Natural and Organic for Tweens and Teens Feature: Burt’s Bees Super Shiny Lip Gloss

There are plenty of lip products out there that are highly appealing to girls with their bright colors and sweet candy flavors.  Over the years, as I have learned more and more about the ingredients that actually go into those flavorful tubes, I have wanted my girls to use more natural products.  The problem is that they still have to be appealing for girls to want to use them.  Enter Burt’s Bees Super Shiny Lip Gloss. This stuff is a favorite in our house for tweens and mom alike.  There are plenty of sheer shade choices from a sheer lemon to a sweet pink.  Each one has a hint of a sweet flavor that girls are fond of.  These are great by themselves for a touch of gloss or to dress up other lip color on older girls who are wearing makeup. The best part is that these are 100% natural.  These flavorful gloss tubes can be found at Target, Walmart, CVS and Walgreen’s as well as online.

Adorable Umbrellas for Kids only $5.70

Totsy has these adorable Western Chief kids umbrellas on sale for $5.70 for the next 3 days.  Totsy is a site that has short sales with big discounts on great items for kids.  If you refer friends you can get a $15 credit for each one.

Custom Skins for Smart Phones, iPhones, laptops, etc.. Only $15 for a $30 gift card.

This is pretty cool.  Check out Groupon San Jose (side deal) for GelaSkins. You can get a $30 gift card for only $15. Works towards tax and shipping.  You can customize skins for Smart Phones, iPhones, iPods, Laptops, eReaders, and More from GelaSkins.  Use your own pictures!  Great idea for gifts!

Great Gift for Girls: Paper Fashion Designing Book

This is such a great book for tweens who are interested in art or fashion.  My girls have had so much fun with this.  Paper Fashions by Klutz has everything you need to design your own unique paper fashions. Plastic stencil shapes are included to make it simple to trace pants, purses, skirts, scarves, sweaters, shoes and more. You get to pick from many different double-sided, acid-free patterned papers for your designs. Add final touches to your designs with sequins, ribbon and other decorative items. If that isn’t enough cuteness for you then hang your outfits on the included tiny hangers and display them however you would like. Suggested ages are 8 and up.
You can purchase this book through Klutz web page for $21.95.  Amazon sells it for less at $14.93.

So Yummy: YummyEarth Organic Lollipops

Seriously, when “yummy” is in your name you better be good! The YummyEarth Organic Lollipops certainly live up to their name!  I am not really a big hard candy or lollipop fan myself but these things are amazingly good.  They have amazing all-natural flavors like Pomegranite Pucker, Tooberry Blueberry, and Strawberry Smash.  All of the flavors I have tried have been very flavorful and, well, really yummy!  My kids can’t get enough of them!  These lollipops make great treats that you can feel better about giving to your kids than high fructose corn syrup, artificial color and artificial flavored filled candy. Last time we went on a family road trip I took a bag of these lollipops and it was a nice distraction for when everyone got a little restless.

YummyEarth also has gummy bears, gummy worms, and drops too! Any of these would be great to hand out at Halloween or put in stockings for Christmas.  Don’t forget about the adults too.  Your friends and co-workers will thank you for introducing them to YummyEarth’s goodness!