Ringing Rocks Park in Pa we went today. I did not tell the kids were we were going. Ringing Rocks Park is located in Upper bucks County in Upper Black Eddy. I can recommend it as a fun afternoon with the kids, that is free. The ringing Rocks are a sight to see a field full of giant boulder. Only 1/3 of the rocks make a bell like tone but it is fun figuring out which ones do. The rocks are 10feet thick. There is also a slate shelf type water fall in the park.
No one is sure why the rocks ring some say it is because of iron in the rocks. They think that the boulder were left during the glaciers and ice age. There is some more nature fact about natural phenomenon
Here are my recommendations of what to bring when you go:
Great shoes: Keens or sneakers avoid wearing strappy sandals or crocs
Kids should be over 6/7 years old the terrain of the rocks is rough so being a good walker is important.
Bring Hammers so everyone can hit the rocks
Wear jeans
Protecting eyewear or glasses- you are hitting rocks with hammers- things fly
If you have a walking stick bring it it will help you steady as you walking
Leave the bags in the car.. too much to carry them while walking into the rocks
There is a picnic area near the park area so you can eat before or after your hike
Bring a first aid kit (just in case)
There is no bathroom except for a porta potty
Park Guards are not always on location.
Ringing Rocks Park park is about an hour north of Philadelphia, 20 minutes from Allentown and 15 from Quakertown Pa.
Here is my video:
Ringing Rocks Park
Ringing Rocks Rd
Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972
My kids really loved it and thought it was a really cool place to go.
Last night we went to see How to train your Dragon live show. The show was held and Philadelphia Wells fargo center. check out the kids thoughts below. I really enjoyed the show. The show creators definitely used there imagination when creating the show. The How To Train Your Dragon Stage show will be touring the US.
The Dragons pulled you in particular Toothless.. he was so cute and all the kids wanted to pet him. The effects we also amazing I don’t want to give too much away.
I will let you know that souvenirs do run from $15-$50 Souvenir cups are $15, Program menus are $20, The Light up viking Helmets are $20 or 25 and the figurines were $25.
My kids ages were 7-11 but younger kids 3up were there, some got upset when the thought toothless was hurt. Older teen though it was cool when I talked to another bloggers kids.
We really love the show and effects were amazing alot to look at. I got “Thanks You’s” through out the show and the way home from the kids. The word amazing and cool were used a ton by the 11 years olds. Looks at the smiles..
If you want to head to the show you can still get tickets on sale 25% off for Philadelphia.
Recently I received a BeautyBox5 to review. What is a Beauty Box five from beautybox5.com? It is a beauty grab bag that is sent to your house once a month. The box contain all different beauty products for you learn about and enjoy. Every month a different products ship so every month is a surprise. Allowing you to try new products for different companies. You can purchase the box once or sign up for a subscription. The beauty box 5 offer a 1 time, Quarterly every 3 months or 1 year. Get 4-5 beauty samples delivered to your door every month – Subscriptions under $12. Get the box!
Quality Box The people at BeautyBox5 really fill the box with the smaller more boutique type cosmetic and beauty brands. So the box exposes you to a brands that put heart and quality into there products. The size of the products most of the products are large enough or Full size so you can use more than once.
Gift Of Beauty I love the idea of giving the Beauty Box 5 as a gift. With the flexible purchase options it would be a Great gift for any Women girl Beauty lover, Teenager, and college student. Something to look forward to every month. The BeautyBox5 packaging is perfect for a gift.
The products I got in the August BeautyBox5 were great.
August Beauty Box 5 Contained the following:
Pur-lisse Cleanser and make up remover -Full Size I have been using this product every night and it works great is is not harsh and removes my mascara and leaves me feeling clean
Rosebud Salve- Full size my daughter has been using on her bumps and bites really helps to revealed the swelling and repair the damage- great smell
Bodyography Primer -Full Size smooth and works wonderful as a primer
All Natural Face Vegan Eye shadow Peach ice- Full size is great to use as a high lighter on the upper eyelid. I also used a bit on my upper cheek under eye them applied the primer to giver a under skin radiant glow.
