A trip to the grocery store with your kids in tow can be a dreaded event. I think I spend twice as much money and at least triple the frustration when they are with me. Love the little stinkers but I think their overload button gets pushed when they walk into the grocery store. One mom came up with a great idea to keep the kiddos occupied while you get the shopping done. (we love Moms with great ideas!) Laura Hamrick is the mom genius behind OnTray,  a cool gadget that hooks right on to your grocery cart designed to keep those little hands busy while you get your shop on.

OnTray is made in the USA and made by a mom.  How cool is that?  Just snap OnTray onto the grocery cart and fill it with some wee goodies to keep them occupied.  Fishy Crackers, Cheerios or even some small toys would work wonders and the beauty of it all…OnTray keeps your hands free so you can shop!  When you are done shopping just pop it off the cart and put it in your mom bag until next time. OnTray comes in 4 great colors and make great gifts!

*GIVEAWAY* Yep, friends we have another fun giveaway! This time 2 of our lucky readers will each win an OnTray of their own. Yippee!

There are three ways to qualify for this Tres Fun prize:

• Visit the OnTray website and come back and tell us why you need an OnTray.
• Blog about our giveaway (and post here letting us know you did!)
• Sign up for the Tres Fun mailing list. You can do that here!

Giveaway closes August 28th at midnight PST. Two lucky randomly choosen winners will be happy shoppers when they receive their prize!    

Ok. So we’ve confessed our love of sweets-n-goodies-n-all things bad for the waistline. (And it appears we’re not alone by the looks of the volume of entires for the cookie giveaway, yay!) So, you won’t be surprised to hear the snap of the virtual high five we gave each other upon seeing THIS:

Mmmm hmmm… those are frosting shots, people, from Bangerang Bake Shop (aka Fat Daddy bake Shop) on etsy! Bangerang is the creator of the original cupcake in a jar and I’ve enjoyed their cakes. A lot. What’s funny is that they make the kind of super creamy homemade melt in your mouth kind of frosting that you will positively lick (daintily from your fingers because you have proper manners like that) from the jar. Apparently that was commonplace enough for them to offer just the amazing frosting. Now, I’m not sure if these are intended for slugging down shot-style but my best bet is that they might be enjoyed behind a closed door where the kids won’t find you. Ah, a little bit of sweet happiness.

Looking for a great baby shower gift? We found a winner with Secure2Me, it’s not your ordinary baby blanket. Secure2Me blankets are made with a variety of eye pleasing fabrics and the cool thing about them, they are designed with clips so they actually hook right on to your baby gear. Gone are the days that you are bending over to pick up that blanket again and again and again. Secure2Me blankets are cute and make our life easier…we love it!

Check out how it hooks right to the stroller…

The Secure2Me blankets are great for not only the stroller, but also the car seat and you can even hook it to your shirt while breastfeeding! Still too hot to be thinking of blankets? Check out their Solarveil Sun Protection Cover, it keeps your child covered with a lightweight, breathable fabric that protects 95% of harmful UV sun rays.

One of our favorite Secure2Me Blankets is the Raspberry Sorbet…yum!

We love goodies. Yes, the edible kind… Suckers for the baked goods, we are. (Real women eat real food, ya know. *wink*) That said, we must express our total adoration of Platine Cookies. This Venice, CA based cookie company offers the most fabulous, fresh, all-natural gourmet cookies we’ve ever tried! Freshly made in small batches and carefully hand packaged, these cookies come ready to present as the ultimate edible gift. We recommend the Platinum Standard for those I want to get you something really fantastic and clever kind of gifts. Trust me, your recipient will be impressed. Please note: You might want to order an extra for yourself since it might be embarrassing to gift someone with a lovely tin of crumbs.

And if you happen to be looking for a treat for yourself… or to share with a special someone, let us introduce you to the most delicious (What is a bigger word than delicious? It doesn’t seem to encompass the super duper mega ultra ultimate major tastiness) cookie to ever have passed our lips:

Chocolate gingersnaps! Ohhhh… chocolatey and a little spicy. I personally am still in a joy coma after having eaten them. We were lucky enough to have been treated to several varieties of their cookies and believe us- they were all out of this world, but I find myself having afternoon daydreams about the gingersnaps.

So. You’ve got the any occasion impress them gift covered now (Thank us later.) What about the special special occasion: bridal shower, baby shower, big anniversary party? Platine has you covered there, too, with their couture cookies (Tasteful fashion AND baked good combined? Pinch me!) Artfully decorated to your specifications…not only will they look fabulous but they remembered that cookies -even the too pretty to eat kind- are supposed to taste really good. They do.

I know I’ve raved about how fantastic the Platine Cookie experience is but we’re not the only ones going gaga over them. They were featured on the Food Network’s Food Finds! I wonder if the Food Network is still in a joy coma, too….

Want to experience your very own Platine Cookie joy coma too…for free? They’ve generously offered a fabulous prize for our Tres Fun readers: The platinum standard –an assortment of 2 dozen of our favorite cookies nestled in their signature platinum tin and shipped anywhere in the US!

There are three ways to qualify for this Tres Fun prize:

• Visit Platine Cookies and post what the cookie of the month for your birth month is!
• Blog about our giveaway (and post here letting us know you did!)
• Sign up for the Tres Fun mailing list. You can do that here!

