Archives for November 2013

NEW St. Ives Fresh Hydration Lotion is a continuous spray lotion that moisturizes without that heavy lotion feel. Many women know that lotions make their skin look and feel great; however, they dislike the thick and heavy lotion feel. This innovative technology delivers a 360° even spray at every any angle that moisturizes effectively, while feeling
light and fresh on skin, never heavy or greasy.

I received the set of three (pictured above) and love them! What I love the best is they do not feel greasy at all and my favorite scent is the St. Ives® Naturally Indulgent Coconut  Milk & Orchid Extract Fresh Hydration Lotion. It not only smells good though! It leaves skin silky & soft and contains the following natural ingredients: coconut milk, orchid extract and 100% natural moisturizers (glycerin, shea butter). The St. Ives® Naturally Soothing Oatmeal & Shea Butter Fresh Hydration Lotion is the best one to soothe dry skin! This is also a hit in our house! The  St. Ives® Energizing Citrus & Vitamin C Fresh Hydration Lotion leaves skin feeling energized and refreshed. They are all available at mass retailers, select drugstores and supermarkets nationwide. Retail price is $5.99-$7.99 each.

Good news! We have teamed up with  St. Ives® for a Fall Giveaway! One winner will win a set of the 3! You must be a subscriber to enter! Next, visit the  St. Ives® Facebook page and “like” them. You can also learn more about these products on their Facebook page! Next, leave a comment below telling us what you are most thankful for! Deadline to enter is November 17th, 2013. One winner will randomly be selected from all entries.

Self Disclosure: I received products for free to facilitate this review.giveaway but any opinions are my own. Photo Credit: St. Ives®

300+ families are contributing over 40,000 amazing new and gently-used items to this week’s LA Kids Consignment sale in Torrance.  At the final LA Kids Consignment sale of the year you’ll find everything you need for your kids (newborn through pre-teen!):  clothes, toys, shoes, strollers, games, puzzles, DVDs, bikes, outdoor play equipment, maternity, furniture, Halloween costumes, women’s purses and so much more!!!  Prices are amazing – up to 75% off retail prices.  All items have been inspected so you’ll find good, high quality items.  And it’s easy to shop – all clothing is hung by size and gender and all toys and equipment are grouped by category.  Shop here once and you’ll never pay full retail again!

November 13th:  Pre-sale for consignors, volunteers & VIP pass holders. I attended the Pre-Sale this morning and was quite impressed with all the deals!! Don’t miss this event!

Public sale:

Thursday, November 14th, 9am-5pm

Friday, November 15th, 9am-5pm

Saturday, November 16th, 9am-5pm

Sunday, November 17th, 9am-5pm 50% off most items

Location:

23661 Telo Ave

Torrance, CA 90505

For pictures, directions and more information check out the website:  www.lakidsconsignment.com

Get added to the email list to find out all about all our other locations:  Valencia, Pasadena, Burbank.

Do you have items you want to sell?  You probably have $500 sitting in your closet!  You can participate in upcoming sales.  Read about what you can consign and how it works – you prepare it, drop it off to us and we do all the work!

Even if you’re not consigning you can still volunteer to help out!  Have fun with other mommies, check out the merchandise and get into the private pre-sale!

Started 9 years ago as a tiny sale in Kristin Nelson’s driveway, this sale has now grown to 4 location and helps over 5000 families save 800,000 items each year from landfills, earn money on high quality items that get used for such a short amount of time, and made children’s items affordable for thousands of Los Angeles families!

Contact and Article/Photo Credit: Kristin Nelson

www.lakidsconsignment.com

www.scvkidsconsignment.com

www.facebook.com/lakidsconsignment

Every once in a while a “how-to” DVD comes along that stands out among the others.  This show, Drawing with Mark, is hosted by former Disney illustrator, Mark Marderosian. What’s different is that the host takes you on a field trip first – to the science, for example to observe first-hand prehistoric animals and visit with the museum’s expert who teaches us about life in the time of dinosaurs. There are two DVDs in the series and each one contains two separate episodes.

Here’s a link to a video review by Cheyenne N.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSvtGZ6aHlU

Below are written reviews by Stacy and Valdi Belizaire, two sisters, both KIDS FIRST! Film Critics, ages 10 and 11.

“Drawing with Mark: A Day With The Dinosaurs and Reach For The Stars”

Reviewed by Stacy-Love Belizaire

“Drawing with Mark” is a great show to learn tips about how to draw and/or improve your drawing. Mark is really helpful and easy to understand. In “A Day with the Dinosaurs” I learned how to draw a pterodactyl and a T-rex. Mark visits the Museum of Boston and speaks with an expert to learn more about them and to get an idea of how the dinosaurs lived, what they ate and how long they lived. I learned that sometimes they call dinosaurs very large lizards.

 In the other episode, “Reach for the Stars,” I learned how to draw an astronaut and the planet Saturn, the planet with the rings around it. At the Museum of Boston, he speaks with another expert about the stars, the galaxy, the astronauts and of course, Saturn. I also learned how far we are from the stars. I thought that the stars were probably about 270 miles from us, but they are actually millions of miles from us. That’s really far! You can see the stars look kind of close, but they are so far away!!

 Mark taught me that a drawing takes time and you don’t need to rush. Always draw the stick figure, the foundation, before you start adding details and other special little things. You need to draw the outline and just sketch it, don’t hold your pencil too hard; sketch lightly and softly.

I recommend this show to anyone who loves to draw and wants to improve their drawing. You can have fun with the tips he gives you which may lead you to become and artist or to illustrate books. I give the show 5 stars out of 5 and recommend it to all ages because, it’s never too late to learn to draw. “Drawing with Mark” is a really fun, artistic and colorful program that will be open a new world to future artists around the world.

“Drawing With Mark: Happy Tails and Ice Cream”

Reviewed by Valdi Belizaire

    If you love drawing like me, then you’ll love “Drawing with Mark.” This show teaches kids how to draw while also teaching them their shapes and some history about the things they draw.  Kids also learn three or four fun facts about what they are drawing.

  The “Happy Tails” part of this show is about cats and dogs and how to draw them.  He also talks about how much responsibility it is to have a dog. You have to groom it, take care of it, bring it to the vet and feed it. In the “Ice Cream” episode, Mark goes to the ice cream shop and learns about children’s favorite ice cream flavors and you’ll never guess – it’s cake batter flavor! When I heard this I thought that it was funny because I would never think that they would make a cake batter flavored ice cream.

     I like that this show helped me be a better artist and I learned how to draw a dog and a cat better than I already did. I also learned how to draw an ice cream truck and a man holding an ice cream cone. I love watching this because I learned a lot and it made me understand the fundamentals of drawing. I also like that they included a live-action human with animated characters. I also like it when they went into the ice cream shop and saw Crystal Cat in the toppings section. It was funny because they were talking about all of the toppings that the kids pick every time they come in and Crystal Cat was right there so they started laughing. There is no underlying message in this story, because it’s about drawing except maybe that no matter how old you are, you can draw big things.

 I recommend this show to anyone that loves to draw to express their feelings, or to just have fun. I recommend this for people ages six and older because anyone can draw if they want to. I would give this DVD four out of five because overall I liked it but I wish that it had more music.

Update: Giveaway has been added!! Two winners will win their own Drawing With Mark DVD! Leave a comment below telling us why you would like to win! Deadline to enter in November 14th, 2013 at midnight. Two winners will randomly be selected from all entries!