Adventures In Parenting
Parenting is one of the crazy joys in life.
“Parenting without a sense of humor is like being an accountant who stinks at math.” — Amber Dusick
Bottle Buddies? What in the World is a Bottle Buddy?
Every time my kids come home with a project sheet, I immediately start to panic! What will they need to create this time? I close my eyes and chant "please let it be a poster, please let it be a poster." That's what I'm good at - helping them make...
Making Slime Has Taken Over Our Lives…
Making slime! Oh my goodness... Where do I even begin? Making slime has taken over our lives this summer. Each year as summer break approaches, I have an idea in my head of how it's going to be. We'll all sleep in, pack a cooler and walk to the pool, play for a...
Bloxels – A Great Find For My Gamer…
Bloxels! What in the world is Bloxels? That was my question when I ran across this game at the toy store. But...on the box cover was a picture of an iPad and a little video game. It immediately caught my attention as I was looking for something fun to bring home...
The Top 5 Scooters for 2016 – For Kids and Adults
There are so many scooters out there, I decided to do some research to find out about the top 5 scooters for 2016. I just recently bought myself a brand spanking new Razor A5 Lux Adult Kick Scooter. Yes I did! My kids like to go up to the school parking lot every...
My First Fairy Garden…All You Need is a Few Supplies and Your Imagination
What exactly is a Fairy Garden? I became curious about them as articles about these little gems came through my feed on Facebook and Twitter occasionally. I had also seen little fairy villages each year when we browsed through the Hearthsong catalog that always...
Kindle Paperwhite, S’ip by S’well, iPhone 7 Plus, & Rubik’s Cube
Kindle Paperwhite, S'ip by S'well, iPhone 7 Plus, & Rubik's Cube are 4 things I love right now! What in the world are these? I know, I know...I talk about a lot of different toys/products/cameras on Ballcapmom.com, but I always have a few favorites. Here is a...
Skywalker Trampolines…The Perfect Accessory for Everyone’s Backyard!
Skywalker Trampolines...our backyard is finally complete now that we have ours! A few years ago, our kiddos received a trampoline from Santa! It was perfect (and small). It was a 10 foot, round trampoline with a net enclosure. Just what we needed for our then 4...
Bottle Flipping…What is the Big Deal?
What is the big deal with all this bottle flipping? I couldn't figure it out, but this morning after seeing Bottle Flipping was a topic on Live with Kelly, I decided that it was time for me to write about this crazy, fun, and very annoying phenomenon! Bottle...
The Razor Crazy Cart: Raising a New Generation of Drifting Devotees
The drifting fun offered by the Razor Crazy Cart isn’t really new. Drifting has been around for decades, when it started as a Japanese racing technique back in the 1970s. It’s been famous worldwide since the days of video games like Need for Speed: Underground and...
The Top 5 Toys for Girls for 2016…What’s Hot? What’s Not?
What are the Top 5 Toys for Girls for 2016? I can hardly believe that it's that time of year again. Time to start thinking about the holidays and what our kids want, or what we want them to have. Well...as I began to look around and peruse the catalogs that come in my...