Back To School Product Guide 2010: Lunches Part 2

Posted by Bobbie Gould on August 10, 2010
in Product Guides 2010, School, Shopping

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1.) E-Mealz- This neat company creates meal menus for your family. All you have to do is sign up! Meal plans are $1.25 per week. You choose the store. They provide the plan! Each week you will receive a brand new plan AND a complete aisle-by-aisle grocery list.

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2.) ReUsies- This company makes sandwich and snack bags that are made from fabric and that you can re-use! How cool is that? The snack ReUsies are $6.95 and the sandwich ReUsies are $8.75. There are 34 sandwich ReUsies to choose from and 43 snack ReUsies to choose from! Wow! What a lot of choices huh?

We like the Bubblelicious Sandwich ReUsie
Bubble Licious Sandwich (Custom)

And the Batter Up Snack Size ReUsie

3.)Eco-Lunch Boxes- They use traditional materials: stainless steel food containers packed in handmade cotton lunchbags. Their ECOlunchbox Kit contains a machine washable lunch bag, three matching cloth napkins, a stainless steel lunchbox and a bamboo spork. They believe that lunch by lunch we can green our world a whole bunch! The lunch kit is $50.00.

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4.) Easy Lunch Boxes- Check out these great back to school lunch boxes! They’re BPA-free, SAFE and environmentally friendly, too! You’ll find it easy to ‘go green’ by using EasyLunchboxes for a waste-free lunch. You can buy a set of 4 lunch boxes for $13.95 and a lunch box cooler for $7.95.

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We will be posting a review of the Easy Lunch Boxes at a later date, so stay tuned!

Reduce- Water Week Kids Water Bottles ($17.99) WaterWeek™ offers the ONLY true solution to end the costly and wasteful purchasing of bottled water without giving up convenience. Just fill, chill & go! They are: BPA free, 10oz capacity, Saves consumers an average of $500 per year!, Includes fridge tray that slides neatly into your fridge, Dishwasher and freezer safe, This size is perfect for school lunches. Choose from 3 sets: girls, boys, and sports.

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Reduce Everyday has a special running on their Facebook page for $5.00 off any of their water bottle sets. Go here to learn more.

Look for part 3 this afternoon featuring Disney Lunch Box products!

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Back to School Product Guide: Lunch Products Part 1

Posted by Bobbie Gould on August 10, 2010
in Food and Treats, Product Guides 2010

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1.) Living Green’s-Lunchopolis Over 3.5 Billion pounds of lunch box garbage is generated every year: juice boxes, water bottles, aluminum foil, and plastic bags. The REUSABLE LUNCHOPOLIS solves the problem! It’s dish washer safe, microwave safe, and CPSIA tested safe. Comes in three colors: pink, blue and brown. Each Lunchopolis contains a 15 oz bottle and 4 reusable containers with colors coordinated with box piping. Lead-free, insulated lunchbox, four matching food containers, and matching drink bottle. It comes in 4 colors. ($29.95)

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2.) Living Green’s (The link to this lunch bag is under the left sidebar under Back to School Lunch Kit) – Rayon and Bamboo Lunch Bag Kit this cool kit is all eco-friendly and is made from Rayon and Bamboo. It is the perfect lunch kit for your student. ($22.49)

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Please note: LivingGreenNow.biz is still under construction, so we are waiting on pricing. We thought they had some interesting products to share with our readers, so thank you for your patience!

3.) Terra Cycle- Round Drink Pouch Lunchbox This traditional lunch box is made with a twist, because it’s made from upcycled drink pouches. This insulated dual compartment lunch box allows you to keep your food and drink separated so your drink pouch stays cool and refreshing, while your food stays crisp and fresh. * Specific wrapper is subject to variability.

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Please Note: Here is the link to the Rectangular Drink Pouch Lunchbox and pricing. Since the Round Drink Pouch Lunchbox is new the pricing may not be the same.