Giveaway closes August 21st at midnight PST. One lucky winner will be extra pleased with this prize!

I am an overachiever, a gift overachiever that is. Yes, I am the one at the baby shower that has to give the coolest gift or at least I try darn hard to get a good amount of oohs and ahhs. Looks like I am adding Upsiedoodle to my repertoire, a store full of oohs and ahhhs for sure! Upsiedoodle has a great selection of bibs, burp clothes and blankets.

Some of my favorites, I am sure you will agree…

The Strawberry Bib

The City Park Bib & Burp Cloth Set

And this Denim & Dots Initial Bib is Tres Fun for the little guys!

Told you so, you are probably ohh-ing and ahh-ing in your chair! Be sure to go over to Upsiedoodle now and check out all the other cute designs she has! (psstt…there is even free shipping for a limited time with code “GRANDOPENING”!)

If you love to dress your girl like a princess, you will truly love this store! Little Posh Princess is overflowing with oh my gosh those are so cute things. Beautiful dresses, sparkly shoes, girly bathing suits and even things for the little prince!

Here are a few of our favorites:

Mim Pi OH-SO-EURO 3-pc. Skirt Set

And the Toff Togs AMAZING Black/Red/White Skirt Set

They carry some of our favorite brands such as Hannah Banana, Lelli Kelly and Lemon Loves Lime.

Are you in love yet? Well, it just gets better! Use the coupon code “TAKE15″ to save an additional 15% off on sale items! Go buy something cute and then come tell us about it so we can be totally jealous do the happy dance with you!

Looking for some sweet new shoes for Back to School? These old school skater style shoes with a fresh new girly twist from Osiris are pretty irresistible! Rest assured that her feet will be super comfy in this style all day long (Remember how padded the tongue is in this type of shoe? Ahhhhh…) and the colorful cupcakes? Yeah, your girl will love them just about as much as her mom does. *Swoon*

We found ours at Zappos.com. With free shipping AND returns, it’s one of our favorite places to shoe shop. Sweet deal.

Admit it, we all have them…what nots, thingamajigs, junque.  Now you have a tres fun way to store them! This cute What-Nots Chest of Drawers available at Wrapables.com is sure to keep all your whatchamacallits in place.

We at Tres Fun are firm believers that packaging can really make or break a product. Put together an absolutely adorable product AND unbelievable cute packaging and well, you have our hearts! That’s what Marianne Cascone did with her product, Bon Bon Cupcakes Microfiber Ruffle Leggings. With her love of fashion and greater love of beautiful confections (she could be our BFF!), she created these totally cute leggings.

We were lucky enough to review Bon Bon Cupcakes and are happy to report that they are just as delicious as they sound. The packaging was over-the-top with cuteness. (in a good way, of course!) Those sweet leggings come in a clear plastic bakery box, rolled up and placed in a cupcake liner. I have to say they are almost too cute to open… but we’re so glad I did.

Bon Bon Cupcake Leggings are available in sizes 0-9 months up to size 6-8. They come in lots of different colors and they even have a Cupcakes with Icing collection that are complete with a rhinestone trim. Tres fancy!

We tried out the Pink & Brown Dots Leggings and my little one said she loved how “cute” and “smooth” they were. (she’s 5…) I loved the packaging (of course!), the great color choices, that they looked comfy for my little one and I love that they gave her outfit lots more pizazz.

Are you in love yet? Well, guess what? Marianne has graciously offered a pair of leggings for one of our Tres Fun readers! Our winner will receive a pair of Pink & Brown Dots Leggings, just like the ones pictured. You pick the size!

There are three ways to qualify for this Tres Fun prize:

• Go to Bon Bon Cupcakes, peek around and let us know what your favorite style is.
• Blog about our giveaway (and post here letting us know you did!)
• Sign up for the Tres Fun mailing list. You can do that here!

Giveaway closes August 1st at midnight PST. Oh, did I mention we REALLY love these??

**GIVEAWAY CLOSED** See Giveaway info page for the winner!

If you have a kiddo in school you’ve most likely heard of the General Mills Box Tops for Education program. I’ll admit it’s one of those things I kind of rolled my eyes about at first (Who wants to cut off box tops and send them into school?) until I realized how helpful to our schools they really are. Our (very small) elementary school earned over $20k in the last few years that goes towards basic supplies and other resources. If you’re curious you can look up your school’s earnings here! So, those Box Tops are worth cutting out. Besides, they’re on all kinds of things you’re already buying like cereal and diapers.

Now that we’ve opened our eyes to collecting Box Tops for fun and profit, here’s a little something extra fun: Kimberly-Clark (Brand name, not a person… although if your name really IS Kimberly Clark you should post here because you probably deserve a prize for such a coincidence.) is sponsoring a Rock Your School sweepstakes. Mega cool prizes include Jordan Pruitt concert at your child’s school (Trust me, if they know Radio Disney they will go bananas.) and 10,000 bonus Box Tops (That is equal to 10 thousand dollars! You’ll be a hero!). Pop on by and register to win. And if you do win, let us know…and invite our kids to that concert, ok?