Is My Child Speech Delayed?

Want read the rest of what I went through with my 6 year old? Check out my article I posted on Chrysanthemoms. If you think your child may be speech delayed please read this article. It's about the steps I took to get my daughter the help she needed.

*NOTE* Something I forgot to mention in my article is that not all kids will outgrow their speech delay. Depending on what their delay is (ex. stuttering) it can get worse as they get older.

Also here are a few tips that we found very helpful.

Have him blow bubbles or through a little plastic kazoo. This helps strengthening his mouth muscles.

Use flash cards and make games out of them. Say if you have a pic of a balloon, cat, and person you can ask him which one flies in the sky?

Both are more play to him, but actually he's learning and practicing his sounds.

Don't make him repeat things over and over. If my daughter says something not clear I will repeat it slowly (I found that some sounds when I talk fast sound similar to her) and then ask her to say it again. If it's still not clear I will say it again, but then drop it. Asking them to do it over an over frustrates them.

Happy Birthday 6th Miss K!

Memorial Day Sale!

If you're like me you dread going to the stores with all the holiday traffic. Not to mention how crowded the stores are and the long lines. By the time I pay for gas I spend any savings I would have received at the stores. No thank you! I prefer to shop online and be done in a matter of minutes and then enjoy this beautiful weather we have today outside with my hubby and 2 girls.

So in the spirit of Memorial Day over at my STORE everything is 10% off. Sale ends tomorrow at 11:59pm EST. For orders $25 and over enter code MEMORIALDAY08 at checkout to also receive FREE SHIPPING!

Have a Safe and Happy Memorial Day!

Bracelet Contest

My fried Lisa from My Colorful Traesures is having a giveaway for a free 4th of July kids bracelet. It is so cute! All you have to do is visit her store HERE and enter your name and e-mail address in the form. Contest ends June 22nd so what are you waiting for hurry up and go enter. As an owner of several of her braclelets and earrings I can tell you will LOVE her designs!

Winner of by Kim Lane Designs purse was Tami. She choose the Black Paisley Bamboo Mini. Congratulations Tami!

by Kim Lane Designs Purse Giveaway

In honor of Mother's Day I am having a giveaway for a free by Kim Lane Designs Purse. All you have to do is pop over to my store by clicking HERE and HERE and let me know which by Kim Lane Designs purse is your favorite. Due to receiving many entries in the past without e-mail addresses you must enter your e-mail address in the post or it will not count. Please enter like this:
info at littlepiddles dot com

NOTE: Black paisley pattern bamboo mini as pictured is not on site, but is available. All by Kim Lane Design purses will say that in title description. Please comment on your favorite by Kim Lane Designs purse only:)

No blog required, just a valid e-mail address. Any duplicate entries will be deleted. If you mention this on your blog let me know or sign up for my Newsletter to receive an e-mail for future giveaways you will also recieve an extra entry. If there is something you'd like to see offered as a future giveaway let me know. Giveaway ends May 16th at 11:59pm. I will post winner's name as well as contact them through e-mail. Winner must respond within 4 days of e-mail.

From now till May 31st enter code MOM08 during checkout to receive 15% OFF all orders.


Organic Onesie winner was...Heidi...Congratulations!

New Design!

So what do you think of my new revamped site? I LOVE IT! I have been so bored with my blog design since day one. I switched it to a different template to attempt to spice things up, but no such luck. I found this great site called Retro Designz which is owned by a fellow Mom Packer. She asked if I had any ideas on what I wanted and I mentioned a few colors and she created everything I wanted and then some. I am so thrilled to finally have a fun looking blog! I much rather be Exotic Evie then Plain Jane...hehehe! So if you need a new website or blog design check out Retro Designz and you can get a fun design like me.

Earth Day Giveaway

In honor of Earth Day I am having a giveaway for a free Organic Onesie. There are 10 styles to choose from. All you have to do is pop over to my store by clicking HERE and let me know which organic onesie is your favorite. Due to receiving many entries in the past without e-mail addresses you must enter your e-mail address in the post or it will not count. Please enter like this:
info at littlepiddles dot com

No blog required, just a valid e-mail address. Any duplicate entries will be deleted. If you mention this on your blog let me know or sign up for my Newsletter to receive an e-mail for future giveaways you will also recieve an extra entry. If there is something you'd like to see offered as a future giveaway let me know. Giveaway ends April 25th at 11:59pm. I will post winner's name as well as contact them through e-mail. Winner must respond within 4 days of e-mail.

From now till April 28th enter code EARTHDAY during checkout to receive 15% OFF all orders. Remember Mother's Day is only a few weeks away!