Speekee Spanish for Kids Review + #Giveaway

About:

Speekee was founded in 2006 and has been building a reputation for quality Spanish learning ever since.

They recently created The Speekee Spanish Challenge, which is the most comprehensive Spanish learning program for children ever to appear online.

Speekee works for children between the ages of 2 and 11.

Review:

I took 4 years of Spanish in High School and loved it. I would love to have my son learn some Spanish because I think he’d really benefit from it. I was excited to be able to try out this program with my son and to blog about how he liked it.

Speekee Spanish uses a series of videos to introduce children to Spanish through songs, puppets, and skits. Each episode also has downloads to go along with the lesson.

While we haven’t gotten through the whole series, my son has started to learn a few Spanish words that he likes to use regularly. He thinks he’s “hot stuff” because he can speak some Spanish. I find this rather amusing. He does do a good job of learning the words through this program.

I think this program would be better suited for younger children (my son is 5), and less suited for older children as the older children will most likely not like how this program looks/works. They might not like the puppetry, etc.

My son doesn’t read too much yet so the subtitles in the program were not of any use to him, but they did help me to follow along better.  He was learning to say: I like, hot, cold, hello, and a few other of the easier words.

While the program does do a good job of teaching words to children, it doesn’t seem to really teach how to use the words in sentences. This program may do that; we just might not have gotten there yet.

Overall, this program is great for the younger children and does teach them various Spanish words. The younger kids seem to really enjoy this program and how it teaches.

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Kids Email at KidsEmail.org

About:

Safety features available with KidsEmail.com:

     You can allow children to only receive and send emails from those that are in their contact list

     You can email a copy of incoming and outgoing messages to the parent

     You can remove images within emails

     You can remove links within emails

     You can set it to only allow specific attachment types such as: images, pictures, video, mp3s, zip, pdf, word files, etc.

     You can approve or deny any email sent to children via the mail queue

     You can filter out offensive words found in incoming mail

     You can filter spam

     Kids can change out the look of their email with various fun templates- even older kids have options

     There is a simple mode for young children and an advanced mode for older chidren

     You can set time restrictions to limit days and times when kids can login (you can even set up grounding and punishment times)

     You can actually have incoming and outgoing mails forwarded to your personal email account

    

Review:

Let’s face it; kids are almost required to have an email address anymore. Teachers want children to email them assignments or to be able to email kids assignments; friends want to email each other, etc. Some kids just want to have an email address to say that they have one.

KidsEmail.org is very parent friendly and can be set up in less than ten minutes. I set up an account for my son in just a few minutes. I was happy to be able to choose from a wide array of safety features. I like having control of what he can or cannot do with this email account. I also like knowing I can be able to see what he is getting and what he is sending. I love how there are a variety of options that would be appropriate for different ages. I actually cannot think of any options that were not available that I would want to use.

Another awesome feature this program has is that it blocks ads from users. This is a huge deal when it concerns children. They do not need to see advertisements for weight loss products, sexual enhancement products, dating sites, etc. It won’t be there for them to see and that makes me feel much better about them having email.

Would you believe this program also has a GPS tracker? It is currently only available for Android devices via a mobile app, but it is a great feature that I am appreciative to have the option of using.

KidsEmail.org is a paid program, however considering the safety and options it provides, a few dollars a month is worth a sound mind! Currently, users may purchase a full annual subscription for $2.99/month billed at $38.95 for the year. You can choose from an @kidsemail.org or @kmail.org (better for those older children who want a more grown-up email address).

Overall I would highly recommend this program for anyone with kids needing email (which is most all kids anymore). This program is so easy to use and has so many options you can choose from in terms of keeping your kids safe. You don’t have to sit and worry about what they are seeing, getting or sending. You can be sure they are only getting what you are allowing them to get.

You can try this program for 30-days free with no obligation and no credit card. For more information you can check out KidsEmail.org

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Lullabylooza: '90s Alternative Goes Lullaby - JammyJams

About:

On Lullabylooza: ’90s Alternative Goes Lullaby,  Jammy Jams stage dives into the world of ’90s grunge and alternative music. Lullabylooza takes that dirty, crunchy sound and transforms it into soothing, relaxing lullabies to help you and your little one drift off to la la land.  From heavy hitters like Soundgarden, Nirvana and Stone Temple Pilots to the more melodic side of alternative like Oasis and The Cure…  Jammy Jams covers it all! When baby is restless in the middle of the night and those minutes seem to Creep by, make things Easy, and soothe your baby to sleep with the sounds of Jammy Jams.

