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Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012)
Review–Table of Plenty NoNo’s Bars
Can a kids snack be tasty & healthy? You bet it can! A lot of snacks marketed to kids are full of sugar so when I was asked to try Table of Plenty NoNo’s bars I jumped at the chance. The Mini Rice Cakes are super yum & healthy so I was hoping the NoNo’s bars would be the same. They are made of totally natural wholegrains and one bar contains less than 100 calories.
I tried the Berry Blast NoNo’s first and was very pleasantly surprised. These are super yum. Lots of yummy dried pieces of cranberry.
Miss K tried the Cocoa Crush NoNo’s and took a couple of bites then stole my Berry Blast one! The Cocoa Crush ones are not what I expected. They are nice and chocolaty but not too sweet.
So it’s a definite snack that will find it’s way into our trolley (that’s if our local supermarket stocks them)
Table of Plenty NoNo’s are available exclusively in Woolworths. RRP $4.25 per box.
Disclaimer: I received a box of Berry Blast & Cocoa Crush NoNo’s to try. All opinions are my own.
From the Den–What we’re reading
One of the great exhibitors I met at the Digital Parents Conference was Hardie Grant Egmont
I love books and I want to share this love of books with Miss K so jumped at the chance to review a couple of their books.
The first I picked up was
I love Winnie-the-Pooh and so does Miss K so this was a given. It’s now one of her favourite books and she will happily sit down and point out the different things – especially Tigger (which makes Mummy very happy cause I luvs Tigger. And yes I know the Tigger song off by heart LOL). I’d love to get my hands on this one too.
the other book I picked up was
This book is gorgeous! I love the vintage illustrations and how the book uses nursery rhyme characters to illustrate this cute counting book.
What is your favourite book for young children?
What to do when you get stuck
I often get really stuck for what to blog about. Like really stuck. The times when nothing really ‘interesting’ is happening or when I’m feeling a bit blah or when I just have the real cant be bothered.
I decided to take part in the Blogging Olympics this year as I though it would be a great way to motivate myself & give me some post ideas. So far so good (expect I fell behind after day 3….). I posted in the Facebook group about my ‘hurdle’ of blogger block and had some great suggestions back. So I’m sharing some of the suggestions here with you, plus a few others I thought up.
* Post an infographic on a topic that interests you and your readers
* Minette suggested taking a walk and has some great tips to inspire yourself
* Cate suggested Three Sixty Five. I’ve downloaded it and look forward to using it as some inspiration for future posts. (you can read her review on her blog)
* This reminded me of 2 courses I’d taken over at Shimelle.com – Blogging for scrapbookers & Beyond Blogging for Scrapbookers. The original class comes with a Year of blogging prompts – must dig them out again.
How do you beat blogging block?
From the Den–the DPCON12 edition
(oops this has been sitting in my drafts folder for awhile….)
One of my awesome sponsors for Digital Parents Conference was Belkin Australia. They provided me with some great goodies to use while at DPCON12 – a Verve Folio Stand, the ViewLounge, a Stylus and some different screen protectors.
I can’t review the ViewLounge as hubby stole that as soon as I unpacked the box. I’ve told him he can do a review on it. Update – I did pinch it one night so I could read in bed and I have to say the bean bag like bottom to the stand makes bedtime reading on the iPad a lot more comfortable.
I already had a case for my iPad but I was looking forward to trying out the Belkin Verve Folio Stand.
I loved the design especially the cut out for the camera (I’ve found other cases can cover the lens slightly). The strap to secure the cover is a nice touch and the leather is good quality.
I was also given a Stylus to try.
I found using the stylus to be a great help when I felt like drawing (I love doodling in Art Rage). Trying to type with it, not so much but I guess if you kept using it you would get used to it AND it would be a bonus for those with larger fingers 
Now over to hubby…..
Caroline asked me to write a review for the ViewLounge so here it is. I like it. We play Dungeons and Dragons of a weekend and the ViewLounge has made it easier to read books on our iPads and take up less valuable table space than books.
