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Win-It Wednesday: Kleenex for a Month!

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A couple of weeks ago, my oldest daughter and I had the privilege of taking a trip to Bowling Green, Kentucky to meet the ultra-fabulous, award-winning kindergarten teacher, Patrice McCrary, and to participate in a fun day of crafts sponsored by Kleenex.

We had so much fun with these ladies and their kindergarten children:

I can’t tell you what a treat this was for my daughter and me. She’s the middle child, and one-on-one time can be hard to come by, so we were particularly thrilled to spend some quality time together before she starts kindergarten in a few weeks. From being picked up at the airport in a white limo, to breakfast in bed, to learning about germs in a brilliant, fun, hands-on way, this is certainly an event she’s going to remember for years to come.

The theme for the day was learning about germs: what they are, how to prevent the spread of them, and how Kleenex’s new Sneeze Shield technology can help. My favorite activity was when Mrs. McCrary brought out the “germ juice,” which was really just a non-toxic lotion with glitter in it that shows up under a black light. After applying the “germ juice” to the kids’ hands, they were encouraged to touch various objects in the room. Mrs. McCrary then brought out the black light to demonstrate how they’d left traces of their “germs” on all of the items. Brilliant!!!

It was quite apparent why Mrs. McCrary has won numerous awards as a teacher. She’s exactly the kind of teacher that you’d wish for your child to have — warm, patient, caring, and able to keep the kids in line and engaged. I was just amazed watching the interaction!

Patrice offers these Back To School tips:

  • Two weeks prior to the beginning of school, start to ease back into a routine.
  • Let your child be involved in the back-to-school shopping experience.
  • Celebrate the new school year!

Plus you’ll want to check out these fabulous resources from Kleenex:

One lucky Deal Seeking Mom will win a month’s supply of Kleenex!

To enter, tell me what is the hardest part of getting your kids ready to go back to school.

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Prize:
(1) Month’s supply of Kleenex

This giveaway ends at 2:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 5th and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use Comment Contest to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!

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Comments

  8. Dawn G.

    The hardest part of B2S for me is: First – realizing my little one is going into a higher grade. I am so not ready for her to keep getting older :-(. Secondly – The really hard thing is organizing the closet. Getting outfits together so it is easy to pick an outfit each day. I like to be organized and not have to worry about what to wear.

  9. Jennifer H

    I haven’t had to deal w/the back to school yet for my son, but my Hubby is a teacher so I would say prepping his class.

  14. Shane Davis

    Our hardest thing with B2S is getting a new routine down, back to bed from staying up late in the summer and I get sad that my babies aren’t home with me all summer anymore…empty house syndrome! (Of course I get more done with them away)!

  25. Crystal

    This will be our first year of going to school. The hardest part is going to be letting her go and realizing she is getting bigger

  26. Tammy

    As a homeschool mom, the hardest part of Back To School is getting myself back into the routine! :-)