Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere!

As you know I have two boys. When you have kids you know that the warm weather is bubble blowing time. Both my boys love blowing and popping bubbles for as long as they have breath!

Now, as a Mom, I have tried every bubble solution known to man. These two kids have gotten just about every bubble set that Toys R Us or Walmart sells. Everytime, I think that "wow, the wands with this set ought to make super cool bubbles"..then I try to use the bubble stuff...and nothing is super cool. As long as I'm blowing just small bubbles, it's fine but beyond that it stinks. And, making my own, well that never really worked either.

So, this summer I thought I'd try this Gazillion Bubbles bubble stuff. I bought a small container of it and I think it was like $3, which I thought was a bit much for bubble stuff. Heck, I've spent that much for 6 bottles at the Dollar store. But, I found out there is a reason for the higher price..this is Bubble Stuff that WORKS! It works with small wands, it works with big wands, it just works and works well. With just one dip into the Gazillion Bubbles solution I must've been able to blow 100 bubbles easy.

So when that small bottle ran out, I bought a BIG bottle of the Fan Wang Gazillion bubbles from Target for about $8. The Fan Wang version comes with a unique wand that blows little and big bubbles. And, apparently (if you goto the Funrise Toys website) there's several more Fan Wang bubble kits that you can buy with even cooler bubble wands.

I also bought a small "bubble gun" set for my older son, one that you just dip and press the trigger, then a fan blows the bubbles. I was amazed at how far just one dip of the wand gets you so many bubbles.

The best thing about these jars of bubble stuff is that the wand attaches to the cap. Yes, you still have to get your hands all soapy the first time digging it out of the jar, but then you just click it inside the cap and your done..no muss no fuss.

So check out the Funrise Toys website and you'll see just how many different activity sets they sell with the Gazillion Bubbles. And, be sure to click on Fan Wang on the homepage for an amazing video of Fan making his bubbles..it's pretty cool to watch.

Expensive? Yes. Worth the money? Yes. Kids happy? Yes. Need I say anymore? No.

Read This! T-Shirts with a Message

My husband came home yesterday with a new t-shirt. It's a blue t-shirt and it says "I Love Hot Moms". I just roll my eyes, a lot! lol.

I love these kind of t-shirts. I usually only buy them for my kids, but I'll buy them for whomever if it's fitting. These type of shirts have to be funny..not obnoxious funny, I mean good sense of humor funny. I've bought soo many for my youngest son I think I'm putting someone through college. For example, here's a picture of him last year in his infamous "Shh..I'm downloading" shirt:

and more recently: The "Stud Muffin" (note the gothic font on "Stud").

I've purchased such other lovelies as "Tax Deduction" (a hit with grandpa), "Chick Magnet", "I do all my own stunts" and "It's my brother's fault". Most of these I've found at Target or Kohl's and they do have a nice variety! Kohls has a good selection of boys and girls. I've gotten most of these for around $6 at both Target and Kohls so the price is reasonable and the statement is priceless.

Of course you can find many many places online that sell these type of shirts for kids. You want to be sure you find something original and not just some pencil pusher making money.

Here's one I found at Punk N Pie that I wish they had in a size for my 6 year old too (they are both TV addicts).

I'm not sure what the price is as it wasn't listed but probably around $24. So original!!!! Find it at http://www.punknpie.net

They have alot of other styles there too and this one is available in the blue you see here and also in PINK.

There's also this one from Buggles Baby Wear. There are plenty of P.H.Ds going on in my house all the time! This one sells for $18 in either tshirt or onsie form. There are plenty more where this one comes from including "I only cry when ugly people hold me" and "Someday I'll be dating your daughter". http://bugglesbabywear.com

They also do custom shirts!

This one I found via Rare Bird Finds and is available at Milk Bomb:

For all you families that travel...this one takes the cake. If you can't read it, it says: "Congratulations! You get to sit near me." with the airplane in the middle. Depending on the size the price ranges from $20-$24. http://www.milkbomb.com

There are so many more Indie stores and other online stores that sell them. So goto Kohls, goto Target or visit the above etailers and see what else your kid can say without saying a word.