If you are ever in Green Bay Wisconsin and you have kids, this is the place you must go.  You can easily spend a morning there and not spend $20 (unless, of course, you head over to the food stand).  We just took our kids there, and they had a blast.  The tickets are a quarter a piece.  For the kiddie rids, you usually only needed one ticket.  Now, if you are in the need of an acne treatment (which would mean the bigger kid rides), then those usually were 2 tickets.  For rides, they have everything from the scrambler to a ferris wheel to a merry go round to bumper cars.  There really is something there for all ages and it is quite affordable.

The LeapFrog Word Whammer is a great accompaniment to the LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Set. This is the next step up from that (we aren’t quite up to having to worry about the best acne treatment yet, but we are slowly getting there). Instead of just working with single letters, your child starts working with words. The words can only be three letters, so it is truly for beginner reader. There are three settings on it: Letter Hunt, Word Builder & Word Hunt. Letter Hunt allows the them to learn letter names and sounds through fun songs. The Word Builder setting lets them play with letter combinations, and you are able to create over 325 words. The Word Hunt setting allows them to spell three-letter words and then replace letters to make rhyming words. This toy has really gotten Madison interested in reading and spelling. It has really perked her interest up into reading books again. You don’t have to have the LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Set to enjoy the Word Whammer either! This toy is definitely on my must buy list.

The Incredible Truth About Motherhood is an awesome book to give to all new mothers. My sister bought me this book when I was pregnant with Madison. This book is all being a mom and how great it is. However, it doesn’t tell you that you are going to need acne treatments after giving birth! Of course, that could just be me. It tells a story of how life is once you become a mother, but how you would never give it up for anything. This book is a great book for moms of all ages. I would even consider giving it as a mother’s day present.