Kids love ice cream. And parents love cheap ice cream.

Honestly, taking the family out for ice cream treat has become a major investment as of late. A trip to Baskin & Robbins, Ben & Jerry’s or Carvel can easily run over twenty dollars. And forget about toppings.

Here is a little bit of advice for parents: It is a far better deal to get a tub from the grocery store and scoop it yourself. Even after you buy bags of candy, bottles of chocolate syrup, and anything else you need for an awesome sundae bar - you still come out ahead.

I know, sometimes the family just wants to go out. Well, this Saturday is the day to do it.  You can grab the children and head on down to your local Carvel for their customer appreciation day. Small soft serve cones are just 59 cents between 12 pm and 5 pm. And everyone gets a free Lil’ Rounder ice cream sandwich just for coming in.

Not a bad deal.

And thanks to Heather at Freebies 4 Mom for the info!

This construction utensil set is so cute - I just had to share. I wonder if the kids will stop playing with their peas long enough to eat them! Thanks to MomFinds for the smile!

Why raise the child when you can raise the chair? Here is a parenting tip that you won’t want to miss - Kaboost is a new spin on the old booster.

When children graduate from the high chair, they are usually not tall enough to sit in a regular “adult” size chair. When I was a kid, my parents solved this problem with a thick stack of phone books - eat dinner, make a phone call ….., I digress.

Kaboost vs. the “old fashioned” booster

Times changed and the booster seat became a common addition to households with toddlers. I found these booster seats to be a necessary evil. The booster itself was difficult to clean (think sticky fingers, messy spills, and crumbs - lots of crumbs). Also, the booster was a space hog. If you had a small kitchen or dining area, then seating was limited. If you had company over you would have to remove the booster to accommodate an adult (and you would have to make profuse apologies for the muck that you just knew was lurking under the seat).

Kaboost elimates this issue. By raising the whole chair, clean up is easy - no little crevices to deal with. The weight limit for Kaboost is a hefty 300 pounds, so many adults will be able to use the seat in pinch, without having to remove Kaboost first. (They will be sitting a bit higher up though. )

Kaboost makes toddlers feel like “big kids”

And then - the booster seat wars. This happens when the child decides he is too old for a booster and you know better. My kids were smart and removed the booster seat every chance they got creating an obstacle course on the kitchen floor.

With Kaboost, kids are actually sitting in the grown up chair. So they will probably forget that they are being “boosterized” (like that word?). And while Kaboost is easy for adults to set up, it is hard for little kids to remove - no more obstacle course.

Traveling with Kaboost

Remeber lugging around booster seats to grandma’s house or on vacation? Don’t remind me! Unlike traditional boosters - Kaboost is easy to travel with. It folds up easily, into a lightweigt package that won’t take too much luggage space.

Okay, what’s the downside of Kaboost? I can only see just one - no seatbelt. The youngest and wiggliest booster users will probably still need their traditional boosters if they need to be buckled in.

For more information about Kaboost visit Kaboost.com.

Photo by aol.com

Would you want to eat here? After reading this article at AOL, I am finding my local restaurant choices to be a bit boring.

I wonder if they have a children’s menu?