Perfect Outdoor Labor Day Party with Kmart

For my family the backyard is an extension of our home. I love to sit outside near the garden, put my feet up and relax. Nothing is more fun to be in the fresh air, birds chirping and my son running around the yard with the dog. As the summer comes to an end we are happy for the memories and love to celebrate the summer with one last party. Labor Day marks the official wind down of summer but since we have great weather until late September it also is a reminder to have as much fun as we can until the rain starts. Many of our friends have kids that start school and Labor Day is a great time to have a last fun party of the summer.

Before my son was born a few years ago we would have a Labor Day party at our local river. With a toddler and friends that also have small kids its much more fun to have an at home Outdoor Party. Having the right outdoor living items can make a party a success. For my family we have a small bbq but for a party we would love one of the big grills from Kmart. I read a few reviews of the items and would love to have the red Kennmore 4 burner grill. Red is my favorite color for this summer and Kmart has many great items to go along with my color scheme.

Right now my back yard has a pool, two garden beds and scattered seating. For a perfect party a new dining set, a gazebo, a grill and a swing would be wonderful. A nice grill is the prefect way to serve food at an outdoor party. Ribs, steak, corn, veggie kabobs and even grilled watermelon are delicious grilled summer food. For the kids a croquet set, shaved ice maker and a smores basket would keep them happily entertained. I have wonderful memories as a kid using our shaved ice maker and playing croquet. Classic outdoor fun!

We loved playing this as kids. I forgot about this classic game until I saw it in the background of one page in the Kmart Catalog. The catalog was full of ideas for summer fun.

I looked online at the Kmart Outdoor Living Catalog to get ideas for items we would need for our Perfect Outdoor Labor Day Party. Another great place to get inspiration for your outdoor living space is the Kmart Outdoor Living site that is full of ideas from real people in all design types. From patio furniture, seating sets, lawn furniture and grills, Kmart brings you amazing deals on great brands and shoppers show you how to arrange them on the Kmart Outdoor Living site. Check it out for great ideas!

The color selection at Kmart is great. Many colors to inspire a theme to your outdoor decor.

With all of the great items I found at Kmart for a Perfect Outdoor Labor Day Party I created a Polyvore board and a list on List.ly. Its a fun way to share ideas for outdoor living inspirations. #KmartOutdoor

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For all my idea inspirations for the Perfect Outdoor Labor Day Party you can read my Google+ story about my online shopping at Kmart.

How beautiful is this set up for an Outdoor Living space for your home. Kmart has great ideas and the low prices to make it possible. The end of the summer deals are up to 75% off!!

*I am a member of the Collective Bias™ Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias™ and Kmart. #KmartOutdoor #CBias #SocialFabric

Easter Basket Shopping on a Budget at Kmart

I love holidays. They are a great way to come together with family and friends to have a great time. I also love how holidays like Easter are filled with tradition. Easter Baskets are a big part of Easter in my family. I can recall many wonderful Easter baskets I received as a child from the Easter Bunny. Each year there were elements of the basket that I knew would be in there. I am creating the same traditions with my son each Easter.

My parents with the help of the Easter Bunny of course would put together each Easter basket for the 5 of us kids. My mom enjoyed the process of selecting and organizing our basket and now so do I.

As the money saving Mom that I am I shopped at Kmart to find great deals on all the Easter treats I would be buying for my son's basket. For us there has to be a traditional basket, grass, plastic eggs, Peeps and a chocolate bunny. Those are the foundation of the basket and then you add the other stuff. Depending on the age and interests of each of us kids my Mom would add toys and activities for each of us.

For my son I wanted to get him a plush animal, an art activity and a toy. I found all three of those items and so much awesome candy for under $30 at my local Kmart. I used the store ad, my Shop Your Way Rewards card and some coupons to get a great deal.

For Easter candy Kmart had it all. There were tons of brands and varieties at low prices. They had many candy items for only $1. I found chocolate Easter bunnies for $1 and even a cute white chocolate duck for $1.

Its not a Holiday without M&M's

Normally I have to use many coupons to get low prices on candy but this year Kmart had great prices. The weekly Kmart ad helped me to plan my trip and budget before I left the house. This made it easy to know what I needed and be able to select extra items to stick to my budget. I found Cars 2 die cast cars on sale for $0.99 normally priced $3.99. Reading the Kmart ad helped me to find them, a perfect item to put in my son's basket. Clearance toys are on sale with an additional 50% off marked prices so be sure to check your store to see what deals you will find.

Using my Shop Your Way Rewards card I accumulated points with my purchase and even had a coupon for 15% off Easter Plush toys printed. I think I will use it to go back and get a large Easter bunny my son was hugging in the store. I used 1 candy coupon with the sales and rewards card my receipt said I save $10.98!

My total for everything I purchased was $29.89. It was a lot of great Easter Basket items for that price.

My son loved his Easter basket with all the wonderful items inside. I got such a great deal we were able to fill another basket for my son's friend. My son enjoyed the candy and toys in his basket and this weekend we will deliver the other basket.

If your looking for a place to find everything you need in a one stop at a great price Kmart is the place to go. Grab a Kmart ad and your Shop Your Way Rewards card and your set!

I had fun shopping at Kmart for Easter Basket items and even spotted a few cute items that I wanted. You can read my Google+ story about my shopping trip.

*This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias.

