I'm guessing, if your kids are like mine...they are going to need shoes for "back to school", right? I can't help but pass along a sale to you, to save you a few pennies. Stride Rite (from now till August 31st at participating stores) is featuring a Buy 1, Get 1 Free offer. We all know that Stride Rite makes durable, high quality shoes. Shoes that will probably survive the entire school year if your kids don't grow out of them first.
Got this e-mail this morning and I thought I'd share...since I am starting my "back to school" blogs on August 1st...and this sale starts on July 31st. LOL!
The online promo code is: MY2DAYPASS
http://www.liveoffensively.com/
http://thepipsqueakboutique.com/
Yes...her ladybug tutu, onesie and headband were shown when Tori's family comes to visit them.
I love being a part of the http://www.momselect.com/ panel! They keep me informed on all kinds of cool things happening around the internet. Yesterday I got an e-mail about a contest that is going on right now that I have to share with you all:
http://www.solocups4ever.com/start/
In honor of this new line and because it's summer, they are having a photo contest and offering some amazing prizes for entering a picture of you with a solo cup. LOL! Seems pretty simple, right? Now, seriously, you probably can scrounge around and find a picture somewhere of you holding a solo cup in your hand at some party (be it a birthday party, an anniversary party, a "WILD" party, etc.).
and guess what date it falls on? My son's 1st birthday party day. His actual birthday is a day later...but who's counting? LOL! So now, I get to plan a "virtually free" 1st birthday party thanks to 
http://www.houseparty.com
http://www.myprincesscloset.com/
We got the chance to try out one of the PRINCESS projects they offer in their online store. And since I have two princesses, they both got to take part. We got to try their "The Decorate Your Own Wooden Princess Wand" from toy makers Melissa and Doug (only $7 in their online store). 
OH MY GOODNESS...two very happy princess's couldn't wait to get their sticky paws on these kits and start creating their own princess wand. We laid out everything (on wax paper, in case they got a little crazy with the paint), and they got started...
Please keep in mind that Payton is only three...so I had to assist her a little in the painting/glitter paint area. Though she really didn't require much assistance. 
Brooklyn spent quality time making sure she painted her's "just right" and made it look as perfect as possible. That's my girl! LOL! Total perfectionist already!
Their wands turned out great & they feel even more like Princesses than they did when they started the project. POSITIVELY LOVELY!
http://www.warmwhiskers.com/
Warm Whiskers offers a variety of products that do the same thing for almost your entire body. They have neck wraps, slippers, body wraps, eye pillows, pocket critters (for hand warmers or boo boo's), body pillows & even a "pampered pets" line with heatable pet beds. These incredible products have a heat insert filled with buckwheat and lavendar that you heat up in the microwave & then put back in your product. You can also 
put this insert in the freezer to help you reduce swelling in certain parts of the body. NICE, right?
amazing! All you have to do is un-velcro the side, take out the little insert, warm it up in the microwave, place it back in the slipper, slide it on your foot and sit and enjoy the warmth that soon surrounds your entire bottom of your foot. Ahhhh...so relaxing! 
What is Partner's In Care? Glad you should ask...it is a year-round, community-based, hunger-fighting initiative that works with more than 50 food industry manufacturers to provide $2 million annually to qualified charitable agencies in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. They have been doing this for the past 10 years. Making a difference in people's lives by providing them with something to eat.
For more information, please visit: http://www.shopritepartnersincaring.org/ 
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house. These little creatures are guaranteed to bring a smile to your child's face and gives them the opportunity to make their animal "one-of-a-kind" and their 
very own. Each animal kit comes with the animal body, the stuffing, their own "make a wish" star, an ark abode carrier, birth certificate and stuffing instructions. Couldn't be much simpler than that, right?
have seen mine when the package arrived for review. Ummm...hello...four very excited kids saw me pull out the bits & pieces of our project and could barely contain their excitement. I finally got them all laid out to see what we received... 
We got a monkey for Clayton, a Poodle Purse for Brooklyn (from their Bella Bee Line), a Strawberry Shortcake (couldn't have been more perfect) for Payton and a Bumble Bear for Mason. Along with the animals, we got the rest of the parts required to make this an exciting afternoon activity for our whole family. 
So we proceeded with our own "Noah's Art Animal Workshop"...and the kids began stuffing their animals:
Brooklyn shows us how to close up our animal when we are finished stuffing it.
Can you tell they were very pleased with their new creations? And I was pleased with how quick, easy, effortless and fun this was for our family. I can see this being a marvelous idea for maybe a "1st" birthday party I will be planning next month? Hmmm... 
My overall experience with the Noah's Ark Animal Workshop was nothing but pure joy! I loved every second. The animals were very nice quality, there was plenty of stuffing, I love the "wish star" idea (what kid doesn't like to make a wish?), and they were simple enough for even a three year old to participate (with minimal help).
