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My Little Flower Child (December Fashion from FabKids)

December 16, 2015 · by Tiffany Merritt · 1 Comment

Thanks to FabKids for providing this month’s dress. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Referral links may be included at no cost to you.

Earlier this week I had Darah’s hair in several different braids. When we took them out the following morning, she had such pretty waves. Since her hair is long and sun-kissed, she looked like quite the flower child!

And she had the perfect dress for the look. This month she selected the Flower Power dress from FabKids. As I snapped some photos of her I was simply awe-struck at my baby girl. I spy a 16-year-old in there, and getting that glimpse just threw me for a loop!

If you aren’t familiar with FabKids, it’s a hassle-free subscription service and a great way to get some fun, functional and on-trend outfits for your boy or girl from sizes 2t-12. At the start of the month you are shown a great selection of options (most priced at $29.95 for a top and a bottom) and you can choose one or skip the month with just the click of a button. It’s so easy!

My girls both have several FabKids outfits, and we find that they wear really well at school because they are comfortable. We’ve also given outfits from FabKids as gifts, and they have always been well-received!

Have you tried FabKids, yet? They are offering brand new members a BOGO opportunity, so there’s never been a better time to try them out!

Rockin’ that Boho Chic Look at Preschool: FabKids November Style

November 23, 2015 · by Tiffany Merritt · 1 Comment

Thanks to FabKids for providing the review outfit. I’m a proud FabKids customer and love showing off their looks! Referral links may be included.

No doubt you’ve seen fringe on pretty much everything this fall. It’s a very hot look, and one that I myself am loving! Look at these FabKids boots that just came out and that get the trend just perfect.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it seems that this particular style is sold out right now! But check out the FabKids boots selection because they have dozens of looks that you just might love.

Now let’s talk about the whole outfit.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and the look little Layah gave the camera says an awful lot. She LOVES this outfit and I think it’s safe to say that she feels quite confident in it 😉

I think the whole looks is just adorable. This is the Boho Love outfit, which you can get for $29.95 (includes dress and leggings in your choice of colors). It’s a winning outfit, for sure. And the pattern of the dress is so bright and cheery!

If you’ve never tried FabKids before, be sure to give them a look. By using my referral link, you can get an outfit free when you buy your first outfit. Also note their great sale section!

Holiday Style from FabKids

October 27, 2015 · by Tiffany Merritt · Leave a Comment

Special thanks to FabKids for the complimentary outfit. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. We are proud FabKids customers! Referral links may be included.

We are still and handful of days away from the kids wearing their Halloween costumes, but it’s already time to be thinking about their holiday outfits. Fortunately, this doesn’t have to be a difficult (or expensive) decision for you to make in the midst of everything else on your list. I highly recommed checking out the holiday shop at FabKids!

There are SO many great snazzy looks for the season there. Truly, there’s something for everyone! Darah selected this super fun black, gold and red ensemble.

The dress and the pants come together for a reasonable price of $29.95! Search for the red glimmer outfit on the site to find it. It’s sold in sizes 2T- 14.

One of the things I love about FabKids clothing is how easy it is to still be a kid in their clothes. They are designed for movement and playfulness, for sure. That’s one of the reasons why my kids reach for their FabKids clothes again and again!

We also did some experimenting with a holiday hair do. I simply created two braids and then pinned them up in a criss cross fashion. It was shockingly simple and looked so adorable!

Be sure to check out the holiday looks for girls and boys and see if you can find the just right outfit. You won’t have to brave the mall this time of year, and if you need to make an exchange due to fit (or whatever the reason!) FabKids makes is SUPER easy. Truly they offer a hassle-free shopping experience, which is yet one more reason why we shop with them frequently.

I’d love to hear if you’ve even started thinking about holiday outfits for the year, yet. Do you have a favorite FabKids look? I’m totally swooning over the twilight outfit!

Animal Prints and Lace: Welcome Fall 2015 Fashion for Girls

September 23, 2015 · by Tiffany Merritt · Leave a Comment

Thanks to FabKids.com for providing Layah’s great style shown below. Referral links included. I’ve been a happy customer of FabKids.com for over a year, and I love sharing about them!

