Sports Mama Tip: How to Mail Your Collegiate Athlete Homemade Treats!

Two posts in a week?! I'm on a roll! Just wanted to jump on here really quick and share an idea with you all, especially for the mamas with collegiate athletes.

We never stop missing our kiddos; no matter how old they get. And whether they like to admit it or not, they miss home too. They miss us, their siblings, their room, pets, and of course homemade food! Because let's be honest, those dining halls get old. Quick!

I recently started mailing No. 1 baked goods. One of his absolute favorite things I make are rice krispie treats. I use this recipe here. It calls for more butter than the original recipe, as well as vanilla extract. The recipe also has you stir in whole marshmallows at the very end and cautions against packing them down very tightly. They come out ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!

Perfectly sweet, moist, and fluffy. I have to stop myself from digging in the pan one too many times!

So how did I get them from VA to PA, you ask? I mailed them!

Once they were completely cooled, I cut them into squares. I then individually wrapped each square in saran wrap. And finally, I put each individually wrapped treat in a freezer bag.

And added a little handwritten note, of course!

I then headed over to my local post office and mailed them. Two days later and he had homemade rice krispie treats! And I had a happy boy!

According to google, they should stay fresh for up to five days. I advised him to put them in the fridge *if* he still had any on day four. And that was a BIG if.

College kid not a rice krispie treat fan? No worries! Two of my sports mama BFFS were telling me that they've mailed their boys cookies and brownies (one of them mailing all the way to Florida!). No complaints whatsoever!

I posted about them in the Confessions of a Sports Mama Facebook group and received even more tried and tested ideas:

• protein balls
• muffins
• candied pecans
• oreo truffles
• homemade tortillas
• blondies

I will definitely be trying some many of them! Speaking of the Facebook group, have you joined us yet? 57,000+ real sports mamas, just like yourself!

I hope you found this post helpful. Do you mail your collegiate athlete something not mentioned above? I'd love to hear about it!

Sports Mama Review: SHOC Zero G Plus Football Visor & Visor Clips

Hi there, Sports Mamas! Long time no see blog. Like many of you, I'm knee deep in football season. No. 1 is in his second year of college football! (Seriously, how did we get here so quickly?!). Our weekends are filled with traveling, tailgates, and games. But I promise you that I wouldn't have it any other way. The days are long, but the years are short, way too short.

Ok, enough with the sappy stuff. I wanted to jump on to give you all (especially my fellow football mamas) a review. How many of your football players wear visors? How many of them want a visor? How many of you have no clue what a football visor is? Well, I'm here to help!

No. 1 has worn a visor since youth league. Their primary purpose is protection. Visors shield players eyes from injury. They also keep grass and turf out of them. As well as reduce facemask injuries and penalties due to the openings being reduced, which block fingers from grabbing on to them and bringing you down.

And for many players they choose to wear them because: Look good. Feel good. Play good!

No. 1's visor of choice is the SHOC Zero G Plus.

SHOC's visors are made from the highest grade of ultra-light polycarbonate in the industry, providing the highest of breakage strength as well as the best UV protection. Because of their exceptional fit as well as the quality of the lens material, they are highly unlikely to crack. Making them the safest in the game.

No. 1 says the visor fits his Riddell Speedflex helmet perfectly. (Although this particular visor was originally manufactured to fit that helmet specifically, testing has shown it to fit ALL current football helmets in today's market- with the exception of the Riddell Axiom). He also said that it is easy to put on and off and does not fog on him.

He's tried other visors over the years and says that the SHOC is definitely his top choice and superior to others.

SHOC includes a storage bag as well as a pair of visor clips with every order.

Their visor clips fit all SHOC visors as well as ALL other visors on the market. They have 13 colors to choose from, from carolina blue to hot pink!

Don't have a football player? SHOC also makes lacrosse and softball visors! Click HERE to purchase and receive 15% off your athlete's visor today!

I hope I've helped answer all of your visor related questions. 

If not, please feel free to reach out to me and I will get back to you as soon as I can. 

Enjoy the rest of your football season, Sports Mamas!!!

*** SHOC was kind enough to send me their products, however, all thoughts and opinions are solely my own (and my collegiate athlete's!) ***