Now that the weather is getting colder, it’s time to bring the fun indoors. FUNBOY has you and your little ones covered this winter with their re-imagined inflatable kiddie pools. Now you can enjoy the fun of a ball pit right in your living room or playroom.
FUNBOY has taken their best selling inflatable kiddie pools and sprinkled them with some magic. These indoor ball pits are bound to be a hit with your kiddos.
The Clear Heart Ball Pit & Tropical Palm Ball Pit were released this week and are guaranteed to provide hours of fun providing an outlet for energy on those days when you can’t get outdoors.
Sweet! Krispy Kreme wants to help fans melt away from 2020. Beginning Nov. 9 the donut brand is offering caramel glaze for the first time ever.
Combining the melt-in-your-mouth experience of an Original Glazed Doughnut with silky, decadent caramel, Krispy Kreme’snewCaramel Glazed Doughnut and Salted Double Caramel Crunch Doughnut are available starting Nov. 9 for a limited-time at participating shops across the U.S.
Caramel Glazed Doughnut: the classic Original Glazed Doughnut covered in rich caramel glaze.
Salted Double Caramel Crunch Doughnut: the Caramel Glazed Doughnut dipped in rich caramel icing, and sprinkled with salted crunch topping.
Caramel is the latest in a lineup of innovative glaze flavors Krispy Kreme has introduced in recent years, including chocolate, lemon, blueberry, strawberry and coffee.
“There are a lot of caramel lovers out there and if you’re one of them, this doughnut is going to blow your mind,” said Dave Skena, Chief Marketing Officer of Krispy Kreme. “It’s incredibly delicious and you’re going to need to take a moment for yourself and just be one with caramel awesomeness. It’s been a year, to say the least. You’ve earned it.”
Share your caramel glaze moment with Krispy Kreme’sCaramel Glazed Doughnuts by using #KrispyKreme and tagging @krispykreme. For more information about the new Krispy Kreme Caramel Glazed Doughnuts, please visit www.krispykreme.com/promos/caramelglaze.
The Elf on the Shelf is a beloved tradition in many households during the holiday season. This year Kellogg’s wants to bring your favorite scout elf to the breakfast table with The Elf on the Shelf Vanilla Candy Cane Cookie Cereal, the newest “Official Cereal of the North Pole” available exclusively at Walmart. The Elf on the Shelf Sugar Cookie Cereal will also be returning to stores nationwide and online.
The festive, limited-edition cereal features red star pieces sprinkled with white crunchlets that intermingle with red and white swirled mini marshmallows. The deliciously sweet vanilla flavor combines perfectly with just the right touch of peppermint and marshmallows. This new flavor joins the holiday lineup and complements the original collaboration, Kellogg’s The Elf on the Shelf Sugar Cookie Cereal. Featuring sugar cookie-flavored red and green star pieces and mini marshmallows dusted with edible glitter, this limited-edition cereal will return to retail shelves this month for the second year.
“The Elf on the Shelf has captured the hearts of millions of families,” said Erin Storm, senior marketing director of Kellogg All Family Cereal. “Our new The Elf on the Shelf Vanilla Candy Cane Cookie Cereal encourages families to bring the magic of the holiday season to the breakfast table, whether it’s by enjoying a spoonful of Candy Cane Cookie, Sugar Cookie or a combination of both.”
Find the new Kellogg’s The Elf on the Shelf Vanilla Candy Cane Cookie Cereal exclusively at Walmart, while Kellogg’s The Elf on the Shelf Sugar Cookie Cereal returns to stores nationwide and online. Both limited-edition products are available at Walmart while supplies last at a suggested retail price of $5.69 for a 12.2-ounce box, and Sugar Cookie is available at retailers nationwide for $3.99 for an 8.1-ounce box. For more information, follow Kellogg’s on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Does your oven work overtime during the holidays season? Sugar cookies are a staple of every holiday cookie swap and now this flavor is popping up in our favorite candies. Hershey’s just announced the new Sugar Cookie Kisses will be hitting store shelves just in time for the holiday season.
The new melt-in-your-mouth Hershey’s Sugar Cookie Kisses candy embodies that soft, sweet taste that is delicately crafted into one delicious bite, with no baking required.
