>>>
>>> WELL,
>>> WELL, SAYING GOOD-BYE TO SUMMER IS NEVER EASY FOR KIDS
AND ADULTS ALIKE BUT IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE ALL DOOM AND GLOOM.
CELEBRATE THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH
A FUN BACK-TO-SCHOOL PARTY FOR
YOUR KIDS AND ALL THEIR
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. LIFESTYLE EXPERT MANDY
LANDEFELT IS HERE TO TELL US
ALL ABOUT IT.
I AM SO EXCITED.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE ARE ALL NEEDING HELP TO GET
EXCITED ABOUT THE SUMMER ENDING
AND ALL THAT STUFF, BUT TO ME
SOMETIMES IT IS NOT A BAD
THING, BACK-TO-SCHOOL.
THING, BACK-TO-SCHOOL. YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE HOUSE TOO
LONG.
LONG.
LONG. YOU
LONG. YOU ARE MAKING THE HOUSE A
MESS.
MESS.
MESS. IT
MESS. IT IS A MINI PARTY FOR US MOMS.
>> NO, PERFECT!
>> IF YOU DON'T DO A BACK-TO-
SCHOOL PARTY, IF YOU DO, LET
US KNOW WHAT YOU DO, BUT IF
YOU DON'T THESE ARE TRADITIONS
YOU COULD POSSIBLY START.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. LIKE I WAS SAYING BEFORE ON
FACEBOOK LIVE, THESE ARE ALL
TRADITIONS MY KIDS REMEMBER.
I WAS POLLING MY KIDS WAY
OLDER, GOING TO COLLEGE EVEN,
AND THEY REMEMBER THEM.
IF YOU START A PRESCHOOL KID,
THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER IT SO
START NOW.
START NOW. >> PERFECT!
>> PERFECT! >> THE EASIEST BECAUSE YOU ARE
NOT EVEN BRINGING PEOPLE INTO
YOUR HOUSE IS HOST A POPSICKLE
PARTY AT A NEAR GROUND PARK.
POP SOME POPSICKLES INTO A
COOLER WITH A BUNCH OF COOLER
PACKS IN THERE.
MAKE SURE YOU BRING BABY WIPES.
WHETHER YOU HAVE KIDS IN
DIAPER ANYMORE AT ALL.
BABY WIPES, BECAUSE THEY WILL
BE A HOT, STICKY MESS.
YOU NEED BABY WIPES.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> I ALWAYS PICK UP THE BUBBLE
WANDS BECAUSE THE KIDS LOVE
THEM AND THEY ARE REALLY CHEAP.
YOU CAN GET SIX FOR LIKE $1.50
AND THE POPSICKLES ARE 19 FOR
$2.
$2.
$2. I
$2. I MEAN, REALLY, FOR $5 YOU
ARE HOSTING A FUN PARTY FOR
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. >>
KIDS. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. AND TAKE THE LITTLE INVITES TO
THE OPEN HOUSES OR GO RIGHT
AFTERWARD.
AFTERWARD. >> GO TO THE MEET AND GREET.
WHEN YOU MEET YOUR CLASS, GO
AHEAD AND PRINT -- YOU CAN PULL
A LITTLE GRAPHIC OFF THE
COMPUTER AND PRINT SOMETHING
AND PUT WHAT PARK AND TIME YOU
GUYS ARE GOING TO MEET UP AND
THEN YOU ARE DONE.
BRING HULA HOOPS AND BALLS SO
THEY CAN PLAY MORE.
WHATEVER YOU HAVE IN YOUR
GARAGE R. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
THE MARKET AND GETTING ANYTHING
ASIDE FROM WHAT YOU HAVE.
>> MINIMAL
>> MINIMAL >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. SUPER EASY.
SUPER EASY. ALSO, SOMETHING WITH A LITTLE
MORE EFFORT BUT SO MUCH FUN IS
A PANCAKES AND PAJAMAS PARTY.
YOU CAN HAVE LITTLE INVITES
WHEN YOU GO TO THE OPEN HOUSE.
DO THIS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
FRIENDS OR PREVIOUS CLASSMATES.
GO AHEAD AND MAKE BOXED PANCAKE
MIX.
MIX.
