This Valentine's Day, spark your kids' creativity with these gifts!

I received these products from Mindware for review.

Playful Chef Chocolate Studio ($34.95):  A melting pot that is safe for kids to use.  It's cool to the touch, so there's no risk of your children burning themselves as they turn chocolate chips or chunks into velvety swirls of smooth, melted chocolate.  It features child safe temperature settings and a silicone lip.  Your children will make sweet, successful memories as they dip strawberries, pretzel sticks, and whatever else they can think of into the melted chocolate, creating delicious chocolate covered treats.  Recommended for ages 7 and up, the Playful Chef Chocolate Studio offers an introduction to the simple craft of confectionery.  It provides a sweet way to encourage an interest in science for kids.  Inside the box you will find the melting pot, 3 molds, a ladle, a spatula, dipping sticks and parchment sheets. 

 
Paint Your Own Expressions - Love ($25.95):  Make a statement that shows how much you care with high quality porcelain letters that you paint with your own creative touch!  A beautiful sentiment at any time of the year, this "LOVE" set is also a perfect gift for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Father's Day.  The accent porcelain heart provides a large space to paint and extra special picture, name or phrase.  Each porcelain piece measures 5" tall and the complete kit includes 12 paints and 2 brushes - one wide brush for quick coverage and one thin brush for creating details.  The instructions are filled with design tips and painting tricks for guaranteed beautiful results.  A final step of baking the porcelain will give it a more lasting finish.  (Note:  even after baking, the design is not permanent.  Dust with a dry cloth to clean.  This is recommended for ages 8 and up.

      
Paint Your Own Stepping Stone - Heart ($25.95):  This all weather stepping stone is ready to paint right out of the box, letting you skip the messy cement mixing and get right to the fun part:  decorating and personalizing!  It comes with a dozen vibrant paints to allow for endless creativity (mix, blend and add custom color accents).  Once you have your stepping stone painted, bake it in your oven for a long lasting, weather resistant finish.  You can display a single stepping stone or make a whole pathway to transform your garden, back yard or patio!  The kit includes a 10" x 9" cement stepping stone, 12 paints, a paint brush and instructions including a color planning template.  Recommended for ages 8 and over.  

Any and all of these products would make an excellent gift for you little Valentine.  It will spark their creativity as they create beautiful pieces of art and delicious and tasty treats.

Your Teen would love to receive this lipstick set!

I received this product from Avon for review.  Teens can be really hard to buy for on any gift occasion.  But this lipstick set will be a big hit with any teenage girl!

Any teenage girl would love to receive the So Many Kisses Lipstick Set.  You will need to order this from your Avon representative because it isn't available online.  But this cute little rose gold lip shaped tin holds a limited edition collection of 50 Avon True Color Nourishing Minis Listicks.  This is a $30 value!

  
The lip shaped tin measures 6.25" x 3 7/8" x 1 5/8.  It holds 50 small lipsticks that your teen will love mixing and matching to coordinate with her different outfits and moods.  

 
There are 5 each of the following shades:  Delicate Date, Raspberry Rosé, Black Cherry. Toasted Cashew, Dragonfruit Blush, Brown Sugar, Mellow Melon, Spring Lilac, Peony Blush and Candy Red.  This would be great for a young girl who is just beginning to use make up.  For an adult woman, it's a great way to try out some new shades without buying the full size lipsticks first.  Contact your Avon Representative to order your own So Many Kisses Lipstick Set.   

Your Valentine will love this Love Bracelet!

I received this product from Innovate Supplies (offered by their brand Amogha Collections) for review.  Your Valentine is sure to love this beautiful bracelet!  So if you are looking for a gift idea for a special lady in your life, please consider the Love Flower Bracelet.  It's available in two styles:  a heart shaped bracelet and an oval shaped bracelet. 

This Heart shaped Love Flower Bracelet is the perfect way to say "I love you" to your Valentine.  And with a price of $21.99, it is very affordable.  The hand made heart shaped pendant holds a real pressed flower encompassed by luminous crystal like rhinestones.  The pendant was specially handcrafted using an advanced technique of flower preservation.  A real orchid is encased in transparent resin.  The flower is in full bloom with all of its petals visible, symbolizing eternal love.  It has 4 round cut Cubic Zirconia stones on each side of the pendant.  The chain is a Rhodium Plated Brass Slider Chain.  It's nickel free and strong, yet light weight.  The smooth sliding buckle makes it easy to put on and take off and to adjust it to fit your wrist.  It will adjust to a circumference of 10.4 inches.  

