Enjoy the Benefits of Personalized Back to School Labels from Mabel's Labels

Who's ready for Back 2 School Shopping?!

I hate to admit this but it seems like our beloved Summer is coming to an end!! It won't be too much longer before relaxing in the pool becomes nothing but a memory... On the bright side though - Parents everywhere will soon be preparing their precious mini-humans for the upcoming Back to School season!! Unless your a mommy of a tiny kindergartener then I guarantee that you're just as excited as I am about sending the kids back to their Mandatory Babysitters AKA their teachers!! 

But before we can do all of that... We got some shopping to do!! A lot shopping to do. And I don't know about you but there's nothing more frustrating then spending all that money on supplies and clothes for your child - only for them to come home weeks later claiming to have lost half of what you originally bought!! It's completely ridiculous! That's exactly why I've decided to spend a little extra cash this year on Personalized Labels from Mable's Labels!!! 

Check out their Ultimate Back To School Combo Pack that includes 128 WATERPROOF labels and tags to guarantee your child's things don't get lost or stolen! They're perfect for backpacks, clothes, pencil cakes, lunch boxes, those pricey calculators, gym clothes and whatever else you need labeled!! 

Included in the Ultimate Back 2 School Combo Pack 

40 Mini Custom Name Labels

70 Tag Mates (For clothes)

16 Shoe Labels 

2 Mini Tags

Each and everyone is personalized with the name of your choice as well as one of their many icon designs and color options!!

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I recently had the opportunity to try out Lil' Critters Vitimans with my daughters and they were an instant hit! 

The adorable bear shape mixed with the yummy flavor, that my daughters swear is white chocolate, make a perfect pair! No longer do I struggle to get my daughters to take their vitimans.... They actually ask for them on a daily basis and I couldn't be happier!! We are definitely new lovers of Lil' Critters and plan on staying that way for as long as possible!! Knowing that my daughters are healthy is a mom's dream and I have these vitimans to thank!!!

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Boys Love Dress-up too + DIY Dress-up Tips

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Playing Dress-Up:

Not to be considered strictly Girls Only ...

Make-Believe is for boys too!

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When your hear a parent talking about their kids playing dress-up, most people automatically think they are talking about their daughters. Dress-up has always been known for being more of a girls activity but that's not always so. When my step-son is over at the house and his sisters are playing dress-up, he wants to play too. Of course he don't want any faerie wings or dresses to wear but a couple years ago he started asking me if I would find him some boy dress-up clothes so he could play with his sisters, So I agreed.

Here's what I figured out about shopping for dress-up clothes, for boy and girls:

I started at the best place I could think of to find dress-up clothes... Thrift Stores! They're always full of a variety of clothing for very little money. Not to mention that unused Halloween costumes often find themselves at thrift shops. That means easy picking for you! 

When dress-up shopping for boys or girls, it's always a good idea to begin the first of November, with Halloween Clearence! Most of the work is done for you, adding personal touches is optional.  Once the trick-or-treating is over, instead of boxing up the costumes, hand them to the kiddos to be enjoyed over and over again instead of just the 1 night!

This is the time to let all of your creative energy out to play, use anything and everything available to make your vision a reality! And remember that no costume idea is off limits! Let your children help with the shopping and designing process for done great bonding fun!! 

Just be sure to have fun and remember that anything goes!

Costume Ideas:

• To make a Cowboy Costume you could use a wore out pair of jeans, a flannel shirt, a brown vest, cowboy boots and hat and maybe a belt. (You can find cow-boy belts with plastic guns at The Dollar Tree)
• For a Mad Scientist you can use a pair of white cloth pants, an over sized button up white shirt (maybe a chefs coat). Add some black framed glasses and a few glass or plastic vases as the potion beakers.
• Be Creative!!  The options are endless!!

You may not find what your looking for on the first shopping trip, check back another day. Each shop you visit will be different then the rest and it's your job to find the diamond in the ruff!

Don't forget the flea markets!

Anything is possible when you get creative!

• If you like the Halloween Costume idea for dress-up clothes, wait until early November to buy the costumes. That's when the stores start their Halloween Sales to get rid of all the extra Halloween costumes and decorations so they can start getting ready for Thanksgiving. You can get costumes for just a few dollars! I like to buy a few of them when they're on sale and put a couple up for Christmas presents. 

My step-son now has his very own dress-up collection without a single girlie touch! We found a cape, things for a fireman, an army man, and a ninja  - just to name s few. He's happy and that's dll the matters! My kids play for hours, running around in their new dress-up clothes.

Watching that boy enjoy every ounce of playing dress-up with his sisters is why I whole-heartily believe that everyone dreams of s different life and playing dress-up is the perfect way to help dreams come true!

 “Dress-up being for Girls Only" is nothing but huge myth.

Boys pretend too!

You can also find lots of retailers on & offline that sale a variety clothing designs to insure each creative idea with the prefect outfit for play!     Make-believe is for everyone....

Boys and Girls, no matter the age!

The local costume store is an obviously great choice to find perfect add-on items to complete the look!

Get creative and use that fabulous brain of yours!!

Anyone up for a dress-up session? 

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Witches Broomstick Cookie Recipe

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-Witch's Broomstick Cookies-

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Yes.... The time has come to start searching for the perfect costumes and start making plans on how your going to keep the kids from getting candy sick! HALLOWEEN IS NEAR! To get things started, I decided to share these adorable Witch's Broomstick Cookies, that I ran across recently, with you. They're super simple to make and a big hit with the kids!!

Makes 20ish cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 tablespoons cream or milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
20 pretzel rods, about 5 inches long
2 teaspoons butter
2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 cups white chocolate chips, melted

Directions:

• Heat your oven to 350ºF
• Combine brown sugar, butter, cream & vanilla into a medium sized bowl. Once combined, stir in the flour and salt.

• Mold dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. (About 20ish balls is the norm)

• Place pretzel stick onto ungreased cookie sheet & press each dough ball onto the end of your pretzel sticks.

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Fun and Simple Halloween Crafts for Kids

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This time of the year is a favorite of mine, one reason being the opportunities available for some good ol' family bonding with arts and crafts! My girls love being crafty bit finding the time can be tough sometimes but during holiday seasons, we make time.... It's more then worth it!

How do you make time each other within your family? 

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Try some of these fun Halloween Crafts with your kiddos to create some lasting memories as well as amazing DIY Halloween Decor!!

Click the title link above each photo to view full instructions. 

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*•Beaded Jack O' Lanterns•* 

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I can't get enough of how adorable these clothes are! From scarfs to dresses to pants to swimwear!

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