Christmas is just around the corner!

Believe it or not Christmas Day is just around the corner. So delay no more!! Get out there (or online) and finish your holiday shopping TODAY! Whether it's gifts for a loved one or stocking stuffers I have lots of great ideas for you here and on my main Holiday Gift Guide so be sure to check them all out!

Essential Factors to Consider when Choosing a Gaming Laptop

An appropriate gaming laptop is an essential tool when starting a gaming station or looking for gaming equipment. Therefore, it’ll be necessary to consider choosing the best and highly functional piece when purchasing a gaming laptop. By visiting their website, you get various types and specifications of gaming. It’s good to determine if the laptop will suit your gaming needs before selecting it. Below are the guiding factors that you'll need to consider when choosing the appropriate gaming laptops.

Keep your brain in tip top shape

Brain health is something we should all take seriously, but often times don't really think about it as much as we should. I know for me I didn't really start thinking about it until I had a health complication come up that directly involved my brain. And then again when I learned my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's with severe dementia.

Lock Paper Scissors - Escape Room Kits

Transform any event into a mysterious escape room using a ready-to-play game kit. All of the fun. None of the stress. Lock Paper Scissors delivers Magical DIY Escape Room Kits You Can Play Anywhere.

Laser X Revolution and Micro Blasters

Even though my kids are mostly into your typical sit down video games like most kids their age thankfully they both still enjoy getting up and going outdoors for some physical play too. The Laser X family has made it super easy for them to do just that, and they can do it with friends because there's no limit to the number of players you can add to the game via additional Laser X blasters.

Keep Kids Busy this Summer with Fun and Games!

Since some families are still staying home to avoid any remaining potential COVID exposure there's going to be some days of boredom ahead. Wondering what you can do to keep kids entertained while at home? From fun new games to arts and crafts below you can find an assortment of fun games and toys that will keep your family entertained during your time at home.

Gifts for the Holidays: Stocking Stuffers Edition

One of my favorite parts of waking up Christmas morning has always been watching everyone explore their stockings. We don't just do stockings for the kids, we also give the kids money and let them fill stockings for my husband and myself. It's really a lot of fun seeing how they choose to fill them each year too! Need some ideas for stocking stuffers this year? Then check out these:

Holiday Gift Guide 2019

It may not even be Halloween yet but be honest you've probably already been thinking about the upcoming holiday season..or if you're like me might have already started shopping. I feel like the stores start earlier every year so the pressure is on. Just in case you are starting your shopping early and want to know what's going to be hot for the 2019 holiday season I have you covered. Just bookmark this page and keep checking back for all the latest and greatest to be added!

Hot Toys & Games for the Holidays

With the holidays fast approaching it's time for kiddos to start making their lists - and for us parents to check them twice. It's never to early to start shopping for those holiday gifts and catching deals when they pop up in stores. So get out that notepad and have the kiddos in your life make their lists now!

Hop on over to win 5 Winning Moves Games (3 winners) #Giveaway Ends 5/22

Welcome to the Winning Moves Games Giveaway

Sponsored by Winning Moves Games

Hosted by Life With Kathy

You can read Life With Kathy's review HERE.

This giveaway is for 5 Winning Moves Games. There will be a total of 3 winners, and each winner will receive Stink Bug, Apocalyptic Picnic, Pass the Pigs (pig sty), KOZO and Pass the Pigs Big Pigs.

That's five games total to three winners!

Enter below for your chance to win. Good luck to all.

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Life With Kathy and all other participating bloggers are not responsible for prize shipment. The giveaway is in no way administered, sponsored, or endorsed by or associated with Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or any other social media. The winner will be contacted by email and have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is drawn.

Choosing games for kids with special needs

Just because a child has special needs doesn't mean they can't enjoy fun games like other kids. It just means they might need a little extra help and patience. The people over at Learning Resources and Education Insights know this and that's why they came up with this awesome list featuring some of their special needs-adaptable toys.

