Heading (Back) to School!

So after a few years of homeschooling, our older boys are going to school this fall.  Homeschooling was a nice way to spend a little extra time with our boys, but was never going to be long-term for us.  We’ve had a lot of fun, learned a lot, and are ready for the next phase in our lives.  So now I have to say good bye to two “little” guys at the same time! (I know that 6 and 8 is not little, but they’re still little to me!).

And with the fun of Back to School comes the shopping!  Now I don’t often get a chance to go shopping with my kids because, let’s face it, taking four boys clothes shopping is not their ideal way to spend time.  But I took the oldest two to Sears, and we had a great time together.   

All they need are a comfy pair of jeans, and a zipper hoody.  Just need to choose what colour.

Matching blue…

…or matching bicycles…

…or stripes and day-glow orange!

Some cool t-shirts…

(yes – he chose the day-glow orange!)

And of course they  had to pick out a shirt for their younger brothers.  Bumblebee!!!

And BATMAN!!!

I hadn’t shopped at Sears in a long time (mostly because of the four boys thing!), but I was really impressed with their quality.  Boys can be really  hard on clothes, especially at this age, which is why I loved the Kidvantage warranty: 
  •  “The Lifetime Wear Out Warranty covers children’s apparel and footwear as long as a child in the family continues to wear the size. If the item wears out, Sears will, at its option, either repair it or replace it with the identical item in the same size.”
I was impressed to find out that the warranty was good for any child in the family, not just one child!  That means that when my youngest daredevil is big enough to wear those clothes, they will still be around!!!  If you have more than one child, you need to take advantage of this!  (Just make sure to keep the receipt).

You can enter for a chance to win one of five weekly $500 Sears gift card prizes, and 35 daily $50 Sears gift cards to put towards your back to school shopping!

o   To enter the contest, “like” the Sears Facebook page here and click on the contest tab. Click on the entry form and enter your information!

You will also get a coupon for $10 off of your $50 purchase, which is perfect for Back To School!

Disclosure: I am part of the Sears Back to School Blogger Campaign with Mom Central Canada and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.
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Jenn vanOosten

I live in Hamilton, Ontario, and love my city. I'm a Netflixer, choral music geek, bookworm, inventor of recipes (I take Artistic Licence on EVERYTHING that I make), wife of one, mother of two, and owner of a neurotic Schnauzer. I respect people who respect others. I love good food that's well done, but my favourite lunch is KD & hotdogs. With ketchup. I'm addicted to Clearance Shopping. I will ALWAYS get the product that I want at the price that I want, eventually.

6 comments

  1. Anonymous
    August 21, 2013 at Wednesday, 21 August 2013

    Great clothes! And what cute kids! Good luck in the fall!

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  2. Kirsten Glasbergen
    August 21, 2013 at Wednesday, 21 August 2013

    How did you find the sizing? What about the selection? My 8 year would love the stuff your boys are in.

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    • Marya
      August 21, 2013 at Wednesday, 21 August 2013

      I bought them a little big – my 8 year old got a Medium (10-12) in the hoodie – we just rolled the cuff of the sleeves up. The 6 year old was in small (size 8) with the same cuff-rolling. The jeans had a great selection of styles in each size. They fit with room to grow (and had that WONDERFUL elastic inside the waistband!). I was also impressed at the price for the jeans – 12.97 for the Nevada brand. With the Kidvantage guarantee, we’ll get a LOT of wear for that price! The selection was great too.

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  3. S van Breda
    August 25, 2013 at Sunday, 25 August 2013

    What great shoppers you have there! It looks like you had fun shopping, too! I have bought brand new jeans for Reuben but never thought of taking advantage of the Kidvantage thing! I will for sure look into that…

    Fun post!

    ps: What hoodie did the oldest get? I love when boys match 🙂

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