BIC Back to School Products #Giveaway (Back to School Guide)

Back to school shopping is here and in full swing. With that comes the huge list of supplies that the kids need. In my house we have our kids both going to school this year and we also have my husband going to school, so the supplies that are needed are not on a short list. When it comes to my husband and my daughter, they will both be using pens for school. When it comes to pens, they disappear like nothing else. It seems that everyone is always needing to use a pen but never has one, then when you go to get one out of the once large stash you thought you had, you realize that there are not any left. I admit it, I am guilty of pen snatching myself. I will go places, use their pen, then by habit place that pen in my purse, and not realize that I have taken the pen until I get home or until someone asks me if I have a pen they can use. But with the countdown for school to start back up here, the importance of having that large stash of pens on hand is something that I take seriously. I know that when my husband and daughter are doing homework, I want to be able to have the pen they need right on hand and not have to worry about searching the house for a pen to use, so when I was sent a great pack of BIC products to review for this back to school season, the anxiety of having enough pens on hand was lifted!! I was sent a great variety of pens, mechanical pencils and even a pack of erasers, which will also come in handy this year. In the variety I was sent, there are some really great and fashionable pens that my daughter and I have already put claim on, then there are also the ball point pens in a  variety of colors that my husband loves using. On top of the great colorful and fashionable pens we were also sent the highly coveted mechanical pencils, that my daughter adores using for her math homework and her friends also find to be a great pencil to use as well! In all I know that when we use and stock up on the products from BIC, not only will we have great quality products to use for this school year but we will also have a variety of products that everyone loves to use!!! Well, since we are in full swing with back to school products over here at Mommy Katie, the wonderful people from BIC would like to send one of my amazing readers the same variety of products that I was sent!!

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This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review and giveaway. This giveaway is only open to US residents.

Great Family Game Night Games from Asmodee!

When it comes to family time and fun, we love to hold a family game night at least once a week. It gives us a chance to have fun and enjoy each others company, a bonding time for the entire family. We love to play games both on our consoles and board games. With me on complete bed rest, we have had to make our family game night either a board game night or a card game night. I find the board games to be a lot of fun and easier for the kids to pick up on then it is with some of the card games that my husband and I like to play. Well recently we were sent a couple of great board games that are fun, exciting and challenging, which in all makes for a very fun night of games! We were sent DiXit Journey and Barbeque Party from Asmodee games to review! In the game of DiXit Journey, you have the whole family testing their skills, by creating clues with one or more words that can even be like a group of sounds, which is created by the active player. Then the rest of the family has to find the card that is just like the clue. It is a game that may sound complicated but is one we were able to get the kids involved in and have fun along with us in!! This is a game that you can simplify for the younger kids but make it more complicated for when you have just adults and older children playing as well!!! We have loved adding DiXit Journey to our family game night and if you like to get those brain juices flowing while having fun then DiXit Journey is the game for you!!!!

The other game that we were sent from Asmodee to add to our family game night was Barbeque Party. This is one that is great for the kids to play either with other kids or like we did, with the whole family. This fun game brings grilling to a whole other level, one that the kids love! The game includes all of those barbeque favorite items. When you pick a card you are told what is needed to grill, then once you pick the same card again the item is ready to come off of the grill. The thing is, this cute little grill is ticklish and if he gets tickled than your meal can be late! We loved playing this fun game with the kids on our family game night and the kids have loved playing this game together for tons of fun together!! If you are looking for a great game for the little ones to play and to add to your family game night then get them Barbeque Party!!!!

This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.

R.L. STINE’S THE HAUNTING HOUR: THE SERIES VOLUME 1 and VOLUME 2 DVDS

I remember when I was in school, one of the authors I loved as a kid was R.L. Stine. It was not just the books that I loved either, I also loved the Goosebumps television series that would come on as well. The stories were scary, but not too scary, they were just enough to get the bumps and the hairs on my arms raised. Now that I have my own kids, I like to share those loves I had as a kid with them. Well when it comes to the R.L. Stine books, I have been able to share the ones I had collected as well as take my kids to the book store to get more to add to the collection, then when it comes to the television series, my kids can watch them on the Hub. On top of being able to watch their favorite R.L. Stine shows on the Hub, my kids can also enjoy some of the shows from the Hub series at home on DVD. We were recently sent two of the DVDs from The Haunting Hour: The Series Volumes 1 and 2 to review. So not only can my kids tune in on Saturday evenings at 5pm and 5:30pm ET to watch their favorite series, but now they can watch some of the episodes right from home! I love watching these shows with my kids and watching them get a little scared, lol, and you can have your own Haunting Hour when these great DVDs come available on September 4 from the Shout! Factory!!

R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series – Volume 1 DVD

EPISODES:

Really You – Part 1

Really You – Part 2

The Dead Body

A Creature Was Stirring

Nightmare Inn

DVD Bonus Content:

Original Promos

Behind The Screams of select episodes

Running Time: +/- 140 min.

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Anamorphic widescreen

Audio: English, Audio 5.1 Surround

R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series – Volume 2 DVD

EPISODES

The Red Dress

Ghostly Stare

The Walls

Game Over

Alien Candy

DVD Bonus Content:

Original Promos

Behind the Screams of select episodes

Running Time: +/- 140 min.

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Anamorphic widescreen

Audio: English, Audio 5.1 Surround

This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.