All opinions expressed in this shop are my own and your experience may vary. #Cbias #KmartEaster

50 ft Party Kmart Halloween Shopping Review

Halloween has been a favorite holiday since I was a kid. I have awesome memories of my parents making the day super fun and spooky! My mom always had the greatest decorations for inside and outside our home. She would do spider webs, creatures, skeletons, vampires, pumpkins, witches and so much more! My brothers and sisters would always dress up and be something new each year.

Now that I am a mom too I want Halloween to be memorable for my son and just as fun as my mom made it for me. For me the decorations are what make Halloween feel real. Costumes you wear maybe a few times during October but decorations are up for a whole month.

A new tradition we have started for my son is Halloween costume contest. Last year he won second place and he was dressed as a lobster. Everyone asked where I got the costume from. It was soooo cute! Handing out candy is always something we do and a spooky decorated house is what makes it fun for us and the trick or treaters.

This year we headed to Kmart to shop for Halloween decorations. I tried to buy stuff that was spooky but not scary. My son was a bit apprehensive over some of the stuff we saw. Last year he was kinda mellow about everything, this year he is much more aware of things that make him scared. Before I went to Kmart I looked at the online items to get some ideas of what I wanted. I found a site by Kmart specifically for Halloween called Attack of the 50 ft Party .This site is full of Halloween ideas, tips, and tricks to have the spookiest and coolest Halloween! You can read more about the other blogs sharing their Halloween ideas from Kmart on twitter by searching the hashtag #KmartHalloween

When we first arrived at Kmart I noticed the signs for the Halloween department. As we were headed to it we found the Halloween Candy section first. There were great displays and a lot of candy to select from. They were having a 2 for $5 sale that was great. I could not find the Harvest M&M's I was looking for and even though there were a few employees stocking the shelves no one asked if I needed help. So I had to pass on finding those. I like the bags they come in but I did find one of my favorite treats, Branch's Mellowcreme Pumpkins. Its not officially Halloween time until I buy a bag!

After leaving the candy section I followed the signs and products along the way to the Halloween Costumes and decor section. But when I got there I was slightly disappointed with it looking a bit empty. They had some cool stuff but there was a large empty spot that looked like it could be for more Halloween items.
The stuff they did have was great. The Totally Ghoul items were cool and a good price. Everything from skeletons, spiders, haunted mirrors, headstones, lots of animated items and skulls. My son was pointing to stuff saying “wass at?” His way of saying “whats that?” I had to explain a bit about Halloween being make believe to a 22 month old he was kinda freaked out by it all so we headed to the more cute section.
The more cartoon looking items he liked and the big spider webs he said ohhhh when he saw them. The costume section had lots of great stuff too. I found a cute M&M’s costume but it was not my size lol! I looked at the kids costumes trying to find something for my son but nothing really jumped out at me as a I have to have this costume.

My original plan was much different from what I wanted to buy to what I did buy. I placed a wooden sign in my cart since I could not find the door greeter I wanted to buy that I found online. As we headed to the check out area I found where all the workers were, standing by customer service! I asked one of them about the Red Vampire M&M’s Door Greeter I wanted so bad and they replied its right behind you. They were on a display by the entrance of the store. Oddly I had not noticed them on the way in and there were none of them in the Halloween section. I wish they would have placed a few of them in the actual section so I would have been able to plan out my shop better. I put back the wooden sign and got my awesome door greeter as I had planned.

The check out clerk was a really nice guy. He talked to my son about his cool stuff. Asked me if I had my rewards card and I did thankfully! My rewards card printed out a coupon for 25% off costumes so I might be headed back there thanks to my great coupon! Kmart had some great Totally Ghoul items but it seemed like the same Kmart I shopped at as a kid. I think the store needs updating to look newer and more appealing.
We paid for our items and headed to the car. When I put all the Halloween stuff in the trunk it made me laugh to see the M&M’s vampire in the trunk like it was his sleeping coffin!

When we arrived home I was excited I got my Door Greeter and Scary Flying Ghost as I planned to. In addition to those items I ended up buying some candy, a candy cauldron, Snoopy Luminary and a trick or treat bag. Overall I was happy with my purchase.

I cannot wait to set up my ghost and door greeter as it gets closer to Halloween. They are both great purchases I will enjoy for many years. A big surprise in how cool the item was is the Snoopy Flameless Luminary Kit . It had little battery operated fake candles that fit perfect and lit up the candles just like a real candle would. I waited until sundown and placed them in the front yard. They looked really cool and I can’t wait to use them.

Kmart is really having a fun time with Halloween this year with their sales and promotions. On the Kmart Facebook page there is a Monster Bash contest celebrating the 50 ft Party promotion. You can win a gift card to Kmart to create your own awesome Halloween party. You can enter once a week as the prizes get bigger the closer it gets to Halloween.

Costumes
20% Off All Children's and Teen Costumes.Offer valid in all stores. No coupon required.
Decor
$10 OFF All Halloween Licensed Porch Greeters, plus 25% off All Halloween Licensed Décor. Offer valid in all stores. No coupon required.
Candy
Buy two get one free Mars singles
$2.99 Paper napkins
$3.99 Paper plates
2 for $3 Little Debbie Fall Cakes
2 for $6 Lay’s chips
10 for $10 Beverages
20% off Smart Sense cookies or cracker
2 for $3 Snacks
2 for $5 Hershey’s candy

I made an Intersect Story about my Kmart Halloween Shopping experience for you to read here.


*Disclosure: This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. All opinions are my own and may vary from others.