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20 Heart-Healthy Valentine’s Day Treats

February 11, 2016 By Marijean

This post is copied from Produceforkids.com

February is a month filled with love – heart-shaped candy, chocolates, and of course, Valentine’s Day. It’s a holiday filled with sweet treats! February is also American Heart Month, giving families a great opportunity to make sweet treats good for you. Here are 20 of our favorite healthy (and sweet!) Valentine’s Day treats from us and blogger friends:

Flourless Berry Banana Pancakes from Produce for Kids
Nutella-Strawberry Cheesecake Bites from The Kitchen is My Playground
Easy Fruit Salad for Valentine’s Day from Courtney’s Sweets
Simple Fruit & Yogurt Parfaits from Produce for Kids
Allergen-Free Double Chocolate Muffins from Allery Awesomeness
Black Bean Lava Cakes from The Healthy Maven
Creamy Chocolate Dippers from Produce for Kids
Gluten-Free Vegan Strawberry Pop Tarts from Allergy Free Alaska
Two-Ingredient Dark Chocolate Fondue from An Edible Mosaic
Valentine’s Day Fruit Skewers from Produce for Kids
Red Velvet Energy Bites from Namely Marly
5-Ingredient No-Bake Strawberry Tart from Tried and Tasty
Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips from Produce for Kids
Decadent Dark Chocolate Chia Pudding from Joyful Healthy Eats
Valentine’s Day Fruits with Messages from Cake Whiz
No-Bake Strawberry Coconut Cream Bites from Spoonful of Flavor
3-Ingredient Chocolate Covered Strawberry Frozen Greek Yogurt Bites from Two Healthy Kitchens
Vanilla Yogurt & Berry Parfaits from Weekly Bite
Valentine’s Cucumber Bouquet from Super Healthy Kids
Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Hearts from Lemon Tree Dwelling

This post is copied from Produceforkids.com

Marijean

My name is MJ. I have two wonderful children and work part time as well as volunteer at my children's school.

Seminole County Blog Fam Trip #DoOrlandoNorth

February 9, 2016 By Anne

We’ve driven to Orlando from Jacksonville many times over the past 4 years. We always pass Sanford, FL and I never really thought much about it. I knew there was a small college town in Oviedo and a small airport but that’s about it.

A few weeks ago Seminole County Tourism contacted me about coming to Sanford for a few days with my family to experience North Orlando and all it has to offer. The trip included myself, my husband and my two children.

I love learning about Florida and all the great towns here. Even though I was not born in Florida I’ve always felt like I was a true Florida girl.

I was excited to visit Orlando’s Natural Oasis, Seminole County. There are miles of rivers and acres of beautiful parks. Seminole County is conveniently located just north of Orlando, off Interstate 4 and close to Interstate 95 and Florida’s Turnpike. You are within 45 minutes of Florida’s Beaches or Disney. You will save a lot on hotels as apposed to the hub of downtown Orlando.

Day One of our adventure.

We checked into the Westin Lake Mary Hotel, who welcomed us bloggers and our families with complimentary rooms. The Westin Lake Mary Hotel offers a heated outdoor pool, landscaped courtyard, WestinWORKOUT® Fitness Studio and Westin Kids Club®. It was a bit chilly, so we were not able to try out the heated pool. The Westin Hotel is also a pet friendly hotel, we saw several dogs being escorted to and from their rooms. It offers a nice convention center, as well.

Seminole County Tourism, staff member, Stephanie and Terry and Mary Jane from Paradise Advertising were at the hotel to greet us with goody bags for each of the kids and one for myself and my husband. We went up to the room and unloaded our stuff and just relaxed for a few minutes before heading down to the lobby for our first adventure. All of us bloggers loaded in a 15 passenger van. It was so nice to be chauffeured around during the trip.

We headed over to Rebounderz of Apopka. Rebounderz of Apopka has 26, 000 square feet of fun, including an open area arena, foam pit jumper, in the air dodgeball and a basketball slam. The kids jumped and bounced for a little over an hour. Some of the other adults partaked in the fun as well but my husband I just watched. I was afraid I might hurt myself :-). As we got in the car we were offered snacks and water until we read your next destination.

The next stop was to Hot Pots! Pottery Studio. I thought for sure my husband and my 15 year old son would not like painting pottery. Surprisingly, they both really enjoyed painting the pottery so much, they want to go again! When we arrived at Hot Pots! we were greeted cheerfiully and we were told we could pick anything from their stock. We chose a tee light candle holder, a dog dish, an alligator and a soup bowl. Everyone had a great time and we can’t wait to receive our glazed pottery in the next week or two.

After we were done we headed back to the hotel for a 45 minute rest. Then it was off to dinner.

Dinner was at Gator’s Dockside restaurant. Gator’s has a family-friendly atmosphere, the mouth-watering menu items and the fun, casual dining experience that makes Gator’s Dockside your favorite place to be.
Gators dockside offers a wide variety of food from hamburgers, chicken, fish and even Gator bites. They also have big screen TV’s, pool tables and video games. There are 19 Gator’s Dockside restaurants in Florida.

After we ate dinner we headed over to Congo River Adventures, in Altamonte Springs, for a game of miniature golf. My family loves mini golf so we were really excited to be able to play. I love when the golf courses have hills and water and lots of fun scenes and this Congo River didn’t disappoint. Congo River Adventure has a mobile app to keep score. No more looking for that little pencil!

After mini golf it was back to the hotel to get a good nights sleep.

See what happens on Day Two!

