The air is getting cooler at night and the signs are hung throughout area stores. It’s that time, time to head back to school! This year is extra exciting because Ryan is going into Kindergarten, everything is new and fun for him.

I was able to review Bumkins Wet Bag Line for going back to school with. These have been awesome for keeping things organized, for Ryan and Olivia. I love the versatility and the fabulous colors. The wet bags I reviewed were the Waterproof Mini Bag, Waterproof Quickee Bag and the Waterproof Dirty Duds Bag.

The Waterproof Dirty Duds bag is perfect for wet swimsuits or dirty diapers. I’ve used it for both so far and love having the use of a smaller wet back when being out and about with a cloth diapered baby. It has a draw string with a toggle closure, is stain and odor resisitent (very true) and is machine washable.

I think the Waterproof Quickie bag is my favorite. I’ve used this for several things. I’ve packed a couple bananas and quick snacks in here, I’ve used it for baby wipes, to contain beverages that I’m carrying in the diaper bag. Ryan has used it to carry action figure to and from Grandmas house, he’s used it to carry his notebook and crayons and just to pack any miscellaneous items that he likes to take with him on his travels. You can also use this bag for soiled diapers and wet swimsuits. It is made with BPA free waterproof material and also  has the drawstring closure. I love that it has the mesh pocket on the outside of it to carry items as well.

The Waterproof Mini bag, not surprisingly, also has a variety of uses. More times than not when I have the kids in tow I use just the diaper bag, as opposed to using the diaper bag and my purse. I throw in my keys and wallet and off we go. It never fails though, I always lose my keys in the depths of the bag and it takes us an extra 5 minutes to leave. Instead I can put my keys in this bag to make finding them 100% easier. I’ve also done this with Olivia’s pacifiers. You could store an mp3 player in this, a cell phone, or even snacks!

To Buy:

Visit Bumkins and you can find the Waterproof Dirty Duds bag for 12.95, the Waterproof Quickie bag for 12.95 and the Waterproof mini bag for 7.95. You can also find many many other items to fit your needs, especially for preparing for back to school.

Discount:

When spending $35.00 or more you can receive free shipping using the code b2school09.

Bumkins Back 2 School Blog Tour!

You can visit the Bumkins Back 2 School Blog Tour page and find out what moms are saying about Bumkins Back to School items. In addition, you can enter to win a $35 gift card to use at Bumkins, perfect for Back to School items! 5 winners will be chosen beginning the week of August 10.

All you have to do to enter is comment here, on the Bumkins blog, or on ANY of the participating blogs’, Bumkins Back 2 School Blog Tour posts!

With Olivia’s Birthday in a few short days and her Birthday Party with friends and family behind us now we have been scouring for the perfect Birthday gift for a little girl turning 1. You see, she’s at that in between age. Not really into “baby” toys anymore, but not quite ready for the big kid toys. Kushies came to the rescue with the ZOLO Play Garden. I can not think of a better way to encourage her interest in planting flowers and enjoying the outdoors with an indoor toy!

The ZOLO Play Garden came complete with flowers, plants, fun bugs and a watering can. All of which are squishy, fun and colorful all while being magnetic. The carrying case that the fun creatures and plants arrive in doubles as the garden which appears as the soil with grass surrounding it to plant your flowers, etc. Olivia was able to open this for her pre-Birthday party and has enjoyed every minute of playing with it. I can say that by far this toy is one that she has given the most attention to and she will actually sit for close to 30 minutes playing with. I can not say that of any other toy that we currently own. Even my 4 year old has a blast playing with this with his little sister.

Contains:

• Flower garden that doubles as a reusable carrying case for easy storage and 11 magnetic garden accessories

Encourages:

• dexterity
• flexible thinking explorative play
• independent play
• real life learning

Kushies offers many many more items than what I’ve talked about today! You can find apparel, diapering, swimwear, bedding just to name a few. They have something for everyone whether you’re looking for that perfect gift or just something you might need for your child for everyday life, they have it.

To Buy:

Visit www.kushiesonline.com for full details on this item and more.

Discount Alert:

Kushies is offering my readers a 10% discount on any order by entering the code hazeleyes10 at checkout. So what are you waiting for, get shopping!

*Kushies Zolo Play Garden Giveaway, being featured by Amanda at Divine Chaos. After you’ve visited the Kushies website head over there for your chance to win. Giveaway ends May 28th, so hurry!