Red, White, and Teach SALE

Happy 4th of July, everyone! 

We hope you have a sparkly and safe day wherever you are celebrating today! In honor of our country's birthday, we want to celebrate with a little Teacher Notebook sale.  For three days, EVERYTHING in our shop will be 15% off! 

Click below to start shopping!

Have a fabulous 4th of July!

We're Back!

We're back, friends!  It's been forever, but these Pixie Chicks are back to blogging...almost!

Please pardon our PIXIE dust, while our blog is UNDER CONSTRUCTION!  

We can't wait to start sharing ideas with you all very soon!  :)

Back to School Bonanza

Hey Guys!  I know, I know...we are TERRIBLE Bloggers right now!  Jennifer is scurrying along trying to get her classroom in order after moving schools AND grades...whew!  I am busy getting my little one ready for PRESCHOOL!  He starts Monday.....aaaaahhhh!  Please pray that I do not have a Mommy melt down!  

Anyway, here I am working in the middle of the night and I wanted to let you all know about the sale in our TN shop.  Starting today, EVERYTHING in the shop is on sale for 20% off!  We hopped on the Back to School Bonanza band wagon {say that 5 times fast...geez} and joined the hundreds of other shops who are having sales right now too!  So, if you're in need of any last minute printables for your room, head on over there and get to shoppin'!

Click here to see what shops are having a sale.

Click here to check out our shop! 

Sending prayers & good wishes your way as you put the finishing touches on all those beautiful classrooms out there!  Remember, each child that comes into your room is in need of a little LOVE and a lot of LEARNING!  Have fun! :)  

New in the Shop

Just wanted to stop by today & let you know about two new items in the shop this week.  


The first is a Frog-Themed Student of the Week Page.  If your theme isn't frogs, I would be happy to design one to match your classroom.  Just give me a holler and let me know what you need.


You can check out my "Frog Prince/ss of the Week" here...click on the picture.

Second, is Frog-themed Classroom Schedule Cards.  Again, I'm willing to design these for any theme, just let me know.  Click the pic to take a look.

  One quick question, friends...are any of you out there in need of a July classroom calendar set?  I'm in the process of designing August, but it occurred to me that some of you may be going back in July.  Let me know with a comment if you would like a free July calendar too.  

Have a happy day today! :)

A Freebie for the 4th

Happy 4th of July from the Pixie Chicks!!!  


Thank you to all the service men & women who have fought and continue to fight daily to keep our country free!  We hope you have a wonderful day celebrating our country's independence!

Here are some cool photos for the day!

Just in case you wanted a cute way to dress up sparklers for tonight, here's a freebie from my STARS & STRIPES 4th of July Party Collection!

Just click the pic to download! 

Happy Birthday, USA!!! :)

Beach Baby

I know ya'll must be thinking we fell off the face of the Earth, but I promise we're here and we'll be back blogging regularly soon!  We're in the middle of a little blog overhaul, changing up our topics and focus a little.  


Aaaanyway, I'm packing right now for our yearly beach trip and I thought I would let ya'll know my fave products to take to the beach for preschoolers and my tried and true products for beach babies!


Let's start with those itty bitties, shall we?  We took Noah to the beach for the first time when he was 5 months old.  Here's what worked for us...

The Bumbo seat was awesome!  Noah sat in his in the sand and at the edge of the ocean and just giggled up a storm.  I would show you a pic, but I'm still working on seeing what 40% of my data I have from my computer crash.  Boo! :(

We also took this sun dome by Kel-gar and Noah loved taking naps in here and cooling off in the shade.  It's also very handy for the backyard.  

Now that Noah is 4, he can play in the sand and ocean ALL day, so here's what helps us now...

I bought one of these pop-up mesh bags at Dollar Tree.  To pack, it folds up flat and then we put all of his sand toys in it to carry back & forth to the beach.  You can actually wash off everything in the bag at the same time and the water drains out.  

image via The Idea Room

A trick I just learned about, but haven't tried yet is using baby powder to get the sticky sand off of little bodies.  That is something we've struggled with for the past 3 years, so I'm anxious to see if this really works.  

My boy has always been really bothered by the heat, he sweats just walking out the door.  So, the swim tops that they make for boys don't work for him.  The sleeves come down to his elbows and they have high necks......can we say HOT???  So, I found out that mesh tank tops work great!  The fabric can get wet and dries super fast!  So, when I don't want his tummy & back to get burned, he wears these.  ***Walmart has these on sale right now for less than $3.00 size 6 month to 5T.  

And, finally...whatever you do, you must protect that sweet skin from the sun.  I've tried several different brands, but keep coming back to this Coppertone Water Babies.  It is the least sticky, no scent, and has the best coverage.  For active little ones like mine, I like the spray.  It takes less time and I don't have to hear, "Mommy, are you done yet?" five hundred times like with the lotion.  

Ok, better go get packing!  See you soon!

Too Sweet Tuesday

I cannot believe we've almost been married 5 years. It's been a great road---we've been through a lot together from finances to infertility and one thing that we've learned is that God comes number one in our marriage and that communication is key.  He is my biggest supporter and the first person I talk to each morning. He's truly my best friend and the second most important person in my life. 
So, to celebrate our 5th year we have decided to have a little party out at the lake. I thought I would search for some cute ideas and share them with you. 
One last thing I would like to add: if you find yourself struggling in your marriage and would like to strengthen it, the first thing I would suggest is prayer. However, for those of you that enjoy reading and feel that it helps you a little better along the way I enjoyed reading this book and they make one for husbands too!! Click the book for more information or to purchase. COMPLETELY worth every penny. I promise!

For our 1st Anniversary we did a BBQ theme so I thought I would kind of do that, but turn it into picnic style. 

Well, off to work on the invitation to match!! Oh what fun this will be!