Save big at America's Incredible Pizza Company

Fun, Food and Family, America's Incredible Pizza Company is the place to find it all! Incredible Pizza Company delivers high energy and a quality experience for the entire family. After enjoying our freshly homemade buffet; enter their world famous Fair Grounds and play over 100 arcade and carnival style games. Race to the finish line while driving go karts, get lost in a friendly game of laser tag, get a hole-in-one while playing glow golf, and spin away on the bumper cars and more! So whether you're 6 or 60, enter the fairgrounds and have an incredible time while making memories that will last a lifetime!

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Goliath Games Ultimate Prize Pack! ($100 RV) - Giveaway Ends 3/10

Sponsored By: Goliath Games • Hosted By: Love, Mrs. Mommy

Winner Will Receive - The Ultimate Game Prize Pack from Goliath Games! $100 RV!

Goliath is one of the few global family-owned toy companies in the industry and continues to be one of the fastest growing companies in the world!

Prizes Include: Pop The Pig, Greedy Granny, Shark Bite, Catch the Fox, and Doggie Doo.

Open To US and Canada entries and must be 18+ to enter

Giveaway Dates ~ 2/10 9:00 AM EST through 3/10 11:59PM EST

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Disclosure: Love, Mrs. Mommy and all participating bloggers are not held responsible for sponsors who do not fulfill their prize obligations. This giveaway is in no way endorsed or sponsored by Facebook or any other social media site. The winner will be randomly drawn by Giveaway Tools and will be notified by email. Winner will have 48 hours to reply before a replacement winner will be drawn. If you would like to participate in an event like this please contact LoveMrsMommy (at) gmail (dot) com.

Are you ready for National Puzzle Day on January 29th?

I for one have fond memories of doing activities in my Highlights magazines growing up. I passed on that love for puzzles to my daughter by treating her to Highlights when she was old enough too. We both still love puzzles to this day! And are both excited to have some fun new books from the Highlights series to celebrate National Puzzle day on January 29th! Highlights has lots of great things in store for the big day! To see everything Highlights has up its sleeves for the big day, being celebrated throughout January, check out the brand’s dedicated Puzzle Day site. In the meantime here are a few books you might want to check out that were recently introduced into the collection!

Photo Puzzlemania ($12.99, 6+)  Puzzle fans of all ages will be wowed by this stylish, exquisitely crafted and truly unique offering of brand-new puzzles from the experts at Highlights.  Every puzzle is created from beautiful, intricate, full-color photographs that have been manipulated to produce a challenging and exciting experience for both kids and adults.  The book includes the all-time favorite Hidden Pictures® puzzles in addition to Matching, Check and Double Check and Hidden in Plain Sight puzzles.  This is a book you’ll want out on your coffee table and a perfect gift for all ages.

Secret Hidden Pictures Puzzles ($9.99, 6+)  A brand new and magical approach to Hidden Pictures®:  color-reveal technology!  This red-on-blue puzzle collection comes with a seek-and-find wand, made of curdy cardstock with a plastic lens and shaped like a magnifying glass, that kids will use to discover amazing scenes and reveal over 1,000 hidden object.  Every puzzle is a mystery until the lens uncovers the curiosities underneath; children will become Hidden Pictures puzzle detectives by using clues to help locate the hidden objects, while the easy-to-use and simple-to-store wand (that is housed in an envelope inside-the-front-cover of the book) adds more play value to Highlights’ signature puzzle. 

Hidden Pictures Puzzles to Highlight ($9.99, 6-12) The world-famous search-and-find scenes are printed on black paper, so kids can use their own highlighters to illuminate the hidden objects and create glowing neon picture puzzles. This new kind of Hidden Pictures book includes more than 80 find-it games with over 900 total objects to seek. Highlights also creates special editions of these books for holidays such as Easter and Halloween.

