Thursday, April 9, 2015

Entertaining and Helpful Youtube Channels, Blogs, and Websites for Dancers

Hey y'all! It's Julia here with a blog post for all you dancers! Here are some YouTube channels, blogs, and websites for dancers that I enjoy looking at from time to time.



Autumn Miller and her mom Krista Miller giving lots of helpful hints and tips on their YouTube channel. It has lots of tutorials and a few online classes so check it out!
They have hundreds of videos and tutorials on dance, fitness, cheerleading, gymnastics, and more!
A YouTube channel and blog that has lots of tutorials as well as fun dancery stuff so it appeals to all sorts of dancers!
An SAK collab YouTube channel with tutorials, dances, and fun dance related stuff!
An amazing blog that has everything dance related under the sun from tips to quizzes to competition packing lists. You can also e-mail the creators to get specific advice and recommendations.
Both very cheap dancwear and dance accessories online shops. you can also get a lot of their products off of Amazon.com but usually these prices are cheaper.

These are a few of many, many YouTube channels, blogs, and websites that may interest you.

So that's it for this post!
Comment if any of these helped you or if you have any recommendations!

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

What's in our Disney Park bags!

Hey y'all it's all Four of the Sparks today. We went to Disney World in January and we want to show you what's in our Disney park bags!
 
So without further ado here is our first joint Blog post:

 
 
Bailey's Bag:

My bag is a Water Backpack that I got specifically for Disney.( Here is were you should be able to find it) (amazon.com than search Ridgeway by Kelty)

  • A jacket - It sometimes gets cold in the morning and at night, so I'm bringing my Disney fleece
  • A mini First-Aid kit - There's going to be 24 people so we want to make sure we're safe
  • My Disney pins - I bought some off Ebay for really cheap so I can trade them
  • A project To-do - For the long lines
  • Sunglasses - because the sun is really bright
And now for the more obvious stuff
  • Chap stick (Eos), Hand sanitizer (Bath and Body Works PocketBac in the Pink Chiffon scent), Hair ties, Bobby Pins, Brush, Deodorant, Travel size body mist and Lotion

 
Julia's Bag:

I have the same Ridgeway by Kelty backpack that Bailey has but I put some Disney buttons on it!
The bag is amazing! the smallest pocket can fit my Nokia Lumia 920 with a wallet case on with room to spare. It fits two liters of water, and has some pockets, within pockets!

Now, in my bag I have:
  • My phone with my wallet case (it has a strap!) (the case, I mean)
  • Hand sanitizer, Target $1 wipes, lotion, chap stick, yoyo, and safety pins
  • Hair stuff
  • Sunglasses
  • A lot of Disney pins
  • Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom cards, Wilderness Explorer handbook, etc.
Emma's Bag:

I bought a half-pint Jansport off of Amazon specifically with this trip in mind. It is smaller then I originally thought, but I think that it will work nicely. Its got a nice zippered front pocket and a smaller pocket on top of that which closes with Velcro and is great for things you need close at hand.



I'm a bit of a perfectionist and I love organizing, so my backpack has several small cosmetic cases to keep everything tidy. I seriously recommend doing this!

In the big pocket, I have my green flowered bag, my pin case, an extra lanyard, my water bottle, a glasses case, my sunglasses, and an Altoid tin filled with hair things, clips and bobby pins.

My green flowered bag is the one I use for my brush, a small eye shadow palate, mascara, make-up remover wipes, feminine products, lotion and my adorable Mickey & Minnie compact mirror

All of my first aid items are in my chevron pencil case, and its fairly basic. I used a $1 jewelry case to hold plenty of Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen. I also have a whole bunch of different types of band-aids, medicated chap stick, cough drops and an alcohol wipe.

In the smaller zippered pocket, I have my purple wristlet, cardstock, sharpies and my phone. The wristlet is for my Disney pins that I bought off of Ebay specifically for trading. The cardstock and sharpies are for autographs, because I am planning on making a scrap book of sorts, so my autographs will look extra nice.

The little Velcro pocket has just enough room for hand sanitizer and Eos chap stick. I use my chapstick pretty often, so its nice to just pull it out with moving anything else. I have my hand sanitizer there too, because if my hands are in need of hand sanitizer, I don't want to be touching everything else.

Kate's Bag:

I carry a Tinkerbelle messenger bag, which is just the right size for my everyday needs. Unlike my cousins, who are uber-prepared when it comes to Disney, I actually use my purse for a few things:
  • My phone with a wallet case (Because no one likes to dig out their wallet when they're in a hurry!)
  • Chap stick (which, honestly, ended up there by mistake. I did end up needing it, though.)
  • Bobby pins and hairbands
  • Whatever merchandise I bought that day.
  • Aaaaaand whatever anyone without a purse asks me to carry (I'm lookin' at you Emma! Because for whatever reason you never brought your meticulously organized bag with you on rides!).
The main reason I carry a purse is because my phone falls out of my pocket fairly often, so I lose it fairly often.


So, everyone, this was supposed to get posted a month ago- before we  left- but, being that I'm (Kate) a super lazy procrastinator, I didn't finish my part until right now.

My apologies and I hope you liked this post!



When you go to Disney, what is the MOST essential item you bring in your bag?