Happy Fall!!!!! I’ve been in the best mood all day because despite the pumpkin-spiced EVERYTHING you’ve been surrounded with for the past 3 weeks, fall didn’t actually start until today.

Layah selected an outfit from FabKids.com earlier this month and I promised her that she could wear it on the first day of fall, even if the weather wasn’t really ready for her boots.

Oh, and they are quite some boots!

She’s rockin’ the Leopard Faux Fur Fuzzies from FabKids (currently priced at $34.95) and she did not care that today’s temp will top out at 84 degrees. It’s fall, so the fur is coming out! 🙂

And what about that lovely green lace you spy? This is the green lace dropwaist dress with black leggings. You can buy the dress for $26.95, or as a VIP member, get it with black leggings for just $29.95! 🙂

If you aren’t familiar with FabKids, it’s a VERY laid-back subscription service offering boys and girls clothing in sizes 2T-12. On the first of the month, you’ll be presented with a look book, filled with awesome outfits you can customize to your liking (for example, you can choose from a selection of bottoms to pair with your top). If you don’t see anything you like, you click a button and skip the month. If you like something, you can put an outfit together, usually for $29.95. If you totally forget to skip or choose, you’ll have $29.95 credit in your account waiting for you to spend at your leisure.

FabKids.com has all sorts of great clothes that are on-trend, comfy, and best of all, that don’t require a trip to the mall. If you need to make an exchange, it’s hassle-free (I speak from experience!). I highly recommend this great company; my girls get compliments on their FabKids outfits all the time!

And if you like really great deals, this site often has really good sales! I actually purchased a TON of stuff on the site earlier this month when they had a huge Labor Day sale (VIP members got early access to it so I had the best selection!).

School Deals Under $20 at FabKids (and Awesome Fringe Boot Alert!)

August 21, 2015 · by Tiffany Merritt · Leave a Comment

Sample products provided for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own, as always. I’m a proud FabKids customer! Affiliate links may be included.

FabKids, month after month, never fails to impress me. Have you tried the brand, yet? You definitely should! You can become a member for free, and then evey month at the start of the month you can select one outfit for just $29.95. You can choose to skip the month with a simple click of the button (trust me, I’ve done it several times!). The clothes are so fun and on-trend, and you KNOW I love not having to leave the house to do my shopping!

Also? FabKids has really brought their A-game when it comes to shoes. I mean, look at these fringe boots, y’all!!!

Darah loves them, and can you blame the girl? She also got a very school-worthy plaid dress, but the plaid is definitely made with the children of 2015 in mind, because the clors are on the wild side!

You can purchase the dresses by themselves, or go ahead and get the leggings to pair with them (my girls LIVE in leggings, so that’s a must for us).

School Deals Under $20

While you are checking out all the great outfits, be sure to look for the special school deals. Now’s a GREAT time to stock up on clothes for the fall and even next spring, because the prices are awesome!

Dresses from $15
Girls tops & Tees from $10
Leggings 3 for $19
Tutus from $8
Sneakers from $19
Boys tops & Tees from $6

And there’s a sale section on top of the school deals ! Y’all… GET OVER TO FABKIDS and look around! You can thank me later. 🙂

Summer Styles for Your Littles to Love

May 26, 2015 · by Tiffany Merritt · Leave a Comment

Complimentary outfit provided for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own, as always.

I continue to love the looks put out by FabKids, and my children continue to reach for their FabKids clothes first whenever they are clean and hung up in the closet. This company seems to have mastered the art of combining fun styles that kids love with comfort that they also crave since they are busy playing throughout the day and need clothes that can keep up!

This month I have two major loves from FabKids. First, is our new outfit selection for the month, which is the Summer Stripe Tutu dress paired with navy leggings.

This dress is reminiscent of one of our all-time FabKids favorites, which Darah wore on her first day of kindergarten and many MANY times after that.

We’ve already washed the dress at least 3 times (due to it being constantly picked!) and it holds up just fine in the washer. The colors are also just so vibrant and fun; it’s really such a great piece!

And the navy leggings are a great pairing for cooler days or for times when your child might be rocking the playground equipment and need a bit more coverage. Neutrals like that will pair with tons of other stuff in her wardrobe, which will make them a great item to have in her collection.

