Finding The Perfect Gift #uncommongoods

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We are all in looking for great and different gifts for the holidays, and sometimes we just don’t know what to look or where to look. I have lots of friends the need unique and gifts and of course, I’m always looking for amazing deals and I’m so happy to tell you that I came across this fabulous company Uncommongoods they have the most amazing products for the entire family.

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But if you are looking something really special I highly recommend you to check more unique gift ideas for men we all know that it is so difficult to find a unique and special present for the ones your love.

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And if you think it ends there, think twice, because the because you can check ou this link and find the most incredible holiday gifts just click here, you know we are never ever too late to find something out of this world.

I’m sure everybody will love all the ideas and beautiful and unique products you will find there.

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10 Activities to make your Summer Olympics a 10 #Olympics #summer #kids

The 2016 Summer Olympics are Here! And we can’t wait to watch it. It is the first time we are going to enjoy this amazing event and had the opportunity to tune in to enjoy this fabulous event.

Now until August 21st the whole world will be abuzz with Summer Olympics, and there is so much opportunity for learning and getting active! Here are (a perfect) 10 tools to foster Olympic-worthy learning and help you host your own Olympics at home!

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Learn About the Olympics

1. Summer Olympics Fun Pack – Printable!

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This pack has crosswords, medal tally sheets, coloring pages, and my favorite – a Venn diagram comparing modern and ancient Olympics! A lot of punch in one downloadable package, making it a great start to learning fun with Olympics. Suitable for Pre-K – 5th-grade levels. $4.75.

2. 2016 Summer Olympics Lapbook with Study Guide – Printable!

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Get the details on all of the summer games, the history of the Olympics, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Created by one of my favorite resources, Knowledge Box Central. Tip: You can print as many of these lap books for your family and friends to build knowledge and community while you watch the games. $5.

3. Sporting Events Interactive Foldable Booklet- Printable!

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For the avid sports – watching kiddos, this foldable game tracker allows them to track scores in each game for the summer 2016 Olympics. Use this as an opportunity to practice math based on their skill level – whose in first, second and third place? What percent is 4.8 out of 10? I love this handheld, interactive, printable tool! Just $1.

4. 2016 Summer Olympics Interactive Bundle – Printable!

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There’s a little something in this bundle for everyone, from writing prompts, to coloring – great for the littles who need an activity while the group watches swimming. Suitable for 6-10-year-olds. $4.99, down from $7.99.

5. Summer Olympics Bingo!

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Whether you’re planning a viewing party with other families, or you have a class full of excited viewers, this is a fun group activity for all ages. Bone up on Olympic vocabulary with this classic game with a timely theme. Speaking of which, let the games begin! $2.

6. Olympics Online Unit Studies

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For homeschoolers looking to mix things up this summer, this online course by 5-star reviewed Online Course features self-directed research projects, unit studies, and a deeper dive into the history and global meaning of the Olympic games. Great for elementary and middles school level kiddos comfortable with the internet. $15.

 

Host your Own Olympics at Home!

7. Scoop and Toss Game

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Scoop and Toss Game features 2-15″ scoops and a softball-sized plastic ball can be used for a number of outdoor games including baseball, jai alai or catch. This would be a great game for field day!

8. Playground Balls

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These classic rubber playground balls come in a set of three assorted designs. Inflate with standard pump and needle.

9. Play Ring Set

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These fun play ring sets can be used in the yard, park, in the pool or at the beach! The big foam-ring paddles have a stretchy nylon center that makes toss and catches games tons of fun.

10. Resistance Tunnel

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Many children love the feel of climbing through the tunnel. Some of the benefits that can be realized are deep pressure input/touch, increased a sense of body awareness, motor skills, balance, coordination, prone extension, and self-regulation.

May the best Olympians win!

Easy Mini Snack Stadium #GameDayGlory #Ad #CollectiveBias

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Are you exited for the Big Game? Well I’m, I can’t wait to watch the game with all my family and have some healthy competition in the house. For this occasion I’m sure we are going to have a few friends and I need to be prepared with a fun, easy, and of course great theme for the day.

