Giveaway: 3 Backpacks full of back-to-school supplies from Boogie Wipes
This September, Mazzy is going to her first year of kindergarten. Also, her last year of kindergarten. Unless she fails cutting and pasting, which (judging by the mess she leaves at home) is VERY POSSIBLE.
Prior to kindergarten, Mazzy’s back-to-school supplies consisted of dry underwear and a change of clothes. Things this year are a little different. There are actual notebooks involved. Writing implements even. Maybe even a ruler. Or as Mazzy likes to call it, “a measuring stick”. Also, yesterday was the first time she had ever seen a sharpener. So much to learn!
I also found out our growing pile of animal character backpacks, which I thought would really be put to use once kindergarten starts, are too small for notebooks and now useless. Well, I guess Harlow can carry her dry underwear in them to pre-pre-school. Actually, what am I talking about? Harlow is in diapers. We've got tons of toddler diaper bags then? Whatever.
In any case, I had to buy what they call a "grade school sized backpack".
MIKE: Why did you buy a new backpack? Don’t we have twenty of them thanks to that toddler backpack review you did a few years ago?
ME: Yes. But *SOB* Mazzy is not a *SOB* toddler anymore….
Besides the standard pencils and paper and crayons and erasers, etc. every back-to-school list tells you to bring a pack of tissues. Except Mazzy hates tissues. She prefers to let her snot drip freely until it eventually reaches her sleeve. She’s also a big fan of letting boogers crust up around her nose to remain there for all eternity. I’m sure this will make her really popular in school!
The best solution we’ve come up with is packing a to-go case of Boogie Wipes in her bag. Mazzy loves the grape flavor and I love that they are made with saline so they work to dissolve the crusties instead of just shifting them around a bit. They are also pediatrician recommended, super soft and don't irritate her nose, so hopefully she’ll choose to use them herself as opposed to waiting for someone to wipe her nose for her.
For some reason, I don’t think her new teacher is going to be on Dried Booger Alert nearly as much as I am.
To make back-to-school shopping a little easier, Boogie Wipes and I got together to create a giveaway, including everything your little kindergartener needs, including a 30 count pack of Boogie Wipes, which comes in your choice of one of five scents— Great Grape, Fresh Scent, Magic Menthol (for extra stuffy noses), Simply Unscented and Boogieberry.
The backpacks and back-to-school items have all been hand selected by me (with a few alternative options for the backpack and the notebooks, since I know not everybody loves pink as much as Mazzy). I spent a good two hours at Target picking all this stuff out, so I hope you like it! I found the grade school backpacks on Amazon.
I’m giving away three complete backpacks full of all the stuff in the photo above (which includes a backpack, a full set of crayons, washable markers, and colored pencils)— one on the blog (to enter, just leave a comment below telling me your hopes and/or fears for your child's school year ahead), one on instagram (watch for details on @mommyshorts, ) and one directly on facebook (see details on the Mommy Shorts facebook page), giving you three chances to win.
You can find the full rules and regs here.
Winners will be announced on Thursday, August 21st. Hopefully with enough time to prepare for kindergarten.
*sniffle*
I'm talking about preparing your children, obviously. My fellow moms I cannot help.
SOB!!!!!
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UPDATE: Congratulations to Lindsay O who is praying her son won't hit, bite or rub his snot on someone on the first day of school. She is the blog post winner. The winner on facebook is Michelle Gengler who is hoping her girls don't have any missing-mommy-meltdowns and the winner on Instagram is @brookebov.
Please contact grace@mommyshorts.com to claim your prize and good luck to your kids on their first day of school!
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This post was sponsored by Boogie Wipes, but all thoughts and opinions are my own.
my daughter is going into kindergarten this year too. on top of it we are moving to a new city the week before school starts. our life is a bit crazy right now. I hope she makes a lot of new friends, has a great time, and maybe learns to listen better. it’s going to be a fun year
I have a child who is repeating Kindergarten this year. I pray that some kindhearted child will make friends with him even though he has some delays and can be hard to get along with.
Bert also starts kindergarten this year. I hope she doesn’t retreat into shyness, going to a new, much bigger school, after 5 years at her present daycare.
Our girl is not old enough for school yet. We focus on lots of learning at home. I hope she always love books and reading as much as she does now (if not more)
I hope she likes school. It will be so much easier to go every day if she does . . . .
I have 2 major fears:
1. My son will have half day kindergarten, then go to a “daycare” which also be a kindergarten class. The problem is he will taking a BUS. ALONE. TWICE. Momma tiger is scared!
2. DS is extremely shy. Like painfully shy. I’m worried that he won’t be able to make friends 🙁
I just found out that my daughter will, in fact, be in the same class as her best friend, so knowing I don’t have to break some horrible, social-life-ending news has really made all my other back to school concerns disappear!