The other thing I am continuing to love is what I call the “fire dress” that I featured last month. I loved it so much, in fact, that I ordered it for each of my nieces on my husband’s side of the family during our recent gathering together for my father-in-law’s memorial service. We live scattered all over the world, so we only get together as a big group every other year. Such an occasion warranted some matching dresses! 🙂

Aren’t they cuties? Let me tell you, it was worth every single penny, because all of the girls ADORED their dresses and spent the better part of the day twirling around in them! 🙂

New to FabKids?

If you aren’t familiar with FabKids, you should definitely check it out (when you sign up through me you get 2 outfits for the price of 1 plus free shipping on your first order!). This is an outfit of the month club and it is SUPER easy and flexible, so no worries about getting locked into something you don’t really want. You get new outfit selections (which are plentiful!) on the first of the month and you have until the 5th of the month to either choose an outfit (outfits are mostly $29.95…some are $34.95) or to skip the month. Skipping is EASY…just a few clicks! Trust me, I have skipped quite a few times, myself!

If you forget to log in and skip you will be charged on the 6th and will simply have an outfit credit on file to use any time you like. So you won’t be shipped something that isn’t right for your child as a default. I love that!

Only once have I been disappointed with an outfit purchase, and FabKids very quickly fixed the problem for me with absolutely no hassle. Otherwise, FabKids outfits are pretty much instant hits around here!

The Perfect Dress for a Great Ball of Fire

April 28, 2015 · by Tiffany Merritt · Leave a Comment

Outfit provided for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are my own. We are happy FabKids customers!

My little tiny baby bird is just about to turn 3. And friends, if these past couple of years are any indication, then what a mighty 3 she will be!

She has the sweetest, most demure given name, but her spirit is much closer to a great ball of fire, indeed!

And so, isn’t this the perfect little party dress for the occasion?

It’s the princess fire dress, and it’s available for $29.95 for FabKids VIP members (and it also comes with black leggings, not pictured). FabKids is an online clothing store for boys and girls, sizes 2T-12. You can shop a la carte directly from the website, or you can snag great discounts by joining the VIP program, which we have happily been members of for close to a year now!

The VIP program is SUPER easy and not at all scary, because you have complete freedom to make a purchase or not every month. On the first of each month, you get an email letting you know that new items are in the store for you to check out. If you see something you like, select it and it ships to you for $29.95, which is a discount over the retail price on the website. If you don’t see anything you want or need, or if the budget just doesn’t allow for a new outfit that month, you simply skip that month by the 5th of the month. You don’t have to call in; it’s a simple, easy to find section of the website where you click to skip.

Even though they send you reminders, should you forget to skip AND forget to select an outfit, you will be charged $29.95 and you will have a credit on the site to use any time you like. I have a few credits waiting for me, and I actually love having them, because sometimes FabKids will come out with a brand new outfit mid-month that I love and I can just snap it up on the spot!

Don’t forget to check out their extensive collection of shoes while you are on the site, as well as their sale section. You can pretty much always find some really good deals in addition to the cute, affordable outfit you select. Best of all? It comes straight to your front door!

Buy 1 Get One Free Offer

Right now FabKids has a great offer for anyone who isn’t already a member. Get signed up for the VIP program and buy your first outfit, and you’ll get to select a second outfit for free! Woo hoo! It’s a great time to join with savings like that, friend. And you can cancel your membership at any time if you decide it just isn’t for you.

The Search for Fab Kids Shoes Starts at FabKids

March 22, 2015 · by Tiffany Merritt · Leave a Comment

Shoes provided for review purposes. We are happy FabKids.com members!

There’s a rule at my girls’ school that I have always appreciated: the kids must wear slippers inside the classroom. This helps keep the floors in much better condition (which helps keep the costs down). A bonus for the parents is that it also tends to help keep the shoes that the kids wear to and from school in much better condition. So really, everybody wins!

But I just learned that the rules change in the lower elementary building. Starting in the fall, Darah will get to wear the shoes she came to school in all day long. I’m sort of bummed about this changed, but Darah is PUMPED. I guess to her, wearing your shoes all day long is oh so very BIG KID AWESOME.