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Ok, to be super prepare for the game and have a fun snack stadium as a theme, first we need to go to Walmart, to find some of my favorites products and easy snack time favorites like, SNICKERS® FUN SIZE®, Diet Pepsi™, TOSTITOS® Original Party Size and TOSTITOS® Medium Chunky Salsa, yummy!

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Well you know when it comes to snacking and party, better to be sure and have the right products on hand. Once you have all the products, and I bought a lot, because I know there’s always those “unexpected” friends that come at any time, and as a good host I need to be prepared.

I also love easy, simple and little things, and my impression of a snack stadium has that and more, my daughters help me choosing the materials and I have to be honest It look cute and easy to clean.

Is very simple, I use mini foil loaf pans for the sitting, and a squared foil pan to make the field, as a funny touch my daughter suggested that we use the mini Diet Pepsi™ for the lights.

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I want to share with all of you that this was a difficult, super hard thing to build, nah, just kidding, it was very easy. We place the pans in position to make the sitting and the field, at first, I put one mini pan on top of the other but my oldest said that it did not look good, so we make 2 sittings of each side, and 1 on the front and back.

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You can place the chips and the candy any where you like, but I think having a salty and sweet side works great. I use some guacamole and add-on the sides the TOSTITOS® Medium Chunky Salsa, it was Delicious! if you mix the two together. Have fun and involve the family with projects like this, if you need more ideas just click HERE

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If you like my idea or want to share your favorite theme when it come to the big game. just leave me a comment below.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Live On Stage! A Family Night Adventure #AlvinMovie #ad

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What an amazing opportunity we had the other night my family and me, we were so lucky to be able to go to the Alvin and the Chipmunks: Live on Stage! And let me tell you it was so amazing, lots of fun, great souvenirs and of course amazing music, close to home, it was held on the City National Grove, on Anaheim, CA.

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This concert was such an amazing experience our girls dance a lot and we had the opportunity to get some pretty good seats, because who doesn’t love a good seat in a concert; but that is not all, we enjoy not only the music but also all the different cities we visit with Alvin and the Chipmunks, yes we had the opportunity of going to so many great places, of course fabulous music. Oh, forgot to mention that my daughter favorite part was to dance the shuffling, because we ran into somebody, that I just let you guess who…… All the concert was her favorite part!

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We were so happy it was definitely a great family night. This concert was only the beginning, because the super exiting news if you haven’t seen them already is the, on December 23rd we can enjoy the new family friendly movie, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP, yes for all of you fans of the Chipmunks and the Chipettes the movie is almost out.

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Not only is a great holiday movie, is fun, and fill with great adventure, all you can expect from Alvin, Theodore and Simon, as always they will make us laugh, dance, and get exited for was coming.

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And because I love you guys so much, and this concert has a great preview of the movie, yes I saw the preview first, but is all fine, because I have the preview right here just for you, and the only thing I want to heard from all of you is: How super exited are you for the movie and Who do you identify the most, Alvin, Simon or Theodore?

Me personally I’m a Simon, always worried, and telling people what to do or how to do thinks…

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Fox. The opinions and text are all mine.

Sweet Merienda Moments DIY #FunSizeMerienda #ad

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For those who are foreign to the Merienda term,  is a specific time of day where we shared with family some quality and use it to make it more educational and to connect with our kids and have some necessary dialogues enjoying a delicious merienda, coffee, tea, soda or other.
In the Latino culture this is very common, and it is a tradition that is passed from generation to generation.
For me, living in the United States, it has been even more important that my children learn and continue with these traditions.
In Costa Rica, we meet at 3 pm at the home of a family member, to eat, drink coffee and share with the family, is a way to have some conversations with our grandparents and Lear even more about what life was for them in the early years, it takes us about an hour or until the bread is finished.
In my house as my daughters do not drink coffee, I created a different way of sharing this moment of the day, which is to incorporate a craft they want to do.

