One Summer Activity I know the girls are going to love.

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With summer coming and our family not being comfortable with everything opening up yet as well as the news we will be having our granddaughter most of the summer, I needed to come up with some activities to keep the girls busy in between when they run out of ideas. This girl’s creator braiding bracelet kit is one of the many awesome items we picked out. My daughter gave it a whirl today so we can make sure we know how to use it when the time comes.

Her results were OK for the first time using it. We didn't finish it off with the cutting or glue due to the fact she wants to practice to get better at it. My daughter is 13 and really needed a lot of help with this at first but once I showed her two rounds she was able to do the rest on her own. Like I said she wants to practice a bit more to get the string tighter and neater for the finnished look. 

She did say that this will be a good item to use during the summer with my 10 year old granddaughter and I am sure a few of her friends. 

The kit does say it makes up to 12 bracelets. With that being said this one took took two strings which leaves just enough to make 10 bracelets if you only use one color per bracelet so keep that in mind and maybe pick up some extra elastics and string. I see these being made with embroidery floss, paracord rope, yarn, and other simular strings which we have on hand and can be picked up easily at your local craft store or on Amazon. 

We love that this came with a bag so everything can be stored inside and grabbed at a moments notice for some bracelet making fun. I personally see this being used for years to come as long as I can continue to provide the elastics and string. Sadly right now there were no refill kits but maybe in the future they will have those available. 

Here is a picture of everything you get in the kit. 

 

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Camping Fun all Year Round for the Kids

Looking for a great gift for a child this Holiday Season? Look no further then this 20 Piece Camping Adventure Kit from Picasso Tiles. This is slotted for 3 years and up. We had children up to ages 15 playing with this and even the adults thought the pieces that came with it were awesome.   

There are 20 pieces in all 

• Camping Tent
• Gas Stove (2 AA Batteries required)
• Oil Lamp (2 AA Batteries required)
• Water Bottle
• 2 Walkie Talkies (3 AA Batteries required for each)
• Pan
• Shovel
• 2 Hot Dog & Steak
• 2 Plates
• First Aid Kit Box
• Binoculars
• Multi-function Whistle
• 2 Utility Knives
• Watch

The tent is great for having a little space for quite time in the corner or your child's room anytime of the year, and can be played with outside during nice days too.

We really liked the accessories and how easily the tent pops up and down for use as well as storage. We do however wish the tent was more resistant to stains. Although ours has not stained yet we know what we like in quality of items like this and had just wished for more parachute like quality of fabric for this, with that being said this is a fun product and well worth the price and wow factor in our child's eyes. Those are the real people who have to be happy with the product when the day is over.

Adventure is just around the corner. The tent pops up quickly as well as  folding down just just as easily and everything fits back into the bag that it was packaged into to store away in between use.




For real camping fun check out A Complete Camping Guide for Beginner

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Colorful Nails and Piggies everywhere

The Holidays and for us Birthdays are just around the corner so we are always on the lookout for quality, affordable gifts for our girls. SmitCo LLC has several different locked diary sets for girls in Emoji, Diva and Mermaid themes, as well as scrapbook, nail and play dress up sets and party favors that can be used as stocking stuffers to provide hours of fun. One of the items they have available is this scented nail set with 5 nail polishes, press one nails, nail decals, emery boards, and toe spreaders. 

My daughter has been having a blast changing up her look with different colors and decals. She has even let me do her piggies which turned out super cute. I love the emery boards myself but almost too cute to use. Super fun for the little girls wanting to experiment with color. The SmitCo Scented Nail Polish kit can be found at my affiliate link below but don't forget to check out the bottom for a code to get 20% off of your order of SmitCo products. 

SmitCo products also include rose gold, gold or rhodium plated jewelry and sets, as well as very popular stretch sets for little girls - all packed in cute gift boxes. 

