plum kids giveaway (a super good one!)

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A special thanks to Plum Kids for sponsoring this post.

There may constantly and forever be a special bag tucked away in my car with kid essentials for as long as I have them (kids, not bags or cars) around. Right now each kid has their own, Vivi’s is full of diapers, snacks and toys while Addie’s is full of snacks, books and stuff to color. If you’ve ever been stuck somewhere (side of the road, mechanics office, after school activity, grandmas) with a kid and nothing to keep them entertained but your own body and maybe a few random bits of paper you found in your wallet? Chances are you went straight home and packed a bag of essentials as well.

Remind me to tell you about the time I entertained Addie for an entire day with nothing more than a pack of plastic bangles, a banana and a sticker book. I’ll even show you the medal I was never actually awarded that day.

Here’s the secret to packing as few toys as possible, yet keeping your kids as happy as possible: MULTI-TASKING TOYS.

The best stuff is the stuff that can be stacked, tossed, hidden, counted, lined up, knocked down, and turned into a dozen other things aside from what it actually is. Which is to say the best toys are the ones that require a little imagination, bonus if they trick your kid into learning a thing or two. We received our own cloth banana full of letter tiles last week and Addie has been spelling out new words, dividing them into vowel vs. consonants, stacking them, making sentences and Vivi has always been lurking in the background to toss them all over the house.

TODDLERS! YAY!

One day we may even get to play Bananagrams as intended, without the “help” of Vivi.

Then there’s the snacks, it was my sister and her son who first brought Plum Kids Fruit Shredz into my life. She had some in her diaper bag when she came out to visit us earlier in the year and my children made sure she didn’t go home with a single snack she arrived with. My kids have never met a fruit snack they didn’t like, but it wasn’t until these little beauties entered my life that I felt a mutual adoration. No high fructose corn syrup and no artificial colors or flavors — even better? They’ll eat them, none the wiser to the nutritional sneak I pulled over on them.

Plum Kids wants to know what your after school essential is, and by sharing it, you’ll be entered to win a fairly amazing after school prize pack from yours truly. Everything featured in my video — from the snacks to the Kindle Fire — could be yours simply by visiting Plum Kids on Facebook or commenting here. Bonus entries available for additional engagement!

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120 thoughts on “plum kids giveaway (a super good one!)”

  2. My son is to young for school but after he’s home from daycare for the day he must have either cheese or cereal and play with the dog 🙂

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  3. My son needs a snack, which usually consists of raw fruit or muffins that I’ve packed an absurd amount of fruit, nuts, oats and seeds into, and time alone on the swing processing the day. After spending all day giving 110%, my son wants some time alone outside in the sun. If he is cranky and heads inside first then I send him out “to get the mail” and know that he will return in a better mood after 20 minutes on the swing set.

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  14. my son isn’t in school yet, but he loves the fruit pouches and has them down in a min or less and wants more. He’s constantly asking for snacks and isn’t too picky, but really loves his carbs and fruit!

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  20. We are a homeschooling family so sometimes our after school comes at 12:00 and sometimes we do school on Saturday. However, once lessons are finished,time outside to play and a warm kitty to snuggle with is a must!

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  23. Sugar packets!! Seriously, they can be magic dust, you can dump them on a table and write letters in the sugar, you can drive little cars through the sugar and make trails, you can make hills, and you can blow it accross the table and the person with the most sugar on their side loses. Very mulitpurpose

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  30. Today it is hummus and pretzels 😉
    But my daughter (who watched the video with me) said we need these “letters” to practice.. she’s in Kindergarten and starting to read!

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  31. If my kids had their way it would be cookies and milk everyday, I try to make sure it’s something relatively healthy like pb crackers or cheese sticks.

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  34. My daughter asks for trail mix as an after school snack most days. I prefer to mix up my own as she’s pretty picky about what makes a good trail mix.

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  36. A good snack and a little downtime to snuggle with Mom or Dad before we tackle homework and dinner tasks.

    Hubs and Girl at a pound of pistachios in 3 days after school this week!

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  41. My son likes PBJ sandwiches or greek yogurt for an after school snack. If he had more of a say it would be more cookies, icecream and candy

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  46. We are big fans of Fruit Shredz in our house. They are great for “morning snack” at school, and for “in the car” snacks on our way to gymnastics (or even afterwards, when they are famished).

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