Organic B.R.A.T. Wellness Drink
Organic B.R.A.T. Wellness Drinks is formulated to deliver digestive comfort and nutrition for children and adults suffering from influenza, upset stomach or dehydration.
B.R.A.T. stands for bananas, rice, applesauce and toast, which is a pediatrician recommended solution for little bodies having trouble keeping down food and fluids.
Organic B.R.A.T. Wellness Drinks are made of a blend of organic brown rice milk, banana and apple purees, and a dose of vitamins and minerals to settle upset stomachs.
No matter your food sensitivity, you don’t have to worry, because Organic B.R.A.T. Wellness Drinks are all-natural, lactose, gluten, casein, soy, and corn-free with no added sugar or preservatives.
Organic B.R.A.T. Wellness Drinks come in 32 oz. cartons in four flavors: Original, Vanilla, Chocolate Honey and Cinnamon Toast.
Jojo claims to not be a chocolate fan, so I gave him the Vanilla flavor to sample and he was not impressed.
However, my 2 year old niece came over later and was actually vomiting thanks to a bug she picked up at the doctor’s office during her well visit. She accepted the Chocolate Honey flavored B.R.A.T. without complaint, and I sent her home with the rest of the box to get better!
In a dire vomiting situation, I once tried to make my own version of B.R.A.T. I think I would prefer to buy it ready made rather than try to cook something up with a suffering child on my hands.
I would love to see travel packs or powdered packs that could be dissolved in water for when you are on-the-go!
Organic B.R.A.T. Wellness Drinks are available nationwide at places like Whole Foods, Babies R Us, Safeway, Shaw’s, Albertsons and others.
We were provided with samples of Organic B.R.A.T. Wellness Drinks in order to share our opinions of the product.
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Children’s Books by Dr. Pat Palmer, Ed.D.
Liking Myself is a book for children 5-10 about self-esteem and emotional stability.
Liking Myself delivers a message, in kid language, about how to handle feeling depressed, upset, or overwhelmed.
Even as an adult, it is good to be reminded that, “it is okay to like yourself and be your own good friend.”
The Mouse, the Monster and Me: Assertiveness for Young People is another book by Dr. Pat Palmer, for ages 8 and older.
The Mouse, the Monster and Me: Assertiveness for Young People is a metaphor about balancing your aggressive “monster” feelings with your passive “mouse” feelings.
There is also a section about receiving criticism and compliments, which is something I could stand more practice with myself.
The Mouse, the Monster and Me: Assertiveness for Young People and Liking Myself would be a good addition to your elementary classroom library!
Thank you to Uplift Press for providing copies of these two books for review!
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WordWorld Valentines Day DVD
We got a cute Valentine-themed DVD to review from N’Circle Entertainment.
WordWorld: My Fuzzy Valentine is an entertaining exercise in early literacy.
The first scene is the “ant” character creating a valentine using the letters H-E-A-R-T, which join together and form a heart.
Sat down and watched WordWorld: My Fuzzy Valentine with my two boys and used the opportunity to get a feel for Jojo’s decoding skills.
I asked questions like, “Now do you know how to spell “HEART”? Spell it for me!”
The main crisis in the first episode (there are 2) is that Sheep can’t think of a word that rhymes with “art” for her Valentine poem to Bear.
I mean it seemed pretty obvious to me, but I asked Jojo what word Sheep should use, and he said, “Bart!”
I don’t want to include any spoilers in this review but you might be able to guess what word Sheep finally came up with.
The second episode is about Bug learning how to write his name so that he can sign a Valentine.
Both episodes are entertaining and educational!
Thank you, N’Circle Entertainment, for providing us with a review copy of WordWorld: My Fuzzy Valentine.
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Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2010
I went on a cruise way back in 1988, and I have often thought it would be a fun, low-stress option for a family vacation.
However, I don’t know anything about how to get the most for my money, or how to find the type of cruise that would be best for us.
Wouldn’t you know, there is a guide for that!
The new Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2010 is updated and brimming with helpful cruise planning information.
Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2010 is the 25th Anniversary Edition of the mother of all Cruise guides.
Written by cruise-guru, Douglas Ward, an independant expert on cruising, this truthful and to-the-point guide helps you identify the cruise that is right for you.
There are reviews of 270 cruise ships; even the 12 brand new ships set to debut in 2010.
At-a-glance charts help you compare the major cruise lines for cabin facilities, food and service.