Miracle Hair mask- sample size (you got 2 samples)We so need this after the summer of harsh chemicals with the pool water and salt water I perked mine and my daughters hair back to a healthy shiny state. So we are ready for fall.
Cost of BeautyBox5:
1 month: $12
3 Months: (quarterly) $30 save $6
12 Months:(1 Year) $100 save $44
The price is so reasonable it is a great treat for you or for that special Beauty Lover in your Life.
The packaging is great it comes in a Pretty blue box that is Recyclable with brown packing paper, in a fabric bag that ties with a ribbon. All boxes ship mid month.
My BeautyBox5 Review : I can recommend the BeautyBoxfive as a great product I think the value and the size of the samples are worth it for what you receive in the box. It is great chance to try product you would not normally buy but end up loving. This is also a great gift I know that I will be purchasing the box for some people in my life.
To learn more click on the box below and start getting your box delivered this month:
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So I was sent Revlon Photo Ready Primer and Color Stay EyeShadow to review. The colors were a new choice for me. I actually have never worn a blue green since I was younger. It was a lot of fun. I loved how young and fresh the eyeshadow made me feel. So how easy was it to apply. Very simple the Revlon Colorstay case has the instruction on the back. So I simply followed the diagram and put the make up on. It lasted all day.
Now if you have not discovered primer it is a must add to your make up bag. You now when you see a women and her make up looks perfect and flawless, it is the primer that give you amazing skin. Revlon Photo Ready Primer allow your skin to be what you always dreamed it could be. The Revlon primer goes on silky smooth and clear. I love the way it looks and lasts all day my makeup is as good and fresh all day as it was when applied in the morning.
Recently I was asked to review Rivet and Sway‘s online prescription service. So what did I thin? I loved it it was so easy and simple to use. The eyewear glasses I ended up purchasing was not the glasses I though I was going to go for initially.
The reason is I think for the major change in my glasses style after 11+ years of wear square small glasses? Was when I have time to make a glasses purchase in my home, I choose what is best. Rather then going with what the eye wear person says looks the best in the store, or what you might think is the best, based on lighting or past choices. I choose what was the best what showed off my eyes.
There where other bloggers doing this same review and I noticed they put the glasses up to a vote, on facebook and got others opinion which I think was great, because you do not normally have many opinion when you choose. I was lucky that week I my pair, I happen to have 2 really close friends come visit and they gave me there opinion. It was so much better than asking some person in a store, that I have no idea on there taste level is. I am thrilled with my choice
Here is my video of the process of purchasing on Rivet and Sway.
Recently I was sent to review a Girl Teddy Bear from Zylie the Bear. Zylie the bear is a styles 18″ bear which is a great gift for all those Teddy Girls (teddy bear Boys) in your life that are not into doll but love stuffed animals. Zylie the Bear is a high quality dress up bear reviling that of a top stuff animals made in Europe. Zylie the bear is a amazing. She comes full dressed in high quality clothes. She is complete with her own story book and accessories.
Once my daughter opened the box I knew we found a jem in Zylie the bear. My daughter is not a doll girl she always wants stuffed animals so the Zylie the Bear is ultimate stuffed Teddy Bear Doll companion for her.
Zylie the Bear’s story is about her adventures all over the world. She is a metropolitan bear, living in New York City with her aunt. The creators of Zylie were sure to make a real story behind the bear. So your child can relate and base there play with a starting story then your child can add to the adventure with Zylie. Zyile also had a friend Shen a Panda bear she meets on her travels to china. Both bears come with there own chapter book.
The books are great they help to open your child’s mind to enjoy the hours of fun imaginative play that Zylie and Shen with explore with your child. There are many tea parties occurring in our house since Zylie adventure has led her to our home. The Zylie bear web site offers color pages and many other activities, be sure to check it out.
My daughter Video review of Zylie and Shen:
The bears features are lovely, the quality is that of a Steif mixed American girl. Here are some of the features:
Both bears:
Legs jointed parts as high quality tufted fur
Their own Story Book (2 different book one for each teddy)
Pas port
Packaged in there own keepsake box so the bear can be store properly- overtime these teddys are a heirloom teddy
Zylies the Girls Bear
Zylie’s jacket is lined with a lovely satin
Jacket us a love wool fabric, that the collar has an underlining of a cotton for a truly finished quality
The printed pattern of Zylie’s shirt was great modern feel.
