LittleMissMatched.com, home of the most fun and craziest miss-matched fashions, is holding a sock design contest. All you have to do is design 3 fun, funky and unique miss-matched socks. Use your imagination and get a little crazy by mixing and matching colors and cool patterns. Submit your design to LitttleMissMatched.com for your chance to win $500 and 5 packs of socks in your winning design.

How to Enter

1. Go to: LittleMissMatched.com's contest page.
2. Use the Sock Project template at LittleMissMatched.com to design your very own funky 3-pack of socks.
3. Fill out the entry form; contestants under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign as well.
4. Mail your design to the address provided on their site.

Good Luck!

Crib Rock Couture's new boys' t-shirt line features uber-cool graphics depicting the most infamous monsters on Earth. Forget boring striped tees. Forget chain store logo tees. And most of all, forget lame character wear. It's time for tees with graphics that boys really, actually want to wear. The Legends line gives character wear a style boost of epic proportions with characters like: the blood-sucking Chupacabra of Mexico; that pretty famous and totally huge Reptillia of Japan; the seldom seen but largely feared Abominable Snowman Yeti of Outer Mongolia; and the ever elusive and camera shy North American Big Foot. Oh yeah.

Buy Direct: cribrockcouture.com

The Children's Place is running their monster sale with an additional 30% off sale merchandise. This is a great opportunity to stock up on basics such as tees, hoodies, jeans, socks and more. When shopping big sales remember to shop wisely. Don't buy items you don't need or even want just because it's on sale. Think about what items your children actually need and seek those items out first, then move on to trendier items and accessories that will add a bit of pizzazz to their outfits. If you plant to buy ahead remember to calculate sizing so that each item fits in the proper season.

Shop the Sale: Monster Sale at Children's Place

Now that the holidays are over, your pocketbook may be looking a little slimmer. Learn what you can do to maximize your children's wardrobes to save money while still keeping them in style and giving them tons of fashion options. With a few simple tricks you can take a basic wardrobe and make it extraordinary:

• Layer, layer, layer! Layer their new winter-weight sweaters cardigans, blazers, zippies and hoodies over lighterweight fall items to extend their usefulness.
• Use inexpensive accessories to make a basic outfit more fun and personalized.
• Buy basics such as tees, socks, underwear, chinos and jeans in multiples when they are on sale. Buying out of season saves you the most money, but make sure to calculate the proper size for the proper season when buying ahead for fast growing kids.
• Have your children pick out 2 or 3 of their favorite colors. Purchase clothes only in those chosen colors in addition to neutrals, so that they have a true mix-and-match wardrobe. This will not only making getting ready in the morning faster and easier, but it maximizes their wardrobes by giving them more possible outfits.
• Neutral bottoms such as khakis, jeans and black or grey slacks or skirts can be paired with an infinite number of tops. I usually suggest buying twice as many tops as bottoms.