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10 year anniversary giveaway – Dilli Dalli ear locks!
One more giveaway for our anniversary. Head over to the blog and comment for a chance to win Dilli Dalli ear locks. 10 winners!
10 year anniversary giveaway – Stay Puts and Kids Bright Eyes frames!
Update March 30, 2018: Congratulations to our winners: Stay puts: Lisa Ramos, Alicia Burns, and Robin; and the winner of frames: Heidi Olson! Here’s another giveaway in celebration of our anniversary!! Kids Bright Eyes is giving away one free frame and 3- 4-packs of Stay Puts, so this giveaway has 4 winners! Kids Bright Eyes hasContinue reading “10 year anniversary giveaway – Stay Puts and Kids Bright Eyes frames!”
10 year anniversary Eye Power Kids Wear t-shirt giveaway!
Added 3/26/2018: This giveaway is now over, comments are closed. Congratulations to our winner, Muguet!!! Ready for another giveaway in honor of our 10 year anniversary? Eye Power Kid’s Wear is giving away a t-shirt in the design of the winner’s choice! [visual description: a boy and a girl, both wearing glasses. The boy is wearingContinue reading “10 year anniversary Eye Power Kids Wear t-shirt giveaway!”
Throwback Thursday – 10 years of For Little Eyes
10 years ago, when Zoe was still just a toddler, I opened up a wordpress blog post editor and started to write… So your toddler needs glasses? My daughter Zoe got glasses at the age of 14 months to correct strabismus due to her being far-sighted. It’s been 3 months (is that all? seems likeContinue reading “Throwback Thursday – 10 years of For Little Eyes”
New Year – New Name: Little Four Eyes is now For Little Eyes
It’s the start of the new year, and a time to reflect and make changes. In that spirit, I have decided to change the name of this site (and the related fb group and page) from “Little Four Eyes” to “For Little Eyes.” There’s a few reasons that led to this decision, and I wantedContinue reading “New Year – New Name: Little Four Eyes is now For Little Eyes”
Celebrate children’s vision! #IPatch and the Great Glasses Play Day
Check out these two great ways to celebrate our children and children’s vision this spring: #IPatch : An online patching party during the whole month of March! This month, join the online patching party, #IPatch! Check out the IPatch calendar to find fun activities for each day. Post photos on facebook, twitter, or instagram using theContinue reading “Celebrate children’s vision! #IPatch and the Great Glasses Play Day”
Wishes for 2016
Happy 2016!!! Here’s a few wishes I have for all of you in the coming year… May your child’s eye doctor work well with your child and explain everything to you in a way that is easy to understand. May the dilating drops not sting. May your optical shop have a great selection of framesContinue reading “Wishes for 2016”
Seven Years! (7 best posts and 7 book giveaway to celebrate)
Today is the 7 year birthday of the Little Four Eyes blog. I started it about 3 1/2 months into Zoe’s journey with glasses. By that point, we’d already gotten through convincing her to wear them semi-reliably, and she’d already had her first prescription change. I thought maybe I could help others by sharing whatContinue reading “Seven Years! (7 best posts and 7 book giveaway to celebrate)”
Originally posted on Its a pirate life for me:
This month we celebrated 5 years of little 4 eyes with a play date! We had a BLAST! We met up at a local pizza and play date place and enjoyed watching our kids play together and eat cake! Be prepared for a picture overload! We…
Getting together!
There’s a fun interview over at Great Glasses Play Day with Brandi, a member of the Little Four Eyes facebook group who put together a play date for her son with another little boy in glasses. She and Kristin talk about the fun of getting our kids together with other kids their age in glasses,Continue reading “Getting together!”
Celebrating 5 years of Little Four Eyes with Many Mini Great Glasses Play Days!
Nearly 5 years ago, on March 15, 2008, I published my first post on my new Little Four Eyes blog: “… I still find myself wanting to connect with other parents of young toddlers with glasses. How do you deal with your kid flinging their glasses off? How is it going in daycare with otherContinue reading “Celebrating 5 years of Little Four Eyes with Many Mini Great Glasses Play Days!”
Happy Great Glasses Play Day!
The day has arrived. I hope you’ll celebrate the Great Glasses Play Day with us! Celebrate our children who wear glasses, their unique style, and the advances in eyewear that help our children to see! (I feel like I’m saying “celebrate” a lot, but heck, it’s the Great Glasses Play Day, let’s celebrate!) Please feel free toContinue reading “Happy Great Glasses Play Day!”
Giveaway #2: shirts
Update: Congratulations to Dee for winning the 12 month onesie, and to Melinda who won the 24 month shirt! First off, congratulations to the winners of the first giveaway: Heather won the Glasses Parade card, and Andrea won the Glasses Rock card! For the next giveaway, I have two shirts. Both have the text “EveryoneContinue reading “Giveaway #2: shirts”
Giveaway: Happy new glasses cards!
And here’s the promised giveaway, today it’s for two of the new glasses cards. The first card features a stylish cat rocking out on the guitar with the words “Glasses Rock!” The inside message reads, “…and you’re rocking your glasses!” The card is 5″x7″ (12.7 cm x 17.8 cm). The second card is aContinue reading “Giveaway: Happy new glasses cards!”
For Little Eyes 