Jammy Jams is a fun, modern twist on lullabies for parents who strive to create memories with their little ones while teaching them a thing or two about their own style. Soothing sounds of vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, piano, blocks and more performed and arranged by Jeff Bradford and Tim Phillips. Instrumental lullabies that will Hip-Hop, Pop and Rock your baby to sleep!

Track Listing:

1. Black Hole Sun (originally by Soundgarden)

2. Creep (originally by Stone Temple Pilots)

3. A Girl Like You (originally by Edwyn Collins)

4. Champagne Supernova (originally by Oasis)

5. In The Meantime (originally by Spacehog)

6. Friday I’m In Love (originally by The Cure)

7. Easy (as performed by Faith No More)

8. About A Girl (originally by Nirvana)

9. Possum Kingdom (originally by Toadies)

10. Bird Dream Of The Olympus Mons (originally by Pixies)

Review:

Lullabylooza: '90s Alternative Goes Lullaby by Jammy Jams takes the alternative songs from the 90’s and truns them into lullabies. I really thought that this was a clever and unique idea that I haven’t seen before. It’s a very unique and nice alternative to the same old lullabies.

Before I played the album, I had no idea what I was going to hear. I couldn’t imagine how you could turn those songs into a lullaby; I couldn’t imagine that would ever work. It worked, and it worked great. It was a great alternative to the same old lullabies you always hear. It has an oddly calming effect and is actually quite relaxing.

Of course I prefer the original renditions of the songs best, but for a calm and relaxing sound, this works amazingly well. This would be a great album to have if you have young children or even for yourself if you need calming music to help you sleep. That sounds strange, but it really is an interestingly calming sound that just relaxes you. You can hear the songs of the ‘90s in a new and unique way. While there are obviously no lyrics, it’s still amazing.

Obviously this album won’t be for everyone, but if you enjoy calming music to help you relax, this would work pretty well. It would also be appropriate for anyone with small children that wants a different kind of lullaby to listen to than the usual “twinkle twinkle”.

Overall, I really enjoyed relaxing to this music.

Visit Jammy Jams on:

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You can purchase this and other Jammy Jammy albums on:

iTunes, Amazon, or Bandcamp

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Rainbow Bandz Loom Refill Pack

About:

New Improved Highest Quality, Brightest Color Rainbow Band refills available.

The RAINBOW BANDZ refill pack comes with 5400 bands in 9 different bold, beautiful colors including Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Pink, Purple, Orange, Black and White. 100% Compatible with all loom kits.

The highest quality organic latex free materials used in manufacturing process. Greatly reduced smell via special airing process in manufacturing & bags designed with airing holes.

365 Day Money Back Guarantee - if you aren't happy for any reason you can get a full refund no questions asked or an additional pack sent out to you at no charge (your choice!).

Review:

When I first received this pack of refill bandz, I was shocked at how large the pack was! You get 5400 bands in 9 different colors. All of the colors were very vibrant and fun! The colors were neon yellow, black, neon pink, white, neon orange, blue, neon purple, red, and neon green.

I liked that all of the different colors were separated so as to not get all mixed together and hard to find. I like to sort out the colors so when I make a band (or whatever), I can easily pull out the colors I need or want. I also like that these bands have no rubbery smell at all! Most bands have a strong rubbery smell to them, these bands do not! They are also much better that regular bands in that they don’t break easily.  These bands are strong, sturdy, and have a very nice elasticity to them. They are really nice to work with. I am also very happy that they are latex free, non-toxic and lead-free.

These bands are compatible with any loom kit and are actually better than the bands that most kits include. I was really impressed with the quality of these bands.

The kids were very excited to start maing bracelets and one even made a necklace. The bright colors really made their art work pop. We were all very happy with these bands. They were also excited that they didn't break all the time like their other bands do. Overall, we had a great time with these bands!

You can get this very large pack of Rainbow Bandz on Amazon.com and you can visit Rainbow Bands on their website for more information.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.