Have you ever seen the Hallmark commercial with the little story that Grandma can record her voice and read you a story from miles away?
Well now there is a product that can magically read to your child out loud either with your voice, Grandma's voice or the voice that you can download on the Spark Up Reader website (www.sparkupreader.com)
The proprietary visual technology is amazing! As your child turns the page the Sparkup Reader knows exactly where your child is in the book and will read that page to your child.
What an amazing teaching tool for the first time reader or even a visually impaired child. In a world filled with "screens"--it is so wonderful to give children the love of reading a fabulous book and the Sparkup Reader is something that can make it even more fun.
Another great gift for the holidays. Here is the link to buy it: http://www.amazon.com/Sparkup-The-Magical-Book-Reader/dp/B00ESFTZ8G
When I was younger, before email or computers even existed I used to love when I came home from school and there was a letter for me. The anticipation of who it might be from and why were they writing to me... To invite me to a party, to thank me for something, to just let me know how they were doing.
When I went away to summer camp, I used to live for the mail delivery. What was going on with everyone at home -- how were they faring without my presence.
Still to this day, I still love getting handwritten notes--perhaps even more because it has become a lost art. I love sitting down to write someone a note as well. It feels warmer and more personal than shooting off an email. I even incorporated personalized notes from Freddy, the magic FTW frog with every online order. The kids just LOVE getting a note just for them.
I have insisted that my children learn how to write thoughtful thank you notes as well.
Recently, I learned that friend of mine, Sarah Pasquesi, a fellow hockey mom started a notecard business (SolsiP Designs). She gave me a whole set "just because". She had no idea I would even write about them on my weekly blog.
They are beautiful and personalized with my name on it. I just love them. they will be my favorite gift to give this year for birthdays, hostess gifts, or' just because' gifts. They are so reasonably priced as well.
Check out her Etsy page and when you are pondering for a wonderful gift, maybe you will just think of SolsiP Designs SolsiP Designs
