That’s right – I’ve been picked as Eve Lester’s Home Business of the Week on her Home Biz Blogger blog!
Click my new badge to read all about it:
The Home Biz Blogger is a fabulous place to go to learn all kinds of things about running your online business.
There is so much information there – I don’t even know where to start, but, you can bet I’m going to be checking it out a lot!
Thanks so much, Eve!
Now ya’ll:
GO READ A BOOK!
My friend has a radically cool new site to help us all get more exposure for our lovely blogs!
The site is called TopMomma.com – see the pretty button in my sidebar?
Anyway, this is a cool new concept in blog promotion – and it’s fun, too!
You submit a picture to represent your blog, one that is compelling enough to catch yourself some clicks.
The more clicks you get, the longer you stay on the page, and the higher up on the page you stay!
Here is another one of the cute buttons for you to display:
So get on over there, and sign yourself and your great blog up and get some more visitors, and meet some more momma bloggers!
Don’t forget – it’s TopMomma.com
And also…
GO READ A BOOK!
Yep, yep, yep! They do! They do!(You would have to be a Land Before Time fan to catch that… are you?) 
Anyway, back to Taco Bell – they are giving BOOKS with the kids’ meals!!!!
I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not – but, I LOVE BOOKS! 
And the books are teaching about kindness, courage, honesty, and perserverance.
So not only are they promoting literacy, they are teaching good values, as well!
And that, in my book, rocks!
Here is a pic of the one my son got:
(I know it’s terribly blurry, I’ll try to get a better shot of it tomorrow.)
GO READ A BOOK!
Toddlers are full of energy. For them the whole world is just one big adventure. So just how do you keep these little explorers busy?
Here are a few fun and educational activities you can share with your toddler:
Draw a Giant Picture – Buy a large piece of cardboard (poster size) at your local arts supply shop and have fun drawing a huge picture with your toddler. You can use finger paints, crayons or markers. If your toddler is young just let him scribble or dab paint onto the poster board. Talk about the different colors as your drawing, for example say “Wow, your orange tree looks really nice. Mommy’s going to draw a red balloon now”
You can even take turns lying on the sidewalk and draw a body outline of each other using chalk. Once you have the outline draw in the face and features.
Make a Mask – Using paper plates help your toddler cut out eyes, nose and mouth and paint in the colors of your toddler’s favorite animal. He can be a cat, tiger or even a mouse. Once you finish with your masks, put them on and pretend to be animals. Toddlers love pretend games and this activity will help build their creativity.
Go on a Field Trip – Nothing fancy, just go to the local pet shop and show your toddler all the different types of animals or fishes. You can also go on field trip to look for bugs around your neighborhood. A field trip to the supermarket is great fun too. I’m not talking about your weekly shop but just a special field trip where you buy only a few items but your toddler can help you choose, weigh and even pay for them. This usually works great with fruit and vegetables since there are so many different types.
Show your toddler the different types of fruits and name them. Talk about the different colors and textures. Let them be just like you and place the items in your shopping cart and on the checkout counter. This is a great way for even young toddlers to start learning about their environment and the foods we eat. You can even make a special fruit salad when you get home.
GO READ A BOOK!
I’m so excited – I just ordered the crafts and goodies for the January mailings for the letters for children!
The theme is going to be ‘animals’. I haven’t picked out what books I am going to be talking about, but, I can show you the crafts and goodies – they are so cute!
And I’m sure I will have no problem finding great, and fun, books to talk that are all about animals!
I really get so excited when I order the goodies, and especially when they arrive, but, I also have such a blast picking out the books to talk about!
Ok, well, let me show you the goodies.
For the craft, we are going to make animal necklace pouches:
Aren’t those so cute? I hope I get to make one with my daughter – I just love it when there is an extra one for her and I to make together!
And to go along with that, the children will receive two animal bookmarks each:
Awfully cute, but, they are that clip kind, so I hope the smaller fingers can manipulate them. They were just too adorable not to get.
I’ll have to ask my moms how the little ones do with those.
Now ya’ll:
GO READ A BOOK!
