I am excited to team up with Huggies to bring you a “Poo Free Summer”! When Huggies approached me about working with them on a summer campaign showcasing Huggies wipes, I had to say yes! You see, I have always been using Huggies wipes from Day One. Of all the different brands of wipes I tried, I just like the consistency of Huggies better. They’re so thick and soft, yet you can rip them in half when you don’t need a whole wipe. Yes–I rip them sometimes–half of a Huggies wipe is perfect for a little nose wipe that won’t dry out your little one’s nose when she/he has the sniffles! No need to buy a separate tub of wipes made for noses = saves money!
I made a video showing you a little tip I came up with on how to make a “Poo Free Survival Kit” for when you’re traveling this summer. I know a lot of us, myself included, have been going on road trips this summer and no one wants to get stuck in the car with a smelly poo! Check out my idea that uses just a plastic zip-top bag, a diaper & a travel case of Huggies wipes:
I hope the tip helps you stay “Poo Free” on the road this summer! Stay tuned for more Poo Free Summer posts here including a chance to WIN Huggies wipes! In the meantime, follow Huggies on Facebook and Twitter for more opportunities to win!
Disclosure: I am being compensated for my participation as an ambassador in the Poo Free Summer campaign. All of the statements I make regarding Huggies products are my honest opinions and not influenced by compensation.
I mentioned in an earlier post my involvement with 77kids Do Good Day & I have been meaning to post a little recap of the event here for my readers. It was a really fun day; I came home from the shore just to participate and I guess it was an all-around good use of my time, because you know what happened that day? It rained. Actually, it poured. Like buckets and buckets of water flooding Springdale Road and the entrance to the Garden State Discovery Museum!
The rain actually helped us for a little while, though, as indoor play places thrive when the weather is bad (especially in summer with extra kids home from school!) so when I arrived through the downpour there was already a bunch of people waiting at the “craft table.” The Discovery Museum let us set up right at their craft table in the museum so it was easy to capture people as they were walking by. Since we had tons of treats to reward our little do-gooders, we got plenty of families to stop and fill out cards for Operation Gratitude!
It really was a fun day, and I couldn’t be happier with the activity we chose. Operation Gratitude is a great organization, and this event was a win-win for everyone involved! Here’s some photos of the day (thanks to Julie from The Other Boufs) for actually taking pictures and letting me use them here
The New Jersey Do Good Team! Fromt left, Liz from This Full House, Monica from Paper Bridges, Julie from The Other Boufs, Shannon from Mom Improvement and Me (who never heard of sunscreen, apparently)
A young do-gooder & her mom finish up a card & prepare to receive goodies!
We all brought our kids with us & Liz's lovely daughters painted faces, helped set up & acted as baby wranglers for those of us with little ones (yes, believe it or not Rayna actually wanted to play in the museum and not just make cards!)
As a final “thank you” for being a Do Good Day Blogger, 77kids is hosting us at the Grand Opening of the new store at the Chery Hill Mall this Saturday! I get to go in before the store opens for breakfast and check out all the goodies, and then it’s your turn! This Saturday, July 30th is the grand opening at 10 AM. Totally unrelated to this I got a postcard in the mail about the grand opening and I hear that 77kids has all sorts of goodies if you stop by that day to check them out! I can’t wait to go and shop the cute kid’s clothes for Rayna…why is it so easy to buy clothes for her and not for me? Click here to check out the 77kids website if you want to look around right now.
Disclosure: I was offered this opportunity through The Motherhood. I am being compensated for my participation in this project, but all thoughts and opinions are mine.
So at the tail end of the shore trip, things were getting really busy and crazy & as I’ve explained to you before, the internet at the shore house is ridonkulous, so I had a little blogging hiatus
Also, you know that we are selling our house and it seems to be for real this time (keep praying!!) and our closing date is August 20th! Did you catch that? AUGUST. TWENTIETH. As in, oh my gosh, what was I doing frolicking at the shore when I am moving in less than a month, August 20th! So I’m trying to get focused and get back to the grind.
But Holiday Roads was a blast–Buddie loves going to the beach & I had so much fun having a blog project centered around him for once! One of these days I need to go into Buddie’s story a little bit (If you’re in the tri-state area and have a soft spot for Dalmatians, check out Willing Hearts Dalmatian Rescue, they are a great group), but I hope you enjoyed meeting him a bit through the videos and pictures.
YES, I did finally figure out how to get the harness on him correctly, and it did only take a few minutes. But I do find that if he’s behaving particularly hyper, which he usually is, he can manage to wriggle the harness down too low (like in the first video). He is still contained and not jumping in the front seat, which is a big plus, but that is my only downside to the Bergan harness as far as Buddie goes.
So I hope you had fun following my first time using a travel harness on Buddie, following my tweets and pictures along the way, and checking out the Holiday Roads site. If you’re going on your own road trip this summer, it’s not too late to add your story to the Holiday Roads page. Happy trails!
Disclsoure:I am being compensated for my participation in this project through Collective Bias. The giveaway items mentioned in this post were sampled to me. All opinions are mine.
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