Inside My Target Cart

Gone fishin'

2009-11-22T09:56:00.000-08:00

Who needs this much Goldfish, seriously?

Well since I have THREE parties that I am throwing - back to back, and I like to have snacks for the guests, it was a good idea. Not to mention that I got it at the after Halloween sale for 50% off! Whee!

Party all the time

2009-11-10T09:03:00.000-08:00

The Baby's Batman birthday is just weeks away and I wandered down the party supply aisle and saw this -

Batman plates for $1.77! What a steal!

These new Paul Frank plates were super cute too! Not on sale, but still adorable - though I'm sure the Baby would rather eat cake off of Batman's face.

House of chips

2009-10-31T21:31:00.000-07:00

I don't let my kids eat chips. I know, I'm in the minority - everyone else let's their kids, I'm a bad mom. Whatever. They can eat chips later. But when I saw this 'Haunted' chip house I was torn. It was just so cute. Except I knew I'd be eating all those chips myself.

I bought it anyway, it was too cute to pass up, and yes - I hoarded the chips and gave the kids the house. It was quickly and lovingly turned into a Batcave. I'm still workin' on the chips.

Ow.

2009-10-11T17:18:00.000-07:00

I saw these in the Band-aid aisle, and they were just too cute. They are little hard cases filled with antiseptic swabs, band aids and a first aid card. Admittedly the pirate and the princess drew me in. Nothing special, but very cute and something good for stocking stuffers for about $3.

No jacket required

2009-10-02T10:04:00.000-07:00

In Los Angeles an earthquake kit is essential. In schools, it's mandatory. They often contain dry foods, canned foods, a picture of your family, a favorite toy and of course, clothes.

You never know when a disaster is going to strike or what time of day so they always ask that you put a jacket in there. Well all my jackets are in use and I don't exactly want to put something int here that may not even fit in 6 months, so I often buy a jacket one size too big and throw it in.

I found this cute little jacket at Target for just $6! Probably because the colors are a little odd, but...still cute. Perfect for an earthquake kit. And if there is a disaster I'll find the Kid right away - hello - I see him, he's the one in the orange stripes!

Halloween-themed Skelanimals exclusively at Target

2009-09-27T12:38:00.000-07:00

Skelanimals have been around for awhile and this year Target has chosen to feature exclusive figurines, plush toys, and more featuring these lovable dead animals.

In addition, they are offering a free Skelanimals reusable tote with a purchase of two bags of Halloween-themed M&Ms. Be sure to pick up the tote from the Skelanimals display and have it rung up after the M&Ms to ensure it rings up free. There was nothing at the register to prompt the cashier about the bag, so if you don't know about the deal, you'll miss out.

Halloween & Hello Kitty

2009-09-17T08:42:00.001-07:00

I was in Target yesterday looking for girl shorts. My girls switched schools and no longer need to wear uniforms. The problem is finding shorts that are at the knee. Anyway, I found these Hello Kitty kits in the $1 bin for $0.50 each. I also found these Halloween erasers. They will be great for the girls to give out to their class for Halloween!

Target Free Family Saturdays

2009-09-15T14:12:00.000-07:00

Target sponsors free museum days around the country once a month. It's a great opportunity to take your kids to all the wonderful museums in your city. There are free crafts and you can wander through the museum and see all the great exhibits, all free~!

I recently took the kids to the free day at the JANM the Japanese American Museum in downtown L.A. Here's a write up of the day.

Take advantage of these 'free days' - it's a great way to get out of the house!

School Supplies & Summer Clothing Women

2009-09-10T14:22:00.001-07:00

Went to Target for a few items. Found tank tops for $2.24! Most of the school supply stuff is on sale. Got book covers for $0.62 and 150 sheets of lined paper for $0.37!!