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

Season 3 of Turbo FAST Premieres Feb. 5 on Netflix #Netflix #TurboFast

February 8, 2016 By Marijean

DreamWorks Animation’s Season 3 of Turbo FAST, the series that earned a Nomination for the 2016 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production, that’s gliding back to Netflix Friday, February 5th! This season viewers will see parodies, including spoofs on How to Train Your Dragon, Life of Pi, 127 Hours,Neighbors and more! The new season also features voice talent from Chris Hardwick as an “Internet Troll,” Ron Perlman as “Darryl,” Rachel Macfarlane as “Thora,” and Jessica Walter as “Aurelia.”

Synopsis

In Season 3, Turbo and the crew quit racing on the track when they become obsessed with a fantasy racing league, compete in a bobsled race against a Jamaican chicken team and let a reality show wreak havoc. The world’s funniest snails must contend with hard-partying toilet frogs, a gang of outlaw crickets, truck-robbing cargo bandits, a perfect poodle moth and so much more in this outrageous comedy!

The Troll Clip

Cat-apult Clip

Marijean

My name is MJ. I have two wonderful children and work part time as well as volunteer at my children's school.

Chef Club Box, Healthy Snacks For Kids Review and Giveaway #chefclubbox #giveaway

February 7, 2016 By Marijean

The Chef Club Box is a subscription box from 15 year old Remmi Smith. It sends you healthy snacks each month to combat the childhood obesity epidemic. Remmi even has her own cooking website Cook Time With Remmi.

I was contacted by Chef Club Box to review The Chef Club Classic Box. I knew my kids would be so excited because they love healthy snacks, and also helping me cook in the kitchen.

Every Chef Club Classic Box includes 10+ snacks and is $35.99 per month:

Healthy Snacks (Granola bars, popcorn, beef jerky, fruit bars, crackers, dried fruit, nuts, and more!)
Kid Surprise in Each Box (Cool, reusable Vapor water bottles, jump ropes, cooking utensils, and more!)
Interactive Kids and Family Activities (Coloring sheets, fun food facts, mind games, and more!)
Monthly Contests For All Ages with Prizes
Recipes and Healthy Lifestyle Ideas (A yummy healthy recipe and exercise tip in every box!)

The Chef Club Classic Box

This box was packed with healthy snacks for the kids. Below is what was included in my box:

Vapor The Anti Bottle
Coney Island Sweet & Sea Salty Kettle Corn
Plantain Strips with Sea Salt
Natural Sins Crispy Pineapple Chips
Simply Snackin Teriyaki Dried Chicken with Mangoes
Smart Cookies Orange Chocolate Beet
Mediterra Savory Bar with Kale and Pumpkin Seeds
That’s It Fruit Bar
Plum Mashups Fruit Pouch
Rockin’ ola Granola
Frontier Bites Macadamia Pineapple Coconut Bites
Chopsticks
Valentine bag with 1 Sidewalk Chalk
Special Surprise for Mom and Dad (coupons, necklace and Remmi’s Dried Italian Dressing Packet

All of my goodies from The chef club box

They also have The Big Apple Box which includes more snacks and items!

Every Big Apple Box includes 15+ snacks and is $45.99 per month:

Healthy Snacks (Granola bars, popcorn, beef jerky, fruit bars, crackers, dried fruit, nuts, and more!)
Kid Surprise in Each Box (Cool, reusable Vapor water bottles, jump ropes, cooking utensils, and more!)
Interactive Kids and Family Activities (Coloring sheets, fun food facts, mind games, and more!)
Monthly Contests For All Ages with Prizes
Recipes and Healthy Lifestyle Ideas (A yummy healthy recipe and exercise tip in every box!)

A beautiful necklace was included in the gift for mom and dad! So pretty!!

Beautiful necklace included

You can order a box for just one month, every 6 months or annually. You can even purchase items off the website such as Remmi’s Cookbook and Remmi’s Italian Dressing. Check it out here. My kids are loving all of the snacks, and even trying some they wouldn’t think to try before.

Chef Club Box is great for children. It includes so many healthy snacks and cooking items, that all kids will be sure to love. My kids will be excited to expect this in the mail each month!

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Would you like to win a box for your children? One lucky winner will win The Chef Club Classic Box!! Ends 2/20.

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Marijean

My name is MJ. I have two wonderful children and work part time as well as volunteer at my children's school.

Own The New LEGO® FRIENDS: GIRLZ 4 LIFE on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Copy Now! #Lego #Girlz4Life #Review

February 6, 2016 By Marijean

The new movie, LEGO® FRIENDS: GIRLZ 4 LIFE, is all about friendship, trusting yourself and standing up for what’s right no matter what the cost. All set to an awesome rock soundtrack you’re going to love! Join Olivia, Stephanie, Emma, Mia and Andrea as they learn that fame isn’t important, it’s your friends that count! Own LEGO® FRIENDS: GIRLZ 4 LIFE on digital HD, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD now.

My 7 year old daughter was super excited to receive this Blu-ray combo pack! She loves Lego Friends. She has so many of the books and lego sets. She doesn’t own any of the DVD’s, so she couldn’t wait to watch this. She loves seeing the special friendships of the characters, her favorite being Olivia! She has the digital copy on her iPad, the dvd in my car dvd player and the blu-ray is in her dvd player in her room. She just loves it! This movie is great for girls of all ages and really does teach them great things about friendships.

Be sure to visit the official L2M website to stay updated with all things L2M!

www.L2MOfficial.com

***I was given a product in exchange for my honest opinion. This review is based on my experience with the product. I am not affiliated with the company and everything in this review is my opinion.