Jennifer

Contest Ended. Congratulations to Comment #40 Melanie B for winning the Gift Pack.

Moms and Dads… breathe in! It is all ok. We are in the middle or even the latter of summer vacation with some school districts going back in just 2.5 short weeks. Are you dreaming of this song at night in your sleep?

Too funny… every time I think of that song. Personally, I am always sad to see summer vacation end as I miss my girls so much but that is not to say that I am not always trying to come up with ideas on how to keep the “I’m bored, mommy” comments away.

Enter Crayola in the picture this beautiful summer. My girls absolutely love anything to do with art. They are constantly drawing beautiful pictures for my hubby and I and even the grandparents as well. They really know how to tug at mom’s ole heartstrings when they are in trouble with a beautiful picture that says I Love You! When the Crayola box of fun arrived at our house a couple of weeks ago, the girls literally jumped for joy.

We have took several road trips this summer so to have a fun art project that will go on the road with them as well, they were all smiles. The Crayola Mess-Free was just one of the best inventions ever as I do not have to worry about the girls coloring on the walls, the car seats, or their bodies. They can just create art and let their imagination run wild. The color markers that come with the mess-free set only appears when the markers or paints meet Color Wonder paper, so there are no clothes to wash or hands to clean. Let’s take a journey through the wonderful Crayola products that we were allowed to review the past two weeks.

* Crayola Color Wonder Lap Desk provides a large, hard-top surface for kids to create on the go. The sturdy desk has a built-in handle and a soft detachable pillow that can be used as a storage unit for Color Wonder markers and paper. The Lap Desk is equipped with 12 re-stickable pieces of Color Wonder paper to keep kids’ drawings in place and 5 Color Wonder mess-free mini markers in red, orange, yellow, green and blue.

* Crayola Color Wonder Fingerpaints & Paper make the once impossible possible – fingerpainting in the car! The set includes clear, fast-drying gels that feel just like traditional fingerpaint. The set comes with 5 mess-free colors (red, yellow, green, blue and orange) in a hand-shaped storage container, a built-in finger cleaning sponge and 12 extra-wide sheets of Color Wonder paper. When kids are finished painting, they simply snap the fingerprint lids closed and paint stays fresh and ready to use again!

* Crayola Color Wonder Markers and Paper includes 5 Color Wonder markers and a 24-page Color Wonder drawing pad where your kids can create anything they want while you’re on the road!

* Crayola Color Wonder Stow & Go Studio provides a solid, compact drawing surface with stay-put clips that can secure a single piece of paper or an entire Color Wonder activity book. Kids will enjoy creating with mess-free Color Wonder markers that make colors magically appear on special paper and reveal special hidden surprises.

* Crayola Color Wonder Story Stampers includes 5 Color Wonder markers in red, blue, green, purple and orange, a Color Wonder stamp pad, 6 sea creature stamps, and an 18-page coloring pad with undersea background settings. Each setting is unique, so every page will inspire a different fish tale just waiting to be told! Kids’ imaginations will take them beneath the sea as they stamp color sea creatures using the colorless Color Wonder stamp pad to create innovative stories and scenarios then can then color in. It’s like high tide for your imagination!

As you can see, all these products just let your child’s imagination run wild and let them have such a wonderful time. The best part is it gets them away from using electronics all the time.

WIN IT!

How would you like to win a Crayola Color Wonder Prize Pack?

The pack includes includes a Color Wonder Lap Desk, Color Wonder Finger Paint & Paper, Color Wonder Markers and Paper, Color Wonder Stow & Go Studio and Color Wonder Story Stampers that you can use at home or take on your next road trip.

All you need to do to enter to win is, leave a comment below on what you love about the Color Mess-Free products by Crayola! Good Luck.

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Deal Alert: If you are excited about these products now and would like to hurry and run to the store to save your sanity, I have a coupon that you can print right now. Click here to print.