4.) Terra Cycle- Starburst® Insulated Cooler a brown-bag lunch will never be so sweet when you carry around this traditional insulated lunch box because it’s made from Starburst® candy wrappers. By purchasing this lunchbox you help divert wrapper waste from a landfill.

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Please Note: We are waiting on pricing of this product. Thank you for your patience!

5.) Mabel’s Labels– These cool labels withstand the dishwasher, microwave, UV Rays and hard wearing children. And you can out them on more than lunch boxes. You can put them on cups, bottles, backpacks…you name it. Various prices and styles.

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6.) Amway-Intelligence for Your Life™ Steel Cut Oat Bar These yummy bars taste really good. They are a crunch bar with a hint of cherry and yogurt on the bottom! Steel-cut oatmeal is one of the best cholesterol-lowering foods and is an excellent source of natural fiber. Perfect to keep a athletic child going for school. Yum! We have a review coming soon of these bars. ($19.80 for a 12 pack)

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Look for part 2 and 3 this afternoon!

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Bendaroos Review

Posted by html404 on August 9, 2010
in Fun Stuff, Kids Toys

I received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While I consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, my review is my honest opinion and thoughts of this product.

We featured Bendaroos earlier today in our Back to School Product Guide under Part 3

Bendaroos- 500 Pack ($19.99) These products are so cool for raining days when your kids are super bored or for school for art day! 500 Bendaroos® Building Sticks In Rainbow & Neon Colors. Includes a simple To Use Fun Guide With Step By Step Instructions How To Make Your Favorite Characters! It includes 10 Traceable Templates. No Glue, No Stains, No Mess. How cool is that for kids and MOM! 🙂 We will be reviewing one soon.

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With all that is going on this week with this Back to School Product Guide, it was really helpful to receive the package today containing the Bendaroos. This children’s craft kept our six younger children busy for a couple of hours this afternoon while my oldest and I were working. They kept bringing us their creations and telling us what they were and how they made them.

At first the children made the different objects on the cards included in the Bendaroos kit, but the last going off they ventured out to create their own individual flowers, spiders, donuts, people etc. They had a lot of fun!

Initially, one of the children was frustrated because his shark was not staying together. There seems to be a little bit of an art to get the bending sticks to stay together because some bending sticks together better than others. That may have been caused by how each child handled his or her project, how firmly they pressed the sticks together or perhaps the template design; some of them required bending them at different angles etc. I found when I tried fixing his project, it did go back together easily enough, but I am not sure it stayed firmly in place for the duration of the day.

The youngest children, especially, required more assistance than the older ones. Perhaps dexterity and coordination all play a part in how easy it is for each child to manuever the bending sticks too. I know one thing, those two things (dexterity and coordination) got lots of use today!

The children enjoyed showing all their projects to Daddy when he got home. I think Bendaroos was worth the time and entertainment that our children gained from this great children’s activity. Truly there is no mess other than maybe little pieces of bending sticks that are left over, but I found the children used up everything very well.

Here are some of the children’s creations:

Tiger ready to devour something:

Bendaroos Tiger

Butterfly:

Bendaroos Butterfly

Bear:

Bendaroos Bear

Circus Seal:

Bendaroos Circus Seal

Shark:

Bendaroos Shark

Horse:

Bendaroos Horse

Pretty neat, eh?

For more information on Bendaroos, please visit http://www.Bendaroosstore.com/default.aspx and www.Bendaroos.com And be sure to check out their contest on Facebook! They are also hosting a a special Facebook contest for parents and teachers. Until September 10th Bendaroos will be giving away 10 – 500 packs to 10 lucky winners each week! See: http://www.facebook.com/bendaroos

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Back to School Product Guide: School Supplies Part 3

Posted by Bobbie Gould on August 9, 2010
in Product Guides 2010, School

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In part 1 and part 2 we featured back packs, and school supplies. Now we are going to feature misc items for school.

