Posted by Theme Park Mom on November 15, 2010 | No Comments
Underwriters Laboratories – those folks behind the “UL” label on a lot of household products – work overtime on holiday lights. The holidays are such a fun time of year, but the lights we use to decorate our homes inside and out represent a very real fire risk. I met with UL this summer in [...]
Posted by Theme Park Mom on October 5, 2010 | 1 Comment
Do you have kitchen envy? I know I do. When I walk into certain kitchens owned by my friends and family, I start thinking about how wonderful it would be to cook there – with shiny new appliances, and plenty of counter space and cabinets. In fact, one of the greatest injustices in my life [...]
Posted by Theme Park Mom on September 13, 2010 | 55 Comments
Our school supply shopping may be done, but the snack shopping continues all year. I remember my mom fixing us Totino’s Pizza Rolls as a snack when I was a kid, and my daughter loves them just like I did. Now, Totino’s products, including Party Pizzas and Pizza Rolls, have Box Tops for Education on [...]
Posted by Theme Park Mom on September 13, 2010 | 1 Comment
The 8th Annual Global Peace Film Festival runs Sept. 21-26 in Orlando. More than 35 films that celebrate messages of peace and environmentalism will be screened this year at five venues. Today only, you can get an all-access pass to the festival for $49. This pass usually sells for $99. It allows you into everything [...]
Posted by Theme Park Mom on September 9, 2010 | No Comments
Today’s Orlando Groupon deal is $10 for $20 worth of food and drink at four Orlando-area Beef O’ Brady’s locations. If you haven’t been to Beef O’ Brady’s, it’s a sports bar with a family-friendly atmosphere. My family enjoys the burgers there, and my husband LOVES the wings. Find Today’s Daily Deal on the Best [...]
Posted by Theme Park Mom on September 8, 2010 | No Comments
OK, so today’s Orlando Groupon is really, really cool! $37 gets you a windtunnel flight at iFLY Orlando. You will spend about an hour at the facility, taking a 15-minute class and then taking turns with your group in the windtunnel. You’ll get two, one-minute rotations – Groupon says the amount of air time you [...]