   
The Oval shaped Love Flower Bracelet is also priced at $21.99.  The only real difference between this beautiful bracelet and the Heart shaped one is the shape of the pendant.  It is made with the same nickel free Rhodium Plated Brass Slider Chain, the round cut Cubic Zirconia stones and the pendant holds a real orchid flower encased in transparent resin.  Either style of this exquisite bracelet would be a well loved and much appreciated gift for the ladies in your life (wife, girlfriend, daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, friend, etc.).

These superfood smoothies are delicious!

I received these products from Everipe for review.  These pre-portioned, ready to blend superfood smoothies contain plant based nutrition and are delivered right to your door!  Clean eating is easy with these five delicious flavors.  Just pour the contents of the outer pouch and the contents of the superfood packet into a blender, add 1 cup of water (or your favorite milk) and 1 cup of ice.  Blend for at least 60 seconds to get the smoothest smoothie possible.  

These smoothies are plant based, dairy free and gluten free.  They are made with 100% real foods, with no added sugars or preservatives.  And they taste great!  All ingredients are freeze dried, so it won't spoil and won't take up valuable space in your freezer.  Each individual flavor is available for purchase in a 5 pack, but I got a Variety 5 pack that contained one single serving pack of each flavor.  You can purchase a 5 pack of 5 for $28.95.  The 5 delicious flavors available are as follows.

Strawberry Bonanza:  This classic flavor combination combines the delicious flavors a strawberries and bananas.  Make a smoothie with this power couple flavor and even your pickiest eater will love it.  

  
Cocoa Mojo:  When you make a Cocoa Mojo smoothie, it tastes like melted ice cream!  Rich dark cocoa is sweetened with bananas.  The almonds and superfood packet just makes it extra delicious!

 
Unbelievaberry:  Raspberries, blueberries and mulberries are combined for a triple threat of outstanding flavor.  Superfoods like hemp hearts, chia seeds and beet root powder are thrown in for a dash of wellness.

  
Pina Colossal:  This tropical blend of pineapple, banana and coconut gives this smoothie a fantastic island flavor that will transport your senses to the tropics.  Add the superfood packet to make it much healthier than the average pina colada.

  
Tropical Zing:  This is another tropical flavor.  This one combines the subtle zing of ginger and termeric with pineapple and mango to give you an immunity boosting smoothie that is the ultimate rejuvenator.  The superfood packet contains bee pollen, hemp hearts and chia seeds to add an extra kick of nutrients to keep you recharged.

You really should try all 5 of these flavors because they are all delicious.  My personal favorite is Strawberry Bonanza, but I honestly love them all!

Looking for a unique gift idea for your Valentine?

If you are looking for a unique gift idea for your Valentine, I'd like to suggest Bring My Song To Life.  They will create a completely customized song for you.  With customized lyrics and a fully produced recording.  You don't need any experience, knowledge or talent in songwriting or music, they will do it all for you.  You just tell them who the song is for, what you want it to be about and the occasion you're gifting it for.  This is not only a gift idea for Valentine's Day, it's great for any occasion...birthday, anniversary, job promotion, graduation...any occasion!  

To get your personalized song, you begin by choosing the package you want.  The "Nice and Simple" package is $99 and includes one instrument and vocals.  The "Small Band" package is $199 and includes three instruments and vocals.  And the "Full Band" package includes five instruments and vocals.  Once you choose your package, you fill out a form to let them know who the song is for, what the occasion is, the song genre you would like (you can also let them choose the genre if you prefer) and whether you prefer a male singer, a female singer or if you have no preference.  Then you fill in the box telling them what you want the song to be about.  The more details you can give them, the better they will be able to customize your lyrics.  

 
Once you have filled out and submitted the form, one of their songwriters will begin writing your lyrics.  They will incorporate as many of your details in the lyrics as they can.  If anything is unclear, or if they have any questions while writing your lyrics, they will contact you.  Once they have completed a draft of the lyrics, they will send it to you for approval.  You can request that changes be made if you're not completely satisfied with it.  Once you approve the lyrics, they will move on to the music.  

 
The Bring My Song To Life musicians will work out the melody and the instrumentation, putting music to the lyrics according to the package you chose.  You can request a genre and vocal type, or let them choose for you.  You can even mention reference songs if you have any that you want your song to be similar to.  Once they have worked out the medley and instrumentation, they will again submit it to you for approval.  This will be your last chance to request any changes because once you have approved it, they will begin mixing your master recording.

