To Smart or not to Smart...

    It is all we have heard about for months now! It is on the top of the Christmas wishlist! What is "IT"? The item most teens (including my own) are hoping for is a smartphone! How we would love to make dreams come true! But how? How as a parent can you feel good about the decision to introduce the responsibility of such a device? What will they be exposed to with access to the internet? Will they follow the guidelines you have set for texting, homework, and bedtime? Zact mobile was created for this exact purpose! A no contract nationwide mobile service dedicated to giving parents peace of mind! With an average monthly bill of only $22 and a seal of approval from the National Parenting Center how can you go wrong! Visit Zact mobile to see how their features can provide a quality smartphone experience for teens and parents alike!



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Care for a spot of tea?

    Curious Wisdom was recently selected to host a Cadbury Ice Cream Bars 'High Tea' party! "Hmmm?!" I thought to myself! With a house full of girls, this kind of party should be right up my alley! Partnering with MomSelect we received a party package fit for a afternoon filled with giggles! Party hats and headbands that were actually quite beautiful, I am trying to figure out where I could wear mine! A tea set complete with milk and sugar pitchers! Tea cups and saucers! We were set! The guests arrived and the fun began! We served ice cold lemonade, with butter scones and cucumber sandwiches! The orange cream cupcakes were also delicious, however the treat everyone had their eye on, were the Cadbury ice cream bars! We had received several varieties to sample! Chocolate and vanilla, english toffee, royal dark, and caramello! One word: Heaven!

 
    On a hot July afternoon who could blame them! Creamy vanilla Blue Bunny ice cream, covered in delicious Cadbury goodness! The bears enjoyed themselves as well! Giggles were abound as the girls tried their best to abide by proper 'tea etiquette' no elbows on the table, pinkies up....  I heard a few accents throughout the party as well! It was definitely a fun and creative way to spend some time together! The girls all loved their hats! With the exception of Baby K! She was fairly certain that her hat was a form of baby torture! Once the ice cream came out she was fine again! The tea set is adorable and I can see my girls using it for years!

 Children grow too fast! Having the opportunity to have a few hours to let them just be kids, and to hear their imaginations at work was simply precious! I often wonder what I would have done with boys instead of girls? Nah! I am a pro at raising princesses! What a wonderful time pretending to be little ladies, giggling and just enjoying! I was happy to host this party! I think the girls liked it too!

Disclosure: I received supplies to facilitate this post. The opinions expressed are 100% those of Curious Wisdom. 

Reasons to smile...

    My family was delighted when we learned we would be receiving free ice cream! As a Mom Central blogger I am happy to participate in the Dreyer's Slow Churned blog tour!

    We had not tried the Slow Churned ice cream and were pleasantly surprised to find a wide variety of flavors to chose from! More than 20 iconic choices!  Dreyer's Slow Churned ice cream is made with the same quality ingredients as regular ice cream, but through a slow proprietary process the same creamy taste is created with half the fat and one third the calories!

   Peanut butter cup was our choice! It was delicious! It tasted just like regular ice cream! I felt good about serving my family Dreyer's Slow Churned ice cream as a "better for you" alternative! The comparisons speak for themselves! One serving of Dreyer's Slow Churned Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream is 120 calories and 4.5 grams of fat, compared to 150 calories and 8 grams of fat in Dreyer's regular Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream!

Operation Smile

    This summer, TV personality, actress and model Brooke Burke has partnered with Dreyer's® Slow Churned Light Ice Cream to give away more than 25,000 free scoops of ice cream…turning scoops into smiles!

Support with a Smile:

• For every “ice cream smile” photo uploaded to Dreyer's Facebook page $5 will be donated to Operation Smile, an international children’s medical charity.

• The goal is to give away more than 25,000 scoops of ice cream, capture 25,000 photos of ice cream smiles before summer’s end.

• These efforts will help deliver more than 500 reconstructive surgeries to children around the globe suffering from cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities.

• Of the photos submitted, ten lucky smiles will be featured in a Dreyer’s Slow Churned print ad.

• One lucky picture will win a coveted spot on the cartons of a Slow Churned limited-edition flavor, being re-introduced to store shelves in early 2013.

Ready to Scream for Free Ice Cream?

The campaign kicked off June 6 with Brooke Burke handing out the first scoop of ice cream at The Grove in Los Angeles. From there, the Reason to Smile team (and the Slow Churned photo booth) travels to:

• August 2:  The Slow Churned SocialLuxe Lounge, New York, NY

• August 10—12:  Denver County Fair, Denver, CO

Can’t make it to an event?  Log on to Facebook.com/Dreyer'sIceCream to receive a full-value product coupon, redeemable at all participating retail accounts and upload a smile to support the cause!   

Upload your smiles! We did!

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     Curious Wisdom has been selected  for the  Pre-Launch book tour and review of Scott Schmaltz's 6 week body Challenge! This will be my first review! Very excited to read, review and put this book to work!

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    There are a million different communities nowadays. I myself am a member of several different communities that each offer their own resources. When I heard about Cafe Well I had to check it out for myself. What I found was a friendly non intimidating community with resources on everything from Cancer to pregnancy and parenting. A valuable place for questions and support! Weight and nutrition! A community where you can begin your own private and secure group to store your information and share health topics with friends and family!
 
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I prefer baby drool!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Puppies vs. Babies for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
                                                                   
   Recently my parents welcomed a new baby to the family. The four legged kind!  Yesterday we drove over to grandma's to meet the new family member. As I held my new puppy sister and nuzzled deep into her soft fuzzy fur I looked to my sweet baby girl who was sitting on grandma's lap. Both were watching. One with total adoration the other with wide eyed amusement. What was that four legged fuzz ball prancing around the ground all about? The question begs to be asked. Puppy or baby? Which is cuter? What do you think?  Puppies vs. Babies online contest  Participate today by voting in Animal Planets online contest!

    I  watched in amusement of my own as my daughter watched the puppy with curiosity. I felt my heart leap each time my little girl laughed and clapped her tiny hands. So needless to say I voted babies! Puppies vs. Babies      Babies are one of a kind heart songs! Puppies are great but really their form of saying/sniffing hello has always startled me! Aye!  I am all about sweet babies!  Which will you chose? Vote today!  Share your opinion in our comment box while you are here! !!

                                                               
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