Showing posts with label Finds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finds. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

buzz... buzz... buzz...

Just the other day I was out shopping for the extras for Bro's Home Depot birthday party.

I buzzed in and out of Michael's craft store;
... in and out of Bath and Body Works (with a HUGE 75% off sale);
... in and out of Party City; and
... in an out of Franklin Toys.

Guess what?  I didn't even buy one thing!  Shouldn't I get some sort of award for that?  I was so proud of myself. 

I did run into this little gem in the toy store (see below).

Check out the new WOW toys toy line.  Have you seen them before?  I have not.  They are just darling!

Look at this pizzeria guy on a motorcycle.  Don't ya just want to take him home?  I do!


Here's another motorbike set.  Look closely. 

Do you see what I see?

The lady is wearing a baby carrier!

Ha!  I love it!


Now... I know what you are thinking... I agree with you... moms don't really ride motorcycles with their babies... I know... but you have to give this company credit for such a cute mom and baby!

What do you think?
Mom with baby in carrier - cute or not cute?

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Best Buy Ever

Wow!  I ordered this preschool busy bag a few weeks ago.  It was on some crazy sale and I had been wanting to create something like this for Bro, but the time and expense to make it would probably not be worth it.  So, I ordered it.

The busy bag includes 20 preschool-friendly activities to keep your preschooler busy.  I imagined that we would use the bag: on a rainy day, to keep Bro quiet during church, on a long car ride, and so on.

Soon after I ordered the bag, I had buyer's remorse.  I envisioned this ratty bag showing up at my door with lackluster appeal and mediocre artistry.  I could not have been more wrong.

Note:  If you have a preschooler in your house then this is the busy bag for you.

Each of the 20 activities is perfect for little Bro: counting activities, letter activities, color activities, lacing activities, sorting activities, pretend activities... and more and more.  Each activity comes in its own ziploc bag with easy instructions for mom and dad.  Every bag contains all of the items needed for the activity.  The lady who put them together even took the time to round of the edges of the papers and laminate the cards that would clearly get lots of use.  This is such a sweet set.  It is clearly handcrafted and I love that part too. 

I went so far as to order a Christmas bag from the same lady because it not only includes Christmas activities but has some "winter" activities as well.  I am hoping that this will help get us through some tough days that we are stuck inside the house, hiding from Old Man Winter. 

We took our busy bag with us to an evening doctor's appointment. 

We were sorting...


and lacing... as we waitied.  We had great fun!


The lady who makes these bags also holds a busy-bag swap each year.  The idea is that each mom makes 30 sets of one bag and mails them in.  When the lady gets all of the sets, then she divides them up and sends them out to the families.  Cool huh?

How do you keep your kids occupied at the doctor's office,
while you make dinner, or on a rainy day?

Monday, November 7, 2011

Finds

This isn't a very long post but I have to share my latest grocery store finds.

First up... allow me to introduce "Gripe Water."  The name just kills me. It makes me think that I should give this to my kids every time they start to gripe, complain, or whine. Hey!  Maybe I should buy a few cases of this stuff?  Can you overdose on it? {{Just kidding.}}  You have to admit though... wouldn't it be great if they had medicine to keep the kids from whining?  "Fusspot Elixir" = Give me some!

Alas, Gripe Water is for infant "stomach discomfort & gas."  Oh.


Secondly, please say hello to Peppermint Sugar Cookie dough.  {{Hello!}}


I had it in my hand, and then I put it down.
Then I had it in my hand, and then I put it down.
Then I had it in my hand, and then I put it down.

What silly items have you seen in your grocery store lately?