The New LeapFrog LeapBand is Fit Made Fun!

*This post is sponsored by LeapFrog and CLIF Kid. I received free products but all opinions are my own. 

Over the years our family has enjoyed a great many children’s products from LeapFrog. I am a big fan nearly anything they make so I was excited to try out the brand new LeapBand from LeapFrog with my kiddos and their friends. The LeapBand is a little like a Fitbit for kids, and though I don’t use a fitness band like that I am a big believer in personal and family fitness! I have plenty of friends who love their FitBits so I was anxious to see how the kids would enjoy the LeapBands.

On Saturday, September 6th, we joined loads of other families in having a #FitMadeFun party. Our party was small because we did not want to overwhelm our newly adopted daughter with people, but it was super fun.

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The LeapBand is designed for kids ages 4 to 7, but my two year old loves it and the 10 year old had great fun with it as well. It is worn on the wrist and tracks movement so the kids earn “joules” with lots of activity. There are customizable pets that the kids get rewarded for taking care of and there are fun fitness challenges that inspire kids to get moving. We had the most fun with the challenges!

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The kids participated in the Fit Made Fun Record Breaking Challenge with ten minutes each of three different activities.  Here they are playing follow the leader and dancing like chickens! There were giggles galore.

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After several more planned activities such as a game called Frogs on the Lily Pads, the kids did some stretching to make sure no one was too sore or got injured.  We made sure they had plenty of water to stay hydrated on our super hot Texas afternoon.

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After all that exercise the kids had worked up quite an appetite, so they had snacks provided by Clif Kid. Clif Kid sent us three flavors of Zbar Protein bars to choose from, Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter Chocolate and Chocolate Mint.

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Rose and Nathan both loved their Zbars and I love the fact that they are full of nutritious ingredients and healthy.

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The kids seemed to love the new LeapFrog LeapBands. It has kept them busy with fun physical games for days. The digital pets are cute but it’s the challenges that really interest them, which is of course the same appeal that any adult fitness tracker has. I’m definitely in favor of anything that keeps kids up and moving.

I received free products in order to host the LeapFrog and CLIF Kid sponsored MommyParty. The opinions expressed here are my own.

 

The Bluebonnet Tradition

We have now lived in Texas for four years and with the exception of last year we have spent at least one day every spring hunting for bluebonnets. Last year’s crop was bad because of the drought but this year we had a bumper crop of gorgeous wildflowers. 

First let me show you a sample of the first two years. 
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Notice the carefully matched shirts. This year I did not put quite as much thought into the shirt colors, but I wanted it to be different than the previous years. I laid out some that were green and some that were blue and let my husband choose. He chose the green and I totally regret letting him choose. I threw the blue shirts in the car and you will see that they are far better for photos. I tried to leave early enough in the morning to not have crazy direct overhead sun, but alas it took me a long time of driving around Chappell Hill to find a suitable field not boxed in by fences. Hence the horrible contrasting shadows and highlights. Still, they are cute and it was a fun adventure. 
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My boys seriously have an awesome relationship. I hope it lasts forever.