NOT Just Another Mom

While looking on Pinterest one day I found an interesting link for sensory bags for preschool classes. There were several fun ideas such as an ocean theme, alphabet theme, and they filled the bags with hair gel, water, and even shaving cream. We decided to try shaving cream in our bag and we used fun shapes to make stamp imprints and then the kids even had fun using their hand print in the shaving cream. This activity was really fun for those kids to had issues with getting their hands dirty.

My next-door neighbor had a birthday so I wanted to make something special. She is a cheerleader that I made a special birthday card for... The colors for her cheerleading squad were black, red, and white.

I put shaving cream onto a baking sheet and dropped two colors of food coloring, then gently swirled it with my fingers. I then placed the cards down into the shaving cream, picked them up gently and raked the shaving cream off. As you can see, it leaves a tie-dye effect onto the card and then I created some quilling to embellish them. I hope you like the variated swirls!

I am the biggest junk food junkie sometimes and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups have been a long time weakness of mine. Well, it just so happens that with being a bzzagent, I get the opportunity to try things ( for free most of the time,too ). Well, the latest campaign is for a newer healthier candy called Unreal. They have no corn syrup, no preservatives, no hydrogenated oils, no artificial flavors, and no GMO's. I decided to do a taste test between the real deal and Unreal's peanut butter cups. I wanted to know if they had the same sweet chocolate and creamy texture. Well, after trying them both and comparing the two, I prefer Reese's, but the Unreal is good in its own way. It is a little more of a stronger chocolate flavor and not quite as creamy, but it's not bad for being a healthier choice. Take the time to compare the difference for yourself. I have the pictures to compare... Can you tell which is the real Reese's?

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I found some simple cards at the store and thought wouldn't it be neat to add some quilling? I love having generic cards around for various occasions. It makes it easy to write something and drop it in a gift bag or in the mail for someone special. Here are some cards I've made so far... Hope you enjoy!!

Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color This is a totally new and cool product!  I tried this with my daughter and we had a blast! We did her nails the way the directions said  and it turned out great!  You have to be very fast though after painting your second coat and it has to be pretty thick for the magnetic effect to work.  I tried it on my nails and when holding the magnet over my nail, I turned it side to side to give it a totally different effect!  Fun and very cool!