In this case we made a DYI Merienda schedule for the back to school, and we incorporated this idea using Fun Size MARS Chocolates. Because everything is better with chocolate.

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This is the list of materials you need:

  • Markers
  • 2 Sheets of Construction paper (white)
  • Glue
  • 10 Mini Springs
  • Candy
  • Stickers

This is very simple, is a craft for the kids to use their imagination so let them be very creative. With the markers write the days of the week, do not include the weekend, divide each column, them add glue to place the springs in each column, and let them pick the candy to add to the schedule. They can use stickers just to place the first letter of the day of the week. Very important to add their name and if they want make some decorations.

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What I love of this craft is the we spend a lot of time together and at the same time eat some chocolate, specially the Fun Size MARS Chocolates; These chocolates are perfect for any time of the day but special for a sweet merienda moment.
You can find MARS chocolates at your local Walmart  and to make it easy here are some pictures for you to know the aisle where is located.

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Our traditions and family moments are very important to us, and I want to know what are your traditions while the Merienda time, whats your favorite time of the day to have Merienda and what’s your favorite thing to do?
Leve me a comment I would love to hear from you.

Great Values and Lessons with #VeggieTalesFun #WeaveMade #ad

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A while back a dear friend recommended to me a new show the her kids were watching, fun, entertain, and full of great values and lessons of faith.
Of course I was very intrigue and we went directly home that day just to watch the new show.
And let me tell you VeggieTales is not only fun but it is also full of great lessons for my kids, a great understanding of values of faith and a huge deference from others shows too all the snappy songs but you can see how they learn more and more everyday and share with there friends a new way to see the challenges of growing up.

You can follow there adventures on Facebook.

The best news we have this week was to know the now we can have our own VeggieTales at home, and you too, you can fun this funny and amazing characters at your local Walmart and that was exactly what we did.

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VeggieTales has been making great songs and shows for years, but now it is time to bring the stories that you love to life with their toys. Your kids will be able to sing and play all day long with the toys available at Walmart.

This was a total adventure definitely going shopping with my girls is really fun. We enter the store and as all of you know it is a BIG store, so we play a game and of course the price was an adorable VeggieTales toy of their choice.

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We start our game very easy, first we count the aisle, then we read the list in the aisle and last we look for the toys with the picture I show to the girls, as a good VeggieTales always said, togethers is always easy and better to find the solution, so we play until we find the toys.

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My girls were so happy and my little daughter, which “won” the game, was so exited to choose the new addition to the family.

Her favorite caracter is Larry, a good friend and companion to all her adventures and share with her friends the good lessons she is learning thanks to the VeggieTales.

I really encourage you to start this adventure with your kids, go and take home one of this amazing friends and watch with your kids the adventures of the VeggieTales, a fun way to learn.

Take the shows that your kids love from the TV to the home with VeggieTales toys! Share how your kids play with their new friendly veggie. Whether it is during a long car ride or right before bedtime VeggieTales are always there to get your kiddos in the right mindset.

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Pampers Regalo De Amor #Giveaway #RegaloDeAmorPampers @PampersLatinoUS

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The best time in my life is when I carry my children home, it is the best feeling ever.
And what I love the most is remembering all the great moments we had, while our daughters were growing up.
Her first Christmas, or the first time she said mama or papa. It is just amazing how wonderful our kids are, and see them go through the different faces of life.
This is why Pampers are the best option for our kids.
Your baby experiences your love in many different ways. And those precious moments you share with your little one make every day special and worth remembering.50559_110554_006_Pamp_BBB_SWAD_0x88_S_pw-02-2

Pampers Swaddlers are the No.1 choice at local hospitals in Los Angeles and across the country. And now Pampers Swaddlers is available through size 6 to comfort and protect babies through many more moments of love!

I was very inspired by the amazing Crafty Chica Book, it has a lot of fabulous ideas for us to make amazing gift or keeps.

