For your crafty American Girl

by Mir | Aug 3, 2011 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Here’s a cute one for your American-Girl-loving gal who doesn’t understand why you have a small coronary every time the catalog arrives. (“No, I think spending more money on doll furniture than I spent on my own bedroom set makes perfect sense,...

A cure for the back-to-school shoe blues

by Mir | Aug 3, 2011 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

You know nothing perks me up like a good shoe deal, so I’m downright joyful right now: The buy one pair, get a second half off sale is on at Famous Footwear, plus you can use coupon code LOCKER11 on top of that to save another 20%! This is practically...

The things you find, late at night…

by Mir | Aug 2, 2011 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

… like, oh, I don’t know, Weatherproof hoodies for under $10 at Amazon. $6.33 for a fleece hoodie? Yes, please. School starts Monday. I have plenty of time to find uniform-compliant hoodies. Stop looking at me like that.

Back to school with Piperlime

by Mir | Aug 2, 2011 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

If you need shoes or backpacks for the kids to get ready for the upcoming school year, today and tomorrow you can save an extra 20% at Piperlime with coupon code KIDSROCK. You know I don’t normally go in for cutesy backpacks—preferring, instead, utility...

Back-to-School for under $5

by Mir | Aug 1, 2011 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Check it out: Amazon is currently offering over 100 back-to-school items for under $5, and most of them qualify for free Prime shipping. Pick up some of the essentials without having to fight through the crowds at Target for the last pack of glue sticks. (Not that...

Label it for less

by Mir | Aug 1, 2011 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

I know that a lot of you don’t start back to school for what seems like ages, but I’ll be back to taxi duty and packing lunches in just a week, so I thought I’d share the pain joy. Ahem. Of course a new school year means a new crop of gear they can...