Party on, Wayne

2009-07-23T17:00:00.000-07:00

Last minute, even MORE invites to kid's parties. This is killing me, seriously. Since I got so lucky last time, I again headed to the $1 aisle to buy more of those beach bags. (Didn't think ahead, darn)

Sadly, they were gone. In just a week! Sheesh. However they had the CUTEST Dr. Suess items you've ever seen. Pencils, paper and more importantly, one dollar tote bags. YES!

I paired them with some circus notepads and ended up with the perfect gift. Did I remember to buy more just in case we get another invite? Of course not! My brain's not working. Grr.

Bag it

2009-07-21T17:15:00.000-07:00

The kids get invited to so many parties that I lose track. I was rushing around the store and found some great summer toys. That 3D chalk is AMAZING. Buy it for your kids, you'll be astounded! I needed a bag and I usually head to the gift wrap aisle, but those party bags always seem so wasteful.

Luckily I wandered into the $1 area and there was a very cool, extra large beach bag - YES, just one dollahh!!

It made the perfect wrap for the gift AND no guilt about throwing away a bag, since it will make a great zippered beach bag for summer!

Summer Deals!

2009-07-06T14:25:00.000-07:00

It's not like I haven't been to Target but wasn't anything worth posting. By the way, just to clarify we don't post our Target buys here so that people can email us and offer to buy our items. All items purchased are items we are using and NOT planning on selling. They have some of the summer girl items for 50% off. Scooters were $2.24 while shorts and tank tops were $2.98!

Pop!

2009-06-09T13:51:00.000-07:00

I saw Target had a sale on $1.99 Rice Krispies. Down the way I saw $1.67 Marshmallows. So I went home and made these:

Krispy Treat Pops

Something smells...fishy.

2009-06-01T23:43:00.000-07:00

I bought this stuff at Target:To make this stuff:

I'll go a long way for a joke, I guess. I think kids should eat more fish! Er. Maybe not so much candy and cookies. So here's a REAL recipe for fish...

Claw claw

2009-04-25T06:43:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of posts, I've been tied up with extreme baby shower activities.

In the middle of it all, I did get to go to Target for a few quick runs, and I found this Baby this shirt for $6. He loves Wolverine and the bright colors and stripes are pretty awesome.I don't normally applaud Marvel for being such a sellout, but if I get a $6 shirt out of it, who am I to complain. It doesn't mean I'm going to eat a Wolverine pizza....

Thank you Easter bunny.

2009-04-17T13:12:00.000-07:00

Since I got laid off, Easter wasn't that...great. Not that it's usually spectacular, but I certainly didn't go out and make the kids big 'ol Easter baskets like I might have in the past. The kids didn't care, but I felt bad.

I happened to be strolling down the aisles of Target when I was surprised to see that there was still a small aisle of Easter stuff for sale - all at 75% off. I figured only junk would be left -- and I was kind of right.

Though I resisted the Batman Easter basket, I did pick these up:
Yo Gabba Gabba Easter cars for the Kid at $3.49 and Schleich animals for the Baby at just $1.99. Not a bad deal.

When O.G. hid the Easter eggs for the kids...she didn't fill them. So the kids would open them to disappointment. UGH. I just told the kids that I guess the Easter Bunny is feeling the recession too.

Full of it.

2009-03-10T12:19:00.000-07:00

The Baby has, um. A problem. And he needs...a release. Yeah.

Hello Kitty Stuff!

2009-03-05T13:52:00.000-08:00

I've been spending too much time in stores waiting to pick up my girls. This is what I found in the $1 bin section....Hello Kitty banks. They weren't a $1, they were $2.50. There was magnets, Hello Kitty socks (too small for my girls), Hello Kitty frames & etc!

shopping spree

2009-02-22T16:58:00.000-08:00

I did not spend $200 at Target. Nope. I spent $194. And I knew I was going to - in fact, I planned for it. I saved up over a few months in anticipation of this event. Sadly nothing 'fun' was bought. It was all necessities. All of it. Not one lone bag of m&ms or an unnecessary scarf in the lot.

