Fun Halloween Party Ideas

Whether you’re planning a halloween party with friends, or just looking for something fun to do with friends, you’ll want to check out what our team has to share about halloween!

How to Find a Great Homecoming Dress

Homecoming is right around the corner.  Have you found your dress yet?  Find out what our teens at Girls With Dreams.com have to say about the perfect dress, no matter what your budget!

Win a FREE Copy of Girls Gone Green

If you haven’t heard about the amazing new book Girls Gone Green by Lynn Hirshfield and foreword by Hayden Panettiere, you need too! We did a few blog posts about it last week, and we know it’s a book every girl needs. We love it so much we are giving a copy of it away this month to one of our lucky Girls With Dreams followers.

Here’s How You Can Win!  Send us an email by 11:00 pm on Tuesday September 7th to  info@girlswithdreams.com and tell us how you are going green and/or how you help the environment and why you want to win this book.  Be creative and have fun with this!  We will pick the most creative email and announce our winner the week of September 13th.  Please recognize any submissions may be posted on Girls With Dreams.com.  We will not use your full name if we share your email.

Kick Off the School Year by Rocking Out

Thinking about the new school year just around the corner is exciting, but it can also be stressful. Shopping for school supplies, finishing that last bit of summer reading, finalizing your schedule, and sorting out extracurricular activities can make you want to scream, “Where did the summer go?”

Everyone has their own ways of dealing with stress. If you’re like me, you crank up the volume on your iPod and sing at the top of your lungs while jumping around your room. Here’s the playlist that helps we unwind:

N*Synch – Bye Bye Bye, Its Gonna Be Me, Dirty Pop
Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way
Avril Lavine – Sk8r Boii
Britney Spears – Baby One More Time, Lucky, (You Drive Me) Crazy, Oops!…I Did It Again
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites The Dust
A*Teens – Upside Down
Blondie – The Tide Is High
JET – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
P!nk – Get The Party Started, U + Ur Hand

You might not know these, but you should check them out:
Stephen Jerzak – Cute (this song is one of my favorites)
Cady Groves – Changing Me, Or Else, The Life of A Pirate, Real With Me
Josh Golden – Get Ready For This, Small Town Big City, Pretty Little Face

Plus, anything by Ke$ha or Lady Gaga! What are some of your favorites?

Back-to-School Shopping on a Tight Budget

Between clothes, school supplies, and the holidays just around the corner, that shopping bill adds up pretty fast. Even if you’re parents are paying for everything, it’s still nice to keep an eye on the price tags when you’re getting all your gear. The two major things you’re probably looking for right now are clothes and school supplies. Here are some tips for saving cash on both:

Clothes Shopping:

• Stay away from brand name stuff. You can get less expensive clothes that are just as cute as brand name styles by giving up that little logo.
• Head to the clearance racks! You can find a hidden treasure that no one else will be wearing at school.
• Look for coupons. You can find them online, in magazines and newspapers, and even by the register.
• Don’t buy things you already own. Go for something completely different to add variety to your wardrobe.
• Don’t be afraid of resale stores! Goodwill has turned into one of my favorite stores! It’s like one giant store of clearance racks! You can even sell your gently worn clothes at Plato’s Closet, then shop around to find new items.

School Supplies Shopping:

• Buy in bulk. I know we all want the sparkly pens and pencils, but you’ll just lose those anyway (well, I always did). It’s cheaper to get a whole box.
• Shop Dollar Stores. Saving a few bucks on each item might not seem like it makes a big difference, but it adds up.
• Compare prices online first. Amazon has a lot of great deals.
• If you have some supplies from last year that are still in good condition, then use them! There’s no point in throwing them aside and buying replacements.

Back to School Week Blitz Kick Off Day 1

With school starting, I’m a little nervous to meet people. I am more excited than anything though. The school year is a fresh start, but you should stay true to who you are.

