Kidorable Backpack Review and Giveaway

Spring is right around the corner and that means getting out more and more with your little ones. If you are looking for a toddler sized backpack for the beach, the park, a picnic, school or an outing for the day Kidorable has some great ones. Here are a few examples of some cute ones, these could also make a great Easter gift!

Butterfly Backpack

Pirate Backpack

Ashley examining her new Ballerina Backpack!

My daughter, the baby of the family, is at the age where a diaper bag is not always needed on a short day trip. I like something compact and personal for each of my children to carry so they know which bag is theirs to hold things like snacks, toys, water bottles and whatever else they may need to keep them happy.


We just love our Kidorable Backpack and feel so lucky we get to take it on our next adventure! And luck you...Now through March 23rd, you can purchase your little one a backpack for 20% off by using code BACKPACK88 at checkout on www.kidorable.com

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Win a Kidorable Backpack for your little one

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 *Limited to US residents 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts March 19 2013 and ends on April 3, 2013 at 12:01 am EST. Winner will be emailed and has 72 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others. The sponsor is responsible for providing the prize. I was sent a product to review for this post.

Online Shopping Deals

REAL free shipping with NO minimum purchase. Guess what? Now you can snag some of those awesome deals you have been eyeballing at CookiesKids.com and receive free shipping. No minimum purchase!Here is the deal Get FREE shipping now thru 9/3 w/ no minimum purchase @CookiesKids w/ code "WOW"
French Toast brand jeans for $4.99 size 2T-4T

Ink Garden-12 Free Note Cards plus Shipping (Shipping is $3.79). 12 Free Note Cards shipped for $3.79!

Vistaprint - Back To School Calendar. Get a FREE Photo Calendar! Perfect for back to school! Customize with icons, text, photos and themed designs for a unique calendar. Add up to 13 of your favorite photos for FREE and receive in as few as 3 days! The product is FREE, just pay shipping and processing.

Summer is coming to a close with a new and exciting school year just around the corner. But don’t worry! You can prepare for the busy months ahead while keeping those summer memories alive with Vistaprint’s photo calendars.

Upload your favorite summer photos and reminisce all year long. You can also add text and icons to highlight your family gatherings, birthdays, anniversaries, school schedules and sporting events.

In addition to a variety of great designs, these calendars come with some great features and upgrade options:

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CuteKid Creations Buy 1 Get 1 Free Personalized Kids Books. Cute for upcoming Holiday Gifts.
Get 2 Personalized Kids Books for only $19.99 (Plus Shipping). Choose from Cars, Toy Story, Spider-Man, Elmo, or Dora.

Pampers and Shutterfly are giving a free photo mug, you pay shipping with code
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I have one of these of my husband and son when he was a few months old, I need to have some new ones made.

$1 Shipping with orders of $25 or more with code AUTUMN25
Some items are 50% off in the Clearance section. Mens lotion for $2.75

Hartstrings Kids Clothing Online Leap Year Sale Promo Code for 25% Off

Shopping online is almost a hobby for me! I love to find great buys with sales and using promo codes. I will not shop at a online store unless there is some sort of discount. Call me frugal but I feel its a great incentive to shop at a companies online store. You can find promo codes for a brand on their website newsletters, twitter and facebook accounts.

Shopping for my son online has to be my favorite thing to shop for. I can pick his size then go from there. He does not need to try stuff on and he wears anything I pick out for him. I recently learned about an online store Hartstrings.com 

The site is easy to navigate and I can even shop by size. It makes it much easier to shop that way. I often find something super cute only to realize its not in his size. This way I can see what I can select from and it makes it much more enjoyable to put together an outfit.

Hartstrings has super cute boys and girls clothing from size newborns to boys 14 and girls 16.  They have classic cute clothing for all occasions. Casual and formal clothing that your little ones will look great in. I have been wanting to get my sons pictures taken again and wanted a new outfit for him but also something he could wear afterward.

I have always wanted to get him a jean jacket but since he is growing like a weed I was never sure how long he could wear it. Now that he wears a 2T - 3T he seems to have stayed that size for this winter and upcoming spring. Corduroy has always been a favorite of mine. It has great texture and is just so cute on little boys. I found a great price on a classic denim jacket, tan corduroy pants and a green plaid button shirt to go with them making a nice outfit for my son. Plus I can mix and match the pants and jacket into his current wardrobe.

I found these three items all on sale and used a Promo Code. The total cost was only $39 for high quality clothing.

From now until midnight Wednesday February 29th 2012 Hartstrings.com is having a Leap Year Sale. You can save 25% off your order with the promo code: LEAP29

With the code my total went from $52 to $39! This would be a great opportunity to purchase some Spring and Easter clothing for the upcoming holidays. Many pictures will be taken and with Hartstrings your kids can look cute and stylish!

You can learn more about Hartstrings as well as keep up to date with sales and promo codes by following them on twitter and being a fan on facebook.

I even found super cute pajamas for only $13.60 before the 25% off. I would have gotten them too but they were not in my sons size.

*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

Popcornopolis Gift Basket Review and Giveaway Holiday Gift Guide

Popcorn has to be one of my favorite snacks. Its simple to make, whole grain, it fills you up and you can add so many great toppings to it. I am also a huge movie fan so of course I need to have popcorn to go with it. We visit our local Popcornopolis often. Its right across from the kids play area and near the Disney store TVs and couches. I have had many days where I let my son play in the play area, then get some popcorn and sit down on the couches to enjoy a bit of Disney magic on the TV screens. They are simple but precious moments to see my son have cheesy fingers from the Cheddar Cheese popcorn with a smile on his face watching Disney movies. We do the same at home but he seems happier to be enjoying it while we are out around other kids. He tries to share his popcorn sometimes with other kids but mainly he and I enjoy it together.

