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On Loving Single-Serve Coffee Pods and Loving the Environment

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Thanks to Intelligent Blends for providing sample products and for being an amazing company that I’m happy to shop with, now. Affiliate links included. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Coffee (specifically iced coffee) is my absolute favorite drink on earth, and I crave it 2-3 times a day, 365 days/year. My husband thinks coffee tastes like dirt, so I’m solo in my coffee consumption around here, which means that a single-serve brewer best meets my needs.

Selfie with one of my BFFs.

And if I’m being completely honest with you, I also think single-serve coffees just tastes better than making an entire pot. Perhaps that’s all in my head, but I don’t think so. The flavor just seems more concentrated, and that’s especially good since I have my own little method of brewing it over ice (which of course leads to some amount of dilution).

But the sheer volume of waste one produces with the daily use of coffee pods is sort of staggering. And for me, it really seems to fall outside of my professed values of trying to reign in the extent to which I use more than my fair share of resources in the world (a never-ending battle for folks in the Western world, I’m afraid).

Most of the time I use a reusable pod and grind my own beans. But to go back to a previous point, I can tell you that there’s a big difference in the flavor I get (and yes I’ve tried many different types of beans) vs. when I use an already prepared pod. My own stuff always comes out much weaker. 🙁

Such a strong idea in theory, but such a weak result in practice.

This is why I’m so excited to now know about Intelligent Blends. This company makes a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea products in single-serve, RECYCLABLE pods.

coffee pods that can be recycled

Recycling the pods is very simple. The lid of the pod pulls off easily, the grounds inside can be dumped right into your compost or garbage, and then the filter can be pulled out quickly and easily and also discarded. The plastic pod then goes into your recycling bin. It takes me about 12 seconds to recycle this product.

I love that Intelligent Blends really seems to get it. There are many people out there who love, love, love their single-serve products, and who also love delicious blends that are fair trade and organic (Intelligent Blends is loaded with these options!), AND who don’t want their coffee love to turn into a big pile of trash for the generations to come.

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It is estimated that over 20% of households in America now have a single-serve brewer in their homes. I’m so happy with this option I have found for fantastic, flavorful coffee with a recyclable pod with Intelligent Blends, a company that has sustainability at the heart of its mission. Each and every household that makes this switch will result in a very significant reduction in waste over time. Give this great company a try and enjoy 10% off site-wide, using code StuffParentsNeed at checkout! Not sure what to get? Check out the Most Popular Intelligent Blends Coffee and Tea with Recyclable Pods.

Medieval Times Orlando Experience: What a Night!!!

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Thanks to Medieval Times for providing complimentary tickets. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Everyone knows that there is no shortage of entertainment in the Orlando area for kids and families. But what if you want to be thoroughly entertained AND to learn something new? And what if you could also have a great meal at the same time? You definitely can have this great experience at Medieval Times!

Before our trip, I was browsing the company’s website to see if they might have any educational resources so that I could give me kids more context and really enrich the overall dinner show experience for us all, since the Medieval time period is not something they really know much about at this point.

I was VERY pleased to see that Medieval Times is well equipped to handle school groups, homeschoolers, and really anyone who wants to combine some great learning opportunities with all the fun in store. There is a page where you can request resources based on the ages of your kids and get pdfs that are thorough and very helpful, all sent to you immediately (and free of charge!).

When you are planning your arrival time, note that doors open about 1 hour and 15 minutes before the dinner show actually begins. I highly recommend getting there right when the doors open because the back yard section of the castle consists of a Medieval village that basically serves as a museum showcasing daily life and important skills and trades of the time. It has a surprisingly large number of artifacts that are at least a few hundred years old, as well!

It is fascinating, but it is also easy to miss, as you are ushered into a great hall within the castle while waiting for the show to begin, and you access the outside grounds via a rather nondescript set of doors simply marked as an exit. Definitely don’t miss out on the treasure of the grounds. It is open before the show, as well as after, and there are staff members on hand ready and willing to answer your questions!

Once it is time to begin the feast, you are ushered into the arena based on the color of the crown you receive (there are 6 different colors, representing the 6 different knights who compete in the challenges). While it took a little while for the seating to take place, I appreciated the fact that it was well organized, and definitely designed to keep folks from rushing into the arena and causing problems.

