Stride Rite Made2Play Shoe Review

Stride Rite Made2Play Shoe Review

Children go through shoes like nothing you can imagine. They are rough, they play hard, and they need something that will work for them not against them. As a mom I want what is best for my children. A shoe can make or break a child. Stride Rite is a well known and loved brand by mom’s everywhere.

Stride Rite’s new line, Made2Play, is perfect for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and kids.

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Made2Play Features:

  • Anti-stink linings
  • Heel pull for easy on/off
  • Reinforced toe for extra durability
  • Quick dry mesh
  • Dirt-shedding sole
  • Machine washable
  • Most styles available in wide

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The Made2Play line features sneakers, mary janes, boots and sandals.

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Where can YOU buy Stride Rite?

My children love Stride Rites and I am confident your children will too. To find a Stride Rite location near you click here.

Stride Rite Member

If you aren’t already, you defiantly want to become a Stride Rite Member – little steps. BIG REWARDS, and it’s free! When you sign up to be a member you will earn a $10 reward for every $75 you spend. Get free shipping on orders over $35 at StrideRite.com, access to member-only discounts and more!


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No matter the style, your child will love being a child in Stride Rite. 

My children tried out the Made2Play

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Summer Infant Pop ‘n Play Portable Playard Review

Summer Infant Pop ‘n Play Portable Playard Review

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The Pop ‘n Play Portable Playard allows you to easily create a safe portable play area for your child. The ultra-lightweight and compact fold playard can be set up and taken down in seconds, making it perfect for use at home, a day at the park, or a weekend at the beach. The water resistant floor helps keep baby dry even on damp grass. Airy mesh sides provide added visibility. A travel bag with shoulder strap is included for on-the-go convenience.

Now that I am outside gardening, pulling weeds, and just horsing around with the kids, I occasionally need to keep them in one spot for their safety.   Gardens can be more dangerous than you might think for kids, but a playyard is a great way to keep children away from potential hazards like the gate, ponds, barbecues, or firepits (get safe ones from ssfirepits.com) Summer Infant’s Pop ‘n Play is the perfect playard for families. I have tried to lug my pack n play outside and set it up. Its just too much! They are great for kids to sleep in, but not to move around from spot to spot. We need to move the playard from the front yard, to the backyard, then to the side of the house all sometimes in 30 minute intervals based on what I am doing. This playard is so easy to pick up and move. If you have a small child, then you need this Summer Infant Pop ‘n Play Portable Playard.

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It comes fully assembled!

You read that right people, fully assembled. This is not only easy to open, and use but its ready to go. No more lugging plastic gates that claim to be portable around.

Features:

  • Ultra-lightweight (12lbs) folding metal frame comes fully assembled and unfolds in seconds
  • Mesh sides for easy visibility and weather resistant
  • Compact fold and travel bag with strap for easy portability

Pop n’ Play is perfect for:

  • outdoor play
  • indoor play
  • vacations
  • picnics
  • trips to the beach
  • and more

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When I received my Pop ‘n Play I was shocked at how light it was. It was easy for me to carry one handed. As I slide it out of the carrying case and set it on the ground I was able to open it in one easy push. It neatly and smoothly glided into place. That easy! After I slide it down I simply clicked the support straps in place. Easy-peasy lemon squeezy! I cannot understand how I survived my previous 2 years without this product. It really is a staple and should be on every expecting mom’s registry.

The Summer Infant Pop ‘n Play is available at Babies R Us, Amazon, WalMart, Lowe’s & Target

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Kickin’ Avocado Dip

Kickin’ Avocado Dip

Kickin’s Avocado Dip was created for Door to Door Organics. Most ingredients can be ordered through Door to Door Organics.

 

Ingredients:

  • 2 avocados
  • 4 green onions
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 jalapeno
  • dash of salt
  • lemon juice (to preserve)

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How To:

1. Mash 2 avocados with the sour cream until smooth.

2. Mince jalapeno and onion.

3. Fold in jalapeno, onion, blue cheese and salt to taste.

4. Serve with peppers, chips or pretzel (sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning).

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Ava Anderson with Erin Giveaway

Ava Anderson with Erin Giveaway

Ava Anderson is your go-to for non-toxic and family friendly products. They carry everything from skin care, to gardening, to house cleaning into baby products and more. If you want it non-toxic, odds are Ava Anderson has it.