My favorite are the top tips on how to get the best value for money.
I haven’t booked a cruise yet, but Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2010 is suitable for solo travelers, honeymooners, families, or those who require special assistance.
New to the Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2010 edition is a chapter about environmentally friendly cruising. That is something I hadn’t thought of, but I actually would be willing to pay a little more if it meant for an earth-friendly travel experience.
I love the sections “What Could Be Improved?” and “What the Brochures Won’t Tell You“. Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2010
really seems to tell it the way it is!
Thank you to Berlitz for my complimentary review copy.
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The Complete Walt Disney World 2010
Until now, I haven’t really considered taking my family to a theme park.
There are pros out there, like Theme Park Mom, but I haven’t had the courage to subject myself to a theme park with my two preschoolers.
However, I’m convinced that Jojo, age 5, would have a fabulous time at a place like Walt Disney World, so it was with the same skills I researched my master’s thesis that I poured over the pages of my review copy of The Complete Walt Disney World 2010.
In this case, “complete” is not a hyperbole, it is a fact! With a copy of The Complete Walt Disney World 2010, you are armed with everything you need to know about all of the Disney World parks, including the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Water Parks, and resort accommodations.
There are maps for each place, which means you don’t have to carry around the free park map that unfolds to the size of a newspaper.
There are over 500 color photographs and reviews of 700 attractions, restaurants, shops, and accommodations.
For each attraction, there are helpful tips that allow you to make the most of your experience, such as where to find certain characters or the best game plan.
I love that there is an easy to reference box showing average wait times at each hour the park is open. That way you can plan to avoid the long wait times and minimize grumpiness.
I went to Disney World in 1999 and had several negative dining experiences. The restaurant ratings and photos and reviews are a great resource for avoiding gastronomic disappointment. Because not many things can spoil my mood quite like an inedible $13 salad.
I highly recommend using The Complete Walt Disney World 2010 to plan your trip, as well as bringing it along to reference the maps and wait times once you are in the park.
The Complete Walt Disney World 2010 is the size of a normal guidebook, so easy to carry around with one thumb stuck inside to continually check a map.
The Complete Walt Disney World 2010 makes a trip to Disney World seem more like an adventure full of surprises, instead of a whine-filled money drain. Two thumbs up for that!
Thank you to Coconut Press for my review copy.
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Earthworm Ensemble
Earthworm Ensemble is a folksy children’s album with a country feel, created by a team of accomplished, California-based musicians.
I debuted my review copy of Earthworm Ensemble in my 3K class this week and was pleased to have a fresh album with unique tracks unlike any of the other CD’s in our classroom collection.
The styles and themes of each track are diverse, which makes for a fun listening experience for the children as well as for myself.
The Traveling Train is one of my favorite tracks because of the strong rhythm, the amazingly deep bass singer, and the ever popular theme!
That’s What The Earthworm’s For is a catchy song that sticks in my head like velcro. You will be humming this one…
Bang A Drum is kind of like musical beatnik poetry; I put it on for my students to do interpretive movement.
We Are Birds is like one of those relaxing nature CD’s, not unlike the soundtrack in the spa where I go for massage. (I’m surrounded by preschoolers more than 12 hours a day. I need massages.)
Mama Loves You is absolutely adorable, making me wish I had a baby to rock to sleep while singing these sweet lyrics. Not that both of my babies were good sleepers or anything…
I’m enjoying watching my 3K students groove to Earthworm Ensemble!
If you live in the area, you can catch a live performance by Earthworm Ensemble on these dates:
Sunday, February 28, 11 a.m.
Acoustic show for all ages
McCabe’s Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90405
Information: (310) 828-4497 www.mccabes.com
$8, kids under 2 get in free
…
Sunday, March 7, 2 p.m.
Rockin’ electric show with special guests!
The Echo
1822 W. Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026
Information: (213) 413-8200 http://www.attheecho.com/
$5 all ages
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Hugging Dolphins at Atlantis Resort
Jojo and I got to experience the Shallow Water Dolphin Encounter at Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
We got to pet the dolphin and even hug and kiss it. Truthfully I passed on the kisses, but Jojo had stars in his eyes.
We suited up in Atlantis Resort wet suits, and Jojo started being a dolphin himself, gliding by my legs and offering me to pet his back.
His favorite part was when the dolphin sang “Happy Birthday”, which sounds something like “Ah ah ah ah ah ah,” in high-pitched dolphin language.