Zylie’s skinny jeans are made beautifully with button details at the bottom
Her purse was made of 2 different fabrics
Her notebook/diary was actually stitch together
She also has a passport and map- which my daughter loved she kept open and closing it use them as props in her play.
Shen’s the Boy Bear
Leather like jacket so well made with the closure details
Shen’s shirt is modern touching on the current color-blocked trend complete with buttons
His khaki were right off the runway
I was most impressed with the detail on Shen’s backpack – complete with zipper, 2 different fabric and bungee cord.
Shen Drum sticks were perfectly to scale and feel of real drum sticks
Details, Details, Details of the Zylie and Shen are amazing. I spent 20 years in high quality apparel design and manufacturing in my former life, so I understand making garments. I was very excited to see the quality of these Teddy Bears. No detail was left off by designer Katie Fong in either Shens or Zylies outfit. You can also add to these your Girl Bears (or boy) for both Zylie and Shen additional other outfits to have a more complete wardrobe. Like Zylie has a My Fair Linen outfit that I can’t wait to get my daughter. It will be fun to build her collection for birthdays and holidays.
Tip: Also because Zylie and Shen are 18″ teddy dolls they fit in to all your American Girl and other 18″ doll clothes so they are interchangeable if you already have a collection of of American Girl, the clothes will get additional use.
Age: The company recommends 3+ I think that 6 and up is appropriate because of the changing of the clothes, to help promote independent play.
Price:
Zylie is $50 for the start kit it also is currently on sale on Amazon for under $35.69 Zylie the bear.
I would high recommend Zylie the Bear and Shen as the a great holiday birthday gift, I would buy early to make sure you dont miss out on this amazing friend for your child.
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that help to support the cost associated with the publishing of this blog. I was given these bears, the opinion in this post are all my own.
Wiggles 3d was nice enough to send me 2 games to Review. I has a guest writer review the games and let me know what she thought of the 2 games. Army vs. Aliens and Space Checkers. Enjoy the Review of wiggles newest games.
Army vs. Aliens Game Review:
Army vs. Aliens is made by Wiggles 3D. Army vs. Aliens is a game of luck and strategy.
– 2 players, ages 8+
– SRP: $15.99
It is for two people to and one person is the Army and the other is the Aliens. There are two strategy cards. Each person rolls their dice at the same time and whoever army or alien is stronger, wins the battle. There a four different game play zones. There are attack, rally, winning and draw. There are different variation in play, my son (who has Aspergers) had decided to have his sister play with him. They each rolled the dice and separate them into different categories and used the card to determine which dice they could eliminate.
It is a challenging fame to play. But my children had a blast playing it.
Space Checkers Game Review:
Space Checkersis made by Wiggles 3D. It is for 2-4 players.
– 2-4 players, ages 6+
– SRP: $15.99
The object of the game is to collect 10 opponents’ pawns, before any other person. Players pick which space alien they want to be Ixithan Empire- green, Kanaloan Alliance-yellow, Mechanoid Armada- blue, or Formic Coomcine- red. It is played just like checkers. There is a “moving in the wild area”. Where a pawn can come any direction no matter what the dice says. When your pawn is at the end of a playing area and has more spaces to move you can “wrap” to the opposite side to finish their moves up. So you win the game by being the first to collect ten pawns from your opponents.
Disclosure: The games were provided for review by Wiggles 3d . The opinions in these post are true and honest.
Written By Bonita at Fame Fortune Four Kids. Bonita is a review blogger located in the Philadelphia suburbs. You can follow her on twitter at FameFortuneFour
My Family attended the Blogger Beach Bash at the Golden Inn in Avalon NJ hosted by Real Mom Media. We also learned how to make sand castles from Travel Channels own Sand Master Matt. It was amazing I learned so much and I can’t wait to play in the sand again using the techniques Matt show us.
Matt’s main Sand Carving points:
build the structure front the bottom up and
let the water act as a glue to hold the sand together.
