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Why PBS Is Worth Saving

By on August 20, 2011

A preview this month of the new Dinosaur Train movie Dinosaur Big City, from PBS Kids, included a panel on what makes parenting in Los Angeles unique – and the future of public television itself came up in the discussion. As Congress continues to consider eliminating funding for public broadcasting, parents’ source for fun and [...]

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IT’s Green: Ford Expands Their Use of Eco-Friendly Materials

By on July 18, 2011

In April, I had the pleasure of meeting up with some representatives of Ford Motor Company, including the “Bio Babes”. They presented different ways that Ford has and continues to work on helping not only our environment, but in supporting local farmers as well.  Turning soy and corn into foam and plastic-how cool is that? [...]

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Kohl’s Features Popular “Llama Llama” Books and Plush Toys for $5

By on May 10, 2011

One of my favorite programs is Kohl’s Cares. This program offers hard covered books and coordinating loveable plush characters for $5 each. Kohl’s Cares raises money to benefit children’s health and education initiatives across the country. The latest merchandise from the Kohl’s Cares program features the “Llama Llama” storybooks from New York Times best-selling author [...]

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Hello, May!

By on May 8, 2011

So the saying is true, “April Showers bring May Flowers”.  Here in LA, the weather has been B-E-A-U-tiful, minus a few icky hot days (but I won’t let that get me down). Here at That’s IT Mommy, we are busy celebrating many things.  We’re in the midst of reviewing some of our “Favor-IT” products that [...]

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Ford Goes Green

By on April 29, 2011

Earlier this week I had the pleasure to sit down with some of the ladies (yes, ladies!) from Ford Motor Company.  They were visiting California from their home-base in Dearborn, Michigan and I got to learn about some of the innovative products they are working on in their vehicles.  Not just in design, but in [...]

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Celebrate the Royal Wedding with Disney’sFamily.com

By on April 28, 2011

I don’t tend to follow with celebrity weddings.  But, I don’t know, I just can’t get enough of Prince William & Kate.  With the Royal Wedding approaching this week, we thought we’d share with you all the fun princess and royal wedding themed content that is currently up have on Family.com! There is a giant contest on [...]

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News & Giveaway: American Airlines Celebrates New Destinations from LAX

By on April 17, 2011

American Airlines is celebrating! On April 5th they added ten new destinations from LAX! American Airlines now offers direct flights throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, Latin American and more! AA is also offering double miles for travel on their new routes to and from Los Angeles! Check out www.aa.com/la to find more information about the [...]

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Aaaaah, Spring!

By on April 5, 2011

Wow!  Is it already April?  For those of you that stopped by for our “How Sweet IT Is” and Eco themes in March—Thank You!  We found so many great new companies to bring your way as well as some old faves.  Some of the giveaways and discount codes are still active…so what are you waiting for?  In other news, [...]

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PBS KIDS® Celebrates Dr. Seuss’ Birthday with ‘THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!’ Marathon on March 2

By on February 24, 2011

PBS Kids and Dr. Suess! What an awesome combination. Many of us grew up watching PBS programming and reading Dr. Seuss titles as children. Now we can share and celebrate our experiences with our children. March 2 is Dr. Seuss’s (Theodor Seuss Geisel) birthday. He would’ve been 107 this year! Tune into your local PBS [...]

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IT Baby Sleeps: HALO SleepSack Review & Giveaway

By on November 15, 2010

Last month was SIDS Awareness month.  We posted a list of tips to follow to help keep your baby safe (list provided by Halo Innovations).  Halo also kindly sent us their Velboa SleepSack wearable blanket in Mocha to review. I think wearable blankets are a great idea.  They are safer than regular blankets because they will [...]

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