For the moms that live in the Youngstown, Ohio area, I really have a treat for you!  Right at the Abundant Harvest Church in Austintown, All The Little Birds has some pretty awesome classes for parents and the little ones.  All The Little Birds is an Infant and Toddler program that encourages your baby or toddler’s love of music through singing, movement, sensory activities, and instrument play.  Your child will also be introduced to sign language using book, songs and rhymes.

For those that do not know, Colton and I are involved in a playgroup and one of the assistant organizers set up a class just for our group with Rachel from All The Little Birds.  When I learned of this class I was pretty much counting down the days because it seemed like something that Colton (and the twins) would really enjoy.  I always look forward to trying new things that I think Colton will enjoy. 

Rachel, the founder of All The Little Birds, put together a great program for the kids.  She kept us moving, dancing, singing, and (Colton’s Favorite) playing instruments for the whole sturctured part of the class.  Michael and Malena (Age 5) enjoyed the class too, Malena asked later that day, “The next time that you go back to that place, can I PLEASE go with you.”  And lucky for her All The Little Birds now has a Big Kids Musicians class that is perfect for her age. 

I have already signed Colton up for one of the Chirping Babies classes.  I think he is at an age where he will especially benefit the most from attending classes at All The Little Birds.  He is a toddler now, and most of our organized play is still like ‘we are going here, but you can still do what you want’, at All The Little Birds the Chirping Babies Class is broken into two sections.  The first 30 minutes are stuctured with songs and movement and the second 30 minutes is free play, where he can interact with other kids and play what he wants to.  For Colton it was hard for him to understand at first that he needed to sit in the circle and do what the other kids were doing, but Rachel did a great job at captivating him and he eventually joined in with the others (especially with the bubbles and the instruments). 

If you can’t tell, we had an AWESOME time at All The Little Birds and I am certainly looking forward to when the summer session starts.  The most memorable part of the class was when we were singing the “More Milk Please” song and Colton was walking inside the circle doing the sign for milk with both hands.  It was so funny because at that point I really didn’t think he was paying any attention to what Rachel was showing them, but he was!  I think I was more suprised because I have really started to slack with teaching him sign language now that he is talking, so I haven’t seen him do the sign for milk in probably 2+ months. 

All The Little Birds Summer Session starts in just a few weeks.  There are more classes and they are filling up quickly, so be sure to check out the available times and sign up HERE so your child’s spot is reserved. 

Chirping Babies / Stay & Play (Ages 0-36 Months)

Mondays June 13 – July 18
9:30am – 10:30am Spots Available!
10:45am – 11:45am (Full)

Tuesdays June 14 – July 19
10:30 – 11:30am (Full)

Saturdays June 18 – July 23
10:45am – 11:45am
Spots Available!

Big Kid Musicians (Ages 3 to 5)

Thursdays June 16 – July 21
10:00am – 11:00am
Spots Available!

I am sure you are also wondering where exactly all this fun is happening right?  It is all happening at the Abundant Harvest Church in Austintown:
Abundant Harvest Church
104 Idlewood Rd
Austintown, Ohio 44515
It is super easy to get to, and right off of Racoon Rd so I am sure you will be able to find it easily with GPS

And NOW for the Giveaway!  (Which by the way, I am going to be jealous of who ever wins)  All The Little Birds is giving away a 6 Class session to one lucky Jessica Loves to Save Money reader.  Entering is easy, just comment on this post with your entries.  One Comment= One Entry.  Please complete the mandatory entry first.  This giveaway is only open to NEW students.  Giveaway will end on 6/10, winner will be notified via email and have 48 hours to respond, “claiming” the prize (just letting me know that they accept). 

Mandatory Entry: Go to All The Little Birds and tell me which class you would like to sign your little one up for. 

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FTC Disclosure:  Many Thanks to All The Little Birds for providing a free class to my playgroup and the prize for the giveaway.  This is not a paid post, all opinions are 100% my own, honest opinions. 

Spring is headed our way and everyone loves to wear Crocs when the warm weather hits.  Crocs has a new line of shoes that will tone your upper and lower legs called Crocs Tone.  So now you can tone your legs and while wearing your stylish Crocs.  Crocs Tone are made of the traditional lightweight and odor-resisting, patented Croslite material as the original Crocs and they are super stylish.  

These super stylish shoes come in 4 styles in various colors:
Skylar Flip
Skylar Sandal
Skylar Clog
Skylar Flat

I got to try out the Sklar Flip, which will be great for summer and I really can’t wait!  The shoes are SUPER lightweight and while we still have snow on the ground I have been wearing them around the house since I got them and they are super comfortable.  The sole of the shoe is thicker and rounder than I expected, but that is the design of the shoe that tones my legs, I certainly can’t complain about that!  The Crocs Tone line is great and gets two thumbs up from me.  I really would like to buy the Skylar Flat, I think those would look super cute with Bramuda shorts OR Jeans. 

Have you checked out Croc’s Favebook Page?  If you haven’t you should   After you “Like” the Crocs Facebook Page yon can Check out how Crocs is Changing the Tone of Negative News Headlines to make them POSITIVE.  My favorite one is: “Wife Sues Man While She is Still Married to Him.”  And Crocs changed it to “Extremely Civil Married Couple finds innovative way to solve Marrital Problems”  LOVE IT!  LOL. 

Buy it:  You can purchase the new line of Crocs Tone Products starting at $44.99.  (I will tell you what,  I was a little :sticker shocked: by the price, but after actually getting the shoes and wearing them, they are totally worth the price.)

WIN IT!!  Crocs is giving ONE very lucky Jessica Loves to Save Money reader their very own pair of Crocs Tone shoes.  YOUR CHOICE of color and style. 

How to enter the giveaway:  Leave a comment below with your entry.  One comment = One Entry.  This giveaway will end on 3/9/11 at 10 PM EST.  Remember only the Mandatory Entry is required, all other entries are to “reward” those that want to do more.  The winner will have until 3/10/11 at 4 PM EST to respond (So please make sure you check your email promptly )

Mandatory Entry: Tell me which Style of Crocs Tone you will choose if you win. 

Extra Entries:
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 FTC Disclosure: Many thanks to Crocs for providing the product for review and prize for the giveaway.  This is not a paid post, all opinions are 100% my own, honest opinions.