Here are some Nuggets of Info from the Highlights Hidden Pictures Designers:
• Kids often start at the top left of an image and work their way around it.
• Puzzles are designed to help ensure kids  find something right away. If they can’t find something within 5 minutes, they may lose interest.
• Fewer hidden objects is not necessarily easier. A more densely packed illustration can sometimes make hidden objects more obvious.
• Black and white puzzles are usually more difficult because kids can’t use color to limit their search area.
• What makes a Hidden Pictures puzzle funny? Silly combinations, visual incongruities, puns and word play, background action, and situational humor

More Highlights Hidden Pictures Fun Facts:
• Hidden Pictures puzzles first appeared in June of 1946 and has appeared in every issue since
• The top three most hidden objects are: toothbrush, pencil and banana
• Total number of toothbrushes hidden since 1946: 2,417…and counting
• More than 600 artists have created Hidden Pictures puzzles for Highlights
• Objects hidden 500+ times: crescent moon, pizza slice, feather
• More than 100 million objects hidden objects found in the Hidden Pictures app
• More than 115,000 objects hidden in the nearly 10,0000 Hidden Pictures puzzles
• Most unique items ever hidden: fairy princess, harp, vacuum cleaner, can opener, safety razor

This is a sponsored post on behalf of the above mentioned brand. I received product to share my honest and unbiased thoughts. However, all thoughts and opinions stated are my own and are in no way influenced by my partnership with mentioned brand.

The Ultimate Kids Table

Christmas my be a thing of the past but people will still be getting together for dinners into the new year. And what better time to set up the Ultimate Kids Table. Here's an excellent list of products to get you started from meal time to play time!

Squishy Squashy Playtime!
Each snow-globe shaped Playfoam® Pal pod features sparkly, snow-colored Playfoam AND a hidden Playfoam Pal! Kids crack open the pod and dig through the squishy, squashy Playfoam to find their new friend – then use the Playfoam to sculpt a nest, bed, perch, or any other play prop they need to create a cozy world for their collectible critter. Playfoam never dries out so the fun – and creativity – never ends. MSRP $21.99 (6 pack). Ages 5+. Amazon.

Plus-Plus Holiday Tube
Keep kids busy with the Plus-Plus Holiday Tube! This boredom-busting, holiday-themed tube includes all the materials and instructions kids need to craft a custom project. Choose from a candy cane, elf, or wreath and get crafty! MSRP $6.99. Ages 5+. Amazon.

Pendulonium™ STEM Challenge 
Turn the kids’ table into a STEM learning station with Learning Resources®’ Pendulonium™ STEM Challenge! Your youngest guests will work together to complete a series of simple tasks that promote problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Once completed, kids launch balls toward goal cups using a three-piece pendulum they’ve created, using trial and error to perfect their trajectory. MSRP $19.99. Ages 5+. Amazon.

Get Their Game On!
Little ones will love this sweet game version of Eric Carle’s Very Hungry Caterpillar! Kids take turns moving their caterpillars from fruit to fruit, collecting a unique butterfly puzzle piece each time they stop to eat. The first player to collect five pieces uses them to build a beautiful butterfly! MSRP $14.99. Ages 3+. Amazon

Keep It Clean!
Handy and spill-proof, Drink in the Box is the world’s only reusable drink box. Free of BPA and phthalates and ultra-environmentally-friendly, fill this box with whatever your kids are drinking with their holiday meal, then rinse and reuse with no risk of mold and no disposable juice boxes added to our landfills. MSRP $11.99. Ages 3+. Amazon.

Mess-Free Meals for Baby!
Feed your bundle of joy their homemade holiday meal without extra dishes or hassle this holiday, using the Haakaa Silicone Food Dispensing Spoon! Simply fill the tube with your baby’s meal and pop on the lid. When it’s time to eat, remove the lid and squeeze the tube to dispense the food onto the attached spoon. Leak proof and air-tight, this chemical free, mess-free, waste-free evolution in feeding transforms meal time! MSRP $14.20. Ages 4 months+. Amazon

This is a sponsored post on behalf of the above mentioned brand. I received product to share my honest and unbiased thoughts. However, all thoughts and opinions stated are my own and are in no way influenced by my partnership with mentioned brand.

Toys, Games and Fun for ALL

Hot for the holidays (once again) are Hatchimals! My kiddo was over the moon excited when this Hatchimals Advent Calendar arrived. Not only did it mean she was getting a present early, it meant she was getting a present every day from now until Christmas! Which is when I told her she had to wait for to get the other Hatchimals gifts that Spinmaster sent us. Yep, I'm that mom. Even though she had already seen it she was gonna have to wait.