Use a form – For get the flipping of the bucket method from when you were a kids. Matt company You can dig it Sand Tools Has a hit and video you can buy. It is all about using the right tools for the job. He provided us with the kits and boy did they make the job easier.
Here is a short video of Matt teaching us how to make bricks and an aged effect.
Here is a mention of some of the other days sponsors
Visit Ac if you have not been to Ac be sure to go and check out the duality 3d video on boardwalk hall you can read my post Duality
The Paint Home who did some amazing centerpieces for the event just using every day items you have in your home. The table I sat out had an frame on the table with no glass and a great Victorian feel flower arrangement.
The Golden Inn is was a fabulous to host the BLogger Beach Bash event. We were at the hotel middle of the week and it was a great family atmosphere. The hotel is located so close to the beach walk over the dune and they beach was there. Not to mention the beach chair and umbrellas if you are a hotel guest.
Then after the lovely day on the beach we came in for lunch pool side. My kids loved the pool. I was happy to because the had a shallow area in the pool 3 feet and the pool went to 8 feet deep. My daughter loved diving and jumping in. My son as you know is a pool rat.. (swims a lot) so he stayed in the water.
The rooms were clean, and well furnished. But I have to mention the bed. I have slept in a lot of hotels but these beds where one of the best mattress I EVERY slept on. My husband thought the same. They were Sertas and then a pillow top then great sheets. Also the little containers of shampoo and conditioner i forgot my conditioner so i used the ones provided, it was great my hair felt soft and flowing when I stepped out of the shower.
Also I mush mention the buffet breakfast was lovely my husband had the scrambled eggs and he said they were amazing light fluffy and creamy not what you would expect from a buffet. The hotels restaurant also has nightly dinner specials.. the night we were leaving it was a lobster bake.. made me wish I could stay another night. The owners of the Golden Inn are affiliated with the Omni hotel but the Golden Inn is a private hotel, so great quality.
Avalon NJ is very easy to get too it took us about 2 hours from my home in north Philly. The Hotel is also about a mile front he center of Stone Harbor which has a movie theater, eateries and great fashion shopping
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Disclosure: I did receive product and meals during the event. The opinion written in this post are all my own.
Out Of this World Dolls or O.O.T.W. dolls, we recently received a Zizi doll to review. The O.O.T.W. dolls are small colorful collective dolls. The dolls combined Technology and Astrology together. Each doll has a unique feature, the one we received Zizi tells the future.. think magic 8 ball.
When we first got the Vivi doll, my daughter could not wait to open it. She loved the bright funky colors. Then Vivi the magic 8 ball feature, she keeps walking around and asking the doll questions. She brings the doll to the pool (not in the water) but her friends ask it questions.
What do I like about this dolls .. the size. Many girls toys are small and get sucked up in my vacume. These dolls are larger not easy to loose and great for playing. There is no mom can you help me. To me a toy that allows self play is great!
What is to come. O.O.T.W. dolls are launch late this month with a 5 dolls and 2 pets. There will also be a 2 battery operated play sets that will include games and other interactive features. Every package has a QR code that you can scan for more info and a video on the dolls check out the OOTW dolls website . The dolls will be at all major retailers including Target , Walmart, Toys R us and Amazon.
So now here is your turn to own these unique dolls. Blip Toys the makers of O.O.T.W. dolls. Is offering 3 dolls to one of my lucky readers. Please leave a comment below what was your favorite doll as a kid. Then let raffle copter know your did so for your chance to win. a Rafflecopter giveaway
Disclosure: I received the out of this world doll from Blip toys . all the opinions in this post are mine
Ringing Rocks Park in Pa we went today. I did not tell the kids were we were going. Ringing Rocks Park is located in Upper bucks County in Upper Black Eddy. I can recommend it as a fun afternoon with the kids, that is free. The ringing Rocks are a sight to see a field full of giant boulder. Only 1/3 of the rocks make a bell like tone but it is fun figuring out which ones do. The rocks are 10feet thick. There is also a slate shelf type water fall in the park.
No one is sure why the rocks ring some say it is because of iron in the rocks. They think that the boulder were left during the glaciers and ice age. There is some more nature fact about natural phenomenon 
