Summer is almost over but many kids are still packing their bags to attend overnight camps. According to the American Camp Association, the average cost of one week at overnight camp is $690. If you don’t want to pay the high price tag of a summer camp, there are plenty of camp alternatives that won’t empty your wallet. Read on to discover six budget-friendly summer activities for kids. Sign kids up for a reading program. This is an especially good summer activity for kids who are just learning to read. Find out what programs your local library offers, and sign up your little ones. It’s a great way to keep kids busy for a few hours each day. Start your own “camp.” It will require a bit of coordination and planning, but the closest camp alternative is creating your own “camp program.” Decide which parent will be hosting “camp” each day of the week and make a list of activities for each “session.” If you will be driving the group of campers, make sure everyone in your vehicle is … [Read more...]
Purex Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar Review #Spon
If you have kids then you know stains! You know that they spill things, smear things, and soil things. One thing that drives me incredibly batty is the fact that my daughter uses her clothing as a napkin. Does anyone know how to get her to stop? I have tried everything short of safety pinning a napkin to her clothes. I'm pretty good at getting stains out of clothing...heck I have lots of practice with four kids and an equally messy husband...but one thing I have never been able to manage getting out was grease stains. Grease from splattered oil, grease from juice, grease from the garage, and grease from using your shirt as a napkin. I've tried a lot of things! Well, after I received my free bar of Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar I knew exactly what I was going to do to put it to the REAL test! I grabbed one of my daughters favorite shirts and got to work....well work I didn't have to do. I simply followed the directions on the bar and let Fels-Naptha do the work. I got my daughters shirt wet … [Read more...]
31 Days of Fun- Purex #Giveaway #Spon
We have some exciting news to share with you our lovely readers, and in all honesty I can hardly stand the wait! Beginning August 1st, TODAY!!!, Purex will be giving away some crazy-amazing prizes during the entire month! That's right, 31 days straight!!! I have shared with you all my love for products that work and thus far every Purex product I have tried I have loved. We even use their products in several of our posts and had one on what we thought of Purex Fabric Softener Dryer Sheets. Starting today, the Purex brand will be launching a mega sweepstakes where they'll be giving away fantastic prizes EVERYDAY in August - the 31 Days of Fun Sweepstakes - open only to Fans of the Purex Facebook page! Seriously, how cool is that? I mean 31 days of amazing, free, and fantastic giveaways! Make your own laundry detergent (Borax and Purex Crystals)- We shared with you how much we love Borax and we shared a fantastic recipe to make your own laundry detergent! Borax snowflakes- … [Read more...]
A New Kind Of Reading #Alicewinks #spon
My mom gave Nutty a Nook for her 7th birthday a few days ago. She was thrilled! Nutty LOVES to read. Don't get me wrong, she is more than excited that she can download apps on her Nook, but she is most excited that she can read with it. What a perfect time to review our first ever multimedia book--Alicewinks! What is Alicewinks you ask? "Alicewinks is a multimedia iBook that brings the timeless illustrations of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to life for digital audiences. Alicewinks pairs a rich narration of Lewis Carroll’s unabridged text with 193 original illustrations by twelve early 20th century artists, all brought together for tablets in animated, portrait-oriented video." In other words, it's the original Alice In Wonderland for modern kids. Ok, before I go on, you may or may not have noticed that the quote above stated that Alicewinks is an iBook. Yes, Alicewinks is available on iTunes, but you can find it on Google Play and Amazon for those of us … [Read more...]
VTech InnoTab 3S- presale
This is not a sponsored post. We are simply passing this information on to you because we loved the product so much. All opinions are 100% our own. :) Do you remember our raving review of the VTech InnoTab 2S? Well guess what?!?!? VTech has upped the anty with the InnoTab 3S! The InnoTab 3S is available for pre-order on www.vtechkids.com, Amazon.com, Target.com, Toysrus.com and Walmart.com. The InnoTab 3S features VTech Kid Connect– an exclusive communication app that allows kids to be connected with their parents and friends through both tablet-to-mobile and tablet-to-tablet communication The new 3S comes with a rechargeable battery pack with AC adapter and a kid-safe web browser The new InnoTab 3S continues to provide access to VTech’s Learning Lodge™ app store, plus it comes packed with 20 free apps All for under $100! If you simply cannot wait to get your hands on one of these hot things then you can pre-order and relax! In the next few weeks we're going to be … [Read more...]
Purex Fabric Softener Sheets #spon
One of least favorite chores is laundry...seriously, I use to subscribe to the "laundry is a three-day task" method. Day 1- Sort, Day 2- Wash & Dry, Day 3- Put away. Isn't this how you do laundry? We have been offered the chance to review Purex Fabric Softener Sheets. Purex provided us with a free sample of their lovely Sweet Lavender Sheets and we are providing them with a review in exchange. All the opinions expressed here are of our own. We were selected to receive this free sample because we are members of the Purex Insider Program. Great uses for Purex fabric softener dryer sheets Stinky gym socks- with lots of boys in our house we have no shortage! I put a dryer sheet in my son's gym shoes and they smell awesome now! Diaper pails we still have one kid in diapers and no matter how fast we take the trash out the pail still smells. Put a dryer sheet in the bottom and the stink is gone. Undergarment drawers I personally love the way freshly laundered clothes smell so … [Read more...]
