Helpful Hints For Removing Stains From Sport Uniforms

As a child, I was always playing sports. You name it, I played it. Now that I have kids of my own, they enjoy playing sports, too! I never knew until now just how rough a time my mom had with all the stains on my uniforms, especially the white pants I wore for softball. Read all the helpful hints below for getting stains out of sport uniforms. I've never thought about some of these ideas and cannot wait to give them a try!

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Framed Posters Make For A Perfect Gift Idea

I have always loved collecting posters, even as a child. The first poster I remember hanging on my wall was for the movie Dirty Dancing. Unfortunately, I didn't put it in a frame, so after several years it had holes and was completely ruined. I hate to think how much it would be worth today if I would have taken better care of it.

When I was in college, I studied abroad for a semester in Germany. While there we took several weekend trips, including one to Amsterdam! While there I couldn't wait to visit the Van Gogh Museum. Seeing his artwork in person, with all of the amazing detail, was just breathtaking. After walking through the museum I went to the gift shop and noticed several of the famous paintings printed out on posters. Immediately I had a great idea! I could purchase these posters and find wholesale poster frames for them, too. These would make perfect gifts for family members.

I carefully placed the art in a protective tube and the posters traveled with me to several countries. These well-traveled posters safely made their way back to the United States and then I got to work making them into perfect gifts. I quickly realized just how difficult it can be to find the right frames unless you know exactly where to look online, especially when on a budget. Luckily I found some great prices and was able to transform the posters into beautiful gifts. The frames really completed the gifts and I could not wait to give them.

My mom's favorite flowers are roses, so I gave her one of the rose prints by Van Gogh. She loves the print and frame so much that it is now hanging in her bedroom. She is always showing off her poster, telling others all about my trip to Europe and where the poster was purchased. It is so nice to see that my mom enjoys looking at her art and now others can enjoy it, too!

Nonni's Salted Caramel Biscotti Review & Giveaway Package

I have a routine in the morning. I get up and slowly make my way to the kitchen to make a nice cup of coffee, or if I'm going through a "no caffeine" phase then it's a cup of hot chocolate. 

During the fall, hot chocolate in the evening while watching a show. 

Well, I like to think that every cup of coffee or hot chocolate needs a companion, something yummy to go with it. 

So why not try some Biscotti?

And since I love the Salted Caramel Mocha from Starbucks,

 figured we'd give Nonni's Salted Caramel Biscotti a try!

Looks pretty good right? These were too salty for me, but once I got past the salt, the cookies were delicious! Just to be safe, I had my husband & sister try one as well. We all came up with the same verdict, too salty. I was quite disappointed. I wanted just a bit of salty with my sweet. But like I said, once I dusted some salt off, the cookie itself was delicious. If you like salt, these are definitely for you!

I noticed the other day as I was shopping that they have many other flavors of Nonni's Biscotti.  As soon as I decide what flavor I want to try next I'll be grabbing a box! They all look delicious.

Have you tried any of Nonni's Biscotti? Did you like it? 

What do you drink with your coffee/hot chocolate?

Be sure to follow Nonni's on Instagram, too, at @NonnisBiscotti!

Ready for a giveaway? 
Nonni's Biscotti was nice enough to offer an awesome giveaway package that includes 2 boxes of Salted Caramel Biscotti and 3 other surprise boxes of Nonni's Biscotti!

The New Chef Boyardee Little Chefs Project E-Cookbook & Giveaway Package #LittleChefs

We at Children Teaching Mama are so excited to announce we are now published! We are huge Chef Boyardee fans, so imagine my surprise when we were invited to be part of the Chef Boyardee Little Chefs E-Cookbook! Just in time for National Cookbook month, too. I've been eating Chef Boyardee since I was a little kid and now my own children love it, too. After much work from many Mamas, the Chef Boyardee Little Chefs Project E-Cookbook was finished and ready for sharing!

Click Here to see the awesome cookbook! This book is made by moms, for moms and contains pictures, helpful hints and recipes. Kids can have so much fun in the kitchen, so it's up to us, as moms, to show them how. Both Liam and Josiah absolutely love helping us in the kitchen. We are part of Chapter 3: Everyday Fun! Take a look at Liam dressed up in his Chef Boyardee gear and Josiah rolling out dough for cookies. Children Teaching Mama's very own Mama, Roxanne, is quoted within the chapter, too.

I love having fun in the kitchen with my kids and showing them that cooking doesn't have to be boring! I'm not afraid to try new things and let them experiment with ingredients. You never know what we'll be cooking up in our kitchen, especially with my boys around.

How do you have fun in the kitchen with your kids? Take a look at the Chef Boyardee Little Chefs E-Cookbook and let me know what you learned!

Want To Win?

To help celebrate the Little Chefs Project E-Cookbook, Chef Boyardee has a fabulous giveaway! 

