The Importance of Writing

Grandma’s Shoppe understands the importance of writing, the article “How to Help a Young Child Begin to Write”, discusses fun ways to engage your child in writing; write with sidewalk chalk or a bucket of water and a paintbrush to create letters on the sidewalk. Encourage your child to write a story on paper and read it back to you.

Grandma’s Shoppe is offering a 15% discount on our journals, and scribble pads. Each can be personalized with a child's name and fun design. Offer expires July 31.

Amount will be reimbursed after the purchase has been made. (not including shipping)

-Get your pens and pads out and start creating!
Robin

Buddhi Wear's Amazing Sale

I just became aware of this amazing offer and wanted to let you know about it!

Buddi Wear is having a huge Sale

30% off!

Don't forget that Father's Day is around the corner.
Stock up on gifts for yourself or others. Eco-friendly apparel for those that enjoy yoga, pilates, fitness, energy healing/reiki, the environment, and all things positive
Want to wear the softest most comfortable clothes on the planet?
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A tree is planted for every garment sold!
BuddhiWear offers a line of fun and fashionable organic clothing for women, men, children, and babies.

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Coupon valid on new purchases only. NOT valid on prior purchases, exchanges, or returns. Coupon is valid on new in-stock retail sales purchases only.

The Truth About OCD

Often a family realizes that their child isn't acting the same. Something just doesn't seem right. Perhaps they are having difficulty sleeping or having trouble getting up in the morning to go to school. Maybe a task that used to be simple has become very time consuming and stressful.

Some of these changes may be subtle and almost unnoticeable yet others may be very distinct. Most young children and teens won't discuss the problems that they are experiencing. They may not even be aware of what's happening and why they are having difficulty doing things that were simple just a few weeks or days ago.

My teenage daughter Lauren, wrote, edited, and produced a video called The Truth About OCD. It highlights some situations that your child or someone that you know may be going through.

In the documentary, teenage actors reveal events that are making their lives difficult. A therapist that specializes in OCD and anxiety disorders also comments throughout the film.

This film has a lot of helpful and hopeful information in it.

Please leave a comment for Lauren, she'd love to hear from you!
If you'd like to post these videos on your blog just e-mail us.
The Truth About OCD Part One
The Truth About OCD Part Two

Robin

There's no Sweeter Way to Celebrate a Holiday!

The Quest For The Perfect Blog

I found a great blog called "Let's Bake Cookies, Your Cookie and Baking Decorating Source ". For those that love to bake or aspire to become a great baker, take a look at this blog. It has lots of recipes, photographs and "how to explanations and videos" It's also filled with fun cookie trivia such as, What is a cookie and where did it come from?, Oreo cookie trivia, Cookie Monster info. and more.

Darlene provides Grandma's Shoppe with the most beautiful and delicious cookies. A lot of love go into every single cookie that Darlene bakes.

This Mother's Day we surprised our children's Grandma's with Darlene's floral cookie bouquet. Wow were they surprised when they opened the floral box and instead of flowers it was filled with the most gorgeous cookies they had ever seen. Yes, too pretty to eat but they did break down and eat them..amazing!!

My dad took the cookies out of the floral box and did what he does best...photographed them!

Looking for a special shape or theme? Email us at grandma@grandmasshoppe.com.

Robin

"Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist"

Last night the T.V. special, "Adventures of an Incurable Optimist" aired on ABC. Michael J. Fox talked to people from all over the world about "the nature of optimism" and talks about his ongoing battle with Parkinson's Disease.
What an encouraging and upbeat special. It's a must see!
This special aired for an hour. We follow Fox as he meets a variety of doctors who discuss the traits involved in being an optimist.Michael J. Fox says that the past 10 years have been his best years. One of his special achievements is The Michael J. Fox Foundation and all of the money and research that has occured over the past years.
During the special he spoke with Lance Armstrong.Lance Armstrong overcame cancer and started the "Livestrong" campaign. The yellow bracelets with "Livestrong" embossed on it was inspired by his struggle with cancer. He then met with Bonnie Hunt at Wrigley Field where he discusses individuals passions for the sport of baseball and there non-ending support of teams even if they haven't YET made it to the World-Series! He then traveled to the Himalayan nation of Bhutan where there main priority is happiness! The photographers were seen taking pictures of families and friends participating in events together, all smiling, giggling and very happy! It was inspirational to watch. He mentioned that even though he was hiking he didn't seem to need as much medication as usual. It had to do with happiness and feeling optimisitic. Having a mom with Parkinson's I know how stress can affect her tremor!
It was amazing watching Fox golf with Bill Murray. With very obvious tremors he continued to hit the golf ball. It was even a struggle for him to walk the golf course. "I'm a terrible golfer! But it's just so much fun to get out there,", maybe summing up his feel-good message when he adds, "Optimism isn't about hoping for the end result. I'm content to enjoy the hope, without needing to be assured of the outcome."
"Fox was qoted as saying, "I just need to express myself, because that's what I do. It's the only way I can live my life: to embrace the possibilities, instead of fear the realities.
"We've been scared for a while," he says. "Before the economy, it was the war and terrorism. And we reacted fearfully at first. But I think we're trying something new, now: It's not about duct-taping yourself inside your house. It's about opening your windows and seeing what's out there.
"In my own way, I'm cheerleading that."
Take a look at the ABC website to look at a clip of the special. Hopefully it will be shown in it's entirety on their website.
As you may know, Fox is also a best-selling author. His first book, Lucky Man, was published in 2002. A new memoir of the last eight years, Always Looking UpI'm also looking forward to reading his new book.
I'm looking forward to reading his new book!
Smiling and laughing,
Robin

Free Shipping on Grandma Rocks CD

In honor of Steals and Deals travel theme month of May, Steals and Deals is offering a Grandma Rocks CD Give-A-Way! Our song, "Are We There Yet" fit perfectly into their theme! It is a fun song for both adults and children. Click on the car to hear a clip of the song.

