@gleegum - Gum Pops Review

It's almost Halloween time! 

I have a few questions for you:

1. Do you dress up? 
2. What kind of candy do you hand out? 

I've been trying to stay away from sugar, which isn't easy considering that my work has it all over the place.

Glee Gum sent me Gum Pops and Glee Gum to review. It's great because it's sugar free, but has the sweet taste that I'm craving.

We've gotten Glee Gum products to review in the past. Never have they disappointed us. I love that their product are fun, tasty, have great packaging, and are not filled with sugar.

Flavors:

• Sweet Strawberry
• Crisp Green Apple, or as we call them Crisp Green Apel Ha! Blog name - Last name.
• Juicy Orange

I was just a tad sad that they only had one Crisp Green Apple! It's my and Isaak's favorite. That was the one he picked to eat.

He said it was good!

About Gum Pops: 

• Allergy-friendly 
• Vegan 
• Made Without Artificial Colors (No Blue 2 Lake or Red 40)
• Made Without Extra Flavors (Made With Tree Sap From the Rainforest of Central America. It's Made From Chicle, Which Helps Conserve the Rainforest 
• Made Without Added Sweeteners (Like Aspartame or Acesulfame K) 
• No Added Preservatives (Like BHT)
• Certified Kosher by the International Kosher Council 

Ages:

3 and up!

Isaak is 9, so he's well over the age limit. He was a little concerned because he has a space maintainer in his mouth. He was told not to chew any gum. I told him to just chew it with his front teeth. He did just that, and had no problems.

Cost:

$6.95 per bag of Glee Gum - Gum Pops. If you spend more than $50 on their site you get free shipping.

Flavors of Glee Gum:

• Peppermint
• Bubblegum 
• Lemon-Lime 
• Wintergreen
• Mixed Berry 
• Tangerine 

Their Kits:

Encourage parents and kids to learn about what they are eating. Kits are $13.95 per kit.

• Make Your Own Chewing Gum Kit
• Make Your Own Chocolate Kit
• Make Your Own Gummies Kit

All Glee Gum products are packaged in recyclable material. I love that they can have something a little sweet that isn't packed full of dyes, sugar, and crap.

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Disclaimer: The opinions on the post are my personal take on the product. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. I am not compensated to provide my opinion except for receiving the products themselves to test out. Glee Gum provided me with a free sample of this product to review. I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review.

WW: Goggles {Linky}

The boys made candy boxes at the Lowes Clinic a few weeks ago. I asked them if they'd like goggles? They work great for when they help me when I suck up leaves out of our driveway.

They both got some. They had some spooky accessories for their goggles. Isaak picked out a black cat accessory.

Mica didn't want an accessory. He jumped right into building his candy house.

Then I heard giggles. Mica made his black cat farting out green slime. He thought that was the funniest thing ever.

Here's the candy box they created. Maybe it's a birdhouse. My boys are filling it with candy.

This weekend we ran some errands. I parked the car, looked back, and there was Mica reading his book with his hardware goggles on. Never mind the fact that he has 2 pair of sunglasses back there.

 

Glee Gum - Gum Pops Giveaway

We've gotten Glee Gum products to review in the past. Never have they disappointed us. I love that their product are fun, tasty, have great packaging, and are not filled with sugar. 

Their kits encourage parents and kids to learn about what they are eating.

We recently got Glee Gum - Gum Pops and Glee Gum to review. 

The Gum Pops Come With 3 Flavors:

• Sweet Strawberry
• Crisp Green Apple
• Juicy Orange

Other Things About Gum Pops:

• They are allergy-friendly
• They are vegan
• They are made without artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, or preservatives
• They’re certified kosher by the International Kosher Council
• They are not intended for children ages 3 and under
• They are 10 pops in a bag
• They are a perfect alternative for unhealthy Halloween candy
• Cost: $4.55 per bag

The Natural Cheweing Gum Comes in a lot of Flavors: 

• Lemon-Lime
• Triple Berry
• Tangerine
• Refresh-Mint
• Wild Watermelon
• Cinnamon
• Peppermint
• Bubblegum 
• Spearmint

Other Things About Glee Gum:

• The gum is inside their pops
• There are no artificial flavors (like Blue 2 Lake, or Red 40)
• No artificial sweeteners (like aspartame, or acesulfame K)
• No preservatives (like BHT)
• They are Non-GMO 
• Sweetened with fair trade cane sugar and brown rice syrup
• Sugar-Free Glee is sweetened with 100% xylitol from American Birch and Beech Trees 
• Cost: $11.95 per case of 12 boxes of gum with 16 pieces of gum in each box

All Glee Gum products are packaged in recyclable material.

As soon as my boys saw the package of Glee Gum - Gum Pops they had to taste them. They love them! I think Mica had Juicy Orange and Isaak had Sweet Strawberry. I love that they can have something a little sweet that isn't packed full of dyes, sugar, and crap.