Contest ends July 27, 2010 at 11:59pm EST. Winner will be picked randomly using Random.org.

P.S. Crayola Color Wonder products, information, and giveaway were all provided by Crayola through MyBlogSpark.

Now moms, I know you will agree with me on this one. There are just certain times that all we want is a taste of chocolate and in the form of brownies would be good, but there is this thing called time that gets in our way all the time. I don’t know why it does that, it is like time wants to see how far it can push us right? 😉

One of the possible best solutions was brought to my attention. The Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge Brownies. Do you want to know why it is probably one of the best possible solutions? I will tell you, because the brownies are already baked and they taste just like you baked them at home. Pillsbury Chocolate Chunk Fudge Brownies are a blend of 3 types of cocoas with real chocolate syrup and milk chocolate chunks to make a delicious fudgy brownie—they’re the perfect solution when you’re pressed for time.

They honestly taste just like you took them right out of the oven. So the next time, you need that chocolate craving or your suppose to bake a treat for your child’s party at school, then head to the store and pick these delicious brownies up. My girls even had the best time decorating them with frosting and my hubby put powdered sugar on his. Just let everyone be creative and enjoy a nice treat that you didn’t have to use your precious time to bake :).

In addition, when purchasing Pillsbury Chocolate Chunk Fudge Brownies at Sam’s Club, you have the chance to support your local school with Box Tops for Education. Each package of Pillsbury Chocolate Chunk Fudge Brownies has 6 Bonus Box Tops that can be redeemed to earn cash for the K-8 school of your choice.

How would you like to try them out for yourself? I have a Pillsbury Chocolate Chunk Fudge Brownies gift pack up for grabs for one of my readers. Pillsbury Chocolate Chunk Fudge Brownies gift pack includes $25 Sam’s Club gift card to use to purchase the brownies, frosting, and also a large container for transporting the brownies.

All you need to do to be entered to win is share a situation in which the new Pillsbury Chocolate Chunk Fudge Brownies would be a perfect treat. Good luck readers 🙂

Contest ends July 27, 2010 at 11:59pm EST. Winner will be picked randomly using Random.org.

P.S. I was given this wonderful delicious gift pack by Pillsbury and My Blog Spark. I was not compensated for my time. I am just keeping it real here folks and telling you about delicious time-saving foods!

Contest Ended: Congrats to Comment #114 Ken for winning the gift pack.

I scream, You scream, We all scream for Lands End! I was so excited for Summer to finally get here this year so I could finally dive in literally in the pool with my new swimwear from Lands End. I have been hearing so many cool conversations about Lands End swimwear that I was so tickled to finally understand what all the hoopla was about.

First stop on the Summer Train was to Ocean Isle Inn with another Lands End Mom Carolina Mama in which she is wearing the very cute style Valletta Solid Bandeau Twist Tunic Tankini.

I am wearing the Women’s All-Over Control Slender Tunic Swimsuit in the color Blackberry. I have been a Tankini gal for so long that I really wanted to go with a one-piece for a change. Oh now this is what I am talking about for a swimsuit girlfriend. This swimsuit held my posture and shape so perfectly. I was so happy how it formed to my body and really was so flattering on me. I actually had a big enough self esteem to just walk the beach for the first time in my swimsuit with this particular style. The quality is great as well. I have washed it many times throughout this summer and the bathing suit is not breaking down one bit or loosing it’s edge to keep forming to my body.

To put even more style with this swimsuit, I am going to order the swim mini to coordinate with it. I really think this will be the perfect combo for say if you want to sit out by the pool or take a walk to the ice cream stand down from the pool or beach.

Lands End has so many swimsuits to pick from to match the style that you want for your body and guess what? They are having a HUGE sale right now up to 60% off so go and stock up on your favorite styles. You will not be disappointed.

P.S. Thank you to Lands End for sending me the All Over Control Slender Swimsuit. They in no way compensated me for this post. All the words here are of my own opinion.