Dinner is served without utensils, as utensils weren’t really a thing during this time period. That’s also just consistent with all of the dinner shows I’ve been to, and I imagine it’s a cost saving measure. I totally brought plastic spoons in anticipation of being asked to drink my soup. Here’s the full list of what we ate!

And if you want to know my thoughts on the food taste/quality, I’ll be happy to share! I thought the soup was fine but forgettable (though my youngest child absolutely INHALED it, so she was definitely a fan!). The bread was good but not amazing. The corn was way overcooked and soggy. The herb-basted potato was so salty that I only ate one bite. The pastry was a slice of pound cake, as I recall, and it was simple but very yummy. I didn’t go for the coffee. So overall, not my favorite meal that I’ve had at a dinner show, with one very significant exception: the roasted chicken was BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS the very best chicken I have ever had at a dinner show, and possibly ever had EVER. It was so magnificent and juicy and flavorful that it honestly didn’t even matter what I thought about everything else that I ate. SO GOOD, Y’ALL! I want the recipe!

Now let’s talk about the entertainment! There are knights competing in some friendly competition, and there is a King and his daughter, the princess, who seem to have a lot of lines that help move the story of the evening forward. Truth? I had a really hard time understanding the king, and therefore, following the story. But it honestly did not impact how fun it was to watch the knights and the horses, because they were all AMAZING performers!

The audience was really involved in the show, spurred on by the knights who kept the crowds cheering. If a knight performed well in an event, he was gifted a flower by the princess, and then he would throw the flowers into his cheering section. Yours truly caught one of them!

We were all especially blown away by the powerful hand-to-hand combat scenes that the knights performed. After explaining to my youngest that the scenes were choreographedand that everyone was going to be safe and sound, we were all able to just get into it and ooh and ahh as we watched sparks fly when metal hit metal. Those men really gave it their all, and it made for an amazing show! The horses were also supremely well trained. It was spectacular and just so much fun!

We attended this show on the evening we arrived in Orlando for our “roadschool” adventure. It’s a great thing to do on your first night in town, for sure! I very highly recommend checking out the teacher resources that are offered for free, and I suggest spending as much time as you can in the medieval village checking out artifacts and reproductions to help your kids get a better understanding of the time period. You are in for a great show and a great opportunity to grow your minds a bit! Cheers to a fun family outing!

What You MUST See at Universal Orlando During the Holidays

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Thanks to Universal Studios Orlando Resort for providing complimentary park tickets. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Last week my family was in the Orlando area, soaking up many fun adventures and making great memories. We spent 2 days exploring 2 of Universal’s 3 theme parks, and we were especially focused on what holiday entertainment offerings were in store. Based on our experiences, I have 3 main suggestions for anyone heading to Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure between now and New Year’s Day (or next holiday season, with entertainment beginning sometime in mid-November so be sure to check calendars!).

  1. The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts Castle

Friends, I cannot emphasize this enough: this is a MUST SEE!!! Every evening at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, beginning at 6 pm and reoccurring every 20 minutes, thereafter, Hogwarts Castle becomes the screen for a light mapping display the likes of which I have never seen before. It was nothing short of magical, and it caused viewers (including myself) to gasp and awe and burst into cheers multiple times during the roughly 7 minute display set to music.

There is some strategy that you need to employ in order to have a positive viewing experience. First, I recommend that you get yourself to Hogsmeade no later than 5 pm, as I noticed some people beginning to find their places to view this event by that time. If you are there on a weeknight, I don’t think you will find it necessary to line up that early, but that might be the case for a weekend. Since I had Express Passes, I rode Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey twice in a row, and then rode Flight of the Hippogriff right after (one ride is inside the castle, and the other is right next to it). It was about 5:40 by then and the crowds were getting significant. I asked a cast member for the best viewing location for the light show, and he said it was in the Hogsmeade village, right next to the key chain kiosk. I judged by the growing crowd size that I’d have a hard time reaching that area, so I just stayed put at my location, halfway between the Hippogriff ride and the archway back into Hogsmeade. It’s also a pretty good location, if you ask me!

