns rolling the dice (featuring 6 unique symbols), spotting the tile with the matching pattern, then grabbing it before their opponents.  The first player to snatch up 6 tiles wins the game and bestows great honor to the Grand Shidoshi, Master Meow!

Cobra Paw comes with 21 tiles, 2 dice and instructions.  It can be played with 2-6 players and is recommended for ages 6+.  

This is a very fast paced games as each player rushes to snatch up the tiles before the others.  There will be lots of laughter as everyone tries to grab the same tile.  My family loved this one so much that they didn't want to stop when bedtime came around!

Why you should try NeuEve

This is a sponsored post.

As women age, we encounter a lot of things.  One of those things seems to be very taboo and I am going to talk about it today.  Vaginal dryness.  Yes, there I said it. And, if you have vaginal dryness, then sexual intercourse with your partner is going to be painful. You can use lubricants, but wouldn't you rather your body produce those lubricants naturally?

As we age, we lose that natural lubricant and sex can be painful.  In my life right now, I am post menopuasal.  Yes, I have had issues with painful sex.  I was asked to review NeuEve and give my honest opinion of it.


Well after a few weeks of use, I can truthfully say, it has definitely changed my sex life for the better.  I received Silk suppositories and Vaginal Cream from NeuEve.  These are NOT prescription products.  All of NeuEve's products were developed by a gynecologist.

The suppositories are easy to use and usually last three to four days, while the creamAll of them were short lived and only lasted for a few hours, at most.  It gets to be quite frustrating when you are seeking the pleasure and intimacy that sex brings, when it is so painful for you.

I really like that both of the products are made with all food grade ingredients. There are no hormones, they are cruelty free and made in the USA.

 NeuEve has many formulas to help you overcome a host of problems "down there".  You should check out their site and if you have any questions, please ask.  They are very helpful in helping you decide what is best for your situation.

I started having issues years ago after having a hysterectomy.  I was too embarrassed to ask my doctor about this.  I just took it as a part of life that I was going to have to deal with.  These products from NeuEve have been life changing for me and my partner.

I am not scared of the intimacy any longer.  I know that it is not going to be painful, it is going to be pleasurable for both me and my partner. It has brought a new levl to my relationship with my partner.  I hope to educate you that you can do the same thing, too.

Painful sex always meant no sex for me.  And then I felt guilty.  And with the guilt comes depression.  You get where I am going with this.  It is not just a physical thing, it leads to compromising your mental health trying to figure it all out.

With products from NeuEve, my life has been turned around. on the sexual aspect.  I no longer feel the guilt or depression.  It changed the outlook I have on life.  It changed the way I view the relationship I have with my partner.  When you know your sex life is back on track, it changes things for the better.  It is human for us to seek out pleasure and having sex is one of the more pleasurable things we can do.


I urge you to check out NeuEve's website and see what products are best for you.

Snus: An Alternative to Smoking

This is a sponsored post.

Have you heard of snus?  It is pronounced "snoose" and rhymes with "loose". Snus is a smokeless tobacco product from Sweden.  You place it under your top lip. It comes in flavors like mint and wintergreen. It is not burned like cigarettes, so you are not inhaling t any smoke in your lungs.

Snus is a moist tobacco pouch and is regarded as an alternative to smoking.  The use of cigarettes has become unacceptable in many social circles and cities and municipalties.  No one wants to be around cigarette smoke, so snus is an alternative.  You don't have to leave the pary or social event so you can go grab a cigarette and smoke.  You can just pop a snus pouch in your mouth discreetly and continue on with the party or event.

There are many flavors of snus.  You can get flavors such as mint, wintergreen and a variety of mellow flavors.  The is a snus flavor for you. Most snus users I know prefer the mint or wintergreen.

Snus does not leave a smell in your house or car like cigarettes.  There is zero smoke and therefore, zero smell or odor that lingers.  If you are using snus, it is not affecting those around you with unwanted smoke from cigarettes.

If you have been searching for a tobacco alternative, you should give snus a try.  In fact, I know many people that have quit smoking tobacco and use snus exclusvely.   You still get the flavor and nicotine from snus without all the icky smell and smoke of traditional cigarettes.

Snus is readily available and can usually be purchased the same place you buy cigarettes.  So, if you are ready to stop smoking, snus is definitely an alternative. You do not have to have a lighter or matches on you at all times, all you need is your prefrred snus pouches.

Do you know someone who has quit smoking by using snus?  Let me know in the comments!