Fruity Creations

June 2nd, 2008 by Yolanda

Fruit rollups are a fond memory from my own childhood. My brother and I were always ecstatic to have “real fruit and fun wrapped up in one” in our lunchboxes for school. Today’s fruit rollup creations have more exciting designs than ever before. MyFruitRollups.com is adding even more fun to fruit rollups by allowing you (or your child) to design your very own fruit rollup creations online.

The interactive website is very easy to use. You can chose from multiple different layouts with a variety of characters, hobbies, themes, and personalized wording to design your fruit roll up. EBoy had a blast designing some science themed fruit rollups and has requested to play with the website several times since our intitial tral. Even though we don’t order every one of his creations its been a great way for him to practice his spelling, utilize patterns, and reading as he navigates through the fruitrollup design process.

Once you have completed your design you can order 1 box which will feature that single creation. The box includes 30 fruit rollups and currently they are running a special which takes $8 off the price. Designing your own fruit rollup is a great idea for a unique favor for a birthday party, graduation, class project(valentine’s exchange, etc.), church group, or myriad of other ideas. The box we ordered features EBoy’s design for his upcoming 6th birthday. Simple, fun, and it actually has his name on it (which he loves!)

For an entertaining and easy way to create a unique gift be sure to visit MyFruitRollups.com Be sure to check my main website where I am hosting a giveaway of a free box of 30 fruit rollups.

This review courtesy of the Parent Bloggers Network.

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The Gift of Language

June 1st, 2008 by Yolanda

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We received the most fun spanish DVD yet from the makers of Whistlefritz.  These entertaining dvds introduce your children to Spanish immersing them in full Spanish for an entire program.  When showing this to a group of 2 and 3 year olds I was surprised at just how focused they became on watching the colorful characters, puppets, children and animals as they stated the Spanish words in sentences and songs.

I really liked the fact that the program repeated the words in multiple contexts so that the children could get several variations for true comprehension.  The integration of music was very well done- the songs were memorable and energetic, great for the toddler who is learning as well as the parent working with them.  Whistlefritz also offers cds of the songs from the dvds which is another wonderful way to incorporate Spanish education into your everday life.

Teaching your children in Spanish is an adventure in fun with the award winning Whistlefritz.  Check out their website to sample songs, DVDs, and their newest product offerings.

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