Last minute deals & Stocking Stuffers from GameStop

Need to shop for those last minute stocking stuffer fillers, but don't want to break the bank while you're doing it? Head on over to GameStop now through Christmas Eve and check out their amazing deals.

They sent me a few of their popular stocking stuffer fillers and I have to say my kiddos are gonna be super excited to find them Christmas morning. I can already see my daughter begging to break open the Minecraft UNO cards as soon as she pulls them out!

UNO Minecraft Card Game- UNO Minecraft game play involves players racing to get rid of all their cards, but this version features cards with Minecraft characters and images and a special rule!

Pokémon Eevee Evolutions Plush Clip- These Pokémon Eevee Evolution danglers are an adorable and fierce accessory for any Pokémon trainer. The danglers can be strapped to your mobile phone, keychain or backpack. Collect all nine Eevee’s!

Funko POP! Vinyl ( Dachshund and Phil from Minions Paradise)- Everyone’s favorite big-headed POP! Vinyl collectible figures come in an array of characters ranging from movies, TV series, superheroes, Disney and video game characters, plus more!

AMAZING deals for Game Days—running until Christmas Eve:

• Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off: All Funko POP Vinyl (including box sets), figures, board games & puzzles, hats, socks, bags, statues & plush
• 40% Off All T-Shirts
• 20% Off Select Star Wars Episode 8 Collectibles
• Buy 1, Get 1 Free Clearance Collectibles (this offer runs until Jan. 6)

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on behalf of the above mentioned brand. I received product(s) in exchange for my honest and unbiased thoughts. All thoughts and opinions stated are my own and are in no way influenced by my partnership with mentioned brands.

Are you ready for Memorial Day games?

One of my favorite parts of Memorial Day is spending time with all of my family. We get together at my grandma's house for lunch and outdoor games. It's actually become quite a thing in our family with each of us bringing a dish to share as well as fun game to play. We have several kids in the family so I'm always looking for simple, but fun games that they can play with little to no help. It makes it so much easier when everyone is able to play a game and not have to spend the day helping the smaller kids the entire time.

One game I can remember playing growing up and enjoy was badminton. We would roll out the big net and tie it between some trees and then hit the birdies back and forth either until we broke them or someone got hurt. I recently was sent a beach badminton set and know it will be a hit with the kids. The birdies have cute feathers sticking out the back of them and they light up! Now how cool is that? I mean who wouldn't want to play badminton at night? Sounds like fun to me at least. I love the soft grip paddles too because they are really comfortable to hold while you're trying to hit the birdies.

This set comes with two paddles, four birdies, and a handy drawstring bag to keep everything all together. Great for storing the set or taking it on the go.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on behalf of the above mentioned brand. I received product in exchange for my honest and unbiased thoughts. All thoughts and opinions stated are my own and are in no way influenced by my partnership with mentioned brands.

Whose ready for game night?

I think I've said it before, but just in case I'll say it again...I LOVE GAME NIGHT! One of my favorite parts about having my kids home for breaks from school is that we can have multiple family game nights through out the week. Usually we get one a week on either Friday or Saturday night. It all depends on who is working, and who is staying where. Now that my son is old enough to work it seems our ritual of having a game night every weekend hasn't been happening nearly as often as it used to. So when they are home from break and don't have to go to bed early we are sure to make up for it.

PlaSmart - Toys that promote creativity

One thing I've always liked about the PlaSmart brand is that they don't just make toys that pass time. They make toys that promote creativity too. Yes they do have some things that are just for good ole fun, but they also have products that help kids (and even adults) explore their creative and exploratory side. Take for instance the Orbo ball, yes it's lots of fun to play with, but it also helps you to do a little extra thinking. I call it my Rubix cube for dummies. I've never been good and figuring out the Rubix cube once it's all messed up and usually give up at some point. With the Orbo ball I have that challenge element still, but I can figure it out before I get so frustrated and quit. Plus it's a ton of fun messing up the balls and seeing who can return them to their colored spots the fastest.