Read the full review here

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Seasoned to Go Giveaway

Seasoned to Go Giveaway

Read the full review here

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Kit includes:

  • Backfire BBQ
  • Sassy Seafood
  • Gutsy Garlic
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  • Rockin’ Rib Rub
  • Seasoned Salt
  • Sizzlin’ Steak
  • Kosher Salt
  • Ground Pepper
  • Commercial-grade stainless steel tongs

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Ava Anderson with Erin Review

Ava Anderson with Erin Review

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Ava Anderson is the premier provider for non-toxic & safe personal and home products. Founder Ava Anderson, at the spry age of 14, noticed that the market is flooded with “organic”, “natural”, “safe” and “pure”, yet there were almost always toxic ingredients included as well. Ava had become truly disturbed at how consumers were unaware of the risks of common brands and how those who thought they were making safe choices often did not know what was really in the products they were purchasing. After months of research, Ava realized that she needed to create her own products. Through a family friend, she located a manufacturer with research facilities that could develop and produce products to her standards. It was a great challenge to develop these revolutionary formulas, but with her vision and persistence she succeeded.”Ava’s Story

 

 

There are tons of hidden toxic ingredients in the products we use. To see a comprehensive list of these chemicals click here.

 

Ava Anderson has products for every area of your life:

  • Ava Skin
  • Ava Face
  • Ava Body
  • Ava Sun
  • Ava Scent
  • Ava Kids
  • Ava Hair
  • Ava Home
  • Ava Smile
  • Ava Baby
  • Ava Garden
  • Ava Men
  • Ava Auto
  • Ava Bugs
  • Ava Pet
  • Ava Candle
  • Ava Gifts

What a list?! I am so impressed with such a well rounded product line.

Ava Sunscreen 30+ SPF 2.9 oz

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Broad spectrum UVA/UVB coverage for any age, with organic beneficial essential oils and ingredients. Water resistant. Best safe sunscreen on the market

Ingredients:

Active ingredients: zinc oxide (23%, non-nanoparticle). Inactive: beeswax (organic), theobroma cacao seed butter (organic cocoa butter), butyrospermum parkii (organic shea butter), olea europaea oil (organic olive oil), simmondsia chinensis (organic jojoba oil).

Cost: $15.95

 

 

 

Ava Sunscreen Sticks 30 spf – set of 2 – .5 oz. each

Susticksnscreen sticks are perfect for facial application.

Ingredients:

zinc oxide (21%, non-nanoparticle), cocos nucifera (organic coconut oil), helianthus annus (organic sunflower seed oil), butyrospermum parkii (organic shea butter), beeswax (organic).

Cost: $23.98

 

 

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My order included a fun little extra fact sheet that I just love. It tells you how to store, apply and use the product. They even include a quote from the Centers For Disease Control, “Sunscreen is not meant to allow children to spend more time in the sun than they would otherwise. Combine sunscreen with other options to prevent UV damage. Sunscreen reduces damage from UV radiation, it doesn’t eliminate it.” 

The sun screens do not contain extra perfumes, so the smell is really refreshing as the natural scent of the product. I know that I won’t get a headache when re-applying it on my children all day. It goes on smooth and wants to absorb into your skin, it doesn’t just move around on the top layer of skin like some other brands of lotion do.

So please do yourself a favor and tryout a few of Ava Anderson’s products. You will not regret it.

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Asian Flank Steak

Asian Flank Steak

This recipe was custom designed for Door to Door Organics. You are able to purchase all ingredients through Door to Door Organics

Ingredients:

  • 1 flank steak
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 2-3 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 heaping tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • dash of pepper
  • mushrooms
  • green onion

How to:

Mince garlic

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Place 2 tablespoon olive oil, mustard, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, salt, garlic & steak into a zip up plastic bag

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Try to remove the majority of air from bag to allow the flank steak to truly marinate

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Refrigerate. Let marinate for up to 8 hours

Cook at 375 degrees for 30 minutes (until at least 140 degrees internally), flipping half way

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Chop green onions and mushrooms

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Saute green onions and mushrooms in a pan with approx 1 tablespoon olive oil

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Enjoy!