I tried to watch this display for a second time on our second night, taking the Hogwarts Express from the other park back over to Hogsmeade. It drops you off at the front entrance to the village, which is still a fair walk from the castle, and at this location you are not yet able to see the castle. When we arrived at 5:50 pm the crowd size was so huge that it wasn’t even possible to walk to a closer location to view the event. So let that be your warning: get yourself close to the castle early on! And as you can see by the photos, it is worth whatever hassle you may have to endure. It was one of the most beautiful sights I’ve ever seen, and I know that’s a strong statement to make, but I mean it!!!

For all the Harry Potter fans reading this, do note that Diagon Alley over at Universal Studios Florida is also decked out for the holidays and snow falls there from time to time throughout the day, and you can also listen to some fun holiday song and dance routines that entertainers perform. But the crown jewel is the lighting of Hogwarts, for sure.

2. Universal’s Holiday Parade Featuring Macy’s

At Universal Studios Florida, there is a evening parade at 5:00 or 5:30 (depends on the day, so check your info map!) and it runs down the streets of New York City and features Macy’s balloons!

I am a faithful Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade viewer, so getting to see some of these fantastic balloons up close and personal made me absolutely giddy! I can cross getting to see this type of parade off my bucket list now because Universal Studios made it happen for me on the streets of New York!

The floats were also top notch. This parade lasts about 30 minutes and is so very much worth your time! Santa is on the last float (just like the Macy’s parade!) and he lights the huge Christmas tree in the area with his magic and makes it snow, so be sure to stay for the very end! Hopefully you have at least 2 days in the park because it is tough to see this parade and to get a good viewing spot for the Hogwarts castle lighting all in the same night (based on my experience).

3. All Things Dr. Seuss

Seuss Landing is an entire section of Universal’s Islands of Adventure, and my whole family just loved it! The style of everything in this area is totally Seuss-like which makes it so whimsical and fun even on its own. But the holiday decorations are also over-the-top here, and very worthy of your time to just bask in and enjoy! You can feel like an honorary Who of Whoville, and you know those Whos LOVE Christmas!

Be sure to note the scheduled show times for the live performance of Grinchmas, which is a condensed retelling of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. The show takes place on one of Universal’s stages behind the park, which makes it a 6 minute walk (you are directed by cast members to make it easy). I mention this because you really need to be there by 10 minutes before the scheduled show time in order to get a seat (and if you are there during a higher crowd time, I’d suggest getting there sooner). I was extremely impressed with the performers in the production, with the makeup (those Who noses were PERFECT!), the costumes, the fantastic singing, and the set design. It was magical and gave me all the great Christmas feels! Don’t miss this one!

There are many more things in these 2 parks that are special and magical just for the holidays, but these were our family’s very favorites. I hope you enjoy your holiday visit to Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure! Let me know what you enjoy the most or if you have any questions I might be able to help answer!

Science is Real: Two Amazing (Affordable!) Gifts to Encourage a Love of Science

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Thanks to My First Lab for sending along products for review. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. 

The next time you go on a hike with your kids, I would recommend taking along a microscope for the journey. Does that sound odd? Or at the very least, impractical? Well, you can actually now get a very compact, lightweight, high-resolution digital microscope that can fit in your pocket, right next to your smartphone.

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We recently used this Smartphone Inspector (priced at just $12.99, by the way!) and checked out ant hills, rocks, leaves, moss and all sorts of other completely awesome stuff that we were able to view in a totally new way. We even brought some specimens back to our room for further inspection on the iPad, which this device will also work with, seamlessly. I think this is one of the absolute coolest items on the market to give to curious little explorers! We love having ours and take it with us on our travels.

digital microscope

If you’d like to have something a little more traditional, we have also really enjoyed the Duo-Scope Starter Kit, which is also very reasonably priced at just $29.99 (for a microscope with accessories!). We have been working a bit with Darah on learning how to use this microscope and properly care for it. It is a fantastic addition to our homeschool curriculum and so perfect as a first (real) microscope. We have already been checking out the yeast specimen included in the kit and the other slides included have been viewed, as well. I love that this entire kit is CPSIA approved. What a great addition for homeschoolers or a great supplemental resource for anyone!