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Disclaimer: The opinions on the post are my personal take on the product. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. I am not compensated to provide my opinion except for receiving the products themselves to test out. Glee Gum provided me with a free sample of this product to review. I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review.

SnB Deluxe Silicone Candy Molds & Ice Cube Trays Review

I'm super excited to share with you the new SnB Deluxe Silicone Candy Molds & Ice Cube Trays - Best Box Set of 5 for Lego and Heart Lovers with Bonus Recipe Inside. *19.95 value

You can use the molds to make:

• Fun Ice Cubes
• Chocolate Candies
• Gummy Candies
• Fun Crayons
• Fun Soaps
• More 

You can use them for: 

• Part of an after school snack(s)
• Playdates
• Birthday Parties
• More

Isaak and I decided to make Candy Gummies. They were super easy to make.

Candy Gummies Recipe:

• 1/2 cup of cold water
• Optional 1/4 cup corn syrup
• Whisk in 2 packets of plain gelatin
• Whisk in 1 box of JELLO, or 1 packet of Emergen-C (Whatever flavor you prefer)
• Pour into a small pot
• Turn the heat to medium-low
• Stir every minute or two for 7 minutes
• Pour into the molds
• Wait 10 minutes to skim off the top layer of hardened JELLO
• Let set for 7 hours

They popped out well, and the molds cleaned easily. I did hear from a friend that they used theirs to make homemade crayons, and it was hard to clean them enough to use them for food afterwards. You'd have to buy two sets if you want to use them for food, and other things.

The Legos don't have holes on the bottom, but they still appear to stack. 

They turned out really good! I can't wait to make something chocolate in them. I love chocolate! 

What would you make in these molds?

If you want to buy these molds, the company said you can email them: customercare@snbdeluxe.com with "50% OFF" in subject line and they'll gladly send you an individual code to get 50% OFF!  

 

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Make Your Own Gummies Review and Giveaway

The boys were so excited when we got our Make Your Own Gummies Kit to review by Glee Gum! It's an all natural kit made with seaweed.

The packaging is fun!

They give you pretty easy step by step instructions to follow.

What I love is that they have a whole story about why gummy candies are made out of seaweed.

The story is about a family from the Philippines. They started a seaweed farm. Some people eat seaweed in their salads or in sushi. Seaweed has carrageenan and agar in it to make your own gummies. Other things that have seaweed in them are: Toothpaste, cottage cheese, deodorant, dog food, pudding, and more. Gummy candies are made from gelatin. A lot of other foods like marshmallows and jello have gelatin in them to. Gelatin helps build strong bones.

The Kit Came With These Powders and a Dry Piece of Seaweed:

How to Make Your Own Gummies:

 Step 1: Soak the dried seaweed in a bowl of water.

Step 2: Choose non detailed shaped to make molds. They should be about the size of refrigerator magnets. Wash and dry them. Then pour the molding starch onto a dinner plate and smooth out the surface to make the molds. I have to admit that I was confused by this part. I was surprised that no water was needed to form my molds. We used a top as our object.

Step 3: Mix the powdered seaweed with 1/2 cup water. Stir and do not worry about the lumps. Add the dried seaweed to the mixture.

Step 4: Heat on the stove top, or microwave in an appropriate container. We made ours in the microwave. Heat for 2 minutes, or until it bubbles.

Step 5: Take out the dried seaweed with a fork. Stir in the colored sugar. Heat it for 1 minute, or until it foams up again.

Step 6: Pour the mixture into the molds.

Step 7: Take the gummies out of the mold, wipe off any mold powder, put them in a baggie, add the sour mixture and shake. After that it's eating time.

If you have left overs make new molds, heat the gummy mixture again and pour once more.

My boys liked them. We did find that they get sticky if left out. We put them in the fridge.

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Disclaimer: The opinions on the post are my personal take on the product. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. I am not compensated to provide my opinion except for receiving the products themselves to test out. Glee Gum provided me with a free sample of this product to review. I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review.

Gingerbread House

Daddy and Mica started making the foundation of our gingerbread house shortly before Christmas. Daddy worked on the roof. I just love the icicles hanging down! They were going to finish it on Christmas Eve day, but Mica had to go to the Urgent Care to get his ear infection treated. On Christmas night I finished it.

I used Fruit Roll-ups for the door and windows. The stepping stones are gumdrops that were cut in 1/2.

Some type of holly bush is on the side yard.

A holly tree is on this side yard.

I thought I'd feel annoyed finishing this thing. I had many more things to work on! I wanted the mess to go away. In order for that to happen, the project kind of needs to get finished, right?

I actually felt the opposite of annoyed. It was fun and peaceful. Isaak tried helping, but he was more or less bumping into me. Daddy called him away.

We don't make ours to eat. It's just decoration. We had it on the table when guests were over for our dance party.