I don’t want her to tell me to stop calling her my baby 🙁
I hope my little one has fun!
Love Boogie Wipes! I hope my girlie learns to love to read as much as I do.
I am just hoping for some alone time, finally, as my two finally go to school at the same time! 🙂
My son starts full day pre-k this year and I’m currently living in fear that he will be the first three year old ever expelled from Catholic school due to his current habit of exploring the many ways to use “bad words”. Sigh.
My oldest starts homeschooling kindergarten this year! I am so excited! I have piano, Russian, reading, swimming, and Algebra planned (only partly kidding). I hope we can ease into this and not fizzle in two weeks! Haha! I hope the stuff I’ve picked is interesting and self motivating for her!
I hope my SPED child continues to make progress, his twin to gain a bit more maturity in first grade and our second grader to make a best friend.
Fears are more “trouble talks” regarding the slightly immature and soon to be first grader.
I hope our homework routine gets easier. Last year was the first year of homework and my youngest sure knew how to drag it out.
I hope they have fun and make friends.
Homeschooling kindergarten first time this year. afraid little sisters will take away from big sis K year. Excited to see how she does.
I’m hoping for a year full of fun, learning, and new friends!
Hoping she gets on the bus…
I hope my pre-schooler learns a lot, and is treated nicely by the other kids!
I’m really hoping to not get a call from the office/teacher and my kindergartener keeps his hands to himself.
My step-daughter is going into second grade. She’s excited to be in a blended class of second and third graders. I hope that the class is a good fit for her.
… and I hope that she continues to grow as the Full of Awesome not-so-little girl that sticks up for herself and others with compassion and kindness that she is.
My oldest start 2nd grade this year, I hope she continue to love school and excel in writing. I fear that she will get her feeling and confidence hurt by peers.
My kid is starting his 2nd (and last year) of preschool. He is now one of the “big kids” of the school and some of his friends have graduated to kindergarten. Our biggest fear is already happening- he has started holding his poop for days and refuses to let it out. He seems to do this when he is under stress or big changes are going on. I also fear a parent of a younger child will call me up and ask why my child taught their child (fill in the blank with terrible word/thing). My hope is that my child will poop again and that he will continue to learn and grow into the wonderful little guy he is becoming.
I am hoping my son’s excitement about school continues all year long!
I hope my third grader is ok being separated by her best friend in different classrooms!
I hope my daughter will find her learning style and enjoy a much better 2nd grade year than 1st grade.
I hope he enjoys making new friends.
I hope there are no tears on the first day….and I mean my own since my daughter will just wave and walk away like she did on her (first ever) first day last year. Ugh I’m not ready to do this again!
My hope is that my daughter keeps her individuality and good nature
I am hoping he really comes out of his shell and comes home excited about learning. My fear is that he won’t do these things!
My youngest starts kindy tomorrow. My fears for her? None! My fears for myself? Pure vanity! I’m the old mom on the block now. Will I fit in with these new moms? Will I be included? Am I stylish enough for my age to be overlooked? Argh!! Why, oh why, do I have to make more friends?
My hope is that my daughter speaks up for what she wants, as she is on the shy side. I hope the transition to a new environment is smooth.
My son started kindergarten last week and it was super hard for me! He, however, loves it! He told me that kindergarten is waaaaay better than preschool. Made this mama feel so much better. My hope for this year is that he learns to love school and makes some new friends!
My fear is my daughter won’t have a teacher with as much patience as her Kindergarten teacher for my suuuuper super slow poke/perfectionist.
Biggest fear: that my daughter will feel alone. 🙁 She’s shy and I really hope she is able to make some friends because I’ve seen her stand on the outside while other kids are playing. She needs to feel “invited” to join in and so often kids don’t do that – not because they are mean but because they are often the types that dive right in and start playing without being asked – and that’s not her. It breaks my heart to witness it because I instantly want to fix it and chime in and facilitate it – but I’m going to make her more withdrawn if I (continue) with that approach. sigh
Can I enter even though we’re still a year away from kindergarten? I really hope that my son likes it and makes a friend and is able to pay attention during lessons. I don’t want him to be diagnosed with ADHD just because he can’t sit still, like any other normal kid. (I also didn’t know that Boogie Wipes have saline. That’s pretty awesome. I always learn something from your sponsored posts and giveaways).
My son is only starting pre-K this year, and I’m already freaking out! Will he be ready for kindergarten next year? What does he even need to know for kindergarten next year?? It’ll be okay, though — my son is excited enough for the both of us!
I am afraid she will miss her old school, friends and teachers !
