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Hello mommies,

Here, you’ll find an index of all our journalistic articles about different topics concerning mom life and kids’ toys and activities. Have fun perusing our library! If you’re looking for a topic you’d like us to cover and can’t find it, please contact us through the contact form, and I might write it for you.


  1. All about friendships, relationships, partnerships, and love: What’s it like to…
  • … spend your honeymoon in Hawaii?
  • … survive an inland derecho?
  • … lose your father?
  • … build an experimental airplane?
  • … find your husband’s secret poems?
  • … celebrate Valentine’s Day in the NICU?

2.1 All about pregnancy, motherhood, and parenting: What’s it like to…

  • … have a baby shower?
  • … do IVF?
  • … have a preemie?
  • … have an IUGR baby?
  • … be a NICU mom?
  • … to have a visitor in the NICU?
  • … be a mom over 40?
  • … set up your nursery?
  • … have inguinal hernia repair done for your baby?
  • … wear breast milk jewelry?
  • … have a 1st birthday cake-smashing party?
  • … hire a nanny?
  • … baptize your baby?
  • … get your baby a haircut?

2.2 All about Toddler, Preschooler, and Gradeschooler Activities and Trips: What’s it like to…

  • … do pretend play on the Mall’s ride-on cars?
  • … go to the funfair with your toddler?
  • … entertain your tot with bubble wrap, cardboard, and foam mesh sleeves?
  • … play in teepees in the forest with a toddler?
  • … ride the John Deere tractor go-kart?
  • … climb with your kiddo?
  • … take your kid to the elections?
  • … go on the Jumping Spider with your toddler?
  • … make chestnut animals with your toddler?
  • … explore a real fire engine with your toddler?
  • … train on exercisers with your kid?
  • … ride on a toy helicopter?
  • … carve a pumpkin with your toddler?
  • … build a snowman with your child?
  • … have Saint Nicholas visit your toddler?
  • … bake Christmas cookies with a toddler?
  • … celebrate Saint Nicholas Day in Germany?
  • … go to a German Christmas Market?
  • … take your tot to the car repair place?
  • … play Starbucks barista with your preschooler?
  • … play doctor with your son?
  • … play at the sand and water park?
  • … take your kid to Kinderland GeckoFun?
  • … visit Legoland with a preschooler?
  • … explore the nature adventure trail in Landschaftspark Rheinbogen?
  • … climb on the Hoplop indoor playground in Cologne?
  • … visit the Irrland amusement park in Kevelaer?
  • … 12 cool things to do in Irrland amusement park in Kevelaer
  • … watch the fire act at Project Circus Proscho?
  • … play on the splash pad in the Landschaftspark in Monheim?
  • … go to the forest pool in the city of Hilden?
  • … climb the high ropes course at Oki Doki?
  • … go to the fall festival?
  • … go to the Christmas Market at Castle Grunewald in Solingen?
  • … go to the Hugodrom Indoor Playground in Remscheid?
  • … go to Tiki Kinderland Indoor Playground in Solingen?
  • … celebrate a kid’s birthday at the Oki Doki indoor playground?
  • … Meet a Waitressing Robot in a Chinese Restaurant?
  • … go to the playground Engelsberger Hof in Solingen?
  • … go to a bouncy castle festival?
  • … get a visit from Saint Nick on December 6th?
  • … play with LEGO at the Megabricks Store?
  • … Go to a German Carnival Parade in the Rhineland?
  • … Visit the New Megabricks Location in Monheim?

