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January 14, 2017

DealDash Tips to Keep Creative Kids Occupied

The trouble with this weather is that it’s very hard to keep the kids occupied. Here are some tips from DealDash how to keep your kids entertained while stuck inside.

It is very important that you encourage your children to get creative and “think outside of the box” when it comes to keeping themselves entertained. DealDash wants to help your kids use their imaginations so they can learn to keep themselves occupied without the use of TV, iPads, and computers. Not that there’s anything wrong with some screen time every day, but there should be a lot of “imagination time” as well. Here are some tips from DealDash to get your kids (or grandkids) interested in entertaining themselves.

Dress Up

Both boys and girls love to play dress up, normally the girls enjoy dressing as their favorite Disney princesses and boys like to be tiny pirates or firemen. Here’s a tip – save their Halloween costumes! Most Halloween costumes are meant to be worn over clothing anyway, and tend to run very big. My daughter is still able to wear her Minne Mouse and Cinderella dresses from 2 and 3 years ago when she plays dress up.

Pretend Food and Kitchen

Most kids also enjoy playing with pretend plastic food. It’s a little surprising to me, but the $10 set of pretend plastic food that I bought for our playroom a few years ago still gets played with at least 5 times a week! Since the pretend food was such a hit I ended up getting a whole kitchen set, tea set, pots and pans, and appliances for the kids to play with. This type of play is excellent for their imaginations, and it’s very funny to see what kind of “meals” they end up making. Banana-tomato-pickle smoothie, anyone?

Cash Register and Store

Another thing that sees a lot of use in our playroom is the cash register set. We actually have had to replace the original cash register because it got so much use! The kids love to make a pretend store with some of the toys from the playroom and they take turns being the cashier and the customer. This is also a great activity to learn the value of different coins, and do simple addition and subtraction.

I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article helpful. Be sure to check back here on DD Tips every day for new articles as well as on our sister blog, DealDash Reviews. If you have any requests for specific articles, please feel free to leave a comment below, tell us what you would like to read about!

If you’d like to get your kids something nice, go check DealDash for gift cards, toys, clothing, and art. DealDash has all of the items that you need. VisitDealDash now to see how much you can save. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

January 7, 2017

DealDash Tips to Make Kids Happy

Two things make kids happiest – time with their parents, and toys! Why not do both and win some fun things from DealDash?

DealDash has so many fun toys, crafts, games, outdoor activities, and other kid-friendly items to choose from. Why not DealDash with the whole family? Gather up the family, go to DealDash, click on the Toys, Hobbies, Outdoors, & Games category, and let your kids choose what to bid on? Once they find something that they like, be sure to check the reviews on the product that DealDash provides to make sure that it’s something appropriate for their ages.

It’s Like a Math Lesson

If you’re going to let the kids choose what to bid on, why not turn the bids into a math lesson for them? For older kids you can get them to figure out how many bids you need to put in to reach the BIN (Buy It Now) price, and for younger kids you can let them count up to the number of bids you’re using. In case you need a little refresher course on how to do your DealDash Math, here’s a tip:

If you’d like to bid on a $10 Burger King gift card, $10 divided by .15 cents is approximately 67 bids. However, if you want to make sure that you don’t over-bid, you have to include the going auction price. If you join the auction at $4, whatever you do, don’t place 67 bids on a $10 gift card auction that has reached an auction price of $4! If you happened to win on the 67th bid you would be paying a total of $14 dollars for the auction you’ve just Won! Bids price + Final Auction Value = Total Money Spent.

Get Outside, Get Active With the Kids

If math lessons aren’t your idea of fun family bonding time, then maybe you should just do the bidding yourself. However, you should keep the kids in mind and bid on some fun outdoor equipment for when the weather starts getting nicer again. The good thing about that is most people aren’t looking for pools and trampolines at this time of year, so there will be less competition. If making your kids happy is the goal, trust me, when the UPS man pulls up with a new bike or soccer goal their eyes will light up, even if they can’t use them yet!

