Summer Swimming Pool Game For Kids | Sophias Style

It may seem like winter is never going to end, but I promise summer will be here before we know it! It’s time to find the perfect girls swimsuits and plan all those fun warm weather activities we love so much. No doubt one of their favorite things to do is swim in the pool. While lounging in the sun on a beach raft is our idea of “swimming”, for kids it’s like any other activity. They need structure and direction or they’ll get bored, fighting and tears will break out and suddenly everything is wrapped in chaos!

This year try playing Pool Change Drop to keep them occupied. Empty out that change bucket into the pool while all the kids stand outside of the water. At the count of 3, let all the kids jump in and dive for change. After all the loose change has been collected, count it up and see who has the most. Then they can stash their earnings in the piggy bank for a rainy day!

Another great variation on this game is to mark plastic tokens (you can find them at party supply stores) with different amounts using a black permanent marker. Toss them in the pool and let the kids dive. At the end they can add up the amounts they’ve collected. Later on take the kids to the store and let them pick out one toy or item that is worth that amount. It might be a good idea to make the highest token amount be no more than $1, or this game could get expensive! Save the tokens and you can use them again for the same game next year.

No matter what pool games they play, they’ll need splashy swimwear for summertime fun! At SophiasStyle.com you’ll find kids swimming suits, baby swimsuit sets, sandals and more. Shop and save today!

This blog was first posted at Trendy Girls Fashion Blog.

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http://www.thesource4ym.com/games/swim.asp

99 Cent Embroidery!

Personalized Baby Clothes

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make a cent symbol on my keyboard. Is that weird? I feel like I never see that symbol anymore, it seems like one of those things that disappears from life after grade school, like long division and recess.
Anyhow, how was everyone's Halloween? Mine was great, I went to the masquerade on Friday- it was gorgeous, everyone was dressed to the nines and had really elaborate masks, and I did enough dancing to ensure that I'll be walking with a limp for about a week. Then, I spent all of Saturday drinking coffee on the patio of a little cafe downtown and people watching with some friends because the weather was beautiful! On Sunday night we went to a friends' house and handed out candy to all the trick-or-treaters, they looked so cute!
I was sort of sad this morning, I love Halloween, and it's already over. Then I remembered that it's time to start planning for Thanksgiving and Christmas! I really want to get all my holiday shopping done this month, so next month won't be chaotic.
Sophia's Style is running a great promotion from today through Thursday, we're making embroidery only 99 cents (See? How on earth do I make that symbol?) for items priced $9.99 or more. This whole 99 Cent Embroidery promo is really great, because if you take advantage of it you can get a major Christmas shopping headstart. Personalized baby clothes are, in my opinion, really awesome presents. Gifts to babies are also gifts to their mommies and daddies, they'll definitely want to save personalized baby gifts as keepsakes- but also they can use them now.
I also like the idea of personalized kids clothes, specifically with the boutique style clothing. Those kinds of outfits and dresses are unique and so adorable, personalizing them is just the perfect finishing touch.
We have a really great embroiderer here, she's very nice and really good at her job.

This blog was first posted at Trendy Girls Fashion Blog.

Jessi