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Summer Adventures Are GOLD! ~ $100 GC Giveaway

in Lifestyle on 07/07/17

The days are longer, the nights are warmer and school is almost over!  Hooray!  It’s official.  Summer is right around the corner and it’s time to start making some of those plans that will make this summer one we will remember forever.  A tradition in this house?  The Summer Bucket List.  With the promise of the entire season before us it’s the perfect time of year to create your family dream list and start checking them off.

This summer we are seeking adventure!  A few items on the Summer Bucket List include;

a day (or three) at the beach

a picnic in the park

backyard BBQ’s

pool parties galore

bonfires in the backyard and the beach

s’mores please

an epic trip to Orlando

road trip to the local water falls

paddle boarding

canoeing

a hike in the woods

a trip to cottage country

golf for days

a volleyball game or two

ziplining

Endless summer days mean countless opportunities for adventure.  My girls are eager and ready for adventure and as their Mom, I want to make sure all their dreams come true. So this summer we will go for it.  Try to complete our Summer Bucket List and so much more.  We’re determined to have a fabulous summer and won’t be letting anything slow us down.

How am I going to pull this off? Calendars will be juggled, schedules forgotten and because bug bites, sunburns, and cuts and scrapes are all part of the fun of summer fun, I’ll have a little help from Gold Bond for any bumps or bruises along the way.   Gold Bond’s Anti-Itch products are the key to making sure nothing stands between our little family and an epic summer of fun.

One Gold Bond Product I always keep on hand is Gold Bond Medicated Anti-Itch Cream.

It provides fast relief from pain and itching for nagging targeted itching. Perfect for when you or when one of your little one’s has a nagging, targeted itch. Bug bites be gone!  It works quickly when that itch is in one or two areas but not all over. So you don’t really need a body lotion. What you do need is Maximum Strength Gold Bond Medicated Anti-Itch Cream. It provides two itch relieving ingredients for fast relief to fix that itchy skin.  It offers:

  • Itch relief from insect bites
  • Soothes sensitive and irritated skin
  • Dual medication formula
  • Steroid free
  • Hydrocortisone free
  • Enriched with Aloe and Vitamin E to gently soothe irritated skin

I keep this one on hand for temporary relief of pain and itching associated with minor:

  • Insect bites
  • Skin irritations
  • Scrapes
  • Burns
  • Cuts
  • Sunburns
  • Dry, itchy skin

For bigger, more intense all over itch relief we try Gold Bond Anti-Itch Lotion.

Have you ever had a “mystery itch“?  Itching that comes out of nowhere and you don’t know why?  Perhaps after a hike, a bike or a swim?  I have one daughter who can’t swim in a pool with chlorine in it, the result is itching all over!  Another who is quite fair and sunburns easily – the result, itchy!  So I turn to Gold Bond Anti-Itch Lotion.  It’s Dermatologist tested, fragrance free and steroid free.  I feel good knowing my daughters will have quick relief from the itch.  Gold Bond provides fast acting itch relief for their dry skin and so much more.

Provides itch and pain relief of sunburned skin.

Calms itchy skin, irritated skin or chronically dry skin.

Medicated formula that deeply moisturizes.

 I can’t wait to start checking some things off our Summer Bucket List, and with the help of Gold Bond our #AdventuresAreGold!

If you would like more information on Gold Bond products be sure to check out their website for detailed information.

Ready for some super exciting news?  One lucky reader of How To Survive Life In The Suburbs will WIN a $100 Shoppers Drug Mart Gift Card!  You can use this gift card to help get ready for your next summer adventure!

To win simply tell me what your first summer adventure will be, because after all, #AdventuresAreGold. Then use the Rafflecopter form provided to earn those extra entries. Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This giveaway is open to Canadians only, excluding Quebec, and to all those who have reached the age of majority in their Province. Limit of one entry form per household.  Closes July 30, 2017

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    Comments

    1. Karine says

      July 21, 2017 at 11:53 am

      An adventure (let’s say) in a park a few kms from here!

    2. Marilyn M says

      July 20, 2017 at 12:00 am

      Went to NS for #Canada150

    3. BobbiJo Pentney says

      July 19, 2017 at 11:41 pm

      We went camping and fishing out on the lake.

    4. Zoey J says

      July 18, 2017 at 5:58 pm

      Our first adventure, if it goes as planned, will be around the beginning of August to visit some relatives we haven’t seen in awhile since we’re both so busy!.

    5. Amber Y says

      July 17, 2017 at 3:37 am

      Our first summer adventure will be hiking the trails in the valley. It’s nice to go real early in the morning when there aren’t too many people out yet.

    6. Wanda Tracey says

      July 16, 2017 at 8:20 pm

      We love camping in all the National Parks but this year we are hoping to go on an adventure to the East Coast and travel the Cabot Trail.

    7. Joyce S says

      July 16, 2017 at 1:58 pm

      Our summer adventure will be camping and exploring new areas!

    8. maria says

      July 16, 2017 at 1:03 pm

      Going to the beach!

    9. Alicia Boisvert says

      July 16, 2017 at 4:24 am

      My first summer adventure will be going to the tawassan water park. I’ve never been so it should be exciting. I can’t wait!

    10. Ray Koo says

      July 15, 2017 at 11:31 pm

      I want to go the beach with my family!

    11. Marilyn M says

      July 15, 2017 at 11:57 am

      Doing touristy things with grandkids in the city

    12. Barb W says

      July 14, 2017 at 10:20 pm

      It’ll probably be camping!

    13. lori butler says

      July 14, 2017 at 7:10 am

      we are hoping to travel from BC to NB

    14. Nancy Montgomery says

      July 13, 2017 at 11:25 pm

      My first summer adventure was a picnic on the beach.

    15. Brenda Penton says

      July 13, 2017 at 7:26 pm

      My first summer adventure is a trip across the province to St. John’s.

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