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How you can help BAG IT FORWARD!
It's time to give back to your community. There are children who need a lot and if you can just add one extra of everything you buy this year for you kids, then you can BAG IT FORWARD!
Here is how we did it!
HOW CAN YOU JOIN? It’s easy.
- Participate in the Elmer’s Virtual Bag It Forward and by giving away a virtual bag of school supplies and creating a blog post with specific rules described below.
- Elmer’s will donate up to $10,000 to Adopt-A-Classroom.
- You can give as many virtual bags as you want.
- The Elmer’s Virtual Bag It Forward will officially begin at 12 AM EST on July 22, 2010 and end at 12 PM EST on August 12, 2010. Blog posts submitted to us before or after that time period will not be counted.
- The blog post link has to be submitted in the comment section below for your participation to be counted.
- In addition copy and paste the following text into your blog post:
ELMER’S VIRTUAL BAG IT FORWARD RULES
- Copy and paste these rules into your blog post.
- Create a blog post giving a “virtual bag of school supplies” to other bloggers or write about your Back to School shopping trip at Walmart.
- Link back to the person who gave you a bag of school supplies.
- Let each person you are giving a virtual bag of school supplies know you have given them a bag.
- Leave your link in the Elmer’s Virtual Bag It Forward comment section. You can also find the official rules of this virtual #bagitforward program there.
- Elmer’s is donating $10 for each blog participating in the Virtual Bag It Forward Donation to Adopt-A-Classroom (up to total of $10,000 for blog posts written by August 12, 2010).
- Please note that only one blog post per blog url will count towards the donation.
CHECK OUT OUR SHOP HERE!
PLEASE USE THIS PICTURE TO PASS ON THE VIRTUAL BAGS!
I am sending this to Tonia @ AllAmericanMommy.com
Christine @ www.FromDatestoDiapers.com
Claire @ www.Bitsfromabrit.com
Thanks Shanda
Disclosure: Elmer's donated $100.00 for our shop at Walmart on behalf of Collective Bias.
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PATIO PARTY
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Making Ice Coffee with your Keurig!
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I will have to tell you that one of my top products I have received to review is my Keurig Coffee maker! I love it and I use it all the time and the convenience in making one cup is awesome. During the holidays I gave my parents one cause I knew they would love it and I was right. My parents became addicts to different K-cups!! Do I blame them?? Nope! I swap cups with them just to try all of the flavors.
I am so excited that they just released new iced coffees! Yep! I LOVE ICED COFFEE!!
My favorite is the Nantucket Blend!
Check out the site to see how it is brewed! CLICK HERE!
Get a $1.00 off coupon!
So here is my favorite cup of Iced Coffee! All you need to do is set a cup of ice under the brew spout and add your K-cup. Press brew and that is all you need to do! My trick is to add some Italian Sweet cream liquid creamer to sweeten it. It is soooooo good!
COOL CUPS YOU CAN ORDER ON www.GreenMountainCoffee.com
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Parents with Style HIGHLY recommends the Keurig Coffee Maker and the Iced Coffee offered.
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Infantino Fold and Go Bouncer Review!
As an Infantino Test Drive Mom, I am excited to tell you about the perfect bouncer for your new born. Now my little Paityn is not so little anymore and is always off the charts for height when it comes to a 10 month old. She is a little too big for this bouncer but still loved helping Mommy review it. She sat in the bouncer be-bopping to the music while playing with the hanging toysIn my honset opinion this bouncer is awesome and the perfect buy for your new born. It will hold your little bundle of joy in a safe position while soothing them with different sounds and music. Out of the box, hands down 1 min 45 seconds to assemble.
The fabric is so soft and will match any decor in any home. It offers a soft pillow to support your babies head.
The music box will offer a ocean like sound, music and many other sounds to choose from.
Check out this site for more specific details. CLICK HERE!
HOW TO FOLD AND GO???
CLICK HERE!
FOR THE PARENTS ON THE GO..this is a must have! You always need to have a bouncer for your baby. Even though Grandma and Grandpa want to hold the new baby all the time, everyone needs to have a place to set baby down to relax. This is the seat perfect for holding your baby snug as a bug in a rug!
Fold & Go Bouncer Instruction Manual 
Designed to go anywhere! Easy to move from room to room. Perfect for travel. Compact for storage!
- Unique easy-to-fold, space saving design.
- Includes plush seat, padded head support and waist harness.
- Removable entertainment bar adjusts and includes two detachable toys!
- Comforting bouncing action occurs with baby’s natural movement.
- Machine washable seat cover.
