We were having a princess and pirate party, and I loved the collection of dress up items I could purchase in bulk. I was able to buy 12 princess crowns, 12 wands, 100 rings and necklaces, 12 pirate bandannas, 12 swords, 12 eye patches, and all of the balloons, decorations and party supplies I needed for less then $75.

The kids all loved dressing as pirates and princesses during the party, and they had lots of great party favors to take home with them. In this video you can see how great the party looked, and how much fun everyone was having with their pirate and princess accessories.

Time for me to start shopping. Check back soon to hear about the great Thanksgiving and Christmas supplies I find!

I knew my boss was going to start noticing soon if I kept coming in late, so it is time to find something else to help me wake up. I just found the cutest alarm clock. It is called Clocky, and it is a mobile alarm clock. Clocky gives you one chance to get up. But if you snooze, Clocky will jump off your nightstand and wheel around your room looking for a place to hide, beeping all the while. You’ll have to get out of bed to silence his alarm. This sounds like the solution to my problem. The alarm will start off by my ears, but force me to get out of bed to turn it off. Clocky can jump 3 feet in the air and is designed to move quickly on carpet or wood floors. Clocky comes in a variety of colors, I am ordering the light blue.

I think this would work great for your teenagers who fight you when it is time to get up for school in the morning. Let Clocky spend the time making them get out of bed instead of trying to do it yourself. Plus it would be entertaining to watch them try to chase down Clocky.

Clocky retails for $80, but I found a great deal at Buy.com! Buy.com has clocky on sale for $48.99 and they are offering a $15 mail in rebate, making Clocky’s final price $33.99. Pick yours up now, the sale ends November 3rd.