My son is going into third grade and doesn’t love school. I hope this year he comes to find an appreciation for it – or maybe falls in love with a subject.
that no one bites her.
My daughter is still in daycare, but they do a pre-school type curriculum and have some new kiddos starting soon. I hope she makes new friends and doesn’t get too upset if they don’t put up with her supervising (i.e. she tends to be a tiny bit bossy now and then).
My baby (5 year old) is starting school on Wednesday. He is more than ready but I am a weepy mess. Every time I think about leaving him I get teary eyed again; this from a public school kindergarten teacher who for years “pushed” those weepy moms right out the door. Now I am one.
I hope my daughter meets some friends that live nearby.
My son won’t go to kindergarten until next year, but I’m already stressing about lunch time. He is the slowest eater I’ve ever met. With a fixed lunch period, will he even get through two bites before it’s time to clean up and go back to class?!
We are starting home school (kinder) this year and I am FREAKING out that it isn’t going to work. But then I freak out about most things that are new.
My daughter is still in pre-k, but she loves going to school and is always happy about, my hopes for her are to learn her letters and numbers on paper this year!
I hope my son loses some of his fear of other kids…
My hopes are that she continues to love school let as much as she loves kindergarten, and my fears are bullying at school, and not being able to prevent it.
I hope my daughter makes life long friends as she starts kindergarten as well. I fear her stubbornness will land her in trouble and I’ll be called.
My biggest hope for my daughter in her first year of preschool would be to continue her enthusiasm for learning and with all the changes coming (preschool and new sibling) that she will not become too overwhelmed and to continue to be the sweet, funny, kind girl that she’s been for the last 3+ years. My biggest fear is probably the bad habits she will learn from other kids that she will bring home and having to nip those in the bud pretty quickly.
My daughter starts Kindergarten this year and I’m so excited for her. I hope she’s able to open up quick and make lots of new friends.
My 4-year-old starts pre-K next week. Right now he’s really excited, and I’m sure he’ll do fine. My 2nd grader actually has a harder time than my little guy.
My daughter is starting Kindergarten in less than 2 weeks! Yikes! I hope that she has a nice teacher and can sit with one of her friends from Pre-K on the bus in the morning.
I fear that once on the bus, she will not only be able to buckle her seat belt, but unbuckle it as well. When we did the test run bus ride in May my petite little girl couldn’t unbuckle her seat belt and they clearly stated that the bus monitors cannot help the students with their seat belts. I hope she is not stuck on the bus!!
My daughter is starting preschool this fall. She has yet to do an activity (gymnastics, swim lessons, art class) without crying the entire first class, so my only hope is I can get her into the class room and myself out of the class room with as few of tears as possible.
I hope my daughter uses her words and doesn’t whine.
I am hoping we can get through a week of drop offs without tears!
Mine isnt old enough for most of the items (we use boogie wipes like whoa though) but I have teacher friends who would love to get some extra help!
We have had troubles with our son being bullied in the past, hoping this new year he will have some of his friends in his class and won’t be picked on so much
My daughter is 7, and still obsessed with boogie wipes.
My oldest started Kindergarten on Monday! So far he has done “nothing” and has learned “nothing”…maybe new supplies will get him talking! haha!
My daughter is starting a new “school year” at daycare. A backpack would be great for her to carry her stuff in. I’m definitely not ready for kindergarten, ha.
My biggest fear as my son enters Kindergarten is that because DS1 has never been in preschool, or anything similar, that we’ll have some behavioral issues at least at first. My biggest hope is that I’m worrying too much and he’ll end up being just fine.
My hopes for my son’s school year are that he learns to make friends and learns to vocalize more. He’s been making progress so fingers crossed!
My fears are that he’ll get bullied or frustrated if he can’t do something 🙁
I am hoping my daughter will have a happy and positive experience academically, socially and emotionally as she starts Kindergarten, and will learn that the world has all different types of people and each person is special. Also hoping she learns she can do and be whatever she strives to achieve.
As a stay at home mom (from day 1!) I’m terrified for my little one’s first day of school. Basically for her to just be in the care of someone else other than family all day.
My daughter started Pre-K this year. Her school is at the local elementary school she will be attending. I cried the first day we dropped her off. theseI hope she is just as sweet as she is at home at school. I’m hoping she finds a friend or two and she behaves.
My son is starting pre-school and so very excited about it! So, here’s to hoping he stays this excited about school for a very long time!!
Emily’s afraid she won’t have any friends in second grade, because only one was to be in her class – and she moved over the Summer.
I hope my son continues to blossom into the amazing person that he is.
