Thank you to Find It Games for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Have you ever heard of Find It Games? If not, let me try to explain them to you. They are basically a game of hide-and-seek in a clear plastic tube with fun trinkets and colorful plastic pellets. On top of each Find It Game, you will see a list of the trinkets hidden inside the container. Players can shake, spin, or twist the container to seek the trinkets. For Read more [...]

Thank you to Colgate for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Back to school time isn't just for kids. As a stay-at-home-mom back to school means back to field trips, school programs, pick-ups, and drop-offs. Back to seeing friends, teachers, and faculty, you may not have seen all summer. Back to making yourself look presentable every day. Before the school year starts, I am taking the time to refresh my look.  One Read more [...]

Thank you to Gymboree for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Gymboree is one of my favorite places to go back to school shopping. It also happens to be one of my daughters' favorite places to shop. Whether shopping online or in-store, Gymboree tries to make your shopping experience as easy and fun as possible. Last week, my daughters were able to pick out a few new clothing pieces from Gymboree.com. They were thrilled Read more [...]

Thank you to Staples for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own.   Have you noticed a lot of school gear is blah. Most stores offer character gear or really traditional monotone styles. It's one extreme to the other. What about those of us in between? We want gear that shows some personality. We want color and patterns. Staples heard our request. This year, they are offering fashion-forward supplies, everything you'll Read more [...]

Thank you to Built NY for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. More often than not, my kids take a lunch from home to school. I have them do this because I can (somewhat) control the foods they eat and because it is a huge financial saving. Our school hot lunches are over two dollars each. When I make a lunch from home, I would be willing to bet it cost me less than a dollar. Over the school year, that saves me at least a Read more [...]

Thank you to Cartoon Network for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Cartoon Network has a new animated show called Powerpuff Girls. My daughters (ages 7 and 9 years old) love this show! They say the characters are "cute and have bubbly personalities." They enjoy watching the adventures that each episode brings. My understanding of the Powerpuff Girls show is that the characters Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles try Read more [...]

Thank you to Kinsa for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. It's inevitable, kids are going to get sick and will likely miss a day or two of school. What can we do to be prepared for illness? Have comforting products on hand and a trusty thermometer. I use a Kinsa Smart Ear thermometer. The Kinsa Smart Ear thermometer gives a one-second infrared, inner ear, temperature reading. The Kinsa Smart Ear thermometer Read more [...]

Thank you to Fairy Tales for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. When I was in my 20's, I went to beauty school and worked in a hair salon. In the years I worked in the salon, I had a few moms bring their daughters into the salon crying and panicking because they found head lice. The moms were usually completely overwhelmed and the little girls were scared to death they were going to have to shave their heads. At that Read more [...]

Thank you to PURELL for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Last school year, my kids missed seven days of school.  I am one of "those moms" that keep my kids home when they are sick. If they have a fever, runny nose, vomiting, headache, diarrhea, or rash, I am going to keep them home. Not only will I be better able to monitor them, but I will also be doing my part to not share these germs with other students, school Read more [...]

Thank you to Crayola for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. In 12 days, (not that I am counting) my daughters go back to school. This year, I have a 2nd grader and a 4th grader. When I received their school supply shopping list, one thing was repeated over and over....Crayola. Our elementary school strong urges parents to buy Crayola products when available. After years of experience, the school has come to trust Crayola Read more [...]