Category Archives: Age 5-7

Froose: a healthy juice for kids

What’s low in sugar, high in fiber, made with organic ingredients and yummy?  Your kids migFroose1_2ht say.. uh, nothing!?  Have your kids try Froose, a naturally healthy juice for kids, and I think they will change their minds.  Froose is a novel idea. Combine good flavor with organic ingredients and very low sugar to create a great tasting drink.  Good idea huh?

Our testers, ages 20 months – 9 years, tried all three flavors, Perfect Pear, Cheerful Cherry, and Playful Peach.  We didn’t hear complaints about any of the flavors but the Cheerful Cherry was the favorite. The kids loved the packaging with the cute moose and I as a parent love it because the colorful juice boxes add fun to a healthy drink.  I tasted the Froose juices, and it was like biting into a real pear or peach.. it was great!  I really appreciate that Froose juices don’t have the ‘flavored water’ taste that many juices have. You feel like you are actually enjoying a piece of fruit when drinking Froose.

Froose juices combine the best of whole grains and fruit in one nutritious, portable package that kids can grab out of the fridge or include in their packed school lunch.  I am impressed that Froose chose to package their juices in smaller 4.23 oz packages than the typical 6.75 or 8 oz packages. No more almost empty juice boxes laying around and no more ‘I’m not hungry for dinner’ after your child drinks a 6.75oz juice box!

Go to the Froose website to learn more about the flavors, how Froose is made, and the nutritional facts.

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Froose whole food kids juices

Spy Video Car: $79+

Spycar All children wish they could spy on their sibling at some point or another. While I don’t condone spying, I will tell you that the Spy Video Car is a great spy tool because it is surprisingly quiet and drives very smooth on both carpet and hardwood floors.  Our testers, ages 8-9, agreed that the Spy Car is ‘perfect in every way’.  We found that as long as there are no obstructions in the path of the car the video reception is good up to 75 feet.  When the driver was in a closet or tried to steer the car through a few rooms further and further away, the video reception would be good up to about 60 feet which is fine for most homes
The components are well made and were put to the test with several ‘accidental’ falls down stairs, the antennas were tugged on, and unfortunately the Spy Car had the opportunity to ‘drink’ some juice at least once.

The Spy Video Car includes a headset, screen and hand-held controller.  The Spy Video Car requires 12 AA batteries so I recommend purchasing a battery charger and rechargeable batteries.

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Wild Planet or
Amazon.com

Tieramid Circle Set: $25.99+

TieramidI love wooden toys.  They are timeless and bring back memories of the wooden blocks I played with for years. It’s so great to see my kids playing with wooden blocks.

Tieramid blocks are non-toxic, colorful, circular nesting blocks.  Tieramid blocks are great for young children learning colors and the concept of inside and outside, and small and large.  The blocks fit together flat to make designs or be stacked to build a colorful towers.

The large set comes with 52 design/pattern cards to get your child started designing and building.  Sebastian builds ‘mountains’, funny characters, and comes up with really cool patters and Madelyn loves to destroy whatever he’s built.

You will be impressed with the things your child can make with Tieramid blocks like birds, flowers, and silly faces and your child will be so proud of him/herself for creating such beautiful pieces of art! 

Tieramid will bring out the artist in your kids, without the mess of paints and markers.

Click here to learn more about or buy Tieramid blocks.

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Spider-Man and TMNT card games: $6.99+

BriarpatchgamesBriarpatch’s Spider-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle card games are great games to give your kids when you need them to be occupied for a few minutes without getting sucked into a serious game like Monopoly.

The card games are fairly simple and are great for 2-4 players ages 6+. 

The Spider-Man 3 Battle Within card game is a little more complex but still good for ages 6+.  The point is to capture as many villains as you can
with help from your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! With the flip of
a card, you can capture one and all or liberate your opponents’ bad
guys!
 
Help Spider-Man battle a
host of vengeful enemies as he confronts his past, dueling with revenge
and evil! Capture as many villains as you can before Venom, the Sandman
and others destroy Spider-Man. Includes game mat, 50 collectible cards
and rules.

Briarpatch card games can be purchased at the Briarpatch website or at Amazon.

MichaelsMind Children’s Books: $15.95

Michaelsmindbooks1Sebastian and I read every night.  Sometimes I like the book he chooses and sometimes I don’t. When he picks one of Steve Tiller’s books I am relieved because I know I am going enjoy our reading time just as much as he does that night.

The colorful, fairytale like illustrations and fun writing style keep Sebastian’s attention on the book.  Steve’s books are written and illustrated superbly with each story delivering a message in such a way so that the child understands the message.  Steve is a great children’s book author. He knows how to capture a child’s attention and keep it.  Steve’s books cover topics including self confidence (Just Be Yourself), faith (Boat & Wind), childhood fantasy (Tangle Fairies), and individuality (Inside Outside Who We Are).

Michaelsmindbooks2When we read one of Steve’s books Sebastian enjoys talking about it afterward.  Sebastian usually doesn’t want to talk about the meaning of a book, the characters or illustrations but he gets so into the characters and the stories that he sometimes continues the story with his own ‘next chapter’. 

Most of the books have a free curriculum that parents can download from the website.  The curriculum includes group discussions, recipes, activities and drawing.

You will also find a beautiful selection of posters on the website such as the one to the left.

Visit the MichaelsMind Books website to learn more about Steve’s books and to place an order.