I recently had a great summer party at my house despite the fact that the thought of organizing and having a party makes my brain hurt. That’s the ADHD. I can’t process the thoughts required to put together a party which includes decorating, food preparation, and then clean up.. just thinking about it makes my brain hurt.
My summer party actually turned out really good. I didn’t get stressed before or during the party which was exciting in itself. I made a few appetizers including Sweet Potato Chips that were pretty delicious once I finally got the timing right.
Playtex sent me a few pairs of gloves to try out before, during, and after my party and I’m telling you, they were pretty awesome. First, I used the GreatLengths™ Gloves to clean my glass patio table and chairs one of which had bird poop on it (see photos below.. not of the bird poop!). Before having the gloves I would have just used a few paper towels to clean it off and would have been totally grossed out but the gloves took out the gross factor which was really nice. I also used these gloves when cutting flowers from the garden. I was lazy and didn’t want to go to the shed to get my regular gloves out but these worked really well.
GreatLengths™ Gloves
- Test them out when prepping your grill and/or wiping down your patio furniture for the party; these gloves are ideal for the extra messy clean-up jobs (like getting bird poop off of patio chairs)
CleanCuisine™ Gloves
- Use them while preparing spicy recipes like salsa or try them out when preparing meat or fish for the grill so you are sure to keep clean and germ-free
- Try using them while chopping garlic or onions which often stings hands and/or leave a lingering odor
Living® Gloves
- A twist on the classic Playtex® Living® gloves, this new version is ideal for clean-up tasks like washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen
Here are a couple of super-easy, quick appetizers (great for moms!) to try out at your next party:
Oven Roasted Corn on the Cob – courtesy of FoodNetwork.com
Ingredients:
4 ears fresh corn
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place corn husks directly on the oven rack and roast for 30 minutes or until corn is soft. Peel down the husks and use as a handle when eating. My whoops.. Out of habit, I took the corn husks off before roasting the corn the first time with not such tasty results.
Sweet Potato Chips
Ingredients: 2 sweet potatoes
Directions: Slice two sweet potatoes very thin. Lay as many slices as will fit without overlapping directly on your clean microwave turn table then spray the slices lightly with olive oil cooking spray (salt optional). Microwave them in increments of a few minutes checking for desired crispness.
Learn more about Playtex Gloves at the Playtex website here and buy Playtex gloves at your local grocery store or drugstore.
GIVEAWAY!
Playtex is giving 1 lucky reader 3 Glove samples AND a $50 gift certificate to the grocery store of their choice to buy food/drinks for their own Patio Party.
This is the perfect time of year for a nice patio party! Leave a comment below telling me why you want to win and if you have something fun or funny to tell me about a previous party you held, you’ll get two entries!
Entries accepted until August 18th.
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My daughter is a senior this year so we will be having a graduation party, my grandson is turning 1, and my 70 year old mother is engaged so we will be having a party for that, also my son got promoted from 7th grade to 9th grade so we have a lot to celebrate and with only 1 income in the house every little bit helps.
I have a funny story about playtex gloves, my older daughter wanted to give her cat a bath so she bought a pair of playtex gloves to wear so her cat would not scratch her hands and arms.
Thank you so very very much
camper223[at]live[dot]com
Would love to win this giveaway in order to add some extra surprises to my family’s upcoming Labor Day shin-dig — I’m thinking a great cake and a bottle of champagne would be just the thing. Our parties always seem to have funny moments, especially since we got a karaoke machine — last time we all got a huge laugh out of witnessing my (slightly tipsy) dad belt out the Abba song “Take a Chance on Me.” Thanks for the giveaway!
I need the money.
I want to win because the prize is two things I really need: gloves and groceries. What could be better?
A funny story about a previous party I held, we were having a good time and the lights went out. Everyone flipped out for a few minutes but it turned out okay because luckily we had candles on hand.
I would like to win because I prefer to wear gloves while doing some cleaning and always when handling uncooked meats or poultry. I like Playtex brands, especially.
About parties, I once gave a surprise birthday party where the guest of honor did not show up. It was not funny at the time…. as a matter of fact, STILL not funny!
I would love to win, could definitely use the extra grocery money. Our parties always consist of playing poker…usually. Today we’ll be having a birthday party for my son…its his first!
I’d love to win! We’re going to be moving soon and will be having a housewarming party!
My hands are super sensitive and these would help me out alot with cleaning.
i would love to win for i can always use free stuff an i love getting things sent to me tis a ray of sun shine
I would love to win because I just put in a brand new fire pit and would love to have a party to Chriten it.
I want to win because I need to have a party to get over the end-of-summer blues! At our first Thanksgiving party at our home, we also got our first mouse. Fun!
We are going to have a big barbecue to celebrate the end of summer. This would be great to buy supplies! Thanks!!
We just moved into our new much larger house where we will be holding our first family and friend gathering ever!
