So my daughter has caught on to this crazy, the water bead craze that has plagued the youtube family fun channels so i took to Amazon to find me some of these beads
Water beads that i think were meant for decoration inside a vase of flowers
What do they look like?
They look like tiny beads and they swell up into 100 times the size when they are submerged in water
How long to they last
Once they have swelled to max capacity they do start to break down so maybe a day or two they will last, i cant speak for the orbeez quality but this is what i experienced with the china brand
I put the beads in a container and let them grow the day before - heres jack carrying the bucket of orbeeze to the pool
Filled up the pool with Water and gave the kids some collanders and they had a few hours of fun!
The kids love to get right into the water and feel the beads on their body
This is great for babies and kids of all age, hell i played in them for a bit too, they have such a cool sensation!
My HoneyBee (aka Bianca) loves all those Bumble Bee so of course i will HAVE to snag some of these! how adorable! perfect for keeping our planet clean with no plastic bags clogging up the oceans
I love the way these look, just as easy to wash these as it is to wash a plastic bib!, rinse and hang to dry! My mom use to wrap my sandwiches with Wax paper just like this!, easy transition and no waste!
I love the strap for easy carrying! and the slots on the side are great to keep things cool when place in a lunch bag with an ice pack
Drink in the Box
If your child loves drinking boxes, how cute are these! perfect size and will fit in their lunch bag perfectly, and you can make your own natural juices so you know exactly whats in that box (unlike the stores...)
Skip out on the paper napkins and put one of these adorable cloth napkins, choose the design that your child loves! another waste saver! love these, they are ECO friendly and!
This is an all in one container, comes with a stainless steal water bottle that has its own compartment, and an insulated carrying case gogreenlunchbox
Hope you enjoy this list, it def helped me figure out exactly what i am getting for my daughter when she starts school in September
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This year like every year i try to go inexpensive on my easter gifts, i traditionally go straight for the clearance isle and sale items as i can not justify spending too much money on an item when i know i can get it cheaper!
1. Buy the year before, i have been known to grab some clearance egg decorating kits the few days after Easter,. Normally they are around $3-$5 or more but if you get them on clearance you can find these guys for as low as $.50!
- Also small Easter toys, or plushies you can grab these guys on clearance and hide them in the house till the following year aswell!
2. Liquidation stores, Liquidation stores have been known to carry last years stock to certain stores around those specific holidays, my liquidation store happens to carry lots of target items from last season so i can find baskets, egg decoration kits, bubbles, easter decor at a fraction of the price! i grabbed a two pack of carrot bubbles for $.25 and i can easily split that up into the two baskets.
3. Dollar spots, as i do enjoy my dollar store i would probably head over to the target dollar spot or walmart as i feel the products might be a little bit better quailty? probably not but i would like to think so! there you can find easter theme items, colouring books, books, stationary, baskets!
4. bottom shelf, Some stores keep stock from the year before and put them on the shelf with the new stock and label them clearance! i go this princess basket for my daughter on the bottom shelf at party city and its virtually identical to this years mode just another shade of pink. HALF PRICE! regular $14 got it for $7
5. 1 expensive item per child, by expensive i don't really mean expensive... i allotted one $10-$15 dollar gift each. all the other items are under $3. buy 1 gift means they will have a real gift and not something that will probably break in the first week or be used up like bubbles of crayons and chalk. i'm a believe of being fair with my children so making sure their baskets are fairly similar in price will curve the mommy guilt hehe
for my daughters expensive gift i got her an Ariel princess boat toy $12.93
and for my son i got him a hot wheels bath toy $15
as much as i love showering my children with gifts i have to be realistic, Easter is a holiday that doesn't really warrant gifts and is about coming together as a family and remembering (if you are religious) your god and the sacrifice, so because of this i would not spend more then $25 on each child. i do enjoy the fantasy of a cute bunny coming to visit my children so i will encourage this tradition.
to see a video of all the items i put in my Easter basket please Click the link below!!
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Here is a fun video of the kids playing with them 