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And I use the idea from page 98 to create this fabulous photo frame, with a few simple tools, I created something the we can use her whole life.

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As you can see I need it for may frame, different letters, animals, or any kind of sticker you can find. I went to the scrapbooks area and they have a lot of cute stuff.
I also buy a 4 in x 6 in wood frame, to make it easy and more fun.
You also need acrylic pain, any color you want and a glue gun.
First you need to paint the wood frame in your color of choice, then glue all the little pieces, the ones on the picture are made of wood too. Also all the stickers, remember to be super creative with this.
And is ready, see the picture above.

Go to http://www.pampers.com/home for more information.

GIVEAWAY RULES AND PRICE

You must be 18+, this giveaway its only for United State residents.
#RegaloDeAmorPampers is giving parents a chance to receive a gift basket to help capture those special moments of love with baby.

  • $25 Michael’s Gift Card
  • The Crafty Chica Collection Book
  • Pampers Wipes
  • Pampers Swaddlers Diapers

Just leave me a comment with how you capture favorite loving moments with your kids.

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A SHORT BREAK

We started the month of December and it comes with a lot of commitments, I take a moment to tell you that I will be on vacation but I’ll be back soon.
I’m going to Costa Rica to be filled with much more inspiration to share with you delicious recipes. From now I wish you a very happy holiday season and remember to share with your loved ones of delicious moments.

A GREAT FIND

I cannot help but share with you this great find.
I went to my local supermarket to buy some things I needed for dinner, when in one of the aisles I found something very familiar to me.
You will see as I have said before I am from Costa Rica and since I live here in San Diego I had a hard time finding some characteristic products of my country, well, today was different to my surprise I found that black beans are also common in my country.
You cannot imagine the happy face I had to see the package, don’t get me wrong I’m very happy to be here, but occasionally I miss my country and seeing today those black beans was amazing for me. And you know what I did right? I buy a lot of them.
Believe me exciting moment for me.

A TASTE OF LITTLE ITALY IN SAN DIEGO

In the heart of the finest city in America is a piece of Italy, full of exotic flavors, unique in its class.
On Wednesday June 20th, took place The Taste Of Little Italy, with the best in dining, entertainment and a great atmosphere.
Around 30 restaurants opened their doors so you could taste the variety that every day serve their customers with great pride and passion.
In Little Italy we find a variety of flavors, we ate pizza and pasta, very tasty indeed, but also we took a small detour in South America, we find an amazing Argentinian restaurant (Puerto la Boca) with the best beef and chimichurri we tested, also the most delicious ceviche we tasted in the Peruvian restaurant (Indigo Grill).
The fusion food, frozen yogurt, coffee shops, also were present, the most prestigious Italian restaurants, proving once again that this is one of the best streets to awaken your palate to the most incredible meals. Seeing how night approached, I ran with incredible characters, markets and butcher shops that can not fail to be absent from this beautiful place.
I invite you to come to San Diego and visit the not so small Litlle Italy, full of variety, kindness, warmth and good food served with great pleasure day by day.

To view more pictures of this event Click Here

I want to share with you this recipe from:
Chef Deborah Scott’s INDIGO GRILL

Shrimp and Scallop Ceviche



INGREDIENTS

2 lbs fresh scallops
2 lbs fresh shrimp

Combine:
 2 large onion, chopped
2 jalapenos, stemmed, seeded, and minced
10 tomatoes, chopped
10 cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and chopped
2 bunch cilantro, cleaned and chopped
1 cup lime juice
4 tbsp orange juice

DIRECTIONS


 Marinate seafood and vegetables in non-reactive container. Cover mixture and chill. Marinate for 30 minutes to 2 hours (more than a two hour marinade and the seafood will toughen). Salt and Pepper to taste Garnish with baked corn chips, fresh avocado, or orange slice.

Other places you can enjoy are:

If you are hungry and don’t know where to go, don’t hesitate to visit Little Italy and have a great time with good food and amazing people.