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Pure Integrity Soy Candles Review and Giveaway

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Pure Integrity

The sweet smell of cinnamon fills the downstairs, but I’m not baking – at least, not this time.  It’s a cinnamon scented candle from Pure Integrity Soy Candles.  I love the realistic smell of the candle, and it doesn’t give me a headache.  The Pure Integrity candles are made from soy wax which means that they burn without harmful petro soot.  The unique 100% cotton wick set up allows for even, long burning candles with no tunneling through the wax.  Yep, that means that the double wick actually allows the wax to puddle all the way to the edge of the jar.  There is no black smoke as long as you keep the wicks trimmed short.  (Love that!)

Pure Integrity candles have powerful fragrances, so they actually fill the room with scent.  On their website, they give fragrance ratings for their candles, so you know exactly what you’re getting when you purchase one (or more) of the 70 candle scents.  I chose the cinnamon scent as we need to stay away from floral type scents.  We received a beautiful frosted glass 16 oz. jar.  The frosted glass really gives the candle that extra touch of beauty.

Soft Glow

I was very impressed with the pure scent of the candle and how beautifully it burned.  I’m thrilled that I can have a healthier burning candle around the house as I love the relaxing, soft glow of a candle in the evening.

Would you like to win a Pure Integrity Holiday Fragrance Combo Set, which includes their 3 10 oz top selling holiday fragrances; Vanilla Almond, Pumpkin Pie and Sugared Spruce (a $44.97+ value)? One US reader will receive the holiday fragrance combo set to help warm up their home and make their home just a little more relaxing. Click below to enter via Rafflecopter.

I See Cards: Fractazmic

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From the maker of the award winning game Pyramath™ comes a brand new game – Fractazmic™.  Fractazmic™ is a card game that helps children learn to use fractions while playing a game.  Each deck includes 60 brightly colored math cards.  While playing the game, players will learn to convert and add fractions. The game helps reinforce the relationship between fractions and measurements through the use of fractions in real life situations. The Fractazmic™ deck has three suits in three different colors: sixteenths (red): 1/16, 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, and 1/2 twelfths (blue): 1/12, 1/6, 1/4, 1/3, 5/12, and…

Natural House Probiotic Cleaning Products

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Natural House

Natural House probiotic cleaning products were born out of a need seen by a new mom.  She wanted her house to be free of all those ucky chemicals while still maintaining a clean, healthy home. The Natural House products are phosphate/APE-free, eco-firendly, non-toxic and biodegradable. They do not use any genetically modified (GM) bacteria. While their products are safe for the home, family, and pet, they also provide commercial grade cleaning strength.  Another plus, they do not have a harsh, over-powering fragrance.

I admit that we’ve had quite a few flops when it comes to natural cleaning products at our house.  Yes, we’ve found some good ones over the years since we’ve moved to more natural products in our home, but it’s been a process.  While I love testing out new products, I do tend to be a bit leery as I never know if they’ll actually work.  In this case, the hesitancy was completely unfounded…

Our first test was the Sinky Disposal Scrubber and Drain Maintenance. Each package contains 4 individual packets. Every week, you take one of the packets and toss it into the drain, run hot water over it for a few seconds, and watch the foaming action go to work. (If you have a garbage disposal, you’ll also run the disposal.) The foaming action is great as there is something satisfying about seeing the product working before your eyes. The great thing is that Sinky continues to work throughout the week (no, it doesn’t keep foaming all week long). We were impressed as it really did make the sink/drain/disposal smell better.

Next up was the Flushy Toilet Bowl Cleaner and Septic Treatment. Once again, the package contains a 30 day supply of individual packets. When you toss the packet into the toilet, you immediately see the blue foaming action. It makes cleaning toilets easier, and it allows you to clean the toilets less frequently due to the ongoing cleaning action of the probiotics in the packets. Love that! I’m also pleased to see the some of our “ring around the toilet” is going away the longer we use the Flushy.

Our final product was Trashy Trash Can Deodorizer and Scrubber. This is an easy to use, fresh smelling spray. I put this product to the ultimate test by using it on an extremely stinky outside trashcan. I honestly didn’t think it would work, but much to my surprise, it worked! With the first application, the “stank” factor dropped dramatically. Now, our outside trashcan only stinks if the trash that’s put into it stinks. Yep, it really worked. We have also used it on our kitchen trashcan to keep it fresh. As you can tell, this was my absolute favorite product.

All of the Natural House probiotic cleaning products worked as described. They are a great healthy alternative to some of the harsh chemical cleaners on the market, and they make cleaning some of the more difficult areas of the home just a little bit easier.

Natural House priobiotic cleaning products can be purchased through the Natural House website or through Amazon.  You can keep up-to-date on Natural House products by following them on Facebook and Twitter.

***Giveaway****

Natural House Probiotic Cleaning Products giveaway for a 30 day supply of: Trashy, Sinky, and Flushy. Giveaway is open to US residents only and ends 12/16.

Hands-On Learning: TeacherGeek

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TeacherGeek sells products that teach students engineering, math, science, and technology in a fun, hands-on manner.  Students learn by doing interesting projects where they are involved in the process from beginning to end – no boring textbooks!  They are guided through the process of asking questions and then answering them through a series of tasks related to the current project.  By the end of the project, they will have a better understanding and working knowledge of the skills presented for the project on which they’ve been working. We received a “Catch the Bug” single kit ($22.98) to review.  At first, Munchkin wasn’t…

Hands-on Learning: Pitsco Medieval Machines Pack

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Travel back in time… back to a time where catapults and trebuchets were known as normal weapons of choice for various adversaries. Pitsco, a company known for their vast array of hands-on learning products and kits, is now offering the Medieval Machines Pack ($21.95) which features a Trebuchet Kit, Catapult Kit, Mass Plates, and the Siege Machines book. In this pack, students learn about catapults and trebuchets through hands-on activities that cover three areas: Science: Tension versus torsion, elasticity, gravity and levers, and force and motion Math: Metric conversion, calculating averages, and prediction Experiments: Mass versus distance, testing rubber bands, targeting,…