I was excited when I learned I was one of the 100 people chosen to host a Deflecto Clean up the Clutter Party from Tryazon. This is their way of getting innovative products into people’s hands in a fun setting. Deflecto is a company with Antimicrobial Kids Storage and Organization products that are durable, stackable and washable and are a great way to organize children’s toys and craft items. SteriTouch® is an antimicrobial agent used in these products to inhibit the growth of odor-causing microorganisms, plus mold and mildew, which
Lia’s new love is bugs and caterpillars!! She will see the tiniest bug or worm and run and find a leaf to pick it up with if she can’t get it with her fingers. Her latest “friend” is an inch worm and he was just inching along on Wordless Wednesday. I hope you enjoyed Lia’s fascination with her little inch worm which is actually a caterpillar. I thought the title, Inching Along on Wordless Wednesday was as cool as Lia’s inch worm!
We get a monthly magazine from Kroger Grocery store that is filled with coupons and recipes. As Lia was looking though this month’s issue she found a quick and easy no bake cookie recipe! Of course we had to make them right away! The ingredients are those which we always have on hand so that’s a plus for me. It calls for sugar, margarine (we used butter), milk, peanut butter, cocoa, vanilla extract and quick-cooking oats. It reminded me of a recipe my grandmother use to make! First combine the
Today, May 24th is National Scavenger Hunt Day. Elsa Maxwell, an American gossip columnist, author and songwriter introduced the idea of scavenger hunts to use as a party game around the 1930’s. Scavenger hunts are fun to do in groups or individually. But besides being fun they can be educational too. One of my Facebook friends sent me information on a Paint Chip Scavenger hunt and we did that for Lia’s 2nd birthday party. I put different colors of paint chips together and everyone had to find something in the
I stepped outside my comfort zone for milk when I received a container of Pacific Foods Ultra Soy Plant-Based Beverage to test. I have never tasted soy milk before but I was pleasantly surprised how good it tasted. It seemed more creamy and rich compared to whole milk. Soy milk is a great source of protein, 10 grams per cup and 280 mg of calcium plus it’s a good source of Vitamin D. It’s dairy free, carrageenan free and gluten free. The container had suggestions for use – by the