3. All about animals: What’s it like to…

  • … raise a puppy?
  • … adopt a shelter dog?
  • … breed leopard geckos?
  • … vend at reptile shows?
  • … keep African Fat-Tailed Geckos?
  • … raise crested geckos?
  • … keep gargoyle geckos as pets?
  • … keep a Mainland Chahoua Gecko?
  • … keep bearded dragons?
  • … keep mossy leaf-tailed geckos?
  • … keep a hybrid gecko?
  • … get a lost dog back to its owners?
  • … rescue a kitten?
  • … get guinea pigs from the shelter?
  • … neuter a stray cat?
  • … establish and maintain an aquarium?
  • … visit the Duesseldorf Aqua Zoo with your toddler?
  • … find a lime hawk moth caterpillar?
  • … go to the wild animal park with your toddler?
  • … observe the otters at the animal park with a toddler?
  • … get to feed the fish in a pet store?
  • … visit the Wuppertal Zoo?
  • … see the real llama llama red pajama?
  • … make friends with a porcupine?
  • … visit the baby goats in the Wildpark?
  • … visit the European wildcat at the Animal Park?
  • … visit SeaLife with a preschooler?
  • … visit the Solingen bird- and animal park?
  • … visit the albino deer at Fauna park in Solingen?
  • … learn about Patron, the Ukrainian sapper dog?
  • … hold a snake at Circus Florida?
  • … visit the Duisburg Zoo?
  • … visit the Cologne Zoo and ride in a gondola over the Rhine River?
  • … visit Circus Traber?
  • … visit the Aquazoo in Duesseldorf?
  • … watch the cranes fly south?
  • … visit the Dortmund Zoo?
  • … get a golden hamster for a grade school kid?
  • … feed your golden hamster?
  • … feed a golden hamster yogurt?
  • … visit the aquarium in the Cologne Zoo?
  • … how to replace a dead golden hamster with a substitute for a grieving kid?
  • … feed a new golden hamster?

4. All about education, teaching, and learning: What’s it like to…

  • … take belfies (breast-feeding selfies) in the NICU?
  • … how to create pictures with artificial intelligence?
  • … make a shadow box with your baby’s hospital items?
  • … live the Montessori Way?
  • … make hyperbolic tilings of images?
  • … make beautiful baby pics with kaleidoscope app?
  • … do Early Intervention?
  • … raise your child with classical music?
  • … bake with a toddler?
  • … bake a Very Hungry Caterpillar cake?
  • … visit the dinos in the Naturkundemuseum in Münster?
  • … drive through a gantry car wash in Germany?
  • … feed chickens with a toddler?
  • … create a floor mat for daycare as farewell present?
  • … be a student athlete in former Socialist East Germany?
  • … get a Tonie Box and Tonies for your Kid?
  • … get Tonies for the Toniebox before Price Hike?
  • … do arts and crafts with polymer clay with a toddler?
  • … follow the Learning Path on ABCmouse with your preschooler?
  • … have a son who loves pink glitter?
  • … take your son to an art gallery?
  • … touch the dinos at the Jurassic Live Show?
  • … take your preschooler to a circus?
  • … visit Legoland with a preschooler?
  • … color Easter eggs with the Magic Egg Decorator that plays Christmas music?
  • … go sight-seeing in Cologne with a preschooler?
  • … visit the Gasometer in Oberhausen with a preschooler?
  • … attend the medieval festival in Witten with a preschooler?
  • … go to a railway construction fair?
  • … attend the Siegfried Spectacle in Xanten?
  • … go ice-skating at the Christmas Market in Monheim?
  • … go to judo class?
  • … visit a dripstone cave?
  • … visit the Galileum in the city of Solingen?
  • … visit the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann?
  • … visit an interactive drop forge industrial museum?
  • … go to the fire department’s open house?
  • … care for a carnivorous plant?
  • … try out a tamping simulator on Tag der Schiene?
  • … go to a precious stone fair?
  • … bake edible chestnuts?
  • … watching the fireworks on New Year’s Eve?
  • … observe specimen under a student microscope?
  • … go hiking and determine plants with the PlantNet app?
  • … observe insects in amber under a microscope?
  • … search for fossils in the quarry Hohenlimburg?
  • … hold an American Eagle at the falconry in Remscheid?
  • … publish an e-book with Lulu Self-Publishing?

5. All About Finances: What’s it like to….

  • … work for a railroad track maintenance training academy?
  • … invest in health care stocks for your child?
  • … buy lithium shares for your child?
  • … have a tenant?
  • … invest in green energy shares for your child?


6. All about Our Travels: What’s it like to….

  • … go sight-seeing in Cologne?
  • … celebrate carnival in the Rhineland?
  • … Visit Burg Castle in Solingen?
  • … Ride the Suspension Monorail in Wuppertal?
  • … Visit Castle Drachenburg and Ride the Drachenfelsbahn?
  • … Visit the Botanical Garden in Solingen?
  • … Go Swimming in the CaLevornia Outdoor Pool in Leverkusen?
  • … Hike Through NaturGut Ophoven in Leverkusen?
  • … Visit the Irrland Adventure Park in Kevelaer in 2024?