We always BBQ the weekend before all the kids start school, this would help a lot with supplies!
At our last BBQ my husband tried to blow himself up! He put too much lighter fluid on it, and it shot out a big flame and burned off all his facial hair! It was scary then, but funny after… he looked 12 again!
I want to win because the gloves I use for super dirty jobs like cleaning litter boxes and the toilet have a hole in one finger.
I never won anything before. could definitely use the extra grocery money. Maybe we could have a litttle patio
party.
Thank You
The gloves are very usful when cleaning the bathroom with chemicals. Make me a winner!
We have spent 28 nights in the trailer this summer and it is time for a really good cleaning.
I would love to win these gloves because I have eczema on my hands and the doctor said to keep them out of the dishwater.
A funny thing that happened at my daughter’s graduation party was that we had it outside in our garage after we had cleaned and scrubbed for 3 months before that! It looked really nice for the party but the day after the party it looked as though we hadn’t cleaned it at all!
I really want to win these — I throw themed-parties all the time, and if I had the gloves, it would have saved my hands, sinuses, and fingernails a lot of aggravation lol!
Thank U!
Second Entry. I threw a Mardi-Gras Birthday party for my best friend a few years ago in February and ordered a specially made New Orleans King Cake with the plastic baby hidden inside….. People were so full from the appetizers and southern dishes that nobody found the baby in the cake. I ended up digging it out and putting it in my boss’s drink. Bad move! He thought it was a bug and spit it out along with his drink, and sprayed all in sight lol.
I would love to win because we are having a end of the summer party in a few weeks and this would be very helpful.
I want to win because the gluten-free food I have to buy is expensive!
DH just got a brand new grill for his birthday and we can’t wait to have our first big cookout with our family and friends!
Thanks for the chance to win!
I love playtex. They play a big roll in my kitchen weather I am doing the dishes or preparing dinner I always got my gloves on. I would love to win with labor day coming up this would be awesome.
I’d love to have a big get together with some family, and this would help a lot!
I had a cook out once where we kept waiting and waiting for the chicken to get done on the grill. Finally we realized we were out of propane. Nice! There well over 20 people there. Would love to win and try at having a better cook out! This time I will be certain there is plenty of propane. The gloves and gift card would come in handy! Thanks for the contest!
I’d love to win because we’re having a housewarming party at our new house next week!
Thank you for the giveaway!
I’d love a chance to win. I use Playtex gloves all of the time, for dish washing and cleaning. How great to have some for free and even extra money to buy more.
Thanks!
These would save my acrylic nails, and $50.00 for groceries would be a wonderful plus! Thank you.
We will be having a cook-out on Labor Day for both sides of the family and would love thi win! It would surely help! Thanks! senekers@comcast.net
We tried the both families cookout on Memorial Day weekend at a local park and was rained out. Everyone came back to our house for the cookout. My house was a mess! I was really scrambling to clean up the house while drying everything off and getting the food rewarmed and on the table! Thanks! senekers@comcast.net
I would love to win so I can throw one last barbeque at the end of summer.
I would love to win and have an “end of summer” BBQ with family and friends!
love to win haven’t had aparty in ages ty.
I would like to win because I have an end-of-summer birthday and I would like to throw a party for myself this year. Sounds a little odd, I know, but I’ve learned that I shouldn’t wait for someone else to may my Bday fun. It is up to me and this year I want a fun, barbeque party. Thanks!
My dh’s birthday is coming up and this would be great to use to throw him a small surprise party. He always gets left out so this would be a big treat for him. Thank you!
I am getting ready to celebrate the big 4-0. I could use these for my party!
I would love to win this for our upcoming triple bday party, for my 3 middle sons.
Thanks for the giveaway… Having a big college reunion barbecue over Labor Day; some are friends I haven’t seen in a few years; celebrating some birthdays too, ranging from 44 to 50; some friends are newly married; others with kids just starting kindergarten & some with high school freshman… We are looking forward to seeing everyone (yet I dread the preparation & clean-up for this thing), so I thought I’d enter your contest, hopefully to win some Playtex gloves so I won’t chemically burn my hands too much when I use oven cleaner to get the grill ready !!!
I want to win because I love Playtex products!
I would like to win because I am always using gloves for some clean up project and Playtex is great. The $50 would come in handy for our next barbecue.
I love Platex gloves, unfortunately it’s one of those things I always manage to forget to pick up when I go shopping. With my dry hands and soft nails, I really need to start remembering. Winning 3 pairs would sure solve that problem for a while. And added bonus….free food. Great giveaway
iheartsweeping@aol.com
well I want to win cause I always need some gloves they come in handy for so many uses and the $50 well anyone can use that, especially when you need some new shoes and only live pay to pay
I’d like to win to give the gloves a try
I would love to win this to help out with my son’s upcoming birthday party — he’s going to be five
tryed the sweet potatoes chips and they are great. thank you
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