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Door to Door Organic’s Review

Door to Door Organic’s Review

Door to Door Organics delivers a box brimming with farm-fresh organic produce & curated natural, local groceries to your door every week. Say goodbye to parking-lot angst, checkout-line waits & junk-food siren calls. Delivery day will soon become your family’s favorite day of the week.

Door to Door Organics is a fresh, fun company that expanded into Ohio in May of 2015. Door to Door Organics teams up with local farmers to provide that area with fresh, organic produce and other organic groceries straight to your door. According to a new study, “despite good intentions, majority of consumers (88%) struggle to eat healthy due to busy schedules and misperception about healthy cooking…nearly half of respondents (48%) claimed their day was either “very busy” or “extremely busy”…they had on average only 82 minutes of of free time every day…”. We know how important healthy eating, exercising and getting enough sleep is. We have heard it a million times. Now we can do something about it…well…at least the healthy eating part!

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Concept

Door to Door Organics is a service which allows the consumer to shop online for all their grocery needs. What makes Door to Door different from other online grocery services it that they buy their produce and other select items from your local state’s farmers. You can get all that yummy, local, high quality, organic produce sent right to your home. No need to find time to drive to your farmers market between swimming lessons and dance class. No need to take your kids out of their car seats only to keep them from grabbing the berries off display, then strap them back in their car seat 7 minutes later. You can support your local farmers, eat fresh and organic, without stressing yourself out and wasting your precious family time.

Door to Door Organics only offers Good Food. What this means is they only offer, “food that’s good for your health, our community, and the planet, and food that most definitely makes your family’s bellies happy!” Their top Good Food labels are: organic, made with organic ingredients, non-GMO, & local.

How Does it Work?

You have the option of ordering Produce Boxes & Groceries.

The produce boxes come in 4 different sizes so that you get just the right amount of food. Whether you are buying for 1 person or a family of vegetarians, Door to Door Organics has a box for you. You can add on to your produce box from their huge variety of groceries. They offer everything from baked goods, canned goods, rice and pasta, proteins, cheeses, coffee, tea, cereals, soft drinks, spices, even frozen organic dinners! Basically anything you would need from the grocery store they can offer you. Only difference is they only offer organic!

Features:
  • Choose weekly or every other week deliveries
  • Pause your shipments while on vacation or out of town
  • Shop by attributes like: free-range, gluten-free, cage-free, local, dairy-free, kosher, grass-fed, and many more
  • Huge selection of Non-GMO products
  • Edit your account to tell Door to Door items you do or don’t like
  • Find local co-ops and buy together
  • Access to past orders
  • Sent invites to friends and you both get a discount

Kitchen:

Door to Door Organics features an entire section of their website to healthy recipes. You can browse by category, popular this week, or seasonal suggestions (hello grilling).  All recipes include an ingredient list which has a fun clickable feature. If you like the recipe you can click those items right into your cart! Or save them as a reminder for a later time. You can bookmark recipes to recall them at a later time. Their recipe list is always growing so keep checking back weekly for new inspirations.

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Mama’s 1st Delivery

For my first delivery I wanted to try a little bit of everything. I wanted to see how they package my items varying from produce to proteins to non perishables.

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Here is what I ordered:
  1. a Medium Mixed box
  2. Alaskan wild-caught salmon
  3. Organic grass-fed New York strip steak
  4. Organic grass-fed flank steak
  5. Organic feta crumbles
  6. Organic Justin’s peanut butter cups
  7. Organic pineapple
  8. Organic blueberries
  9. Organic strawberries
  10. Organic green onions

My delivery came in 2 boxes. The first box contained all of my proteins. The meat was sealed tightly for my safety and was fully frozen. The produce and non perishable candy was in the second box. They both contained a perfect amount of insulation. With paper, dry ice and air padding, nothing was damaged or bruised. My shipment was later on the route and I received it around 5 pm. My meat was showing no signs of being thawed. I am highly impressed.

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Produce and Non-Perishable goods box

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There is no reason why you should just try out the service. You can cancel at any time.

To get $10 off your first order click here

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