  
Once they have mixed the final version into a master recording, it will be uploaded to your personal story page.  You can download the file, stream the song and share it with your gift recipient.  You can write a personal message and upload photos to your story page as well.  This page will be hosted on their servers for as long as you want it to be.  You can also get a lyrics video with personal photos for an additional fee of $29 and/or a CD with customized artwork for $49!

You can see a sample Personal Story Page (including a sample song) HERE. 

I highly recommend Bring My Song To Life for a truly unique gift for some one special.  Everyone is very friendly, helpful and talented.  They are great at keeping in contact with you through each step, they thoroughly answer any questions you have and they listen to you when you make suggestions.  They really put in the time and effort to make sure you are 100% happy with the song they create for you.  And receiving a personalized song as a gift will leave your special some one feeling happy, amazed and truly extra special! 

These Lipglosses are shaped like little wine bottles and they are so cute!

I received these products from Hometown Hottie for review.  The CEO of Hometown Hottie is Cristy Guy, a small town girl who grew up on a farm.  She is an active makeup artist and stylist who works on commercials and world tours, with athletes and celebrities.  Now she has expanded into product developement, using her knowledge and formulas to bring the world a makeup line full of products that are very wearable and full of great color combinations.  

This adorable lip gloss that comes in tubes shaped like mini wine bottles is one of the wonderful products that Cristy has created.  They come in 5 long lasting colors and they are great at keeping your lips moisturized!  The colors are not overwhelming, the gloss is sheer with just a hint of color.  This makes it great for teens and tweens as well.  Each color is made up of sparkling pearls precisely blended into a velvety formula to give lips a luscious, high powered boost of shine.  The built in brush applicator makes it so easy to get flawless, sensational lips.  You can get your own Mini Wine Bottle shaped Lip Gloss for $23 each.  In shades of reds, pinks and plums, these glosses are perfect for Valentine's Day!  They look great alone, or applied over your favorite lipstick to give it an extra shine.  Check out the colors in the photos below.

 
KC Red Lip Gloss for sheer, glossy red lips that your sweetheart will find kissably irresistable.  

Mission Control Lip Gloss is another luscious sheer red gloss that will leave your lips shiny and kissable.

Trophy Wife Lip Gloss is a vibrant sheer red gloss that will look great on your lips.  Your sweetie won't be able to resist kissing you.  

Leawood Luxe Lip Gloss is a classy sheer gloss that is softer in tone.  This will give your lips a vulnerable, pouty look that just begs your guy to kiss them.   

P & L Plum Lip Gloss is a deeper, more sophisticated gloss.  Wear this for a fancy Valentine's Day dinner date and you're sure to get tons of kisses from your man!

These games are perfect as Valentine's Day gifts for Teens!

I received these games from Amigo Games for review.  If you have teen children, you may be wondering what you can give them for Valentine's Day.  Or perhaps they want to exchange Valentine's Day gifts with their friends.  The games listed below could be just what you are looking for!  They are all lots of fun and will provide hours of entertainment for any teen (and adults as well!).  Not just on Valentine's Day, but any time at all.  And they are great for family game night as well!  If you give them candy, it will just be eaten and then they'll be left empty handed once it's gone (not to mention the fact that all of that sugar is bad for them).  But they will enjoy playing these games indefinitely!  These games are available from most retailers.  You can use the STORE FINDER on the Amigo Games site to find a store near you.  They can also be found on Amazon.

Richard Garfield's Carnival of Monsters has a suggested retail price of $39.99.  It's recommended for ages 12 and over.  You need 2-5 people to play and the average game time is 45 minutes.  This game is made by Richard Garfield, the inventor of Magic The Gathering.  It's a deck building and set collecting game that has a unique and devious storyline.  It features the luscious custom artwork from famous gaming illustrators.

Can you build the most magnificent menagerie of monsters the realm has ever seen?  Explore magical lands brimming with exotic beasts, and try to capture the most impressive specimens to win the top award for your carnival.  But the monsters are not peaceful, so you will need to hire hunters to keep them from escaping before you can put them on display for your adoring public...and achieve your secret goals.  This masterful game is brimming with strategy and tons of fun.

