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Holiday Gift Guide-Women-Target Prologue Sweater

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In the past few years, Target has been putting an emphasis on launching their own-in house brands from home organization to clothing. When they launched the “Prologue” line it steps in the direction towards workwear pieces. With the changing work environment, it is the perfect time to take a look a what they have to offer, and I love the selection of sweaters.

The line features plenty of well thought out details, like wrinkle-resistant fabrics, tailored silhouettes, and a neutral palette for pieces that work well together making it easy to create an office-appropriate capsule wardrobe on a budget. The average piece rings in around $30 meaning you can save your money which is important this time of year.

This sweater is sleek and modern. It is the perfect shade of grey. It goes perfect with pants or a skirt and fit comfortably. Being in the South, the weather constantly changes, the Fall can be warm or cool. This is the perfect piece to wear on those days that the temperature dips below sixty degrees. I love the slits on the side so it never feels confining. If you live in colder temperatures you can easily fit a turtle neck under it and keep warm and cozy.

These are definitely the pieces you should add to your holiday list as we continue to work from home, and look great doing it.

 

Crayola Brings Creativity this Holiday Season

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Disclosure: As a member of the Crayola Ambassador program, I received product and samples for my time and efforts in creating this post. All opinions are my own.

Growing up Crayola was a brand that was always in my home. I loved getting that special box of 64 crayons and looking at all the colors in awe. The brand continues to spark creativity through color and encourages children to expand their imaginations. This year’s 2020 holiday lineup is awesome and you are going to want to add it to your holiday lists for those kids in your life to spur creativity and art-inspired activities.

The Scribble Scrubblie Pets, are a favorite of mine for the kids in my life. They love the adorable pets, and play sets, well this holiday season Crayola has introduced a new play set. It is the Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets Grooming Truck. It includes a real working vehicle that emulates the look and feel of a real pets grooming truck and features a kid-powered spray pump that makes washing pets easy and fun. The play set doubles as a storage solution that’s easy to pack up and store for later use.

The set comes with Figaro the basset hound and Wilbur the French bulldog figures for kids to customize. They have a soft, fuzzy feel to them, and each has a completely blank coat to act as the canvas for kids’ creativity. Kids can use one of the three included markers — in vibrant orange, blue, and purple colors — to decorate and design their pooches. Kids can also use any other Crayola Washable markers they already have at home.

Kids can place the Scribble Scrubbie pets onto any of the spots on the play set to draw on Wilbur, give Figaro stripes, or use their imaginations to create whatever design they want. They can also use other Scribble Scubbie animals, including the safari-themed pets, to join in on the fun. The colors glide on the pets smoothly, and are as bright as if you drew with it on a piece of paper.

Once each animal is styled to the kids happiness they can load up the truck for the pets to go on pretend adventures, like making a pit stop at brunch or playing games in the park. The playset has working wheels, so all of the glammed-up pets are guaranteed a smooth ride.

When kids want to redesign their pets, they can put them in the trailer, hose them off with the spray pump with water, and scrub off the colors with the brush. The pets’ coats will go back to being squeaky clean. Just wash them to start again! How much fun is that!!!

 

 

 

 

 

When I first saw the Crayola Pets line. I new it would be so much fun for the kids to be able to recreate awesome pictures of their favorite animals. The piece that I love the most is the Crayola Pets Light Up Tracing Pad.  The Crayola Light Up Tracing Pad, kids are able to draw like a pro with it’s light-up tracing pad and art tools to spark and inspire imagination. The kit comes with a pencil, tracking sheets, blank sheets, colored pencils and more.

The box includes a plastic light-up tracing pad which needs 3 AA batteries to light it up. The tracing pads light up really well and make it very easy for kids to trace the drawing underneath their paper. They can combine pictures from different sheets to make their own designs which kids will enjoy.  The coloring pencils which come in the set mean they can really bring their drawings to life. This will keep kids occupied for hours. The kids can really use their imaginations to create their own designs using all the traceable images and it has such mesmerizing effect on them they will not want to stop.

The Holidays are here, which means it’s time to start shopping for all the kids, these are great pieces to add to list. They will spark creativity and so much more. Crayola has done it again and made this holiday season special.

Holiday Gift Guide-Children-American Girl

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post by America Girl. As an American Girl Ambassador. All opinions are my own.

It is the holidays, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or another holiday, American Girl dolls, clothing and accessories are always a big hit. American Girl has so many wonderful things to fit any child in your life.

Earlier this year, American Girl wanted to honor front line heroes. The popular doll line asked kids across the country to nominate an outstanding hero in their life as part of its “Heroes with Heart” contest, which was designed to thank and honor the individuals who have risked their lives during the pandemic.

The winners received a one-of-a-kind, custom-made American Girl doll and outfit in their hero’s likeness to gift the honoree.

The American Girl dolls honor April, a paramedic; Xavier, a grocery store worker who has asthma; Pam, a teacher; Sarah, a nurse assistant, and Laurent, a pilot who flew, voluntarily, a team of doctors to Haiti to help Covid-19 patients.

 

While these dolls are truly one of a kind (they are not available for purchase), you can learn more about the Heroes with Heart contest on the American Girl website.

I love all the American Girl collections, but the one that stands out to me is the Truly Me collection. It gives girls the opportunity to explore and discover their own unique styles and interests. This line allows you to create a one-of-a-kind friend through a variety of personalized doll options, including different combinations of eye color, hair color and style, and skin color, as well as an array of outfits and accessories. The line now includes boy dolls. This is just one collection that you select a holiday gift from.

Have you gotten the newest American Girl doll yet? Courtney Moore is from California in 1986 and loves video games so much, she dreams of making her own one! Explore Courtney’s world with her Totally Rad Collection, which contains the Courtney doll and outfits for a neat experience!

As for the doll. I love everything about her, from her 80’s fashion to her accessories. The doll rocks a denim skirt, crop top, neon leggings, and faux leather boots along  with a side pony and scrunchie. You can get a doll-sized caboodle as well as a cassette player and tape.

The Courtney collection includes a huge variety of 80’s items, including a doll-sized Pac-Man arcade. Courtney’s story is told through two historical fiction books written by Kellen Hertz, and just like the doll, it is packed with pop culture references. Her story is also told through a short 25-movie on Youtube Kids called, “Meet Courtney: An American Girl Movie.”

Every year, there are American Girl holiday dresses and pajamas. This years’ is the All That Glitters Dress, Festive Formal Outfit, and Peace, Love, and Joy Pajamas. You can also get matching pajamas and dresses so you and your doll can look alike!

Their holiday mix-and-match collection this year is called the Snow Fancy Collection, and it contains many cute choices for your dolls to wear this winter. These also make great stocking stuffers, as many of the pieces range from $10-$15 and can fit in stockings.

Still don’t know what to get? How about an American Girl gift card? You can get an e-card as well, which makes a good option for relatives that can’t visit this year due to the pandemic. Gift cards also are good for waiting for the new Girl of the Year, or even making a doll on the Create Your Own doll maker!

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