Your kids may be heading back to school soon, but for some of you, the summer fun is still going.  If you’re still taking advantage of all that summer has to offer, why not shop online for the gear, toys, and clothing you need while earning eBoxtops  for your school?

Box Tops For Education Marketplace online has over 300 participating retailers, with stores you will recognize, such as Target, Toys ‘R Us, Wal-Mart, and Macy’s, and specialty shops like Build-A Bear Workshop, Oriental Trading Company, and Young Explorers.  Whatever you’re looking for, chances are you will find just what you need at any of these online stores.  Earning for your school is easy.  Just sign up to designate a school to automatically receive eBoxTops as part of your online shopping experience.

This summer, I was sent a gift card from BTFE to use at the BTFE Marketplace to see just how easy it was to shop and earn for my son’s school.  Since I needed a new pair of shoes, I chose Designer Shoe Warehouse to make my purchase.  I just clicked on the store’s icon, purchased my shoes, and then felt great knowing my purchase was helping out my son’s school.  It really was that simple!  This is a fabulous way for anyone (parents, grandparents, friends, and extended family) to help out a school.  My son’s school has used their BTFE funds in the past to purchase P.E.  and playground equipment.

I am completely satisfied with my experience using the BTFE Marketplace online and I encourage you to check it out if you shop online often and are looking for a way to give back.

BTFE sent me a gift card to use in exchange for blogging about my experience using BTFE Marketplace.  All opinions are my own.

I love doing laundry, believe it or not, but I hate dealing with those tough stains that won’t come out no matter how hard I work to remove them.  I can’t tell you how many school uniform shirts of my son’s I have had to replace because of not being able to remove a stain from them.  Ditto for many of my nice work shirts.  It’s very frustrating and can get very expensive.  Naturally, I try many products and I thought I had just about settled on my current brand, even though it has let me down a couple of times.  That’s not exactly complete confidence in a product, though.

When given the opportunity to try Resolve Pre Treat Laundry Stain Remover, I figured it couldn’t hurt.  I had the perfect stain to try it out on and a piece of clothing that I wasn’t going to be upset over losing if it didn’t work.  A few days before, I had dropped barbecue baked beans down the front of my blue shirt.

I had pretty much resigned myself to the fact that this shirt was forever ruined.  That’s a really tough stain.  However, after treating the shirt with Resolve and following a couple of laundry tips, look at the difference:

And that was BEFORE the shirt was even washed!

Want to know the fate of my blue shirt and a couple of tips I followed to fight this tough stain?  Watch my video below.

Be sure and visit the Resolve Tips Websitefor more great laundry tips.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored video for Resolve that I have been compensated for & received free product for through Burst Media. 

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Orbit for Kids. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

Good oral hygiene for kids is so important.  We learned that early on when my son had to have a dental procedure done at the hospital when he was three years old.  He brushed daily, but still ended up with four teeth that needed caps.  Since then, I make a point to make sure he has brushed his teeth each day and try to limit his sugar intake to avoid this problem again.  He has lost many of those baby teeth since, but I want to make sure his permanent teeth are as strong and as healthy as they can be.  This is sometimes a struggle because he hates to brush, hates the taste of most toothpastes, and just puts up a huge fuss in general.  To help with this, he has a toothbrush that flashes a light that lets him know how long he needs to keep brushing.  I’ve found a toothpaste he tolerates at best, so along with the fun toothbrush, he manages to get the job done daily.

One thing my son loves more than anything is gum and candy.  It seems as if he is always coming home with gum and candy from school, church, and even the barber shop when he gets a haircut.  I don’t mind him having a little, but he sometimes gets carried away thinking he needs several pieces of gum at once.  I was a kid too at one point, so I totally get that gum loses its flavor and sometimes you just need a little more.   Thankfully, Orbit for Kids is sugar-free, so I don’t worry as much.  Chewing Orbit for Kids is beneficial for my son in two ways:  it helps clean his mouth of food debris and it also stimulates saliva flow, which helps protect teeth from plaque acids and strengthening them.

When used with brushing, flossing, and rinsing with mouth wash, Orbit for Kids is a fun option for kids to help take care of their teeth.  The gum comes in two flavors kids will love- original Bubblegum and Strawberry Banana.  Available nationwide as of late July, Orbit for Kids has been awarded the ADA Seal of Acceptance.  That alone makes me feel better!

My son loved the Strawberry-Banana flavored Orbits for Kids gum so much that I’m finding little gum wrappers all over the house.  Clearly, he approves.