These festive Kisses are made with a sugar cookie flavored creme and sprinkled with red and green cookie pieces. These new Kisses are great for a sweet treat, sharing with those you love or topping off your favorite holiday blossoms recipe.
Hershey’s Sugar Cookie Kisses will start appearing on shelves nationwide this fall. This limited-edition flavor will come in 7.5 and 9 ounce bags.
In addition to the new Sugar Cookie variety, Hershey’s is bringing back the Kisses Hot Cocoa flavor. These milk chocolate kisses are filled with marshmallow-flavored creme creating the experience of drinking a delicious cup of hot cocoa. These Kisses will be available nationwide in 10 and 8 ounce bags.
You wore a disguise throughout my childhood. Dressed up as a friend…. joining me for tea parties in the woods, and summers in the sand, and nights under stars.
A bottomless cup from which I could drink at any time and would never go dry.
“Sit and enjoy yourself.” You whispered. “I’ll be right here, next to you. No need to worry.”
You stood by me through my teenage years….sprinkling a few things here and there to see if I would notice that our friendship had ‘conditions’…..
“Nothing that an ill-fitting bra and box of tampons can’t fix…..” I say with a wave of my hand. Still thinking it’s fun to race you and see just how fast you can go….. Not noticing when I stopped to catch my breath, you were still going.
My 20’s…. oh those were our glory days! We twirled and galloped and spread our wings together. We stayed up late and woke up early and worked hard and played harder…. you didn’t mind. You sweetened even the sourest of pills. When you took things from me, even the important things….
A young friend’s life.
Innocence.
My Grandmother.
You quickly said, “But look! Look at all of these beautiful gifts I have for you!” You wrapped up independence and good skin in a pretty package and tied it with a perky boob bow. Friends forever.
I fell in love with a man and of course, you were there for it all. Holding hands in the front seat while singing along to Neil Young…. driving along some backcountry road. Sleeping in and eating out…. dancing until they shove us out the door. When that man lifted my veil and promised forever….you didn’t interrupt.
It would be 30 years before you and I had our first fight. I wanted a baby and you wouldn’t give it to me. I wanted you to go faster and faster and you just sat there doing nothing. I was so mad at you. Every moment I wanted to be sped up until I saw those 2 pink lines.
It is Thanksgiving day and they hand me my babies for the first time. I snuggle them down into my hospital gown against my skin and breathe in their little heads. You were there too….. sitting in the corner waiting for me to notice.
I didn’t.
I forgot about you for a while.
And then I needed you again.
This time with a different plea.
“You don’t have to go so fast now,” I say.
You have turned my Mom’s hair grey and my skin has crinkles where it used to be smooth. My babies don’t have dimples in their knuckles any more and they can strap themselves into their car seats.
But you don’t slow down. You move faster
“Are you listening to me?” I shout, trying to keep up. “I said, slow down!!! I thought you were my friend!”
But you keep going, faster and faster, barely looking back.
You don’t sugar coat things anymore.
You are tired of me asking things from you. To speed up in waiting rooms, to dawdle on sunny days. To give me more of you in moments of joy and less of you when it hurts. To ignore you for years and then come to you pleading on my knees.
I’m up here in my studio tapping away on my laptop, offering you an apology—telling you I understand.
You are going to keep moving and I can’t keep up. We were never friends. You just wanted me to notice you.
And I do now. I notice you every day. I can’t forget you now, even if I wanted to.
A little voice calls from downstairs… someone needs a snack. A book read to them. It’s raining and they are still in their pj’s.
I slice up the apples and snuggle down into a chair, a little body curled up in my lap. He puts his hand in mine and we rock back and forth…..
I whisper out to you…..
“I know we can’t be friends, but….would it be too much to ask……please, pretty please …….
……..could you just stay with me?”
I smell his hair and close my eyes and keep on rocking back and forth.
A Whidbey Island mom that left a life that was "normal" and ran away with her husband and three little boys to live on an island in saltwater air and open spaces. A mom who is remembering who she was, loving who she is and dreaming of what she could be.
Milk’s favorite cookie now comes in a new form: OREO Cookie Crumbles. The sweet treat has been spotted by instagrammers like, @markie_devo and while we haven’t tried it ourselves, we’re betting it tastes just as good as the original.
The 16-oz. bag boasts the crumbles are made with real cocoa and shows them being used on top of truffles and cookies, and even by the spoonful.