I mainly only purchase the Cheddar Cheese one for my son since its the easiest for him to eat and there is not a lot of toppings for him to have to bite through. But for me I love all the toppings the more goodies on it the better! Thats why I love Popcornopolis! They have the best flavored popcorn I have ever eaten. We used to get the Holiday tins that you can get at the grocery store but they are sub par compare to Popcornopolis popcorn tins. Its like having a candy store that decorates your popcorn at the perfect level. The popcorn is not over whelmed by the toppings but a compliment to the delicious popcorn.

For our Holiday Gift guide I was able to try a variety of scrumptious flavors of popcorn packaged in an Old Tyme 5 Cone Popcorn Gift Basket. Three of the five I am already a fan of since I like to try new flavors when we go but two of them it was the first time trying them.

Three classic flavors that I like are the Cheddar Cheese, Kettle Corn and Caramel Corn. These are great flavors for any popcorn fan. Who would not love those flavors! When I opened the gift basket those ones were instantly allocated to who gets what. My son the Cheddar Cheese, my husband the Kettle Corn and me the Caramel corn. These are the ones no matter what I am in the mood for. Perfect for movie watching at home too. We of course shared with each other, well except my son! We decided we would invite over my mother in law for a gourmet popcorn taste test. She also enjoyed the 3 classic flavors as we did.

Then I put out the White Chocolate Pumpkin Spice and Candy Cane Crunch the oohs and ahhs started. None of us had tried these two flavors before. I have tried a few of the flavors like White Cheddar, Zebra Chocolate and Cinnamon Toast and they are awesome too. I dont think there is a flavor I have tried that I dont like. The White Chocolate Pumpkin Spice is delicious and it taste just like the name. The smoothness of a creamy white chocolate with the nutmeg, cinnamon, pumpkin pie flavor in the back ground. SO good! This flavor is only available in November and December making it even more special. The Candy Cane Crunch for me was epic! I love mint and chocolate combos. My family however did not like it as much as I did. But I said awesome I get the whole cone then! LOL its the same with candy canes they dont like those either. I blame my husbands side of the family for that. Its a perfect holiday popcorn in book.

This is how the Popcornopolis site describe the Candy Cane Cruch:
"Salty-sweet Kettle Corn, dark and white chocolate (infused with peppermint), and a dusting of crushed minty-fresh candy canes."

Perfection if you ask me!

The Candy Cane Crunch and White Chocolate Pumpkin Spice

A whole gift basket of flavored gourmet popcorn from Popcornopolis would be a great holiday gift for your own family or to give as a gift. I think the gift box of individual sleeves would go great in a stocking, plus you can have a different flavor for each family member. More and more people are wanting a delicious experience for the holidays rather than socks, a tie or another sweater, get them Popcornopolis instead! If you have a local store near you then get a gift card and make a fun day of popcorn eating out together like my family and I do. If your going to splurge a little let it be on something this tasty!

Since Popcornopolois is awesome they are offering all of my readers FREE SHIPPING with the promo code: FRUGAL

(I am a fanatic for free shipping so I was very excited this was being offered to all of you)




GIVEAWAY

 
Win a Popcornopolis 5 Cone Holiday Gift Basket

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What flavor of Popcornopolis popcorn would you like to try?

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*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts December 8, 2011 and ends on December 16 , 2011 at midnight PST. Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others. The sponsor is responsible for providing the prize

Online Promo Codes and Sales

I love to get a great price when shopping for anything! Shopping online seems to have the greatest deals too. Whats more fun then shopping at home,with a cup of coffee, in your jammies and the kids asleep! Well maybe all of those things plus great promo codes and sales!

I found a site that I now adore! I have made a wish list for stuff for me and my sister's kids. The site is called Cookies Kids. They have name brand and quality products for awesome prices. I singed up for the news letter to get even more savings.

Here are some codes to save:

75Welc .......Save $5 on $75 purchase.
TMNT .....Get a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stationary Kit with $25 purchase


And being a frugal shopper that I am I found awesome deals in the Clearance section too!

Oriental Trading Company up to 75% off Halloween items and Free Shipping with $49 or more with Promo Code WCE2381

Old Navy Fall Sale up to 50% off online!

GAP 30% off your purchase promo code: GAPWOW   ends 10/22

Bogs Facebook Promo

Most people in my life know I want to be a farmer! Its a dream of mine to have a farm full of growing veggies, fruits and animals. I had a mini glimpse of it as a kid when my family lived on 10 acres in Southern California. We had a chicken coop that we ate fresh eggs from, corn that grew in the front part of the property ( Sam and I put a dried corn on the cob in the microwave! It worked too but I don't recommend it) and our Dad planted rows of carrots, radishes and green onions. I loved living there and it sparked my love for farms.

Since I don't have a farm yet I do some gardening and buy items that make me feel more like a farm girl! Bogs has awesome shoes not just for farming or gardening but for work shoes, rain boots, outdoor activities and even on some of the boats on the show Deadliest Catch. So cool!

I Love these!

Right now Bogs is running an exclusive Bogs Facebook promo through the end of September.

Any one who "likes" Bogs on Facebook and shares what they'd like to do in their Bogs this fall through our Exclusive app can receive a special promo code valid for a $25 gift toward minimum purchase of $100 on Bogsfootwear.com. All they have to do is go to our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/bogsfootwear.com to click "like", then "Unlock the Download" to share and receive the Exclusive promo code and video content from Bogs.

How great is that! I love promo codes and discounts when I shop!

And I Love these!