Dust off Your Shelfies {#StreamTeam}

Thank you to Netflix for sponsoring this post. As part of the Stream Team I get to talk about a theme each month.  This month Theme: Dust off Your Shelfies!

Now that school is back in session and life is back on a schedule I find myself thinking of thing I can do for me... you know, a little me-time!

I love watching shows on Netflix... I love that it saves your spot... I love that there are no commercials... I love that I can watch a whole season of a show all in one weekend.  I can barely remember what it was like to watch TV on TV.  When I have to watch one of my shows that I had DVRed (Because let's face- who watches TV in real time now?!) I am so annoyed that I have to fast forward through commercials... I am all "Let's wait until this gets on Netflix!  Who is with me?!?

So what is a Shelfie?  They are the shows that you have in your list of shows to watch but haven't taken the time to watch... they are on your virtual Shelf

Here are some shows that I HIGHLY recommend you take off your shelfie list and finally watch them! 

Warehouse 13

Once Upon A Time

Lost

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Alias

Gilmore Girls

Parenthood

What show recommendations you have for me?  What should I watch? 

*Disclosure: I am part of the Netflix Stream team.  However all opinions are 100% honest! 

5 easy tips to keep the bathroom organized with kids!

If you have little kids at home, you know that the bathroom is a spot that gets trashed everyday.  I am here to share a few tips on how we try to keep our bathroom ship-shape with out 3 kiddos.

Tip 1 and 2 Rob Hooks

Tip 1: Hang robe hooks low enough for the kids to be able to hang up their towels themselves.  We hung ours over our heater so that in the winter it also acts as a towel warmer. 

Tip 2: Hang a robe hook low enough for the kids to reach to hang the hand towel. I know from experience that the towel never makes it back on to the towel rod because it was too high and the towel was always on the floor... now, it is on the hook! 

***I got my robe hooks from Unhinge.  They are super reasonable for prices, ship fast and come with quality hardware to install. They have many quality bathroom hardware for you to choose from.  We love how these hooks are helping us keep out bathroom clean in style!   Check out Unhinged Hardware here!***

Hooks in Satin Nickel

Tip 3: How to hide the toys.

I have a bin that we keep the bath toys in (I believe it was supposed to be a magazine holder).  When I have company coming over we take the whole bin and put it in the shower and close the curtain... toys gone!  

Tip 4: Where to put the extra Toilet Paper.

I don't like to keep my extra toilet paper under the sink because it is messy under there and I don't want my guests to have to search for it.  So I got a Paper Towel holder and placed it on the back of the toilet and it is a great way to stack the TP.  This way I can also see if we need to restock since it is out in the open.  I sometimes turn it into a snowman in the winter too.

Tip 5: Brush/comb Organizer

Another kitchen tool turned bathroom hack. I got this hanging basket at Ikea.  It is supposed to be used in the kitchen but it also works great in the bathroom to keep all those brushes, combs, make-up brushes up off the sink or toilet.  Easy to put in and take out of and the kids can do it too. We hang it on our towel bar.  It could also work for bath toys hanging off an extra shower rod - like this. 

What are some easy ways you keep organized in the bathroom with kids?  We would love to hear your ideas! 

***Thank you to Unhinge for providing the Robe Hooks in Satin Nickel.  All opinions are 100% honest.***

Back to School {#StreamTeam, # Netflix}

Thank you to Netflix for sponsoring this post. As part of the Stream Team I get to talk about a theme each month.  This month Theme: Back To School!

We have one week until school starts.  That means we are gearing up for school and at the same time sucking the last fun out of summer!  

This year my daughter is starting Kindergarten.  This is a much easier thing for me since her older brother is already at the school.  I am excited for her to start!  

We have a great school with wonderful teachers. 

We made a paper chain count down,  to count down the days until kindergarten.

She is so excited to go to school with  her big brother.

And he is so excited to show his sister around his school.  "Mom - the big kids get to pick up their little sisters and bring them to the bus - I am so excited!"  What a good big brother. 

