Super awesome Christmas hacks parrrrt 2!

Today I totally scored on Christmas stuff for my kids. And figured I would share my finds with you.

You're welcome :)

Today, I decided to look into those monthly box subscriptions. Usually they have coupon codes you can find if you dig hard enough and you can get a lot of them free or next to free. The first box I found and decided to purchase, I did not get for free. But it looks cool so I'm going to share it with you :)



1) Nerd Block.     



I bought this one for our 8 year old son. He is really into gaming and pokemon, minecraft, star wars, etc. So I thought this would be really fun for him. This one I did pay full price on, so I will have to blog at some point about what he/I thought when he gets it and opens it. I probably won't continue this subscription but I am eager to see if it's cool. It came to $19.95 with shipping. 

2) Nibblr

I got this one completely FREE! You get to decide the frequency in which you want to receive this box. I choose to just try it one time, but technically I signed up for the once a month box. (If it's not totally mind blowingly awesome, I plan to cancel.) My daughter really likes snacks like this, and I always think it's fun to try new things. So, I figured why not? I will again have to update when we receive it what we think. But again, seeing as it was free we are not really out anything should we not like it. 

If you would like to try one free as well, click the link and enter in this code: 17976
Feel free to comment here or on the post I write that has my review of it all, what you thought if you order it! 

3) Doodle Crate 

I choose to order this one for my nearly 5 year old girl. While this box in particular is said to be for 9-16+, I believe this is something my daughter will really enjoy. (She will also of course have adult supervision.) The other crafts for her age just did not fit her. These ones really fit her personality and what she likes to do. I am really looking forward to seeing what she receives! This one cost me $9.95. I had a coupon code for $10 off and Free Shipping. I was willing to pay a little more for this as it is a Christmas gift for her and it really seems like something she will enjoy.

If you would like to try this box out, click the link and you will receive a box for the same price I did. Let me know what you think if you order it, and what you got! 


4) Fab Kids

I am sure many have heard of this, as had I, but I finally decided to try it and order from it. You receive your first order for only $15, however, if you take the style quiz they will give you $10 to spend. So, I took the quiz, found a super cute outfit for Willow, and my grand total with Free Shipping came to $4.95. Yep, you read that right. An entire outfit for a grand total of $4.95. You can set up to skip months so you won't be charged again in the future, as these are all subscriptions. Or you can call and cancel. Full price after the first purchase is $29.95. 
If you would like to try this out, click the link and you will receive the same discount :) Let me know what you ordered and what you think of it!

5) Green kid crafts 

This one I am super excited about. I originally went to this page planning to order a box. I found a great discount code, had the box in my 'cart' and decided to look around a bit. I cam across this cute project where your child can create their own superhero cape and mask. It was only $12.95, so my original plan was to just buy it. So I removed the box from my 'cart' and to my surprise, the discount code applied to anything I bought and not just the boxes. SCORE! This cape came to a grand total of $2.95 and FREE shipping! My daughter is going to LOVE this. 


If you are interested in this site, click the link, click on the $10 box thing... shop around add what you want to purchase (you can even order any of the $7.95 crafts and they will actually be FREE) and when you go to check out, use the code: BLACKFRI 

This is what I have for now.  I am always searching for awesome deals and coupon codes so if you know any, please comment below with them. Otherwise I will update again when I have more to share!


Enjoy!

Dinner win!

So, as most know, our daughter pretty much refuses to eat.... anything. 

Every normal food you'd expect a nearly 5 year old to love, she pretty much just doesn't. It has been quite frustrating so I made it my personal mission to try to create kid- friendly meals this week in an experiment to see what, in fact, this girl will actually eat. 
Last night I made hand breaded chicken tenders, home made bow tie noodle mac n cheese with broccoli and french fries.

No go. 

So, tonight I decided to make food fun. 

Tonight's dinner consisted of me taking Tostito Scoops chips and I put individual chips in rows on a pan and filled them with refried black beans, corn, and topped with cheese and crumbled up Doritos. I also made a taco bean dip on the side.

Here is the process and the end result:

It was a total hit!!!!

Willow ate 3! helpings! Which came out to be like 8 of those things. Which is a super big deal! I am so excited to have found at least one meal she will eat. If anyone has any suggestions of meals to try, comment them on the bottom and I may make it and post about it :) 

This is Willow's reaction while eating it:

Right before dinner, my husband was playing with the kids and he is absolutely fantastic at being the one to rough house with them and they absolutely LOVE it. However, tonight, he was playing with them on our bed and (I believe this is how it went... could be in a different order, lol) Willow's knee hit Zahlia's head, which fell into Noah's nose. Which resulted in this: 
(Side note: He was actually laughing during this, every one was. And everyone was fine. Noah wanted me to take pictures because he thought it was pretty cool that his nose was bleeding so much. Daddy felt pretty bad even though no one else seemed too upset ;) )

Ah the joys of having so many kids ;) I keep telling my husband we need a bigger bed for all the kids to fit. ^^ Proof. ;)

On a serious note, though, I absolutely LOVE that my husband is so awesome with our kids. He works so hard all day long and comes home and instantly consumes the rest of his night with family. They soak up every minute of it too. We are truly a blessed family. And I am a blessed wife to have such a great man raising our children with me. Even when silly accidents happen. Because this stuff just happens. And they'll have many fun memories. And I think that's so awesomely beautiful :)