Richard Garfield's Carnival of Monsters is made up of 82 Land Cards, 78 Monster Cards, 13 Staff Member Cards, 7 Season Cards, 21 Event Cards, 21 Secret Goal Cards, 17 Loan Cards, 60 Gold Coin Tokens, 15 Hunter Tokens, 3 Royal Hunter Dice, 5 Player Boards, 1 Main Board and Illustrated Instructions.  This game is so much fun, it's sure to be a big hit with your teens!

 

Ciub has a suggested retail price of $19.99.  It's recommended for ages 10 and over.  This is a 2-4 player game and the average game time is 45 minutes.  It's a fast moving strategy game that has just the right amount of chance built in. 

     
In this epic quest for the Opus Magnum, wizards invoke strategic powers and magic with every roll of the cubes.  They'll gain strength and perform feats of wizardry that even let them change their rolls as they compete to capture magic spells and earn valuable points.  But gaining strength is short lived, for they must relinquish cubes and start their quest anew each time they capture a spell.  And in a magical twist, capturing the Opus Magnum isn't always enough.  The player with the most points is the one to be crowned the Ruler of the Wizards.

Inside the box you will find 33 Spell Cards, 4 Player Mats, 4 Player Tokens, 7 Dice Summary Cards, 62 Magical Dice and the instructions.  Ciúb is a big hit with its fast pace and ever changing play.

Eye Sea has a retail price of $12.99 and is recommended for ages 10 and over.  You can have 2-10 players, so it's great to play when you have a large gathering.  And the average game time is only 15 minutes, so it's really quick.  Eye Sea is an excellent creative and lateral thinking game.

 
Players flip over nine cards, then combine any two to create a saying, phrase, movie title, word, song lyric, slogan...any well recognized combination of words.  For example: "Party Time", "Baby's Got Back", "The Hot Seat" and "Love Potion".  It's the game where players will love to "Brain Storm"!

Eye Sea is extremely portable and perfect to take along to family or friends' houses as you take turns hosting game night.  The game consists of 120 Picture Cards (that offer millions of possible connections) and the instructions.

These toeless socks give you that barefoot feeling with a non slip grip sole

I received these products from Tucketts for review.  Tucketts manufactures the only high performance grip socks for barefoot workouts that completely retain the barefoot sensations of connection, freedom, and balance, with the added comfort and stability of a grip sock.  They are available in many styles and colors.  

Tucketts Allegro Black Swan

These toeless socks are perfect for when you want the freedom and feel of barefoot, but need a little extra traction and grip.  They will work for so many activities.  My daughter wears them for her gymnastics and she loves them.  The grippers keep her feet from sliding as she runs, jumps and flips.  She says they are very comfortable, and her feet no longer slip out from under her.  They are perfect for both floor routines, and on the balance beam.

Tucketts Allegro Twinkle Navy

Tucketts Allegro high performance grip socks, are perfect for all barefoot exercises such as Yoga, Pilates, Barre, Martial Arts, Gymnastics, Dance and more.  The toe free style allows your toes to retain all sensation and engage your mind and body connection.  Your toes have the freedom to make balance adjustments, while our grips and elastic trim keep you feeling confident and stable.  They will keep your soles clean and dry for a comfortable workout experience.  The Allegro Collection is made from high quality, recycled cotton (70%  recycled cotton, 29% nylon, 1% spandex).  They are priced at $16 each, come in several different colors and one size fits most.

Tucketts Anklet Blue Effervescent

Tucketts innovative Anklet socks are great for all barefoot activities including Pilates, Yoga, Barre, Martial Arts and more.  They allow your toes to roam free while keeping your soles dry and clean.  This Anklet is designed with an anti slip grip sole and reliable arch support to help you feel confident and stable while exercising.  Tucketts are high quality socks that you will want to wear over and over again.  Available in a variety of colors and a retail price of $16. One size fits most.

Tucketts Anklet Classic Black

Anklet Socks For Men Twilight Sky

Tucketts Toeless Socks are not just for women and teens, they also have the available for MEN in two different colors!

Anklet Socks For Men Charcoal Macho

Just like the women's version, these men's socks will allow the man in your life to let his toew roam free while keeping his soles dry and clean.  These men's anklets are designed with an anti slip grip sole and reliable arch support to help him feel confident and stable while exercising.  They are priced at $16 each and come in one size for men.

Tucketts are high quality socks that you will want to wear over and over again.  Once you try them, you won't want to wear anything else on your feet when you exercise.  And trust me, you're going to have a hard time choosing your colors!  I know I did!  I love them all!