DealDash outside toys

December 28, 2016

DealDash Tips to Win Toys

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Toys? Toys?! Why would anyone want to win toys from DealDash just a few days after Christmas? Read on to find out why.

In case you haven’t figured it out yet, a great reason to bid on DealDash toys right now is they are not the top priority on everyone’s wish list right now. Just think, everyone who has kids and grandkids that they love to shop for have most likely just given the kids tons of presents! Unless any of their favorite kiddos has a January birthday, toys are going to be at the bottom of the shopping list for at least a month or so.

Strike while the iron is hot!

There are so many awesome new toys, Legos, night lights, baby toys, bikes, trikes, and kid accessories that are going for just pennies on the dollar right now on DealDash because no one is buying toys! Here’s a tip- bid and win on these toys now, and keep them in the closet for next Christmas! Or you could also keep them in the closet for various birthdays and birthday parties that your kids will attend through the rest of the school year.

Donation = Good Karma

Kids who live in foster care don’t always get Christmas presents. The state tries to give out as many gift and clothing vouchers that they can, but let’s face it – there are approximately 500,000 kids in foster care in the USA on any given day. Some of these kids just fall through the cracks and aren’t recognized with a gift at Christmas. Did you know that on average, children remain in state care for nearly two years and seven percent of children in foster care have languished there for five or more years? Here’s a tip- win some toys on DealDash, donate them to your local Department of Social Services, and make kids happy. These kids won’t mind if their gift is a few weeks late.

The same applies to pet products as well, as a reader kindly pointed out to me the last time that I mentioned donations. If you ever happen to win an item on DealDash that an animal would enjoy, please consider donating it to your local animal shelter for the homeless kitties and puppies. It’s the kind thing to do.

I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article helpful. Get some excellent toys on DealDash at a discount. DealDash has items for kids and babies. Visit DealDash now to browse the auctions. Remember to check back here on DealDash Tips every day for tips and bidding advice, and DealDash Reviewed for fun ideas and inspiration. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

Fisher-Price Newborn to Toddler Rocker

December 24, 2016

DealDash Tips to Enjoy Christmas Eve

Happy Christmas Eve everyone! Here are some tips from DealDash to enjoy your evening.

I hope that you’re having a lovely Christmas Eve so far this afternoon and that everything is merry and bright for you. I certainly hope that you have gotten all of your shopping, wrapping, and mailing out of presents done and that Christmas Eve can be all about relaxing with your family. Here are some tips from DealDash for enjoying your Christmas Eve.

Forget cooking! Who wants to spend Christmas Eve in the kitchen cooking and cleaning up? Order some Chinese food, pizza, sandwiches, or whatever your family likes. Use paper plates to minimize the clean up. If you really enjoy cooking, then do something simple such as using that slow cooker that you won from DealDash and get the whole family to pitch in when it’s time to clean up.

Caroling. Many churches do Christmas caroling on Christmas Eve, and you don’t necessarily need to be a member of the church to join in. Check the website of a few local churches to see if they are doing caroling tonight. We went caroling every year with the church on Christmas Eve when I was little and it was a lot of fun.

Christmas Lights. My favorite Christmas Eve tradition is driving around after it got dark and looking at Christmas lights. Luckily when I was a kid the neighborhood right across from mine held an annual Christmas light contest, so there were always some outrageous light displays to look at when I was little.

PJs. It’s so much fun to open a present on Christmas Eve, and in my family (and many others!) the present is usually new PJs, or maybe a robe or slippers for the grown ups. PJs are a great present to open on Christmas Eve, it’s nice to have new, soft PJs to wear, but they aren’t such an exciting present that kids would want to stay up and play with them like they would a fun new toy.

Hot cocoa. Hot cocoa for everyone is a delicious tradition, which is extra nice when paired with a fire in the fireplace and someone in the family reading Christmas stories aloud. If no one in your family is fond of reading out loud, then you can drink your hot cocoa while watching a Christmas movie, instead.

I hope that you and your family have a wonderful Christmas Eve! When you have some spare time after the kids go to bed, be sure to visit DealDash. DealDash has great items for your whole family. Visit DealDash now to see how much you can save. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!