Category: back to school

**I received a Lovable Labels Back to School Pack at no cost as part of their Love Bug blogger program. No other compensation has been received. I do have the chance to earn free products when customers on their site use my unique coupon code.**

Every year we go back to school shopping around the beginning of August, so yea it’s rapidly approaching.  This year my youngest son will be starting preschool so that’s 3 kids starting school this year, which means three kids to buy school clothes and supplies for this year.  Inevitably at some point one of the boys end up forgetting their backpack on the bus or left their hoodie in the gym, or something along those lines.  Thanks to Lovable Labels when the bus driver finds that back pack or the gym teacher finds that hoodie it will find it’s way back to my kids.

Lovable Labels has back to school label packs to make sure you can label everything you buy for your kids for back to school.

Lovable Labels Back to School Packs include over 150 labels.
–30 Multi-Purpose Labels
–80 Slimline Labels
–12 Shoe Labels
–48 Press N’ Stick Clothing Dots
–12 Square Labels
–2 Mini Metal Tags

These labels are all safe for the dishwasher, microwave, washer, and dryer.  They are waterproof and UV resistant.  These are tough labels.  I’ve been using them for a couple years now.  Lovable Labels has a number of cute designs to choose from in their Back to School Packs including 8 new designs for this year.

I let my 4 yr old son choose the design he wanted to use to label his stuff to start pre-school this year.  He chose one of the new designs called “Ahoy Ye Matey” which of course is a pirate theme.  The clothing dots stick well on clothing tags or right on the fabric itself. I have used these in things like my boys jackets, gym clothes, and hoodies.  They fit securely on the fabric and don’t pop up and catch on things.

the shoe labels fit perfectly at the heel of the shoe so they are easy to spot when kids change shoes for gym class, if they take them off at daycare, etc.  My son has never complained about them being in his shoes.

The slimline labels can fit on just about anything and are a bit more discreet than the bigger labels.  These are great for labeling things like your kids toys when they take them in for show and tell, notebooks, folders, putting them on the inside of a book cover, and probably a hundred other places you could put them.

The Lovable Labels Back to School Packs are available for $44.95 but don’t forget to use my coupon code: AngieLB2 to get an additional 10% off any purchase on http://www.lovablelabels.ca

Come back the beginning of August when I will be giving away a Lovable Labels Back to School Pack to one lucky Luv Saving Money reader thanks to Lovable Labels.

**I received the below mentioned product for free in exchange for an honest review.  No other compensation has been received.**

It’s getting closer to the end of July and my boys have just started football practice. Two hour practices in the summer heat.  I don’t envy them.  I make sure they’re taking water with them and remind them to hydrate every chance they get.  Because they just started practicing they’re complaining about sore muscles.  I remember when I had started volleyball camp in the summer back in highschool how I’d feel the soreness in some of my muscles after the first few days.

Thera°Pearl offers has versatile hot/cold packs that can help you with all the aches and pains of getting back into the groove with school sports.  They have all shapes and sizes that can be used either hot or cold and fit just the right way for sore joints, shoulders, backs, necks, and more.

Initially I chose to review the Thera°Pearl Contour Pack because my husband started working out again and has been getting some pain in his elbow. The countour pack fits securely with an elastic strap the velcros. It ended up being great for a lot of things including my boys’ back to football practice aches.

Each pack has a plastic pillow filled with the “therapearls” that sort of remind me of those little orby things the kids play with.  Whatever it is though, it works.  For cold therapy just stick it in your freezer for 2 hours and apply.  For heat, simply microwave it for 25-35 seconds depending on the wattage of your microwave.  I myself tried it both ways.  Honestly, with how hot it’s been I was freezing it and using it to cool down.  I did try it hot though too and found that the heat stayed for about 20 minutes before it started to cool down.

My boys gave it a try too.

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