MIX. YOU
MIX. YOU CAN FLAVOR THEM UP WITH
DIFFERENT FLAVORS, BUT MY
BIGGEST TIP IS GET YOUR MIXING
BOWL SET WITH YOUR MIX AND MAKE
A MASON JAR WITH THE EGGS AND
MILK MEASURED OUT AND VANILLA,
ALL YOUR LIQUIDS GO INTO A
MASON JAR AND DRIES GO INTO THE
BOWL SO IN THE MORNING ALL YOU
ARE DOING IS DUMPING.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. AND YOU CAN GET THESE GRIDDLES
FOR LESS THAN $30.
AND YOU CAN EVEN ASK A FRIEND
TO BORROW THEIRS.
I HAVE THREE OF THEM SET UP.
I AM LIKE THE WAFFLE HOUSE
LADY.
LADY.
LADY. >>
LADY. >> YOU SURE ARE.
>> THIS IS THE CHEAPEST PART OF
THE PARTY.
THE PARTY. YOU CAN HAVE EVERYONE BRING
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. YOU CAN PUT YOU CAN BRING MAPLE
SYRUP, SIGN UP TO BRING FRUIT.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WILL
COST YOU THE MOST.
LET THEM BRING IT.
THE KIDS WEAR THEIR PAJAMAS,
THE MOMS WEAR PAJAMAS, YOU CAN
USE OJ TO MAKE MIMOSAS,
WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> REALLY FUN!
WHAT IS NEXT?
>> NEXT IS A SPRINKLER PARTY.
YOU PULL YOUR OSCILLATING
SPRINKLER FROM YOUR YARD, YOU
HIT THE CLEARANCE SECTION AT
THE STORES BECAUSE RIGHT NOW
ALL THE SUMMER STUFF IS ON
CLEARANCE.
CLEARANCE. BEACH BALLS, INFLATABLE
POOLS, GET THIS STUFF ON
CLEARANCE BECAUSE BY THE END OF
THE DAY IT WILL HAVE RIPS AND
TEARS AND ALL THAT STUFF.
IT WILL NOT BE REUSABLE.
HAVE PEOPLE BRING SNACKS TO
SHARE.
SHARE.
SHARE. IF
SHARE. IF YOU ARE DOING THIS ALREADY,
YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THAT,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? BRING SNACKS TO SHARE.
THE BIGGEST KEY IS THE KIDS ARE
EVENTUALLY GOING TO NEED TO USE
THE POTTY.
THE POTTY. USE BEACH TOWELS TO MAKE A
RUNWAY TO THE BATHROOM SO THAT
THEY DON'T SLIP, SO THE FLOORS
DON'T GET RUINED WITH THE MESS
AND GRASS, THEY WILL BE A
LITTLE MUDDY.
LITTLE MUDDY. >> WHAT A VERY GOOD TIP.
DON'T BE AFRAID TO DELEGATE.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YOU ARE THE ONE BRINGING THEM
IN THE BACKYARD.
YOU DON'T NEED TO DO
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >>> THE LAST ONE IS HOST AN
OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT SO YOU CAN
PROJECT IT ON THE SIDE OF THE
HOUSE, MAKE A SCREEN WITH A
CLEAN SIZED SHEET, EVERYONE
BRING THEIR OWN BLANKETS AND
PILLOWS.
PILLOWS.
PILLOWS. YOU CAN MAKE IT BYOB, HAVE
BUCKETS AND COOLERS OF DRINKS
AND POPCORN BUGGIES.
THIS IS ME MICROWAVING POPCORN
AND PUTTING THEM IN SANDWICH
BAGS AND TYING THEM WITH ZIP
TIES.
TIES.
TIES. IT
TIES. IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE CUTE.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO CURL
THE RIBBON --
>> WELL, IF YOU WANT TO YOU
CAN.
CAN.
CAN. >>
CAN. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YOU CAN BUT I AM A CHEAPER
CHICKEN PRACTICAL KIND OF GIRL.
I LIKE IT LIKE THIS.
THIS IS SO MUCH FUN.
>> I LOVE ALL THESE IDEAS.
I AM GOING TO DO THE POPSICKLE
PARTY AND PANCAKE ONE.
>> THEY WILL LOVE IT AND
REMEMBER IT FOREVER.
>> I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, MY FRIEND.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT
MANDY ONLINE AT
SUMPTUOUSLIVING.NET.
SUMPTUOUSLIVING.NET. HAPPY BACK-TO-SCHOOL!
HAPPY BACK-TO-SCHOOL! >> I