This is an excert from Steals and Deals Review:

Let me introduce you to Grandma's Shoppe. This shop was created by a daughter and mother and has "unique and practical items". I had the opportunity to sample one of their CD's, Grandma Rocks CD. It has swing to rap! I played it in my van for my kids and my 9 year old stopped what he was doing and started to laugh and said, "this is funny!" I too thought it was a fun CD. I appreciated the wide variety and thought the rapping was great!

Fun Fact:Read here to see how an Emmy award winner was involved!
Buy it':$12.99 at GrandmasShoppe.com

Win It:*Comment at Steals and Deals and tell tem what you like at Grandma's Shoppe!
This giveaway ends on 5/14/09.

ONE MORE BONUS!! FREE Shipping on the purchase of our Grandma Rocks CD. Purchase a Grandma Rocks CD in the month of May and write Steals and Deals in the comment section we'll reimburse the shipping after the purchase has been made (must be ordered by itself!!)

Happy May!
Robin

Is Mother's Day a Hallmark Holiday?

The Quest for the Perfect Blog

According to Wikipedia, "The modern Mother's Day holiday was created by Anna Jarvis as a day for each family to honor its mother and it's now celebrated on various days in many places around the world.This holiday is relatively modern, being created at the start of the 20th century,"

"In 1912, Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrases "second Sunday in May" and "Mother's Day", and created the Mother's Day International Association..."She was specific about the location of the apostrophe; it was to be a singular possessive, for each family to honour their mother,

not a plural possessive"commemorating all mothers in the world"

For some reason I always felt that Mother's Day was an invented Hallmark Holiday. Everytime there's another holiday my husband always remarks that it must be a marketing ploy created by Hallmark Cards, They must have needed another reason to sell cards!

I'm glad to see it is a real and deserving holiday. I always appreciate a reason to spend time with our family. It makes us slow down and appeciate each other. We usually spend the day with my parents. Most of the time is centered around eating and socializing.

I came upon a blog called, Briefcase Diva. It is written by Kelli Cllaypool and explores the joys of being a mom. Kelli has three children and can't imagine life without her children. ( I can relate to this completely!)

"The last 21-years have gone by so fast since I brought home my first babygirl.... I’m not supermom and I’ve certainly made mistakes along the way, however I’ve enjoyed every trial and error along the way. Plus, all three of my kids have turned out to be pretty good, so I’ve must have done something right."

She contiunes to discuss fun things to do with your children.
Every Mother’s Day, have a picture taken with your kids
Do something special with you and kids
Bake something together
Watch movies together

She ends with: "The best part of being is a mom are the hugs and the “I love you’s” for no particular reason other than just being Mom!"
Kelli, I totally agree,
Robin
http://www.grandmasshoppe.com/

Celebrate Mother's Day with Grandma's Shoppe

Pillbox $9.99

Mom Made That Give-A-Way Results

This Mother's Day Grandma's Shoppe has been busy! We've teamed up with some of our favorite blogs to help them make their Mother's Day Contests fun and successful. Mom Made That just ran a fun give-a-way and it was a huge success.

We donated a cute Grandma Rocks onesie t-shirt. The lucky winner is Leslie from Georgia.
Congratulations Leslie!!
Robin

Painter Mommy Teams up with Grandma's Shoppe for Another Great- Mother’s Day Giveaway

Giveaway Rules:
(Be sure to follow the rules!)
Main Rule - Go visit http://www.grandmasshoppe.com/ and let Painter Mommy know what your favorite item is from the store and why.

Here are several ways that you can earn extra entries, Leave a separate comment for each one.
1. Email 3 friends about this giveaway and comment about who you sent it to.
2. Subscribe to this blog (right sidebar)
3. Add my Button to your sidebar.? Here’s the code: (go to Painter Mommy for Code)
4. Go to my Nursery Murals and More Blog and subscribe via email (upper left sidebar) and come back here and comment that you did.
5. Twitter about the giveaway (copy & paste) @PainterMommy is giving away a matching T’s set for mom and baby from @grandmasshoppe http://tinyurl.com/ce2cha Comment to win! Pls RT

To receive a 10% discount on your purchase, enter “Painter Mommy” in a comment when you place your order and you will receive a 10% reimbursement after you place your order (not including shipping).

This giveaway ends: Wednesday, May 2nd

GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!! And Happy Mother’s Day!

Grandma Rocks CD Review and Give-A-Way

Grammy Janet's Place reviewed our Grandma Rocks CD and is offering one as a give-a-way~

ENDS: 5/7
Open: US
One winner will win a Grandma Rocks CD!!


HOW TO ENTER: Visit Grandma's Shoppe and let Grammy Janet know what item is your favorite. You may enter once a day by doing this, but please pick a different item each time.Additional Entries:Make a new comment post for each additional entry.

1. Subscribe to Grandma's Mailing List here - 2 extra entries, leave two comments
2. .Subscribe to Grammy Janet's Blog by feed or email
3. Grab Grammy Janet's button and post it on your blog, please post the link
4. Blog about this giveaway and post the link
5. Send a tweet to Twitter (include the link in your comment) - can be done daily
6. Follow Grammy Janet's Blog. Please make sure that you leave a working email address.I f you post anonymous, please remember that you must leave an email. Grammy Janet will use Randomizer.org to select the winner and will notify you by email. The winner must claim prize within 3 days.

Good Luck!!
Robin