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**I received a free sample of Purex Fels-Naptha bar as part of the Purex Insiders blogger program.  I was under no obligation to give a positive review.  Any opinions expressed are my own.**

Purex Fels-Naptha laundry bar is one of those products that’s been around a long time, over 100 years to be exact, but yet I had never tried it.  I guess I just get into my routine with laundry.  Thanks to Purex though I had a chance to try this versatile product and will definitely be adding it to my regular products I have around the house.

You might be able to tell just from the wrapper that it’s a stain remover and laundry booster. Since I was a newbie at using this product I decided to try it just for that purpose.  I didn’t give it an easy test though, no I went straight for my son’s football pants.

You can see the mud and grass on the knees of his pants from his 2 hour football camp that day.  The directions on the package say to wet the stain then rub the Fels-Naptha laundry bar over the stain, which I did.

The bar itself is pretty solid.  It has a clean soapy type smell.  I then washed his football pants with some Purex detergnt after treating.  Here’s how it turned out.

I’d say the Fels-Naptha bar worked well don’t you?

Since I was unfamiliar with the Fels-Naptha laundry bar I wondered what other uses it might have.  I had read an article about using it as an ingredient in homemade laundry soap at one point.  But something told me there would be more uses and I was right.

–Mix 3 Tbsp of Fels-Naptha and hot water in a spray bottle, then let it cool spray on your plants to get rid of aphids
–use Fels-Naptha in the shower to treat and dry up poison ivy
–Use it to clean surfaces like aluminum, your sink, or your tub by rubbing your damp cleaning cloth over the bar before wiping the surface down

There seem to be lot of uses the more you search but you get the idea.

Purex Fels-Naptha has a sweepstakes going on right now.  The grand prize is $500 and there are 119 other prizes for a coupon for a free bar of Purex Fels-Naptha laundry bar, enter here: http://insiders.purex.com/120Years120Winners?id=58
You can enter daily from July 31 – Aug. 28 2013.

**I received 10 Fantasy Coloring posteres and mini posters to facilitate an honest review.  No other compensation has been received. Giveaway is sponsored by FantasyColoringposters.com **

I don’t know what it is about coloring but it can be so relaxing.  I’ve been know to pick up a colored pencil or crayon and color a coloring book along side my kids. My favorite things to color are things that really let you use your imagination. Stuff like a detailed dress on a doll, fairies, etc.

Fantasy Coloring posters are great for the older kids (or the kids at heart) With details and cool fantasy scenes and creatures.  My older boys decided to team up and color one of the pictures together.  It’s a picture of an archer.

The are taking their time and using colored pencils.  My youngest son always wants to do what his older brothers are doing so of course he wanted his own poster too.  He added his own twist to his poster though.

He started coloring with crayons then decided he’d like to add stickers too his.  Hey why not?!

At FantasyColoringPosters.com you can buy or download posters for only $1 each.  You can also get a deluxe 25 page 11 x 17 coloring book for $25.  They also have mini posters which they were also kind enough to send me. You can get 6 mini posters for only $2.  These would be great to take with you are long car trips for the older kids or for rainy days.

The posters are printed on 67 lb Vellum-bristol.  To me it felt something like a thin cardstock. Either way, it’s not a thin paper.

In my opinion these posters are best suited for kids 10 yrs or older, not just because of the details but some of them have female characters that are cartoonishly busty but they are covered and there isn’t anything showing.

**I received a sample of the below mentioned product at no cost as a member of the Purex Insider program.  I have a chance to win prizes when posting most Purex posts as well.  No other compensation has been received and I am not required to post a positive review**

It’s no secret that I enjoy using Purex products and not just because I’m a Purex Insider.  The main reason I signed up to become an insider is because I think Purex products work well without breaking the bank.  I’m already a fan of the Purex Crystals fabric softener so I was excited to try their new and improved formula in the Purex Fabric Softener Sheets.

Purex Fabric Softener Sheets are available in mountain breeze scent and sweet lavender scent.  Both of these sound wonderful to smell when pulling my clean clothes out of the dryer or pulling my sheets up at night when I climb in bed.  The new and improved formula has 3x the fragrance.  I could smell them before I even opened the box.

I’m a fan of scented products to begin with.  When I threw my dryer sheet in with my clothes in the dryer the fresh mountain breeze scent lingered in the air for a minute.

I washed my bathroom rugs in there too.  I thought it might be a nice way to get some fresh scent into the bathroom too.

Through the years of heard of some other clever uses for dryer sheets too. I’ve heard you can dust your furniture with dryer sheets, tuck some into your dresser drawers to use like a satchet.  Even after they’ve been used in the dryer you can use them to wipe off your tv screen and use your used dryer sheets to clean your glasses.

That’s just a few ideas I’ve heard and a great way to resuse or maximize the use of this great product.

**I received the below mentioned product at no cost in order to complete an honest review. Any opinions expressed are my own. Giveaway sponsored by Baby Magic** 

 I just had my 4th child about 4 months ago.  Even with having my 4th I’m always amazed at the new baby products coming out that makes moms’ lives just a little simpler.  Once such product I came across this time is Baby Magic No-Rinse Wash.

It seems every hospital and pediatrician has their own recommendations for newborn hygiene. I know when my 2 oldest boys were born they told me not to give them a bath in an infant tub until their umbilical stump came out.  They also said to only give them a full bath once a week after and just “top and tail” them each night meaning wash their heads and bum each night.  For me, if I was going to put some water in a basin and use baby soap I may as well just give them a bath but I did what was recommended anyway.

Two pumps on a wash cloth and I had enough to clean her whole body.  I actually dampened the wash cloth a bit just because I thought it might go on easier with the wash cloth but honestly the foam is light and airy and would have been easy to apply anyway.  The pump is easy to work and I was able to pump it one handed while hold the wash cloth with my other hand.

It didn’t seem to bother her in the least.  Baby Magic No-Rinse Wash does NOT contain paraben, DMDM, it’s hypoallergenic, cruelty free, and made right here in the USA.  Baby Magic is a trusted brand that has been around since the 1950’s.  They do not use quaternium-15 in any of their products and do not use 1,4-dioxane in the manufacturing process.  It is also tear free and dye free.

I think Baby Magic No-Rinse Wash would be very convenient to take on a family vacation, overnight trip with baby, or an overnight stay with the grandparents.  As I mentioned earlier in this post it would also be convenient to use for newborns especially when trying to work around the umbilical cord stump.  Can you think of other instances that this product would be convenient for you?  I bet you could.

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I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.