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Parents! Vote Now to Help Kids Have More Fun - One Playspace at a Time

As parents, we spend a lot of time discovering creative ways to nurture our children's curiosity. Luckily, being outdoors provides the perfect landscape, fueling young imaginations and creating endless possibilities for exploration, discovery and creativity. Children's Claritin hopes to inspire parents to create innovative play spaces in their backyards, and communities.

Children's Claritin also believes in the benefits of outdoor activity for children, and wants to help children get the most out of every day! They're teaming up with KaBOOM!, a national non-profit, to help bring innovative playspaces to communities in need and you can help! By voting, you can help them pick the four community organizations that will receive Imagination Playground™. What's Imagination Playground™? See imagination at play - watch last year's winner enjoying Imagination Playground™.

Be sure to visit ClaritinVoteforPlayspaces.com where you can place your vote and gather playspace inspirations for creating your own backyard playspace.

While visiting the Children's Claritin & KaBOOM! Facebook page, you can also:

•  Learn more about the twelve organizations you can vote for receiving Imagination Playground™ 
• Download coupon offers 
• Locate a playspace near you 

Vote now and help us pick the four community organizations that will receive Imagination Playground™. You can vote one time per day through 9/26/14. Click here for voting rules.

I received this information as a part of the Children's Claritin Mom Crew. I was not compensated in any way for sharing this information.

KaBoom! and Children's Claritin Helping Schools in Need!!

    

Kids should have time to play -- at home and at school. We know that creative play can make kids happy and healthy, but some kids aren't getting enough of it. That's why the makers of Children's Claritin are teaming up with the national nonprofit KaBOOM! to help bring innovative play spaces to schools in need. We want you to be among the first to hear about this exciting program.

Children's Claritin and KaBOOM! are helping bring play to kids in need by offering 12 national schools the chance to win Imagination Playground™ equipment. These mobile play sets are comprised of oversized foam blocks that can be assembled inside or outside, giving children of all abilities the opportunity to foster creativity and critical-thinking skills.

Your vote can make a difference! Join Children's Claritin, the #1 pediatrician-recommended non-drowsy allergy brand, and KaBOOM! to help select 4 schools to receive Imagination Playground™ equipment.

You can visit http://Facebook.com/Claritin until 10/31 to cast your vote for one of twelve finalist schools. The four schools with the most votes will win Imagination Playground™ equipment for their students.

Help bring these schools to the finish line!

•  1. Chicago, IL – Hanson Park Elementary 
•  2. Cincinnati, OH – Pleasant Ridge Montessori School 
•  3. Joplin, MO - McKinley Elementary 
•  4. North Salem, NY – Westchester Exceptional Children’s School 
•  5. Union Town, PA – Menallen Elementary School 
•  6. Washington, DC – Sela Public Charter School 
•  7. New Orleans, LA – Audubon Charter School 
•  8. Spartanburg, SC – Spartanburg Charter School 
•  9. Willis, TX – Parmley Elementary Annex 
•  10. Vail, AZ – Sycamore Enrichment Center 
•  11. Santa Cruz, CA – Live Oak Elementary 
•  12. Spokane Valley, WA – St. John Vianney School

Please help by voting for the school of your choice! Vote HERE!!

As a member of the Children’s Claritin Mom Crew, I receive product samples and promotional items to share and use as I see fit. No monetary compensation has taken place and any opinions expressed by me are honest and reflect my actual experience

Back-to-School Survival From Children’s Claritin!

Going back to school can be crazy. Life can get very hectic. You and your kids have to deal with new schedules, new classes, new teachers, and sometimes new friends. All of that can add to the stress of starting a new school year. Having allergies on top of all that can just make it worse and even harder to deal with. That's why as a Mom it's good to know some basic things to help your kids deal with allergies and make things just a little bit easier with a new school year.

Here are some great tips to help:

• 1. Be sure to have Children’s Claritin, the #1 pediatrician-recommended non-drowsy allergy brand, on hand! 
•  2. Multi-vitamins are building blocks to having a strong immune system. Make taking a multi-vitamin part of your child’s daily routine. 
•  3. Let there be light! Mold doesn't like sunlight, so try to keep your curtains open during the day. Should be easy during the summer months, but even more important in the fall and winter! 
•  4. Did you know that most pillows trap allergens, dust mites, and bacteria? Monitor the cleanliness of the pillow your child with allergies sleeps on and replace if necessary. 
•  5. Back to school season means lots of laundry for many moms. Be sure to remove laundry from the washing machine promptly. Allowing wet clothes to sit in the washer means mold can quickly grow there. 
•  6. Monitor pollen counts and adjust outdoor before and after school activities accordingly. Dry, windy days can be particularly high in pollen. 
•  7. Showering or bathing at the end of the day as opposed to the morning can be helpful in removing allergens from body surfaces and hair. 
•  8. Stay hydrated! Always send your child to school with a bottle of water. Drinking lots of clear fluids through the day can help get rid of toxins and flush out body. 
•  9. Peak pollen production typically occurs in early morning, so try to plan outside activities at other times of the day. 

Remember, even small things in a new classroom or new school supplies can trigger allergy attacks. My youngest son reacted to a lotion that one teacher used. So be watching closely for any sign of trouble with allergies to help make the school year go smoother, and always keep Children’s Claritin on hand just in case!

As a member of the Children’s Claritin Mom Crew, I receive product samples and promotional items to share and use as I see fit. No monetary compensation has taken place and any opinions expressed by me are honest and reflect my actual experience.