I received product for review, but all opinions are very much my own.

Summer is a time for fun, swimming, popsicles, and play, but for some of us it is also a time we worry about the hard work during the school year slipping away. It’s so nice to have the kids have time from free play and using their imagination. What if it could be so easy to also keep up their reading skills and maybe even improve them over the summer?!

So you probably want to know what it is huh? It’s called Reading Kingdom and it’s been great!

First thing, it has your child take a little quiz to see what level they are on and what areas they need extra help with. I love that it personalized the program based on each child.

Not only has it kept my little guy sounding things out and improving his sight reading and letter recognition, but it has helped him learn where the letters are on the keyboard which in this day and age is basically an essential life skill.

For instance, in this activity he was to find the one that could make the word girls and type the letters to complete the word. (To give you a frame of reference on level, he is going in to kindergarten.)

After each session it gives them a reward in their passport. It also keeps track of their progress in each area and how far they are in each level on an easy to read dashboard so you can keep tabs on how they are doing.

I love that it is super easy, he loves that it is like another computer game. Really it has been a win, win.

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.

I am one of those people who shops directly from people’s wish lists and registries. It’s kind of a given for me, if they are going to go to the trouble to say exactly what they like why would I not use it? That’s why I was excited when I found this new site called Ziftit.



Ziftit was designed to make the shopping process enjoyable and easy while eliminating the guesswork out of gift giving. You can search trending gifts or add a Ziftit button to your navigation bar so you can add items from other websites to your Zift list! Now that’s speaking my language. Members can share their Zift (Gift) List of desired items with their loved ones through Facebook, Twitter, and email. For example, here is a list I created around the time of my birthday.

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Have you ever been the purchaser of a group gift, never saw the cash from the rest of the group and don’t want to harass them about it so you just eat it? We’ve all been there. Ziftit makes it possible for multiple people to go in on a gift by adding funds to that gift! No more scrambling or passing cash around.

I also love the event feature! You can create invite friends and attach a Ziftlist directly to the event. Imagine the possibilities for baby/bridal showers! I created an event for my husband’s birthday coming up this week.



Oh, how I love having options. Check it out for yourself.

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I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.