1.) Hyper Dash Extreme- ($19.99) This game is cool as it teaches kids about their numbers, and colors. We will be reviewing it soon. Wild Planet asked kids, teachers and parents what they loved most about the award-winning game Hyper Dash and the overwhelming response was “running around,” “making math fun,” and “playing as a family.” Without sacrificing any elements that made the original Hyper Dash hugely successful, Wild Planet redesigned the game to be more active, more educational and more appealing to families with kids of different ages. Age: 6+ / Players: 1-6 / Hyper Dash Extreme is Available: Fall 2010

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2.) The Good Home: Hand Sanitizer ($6.00) Keep your hands clean and smelling fresh throughout the school day without leaving the class room! Like all hand sanitizers it kills 99.9% of germs; however, unlike other hand sanitizers, Good Home’s contains its quality fragrances – leaving a wonderful scent on your hands. It contains organic alcohol, along with skin softeners that will not dry you’re your hands. It comes in three scents lavender, beach days, and pure grass.

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3.) Go-Pillow Blanket for Preschoolers ($29.95) This blanket not only a blanket but can be used for a cradler, nursing pillow with cover-up, changing surface, infant pillow with blanket, toddler travel pillow and more!

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4.) Bendaroos- 500 Pack ($19.99) These products are so cool for raining days when your kids are super bored or for school for art day! 500 Bendaroos® Building Sticks In Rainbow & Neon Colors. Includes a simple To Use Fun Guide With Step By Step Instructions How To Make Your Favorite Characters! It includes 10 Traceable Templates. No Glue, No Stains, No Mess. How cool is that for kids and MOM! 🙂 We will be reviewing one soon.

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5.) Grasshopper Preschool Kits- Grasshopper Preschool Prep Kits are designed by an expert to get children ready for school all through play: no workbooks, no pencils… 100% fun! Grasshopper Kits give kids a head start preparing them for success in a playful way. The kits contain a colorful guide- book and are packed with toys and games for endless hours of fun. Get your child ready the GRASSHOPPER way. Their are 4 different kits to choose from. Prices vary. We will be reviewing one soon.

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6.) Gift Card Mall- Perfect for a back to school gift! From cards for Itunes, Kohls, Kmart, Jcpenny, to Justice, and Sports Authority and a whole lot more! They have all the gift cards you need for your teens and young adults.

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Look for our lunch section tomorrow!

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Back to School Product Guide: School Supplies Part 2

Posted by Bobbie Gould on August 9, 2010
in Product Guides 2010, School

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In part 1 we featured backpacks in part 2 we are going feature all these great school supplies for your child’s desk.

1.) Pencil Bugs- These cute pencil toppers are mad by a 14 yo entrepreneur. You can buy a set of 8 for ($16) They are 8 different colors. Jason, the maker of these cute little school accessories, even named them! Read more about them here.

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2.) Pentel Products- Jolt mechanical pencil. ($2.75) It releases new lead with a simple two shakes, instead of the standard click that most mechanical pencils use. Clear window displays unique spring mechanism. Contoured barrel provides added comfort for extended periods of time. Writes 0.5mm crisp, fine lines. Refillable with Pentel Super Hi-Polymer lead and PDE-1 erasers. It comes in blue, pink, green, and orange.

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3.) Pentel Products- The new Handy-line S Retractable Highlighter ($1.79) is made from 54% recycled plastic and has a refillable barrel, making this product environmentally friendly. Made of 54% post-consumer material by weight. Advanced seal technology to maintain tip freshness. It comes in 6 different ink colors, yellow, blue, violet, pink, orange, and light green.

4.) Pentel Products- The Rolly 4-Color pen ($6.90) makes classifying notes easier with its four color barrel. Click one of the 4 color-coded buttons to choose your radiant ink color. Perfect for recording data in different colors. Pen barrel comes in pink, black, silver, green, and blue.