‘Tis the season to treat yourself to all the yummy holiday goodies. If ice cream is your favorite, then you’ll definitely want to feed your sweet tooth with Cold Stone Creamery’s new holiday ice cream flavor.
This year Cold Stone Creamery is featuring Fudge Mint Cookie Ice Cream as part of its holiday flavor line-up. The flavor will be used in a new Creation, which will include Fudge Mint Cookies, Sprinkled Chocolate Drops and Fudge. Fudge Mint Cookie will also be part of the new Fudge Merri-mint Ice Cream Cake, which is made up of layers of Red Velvet Cake, Sweet Cream Ice Cream with Fudge Mint Cookies and Fudge Mint Cookie Ice Cream with Sprinkled Chocolate Drops wrapped in Fudge Ganache.
“We are extremely eager to introduce our new store-made super-premium ice cream flavor and Creations for the holiday season,” said Sara Schmillen, vice president of marketing at Kahala Brands™, parent company of Cold Stone Creamery. “Our focus is to bring family and friends together with our delicious treats and create meaningful memories that last a lifetime!”
In addition to the new flavor, Cold Stone is also expanding its Classic Cookie Dough Creation menu with Dough! Ho! Ho! Made with Classic Cookie Dough Ice Cream mixed with Frosting and Green & Red Sugar Crystals, the Creation is meant to taste just like a holiday sugar cookie.
The Fudge Mint Cookie flavor is only available until Jan. 7, so grab a scoop before it’s gone!
Not a fan of pumpkin spice everything? Häagen-Dazs has got your back. While everyone else is sipping their PSLs all month long you can enjoy Peppermint Bark Ice Cream starting in October.
Pumpkin spice season has launched even earlier this year with lattes and donuts rolling out with the seasonal flavor as early as August. So it’s only fitting that peppermint bark gets an early launch of its own. Häagen-Dazs has just announced that its popular Peppermint Bark flavors will be back in stores beginning Oct. 1.
Long before the trick-or-treaters even hit your doorstep you can enjoy this favorite flavor in two forms. The first is the Peppermint Bark pint, which combines white chocolate ice cream with peppermint bark and peppermint candy pieces. The second option is the Peppermint Bark Ice Cream bars which feature white chocolate ice cream coated in dark chocolate and sprinkled with peppermint candy pieces.
The fall flavor is the new Baskin-Robbins flavor of the month for September. The limited-time treat blends pumpkin and cheesecake ice cream sprinkled with real ginger snap cookie pieces and a ribbon of cinnamon cream-cheese.
If you prefer your pumpkin in drink form, you can also customize the Cappuccino Blast, which features 100% Arabica coffee and milk, with a scoop of Pumpkin Cheesecake and a cinnamon garnish. You can try a sample of this refreshing treat on Baskin-Robbins’ National Sampling Day on Sun., Sep. 8 from 3 to 7 p.m.
“Come September, pumpkin spice is all the rage, and we’re excited to introduce our uniquely decadent and delicious take on it with our Flavor of the Month. From scoops to sundaes, and even as an addition in our Cappuccino Blast®, we are excited to serve up a new flavor that will bring joy to customers no matter what their favorite ice cream creation is,” said Carol Austin, Vice President of Marketing for Baskin-Robbins.
In addition to the new flavor of the month, Baskin-Robbins also revealed in a press release that the company will be revamping its website and mobile app. Customers will now be able to order a fully customized Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Cake or Polar Pizza Ice Cream Treat simply by using the Baskin-Robbins app. You can score $5 off of any cake order all month long to celebrate the upgrades.
Summer’s here and it’s time for a sweet, sweet chilly treat. And if you’re a Whole Foods shopper (who isn’t?) you can get yours with coffee and donuts!
Welcome the warm weather with a host of fun flavors from 365 Everyday Value’s ice cream picks. Most notably, the brand combines your two fave breakfast selections into one pint of frosty fabulousness.
The Coffee and Donut flavor features delish coffee ice cream sprinkled with yummy vanilla donut pieces. Along with Coffee and Donut, 365 Everyday Value also has Cinnamon Graham Cracker, Bananas Foster, Peanut Butter Cup and Caramel, Berry Chantilly Cake , Chocolate Valencia Orange and Toasted Coconut and Black Sesame!