- Simple, no-hassle assembly!
- Requires 3 "AA" batteries
- For babies up to 25lbs (11.3kgs)
150-473
Overall, We were very pleased with the Infantino Fold and Go Bouncer! Easy to use and easy to take on the go! I will recommend this product to Newborns up until about 6 months or so depending on your babies size..as you can see above Paityn is a little too big at only 10 months old.
Parents with Style loves this product!
Thanks to Mom Central for choosing me to be a Infantino Test Drive Mom! www.MomCentral.com. “I am a participant in a Mom Central campaign for Infantino and have received various Infantino products to as part of my participation.” I was not paid for my opinions...this is my honest review!
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COUPONS! GET YOUR COUPONS!
Vista Print.
VISTA PRINT COUPON CODE
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WATERMELON JELL-O
credits to: The Idea Room Dot NET
Watermelon Jell-O
Oh my goodness! Can you believe how fun this Jell-O is? I saw this creative idea on a feature done by One Crafty Place here so some of you may have already seen this. The original recipe can be found at Gourmet Mom on the Go here. Both of those blogs have some great ideas if you don't already know about them.
Anyways, this would be a hit at an upcoming summer BBQ or party. Just scoop the melon out of the rind of half a watermelon and serve it out of a separate dish. Then whip up some of Gourmet Mom's Watermelon Jello-O in the empty rind and you will have two yummy treats to serve. We happened to have a BBQ this past weekend and a watermelon. It was a hit with the kids AND the adults!
**By the way...I want to thank all of my followers! Less than one month ago I had 2 followers and now...well I'm speechless. I don't know where you all came from, but I hope you are enjoying my blog and that I can keep the ideas coming! I want to do something to reward your loyalty, so expect a giveaway soon after this crazy end of the school year settles down a bit.
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RUFFLE BUTT ONESIES
Ruffles ruffles everywhere! I’ve been spotting this adorable trend all over blog world.
1. I had to get in on the fun and give Char’s famous Ruffle Butt Onesie a try. DIY ruffle projects are easier than they appear! What a relief for me {the girl who usually only attempts square projects}.
{Ya, I know. Three very similar pictures,…I couldn’t just limit myself to one! These are my baby girls’ tooshes we are talking about here! You are lucky I narrowed it down to only three! } 
Here are some other inspiring ruffle projects and tutorials:
2. Playing off the Ruffle Butt Onesie, TherapeuticCrafting came up with adorable Tuxedo Lacey Butt Onesie Tutorial.
3. SamsterMommy created this gorgeous Tuxedo Tank out of an old shirt.
4. VintageDutchGirl created a mini version of Ruffly Baby Top…
5. SewMuchAdo has an easy ruffle scarf tutorial…
6. Another T-shirt repurposed to a ruffle scarf by VermillionRules.
7. MadeByLex created a Valentino inspired Ruffle Clutch {gorgeous} using old sweats.
8. She also made this adorable ruffle dress using an old T-shirt…
9. LivingWithLindsey even created ruffle shoes!
10. Char from CrapIveMade also created this gorgeous ruffle pillow…
11. One more great ruffle pillow tutorial from FloralShowers.
And two last inspirational pictures to make your jaw drop. Thanks to Ashley from Ashley Ann
Photography. Yes she made them
{Her ruffle butt onesies so just trumped mine, huh?! That’s why I put mine first! }
Whew. So much to do,…so little time!
Have you made any ruffle projects lately? Any other great ruffle links to add to our list? We’d love to see them!
Get your sewing machines out and start ruffling!
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BOOK BOUQUET!
Isn't it so much fun when you can send or receive a gift basket? Well, let me tell you we have the perfect company that offers fantastic classy book bouquets for every occasion. Parents with Style is so proud to tell out readers about this great company. This is the perfect solution for having to go out and put together a gift basket yourself. They have thought of everything and they assemble the baskets in an eye catching way! Each basket will make you want to buy more and to see the joy on the receivers face is worth a million bucks.
We receive plenty of goodies to review at PWS and these by far are one of our top picks! We highly recommend choosing BOOK BOUQUET for your gift giving needs!
-Parents with StyleCheck out the Safari Gift Set!
Gift Details:
Baby books, baby dvd and eco friendly monkey take baby on a jungle safari.BOOKS: Meet Little Monkey as he spends his day eating his favorite foods and playing! Little ones will love to cuddle with this supersoft fleece cloth book that's made out of cotton and recycled Polartec® fleece. This book is machine-washable and comes packaged in a chipboard box that's made from 100% recycled material. We also include Baby Einstein's Baby Noah World Animals board book that introduces baby to animal friends from around the world.
