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When it comes to Easter, you think eggs, candy and Easter dinner…what about a delicious dessert to end the day with?! This is a cute little cake that would be great for serving at your Easter get together! These darling specialty cakes from GourmetGiftBaskets.com are the perfect treat to follow our traditional Easter dinner. They are moist and incredibly delicious! Measuring six inches across, the Easter Chick Cake is created with rich vanilla cake, topped with sweet yellow frosting, then hand decorated on top, and embellished with confetti sprinkles. Best of all, no baking required! The cake comes frozen and wrapped in cardboard and cellophane to keep everything held together till you can enjoy it. It didn’t take long for it to defrost and ready for us to enjoy!
Gourmet Gift Baskets also features a large selection of Easter baskets, gift baskets, gift towers, fruits, chocolates, wine and so much more. They’ll do all the baking, packaging, and the shipping, while you sit back and enjoy your company.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
Have you always been curious about the robotics world? Joined the robotics team in high school? Fess up, you know you’ve watched Ex Machina & Bicentennial Man & Terminator about a million and one times…and that’s okay because robotics is cool. What about how industrial robots work? You know, the kind of robots that work on assembly lines building other complex pieces of machinery? The kind you’ve seen on “How It’s Made”…
I love that mechanics and robotics are becoming more mainstream with the younger generation. My nephew is on his schools robotics team and competed in Houston this year…and now more companies like HEXBUG® are creating affordable robotics your kids can build and rebuild at home. The new line of VEX ROBOTICS by HEXBUG have my kids begging for more.
Now you can unlock the mystery behind these sophisticated robots by building one of your own! We received the VEX Robotics Robotic Arm – a completely functional construction kit inspired by real industrial robot arms – for a campaign with Best Buy and couldn’t wait to get putting together the 350+ pieces. This unique Robotic Arm is hand powered and can pick up and relocate items using four degrees of freedom and an articulated grabber hand. The whole crane can rotate 360 degrees, allowing this miniature robot to perform the complex actions of its real life counterpart.
Kids and robotics enthusiasts alike will have fun building this STEM-based kit that pays special attention to important scientific principals including gear reductions and power transfer through the robotic arm’s intricate gearing techniques.
While all the boys were interested in building this kit, I felt that my oldest would have the easiest time following the instructions and piecing together some of the smaller parts. We sat down together, I thought this would be a fun and educational experience for the both of us, and separated all the pieces into their groups to make it easier when searching for the piece needed. We didn’t really time it because we were enjoying ourselves, but it took about an hour to an hour and half to piece together…
Here is a snipit of our timelaps…I hope to have a full video up for you very soon!
HEXBUG® hopes to inspire future generations of engineers and designers by allowing them to explore this exciting field through the fun of hands-on creative play. I know my boys are already putting some more robotics on their Christmas lists!
I much prefer them using their brains and enjoying hands on play rather than the video games they normally gravitate to. I would highly recommend this product and hope to see all of your kiddos with their VEX ROBOTICS soon! Tag me on instagram @mysparklinglife & #TechToys so I can see their masterpieces!
The VEX Robotics Robotic Arm (PN 406-4202; MSRP $49.99) is complaint with CPSIA standards. Batteries not required. Ages: 8 years and up.

Jurassic World, the latest movie in Steven Spielberg’s popular Jurassic Park franchise, hit theaters with audiences eager to run with the dinosaurs once again.
With the film ranking in a jaw-dropping $1.5 billion worldwide, it’s not surprising that Universal Pictures has decided this sort of performance warrants another go. The studio announced that it has given the unnamed Jurassic World sequel a green light, the BBC reports. The movie, which is slated for 2018, will once again feature Chris Pratt, Executive Producer Steven Spielberg, and writer/director Colin Trevorrow.
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In honor of Disney’s release of the Disney Princess Movie Collection Films from the vault at the same time, I have teamed up with a great group of bloggers to offer you this amazing giveaway. We have the complete Disney Princess Movie Collection available for you to win. All of the following Disney Princess Films are out of the vault until October 17th. So hurry and enter to win below and make sure you pick up your copies before they go back in the vault.
Hosted By: Finding Sanity In Our Crazy Life
Co-Hosts : My UnEntitled Life, Arts, Crafts, and Family, and Raising 3 Savvy Ladies
1 Lucky Winner will receive the Disney Princess Movie Collection
Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Aladdin, Tangled, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Princess and The Frog, Brave, Pocahontas, Mulan, and Frozen
Disney Princess Movie Collection Giveaway
Giveaway runs from 9/26/16 – 10/10/16 at 11:59 PM. Co-hosts and participating bloggers are not responsible for prize fulfillment. Finding Sanity In Our Crazy Life is responsible for prize fulfillment and will send prize to the winner. Winner has 48 hours to claim their prize or a new winner will be drawn. Open to US residents only or must have a US mailing address.

If you remember I had the opportunity to meet the CEO of Pura Vida Tequila & Godsmack, as well as attend the Rockstar UpRoar Music Festival. If you haven’t read about my experience yet, you can read about it here. As part of this experience I also have the opportunity to review Pura Vida Tequila and create recipes using them.
Lets start with a meal that your family and friends will love: Tequila Lime Chicken Tacos! It’s easy to make and it’s delicious!
The chicken is marinated in a homemade tequila lime & cilantro marinade and then grilled. Simply top with cheese, cilantro leaves and garnish with a lime to squeeze over the whole thing.
Tequila Lime Chicken Tacos
3 Large Chicken Breasts
6 Limes
1 Bundle Fresh Cilantro
1/2 Cup of Pura Vida Tequila Silver
Salt
Pepper
Tortillas
Blend together Tequila, lime juice from 2 limes, salt & pepper to taste, & 1/4c of cilantro leaves
Place chicken breasts along with blended marinade into ziploc bag. Let marinade in fridge for 3 hours.
Take chicken out and grill on hot grill until done, usually around 20 min (10 min each side)
Cut chicken into strips
Enjoy with shredded cheese, cilantro leaves, & lime slices
For a different option, cut the chicken into strips before marinading and cook in a skillet or griddle.
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These tacos were made with Pura Vida Tequila Silver. Pura Vida Silver delivers pure agave flavor and unparalleled drinking pleasure when making your favorite cocktail or the ultimate margarita. But purists may prefer to simply savor its untarnished agave flavor on its own – unchilled and unadulterated. Aroma: Pure Blue Agave, mint, jasmine and laurel. Taste: Smooth taste of agave with a touch of thyme, jasmine flavor. The tequila has various Blue Agave elements with a slightly spicy smooth finish to it. Finish: Warm
Pura Vida, español for pure life or the good life, means living life to the fullest, pushing the limits of excitement, or, as far as your sense of adventure takes you.
Be sure to check out some of my other recipes utilizing other delish Pura Vida Tequilas
& Remember to ALWAYS drink responsibly!
Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored post.” The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to write it. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”