Amazon Prime Day will be here in just a few days, but some of the deals have already started.  One worth noting is the Echo Dot 3rd Generation, which is 50% off right now for a limited time.  That’s a great price drop!

• Our most popular smart speaker – Now with a fabric design and improved speaker for richer and louder sound.
• Voice control your music – Stream songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Sirius XM, and others. You can also listen to audiobooks from Audible.
• Bigger, better sound – Pair with a second Echo Dot (3rd gen) for rich, stereo sound. Fill your home with music with compatible Echo devices in different rooms.
• Ready to help – Ask Alexa to play music, answer questions, read the news, check the weather, set alarms, control compatible smart home devices, and more. Echo Dot is designed around your privacy. You can press the microphone off button to disconnect the microphones.
• Connect with others – Call almost anyone hands-free. Instantly drop in on other rooms in your home or make an announcement to every room with a compatible Echo device.
• Use another speaker – Connect to your own speakers over Bluetooth or with a 3.5 mm audio cable.
• Alexa has skills – With 50,000+ skills, Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new skills like tracking fitness, playing games, and more.
• Voice control your smart home – Turn on lights, adjust thermostats, lock doors, and more with compatible connected devices.

Make your Echo, Echo Dot, or Echo Plus just for kids at no extra charge by enabling Amazon FreeTime in the Alexa app. Automatically filter explicit songs, add approved contacts, set time limits, or review activity with easy-to-use parental controls in the Amazon Parent Dashboard. With an Amazon FreeTime Unlimited subscription (starting at $2.99 per month), your kids can access over 1,000 Audible books, premium kids skills from brands like Disney and Nickelodeon, ad-free radio stations and playlists, and more.

This BELLA 10.5 x 20 Inch Copper Titanium Coated Electric Non-Stick Griddle is on sale again! I bought it last time it was on sale and it works fantastic! I don’t even have to grease it to cook pancakes! It cooks evenly and is the best griddle we have ever owned! Highly recommended and can’t beat the price!  I can cook 8 grilled cheese sandwiches at the same time for our family!

• Special Ceramic Copper Titanium coating is 8 times more durable and cooks up to 30% faster than standard non-stick coatings
• Ultra durable coating is heat resistant up to 850 degrees and metal utensil safe
• Heathly-Eco coating does not contain harmful chemicals & is PTFE and PFOA free
• All types of foods release from the large family size non-stick griddle surface with ease making this a true non-stick surface
• Removable heating probe, cooking surface can be fully immersed in water and soap for simple clean up

Here’s a great one for summer or for gifting!  Get this awesome Women’s Daypack for only $12.99 when you use code 50BEYXCR at checkout!  I love the colors!  It has great reviews!

• This small backpack has 5 inner pockets (including 1 mesh zipper pocket), and 2 outer zipper pockets on the front & back for small daily essentials
• Ergonomic straps ease pressure on the shoulders and are made with breathable material to reduce excess moisture
• Adjustable and comfortable straps can be adjusted for a cross-body look, just keep the main zippers nearest your body

Just in time for summer car rides, you can grab an Amazon Fire 7 Kids Edition Tablet for only $59.99, normally $99.99!

This tablet comes with a  2-year worry-free guarantee: if they break it, return it and they’ll replace it for free. No questions asked.

Even sweeter, it comes with a year of FREE Amazon FreeTime Unlimited.  This is the first-ever all-in-one subscription that brings together all the types of content that kids ages 3-12 want, with over 15,000 books, movies, TV shows, educational apps, and games. Fire Kids Edition includes a year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited at no additional cost.

My brother is a fireman.  He’s told me many things about being prepared for an emergency exit.  We have smoke alarms in every bedroom and we have even added an escape ladder to our house recently.  During the holidays, so many homes burn down due to candles, Christmas decor, heat, etc.  It’s good to be prepared.

Right now on Amazon, you can grab a Kidde 2 Story Fire Escape ladder on sale!  That’s an excellent deal to possibly save a life!

Halloween will soon be upon us, loading the kids up with all sorts of delicious candy.  If you’re like me, you like the kids to sometimes get a treat other than just candy.  I’ve put together a fun list of candy alternatives that your kids are sure to enjoy receiving in their Trick-Or-Treat bags that won’t cater to their sweet tooth and are friendly on the budget.  They are also great to have on hand if you want to participate in the Teal Pumpkin Project and provide allergen free treats.

As a kid, remember going to fall festivals and getting all these fun treats and thinking they were the best thing ever!  We have also used the vampire teeth to make fun Vampire Doughnuts to surprise our kids and my husband’s coworkers.  They were a hit.

You can view the entire line of Halloween toys on Amazon and find your favorite candy alternatives.  There are tons more than I could fit into the post, so I definitely recommend looking around for more.  Many are at great prices considering the number of items included.

Halloween Stamps- 50 Count

500 Halloween Stickers

144 Plastic Spiders

600 Piece Halloween Assortment

100 Glow Stick Bracelets

Vampire Teeth

Halloween Bouncy Ball

More Halloween:

Spooky Spider Cookies

How to Make Creepy Crawly Bug Soap

Cinnamon Sugar Popcorn Treats

Make Cookie Monster Brownie Sandwich Cookies

Currently, Amazon has a number of sample boxes available! What’s neat about these is that whatever you spend toward the box, you get that much credit on a future purchase! I’m going to grab the Children’s Snack Sample Box and probably one of the others!

To find out more, simply go HERE and then click on Available Boxes to see what’s available.  I love when they do these!  I’m even happier when it’s stuff we use!  YAY!

I love getting my husband shirts for Father’s Day.  I was browsing on Amazon and noticed they have quite the selection of funny father’s day shirts. Depending on your husband or father’s personality, I’m absolutely positive you’ll find something for everyone.  Check a few of these out!  Now to decide what to get my hubby!

I’m leaning toward this one to show his 5 children 🙂  Although these ones are pretty great, too!

Have you seen this adorable LEGO Easter Chick?  This would make a great Easter basket filler for your LEGO fan!

• Create a variety of cute poses.
• This set includes over 110 pieces and offers an age-appropriate building experience for ages 7 and over.