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What's in My Bag - Preschool Edition

The first day of preschool is a huge milestone in a toddlers life. As with anything in life it's crucial to pack the right items for a successful day. My son Nathaniel has volunteered to show us what's in his bag for his first day of Preschool. 

- Captain America pencil case complete with pencil sharpener, eraser and two number 2 pencils

- Thermos Spider-Man insulated lunchbox 

- Amazing Spider-Man sports bottle 

- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle sandwich container

- first day of class name tag

Well there you have it. That's it for What's in my bag - preschool edition

The Night Before the First Day of Preschool

It's the eve of my sons first day of preschool. Seems like not so long ago he was an infant. I should have heeded the warnings from siblings and friends telling me that they grow so fast. I blew them off, but the whole time I knew. I knew in the back of my mind that they were right. Four years passed in a wink and now comes his first major step towards independence. He's so excited to start going to school. What will happen tomorrow morning? Will he be afraid to walk into class? Will he hold on to my hand and not want to let go? Or will it be I the one holding his hand, not wanting to let go? I have to let go.

Chocolate Wasted

I let my son drink some sipping chocolate and this is what happened. 

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The Cranberry Sauce Taste Challenge

I'm going to start off by letting you know that I have never been a fan of cranberry sauce. I tasted several canned cranberry sauces and I detest it! For those of you that are thinking "That's because you've never tasted fresh cranberry sauce." Let me stop you, I have! My wife on the other hand loves canned cranberry sauce, but has never tasted fresh cranberry sauce.
I've always been a fan of trying new foods, my wife not so much. I try to eat healthier, my wife not so much. My wife has agreed to make a conscious effort to try to eat healthier, and is coming around. I've been making most of our meals using groceries from Trader Joe's as of late. She believes that is one of the main reasons for helping her to like healthier foods. So I thought to myself; can Trader Joe's do the same for me with cranberry sauce? 
So I choose two types of cranberry sauces from Trader Joe's. Canned Cranberry Sauce and Fresh Cranberry Sauce. The Now when it comes to ingredients, both are almost identical (cranberries, water, and sugar) save for the Cranberry Sauce which has pectin added to it. Both have 0 grams of total fat and slightly differ in grams of sugar. 
For the this taste challenge I enlisted the aid of my wife and two boys. This would be the first time that my two children will be trying cranberry sauce. My wife very fond of the taste of the Fresh Cranberry Sauce although she had a problem with the consistency. My youngest also enjoyed the Fresh Cranberry Sauce more than the Cranberry Sauce. My oldest grabbed the Fresh Cranberry Sauce container and began to shovel handfuls of the stuff right into his mouth. I think we know which one he preferred. As for myself...  Although I did enjoy both the canned cranberry sauce and the fresh cranberry sauce, I enjoyed the latter much more. I think I can now enjoy cranberry sauce, just in time for Thanksgiving. We clearly have a winner here at Casa Jimenéz. 

The winner is:

*Consider playing the cranberry drinking game while reading this post. What's the cranberry drinking game you ask? Well it's simple. Every time you come across the word cranberry, you must to take a shot. You'll be hammered in no time?

Review - Crayola Bathtub Fingerpaint Soap

In this post I will be reviewing Bathtub Fingerpaint Soap by Crayola. My son Nathaniel and I found purchased two tubes of Bathtub Fingerpaint Soap from Target. It can be purchased for the very affordable price of one dollar per tube.

We all know that the only proper way to use fingerpaint is to just get your fingers dirty... and everything else in the process. Followed by the inevitable bath for your childand just your child, if you're lucky. I want to just say that Crayola is genius! Crayola took all fun, mess and cleaning involved in fingerpainting and contained it to the bathtub. Bravo Crayola!
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I found Crayola Bathtub Fingerpaint Soap to have the same consistency as most other fingerpaints available on the market. The boys definitely enjoyed painting with them onto themselves and anything else within reach.
 
Now I realize that Crayola Bathtub Fingerpaint Soap would be easy to clean up immediately, so I didn't. I waited more than forty-five minutes to clean up the bath and surrounding areas. I found cleaning Crayola Bathtub Fingerpaint Soap be extremely easy. I did find it to harder to clean out of our grout which is unsealed. Crayola does warn that this product may stain porous unsealed surfaces such as grout. I found that applying a small amount of effort and a brush proved enough to solve this problem.
Conclusion
Crayola Bathtub Fingerpaint Soap created a fun filled bath with little to no mess. Cleanup was simple. This was extremely affordable and can be found at your local Target.

Laundry Room Gnomes... They do exist!

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