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New Diaries

Quality, affordable gifts for girls ages 2 to 12. SmitCo LLC has several different locked diary sets for girls in Emoji, Diva and Mermaid themes, as well as scrapbook, nail and play dress up sets and party favors that can be used as stocking stuffers to provide hours of fun. Like these diaries that come with pen, blue light or stickers depending on which you choose.

 

  

 

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Easy Bun Hairstyle

So about a month ago I learned at the age of 45 to do French Braids. With having had 4 girls you would have thought I would have learned long ago but alas I didn't and taught myself and did pretty good the very first time and it is getting easier everytime I do it. 

Now my 9 year old who asked for the French Braids wants her hair in buns all of the time, and to be honest it is just a pain in the butt. I wanted something that would give me great results with very little effort. School mornings are rushed already so I wanted to be able to give her the hairstyles she wanted as quick as possible to get her out the door on time. 

This DIY synthetic bun makers is so easy to use, it literally takes seconds to do. I start with a ponytail, then I put the ponytail between the attached bun maker and slide down to end of ponytail then start wrapping, when I get it to the base of the ponytail I let it make a circle which it will do all on it's own. You may need to adjust depending on thickness of hair and then spread the hair around the circle and you are done. This can be done low, mid, high, or even in my older daughters case if you have more then one you can do more then one in the back or with two ponytails on the sides. 

I love it when my daughter is excited about a hairstyle and mommy can actually pull them off, making her happy which makes me happy too. 

The Synthetic DIY Bun Maker can be found in 6 different colors here. 

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Gifts for 20% off

 I have a great deal if you are looking for gifts for Easter, Birthdays, Christmas, etc. You can find the deal below but first let me tell you a little about some of the products available.

Quality, affordable gifts for girls ages 2 to 12. SmitCo LLC has several different diaries with lock and keys and diary sets for girls in Emoji and Diva themes, as well as several different nail art sets to provide hours of fun.

A huge hit is the brand new Mermaid themed scrapbook kit as well as 3 unique princess dress up sets. 

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Great Gift Ideas

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Quality, affordable gifts for girls ages 2 to 12. SmitCo LLC has several different diaries with lock and keys and diary sets for girls in Emoji and Diva themes, as well as several different nail art sets to provide hours of fun.

A huge hit is the brand new Mermaid themed scrapbook kit as well as 3 unique princess dress up sets. 

SmitCo products also include rose gold, gold or rhodium plated jewelry and sets, as well as very popular stretch sets for little girls - all packed in cute gift boxes. 


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Mermaid Bathing Suit

My daughter wanted a mermaid swimsuit without the hard tail in so I was able to find this one from Newland. They have quite a few designs to pick from. I chose this one due to the design looking so much like fish scales and the shell halter top is just too cute for words.

My daughter loves this swim suit she said she looks just like the little mermaid. This fits her well even though she is 8 with a little room to grow over the summer. Very well made, lifelike scales, and super cute. Great for any mermaid lover.


Newland swimwear can be found on Amazon.


What Newland has to say about their product.

Mermaid Tail Swimwear Children Bikini Sets
Shorts Pants Three-piece Suit
Great for summer surfing, beach holiday, bathing and swimming
The mermaid tail is hollow out at bottom and you can walk around.
Package Include: 3pcs swimsuit(1pc Top +1pc Underwear +1pc Mermaid Tail)

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Techno Gears Marble Mania Extreme 3.0

Looking for a fun toy that will be used well beyond Christmas Morning? Check out the Techno Gears Marble Mania Extreme 3.0 from The Learning Journey International. 

You first start with pieces then build them into a marble maze, what comes next is extreme marble mania. My girls love this and their father had a ball helping them put it together and then play with. 

Much better quality than other marble maze type products we have had in the past. The first thing my daughter said is that this does not fall apart like her other one did, which means no frustration on her part from spending more time putting it together then having fun with it. 

