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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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1. Leave a comment. What’s the hardest part of the back-to-school preparation for you?

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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

  7. Maggie

    The hardest part was convincing my son to try kindergarten and give it a chance-the Scooby Doo book bag definitely helped, thanks!

  24. kathleen

    thyis year my daughter is goin g to prek. i have been home with her for almost 5 years. i am going to have a tough time letting her go. she is such a help to have around and she is just great to talk too! letting her go is going to be the hardest part of back to school.

  25. Barbara Manatee

    I honestly think the hardest part of back to school is ME going back to work! I’m a teacher and I LOVE my summers off with my own kids. This year will probably be the hardest yet b/c my twins are old enough to realize the changes in our routine of me at work vs at home. My 18 month old is VERY attached to mommy right now, too, so that will be hard on him to have a lot less time with me! :-(

  30. Kellyann

    The hardest part of getting prepared for going back to school is attempting to find all the school supplies I may already have. I would love to win this prize. Our church is actually trying to raise 732 of 5 necessary items for a local intermediate school and tissues are one of the items. I would donate my win here to them (and keep a few boxes for us since we use them daily.)