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5.) Aroma Home Fuzzy Friends Notebook ($10.00) Office and school notepads can be a bit boring; Aroma home fuzzy friends notebooks spice up the traditional notepad! They come in lined white paper, a removable cover for re-use on other note pads, they are available in six different animals, and are made with the softest plush material!

6. ) Write Stuff- This cool company is a prepackaged back to school supply company who bundles items necessary for classrooms. They build them specific to teacher’s needs. As we pack exactly the items needed, we save parents time and money. For example, a student supply list may say “3 pens”, and at a retail store would have to buy a pack of 12. This applies to many items; pencils, hiliters, Sharpies, etc. Besides parents most likely have to go from store to store to find everything. As economy belts are tightening, so are the budgets at schools. More and more supplies are ending up on student required supply lists. Sales tax is only for IL. They ship across the country. Check them out here.

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7.) Disney- Supply Kit this cute kit comes with a pencil sharpener, eraser, a small notebook (50 pages), pencil case, 3 folders, and 3 pencils. Designs are in Cars, Toy Story 3, Fairies, and Disney Princesses.

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Back to School Product Guide: School Supplies Part 1

Posted by Bobbie Gould on August 9, 2010
in Education, Product Guides 2010

Back to School Product Guide 2010: School Supplies Products

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Check out all these great backpacks.

1.) Beposh Backpacks-We like the Gigi backpack. It’s stylish and perfect for a middle schooler. It is ($35). The print is bright and colorful.

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2.) Sewing Loft Backpacks- We liked the Owl Backpack in Pink Perfection for girls, but for the little boys will love the Owl Backpack in Candy Carmel.

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3.) Living Green- Fjord Ecogear Bag the Fjord is a super-functional, yet stylish messenger bag, perfect for school or everyday use. Roomy enough to tote even a small laptop, the Fjord is sure to become your go-to bag. It comes in grayish blue, and pink. ($29.95)

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4.) Living Green- Palial Eco Gear Backpack this red and black backpack is perfect any boy that wants a cool looking backpack for back to school. Perfect for male Middle and High school students. ($39.95)

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5.) Sobongo- Caribee Ghana Daypack ($32.99) this cool backpack sports a camo print and is great for any male Middle and High school students. The Caribee Ghana Backpack features an action back harness system, bottle pocket, heavy duty auscam material construction, and a camo print.

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6.) Sobongo- Ducti Stiglitz Messenger Bag. ($44.99) Made for boys and girls, this new Ducti bag is guaranteed to haul all your gear and turn some heads while you do it. Perfect for high-schoolers.

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7.) Disney- Personalized Lightning McQueen Backpack ($19.50) this cute backpack is perfect for your little boy under 8! It has alot of features and I know my son was oohing at it. 🙂

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8.) Disney- Personalized Disney Princess Backpack ($19.50) This adorable backpack is so cute for your little princess. It becomes even more royal when you personalize it with your little princesses name!

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9.) Disney- Personalized Toy Story 3 Backpack ($19.50) Your child will be sure to reach for the stars in this super cool Toy Story 3 backpack. The Toy Story 3 Backpack features some of your favorite Toy Story friends including Buzz Lightyear and Rex.

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Look for part 2 later on today!

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Monday Motivation – Back to School Product Guide

Posted by html404 on August 9, 2010
in Monday Motivation

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Last week’s Monday Motivation:

~ Surprise the children with a trip to the mini golf place we went to on Friday! I just want to get these things in before baby comes. Didn’t happen. Hoping it happens this Tuesday night!

~ Go to the movies on Wednesday for “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”. Didn’t happen, we watched it here at home with a free trial from Netflix.

~ Start going weekly to the midwife. Appointment went fine. Baby was not head down any longer though. 🙁

~ The older two girls have been asked to help at a farm dinner at one of the farms we have volunteered at, so we will not have our big girls for about three hours that evening. They haven’t been away since they helped at Grandma’s house, so I am sure they will enjoy it. They had a wonderful time!