Disclaimer: I received 2 Verve Folio Stands, 2 ViewLounges, 2 Stylus and some different screen protectors to use and review. All opinions are my own (& those of my other half – where noted).
Sharing some bloggy love
As I said yesterday in my Things I know post I love the blogging world and one of the things I really love about the blogging world is sharing great bloggers with my blog readers. Today I thought I’d share 5 of my current favs (& in no particular order)
Lizosauraus. Mainly cause she likes cats. I haven’t met her yet but now she lives in Tassie, maybe soon. And we can discuss all things cats and BlogPurr and web designy stuff.
You should pop on over to Sleepless Nights & congratulate her on the birth of her daughter (born today). Another Tassie blogger I’m looking forward to meeting eventually 🙂
I think most bloggers in Australia know (or know of) Magnetoboldtoo We’ve been chatting online for ages & finally met at DPCON12. She is as awesome in real life as she is online.
What can one say about Eden @ Edenland? She rocks and is an inspiration to so many. I also met her @ DPCON12. Eden went to Niger with World Vision and blogged about the food crisis there.
and last, but by no means least, Lori (Random Ramblings of a SAHM). One strong and amazing woman who has been thru so much. I would love to have a coffee with her sometime and just be there to give her hugs
So, anyways that’s 5 of my favourite blogs. Who are your favourites?
Things I know….
Joining in with Things I know this week
…the blogging world is an awesome place sometimes. So much support and love is being shown for those who are hurting or grieving.
…it’s also full of some amazing, inspiring people. I won’t name them, cause they know who they are 
…that as horrible as things are people can’t blame movies/video games/heavy metal music/role playing games for people going mental. This is a topic that really gets me ranty so I won’t continue
… Tassie is an wicked place to live
…I hate being sick. vomiting is not nice. waking at 2am with terrible stomach pains sucks
… I love my hubby for putting up with me while I’ve been sick & for looking after Miss K
… that my footy team rocks! My NRL team not so much. BUT they both had a win tonight so great start to the weekend 
… i’m looking forward to taking part in the Blogging Olympics
… i’m also looking forward to taking part in the Sweet Shoppe Summer Games (I haven’t digi scrapped for awhile)
… I’ll be sleeping in not getting up early to watch the Olympic opening ceremony, it’ll be repeated later in the day I imagine.
… I really need to go to bed LOL Night all
What things do you know?
Been baking
again.
Anzac Biscuits
Tea Cake
Choc chip biscuits
cupcakes (vanilla & choc chip – haven’t iced them yet). Tomorrow I plan to make shortbread with unsalted butter from Elgaar. It makes the best shortbread.
Hope you’re all having a great weekend!
Review–The Jungle Bunch
Wanna know a secret? I really love watching kid’s movies, well more specifically, animated kids movies. Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Despicable Me, Fantasia, Go to Hell (oh wait, that’s not a kids film)…. the list goes on. And I’ve just added a new movie to the list – The Jungle Bunch.
The Jungle Bunch is the story of Maurice (voiced by actor John Lithgow), the penguin who thinks he’s a tiger. Two penguins from Maurice’s home in Antarctica travel to the jungle in search of ‘The Great Tiger Warrior’ to save their village. Their search leads them to Maurice’s jungle home where they share their plight. Determined to help Maurice; his adopted son – a tiger fish named Junior; Fred the warthog convinced he lives in a musical; Batricia the bat afraid of the dark; Miguel the gorilla and Gilbert the tarsier afraid to leave his branch form a team and embark on an adventure.
We enjoyed the movie and there’s lots of scenes adults will find just as funny as the kids. Miss K watched most of it, which is a pretty big thing as she hardly ever watches a whole movie.
The Jungle Bunch goes for 58mins and is available now on DVD. One lucky reader will a copy of The Jungle Bunch plus some other kid’s DVDs.
All you need to do to enter is answer the following question via the Rafflecopter below.
“What is your favourite kid’s movie?”