I’m excited to be around these 15,000 strangers who know nothing about me. I guess I’ve done a lot of growing up in high school, because I know who I am now.  It’s strange being separated from a group of people I’ve known for the past four years.

I’ve learned to be myself and if my friends accept that, great. If people don’t accept who I am, then they’re not really my friends. I wasn’t always accepting of this: I didn’t always understand that not everybody will want to be your friend.

When I was elementary school, I was teased nonstop for being a different race. I never got upset. I just got angry, and I started to become the bully. I think I tried extra hard to fit in and be the best during elementary school, because I set these walls up so people wouldn’t make fun of me.

My friends would make fun of everyone they could. They were the “popular group,” and I felt like I should do the same. It was a never-ending battle to fit in. I’ve grown up now, been reunited with a lot of those people I used to make fun of. So many of those people are friends who I couldn’t live without now.

You never truly know someone until you get to know them.
You have to give people chances, and you can’t change yourself just because someone else wants you to.

So, as you get ready to go back to school, remember to stay true to yourself but be open to meeting lots of new friends!  Make sure you check our website every day this week August 2-7 for more great Back To School Topics!

Watch Out for Our Big Back to School Blitz!

The process of preparing to return to school is filled with mixed emotions. It’s difficult to say goodbye to summer, but it’s also fun to look forward to the start of a new year filled with new friends and new adventures.

We’ve planned a special Girls With Dreams Back to School Blitz week to help you have the best year yet. Check out our juicy tips and fun advice about everything from fashion to boys to achieving good grades! Watch for new posts and videos every day during our special Back to School Blitz from August 2-7.

Monday: How to Be Yourself and Deal with Peer Pressure
Tuesday: Fabulous Fashion Trends
Wednesday: How to be Organized and Stay Organized – If you’re in St. Louis, check out Great Day St. Louis on KMOV at 10:00 a.m. Girls With Dreams will share tips about how to have a successful school year.
Thursday: Getting Involved at School: How to Find Things You Love to Do.
Friday: Dating, Dating, Dating!
Saturday: Decorating Your Locker and Bedroom

More Ways to Have Fun This Summer

Most of us are probably halfway thru our summer. Have you made the most of it? Do you wish summer would never end or are you getting bored? Teens from Girls With Dreams.com wanted to get together and give you more ideas for how to have a blast this summer! The best part is you don’t need alot of money to have a great time.

Have Fun in the Sun this Summer

Summer break is about to start and many teens confess that freedom quickly turns to boredom. We’ve got your summer solution! Check out these tips from our team:

The GWD Summer Swimsuit Challenge is Back

Last year, we launched the Girls With Dreams Summer Swimsuit Challenge and we liked it so much, we wanted to bring it back this year. The purpose of the challenge is to reject negative fat talk, whether it’s putting ourselves down or talking about other girls. Listen to how it got started and read more about the challenge below!

Every girl, no matter what shape or size, deserves to be confident in her own skin. Here are a few more tips to help you stop second-guessing yourself when you look in the mirror:

-Try to achieve and maintain a healthy weight, not an unrealistic one. Make sure you’re having a healthy mix of fruits and veggies, whole grains, protein, and water. Try to cut back on or eliminate soda as much as possible.
-Look for fun ways to exercise with your friends, such as walking, swimming, or dancing.
-Watch out for negative self-talk. Girls With Dreams has started a Summer Self-Esteem Challenge. We ‘d love for you to join us!
-Be practical. Find a swimsuit that makes you feel comfortable and confident. Just because everyone else is wearing a bikini or some other style doesn’t mean you have to do the same. When you feel good about what you’re wearing, your beauty will shine through.
-Think about when you’ve been proud about your confidence. Remember those times and use them to help pick yourself up when you start feeling down.
-Have other confidence and self-esteem boosting ideas for teens? We’d love to hear them! Send your ideas to info@girlswithdreams.com or post them on our fan page!

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