Blog News: Vacation and Summer Schedule

Hello subscribers, visitors and followers!

The Moms Buzz is taking a little break from July 20 -  August 2. During that week period, there will be no publication of posts.

Starting July, 27 until August 31, the blog's Summer schedule will go into effect. During the Summer schedule, The Moms Buzz will not post on a daily basis, but rather a few posts per week.  Regular schedule will resume right after Labor Day Weekend!

Have a wonderful weekend and keep in touch!

- The Moms Buzz 

Cooking Tip: How to Serve Dessert

Dessert is one of people's favorite course of a meal. It is the ultimate flavor that wraps up a meal with pleasure and when you get creative and organized, it seems that everyone including you, enjoys it even more!  Here are 3 fun and practical tips on how to serve dessert:

Food Safety Picnics - 3 Basic Tips

Weather has been good this Summer, very little humidity without extreme hot temperatures as in past years.  This fabulous Summer weather has lent itself to picnics beyond the Spring season.

Preparing, serving and eating safe food is very important when on a picnic. We must constantly practice safe food handling to avoid illness, and especially, when the food will remain outside for a long time.  

Follow these 3 basic food safety tips and you will be ready enjoy a safe food picnic:

Exercise of the Month - Stretching for Flexibility

Expert fitness instructor, Ellen Yates, from N2Shape.com tell us about her recommended exercise of the month - stretching.  Yates defines flexibility and exposes the benefits of being flexible and how stretching and flexibility are key components for a well balanced fitness routine.

Save the Date. It is Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale!

Save the date for Nordstrom's famous anniversary sale that start this coming July 17th online and in store.  Special hourse will be held during the sale on July 17, 18 and 19!  Save it and save big!

- The Moms Buzz

Bridging the Digital Gap Between Parents and Teenagers

The importance of family internet safety education and etiquette is often overlooked by both kids and teenagers today. While most teens are more ahead of the curve than most parents when it comes to the internet, they may not have the knowledge to help keep them safe from online dangers and its potentially negative effects.

The Moms Buzz would love to introduce you to a new initiative by Girl Scouts called LMK (text-speak for “Let Me Know") which provides parents and girls with resources catering to both generations, and whose goal is to bridge the digital gap between parents and teenagers.

FREE Summertime Pizza Demo

If you and family are pizza lovers, your stop this weekend is at Sur La Table for a free summertime pizza demo!  No reservation is required, just show up and learn.

Learn the ins and outs of making home-made pizza.  Sur La Table chefs will show you how to make the yummiest pizza in town from scratch using only fresh ingredients. 

Join the fun at your local Sur La Table. The event is this Saturday, July 11 at 11 am, in every store nationwide.

- The Moms Buzz

Enjoy Every Ounce of Summer

It is important that we keep our children hydrated during the Summer, and specially more so, during those hot summer days.  Water is one of the best ways to stay healthy, hydrated and refreshed.  Remember the following facts about water:

Deal of the Week: ChildrensPlace.com

There is a Monster Sales at the ChildrensPlace.com and in-store as well.  Take an additional 30% off of already reduced merchandise!! No coupons needed when buying online or at the store.  Hurry to get the sizes you need!

- The Moms Buzz

Being Zit-Free Prevails over Facebook in Teenagers!

Those moms who have teenagers with acne know well how acne can affect their self-esteem. Teens with acne feel embarrassed, very self-conscious and experience shyness.

BCBG Summer Sandals at $58 - What a Deal!

The Moms Buzz, a shoe lover, thought it would be worth passing the buzz around about a great deal on summer sandals this week: BCBG is having this special summer promotion on its sandals for $58 for a limited time only! If you are looking for some summer sandals with metallic beads, leather straps, sexy, chic and flirty feminine, BCBG is where you want to shop this time. www.bcbg.com

Kids Won’t Listen? Try This!

 Often times, you feel you are talking to your kitchen wall when talking to your kids.  "[My] kids won't listen" is a typical thought moms have every day. Here is a nice advice to try by Dr. Thomas W. Phelan, author of the "1-2-3 Magic" discipline book series: 

Three Quick Tips on How to Survive Air Travel

These three quick tips on how to survive air travel are very appropriate when traveling with children and don't forget those packing tips for family travel from a previous post last month at The Moms Buzz.

Happy Fourth of July

The Moms Buzz wishes all my readers, visitors and followers a happy, fun and safe 4th of July!!

The Moms Buzz at the OBX!

Deal of the Week: Shopbop.com

This is a great deal if you like pricey items at great low prices.  Shopbop.com is offering an extra 25% already reduced all sale merchandise until today at 11:59 pm PDT.  This deal does not come by very often, so take a peek, you may luck out with a niece piece! Simply, use coupon code EXTRA25 at checkout. www.shopbop.com.

- The Moms Buzz

What is Nude Makeup? Bobbie Brown Defines It

Have you seen those women who look beautiful and so natural on makeup ads  And, also, those amazing palettes of nude colors makeup that when tried on, don't look so nude or natural on you? 

Recipe of the Week: Breadstick Snails

Photo Credit: Parents.com

Breadstick Snails is the recipe of the week that your children love making them with you and eating them too!  It is fun and so easy to make! This recipe will also stimulate and inspire your creativity at the kitchen!

Facts about 4th of July Celebration for Fun!

Here are some interesting facts about 4th of July celebration that would be nice to know for fun:

150 million hot dogs were estimated to have been consumed last Fourth of July!
31 towns in the U.S. have the word “Liberty” in their name!
14,000 public fireworks displays take place in the U.S. to celebrate the holiday!
25 copies of the Declaration of Independence are known to exist.

- The Moms Buzz