Holiday gift suggestions for tots to teens

Holiday gift suggestions for tots to teens

Do you have a wide range of ages to shop for this holiday season? Consider the following suggestions spanning the spectrum of grandkid ages and stages—all sampled and savored by my grandsons and me.

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Holiday gifts: Great books for grand kids

Holiday gifts: Great books for grand kids

What kid doesn’t love receiving books? And what grandma doesn’t love giving books?

Not many, I dare say, on either count.

Here for gift-giving consideration are great books for grandkids of various ages and interests, books Benjamin and I recently received free for review and wholeheartedly recommend.

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Stocking Stuffer Suggestion: KeySmart Pro with Tile Smart Location

Stocking Stuffer Suggestion: KeySmart Pro with Tile Smart Location

Looking for a smart way to help friends and family slim down this holiday season? Slim down their key chains, that is. If so, read on, as the KeySmart Pro with Tile Smart Location is the key — pun intended, naturally — to stuffing their stockings with a gift sure to be appreciated and used.

The KeySmart folks sent me a KeySmart Pro with Tile Smart Location free for review, and I gotta say, it’s one of the more useful products to come my way.

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On the third day of Christmas baking with Sweet'N Low®: Three French Hens, er, French Butter Cookies

On the third day of Christmas baking with Sweet'N Low®: Three French Hens, er, French Butter Cookies

I partnered with Sweet’N Low® to bring you this special “12 Days of Christmas” recipe.

The Christmas countdown has begun! This year, I’m singing along to “12 Days of Christmas” with Sweet’N Low® and celebrating the holiday season with a new recipe inspired by the classic song.

The makers of America's favorite pink zero-calorie sweetener selected a dozen bloggers—one for each day of the song—and tasked each with sharing a holiday recipe based on our assigned verses. My verse? The third day of Christmas, that of “Three French Hens” fame!

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