Definitely check out these two very useful and intriguing gifts that will bring out the little scientist in your child!

 

 

Trying Out the Sun Tail Mermaid Tail!

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Complimentary product received in exchange for honest opinions, which I always provide. 

Yesterday my oldest went to a sleepover, which gave her little sister the perfect opportunity to do some modeling for me….

beautiful mermaid tail

as a mermaid!!!

Layah is going to give this gorgeous mermaid tail to her big sister for Christmas. I predict it will be one of her very, very favorite gifts (and likely a gift that she’ll still remember many years from now). Layah is only slightly smaller than her big sister, so she’s excited because she knows she is going to get to wear this mermaid tail, too! 🙂

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When you order a Sun Tail Mermaid Tail, it comes with a fabric bodysuit piece and a hard plastic monofin that you attach after you put the fabric on. There are also detailed instructions on exactly how to put everything on for maximum safety for you, for your monofin, and for the fabric tail. You also get some information about practicing with everything (people using this product need to get very comfortable swimming with the monofin by itself before adding the fabric tail into the mix).

Basically, this is a product I would have absolutely LOVED to have received as a child (I remember playing mermaids with my friend Misty in her pool  for hours and hours when we were in elementary school). I’m so thrilled that a company has figured out how to offer such a gorgeous product for this generation’s little mermaid (and they make adult sizes, too!). The fabric suit is very soft and the colors are gorgeous. Based on our initial try on session, I would definitely recommend this product to others.

rainbow mermaid tail

Right now they are offering 10% off your purchase when you use the coupon code BestGiftEver at checkout!

One Simple Trick to Help Your Cats Like Each Other More

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The House of M has 3 feline members as part of its crew: Ruby, Ginger and Hattie. All 3 are rescues (Don’t buy! Adopt!). All 3 are loved to pieces by the humans in the house. But unfortunately, 2 of the 3 have a tough time getting along with each other. Ginger and Hattie, our two senior cats, both seem to wish that they were the one and only kitty in this house, and for a long time could not walk past each other without growls and hisses.

Therefore, feeding time for these two is also behavior training time. If you have cats who aren’t best buds in your home, let me show you a simple change to make that will help improve the relationship. I can’t promise you that they will become inseparable, but it should cut down on the animosity a bit.

training cats to get along

Both Ginger and Hattie absolutely LOVE Purina® Pro Plan® SAVOR®. This is a top notch wet cat food that you can find at your nearest PetSmart. When we headed over to PetSmart last weekend to get restocked on irresistible wet cat food, I was so happy to find 21 different Pro Plan wet entrees, all of which were protein-rich and had accents like pasta, rice, cheese or vegetables. I appreciate so much being able to offer my kitties this much variety, to ensure that they are NEVER bored with their food! PetSmart really is the leader in keeping an amazing variety of flavors in stock.

purina pro plan savor

All of these formulas also provide omega fatty acids for a healthy skin and coat. Since my girls are both seniors, it is critical that I provide them with advanced nutritional formulas to help them remain healthy and active. And it’s important for the sake of behavior training that I purchase varieties that my cats cannot wait to try. I get everything I need for them with Purina Pro Plan Savor.

purina pro plan at PetSmart

Once you are equipped with the very best food for your cats, it’s time to start your behavior training. During your designated feeding time, open one 3 ounce can of wet cat food per cat, and place the cat food on one small plate per cat. Now place the plates no more than 5 feet away from each other, and ensure that the cats are able to see one another. There will be some push back from the cats during this first session, but the desire to taste what they can already smell from Purina Pro Plan Savor should override the desire to be far away from the other cat or cats.

cats eating together for behavior training

With every passing day, nudge the plates slightly closer together.  My cats who used to hiss at each other from the complete opposite side of the room now eat their breakfast every morning this close together. If you seem to be going too fast with your plate placement, pause at whatever the closest point together seems to be that your cats will tolerate and let them get used to that for a week before trying again. Feeding time is going to become one of their very favorite parts of the day, and they will quickly understand that they don’t get to have that great experience without their fellow feline housemate. This gives a positive association with the cat, and that should, over time, help decrease the amount of negative interactions your cats have with each other. And when the food tastes as good as my cats seem to think Purina Pro Plan Savor does, there’s honestly just no time for growling and hissing. We love how much this product helps us work with our cats behavior toward each other!

