Influenster, VoxBox, and Herbal Essences... oh my!

I signed up for Influenster a few months back. A friend of mine posted a picture of her first VoxBox and I was oohing and aahing over the goodies. After checking out the website and reading a bit more I was convinced it was for me! Here's what Influenster is all about:

Influenster is a community of TRENDSETTERS, social media masterminds, and EDUCATED CONSUMERS who live to give opinions of products and experiences.

Influensters meet here to learn about new products from our favorite brands as well as review the products they already use in their day-to-day lives.

Influenster invites its most active members to participate in exclusive VoxBox programs where members receive complimentary products to test and review. In exchange, we ask our members to do what they already love to do: share their opinions with their friends & followers on social media.

But that's not all. We have a lot going on including digital challenges, twitter parties, & contests - take a look around!

So, after the initial signup I was dragging my heels. Or rather, I just totally forgot about it. Until a survey popped up in my inbox and I spent the 2 minutes filling it out. Well, what do you know! I actual am getting my first VoxBox! It's for Herbal Essences Naked which is right up my ally. I'm a total curly girl, always looking for something more GREEN, and what lady doesn't love free beauty products?  I'm stoked! I'll be sure and weigh in and let you guys know what I thought of the box and the Naked products!

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Reading is fundamental

My little ones are so energetic that it can be so hard to find a book to keep their interest. They love words, but usually it's running off at the mouth as opposed to listening to me read them. 2 read that seem to please ALL FOUR of my kiddos are fantastic books by Leslie Patricelli called Higher! Higher! and Baby Happy Baby Sad that

Higher! Higher! The first is geared towards older kids, and every millimeter of space on that pages is filled with vibrantly colored pictures. My 7 and 4 year old loves it! The words are simple, but it allows him to make his own detailed story by describing the pictures and telling me what they feel is happening in the story. I love that their imaginations become highly involved in this book, and it is so fun for us to read together!

Baby Happy Baby Sad is a board book meant for younger kids, but all of them love it. This is a great book to use in teaching children to identifying their emotions. As my oldest has grown we have encountered many a time where he was frustrated or mad and couldn't define why he was feeling that way and what caused it. This book gives some great examples as to what makes children experience positive and negative emotions, and also helps them identify the cause and effect of a situation and changes that can arise.

I highly recommend both of these books, and encourage you to check out the entire line of books by Leslie Patricelli!

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