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Favorite Items To Inspire Creative Play & a Back-To-School Giveaway

July 28, 2020 · In: Celebrations, Children, Children, Everyday, Family, Gifting, Life

Whether back-to-school is happening on campus or in your dining room, the three items in this giveaway are true favorites that promote learning and creativity in the Hamlin house! To enter, follow me and head to my Instagram for details. The giveaway closes on 7/30 at midnight EST. Here is a bit more about each product and how our girls use them!

Photo: Jessie Roffer

Zoe Strollers MUNCHkin Party Set

The MUNCHkin Party Set by Zoe is an ideal table set up for your little learners. We use our for crafts, al fresco lunches, and extra seating at family gatherings. The little table comes with two chairs that are easy for both our girls, ages 1.5 and 5, to get in and out of. The pieces are a breeze to set up and are compact to store. The carrying case makes it easy to be on the go! We’ve even taken it to the beach for an ocean front picnic! This is the kind of set-up that is perfect to keep at the grandparents house so that they don’t have to permanently have a tiny table ready, but can pop this out whenever their littlest guests need some extra seating. We chose the blue but it also comes in pink, grey and green. At under $100, it is a great value, and someone lucky will win one for themselves!

GoHappyKids Travel Tray

I originally bought this awesome travel tray for Margaret to use on our travels. I liked the idea of her having a clean and contained surface that mounts right on top of the tray table with a lip that helps keep her toys from rolling all over the place. You can learn more about it here! While it is incredibly useful in that capacity, we’ve used it more in the last few months at home for both Margaret and Catherine. It was helpful during our home school experience and now that baby sister Catherine likes to color like her big sister Margaret, the grippy bottom of the tray prevents it from slipping everywhere and the edges keep the crayons under control! I highly recommend adding one to your home and you can purchase it here if you aren’t the lucky winner!

Photo: Jessie Roffer

Young, Wild + Friedman Sensory Kits

I had the fortune to meet the creative force behind YWF, Julie, when we both lived in Dallas, Texas. Her passion and drive to work with her oldest child through her speech disorder and anxiety led her to put together sensory activities that foster vocabulary development and mindfulness for children of all ages. I wrote about it here in my post about things that help Margaret with her anxiety, and even Catherine loves to get in on the play dough kits especially. The pictures here are of the Space kit but there are so many themes that will interest your little ones and the winner gets to choose their favorite! You can learn more about Julie and shop around her site here.

By: Grace Hamlin · In: Celebrations, Children, Children, Everyday, Family, Gifting, Life

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