~ We have Men of Valor and Women of Virtue with our church. The ladies and girls met and had a nice time of fellowship, but the men cancelled their event for the month.

~ The garden. We really need to plant a few fast growing plants that we started inside, just to see how they do compared to our direct planting in the spring. Things like lettuce….We are so very behind on the garden!

This Week’s Motivation:

~ To get our Back-to-School Product Guide finished and introduce you all to some new and exciting products! This is our main priority this week as far as the blog goes. Special thanks goes to my oldest “Virtuous” for all her time and help on it. Couldn’t have done it without her.

We plan to feature 2-3 posts each day on the topics I mentioned:

Monday: School Supplies Products
Tuesday: Lunch Products
Wednesday: Fashion Products
Thursday: Eco Friendly Products
Friday: Technology/Electronic Products

So be sure to check them all out!

~ I really have too many things on my mental list of “to dos” that I am not even going to bother going list them all out here. What gets done, gets done and what doesn’t…well…doesn’t.

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Sam’s Club Back-to-School Event & Gift Card

Posted by html404 on August 9, 2010
in Education

Disclosure: The Sam´s Club Plus Membership, gift card, information, and giveaway were all given to me from Sam´s Club and General Mills through MyBlogSpark.com

As we mentioned the other day in our Sam’s Club $25 Gift Card Giveaway post, we still needed to head out to Sam’s to spend my $25.00 gift card for my General Mills/Box Tops for Education products. So over the weekend we did. We couldn’t find any regular Cheerios, so we got Honeynut Cheerios and two big boxes of Ziploc bags that will last us a long time, we hope. They will be very handy for sandwiches and freezing the rest of our garden produce! We were also able to find a few other things that are yummy and needful for quick lunches, picnics and snacks, like peanut butter!

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Ziploc Sandwich Bags

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Ziploc Freezer Bags

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Don’t forget to enter our giveaway and let us know what you’d buy with a $25 gift card to Sam’s Club during their Back-to-School Event.

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Bloggin Mamas Cruise

Posted by html404 on August 8, 2010
in Blog Stuff, Contests, Fun Stuff

This event is sponsored by Healthy and Happy Mom and The Moms on Vacation Travel Club.

Attention Mama bloggers, this is especially for you!

What is it?

Healthy and Happy Mom and The Moms on Vacation Travel Club want to see what it is like to be you. They want to know about your blog, why you started it, how you make it happen everyday, and what makes your blog the best. They want you to submit videos of a day in your life. They hope to feature your submissions daily on our Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/blogginmamas

More Resources:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115743541809817

http://www.youtube.com/blogginmamas

http://blogginmamascruise.com/wordpress/?p=561

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Product Review Soak!

Posted by Bobbie Gould on August 8, 2010
in Personal Care Products

I recently tried SOAK! And really liked it. One of my bras was falling apart and I didn’t want to wash it as it would just be a wreck after a machine washing….. So, I tried some SOAK! On it and it washed up beautifully! All you do is fill a bucket or bowl with whatever temperature of water that you want and add some SOAK! Let it sit for 15 minutes and then wring it out and let it dry. It’s that easy! I used the ‘celebration’ scent and like the smell! It reminded me of flowers and perfume. A nice combination in my mind! You can use this on blankets, wool sweaters, swim wear, silk dresses, under things, and anything else you don’t want to trust to your washing machine! It’s nicely priced at: 16.00 for a 425ML bottle rather affordable too! I liked that you don’t have to rinse it and that you can just let it dry. I was really impressed with SOAK! And I thought that it is pretty cool that it comes in 5 scents including: Floral, Celebration, Non-Scented, Aquae, and Citrus. All are really great! I like Floral, and Celebration best of all. You can buy soak at major retailers or online.

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