Back to School Clothing

Have you ever seen Tea Collection clothing? I just discovered them today and I am totally in love!! They have the best boys and girls clothing. They have such a great ethnic flair....these outfits aren't like anybody else's. Right now their back to school clothing is focused on Modern Mexico. The patterns are fantastic....

I love the look of the girls clothing in particular. It is feminine but not ridiculous (i.e. hot pink with frills) and playful. These clothes will take a kiddo from play date to dining out. I love long dresses and legging combos. The short sleeved dresses can just be layered with long sleeve shirts through the winter!! That's a cost effective outfit!!

The goal behind Tea company is to bring a little of the world to our dressers.....there by making the world a little less "distant" and a little more friendly. They find their inspiration in the many ways the people of a region express themselves. It's such a cool idea for a clothing company.

Their prices rival Gymboree but are still on the expensive side....look for deals when you can find them. Though I don't own any pieces of their clothing (Yet....) I can bet they are well made and of good quality fabric, like Gymboree. For the a little more money than a cheap outfit....you can get a piece of clothing that will last your munchkin much longer. I hope you have good luck shopping at Tea Company!!

1st Day of School

When dropping my Munchkin off for the first day of school today (can I get a *sniff, sniff*?.....actually it was more like *sob,sob* on my part) I lingered in the classroom a bit to get the lay of the land. I was impressed with the organization of the room and all the Classroom Decorations. For a while I had considered homeschooling, but I never could have made my house resemble anything like that classroom. It really gave the kids a feeling of uniformity and comfort....so THIS is where we learn and play with our new friends!! I think, at least for Munchkin, it's the kind of change and teaching setting that is needed. A space that is truly defined for it's purpose and not our kitchen table.

It would definitely be possible to make a special room in your house look like a classroom. I have quite a few homeschooling moms and I think they would agree how important it is to be able to set the scene for learning (at least for some children). I know I find it easier to focus on crafting if I am in the right room with all the right supplies.

The site School Supplies for Less offers Teacher and Homeschooling supplies. Everything from chalk to balance beams and thematic units to overhead projectors and everything in between. Not only do they have all the things you need to work in the classroom, they have great classroom decorations. I found these adorable cupcake accents and just had to show you:

In that same line of thought, I dropped off some cupcakes today for Munchkin's class (made by my MIL). I added a little gel icing because I am, essentially, Martha Stewart. 

This post was written in association with www.schoolsuppliesforless.com and all words and opinions are entirely my own.

My Marvelous Fairy Garden

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 On the tawny sands and shelves
Trip the pert fairies and the dapper elves.

~John Milton

 Buttercups in the sunshine look like little cups of gold.
Perhaps the Faeries come to drink the raindrops that they hold.
~Elizabeth T. Dillingham, "A Faery Song"

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