7. Guest Posts, Collaborations, and Interviews:

  • Interview with Joe Kubert from The Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, 04/29/2010
  • What’s it Like to Be a Single Mom? (by Shar)
  • What is American Homeschooling? (by Emily Sewell)
  • Raising a Toddler (by Chrissy Lyons, for Emily Sewell from Intentionally Well)
  • How To Get Kids To Read: Moms Share How They Encourage Reading (by Robin from A Dime Saved)
  • 2022 New Year’s Resolutions for Moms (contribution to round-up post by ThatMamaMckayla)
  • What’s it Like to be Diagnosed with Breast Cancer? (by Maria F.)
  • What’s it Like to Have a Hemithyroidectomy? (by Maria F.)
  • What’s it Like to Adopt a Baby? (available for commission; contact us through our contact form!)
  • What’s it Like to be an Army Mother? (available for commission; contact us through our contact form!)
  • What’s it Like to be a Twin Mom? (available for commission; contact us through our contact form!)
  • What’s it Like to Homeschool Your Kids? (available for commission; contact us through our contact form!)
  • What’s it Like to Have an Autistic Child? (available for commission; contact us through our contact form!

8. Product Reviews for Mommy:

  1. Pregnancy and Nursing Dress
  2. Pumping Bra
  3. Care.com to Hire a Nanny
  4. Nursing Rocking Chair
  5. Breast Milk Jewelry
  6. Baby Cam
  7. Nesting & Nursery
  8. Munchkin Baby Gate
  9. Reusable Menstruation Pads With Charcoal Bamboo Fiber
  10. Herbatint Permanent Hair Color
  11. Hudora City Scooter

9. Product Reviews for Baby:

  1. Fisher Price 2-in-1 Sit-to-Stand Activity Center
  2. Summer My Bath Seat (Aqua)
  3. Yookidoo Baby Bath Toy Submarine
  4. Fisher Price Deluxe Kick & Play Piano Gym & Maracas
  5. Carter’s Baby and Toddler Clothes
  6. Angel Care Bath Support
  7. Emsco Group Infant Boggan Sled
  8. InCharacter Dinky Dragon Infant/Toddler Costume
  9. Evenflo Exersaucer Door Jumper
  10. Step2 Baby Swing
  11. Orange Fish Baby Pool
  12. Boppy Nursing Pillow
  13. Graco Blossom 6-in-1 Convertible High Chair (Sapphire)
  14. Fossil Dinosaur Rocker
  15. Felt Christmas Tree
  16. Fisher Price Little People Nativity Set


10. Product Reviews for Toddlers:

  1. Simplay3 Young Explorers Adventure Climber
  2. Little Tikes Cape Cottage Playhouse
  3. ECR4Kids Peek-A-Boo Caterpillar
  4. Brilliant Beginnings Ride-On Learning Train
  5. Little Tikes Turtle Round Sandbox
  6. Step2 Whisper Ride II Ride On Push Car
  7. Wooden Marble Run Kit
  8. Plastic Marble Run
  9. Step2 Dino Dig Sand & Water Table
  10. LBN Tot Crawl Climb Pirate Ship
  11. Wooden Horse Swing
  12. Step2 Neat and Tidy Cottage Playhouse
  13. Yookidoo Baby Bath Toy Float N Fill Spout Bathtub Magical Kids Toy
  14. Hape Wooden Babydoll Stroller
  15. Jeep Cherokee Ride On Push Car
  16. Pink Minnie Mouse Ride-On Plane
  17. Basketball Hoop set, 3 in 1
  18. Splash n’ Fun Gopher Smash Splash Mat
  19. Aqueon Betta Castle Kit
  20. Paw Patrol Roller Skates
  21. Inflatable Pool With 2 Seats
  22. Giant Pool With Bench
  23. Push Trike With Conversion
  24. Ride-On Digger
  25. Balancing Bike
  26. Peppa Pig Pool
  27. Toddler Slide and Rocker
  28. Short Sleeve Toddler Swimsuit
  29. Great Pretenders Toddler Dragon Cape
  30. DreamWorks Dragons With Light, Sound, And Projectiles
  31. Pikler Triangle, Arch, and Ramp
  32. Dinosaur Race Track
  33. Kerplunk
  34. Bubble-Making Lawnmower
  35. X Shot Hydro Hurricane Water Gun
  36. Bowling Set for Toddlers
  37. Race Track Cars With LED
  38. Fisher-Price Little People Work Together Construction Set
  39. Playdough
  40. John Deere Tractor Go-Kart
  41. Banana Blast (Banana Joe in Germany)
  42. Trihorse Wooden Ball Track
  43. Plush Rocking Horse
  44. Slime
  45. Radio Flyer Inchworm Ride-On Toy
  46. Lego Duplo Jurassic World
  47. Toy Kitchen & Accessories
  48. Mega Bloks First Builders Build ‘n Learn Table
  49. Dinosaur Sweaters for Tots
  50. Toddler Dino Pants for Fall
  51. Bristle Blocks
  52. Haba Wooden Marble Race Track Table
  53. Playdough Barber Shop Set
  54. Magnetic Building Blocks
  55. Lego Marble Run
  56. Mix and Match-a-Saurus by VTech
  57. Playmobil Advent Calendar Christmas Manger Yellow
  58. Matching Dino PJ’s
  59. T-Rex Slime Set from ALDI

