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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.

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**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.