Wagamama Baby Blankie Ball

CanCan, 11 March 2010, No comments
Categories: Baby care, Reviews, Traveling baby

Deeds has a blankie.

The blankie’s name is "Silky".

Silky has to go everywhere with us. Silky is filthy.

When I am the lone adult traveling with my two kids, keeping track of lovies is stressful.

My usually solution is to carry a giant purse that I can stuff things into so we can walk to our next gate.

Wagamama Baby has invented a genius solution for blankie-loving travelers.

The Blankie Ball is a soft blankie which tucks into an attached self-enclosing pouch.

Once in the pouch, it is a soft round ball that functions as a pillow or toy.

The outer cover protects blankie and keeps it clean.

So simple! How perfect!

If I could have predicted Deeds’s love for Silky, I would have just bought 3 or 4 of these in the beginning, preparing us for all phases of blankie-laden travel.

The Wagamama Blankie Ball is on sale right now for 30% off at WagamamaBaby.com

Thank you, Wagamama Baby, for sending us a sample of the awesome Wagamama Blankie Ball for review.

Gypsy Soule

CanCan, 11 March 2010, 1 comment
Categories: Mom stuff, Reviews

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It is almost flip-flop season again! I can’t wait!

I frequently have “I wish I was wearing flip-flops right now” moments.

8000 Gypsy Soule has some distinctive flip-flops great for showing off your inner rock star (or cowgirl, whichever the case may be)!

Creators Lorinda Van Newkirk and Amy Moorhouse use genuine cow hide and add bling with 100% Swarovski crystal conchos.

It’s like a huge rockin’ belt buckle…for your feet!

Crosses on the straps, sides, and heels add to the Gypsy Soule flavor.

Those Swarovski crystals really sparkle in the sun…how fun would these be at the beach?

The soles are high quality EVA, making each pair springy and comfortable.

Every set of Gypsy Soule bling flip-flops is hand made in Texas.

Props to Gypsy Soule for their flip-flops that feel good and look good!

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Thank you to Gypsy Soule for providing me with a pair of sweet, sparkly flip-flops for review.

Other Gypsy Soule Reviews:

Laughing Lindsay checks out a Hammered Cross Necklace

PB and Pickles and her Gypsy Soule Boots

Connected2Christ has a multi-drop necklace

Mama in FlipFlops2 has…some flip flops!

Type A Mom has a detailed review of some Gypsy Soule Boots

Puddlegear For Rainy Day Play

CanCan, 10 March 2010, 2 comments
Categories: Children's fashion, Green, Reviews, Safety

You have been cooped up all winter, and now here come those April showers!

Are you going to force your kids to stay indoors, or can you gear them up for rainy day fun?

We decided to go carless this year, which means, rain or shine, we will be bicycling in the elements.

Puddlegear is our choice for keeping our little passengers dry and happy. Because worse than a wet preschooler would be a whiney, or later, sick preschooler.

Puddlegear is free of PVC and Phthalates, and has even been certified by oko - tex to be free of over 100 harmful chemicals.

This is a HUGE deal! It means no off-gassing, and no system-disrupting chemicals.

Puddlegear is made of ATEC, which is soft and pleasant to wear, blocks wind and rain, is tear resistant, and isn’t stinky like vinyl rain wear.

Deeds is a fire fighter enthusiast (he wants to be a “cheep”…chief), and is proud to wear his Anton Jacket and matching Felix Pants.

The "model" on this blog post is actually my niece, 5 months younger and smaller than Deeds.

All of the kids envy Deeds’s cool Puddlegear, so I think will be buying another set for Jojo!

The closures on the clothing are high quality "poppers"; this suit looks like it will last way beyond the time it will take Deeds to outgrow it.

The suspenders in the pants are adjustable for growth, and the reflective strips are wonderful for night time visibility.

Puddlegear is available in other cool styles and a range of baby, toddler, and children’s sizes.

You can even custom order an adult size. I am seriously considering, my friends.

I love Puddlegear! Seize the puddle!

I follow @PuddlegearAlex on Twitter.

Thank you, Puddlegear, for providing a sample for Deeds to enjoy.

Unemployed Philosophers Guild

CanCan, 09 March 2010, 50 comments
Categories: Giveaways, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures, Toys

The Unemployed Philosphers Guild has interesting gifts for deep thinkers of all ages.

You could spend lots of time browsing and chuckling over their unique wares.

This is good stuff.

Just a few of my favorites:

Dali watch.

Obamamints.

Freudian Slips.

Jojo is now the proud owner of a Sherlock Holmes Little Thinker doll.

Sherlock has a real magnifying glass for finding clues, and a nice little plush pipe.