Lets start this positive. My 3 year old started this week, and my hopes are he makes lots of friends, plays nice, learns more than I could teach. Fears?! Oh boy—That he doesn’t pee himself, or even have to go #2 because he still has a fear of doing that in a toilet! ugh I hope the friends he makes he plays nice with aka no fighting! 🙂
I really just hope my kids go to the bathroom in the bathroom and not on the closest bush or tree or piece of playground equipment.
My daughter starts half day preschool this year because she misses the age deadline for full day. My hope is that she will burn off some of her energy, learn some patience (Ha-not likely!), and make some new friends. My fear is how she is(okay how am I) going to do with her asthma and allergies being around so many new people (without me or her sitter there to protect her).
I’m hoping my girls’ gain some self-confidence and independence. Wouldn’t hurt if they learned how to share while they’re there! 🙂
The Twins are starting pre-preschool in September. They have been glued to my side since birth (seriously, I have not had one day where they were away from me since the day they were born) I’m a bit worried that they might meltdown once they realize that Mummy isn’t staying at school with them, but they really need this opportunity for social interaction and language skills! I’m hoping this school year helps my super shy twin blossom 🙂
We are homeschooling this year so of course I’m scared I will screw it up!
My son is starting Kindergarten this year. I hope he makes a lot of friends and keeps his love of learning
Our 19 month won’t be going to school any time soon, but he loves to carry a back pack and doing arts and crafts!
My little man started 1st grade. He so smart and says “my job in life is to be a good student”. I’m so proud of him.
I just want her to be happy and love school!
My 6 year old is starting second grade, My hopes are the same every year and that’s just that she will continue to do well despite always being one of the youngest in her class. My fears are that she’ll be picked on by some mean kid for being so tiny, but so far (fingers crossed) nothing bad has happened.
My oldest is starting preschool. He’s ready but I’m not!
I hope my preschooler goes into class without any tears… I also hope that she stops picking her nose..lol
I’m hoping my stepson has a better relationship with his kindergarten teacher than his pre-k 4 teacher, otherwise this will be a long year for all of us. Stay on green, little man!
I’m more anxious than she is… I guess that’s a good thing 🙂
My son is starting pre-school this year! How we got to this point is beyond me. I can’t wait to see his independence grow but I’m so afraid to let go of the little dude I love so much.
I am really excited for my son to go into 4k. I’m hoping he makes some friends and I fear for the potty training (or lack thereof) issues we are STILL going through. He is a stubborn kid!
LICE!!!! There, I said it … out loud… well kind of sort of … We have never had them and I do not want them!!! I itch at the thought… being a mom of two girls with extremely long and thick heads of hair, it is my biggest back to school fear… We have avoided them in pre-school, grades K-3, even this years “summer camp” outbreak. I am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping our avoidance strategy works for the 2014/2015 school year. Gosh I hope I didn’t just jinx myself!!!
My little one just started preschool- its a big adjustment as he’s a little young still… new teachers, bigger kids etc. He’s definitely not the king of the castle from his toddler group anymore, so hoping he becomes slightly humbled lol.
My son, Miles, is going into 1st grade this year! My poor guy is do anxious about it that he has been sleep walking every night the past week! He is a pretty nervous kid even though he is smart, funny and charming (well, at least I think he is!;)) and I struggle to find ways to calm his fears before school starts. I know he will end up loving 1st grade but the transition is always hard for him. My daughter, Nora, on the other hand, will be going into 4K and couldn’t be more excited! She has her ever important first-day outfit picked out, including accessories (because we all know that’s what school is really all about-ha!). Gotta love the drastic differences in my kids’ personalities! 🙂
This is my son’s first year of school. My hopes are that he has fun while he’s learning! My fear is that he’s a perfectionist, so if he can’t do something perfect he wants to quit trying.
My son is starting first grade this year and I’m terrified. He had a hard time in kindergarten because he’s a special needs kid with out a diagnosis. And no diagnosis mean no help. It was a rough year to say the least.
Would much rather have my preschooler using boogie wipes than his sleeve!!!
I just hope that my daughter has fun and develops good feelings about school (she starts Pre-K in a couple of weeks).
I am just sad my baby is growing up and starting kindergarten and I wish she would stop growing up so fast!
I hope I will be able to stop crying and my baby will stop growing up so fast!
My daughter starts preschool this year, and while I have lots of worries, I just mentioned to my husband tonight, “Wait! We can’t let her go to school! Someone is going to tell her about that damn Elf on a Shelf!!”
I am fearful for my daughter’s nursery schoolyeRvahead because her amazing teacher just quit! Ay caramba!!
My hopes for my 3rd grader are to be open minded and meet new friends and except people as they are and my fears are that he will get on the wrong bus or that he will go home instead of daycare or vise versa!