Sure to please both girls or boys, as well as some adults. Here is to more fun this Holiday season. The Learning Journey International has this marble maze as well as others available and a whole host of other toys to pick from. My girls even put a few on their want list. 

You can find theTechno Gears Marble Mania Extreme 3.0  here or on Amazon.


Techno Gears Marble Mania Extreme 3.0 has over 200 pieces that can be used to create a marble run that will automatically take your marbles and move them through the run. The set includes multiple channels, 3-D connectors and structures, a power lifter and much more – everything necessary to build and “Power Up” hundreds of marble run designs. Requires one “AA” battery (not included). Ages 6+ years.

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Let your little ones clean

What a cute little set for your little one to be able to mimic what their parents do. We love the wet sign the best, but all of the pieces are great representations of the full size product. The only thing you need to put together is the mop all of the other pieces are ready to play with.

This would make a great companion to a kitchen center, or a play vacuum cleaner. Set is sized for a smaller child my 7 year old had to bend over to use the mop but all other products were sized well.

You can find this Little Helper toy on Amazon.

What Velocity Toys has to say about their product.

• Little Helper 'F' Deluxe Children's Kid's Pretend Play Toy Cleaning Play Set
  Comes w/ Floor Dust Mop, Bucket, Dust Pan, Brush, Window Squeegee, Cleaning Rag, Wet Floor Sign, Mock Soap Bottle & Bar
  Perfect for Pretend Play or Role Playing!
  Approx. Length of Mop: 20"
  Approx. Height of Bucket: 5.5"

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Click-A-Brick Rainbowland

We have several Click-A-Brick sets and I was hoping they would make some more pieces with more girl color bricks. These fit the bill just right.

Not that my girls don't mind the primary colors but they like pink, purple, and all of the other cute colors that most girls like as well. They like assortment and choices. Rainbowland from Click-A-Brick does this for them.

So cute. My favorite is the Pegasus but my girls love them all. Easy to build with and a re 3D in nature.




You can find Click-A-Brick Rainbowland on Amazon.


What Click A Brick has to say about their product.

The Click-A-Brick Rainbowland set is an educational building block set for children aged 4 and up. What makes this product unique is the way the blocks connect to each other. Rather than connecting in just one way, Click-A-Brick's can be connected from all sides and corners; even forming diagonal lines.

This way of building helps children improve motor and dexterity skills as well as their spatial reasoning. The Rainbowland set comes with instructions on how to build a mermaid, butterfly, unicorn, and 7 others, or anything your child can imagine. Parental interaction is highly encouraged to better facilitate learning - not to mention some great 1-on-1 time with your child.

Click-A-Brick also helps nurture a child's imagination and creativity by allowing them to build anything they can think of - in 3D. Many different shapes and creations can be made, spurring the child's imagination further with each one. The product is very durable as well; where the child can actually play with the creation they made - or quickly disassemble it to make another.

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Nerf Rebelle Compatible Darts

Being a mom Nerf was a sensible solution to playing cops & robbers, cowboys & indians, zombies vs humans, people vs horror characters, or just a fun way to run around shooting each other.

I have to say though that when those bullets/darts go missing replacing them can be costly. That is until we found Cornucopia Brand Darts that are compatible with Nerf Rebelle. They fit perfectly and work just as well.

Now my girls and their friends are back to playing outside in good fun with their Nerf Rebelle line products with a more affordable                                                             dart. As you can see they are having a blast.

You can find the nerf rebelle compatible darts on Amazon.

NERF Rebelle Compatible Black Darts 100 Count Pack

This 100 count pack of NERF Compatible Darts is perfect for any NERF enthusiast. Have a shootout without the downtime where you're searching for your lost ammo. Never run out of ammo again with this huge lot of Rebelle compatible darts.

These darts are black with an exclusive pink tip. Purchase your NERF compatible dart refills in bulk with this huge 100ct pack

Perfect size, weight, and maximum piece count to keep any toy dart gun enthusiast happy for hours

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