Jojo likes Sherlock Holmes because he solves mysteries and looks for evidence, like his other heroes Tin Tin and Indiana Jones.

I was thrilled about the Little Thinker series of dolls because Jojo has some very unique interests for a boy of 5.

Ever since we visited the mausoleum in Hanoi, he has been talking about Ho Chi Minh like crazy. I would love to expand his political enthusiasms into more Western leanings. But, kids will be kids!

The Unemployed Philosophers Guild is giving Mom Most Traveled readers the chance to win a Little Thinker Doll!

1.) To enter to win, visit the shop and let me know which Little Thinker Doll you would like to win, and why!

Try to show that you actually did visit the site.

One winner will be chosen at random.

2.) Email subscribers get an extra entry for as long as their subscription is active.

Already a subscriber? Leave me a separate comment on this post to let me know you’re interested in this giveaway.

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3.) Twitter about this giveaway (include a link to this post, @UPGuild and @MomMostTraveled ) and comment here with your Twitter name. (once daily)

4.) Blog about this giveaway, including a link to this post. Leave me a comment with the link so I can check your post!

This giveaway is open to those with a US mailing address.

This contest will close on March 18, 2010, a midnight CST.

Winners will be notified by email and have 72 hours to respond.

Winners!

CanCan, 08 March 2010, 1 comment
Categories: Winner's List

Snapshot_20100303_3 Happy Monday!

It is time for me to Bring Your The Delicious (see photo) and announce some winners. Woohoo!*

BareMinerals Smoky Eye Kit ended 2/25, congrats to Sharon Seneker and heather c

Home Soda Maker ended 3/2, congrats to kmorghan!

Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil Lotion ended 3/4, congrats to Laureen!!

Tot Yoga DVD ended 3/4, congrats to hminnesota!

Check your email and claim your prize!

*Don’t think that I don’t actually say “WOOHOO” in real life because I DO.

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If you didn’t win, have some tea. It’s not my fault you are unlucky.

Chin up, champs.

Tropical Traditions Organic Coconut Peanut Butter Giveaway

CanCan, 07 March 2010, 73 comments
Categories: Eating, Giveaways, Reviews

Peanut Butter is pretty awesome as-is, but what do you think about these improvements:

Tropical Traditions Organic Coconut Peanut Butter is made from organic peanuts and organic coconut.

It contains no fillers, no binders, no sweeteners, and no preservatives.

The peanuts are 100% organic grown by family farmers in New Mexico and Texas.

The premium dried coconut is certified organic coconut meat from the Philippines.

Quality ingredients and healthy deliciousness; how can you lose?

First time customers can use the Mom Most Traveled promotion code 4994605 to receive a free copy of the book Virgin Coconut Oil: How it has changed people’s lives and how it can change yours!

The book has testimonies and research about the health benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil, and recipes to help you easily add VCO to your daily diet.

The book will be added automatically to any first-time customer that usescoupon code 4994605 in the referral box!

I’m told the check out procedure is tricky, so follow these steps:

1. Add the items you would like to purchase from the order form linked to Tropical Traditions. Visit www.tropicaltraditions.com and click on ‘products’ found at the bottom of the menu list on the left side of the home page.
2. You’ll be directed to the ordering form at the Tropical Traditions/Healthy Buyers Club website. You do not have to be a member or purchase a membership to buy from Tropical Traditions. Membership in Healthy Buyers Club allows you to purchase in bulk amount if you choose to join. All non-bulk purchases are to be ordered from this site as well as bulk items. You can purchase less than case amounts of any of the individual items without a membership.
3. Select the items you would like to purchase.
4. When you are ready to check out please click on the “Check Cart” link.
5. Review your order and then click on the “Check Out” button from your shopping cart.
6. Fill in your account information as directed. In the box: “How did you hear of us?” you must select: “Referred by a friend” on the drop down arrow. When you make this selection a box for your sponsor’s User ID number should appear if you are a first time customer.
7. Enter your sponsor User ID number 4994605
8. To complete your order click on “Save and Proceed to Checkout” at the bottom of this page and follow the instructions through the checkout process. You will receive an order number when you have successfully placed your order.

By following these steps, you will receive a complimentary copy of the book Virgin Coconut Oil: How it has changed people’s lives and how it can change yours! that will automatically be sent with your first order.

Enter to win your own jar of Tropical Traditions Organic Coconut Peanut Butter!

1.) To enter to win a jar of Organic Coconut Peanut Butter, visit Tropical Traditions and leave a comment here with another of their Organic Foods you would like to try..

Try to show that you actually did visit the site.

One winner will be chosen at random.

2.) Email subscribers get an extra entry for as long as their subscription is active.