We had so much fun, my only regret was that it wasn’t possible for me to bring my camera along (in the water) so we had to settle for this souvenir photo.
It isn’t the best picture of either one of us, but you can see Jojo’s thrill at hugging the dolphin, whose name was Atlas.
When I took surfing lessons last year in Bali, someone took loads of pictures of me on the waves and then gave me the option of buying the CD of images. I would have loved to have something like that to remember our dolphin experience.
For now I just have pictures in my mind, and happy memories of Jojo the dolphin.
I paid my own airfare from Asia to LA, but JetBlue, Atlantis, and Lego invited me on this experience as their guest and covered my other expenses.
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Turn Color Into Music
Lots of children enjoy coloring, but MusiColor adds another level of interest by turning colors into music notes.
The MusiColor is like a record player, but the “records” are paper discs that your child can color.
Each of the included MusiColor Markers represented a note on the scale (yellow is “C”, for instance). When the paper discs are colored with the MusiColor Markers and then played on the MusiColor player, you can hear the song you “composed” by coloring!
the Musicolor music player consists of a rotating base and an
arm for reading the music discs, much the same as a DVD player reads a DVD. The arm scans over the colored areas of the music disc rotating on the music player, reads the color and translates it to sound. The player also has three sounds: piano, violin and trumpet.
MusiColor comes with 14 pre-printed song discs (a color-by-number affair that results in favorite children’s songs such as I’m A Little Teapot), and 5 create-a-song discs for free-style composing.
After you complete all of your discs, you can purchase a 20 pack of create-a-song discs for more fun.
Jojo enjoyed coloring his music, and I was nostalgically excited by the “record player” appearance of the player.
I think we could have lots of fun with this on a playdate or extended family gathering.
I would love to see a classroom pack or other options for using MusiColor with a large group of children.
I’m a classroom teacher and my students don’t go to any specialist lessons. Therefore it is up to me to plan their physical education, music, and movement activities. I’m always looking for fun ways to make music accessible to young children.
MusiColor is a 2010 Toy of the Year award finalist (winners announced next week!).
Thank you to Delta Creative for sending me a sample of MusiColor for this review.
Enter to win your own MusiColor!
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One winner will be chosen by random number generator.
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This giveaway will close on February 15, 2010, 11:59 pm EST.
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Don’t Be A Ditz, Cover Your Mitts!
Have you ever grabbed the gas pump only to find it covered with gasoline and gunky stuff?
Now you have nowhere to wipe your hand! What to do?
There is actually a fashionable solution for ladies, and it’s called Pump Gloves!
Pump Gloves are designed to protect a woman’s hands and manicure from the gas, grease, grime and germs she comes into contact with while pumping gasoline. Each pair is packaged in a handy vinyl storage bag made to fit conveniently into the glove compartment.
They are kind of like stylish gardening gloves with cute bows on them. My mom and mother-in-law both wanted a pair when they saw mine, and I was sorry to have to tell my dad that they don’t have Pump Gloves for men.
Pump Gloves are convenient to use and store in the handy included case. If you do grab some grime, Pump Gloves are machine washable.
At $14.95, they are a great gift for the diva who has everything.
I received a sample of Pump Gloves for the purposes of review. I think they are a refreshing new “travel product”.
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Rock and Roll Garden (giveaway)
Rock and Roll Garden is a fun new album by Bari Koral Family Rock Band.
Written for kids, but enjoyable to grown up ears, Rock and Roll Garden is a lively album that inspires movement and smiles!
Bari Koral has been compared to Sheryl Crow, Joan Osborne, Jewel, and Norah Jones.
The songs on Rock and Roll Garden are great for the “music and movement” activities I do every day in my preschool class.
Listing of tracks:
1. hey ducky
2. the backpack song
3. pop
4. boom boom
5. best friends
6. colors
7. clap it!
8. big sounds
9. dance all day
10. subway
11. uh oh
Check out the spontaneous vlog review Jojo and I did today!
Enter to win your own copy!
1.) To enter to win, leave me a comment with your favorite song title from Rock and Roll Garden!
Please don’t just comment with “Enter me” or “Sounds great”. That totally annoys me. Those entries are not eligible to win.
One winner will be chosen by random number generator.
This giveaway is open to those with a US mailing address.
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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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This giveaway will close on February 11, 2010, 11:59 pm EST.
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