As part of Mommyfest 2008, I’m posting a little intro about me for all the new people ( wave) …so we can get to know each other better. Don’t be shy now and leave a comment .
Hi there!
This is Melitsa Avila from Colorado. I’m a miltary wife and mother of two boys and one little person on the way. I work from home raising two smiley active boys. Originally from the UK, we’ve also lived in Italy for 5 years before stopping here in the US; hence the British English that pops up.
Play-activities started whilst I was in a small Italian village with one then two small children. To find out more about why I started this look here. Play-activities officially launched a year ago this month. Happy Birthday to Play-activities!
Play-activities is a weekly email of educational and fun play-activities for your under 5 child. The idea is to use everyday items from around the home and try a variety of activities not just crafts to have fun with your child. You can sign up or see a sample in the top right hand corner.
When I’m not busy playing around. 
I can be found listening to podcasts. I produce a roundup of parenting podcasts biweekly- or fortnightly as we say in the UK. There are so many podcasts out there that are unheard of but great. I hope you can dip in and find something you like, spread the word and please, please recommend to me.
I love reading and especially love multicultural children’s books and Barefoot books is a perfect fit for the kids and I. If you’re looking for good children’s stories and beautiful illustrations look no further.
I’m excited to be a part of Mommyfest 2008 and the chance to meet so many talented mommy bloggers.
First book giveaway tomorrow…………..
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May 11th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Nice to meet you!!! Play-activities sounds VERY interesting.
Hope you had a great Mother’s Day, and enjoy the blog party!
May 11th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
What a wonderful idea! I can definitely “hear” your accent in your post!!!
May 12th, 2008 at 12:35 am
Love your site!! I have a 5 1/2 year old daughter and am always looking for creative things to do with her!
May 12th, 2008 at 2:47 am
interesting ideas! happy mommyfest.
if you have time go drop by my blog http://www.momiespace.com/
thanks
May 12th, 2008 at 9:31 am
I can’t wait to see what you have coming up:) I hope you have a blast at Mommy Fest! Come check out our scavenger hunt today!
Crystal
http://chrysanthemoms.com
May 12th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Just dropping in from Mommyfest! It’s nice to meet you! If you have time this week, check out the MOTHER’S DAY BLOG BASH GIVEAWAY going on at notesfrommynest.blogspot.com…GIVEAWAYS from Serena & Lily, Hand Picked Pumpkin, Modern June, Silly Jilly Bean, Pink Lemonade Bags, My Pink Zebra Boutique, Kenarie’s and many more!
I’m also about to begin a new feature called “Coffee with…” that will put the spotlight on a new mom blogger each week. If you’re interested in being featured, check it out!
May 12th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Hi Melitsa - thanks for joining us at Mommyfest. Thanks also for visiting my blog and leaving me a comment. It’s fun getting to know you a bit more - did I already tell you that I really love your accent. I’m sure others will enjoy listening to our audio together at Mommyfest.
May 12th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Hi, it’s nice to meet you! My name is Tina aka mummifiedx5. I also joined the MommyFest blog party and I hope to see you at my Mummified Times Five blog!
May 12th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Hi, It’s so nice to meet you. I hope you come visit my blog and don’t forget to enter my contest.
Happy Blog Partying!
May 12th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Happy Birthday to Play-Activities! Keep moving forward! Congratulations on that new life coming soon.
Thank you for visiting me today Melitsa! Yes, my work is Smelly Fun!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Howdy from Mommyfest.
I’m Jenny. Great to meet you! I’m just dropping by to say hello. Great site you have here. Hope to see you stop by my site, The So Called Me sometime. I’d love to have you!
May 13th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
I am bookmarking your site. My website (ListPlanIt.com) is also celebrating its 1-year anniversary this month. My blog has not been around quite as long. Also, we are military though my husband is getting out of the Navy this summer. Back to civilian life. Great to meet you!
May 13th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Hi Melitsa,
Coming by from the Mommy Fest blog party. Nice to meet you and congrats on one year with Play Activities.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
HI Melissa! It is great to meet you. I don’t play Eve but my fiancee’ does!
May 14th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Hi, Melitsa. Thanks for stopping by. It’s nice to meet you. I gotta say, your blog is a real find. I’m signing up for the weekly email as soon as I’m done with this comment. Hope you’re having fun at the party.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Thank you for sharing your blog
I am really enjoying this blog fest !
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The almost always organized mom
May 15th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Thanks for stopping by BabyBlogAddict.com and leaving a comment. Great to meet you through MommyFest!
May 16th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Having fun at the party
May 16th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
I’ll have to listen to some of your podcasts sometimes. That seems like a lot of fun! Just stopping in from mommyfest! hope to see you around.
May 16th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
It’s so great to meet you in the Mommyfest Blog Party!
I hope to see you at my blog also. (I was a little late putting my site in the links, but you can go to The “Official” Heather Quarnstrom Blog.) Don’t forget to enter the contests while you’re there.
I hope you had a great Mother’s Day!
May 16th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Nice to meet you!! I love podcasts as well, but most of the parenting ones fell off the playlist because I get enough parenting at home. Mostly I listen to NPR and a some comedy/variety shows. I’ll check out your list too. Thanks for visiting at Mommyfest!
May 16th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Great looking blog. I’ll be sure to come back for a longer visit. Happy to meet you. Off to party some more. Hope you’ll join in my party too.