We had our first snowfall today. It actually began falling last night and then continued today until around 1pm. School let the kids have the rest of the week off to have their first Snow Day of the Winter. The snow was a mix between heavy and freezing. When I went out at 8am there were some tough moments but overall that old snowblower still kept churning. I ended up doing 17,000 steps for the day between doing our driveway and sidewalks and my neighbor’s two driveways and sidewalk there was a lot of ground to cover.
The snow sapped everyone’s energy. We played a few more rounds of Rummikub and then hung out and relaxed. I went out one last time before dinner and cleared anything else that had piled up. There wasn’t much but the ends of the driveways where the plows snowed everything in.
Bright Stripes sent us their latest in their spa line of natural beauty goods for free to check out and review. Opinions are our own.
Eva has been experimenting with her hair and makeup recently. I knew that she would be all over some body art. The Bright Stripes Spa*rkle Rainbow Festival Body Art ($19.99) is a set of 6 rainbow colored tattoo markers, 4 colors of shimmer cream, 10 stencil stickers, 25 sticky gems, and easy instructions. Eva used the markers to give her self some tattoos from her favorite shows and books. There were stencils in the set but she always does her own thing. She also enjoys using her brother as a canvas. He enjoys that as well. Here is Eva’s finished artwork.
I think that Eva would also like to try out the Spa*rkle Hair Chalk Pastels and Barrettes Set ($14.99) is a fun way to add temporary color to a few strands of hair or go bold with purple, blue or metallic pink hair stripes. She had green hair this Summer but cannot have colored hair at school. With this set she could color her hair on Friday and have it all washed out before she returns to school the next week. This is also another set that she’d use to experiment on her brother.
Also of note, each of the Spa*rkle kits allow kids to feel good about themselves and have a good experience. Behind the scenes, Bright Stripes made sure none of the ingredients were derived from or tested on animals, and the glitter is ocean-safe and biodegradable.