Already a subscriber? Leave me a separate comment on this post to let me know you’re interested in this giveaway.

Want to subscribe? Just click here: Subscribe to Mom Most Traveled by Email (Only verified subscriptions are entered for all the giveaways.)

3.) Twitter about this giveaway (include a link to this post,@TropTraditions and@MomMostTraveled ) and comment here with your Twitter name. (once daily)

4.) Blog about this giveaway, including a link to this post. Leave me a comment with the link so I can check your post!

This giveaway is open to those with a US or Canadian mailing address.

This contest will close on March 17, 2010, a midnight CST.

Winners will be notified by email and have 72 hours to respond.

Motherhood…on DVD

CanCan, 07 March 2010, 56 comments
Categories: Giveaways, Mom stuff, Reviews

I watched Motherhood and Julie & Julia on the same day, while flying from Bangkok to Los Angeles.

As a blogger I was excited and inspired to watch blogging-women-themed movies.

I found Motherhood to be the more stressful of the two films, but maybe it hit too close to home. Or maybe not.

In Motherhood, Uma Thurman plays “Eliza,” a frazzled NYC mom whose days as a writer seem like a lifetime ago.

Motherhood takes place over one very full, mommy-frazzling day.

Two of the main tasks that Eliza has before her on this day are 1) planning and hosting a birthday party for her daughter and 2) writing a 500 word essay about what motherhood means to her.

Try as I might, I couldn’t manage to see Eliza in a sympathetic light. Motherhood did have it’s funny moments but Eliza’s emotional outbursts were largely stress-inducing.

In an interesting marketing experiment, the Motherhood DVD comes with lots of coupons for saving money on baby products. The coupons are also in CD-Rom form on the DVD.

1.) To enter to win a copy of Motherhood on DVD, leave a comment here with your most stressful parenting scenarios.

2.) Email subscribers get an extra entry for as long as their subscription is active.

Already a subscriber? Leave me a separate comment on this post to let me know you’re interested in this giveaway.

Want to subscribe? Just click here: Subscribe to Mom Most Traveled by Email (Only verified subscriptions are entered for all the giveaways.)

3.) Twitter about this giveaway (include a link to this post, and @MomMostTraveled ) and comment here with your Twitter name. (once daily)

4.) Blog about this giveaway, including a link to this post. Leave me a comment with the link so I can check your post!

This giveaway is open to those with a US mailing address.

This contest will close on March 16, 2010, a midnight CST.

Winners will be notified by email and have 72 hours to respond.

Motherhood DVD samples and prizes are sponsored corporately.

Chemical Free Baby Teething Toy

CanCan, 07 March 2010, No comments
Categories: Baby care, Green, Reviews

I was the mother of a newborn when words like “BPA” started making headlines.

It was a new danger I had never before considered: harmful chemicals in products DESIGNED FOR and MARKETED TO infants.

Who would have thought that to keep our children safe from hormone disrupting chemicals, parents have to be vigilant and educated about what baby toys are allowed into the home?

RiNGLEY Natural Teething Toy is a safe teether for babies of all ages!

Made of 100% organic cotton and an untreated Maple wood ring, babies can get soothing teething relief without any harmful chemicals.

The terry cloth and Maple wood offer two textures for babies to gum and manipulate.

RiNGLEY Natural Teething Toys teething toys come in four styles (straight, knotted, ball, and junior).

All RiNGLEY Natural Teething Toys are free of dyes and harsh chemicals.

Thank you, www.ringleynaturalteethingtoys.com for sending us a sample of this fabulous natural teething toy!

Henry Aaron’s Dream

CanCan, 06 March 2010, 1 comment
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Reviews

Henry Aaron’s Dream by Matt Tavares tells the story of young Henry Aaron growing up in the segregated south.

A native of Mobile, Alabama, Henry Aaron dreamed becoming a big-league baseball player.

Henry Aaron overcame poverty and and segregation to become the the first black ball player in the major leagues.

Henry Aaron’s Dream is an inspiring biographical picture book about Hank Aaron’s journey to achieving his dream, written for ages 8-10.

Thank you, Candlewick Press, for providing a copy of this book for review.

Miracle In Sumatra: The Story of Gutsy Gus

CanCan, 06 March 2010, No comments
Categories: Books for children, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures

GusCover Miracle in Sumatra: The Story of Gutsy Gus is a beautiful children’s book about a young orangutan named Gus

Gus discovers his parents have been trapped by hunters, and sets out to save them, while teaching the trappers about the importance of the natural habitat in Sumatra.

Of course Miracle in Sumatra: The Story of Gutsy Gus has a message about the plight of orangutans in Sumatra, but the story is also good enough to stand alone and be appealing to children.