Category: familyfun

Baby Clearance Steals & Deals at Target

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Run don’t walk to your nearest Target to cash in on super savings in the Baby Dept and Storewide!

Here are some of the great deals I found!

 

Boppy covers for $2.98, Assorted travel systems for under $100, Diaper Genie Elites drastically reduced, assorted mattresses, baby carriers (ergo, moby wrap, etc), diaper bags, 3 in 1 Car seats all 50% or more!!!!!!

Don’t forget to check out the Toy Department!  Great clearance toys deeply discounted, and even better you can score an extra 15% off with Cartwheel.

The collapsible kitchen by Little Tikes is a great find, retailing at $70.  My daughter loves hers and I love that I can easily store it for times when she’s not cooking alongside me in our kitchen.

 

 

 

Mattel Play, Rate, Review

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If you haven’t heard of Mattel’s Play, Rate, Review then you need to hurry up and jump on the bandwagon.  Eons ago I must’ve submitted an application to be considered, and then earlier this year was selected.  To be honest I thought it was a scam initially.  Boy was I wrong!

Since joining Play, Rate, Review I’ve been able to test out Barbie’s, Fisher Price toys, and most recently a Mega Block Monster High toy set.

For all you with little ones, keep your eye peeled for open enrollment into this program.  More information can be found at https://playratereview.shop.mattel.com/ .

 

My 4 Ingredient Fix: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups With Banana

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Stumbled upon a great (and seemingly easy) recipe for peanut butter cups with banana.  While I’m often skeptical of recipes posted on IG & blogs, I thought I’d give this one a try.  My husband is a Reese’s junky and we had tons of bananas courtesy of my father who thinks my 8 month old consumes produce at an alarmingly unrealistic rate.

All you need to make these is coconut oil, peanut butter (could easily be substituted with almond or soynut butter), chocolate chips, and bananas!  I made a batch of white chocolate and milk chocolate cups.  My husband made sure to sneak and devour the majority of them while I was at Muay Thai.  According to him you haven’t lived until you’ve wrapped them in bacon.

Ingredients:

16 mini cupcake liners
16 banana slices
3/4 cup chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons coconut oil, melted

Place the liners into a mini cupcake pan (preferably one that you can easily slide into your freezer).  If you do not have a mini cupcake pan, double up the liners for stability and place in any flat bottom baking dish.

Melt chips in a double boiler or if you so chose you can melt them in the microwave.  If you go the microwave route be sure to remove them every 30 seconds to stir.  White chocolate seizes up easily so be careful not to overheat the mixture if you choose to go this route.  Once the chips are melted, add a 1/2 tsp. of coconut oil to the mixture.

To make the peanut mixture, add 2 tsp. of melted coconut oil to the peanut butter and blend.  (Coconut oil melts easily in the microwave in 15 seconds)

Spoon approximately 1 tsp. of the chocolate mixture into the bottom of each liner, followed by a slice of banana, a tsp. of the peanut mixture, and then top with the chocolate mixture.

Cool cups in the freezer for about an hour or until firm, then ENJOY! Be careful not to leave out of freezer (especially since it’s summer), the mixture melts easily and will leave for messy snacking.

Yields: 16 servings | Serving Size: 1 peanut butter banana cup | Calories: 69 | Previous Points: 2 | Points Plus: 2 | Total Fat: 4 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Trans Fat: 0 g | Cholesterol: 0 mg | Sodium: 15 mg | Carbohydrates: 11 g | Dietary Fiber: 1 g | Sugars: 7 g | Protein: 1 g |