 One Children Teaching Mama Reader Will Win A Chef Boyardee Package, Which Includes:

Get To Publix From Now Until October 24th To Support Local Schools & $25 Publix GC Giveaway

We love shopping at our local Publix and now we have more of a reason to go from now through October 24th! Publix is teaming up with Produce for Kids to host the second annual Healthy Schools, Healthy Minds campaign in which shoppers can help contribute to the cause and support local schools.

How do we participate?
All you have to do to support your local schools is add produce to your Publix shopping lists! During this campaign participating fresh fruit and vegetable suppliers will make a donation based on consumption of their fresh produce items to DonorsChoose.org, which supports local classroom projects!

Be on the lookout for the Produce for Kids displays throughout Publix featuring the characters from the popular Sprout shows, LazyTown and Noodle and Doodle! These are located in the produce section and will tell you which items of produce will benefit local classrooms. The more you add, the more they benefit!

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One Lucky Children Teaching Mama Reader Will Receive a $25 Publix Gift Card along with Produce For Kids and Sprout Goodies!! 

Just use the Rafflecopter form below to enter! This giveaway is open to US Residents 18+ Years of age and ends on Monday, November 12th at 11:59pm. Good Luck!

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A Halloween Party To Remember With Flatout Thin Crust Flatbread #flatoutpizza

We were so excited to work with The Motherhood and Flatout this October to help introduce the three new Flatout Thin Crust Flatbread! We received all three not only to try out, but to use as part of delicious snacks for a Halloween party.

We received the Heritage Wheat Flatout Flatbread, Spicy Italian Flatout Flatbread and the Rustic White Flatout Flatbread!

Why try Flatout?
The great thing about Flatout Flatbread is that making a pizza dinner is easier than ever! You can make a delicious pizza in about 6 minutes. I love thin crust pizza already, so knowing it is easy to prep just adds to the appeal! Plus, you can grill or bake it. We decided to put Flatout to the test and make our own pizza just the way the kids like it AND invite the extended family to come over for all the Halloween and pizza fun!

Flatout Thin Crust Flatbread is a great source of fiber, is only 120 calories per piece and contains 7 grams of protein. Plus, you can purchase the bags, which are shelf-stable for 14 days, at Walmart for only $2.98! So, you can make an easy dinner for a great price. Josiah and Liam love to keep things simple, so all I needed to buy was some pizza sauce and cheese! Easy-peasy! Each of the flatbread packages contained 6 long pieces of flatbread, so we had plenty for a great dinner.

How easy was it?
First I pre-heated the oven to 350 degrees. Then, I put the flatbread on a cookie sheet and toasted for 2 minutes. I took it out, slapped on some pizza sauce and cheese. Then I placed it back in the oven for about 4 more minutes and, voila', it was finished and smelling great!

One of the delicious pizzas we made!

The favorite among all the adults was the Spicy Italian Flatout Thin Crust Flatbread because it is already perfectly seasoned and goes along perfectly with the pizza ingredients. It has a little spice, but isn't too spicy (in my opinion). The kids seemed to prefer the Rustic White flatbread and my husband always eats wheat bread, so he was excited to eat the Heritage Wheat pizza we made.

This was the easiest meal I have made in quite a while and it really was a hit! For the party we got several decorations and I decided to put them up on our mantle to display. Several of the pumpkins light up and others make noises, which you can't tell from the picture, but they looked awesome!

 I really can't ask for anything more when making dinner and especially when throwing a party. No more elaborate dishes for me. Keeping it simple with Flatout Flatbread is the way to go! It's delicious, easy and everyone is sure to love it. I know all of our guests asked for more information and couldn't wait to give it a try, too! After I told them it only took 6 minutes to make they wanted to give it a try even more.

An awesome witch plate with a piece of pizza!

You should put Flatout to the test, too. Then come back and let me know what you think. I bet you will have nothing but amazing things to say about it. Be sure to check back this week for our Flatout Thin Crust Flatbread Giveaway! You do NOT want to miss it, believe me!

Disclosure: This post was written for Flatout in conjunction with The Motherhood. I was compensated to conduct this review and party, though all opinions are 100% mine and only mine. 

Tiny Prints Beautiful & Creative Holiday Cards

It's that time of year again... time to start thinking about Holiday cards for friends and relatives. For years now we have been huge fans of Tiny Prints and this year is no different. Their 2012 Holiday Cards are now released and are nothing short of awesome! The new designs are fresh, fun and made of Premium DoubleThick™ Matte Paper, making them durable and beautiful. You can choose from traditional cards to more modern designs. They also offer religious-based cards (including Hanukkah)!

Each year we always get 2 different sets of holiday cards, but they are always Photo Christmas Cards. I love this time of year for so many reasons and enjoy sending cards to all of our friends and family we do not get to see often. My favorite cards are those that allow space for telling about the children and their accomplishments for the year. The tri-fold cards are perfect for this and allow us to update those who are not in the loop. My favorite card this year is the Chevron Year card. It has room for 13 pictures AND has room to write about the boys. This year has been such a big one for them and there have been many firsts to report.

