Hyland’s Assorted Children’s Products Review and Giveaway

November 16, 2012 by 16 Comments

I was lucky enough to receive an assortment of goodies from Hylands! The products that I received are necessities to get through the upcoming winter season!

“Hylands develops homeopathic formulas with the highest quality of natural ingredients following the strictest standards for preparation. With a century of commitment to homeopathy, Hyland’s tradition of excellence consistently provides quality and integrity in every homeopathic product.”

The products I received:

Allergy Relief 4 Kids

Calms Forte 4 Kids

Complete Flu Care 4 Kids

Sniffles n’ Sneezes 4 Kids

Cold’n Cough 4 Kids

Nighttime Cold’n Cough 4 Kids

All of the products are specially designed for children-Ages 2 and Up.

I was so excited to try out the products!

I was happy to give the Calm Forte 4 Kids a try! Ella is a VERY active child, and is always on the go. Most of the time she is able to settle down, but not all the time. There are nights when she just has a HARD time getting to sleep. This has worked great in helping her calm down and get to sleep!

Allergies are [Read more…]

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Sage Spoonfuls Let’s Get Started Review and #Giveaway

November 16, 2012 by 67 Comments

I was lucky enough to be able to do a review on the Sage Spoonfuls Let’s Get Started Package. I had debated back and forth for quite awhile about if I should make my own baby food for Ava or not. I finally decided that it really would be best, and I thought that it probably wouldn’t be too hard to give it a whirl, so that’s what I did. This is a great product, and it is DEFINITELY easy for you to use! What’s Included?

  • “Sage Spoonfuls-Simple Recipes, Healthy Meals, Happy Babies” Cookbook
  • Immersion Blender and Food Processor
  • 12 BPA-free 4 oz Storage Jars with 60 labels
  • 2 Stackable Storage Trays
  • 1 Pocket Guide
BPA free and made of non-toxic matierials!
Winner of a 2012 Cribsie Award for Best New Arrival!
Winner of the Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal!
About The Product:
This is a great product! It is a 19 piece set, that includes everything you need to be able to make & store baby food for your child!
Cookbook: is a WONDERFUL resource for the first time mom making recipes, and even for moms with lots of kids. I really liked all the resources that were in the cookbook. I like how it helped a parent know when they could and could not introduce a food. I also liked that they gave you ideas of how to mix the food, so that they weren’t just eating plain food!
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Peaceable Kingdom Games-Snug As A Bug & Race To The Treasure Review #GiftGuide

November 15, 2012 by 8 Comments

Peaceable Kingdom’s mission is to make good, do good, and be good. Which means: to create fresh, fun, award winning products that educate, inspire, and tickle funny bones, to donate to charitable organizations that support the well-being of children, to remain committed to socially-conscious manufacturing practices and sustainable and eco-friendly materials, to maintain integrity in all business relationships and to support the people who support them! The Peaceable Kingdom philosophy – come into the kingdom and join the fun!

I was lucky enough to be able to review 2 of their new Cooperative Games for Little Kids. I reviewed Snug As a Bug in a Rug, and Race to the Treasure.

The great thing about all of the games in this line is that they are Cooperative games. Which means, that you work together with all the partners against some sort of obstacles. These types of games allow kids to work together, take turns, follow directions, and of course to cooperate!

This is a GREAT game for a variety of ages in kids!! There are 3 levels for playing this game! My daughter is only 2.5, but she had no problem playing the game [Read more…]

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WIN Pajanimals Snuggle Up Storymat from TOMY #GiftGuide

November 13, 2012 by 24 Comments

My son LOVES the Pajaminals- he just can’t get enough of them. Really. It’s almost maddening. From the first time he saw the show, it has been a favorite. He even painted a Squacky pumpkin for Halloween.

Halloween Pumpkin

He’s so proud of himself, LOL.

Just as your kids were getting back into the regular routine, here comes the end ofdaylight savings time! Although the early arrival of darkness due to the time change on November 4 can often help in getting children to settle into healthy sleep-time routines, there may still be some transition time required. That’s where THE PAJANIMALS can help, with their new and super cute nap mat. Hey- anything to get them to sleep, ay?

The new PAJANIMALS Snuggle Up Story Mat from TOMY is really adorable, and has all the Pajaminals featured on it. It is lightweight and fun to play camping with. While I would not use it for a real blanket, and it is super-super thin in the mat, my son loved it and we used it nightly during the hurricane to get Little Man to go to sleep. It was a fun object that he enjoyed, and we just put a sleeping bag under it and blankets over it (it was COLD, man! No heat with no power to start it, LOL). It was great to have that around as a bribe to get him to sleep when he was pretty freaked out.

The PAJANIMALS features four cuddly “loveablepuppets” [Read more…]

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Ultimate Dino Digs – Triceratops #NationalGeographic #GiftGuide

November 13, 2012 by 5 Comments

Ready for some fun non-electricity driven excitement? How about we throw in some dinosaurs and paleontology too.

National Geographic has a new kit for you. It is the Ultimate Dino Digs Triceratops Excavation Kit. This kit includes eleven dinosaur bones hidden in a dinosaur dig rock, a pair of excavation glasses, mallet, chisel, brush, and a Dinopedia collector card.

This Dig rock is made of a dirt-type substance which crumbles easily when hit with the mallet or chisel. The substance is quite messy though so either cover your table with newspaper or do this outside. We choose to do this outside. There was quite alot of dust and [Read more…]

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Holiday Guide: #W!n 27 favorites from @TheSwissColony! Guest #G!veaway

November 8, 2012 by 36 Comments
When I was a kid my favorite part about the holidays were big meat and cheese care packages and baked goods. … My family is sparsely spread these days so if I want baked goods or meat trays I have to get them together myself. With so much to do and so many people with a plate handed in my direction, giving everyone their Christmas goodies has become an impossible task.
Of the last batch of breakfast muffins I baked…. I didn’t even get pan crumbs.
So when I heard about Swiss Colony& their front door delivery of baked goods, meat, and cheeses, I was all in!

Because The Swiss Colony has a nice selection of cheese, meats, and nuts and snacks; all the things that remind me of holidays at grandma.

I really like that The Swiss Colony has a variety of treats but I am especially attracted to the meat and cheese arrangements. Having grown [Read more…]
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Holiday Guide: Enter to #win the @LaserPegsToys Guest #Giveaway

November 8, 2012 by 13 Comments
With three kids that have gone through various stages of Lego engineering, we have quite a comprehensive collection. The boys don’t get into them all that often but Ms. Ma’am still drags the bins out and considering all the nieces and nephews that filter through my house they still get some good use.
My nephew, aka Gare-Bear, especially has an adoration for the building mechanisms. I’m fascinated with his tower building abilities. I don’t exaggerate when I tell you that he builds mini villages, jail houses, spaceships, watch towers, cruise ships, and a plethora of realistic structures….the kid truly has a special ability and will build for hours on end. At 7 years old…that’s awe like.
So when [Read more…]
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Wondawedge Review

November 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment

We were lucky enough to be able to review the WondaWedge. I must say that I was a little unsure of if I would like it, and as to what exactly the WondaWedge really was!

Shortly after receiving it, I realized that it was one of the coolest and most useful products that I have tried out or used in a LONG time!!

My Thoughts:

I felt that the WondaWedge was very easy to carry and use. I loved that there were 3 different positions you could use it in, and that you can always find a comfortable spot! The three positions are sitting up straight, reclining, and lumbar support. I also liked that you could leave a little air out to make it squishy, or if you like it firm, you can blow it up completely! [Read more…]

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