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When you head out to PetSmart to pick up your Purina Pro Plan Savor, don’t forget to use the Shopkick app. I used mine in store last week and noticed multiple offers: 10 kicks for watching en educational video, 50 kicks for scanning a barcode on select Pruina Pro Plan cat food, and 200 kicks for purchasing select Pruina Pro Plan products and submitting a receipt. What an easy way to earn! And if you have other pets (cats or dogs) not in need of behavior training, take a moment to discover the Purina Pro Plan food that’s best for your buddy.  Grain, corn, wheat and soy free options are available for a variety of taste preferences and health needs. Puring Pro Plan ensures that no ingredient is unnecessary – everything is selected with intention! If your cats prefer dry cat food, you can also currently find $2 savings of Pro Plan dry cat food (5.5-7lb bags). You can also find other great tutorials through the Social Hub. Go check it out to get more ideas to spoil and engage with your pet.

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Tips for Keeping Your Kids Active (Body, Mind and Soul) During School Breaks

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This post was sponsored by Boys & Girls Clubs of America as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

With millions of school kids about to be on break for Thanksgiving holidays, it’s important for parents to get a game plan together to ensure that the entire break isn’t spent watching videos or playing video games. Encouraging activities that exercise the mind and the body is the way to go, and as parents, we set the example for our little ones, so we need to be prepared to do the same!

The Boys & Girls Club of America promotes something called the Triple Play, which refers to body, mind and soul, as 3 critical pillars for development. These pillars need to be nurtured all the time, but school breaks are an especially important time, since kids will be getting to spend more time with the people they look up to most, mom and/or dad.

A key component of the Triple Play is staying active and making sensible food choices to keep your body healthy. I strongly encourage you to involve your children in holiday food preparations in some form or fashion, especially as it relates to creating any dish that you think your child might resist (for many kids, that means veggies). If a child has a hand in making the dish, there is a sense of pride and much more willingness to try the food.

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I’d also encourage you to take your child out for some nature hikes. Here in Chattanooga the leaves are a little past peak, but still absolutely gorgeous and just begging for people to come play in them. Your child could benefit greatly from spending some time outside with you raking leaves and then playing in the piles. And after pie has been served at Thanksgiving is the perfect time for the family to go for a walk around the neighborhood. If you live in a larger city, you can even spend some of your break being playground tourists, and heading to neighborhood parks you have never been to before or that you rarely visit. Just switching up the destination a bit and going somewhere new can pique children’s curiosity and make them willing to bundle up and go outside.

playground tour

The Triple Play also encourages the development of interpersonal skills and improved self-confidence, so remember to include your children in the conversations happening during Thanksgiving and throughout the break. Let them practice interacting with as many people as possible, and let them use their own voice for expression. Perhaps letting your child create name cards for all of the guests and then deciding who sits where would be a great way for them to feel involved and to practice hosting skills.

The holidays are a very busy time for the grown ups (my to do list keeps getting longer while my days to accomplish it all keeps getting shorter!), but I promise that it doesn’t have to mean that school breaks are stressful for you. Believe me, I know how tempting it is to give the kids iPads and tell them to go crazy (and I have done that exact thing more times than I can count), but now that we homeschool, I am learning that involving the children in more things and saying “yes” when they ask to go outside and play are all win/wins. When the kids get the exercise they need and feel involved in family life, good things come out of it for everyone!

Boys & Girls Club has a Triple Play Parent Guide that is loaded with ideas for helping kids develop a strong mind, body and soul. Be sure to check it out! This is also a great time to check out your local Boys & Girls Club. In addition to providing great services after school and during the summer, many Clubs also provide extended hours during school breaks! Nat familiar with the organization? There are more than 4,300 Clubs in communities across the country, designed to provide safe, fun and affordable places for kids to go during out-of-school time and to engage in enriching programs and activities. Positive health and wellness are at the core of what Boys & Girls Clubs seek to instill in the children who participate in their programs.

Let me know in the comments if you have any other ideas for keeping your kids active and engaged during a break from school!

