Help spread a little joy this holiday season by donating a new toy to a child in need. There are lots of organizations hosting holiday toy drives with donation locations around Tucson. I want it easy to find the Tucson Toy Drives, so check out my list below! News 4 Tucson Season 4 Hope Drive read more »
Arizona Back To School Drives 2019
July is here and back to school is right around the corner. I’d like to encourage everyone to spend at least a few bucks picking up extra school supplies for students in need. Let’s help all kids start the school year on the right foot. Arizona Back To School Drives To make it easy check read more »
Easy Ways To Be A Classroom Hero
With school just about to start, we’ve been busy with last minute preparations. Besides planning school lunches, picking out outfits and packing backpacks, we are also buying extra supplies to donate to our classrooms. I’ve partnered with Kleenex® Facial Tissue today to share different ways anyone can be a classroom hero this school year. Supporting read more »
National Water Safety Month Tips
May is National Water Safety Month which is perfect timing since it’s the start of summer break. I don’t know about your kids but mine choose to swim as much as possible during the summer. Actually, it’s more like half of the year around here since Arizona weather is usually on the warmer side most of read more »
Help Give Kids A Smile
This post was sponsored by Give Kids A Smile as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. All kids should be able to grow up happy and healthy. Helping support groups that further this goal is a favorite cause of mine. Some kids need read more »
Giving Back During the Holidays
This post was sponsored by Johnson & Johnson as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. I love finding that perfect gift for someone during the holidays. But my favorite kind of presents to buy are those for the kids because Christmas for me read more »
Celebrate Giving Tuesday With Love
Thank you to QVC for gifting me one of the fantastic love t-shirts and compensating me for this post on behalf of #GivingTuesday. I am super excited to work with QVC today to promote their Giving Tuesday campaign. QVC has teamed up with Peace Love World and designed this amazing t-shirt that says *LOVE* in 16 read more »
Marvel Studios: Hero Acts
I’m super excited to share this new Marvel Studios charitable initiative focused on bringing help and hope to kids around the world. Check out Benedict Cumberbatch (star of the upcoming film, Doctor Strange) announcing the launch of Marvel Studios: Hero Acts. You can support Marvel Studios: Hero Acts right now by uploading and sharing your own read more »
Box Tops For Education Storage Bag
Last month, I shared tips on how to support your school with Box Tops for Education. Some of the tips may have seemed obvious like buying products with Box Tops and then clipping the Box Tops before you throw it out. Today I am partnering with Sprouts to help you with a couple of the read more »
Choosing The Right Car Seat
A car seat is no doubt one of the most important purchases will ever make for your child! But it isn’t just that first purchase that matters the most. As your child gets older and while they are growing, you will need to change not only the direction that the car seat faces and how read more »
How To Support Your School With Box Tops For Education
We are exactly 4 weeks away from school starting around here. As my boys relish their last few weeks of sleeping in and summer fun (broken up by occasional bouts of “I’m bored” moments), I am starting to get ready for back to school. That means picking up school supply deals, deciding if last year’s lunchbox and read more »
Fuel For Summer Fun #MilkDrive
Summer is officially here and that means my boys beg to play in the water all day, every day. Unfortunately, we don’t live very close to the ocean but when we head out to San Diego, a day at the beach is a must. Regardless of the temperature the boys love wading and jumping in read more »
What is a Pangolin? 9 Facts about Pangolins!
As you can imagine there are quite a few different types of animals represented in The Jungle Book. One that caught everyone’s eye is a little unique, unique because most people have never seen a pangolin before. In the movie, a pangolin shares a few scenes with Baloo and provides some comic relief. Kicking read more »
Star Wars Force For Change Charitable Campaign
Join the Star Wars: Force For Change Charitable Campaign and help make a positive impact in the world. Plus from April 5th to May 4th, Star Wars: Force For Change will match donations to 4 different charities up to $1,000,00! The four select charities include the U.S. Fund for UNICEF in support of UNICEF Kid read more »
Go Over The Edge For A Good Cause
I’m a little bit of an adrenaline junkie, so when the Girl Scouts invited me to rappel down a 17 story building last year, I only briefly hesitated before saying yes. I didn’t have any rock climbing or rappelling experience but it sounded fun so I couldn’t pass up such a BIG opportunity! Over the read more »
Clean Water Experiment
Spring Break is quickly approaching and if you’re like me, you’re scrambling to plan some fun activities for the kids. I’ve been debating a quick staycation or trip up to Phoenix for a few days but that still leaves a few extra days for fun activities at home. Last year, I did an interesting water read more »
Help Feed Hungry Children in America
I hate the fact that 1 in 5 children face hunger every day in America. That’s like 5 kids in Quinn’s class going hungry each day. I can’t imagine how parents’ who struggle to feed their family feel. That’s why I love supporting our local food bank and any companies that help feed people. Speaking read more »
Help People Access Clean Drinking Water
This post is part of a sponsored campaign on behalf of P&G and The Motherhood to share information about the P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program. Clean drinking water is something we can take for granted, even in the desert. My kids might prefer cold, filtered water from the fridge but our tap water is read more »
Simple Acts To Spread Kindness #NoMoreHurtingPeople
Today I am partnering with Social Good Moms and Hasbro Global Philanthropy to share kindness. Hasbro and generationOn have joined The Martin Richard Foundation to create the Martin Richard Bridge Builder campaign. Martin Richard Bridge Builder Campaign The campaign honors Martin Richard, the 8-year old boy who was tragically killed by a bomb at the Boston read more »
Help Get Fed Up In Schools #FedUpinSchools
It should come as no surprise to anyone that I love desserts. I share plenty of fun treat ideas here on Desert Chica and I doubt that will ever change. I won’t give up on sweets but that doesn’t mean I can’t work on eating less sugar overall. Recently I watched Fed Up, the film read more »