11. Product Reviews for Preschoolers:

  1. Hot Wheels Toxic Gorilla Slam
  2. Hot Wheels City Robo T-Rex Ultimate Garage
  3. Playdough Cupcake Maker Set
  4. LEGO Jurassic World T-Rex Dinosaur Fossil Exhibition
  5. Hot Wheels City Color Shifters Sharkport Showdown
  6. The Paw Patrol Lookout Tower
  7. LEGO Ninjago Jay’s Thunder Dragon
  8. Pokemon and Pokeballs
  9. Mind Maze
  10. Hatch’em Dinosaur Egg
  11. Sonic the Hedgehog Costume for Halloween
  12. Pikachu Hat with Lights and Movable Ears
  13. Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Tiger Shark
  14. Hot Wheels Ultimate Garage with Shark
  15. Playmobil Knights’ Castle
  16. Bowser costume for carnival
  17. Hudora stunt scooter in orange with skull design
  18. Robber Hotzenplotz costume
  19. Hot Wheels Super Mario Bros. Jungle Kingdom race track
  20. Hot Wheels Corkscrew Crash Race Track
  21. Hot Wheels T-Rex City Attack
  22. Hot Wheels Crocodile Pizzeria
  23. Hot Wheels Dangerous Scorpion
  24. Vapor Volcano Train Track from Playland

12. Product Reviews for Grade Schoolers:

  1. Klutz Lego Gear Bots Science Activity Kit
  2. Playdough Dentist
  3. Orbeez Mixing Slime Kit
  4. Hot Wheels Mario Kart Track Set Deluxe
  5. Rainbow Friends Costume Blue
  6. Rainbow Friends Costume Green
  7. Bresser Junior Student Microscope
  8. STEM Toy SlitherBot by Clementoni
  9. LEGO Ninjago Final Flight of Destiny’s Bounty
  10. Catnap Smiling Critters Purple Halloween Costume


13. For those of you who are students or academic professionals and/or interested in research, check out my publications on GRIN:

Dissertation:

The “Universal Language” of Freemasonry. A Socio-Linguistic Study of an In-Group’s Means of Communication compared with Ritualistic Diction and Symbolism of “Profane” Fraternities, and a Survey of its General Applicability. (2003)

Master’s theses:

Die Präsentation der taubblinden Helen Keller in den Medien und ihre literarische Selbstdarstellung im Vergleich (1998)

Help-Seeking Avoidance in Language Arts High School Students and Teacher-Developed Counter-Methods (Action Research, 2007)

Academic papers:

Critical Analysis of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (2006)

Critical Analysis of August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars” (2006)

Railroad Lore and Mysticism in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” (2006)

“Fences” By August Wilson. A Critical Analysis (2006)

Critical Analysis of Joe Turner’s “Come And Gone” (2006)

East German teachers and students before and after the reunification. Challenges and problems (2010)

Socialism With an Un-Beautiful Face. Ideological Infiltration of Primary and Higher Education in the Former German Democratic Republic (2009)

Re-Education of a Surface Dysgraphia with a Visual Imagery Strategy. A Review (2009)

“Branding Bad Boys. Teachers’ Perceptions of Behaviour and How to Tackle Stereotyping Black Males (2007)

It’s One Less Plate That They’re Spinning.” Graphic Novels to Help Struggling Writers? Field Observations of a Struggling Writer’s Experiences. (2010, term paper)

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