MONKEY: Healthy, safe and environmentally friendly, this orange monkey is 8" with white trim and made of 100% certified organic cotton fabric. No harmful pesticides, toxic chemicals or dyes - these colors are tested to exceed the most stringent global safety standards.
DVD: Baby Noah Animal Expedition DVD from Baby Einstein is a musical introduction to animals from around the world.
This gift arrives in an animal print gift box decorated with a bow and gift enclosure card. Gift card holds about two sentences or twenty words.
Baby will love the bright orange monkey and learning all about animals in this fun baby gift basket.
From their website! (Check out all of the choices you have!)
Book Bouquet combines all kinds of books with gift items and gourmet foods to create novel gift baskets for all occasions. The first book bouquet was created over ten years ago for a cancer patient. Today, get well gifts are still one of the most popular categories of gift baskets that Book Bouquet sells. The "Boredom Buster" get well gift was Book Bouquets most ordered gift basket in 2008.
Special occasions like Mother's Day, Father's Day and Christmas give Book Bouquet the chance to shine. Books are always the right size and color, and our gift baskets take book gifting to the next level. As the maker of all our gift baskets Book Bouquet is also able to offer custom touches like balloons, cakes, stuffed animals and of course, extra books that can be added to any of our gifts. You can even design your own gift basket at our create a custom basket page.
Gifts are shipped just about everywhere. We also ship to all military apo addresses and offer a military gifts section. For international orders shipping is limited to priority mail international. For US orders we offer a variety of delivery methods including ground, three day service, two day service and overnight. Orders placed by 3:00PM EST Monday through Friday ship the same day.
Every gift from Book Bouquet is made to high standards. Each order is treated as though it is for a family member and every gift includes a card with the customer's personalized message.
Book Bouquet gift baskets offers unique gifts for baby, kids, birthday, get well, sympathy, housewarming, for men, for women, for work and for special occasions. Our gifts are always the right fit for any event.
Parents with Style highly recommends this company!
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CLOUDS AND STARS QUICKZIP SHEET (COUPON CODE)
QuickZip Crib Sheet
Since my kids were born one thing I found to be a pain in the butt is changing the crib sheet!
Not no more since we discovered the QUICKZIP CRIB SHEET FROM CLOUDS AND STARS! Whenever the kids diapers would leak or it was just the right time to change the crib sheet, I would dread it. I can't stand having to pull the mattress out from under the bumper pads and then try to stretch the sheets over the mattress. I can honestly tell you that it will make me snap! Thanks to the QUICKZIP CRIB SHEET changing Paityn's crib sheet is a cinch and Momma is a lot happier. The sheet fits the mattress and will zip off the soiled part so you can wash just the top part of the sheet. LOVE IT!
The innovative two-piece QuickZip Crib Sheet Set is designed to be simple, safe and stylish. The zipper sheet (top) zips off the base for easy changing. No more mattress wrestling or constant tying and untying of bumper ribbons. Unlike loose-fitting sheets that can cause an entanglement danger to your baby, QuickZip fits snugly around your mattress. And since we preshrink all our fabrics, our sheets fit wash after wash. Starter Sets available in solids (white, ecru, blue, pink and sage), ginghams (green, pink, blue and yellow) and organic cotton (white).
Zipper Sheets available in solids (white, ecru, blue, pink and sage), ginghams (green, pink, blue and yellow), organic cotton (white) and poly mink (white, blue and pink).
Sheet Bases available in solids (white, ecru, blue, pink and sage), ginghams (green, pink, blue and yellow) and organic cotton (white).
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QUESTIONS from their site:
Frequently Asked Questions
- How Does it Work?
- 1. Take out the mattress (the first time only) and place it inside the zipper base. The zipper pull should be all the way at the bottom of the zipper next to the plastic insert box mid way across the short side of the mattress. You may have to slide the zipper pull back until it rests against the insert box. 2. Place mattress pad on top of mattress. 3. Zip on the zipper sheet and tuck in zipper. 4. Place mattress into crib (first time only). 5. To change zipper sheet: Zip off dirty sheet and zip on a clean one.
- What do I need?
- We recommend that you have a Starter Set, which includes one Zipper Base and one Zipper Sheet, and at least one additional Zipper Sheet (sold separately). We also recommend that you purchase at least one mattress pad - ours are flat pads with no skirt for easy changes. Check out our Savings Bundles and Gift Baskets for great prices on these products: for example, the Miracle Bedding Set includes one Quick Zip Sheet Set, two zipper tops and two mattress pads with a savings of 20%
- I have a question regarding the starter set... does that include a top sheet, base sheet and mattress pad? I just want to be sure I purchase everything I need.
