Eating healthy and balanced meals can be taught to kids right from the start. Healthy habits are learnt and if parents have the right tools, then this learning can be easy and fun. The Healthy Habits sectioned plate designed by Amy Roskelley from Super Healthy Kids is one such child-friendly tool that will make eating […]
Review: The Nerf Sport Swerve Pitch Baseball and Bat
The Nerf Sport Swerve Pitch Baseball and Bat is a fun way to pass an afternoon. The ball is made of foam covered in white rubber and has a pad, not unlike the latching side of velcro, which performs various tricks depending on how you hold and throw it. It took the neighborhood kids no […]
Nerf Weather Blitz Flag Football Set
We all remember the days of playing flag football with strips of a torn t-shirt stuck in our pants dangling like a tattered kite tail. The thrill of the tackle, but in a safe manner via the flags that dangled like tails. Now flag football has gone upscale thanks to the pros at Nerf! About […]
Make Feeding Baby Easy and Encourage Self-Feeding in Toddlers with Baby Dipper® – A Review
Moms of babies and toddlers know how tough it is to feed a baby with one hand while holding another or to teach a toddler to eat independently using regular cutlery or feeding bowls. The Baby Dipper® will change all of that. Really. When I got the opportunity to review this unique baby and toddler […]
Book Review-Outdoor Parents, Outdoor Kids, A Guide to Getting Your Kids Active in the Great Outdoors
Overview of Outdoor Parents, Outdoor Kids Mr. Buchanan surprised me in the beginning by using humor to get the point across that when you have children, you are not handicapped, but just put into a slower gear. Your activities change a bit for a season, but there are many ways to involve your children as […]
Enjoy Healthy, Wholesome Entertainment for Kids with Wumblers – A Review
The best entertainment for children should be one that promotes good values and healthy habits. Preschoolers, especially, are impressionable and therefore it is all the more important that they view programs that are fun, enjoyable and wholesome. Television viewing if used appropriately can be a useful tool in teaching kids right values and conduct. When […]
Encouraging Children to Stay Healthy – A Review of The Activators and an Interview with Eric Grindler aka The Activator
Keeping kids healthy and fit is no easy task. With the Internet being a part of homes across the globe, kids are spending more time looking at the screen rather than being outside playing and having fun. However, if you can find websites that encourage children to actually go outside and play, you may have […]
Summer Fun Review Guide and Giveaway!
Summer is a great time to focus on family activities and outdoor fun with friends, family and little ones. So this season at Untrained Housewife we are celebrating a great round-up of products that we’ve reviewed for you. See details on how to enter to win these fabulous prizes!
GET OUT! 150 Easy Ways for Kids and Grown-Ups to Get Into Nature and Build a Greener Future
GET OUT! 150 Easy Ways for Kids and Grown-Ups to Get Into Nature and Build a Greener Future– by Judy Molland This is an odd little book, and I mean it as a compliment, in the realm of green guides. This book has ideas for beginners and veterans of the green lifestyle alike. Unlike a […]
ThinkSMART for Nintendo DS – Family Fun for Parents and Kids
ThinkSMART for Nintendo DS is billed as something for adults, but my 12 year old son, Ian, handled it just fine (but he likes chess and is a thinker). They also offer Kid ThinkSMART (their version for younger children 8+) They claim, “this original brain training program challenges older players thinking skills in an imaginative […]
Use a Reading Club to Encourage Toddlers to Read: Review of the Tessy and Tab Reading Club
Reading to babies and toddlers is both a fun activity and an important way of developing a love for books and reading in your children. According to KidsHealth, “Studies show that kids with active exposure to language have social and educational advantages over their peers – and reading is one of the best exposures to […]
Good Books to Read Aloud to 8-12 Year Olds
Reading out loud to older children can be very rewarding. Longer attention spans and more logical, introspective minds mean 8-12 year olds are likely to ponder over what they hear. You may find yourself exploring tortuous moral dilemmas, arguing the physics of a fantasy world or learning invented languages with your children once their interest […]