Encouraging Creative Play for Today’s Tech-Savvy Kid: #Stikbot Stop Motion Animation

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Thanks to #Stikbot for sending product samples my way. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Affiliate links may be included at no cost to you. 

Last Christmas I gave my oldest child (who was 7 at the time) a stop motion animation starter kit. It contained software that would teacher her how to take a long series of still shots of her toys that she could move slightly after every photo, with the end result being that her toys were moving on screen (think the video version of the books you flip through quickly to see drawings turn into animations). I really wasn’t sure if it would take off with her but it created an entirely new way for her to play with her beloved Beanie Boo stuffed animals. She has since spent many hours making these types of videos and I really love how creative she gets!

I want to encourage her to keep up her imaginative play through movie making so this  Christmas she is going to be getting some #Stikbot products. Stikbot is a very popular stop motion toy company that offers some pretty incredible props and a really useful app for stop motion videos.

The app is called Zing Stikbot Studio and it’s completely free to download. My favorite thing about the app is that it allows you to use a green screen during filming and then turn that green screen into some pretty incredible backgrounds for your final product. Kids will absolutely LOVE it. This element in and of itself is already an upgrade over what my daughter is currently working with when she creates videos.

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There are 2 sets she is getting this year. The first one contains a human #stikbot as well as a dog (so perfect for her) and it comes with a camera tripod which is also something she doesn’t own yet (she’s been taking photos with her ipad). The other product is the Farm Movie Set, which is actually designed to look like the summer season or autumn depending on how you set it up (which is brilliant design!). These accessories included in this kit are perfectly sized for the #stikbot figures and will add tremendously to the creative ideas for movies that my daughter can make.

I am so impressed with the very simple concept of #stikbot figures, combined with some advanced technology so that children can be makers and can create something to share with others during play time. I can’t wait to see what she will create with her new figures and accessories, and based on how much I have already seen her enjoying the world of stop motion, I will very highly recommend this. What a great way to encourage creativity!

#Stikbot products can be found at Amazon, Target and Toys R Us and are, in my opinion, very reasonably priced. Happy shopping!

A High Quality 18″ Doll at a Better Price Point: Starpath Dolls

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Surely I’m not the only mom out there who tries to hide the name brand 18 inch doll catalog when it arrives in the mail. I didn’t catch the latest one before my 5-year-old found it. It was rather adorable to watch her go through it and circle items she wanted, until I started looking at the price points (A bed for a doll that cost the same amount as her own bed?! Yikes!).

So when I heard about Starpath Dolls and the mompreneur behind the brand, I was very curious and agreed to check out the products. We were sent the doll Shining Star and it was love at first sight for my 5-year-old, Layah.

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When we took the doll out I was immediately checking for whether or not the doll looked sturdy, meaning whether or not it could endure lots and lots and LOTS of play. I quickly noticed the arms and legs that are easy to move, and the soft (yet not squishy) body core. It all looked good to me! Layah immediately noticed just how lovely the doll was, saying, “She’s precious, mommy! Can I name her Precious?”

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Precious, it is! This doll has been put in baby carriers and strollers, has slept in Layah’s bed, has traveled rather extensively with us over the past month, and has been changed into countless different outfits (that we have acquired now that we have a doll this size). Her hair is extremely soft and easy to brush (yet it isn’t falling out, which is something else I’ve been watching for), and she’s just all around adorable and high quality! Her price point ($79) reflects her quality without reflecting a name brand premium price.

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What Sets Starpath Dolls Apart

There is something very special that is included with Starpath Dolls and that I think really sets it apart from the competition. When you purchase a Starpath Doll you will receive a code at the time of purchase that will allow you to order a personalized story book for your child in an eBook format your child can read on a device like an iPad or Kindle. This book is included with the price of the doll and you receive it immediately after you customize your online book. Or, your child prefers a paperback book you can pay $20 to get your book printed and it will arrive at your doorstep within 2 weeks of placing your order.

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We are extremely impressed with the quality of our Starpath Doll, and we love our personalized book, as well. If you have a little one who would love 18 inch dolls and you want to buy something that will last without having to take out a second mortgage on the house, give Starpath Dolls a try! Right now the website is offering free shipping on orders over $50!