My list (which I stuck to) was mostly new clothing items for the boys. They are growing faster than I can catch up, and needed new pants, shirts, socks, new everything. Target has cheap clothes which is good, because they kids go through them pretty quickly. But when you buy several items times two - cheap adds up.

I also got rid of all their old underwear and now they have brand spankin' new ones.

Other things on the list, garbage bags, napkins, cleaners, soap, benadryl, you know - boring boring boring. But the most important thing, 3 giant packs of wipes. There is a whole lotta poo in this house and never like to run out of these. I keep them stocked in all the cabinets and always buy in bulk when they go on sale.So that's how I spent my boring $200. It's sad really. No rush. No fun stuff. But I have wipes and undies for days...

75% Off Valentine's Items

2009-02-19T13:29:00.001-08:00

I got 2 gift cards for Target for my birthday. Had to go in today with them. I got a Valentine's Day t-shirt for less then $2.

Twisted sister

2009-02-10T07:10:00.001-08:00

Valentine's Day is here and I decided NOT to make cupcakes. Shocker. I felt like doing something different instead.

My kids aren't allowed to eat chips, and as we were going down the snack aisle the Baby was all about pretzels. How could you miss them they are in a bag twice the size of your head. There are just too many to eat, so I used the leftover chocolate from some cookies I made yesterda y and dipped the pretzels. SO GOOD. Then again, anything dipped in chocolate is good.There were so many cute things in the holiday aisle that I did NOT need - so I'm waiting for the after Valentine's Day sale. Who doesn't need pink year 'round?? I did spy these little treat boxes for only $1.99, which I figured would hold my pretzels perfectly - and they did. They even came with cupcake inserts. Hm. Maybe I will make cupcakes after all...

It's a trap!

2009-02-04T22:00:00.000-08:00

I sold a bunch of Tokidoki and Kate Spade bags on ebay. I just needed a few mailing boxes and that's it.

I swear.

But Target - we all know it. It's A TRAP. And $50 later (thankfully that was it) I was outta there. What ended up in my cart? Well I had seen these Real Simple organizers for some time and thought, 'What a waste, I can make this'. However, like everyone, I am lacking on time - so making it - not gonna happen. And as insanely organized as I am, I kept going back and looking at them. Finally, I succumbed. I bought this one:Wow is it perfect! Room for papers, room for pens, room for...whatever! Now I want to go back and buy more and more until I have a completely perfect organized desk. Man. All I needed was some mailing boxes.

Dwell on it

2009-02-02T19:39:00.000-08:00

Fisher-Price took Target's partnership with DwellStudio to another level with its latest line of baby gear, including a swing, bouncer chair and high chair.

And as a new mom, I can tell ya that this stuff is suuuuuper cute. So cute, in fact, that I cursed them for waiting until my baby girl was 4 months old to come out with it.

We already have a swing, and our girl is too old for a bouncy chair.

Dang it!

But we hadn't opened the high chair we got from Babies R Us as a shower gift, so I took that bad boy back today and ordered the FP DwellStudio chair instead, which happened to be on sale.

Only Target could make me giddy over a high chair.

Toys 30 - 75% Off!!

2009-01-15T10:24:00.001-08:00

I happened to be in Target today. Looking for a piggy bank. What did I find instead. A huge toy sale. Here is what I got for less then $45!!

Here are some of the deals:

Thomas train $6.99 now $1.74
Dinoco Garage $8.99 now $2.24
Littlest Pet Shop Avent Calendar $12.99 now $3.24
Dora Scrabble Junior $12.99 now $3.24

I was telling everyone that looked like they had kids that the toys were on sale!

Shoes 75% off!

2009-01-11T13:12:00.001-08:00

I got a gift card for Target so we had to go. I got Cooking Mama for the DS. We also picked up these sandals for $3.24. Perfect for the spring/summer here in AZ.