Take a look at all the great holiday cards at Tiny Prints and let me know which is your favorite! Also, be sure to check out their Special Offers page for the latest and greatest deals!

Disclosure: This sponsored post was written for Tiny Prints and was compensated. All opinions expressed are completely my own.

$399 Mohawk Rug FREE Blogger Giveaway Event

Hi, everyone! We are back with an awesome giveaway event to kick of the holidays. Children Teaching Mama and Happenings of the Harper Household are hosting the $399 Mohawk Rug Event sponsored by Mohawk Home. The giveaway will begin on November 1st at 12:01am and will end on November 26th at 11:59pm.
Event Dates: Thursday, November 1st at 12:01am - Monday, November 26th at 11:49pm

Giveaway Prizes: Any 8x10 Mohawk Rug equal to or less than $399! (Winner's choice!)

Details: This is a FREE blogger event, open to US and Canada Residents and accepting sign-ups now (but Canadian residents cannot enter the giveaway, unfortunately).

Click Here To Sign Up!

We will be limiting sign-ups this time, so don't delay on sign-ups because this one will fill up quickly!

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• Each blogger signed up will receive 1 FREE Link to either Facebook or Twitter (blogger's choice). You have the option of purchasing an additional link for $3 via Paypal to childrenteachingmama@gmail.com 
• To sign-up, you have the choice of posting an announcement on your blog about the event with links to both the sponsor (http://www.mohawkhome.com), (http://www.childrenteachingmama.com/) & (http://happeningsoftheharperhousehold.net)and my OR Send $3 via PayPal to childrenteachingmama@gmail.com with your email address and "Mohawk Rug Event" in the message. The money collected will go towards event fees and referral prizes.
• Adding the event button to your blog is optional, though recommended. The html is provided above, so just cut and paste. The more advertisement, the bigger the event!
• Once you have posted the announcement OR sent the PayPal payment, Fill Out This Form to reserve your spot!
• You will receive the HTML code for publishing the giveaway at least 4 days before the event, so expect an email around November 27-28th. The HTML sent should be a template used for the event, though you can change the words around to make it your own.
• I will verify that the posts are live on November 3rd at noon. If you have not posted the giveaway, you will be contacted and your link(s) will be deleted from Rafflecopter.

$50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

I absolutely love Amazon.com and, since we live up in the mountains, I find myself shopping from that website more than ever. I just recently bought my new Canon Rebel on Amazon and have purchased all of Liam's birthday presents, too. Here's your chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card to spend as you wish at Amazon.com! Just use the Rafflecopter form below to enter. Good Luck!

You Wave Ultra By Conair & Conair Retractable Brush Review & Giveaway

I don't even know where to start when talking about my hair. I have fine hair, which is another word for thinning hair, unfortunately. It is also straight as a stick! The only time I've had curly hair was when I was younger and my mom experimented with my hair and gave me perms... which led to a major afro-head. I wish I had a picture to share because it really was that bad. Seriously.

When I read about the You Wave Ultra by Conair, I couldn't wait to give it a try. The only time my hair looks remotely curly is at the beach, which is just another reason I love going to the beach. My hair looks naturally curly, shiny and healthy. Now, my hair can look that way year-round with the You Wave Ultra!

 

The styler only takes 30 seconds to heat up and can reach up to 400 degrees! I love that I don't have to wait several minutes like with a curling iron. The You Wave Ultra also uses Tourmaline Ceramic technology, preventing hot spots, reducing hair damage and frizz.

I followed the instructions suggested to create a sexy summer style. First, I parted my hair into sections. Then, I started with the first section, sliding it into the styler and pushed down for about 5-10 seconds, which is plenty of time to give you some nice curls. Starting about an inch from my roots, I just slide the styler down until all of my hair was curled. Easy! I went through each section to curl my hair and it really didn't take long at all. Once I was finished, I used my finger to break up the curls and make them look more natural.

As you can see, the You Wave Ultra By Conair is awesome! I may not get to the beach every season, but now I can have those beachy curls anytime I want, even in the middle of winter. It retails for $39.99 and is available nationwide at drug stores and mass retailers!

Along with the You Wave Ultra, I received the new Conair Retractable Brush ($14.99) to help me further achieve wavy hair! I love the Conair round brush I received last year and was still using it until I got this new one. The difference is that the Conair Retractable Brush does exactly what it says, it retracts! The bristles go into the barrel of the brush just by a push of a button. When the bristles retract, hair is automatically released, which means hair comes out of the brush without getting stuck and without creating tangles. Plus, it helps reduce frizz.

What I love about the Conair Retractable Brush is that it is so easy to take along with me when we travel! Since the bristles retract, I can pop this in my purse or diaper bag without worrying it will get dirty or bent. I like having a brush with me just in case and now I can.

Want your hair to be curly and frizz-free? Giveaway Time!