- The Starter Set includes one Zipper Base and one Zipper Sheet. Additional Zipper Sheets are sold separately. It does not include a mattress pad.
- Will the QuickZip fit my mattress?
- Our sheet fits standard US mattresses that are 27" X 52" with a depth ranging from 5" to 7" inches. There is elastic in the base that allows for a good fit on mattresses of slightly varying sizes. Clouds and Stars sheets are preshrunk, but please allow for approximately 3% shrinkage on the first washing
- Is the QuickZip Waterproof?
- The QuickZip Sheet is NOT waterproof, and we suggest you use a mattress pad. A flat pad works best with our system so that there is no tuck in around the sides of the mattress. Clouds and Stars offers a cotton-top, flat, waterproof mattress pad in three sizes (crib, twin and play yard).
- Can I attach the flannel sheet to a regular base?
- All Clouds and Stars Zipper Sheets are interchangeable (excluding our discontinued "Original" model).
- How is the double layer flannel Zipper Sheet constructed?
- The flannel fabric does not hold its shape well so a layer of flannel is sewn onto a layer of woven cotton.
- Does a standard crib mattress pad fit your set?
- You can use a standard mattress pad with the sheet, however, it is difficult to change. We sell a flat pad for our sheet system that can be easily removed when the top is zipped off for washing.
- Do you have sheets for the Graco PackNPlay?
- We do make a sheet for the Pack-N-Play. It is shown on our website as our portable play yard sheet. It is designed similarly to a pillowslip with Velcro closures on the back. The top has two layers of cotton quilted together for added comfort. Our sheet is made of 100% cotton and is available in blue or yellow gingham and white or ecru flannel.
- Parents with Style loves this product! USE OUR 10% off COUPON CODE DDD9
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An adorable Party idea from our friends at How Does She!
Rainbow Polka-dot Party – real party
PWS pick for a great idea found on HOWDOESSHE.com. (credit)
kids theme parties
Rainbow Polka-dot Party
Where does one come up with THIS theme, you ask? I’ll tell you. Because that is what you get when you ask a certain little 4 year old girl who’s super power it is to shoot rainbows from her hands that wrap around the BAD guys and catch ‘em and a certain other little girl’s mom who is obsessed with anything polka-dot what kind of party they want…if this is not a run-on sentence, I don’t know what is:). Maybe don’t ask next time, EM… no, do ask ’cause this turned out FABULOUS! Two minds are definately better than one when planning a party around a made up theme…especially when EM is the other mind! Her creativity amazes me.
I promised you pictures and pictures I took! Sorry if your scrolling finger gets tired:)
Garland used around the room to add polka-dots and color…and cute pics of the birthday girls!
These are streamers we hung from the doorway for the kids to walk through. Em just stapled round foam circles we found at the dollar store to wrapping ribbon.
tutus and…
feather rainbow hair clips for the girls. Nicely done, EM.
party favors for all
Gotta Love Ikea Plates!
Colored Lemon Heads for a treat. Found these at CostCo – you NEED to try these, YUM!
Shelley’s ADORABLE birthday hat, click here for her tutorial on how to make these. And beads to make rainbow bracelets…on pipe cleaners so 4 year olds could actually string their own!
The party table.
I couldn’t figure out how to photograph this to give it justice…this doesn’t. Emily tied and tied and tied and tied and tied until all the colors of the rainbow were connected onto a long string which we hung over the back door. It MADE the party decor. You could do this with any colors to match your theme, it took a bit of time, but it was worth it…I can say that ’cause I didn’t do all the knots…I did, however blow up my fair share of balloons, even if they weren’t as big as EM’s and she made fun of me:) Just be sure to do it in the middle of the day and not at 11:00 at night when you are so tired that you can’t stop laughing at each other’s faces as they puff out each time you blow into a balloon, it really hinders your progress.
Last but certainly not least…the cake. EM did an AMAZING job on this! Look at the polka-dots:)
Each layer had frosting in between…lemon flavored…delicious!
And I have to share a few of the BIRTHDAY GIRLS…
Girls and Secrets
Do these wings look familiar??? EM shared a tutorial for angel wings at Christmas time. She adapted them to fit the rainbow theme. Also, the shirts I made with the Silhouette…a tutorial can be found here.
I LOVE her giggle:)
bEST fRIENDS fOREVER!
Over and Out until next year…or the next year – I don’t know how much of this I can take!
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