April: Upcoming Kids Building Workshops

Register the kids on Home Depot's website and secure a spot for Saturday April 2, 2016 from 9 am - 12 pm. Build a Butterfly House at Home Depot!

Register to Build a Butterfly House!

•  Join Home Depot's hands-on workshop with your child and build a butterfly house to welcome some fluttering insect friends after a long winter. After the butterfly house is built, your child can decorate their project with paint.
  
  
• All kids get to keep their craft, receive a FREE certificate of achievement, a Workshop Apron, and a commemorative pin while supplies last.

http://workshops.homedepot.com/workshops/kids-workshops

Spring is here and the birds are singing!  

Bring your child to Lowe's and they can build this cool Birdfeeder.  

Register for this Project on Lowe's Build & Grow.com

 

•  Join Lowe's hands-on workshop with your child and build a Birdfeeder to welcome some of our feathered friends back after a long winter. After the Birdfeeder is built, your child can decorate their project with the included stickers.
  
  
• All kids get to keep their craft, receive a FREE certificate of achievement, a Workshop Apron, and a commemorative patch while supplies last.

 

Saturday, April 9 (10:00 AM)

Registration Opens March 28th

http://lowesbuildandgrow.com/clinics

Build Monster Jam's Blue Thunder!

What and When: This Saturday, March 12 at 10 am Lowe's is hosting one of their Build and Grow Workshops featuring Monster Jam Monster Trucks!

I love when stores give back and support local communities. These initiatives help bring families together too. The toy truck being built this weekend is Blue Thunder.

Stock Photo from Lowes.com: Kids receive an apron, their building kit, and get a space at a table to build.

Building projects are suggested for ages 6+ but with help kids can often start significantly younger. Any adult can take their child for these building projects.

• Build Confidence. 
• It's a bonding experience and can be lots of fun for the whole family.
• Kids learn responsibility when they learn how to use tools.
• Free, family fun.

The Finished Project: Blue Thunder Monster Jam Monster Truck

Space is limited! 
Register via Lowe's Build and Grow Website. http://lowesbuildandgrow.com/

Saganizer Workhorse Sweeper #Review

Find the Saganizer Carpet and Floor Workhorse Sweeper Here!

I was shocked at the size of the packaging! It was a small unlabeled white box. The manufacturer has the packaging down to a science! The box was barely larger than the base, itself.

There were no instructions. Thankfully this is a pretty basic design. No tools required! I pinched my hand in part of the base while putting it together :( The handle comes in 3 lengths of hollow metal pipe that screws together, on to the base and the plastic handle screws onto the last metal pipe with a hole in the plastic top for hanging and storing the Saganizer Workhorse Sweeper.

The Workhorse Sweeper comes with a plastic tool to clean hair and debris from the brushes at the bottom of the base. It's embarrassing to admit, it took me a while to figure out how to empty the Saganizer Carpet and Floor Workhorse Sweeper. If you look at the at the photo below, you press on the arrows and the compartment swings open like it's on a spring mechanism.

Bottom of the Base

Pros:

• Easy to Assemble
• Sweeps even fine debris up off carpeting and floors
• No cords, filters or batteries to change or worry about
• Quiet, if you don't want to vacuum while baby is sleeping
• Lightweight
• Lies flat for storage and sweeping underneath furniture
• Stores easily

Cons:

• No instructions
• Sweeper can be difficult to empty

Overall I would rate this product 4 Stars! It gets the job done. Just be careful not to pinch your hand or fingers! I could see this product being good for anyone who who can't bend over to use a dustpan, who wants to vacuum but doesn't want to wake up the baby or for your Camper or RV.

Disclaimer: I received this product in order to facilitate my honest and unbiased review. I was not compensated in any other way. All opinions are my own.