Good morning or good afternoon! I'm not quite sure when I will get this posted so let's just cover it all! :) I hope everyone is having an amazing week!
Here in Arizona, the call of our precious children back to school is coming up fast! I can hardly believe that my son will be heading back to school on August 10th! It is really totally time to learn about the BEST deals possible. This is why I shared this morning about the fabulous Good Housekeeping Research Institute. They are THE place to go to find out about what stands up to some serious testing. I was thrilled to find in my August 2009 issue of Good Housekeeping that Good Housekeeping Research Institute (that must be a pretty fun job!) had the latest results to aid us all in our back-to-school shopping needs. The article was “Smartest Back-to-School Savings,” and it was WELL WORTH READING!
They did some extensive testing on your back-to-school wardrobe basics of jeans and tees and gave us the results. They tested the clothes for color fastness, fading, fabric strength and even shrinkage. Of course Good Housekeeping also looks at how a product is made and checks for quality in construction as well. Here are some results!
Best jeans for boys were the Levi's 550 relaxed jeans for boys. They were priced at $26. That is not to shabby for a pair of jeans, and actually this is something that I am glad to know, because my son really likes these and honestly, they haven't worn out for us. These are also jeans that we often pass on to someone once he outgrows them. Their second best was Kmart's Basic Editions Boys' Jeans which price at just $10. You can definitely double up with these and save a lot on that back-to-school clothing budget. Second place is honestly nothing to sneeze at!
The best girls' jeans were Basic Editions Flare Jeans which are priced at $13 and were the best among seven brands of girls' jeans.
Good Housekeeping also gave us the word on some great tops. The best polo shirt for girls was Lacoste girl's striped polo, but it is pricey at $55. According to GH JCPenney's Arizona polo came in a nice second and it prices at about $20! JCPenney's Arizona t-shirts were the tops for boys shirts and have a great price at $9.50 to $10.50. They do mention that they shrink a bit so you may want to go a size larger.
Good Housekeeping also gives tips on sneakers and more. I highly recommend checking out their website for the latest. So check out some of the details on the Good Housekeeping website: Bargain Clothes That Last You got to thank Good Housekeeping for watching our backs here. :)
I was also especially excited to find that Good Housekeeping also did a review of free tutoring sites! My son is starting high school this year, and I am more than thrilled about this review. The first general site offering multiple subjects is hippocampus.org. I spoke to a fellow blogger about this site because I noticed she uses it also for assistance with homeschooling. They are working through the American History course there. I just perused the site and was pleased with what I found. Here are the subjects: Algebra, Algebra (Spanish), American Government, Biology, Calculus, Calculus (Spanish), Environmental Science, Physics, Psychology, Religion, Statistics, and US History. Not too shabby. Here is their link: HippoCampus
I remember using Cliffs Notes back in the day. WAY back in the day, and I was pleased to find out that cliffsnotes.com is a great study tool! It is also free! I have used Cliffs Notes to help my son with Math and Algebra (I have the books), and I am really excited to know that I have an additional option for grammar and other subjects too, because...let's face it...it has been a LONG time. Go check this out at the link: CliffsNotes
They also list great sites for specific subjects. The magazine had a good pick out of 22 sites they reviewed. Here is a link to the online article: Free Online Tutoring There are a lot of great resourses at this link.
I also talked today about how Lowe's also has activities for your kids. Check out Lowe's Build and Grown Clinics. This Saturday, July 25 your children grades 1 through 5 can build a helicopter. And next month on Saturday, August 8th, they can buuild a Powerboat. What a great opportunity for your children to learn a new skill and see how they can build a toy! Here is a link: Build and Grow Clinics. There is a simple three step sign up. Once you confirm be sure to get there on time!
Don't forget that Home Depot is also offering their Kids Workshops where Saturday, August 1, they can build a Messagge Center and on Saturday, September 5, your children can also build a fun Bean Bag Toss game! Am I too excited? Here is the link to the Home Depot Kids Workshops: Kids Workshops Call your local Home Depot and get in on this!
Hey, don't forget that tomorrow you can get a coupon for an M&M/Mars candy bar by logging in to the Mars Real Chocolate Relief Act. These coupons come in! There is a limit of one a week and a total of four in the time period, but who doesn't like free chocolate?
And ladys may want to get on over to their Estee Lauder counter for that awesome 10 day supply of Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair. OOOOH the luxury. That is today only from 5pm to 9pm! Check out details at this link: Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair
Have a wonderful Thursday, Friday and on!!!!
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