All this is to say that we are likely going to be going through shoes at a faster pace, so I need to keep my eyes open for cute finds that are reasonable in price. This month, I finally got to try out the awesome shoes that FabKids.com offers. I looked through the offerings and saw quite a few different options that I knew Darah would love, but there was one pair, in particular, that had her name all over them.

I present to you, the pink leopard sneaker.

These shoes are positively gaudy. I can’t even lie about it, people. But this is EXACTLY what seems to be in style now (and I can’t really judge…I was a kid in the ’80s so whatever kids these days are wearing, it can’t possibly be any more strange than the stuff I was rockin’ back in the day…). Darah loves animal prints and she loves pink and she loves sparkles. So this is pretty much her dream shoe.

It’s also her first pair of lacing shoes. Since she’ll be headed to first grade in a handful of months, it’s time for her to start learning how to tie her shoes. Having a super cute pair to practice on will help her stay motivated. If she wants to wear these to her first grade classroom, she has to know how to tie and untie them!

She absolutely loves them, friends. They were a major hit. They are priced at $19.95 for anyone with a VIP membership to FabKids, and I think that’s a fair price to pay for something that is going to be so well received by my child. And I’m guessing I’m not the only parent out there with a kid who would rock these in a hot second if given the chance!

How to Buy These Shoes

Ok, so there is definitely a way to buy shoes the right way on FabKids. First, you need to be a VIP member. This means that you are signed up to get a special email from FabKids on the first of every month, at which point you will have 5 days to either select an outfit you’d like to purchase for $29.95 or to skip the month. There is no penalty for skipping the month, no charge if you notify them that you are skipping, and no hassle. It’s a simple button you press online and it isn’t hard to find! 🙂

So you’ll want to be in VIP so you can get a better price to start. Then when you see a pair of shoes that you really want to get, go ahead and pair it with an outfit so that you can buy enough stuff in one shot to score free shipping ($50+ gets you there). And before you check out, head over to their sale section to see if there are any great buys that you want to snag for now or even for the next size up for you kiddo. These are the strategies I use to get the very most bang for my buck on FabKids.com! AND…if you are new to the site and sign up through my referral link, you can get your first outfit for just $15 and snag free shipping…but you might want to check out the shoes, all the same, before checking out!

If you order something let me know what you get! 🙂

Girls Fashion Trend Alert: Sparkly Jeans

February 12, 2015 · by Tiffany Merritt · 2 Comments

I received a complimentary outfit for review purposes. Affiliate links included. I am a very satisfied FabKids.com customer and love spreading the word about this great company with convenient service for busy parents!

I’ve got a super cute trend alert for you today: sparkly jeans!

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FabKids.com has just released the only, and I do mean ONLY pair of denim that I have been able to convince my oldest to wear in her life. The kid just doesn’t like jeans! She and I are so much alike in every way, but not when it comes to jeans. I LOVE jeans. What is wrong with this kid?!

Turns out if you present her with pink jeans and then throw in some shimmer, she’s willing to try them out. If you make them comfortable to really jump around in, then she’s sold! Really, kid? That’s what it took? Well, good thing Mama shopped at FabKids.com this month and decided to take a risk on that glittery denim for her little sparkler.

FabKids.com, if you are unfamiliar, is a site where members are presented with an adorable selection of clothing for girls (and boys!) at the start of the month. You have 5 days to decide if you want to get an outfit (outfits are $29.95, which is quite reasonable!) or if you want to skip the month. If you skip by the 5th there is no charge to your card. So there’s really nothing to lose. I have had months where I have purchased multiple outfits, and I have had a few months in a row where I have skipped due to simply not seeing anything that I couldn’t live without for my girls.

It’s EASY to skip. No hidden buttons or need to call in like you’ll find at lots of monthly subscription type places. I have always especially loved that about FabKids. They aren’t trying to pull a fast one on you. They just want to offer you awesome clothes for your awesome kids and at an awesome price.

Have you tried them, yet? If not, let me be the first to encourage you to do so. And actually, I’ve got more than a word of encouragement for you. I’ve got a DEAL! You can snag your first outfit for $15 with free shipping. Why are you still reading this? Scoot!!! Those awesome pink sparkly jeans aren’t going to wait, friends!