And each year the school supply list gets bigger and bigger - this isn't even half of it!  New on the list this year was a pair of headphones... I got mine cheap off of Amazon!  Love Amazon! 

And- while I am going through their rooms getting their closets ready for school (by getting rid of clothes that don't fit) I have them watch some fun shows on Netflix to gear them all up for school! 

some of our favorites are

Odd Squad

Magic School Bus

Cat in the Hat

Ever After High

What do you do to get ready for back to school? 

*Disclosure: I am part of the Netflix Stream team.  However all opinions are 100% honest! 

Dragon Training Picnic (#StreamTeam # Netflix)

Thank you to Netflix for sponsoring this post. As part of the Stream Team I get to talk about a theme each month.  This month Theme: Dragons!

Netflix has a new series Based off the the hit movies: How to Train Your Dragon 1 & 2 called Dragons: Race to the Edge, and my kids are loving it! It is easily their favorite show to watch now.  I mean what is not to love about Hiccup and Toothless?! 

As part of the the Netflix Stream Team, I got a box full of goodies to help celebrate the new Dragons series!  It came with all sort of fun stuff, but the map is my kids favorite.  It is so cool to see them play with the map creating their own adventures. 

To join in on their fun I decided to have a dragon picnic. 

After consulting my mom and sister (my creative team!), I came up with a fun menu.  All super simple- because I do not have time to sculpt Toothless out of brownies!  I made ship sails out of paper and toothpicks. 

The kids (needless to say) LOVED it.  The thought it was so fun to eat picnic style on the floor.  We ate on our Dragon blanket (part of our box of goodies) 

And because no picnic is complete with out a game, we made up a Dragon Racing game. 

In the 2nd movie they have Dragon races where they collect sheep for points and the black sheep is worth 10 points.  In our game we hide square legos (Use what you have) as our sheep.  The Golden lego is the golden sheep and it is worth 10 points.  I hide the legos around the yard (think Easter Egg hiding).   I hide the golden "sheep" harder since it is worth more.   The kids decorated their stuffed animals to be their Dragons and they race around the yard finding the "sheep" and bringing them back to their buckets.  We play several rounds.

My daughter named her dragon: Fireball and my son named his dragon: Tornado Fire. 

Have your kids checked out Dragons: Race to the Edge yet?  Have you had any Dragon adventures? 

3 Easy and Cute ways for Box Top Storage (#BTSLikeABoss)

  Who is ready for back to school?  It is easy with Back-To-School at Walmart!

Part of me is ready to have the kids back in school and part of me wants to suck up the last bits of summer! Either way- it is time to start to get ready!  If we are going Back-To-School... we should do it like a boss!  We do that by saving time on buying school supplies AND collecting Box Tops to give to the school! 

Shopping for Back-To-School is sometimes such a hassle!  But if you go to a one-stop-shop like Walmart you can get all your school supplies PLUS your household needs too!  We like to buy packs of Kleenex for the kids classroom each year because I know the teachers need it!  

And RIGHT NOW- Walmart has special 3 packs of Kleenex with BONUS BOX TOPS!  They also have special packs of Viva Paper Towels with extra Box Tops as well.  It is a win-win!  You get paper supplies for either you house or kids classroom PLUS Extra Box Top to help support your school! That is how we do it LIKE A BOSS!  They has special Bonus Box Tops on several items all around the store!

Since you will be collecting so many bonus Box Tops you will need a cute way to store them.  I have 3  easy and cute ways to store your Box Tops!

1. Reuse a food container. 

I cleaned out my container.  Then I used an Exato-knife to cut a slit in the top.  I used Duck Tape and Washi Tape to decorate.  

2. Re-use a Crystal Light container:

Just cover with cute paper and add an embellishment with the a Box Tops Label.

3. Use a Canning Jar

Just replace the inside part of the lid with cute card stock and cut a slit into the top for the Box Tops.

Now it is your turn to go Back-To-School Like a Boss (#BTSLikeABoss)  Go and Share your stories here on how you ROCK Back-To-School!