Summer Fun

Ok, the start of Summer is upon us, Memorial Day! We are now focused on keeping the family busy, especially the kids!

Have you seen our expanded selection of Melissa & Doug toys? They have just expanded their summer toys and they are AWESOME!! There are new beach toys, hopscotch sets, kid sized crochet sets, etc.

Don't forget about my favorites: the items to keep the kids occupied in the car. I have heard so many people are planning summer road trips this year. We have the full line of Melissa & Doug art supplies. There are great wipe off boards, coloring pads, crayons, colored pencils etc.

Another great car option is a Hangman or travel Bingo game. These are reusable board games than can be used every trip to the beach this summer.

Come check out the fun summer toys and activities for the kids!

CU 4 Reality credit fair

On Tuesday, we participated in the area CU 4 Reality credit union fair held for several students in local middle and high schools.

We were thrilled to help out in this event and love the philosophy behind this event.

This event was sponsored by several local credit unions, to help kids start to learn the power of a budget and keeping within a budget. What a valuable lesson.

Students have been learning about careers, earning a paycheck and then how to budget within their earnings to accomplish all the items they want and needs. The students need to select housing, food, cars, insurance, and clothing (we provided booth) before they can then spend some of their extra money on gym membership, owning a pet or going on vacation.

This is a great lesson our students need to learn so they are better able to manage their finances and learn to prioritize within their means.

Thank you to all other credit unions/ insurance agencies who supported this event and all the other businesses who volunteered their time and resources. I love to be involved in events like this within our community.

Bead bracelets

Have you seen our Bauble Lulu bracelets and beads? They fit with the "major" bead bracelets.

We have glass blown beads, rhodium metal beads in really cute designs (rhodium is just as strong as silver, but doesn't rust!)

We have bracelets in all sizes, necklaces, key chains, pendants to put on zipper pulls or necklace of your choice. There are even earrings! Really cute and beads are $10 or less!

These make a great end-of-year gift for teachers or a thank you to a special person anytime!

Freebies for Kids

Borders books has announced their free book program to help encourage the kids to read this summer.

You can download the form here to help the kids keep track of their summer reading. They read 10 books, bring the form into the store after reading and they get a FREE book.

My daughter loves to read, and this is a great way for her to keep track and earn something else.

20 year perfume??

The other evening I heard an Herbalist speak to my daughter's Girl Scout troop about "healthy" beauty products and general health tips. I was amazed when she pulled out of her basket (totally re-usable and really pretty!) a vial of rose oil. She mentioned she invested in this vial of rose oil about 20 years ago. She uses it as a perfume, potpourri scent, and general "freshen up" scent whenever she needs it.

She puts a drop onto her neck, wrists etc. instead of perfume. Rose oil is one of the few essential oils that is very gentle to the skin, and easy to wear. She mentioned she gets compliments on the scent any time she wears it, and I was amazed to see the bottle still half full after 20 years of use.

My point is, we need to start making conscience decisions about our products we use and purchase, for the health of ourselves and our planet. If no one had to buy perfume for 20 years, imagine the impact that would have on our landfills of all the packaging.

I'm not suggesting I can be satisfied with one scent for 20 years, but it got me thinking... what little changes like this can I make to help the overall health of the planet? I'm not done exploring this topic, but I feel like I'm ready to make the next steps after changing my lightbulbs, always using re-usable bags at the grocery store, and using a metal water bottle to bring my own water.

What easy changes have you made that can add up to a big difference?

Happy Mother's Day

We hope all you Mothers, Grandmothers, Just-Like-A-Mothers and all others enjoy this special day to recognize all you do during the year!

We wouldn't get anything done without mothers!

Moms, you Rock!!

Mom's Night Out

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, May 6th at the Auburn Mall for a fun Mom's Night Out event. This sounds like a fun excuse to make a trip to the mall! We will have a selection of Melissa & Doug toys, Curious Chef kitchen items for kids and Bauble Lulu beads as an example of the many items we offer in the store.

Enter in our booth for a store gift card!

Find info about the Mall night here.

See you there!

Important Recall Info

In case you didn't hear the news today, McNeil Products is involved in a voluntary product recall of Children's Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, Benadryl.

Please check this link: Medicine Recalls 4/30/10, before you give your kids any of these products.

It seems the dosing of medicine in these items might not meet product standards, therefore, you may be giving the kids too much medicine, or not enough. As will all medical issues, please consult your doctor before changing any dosage or medicine you administer to the kids.