Posted on Apr 21, 2008 under Babies & Kids |
What parent doesn’t want to keep their kids safe? We never want to think about our kids lost, hurt or worse. But when something does happen, you can be ready. Companies like MyPreciousKid.com who’s main goal is protecting our kids have complete kits like the Child Safety Pack to help keep your kids safe.
Included is quite a few different items designed to keep your kids safe. This includes DNA/Fingerprint Kit (with ink), wallet card, car seat card & velcro, medical release card, luggage tag card, vinyl ID bracelet, shoe ID stickers, and 4 self seal pouches. All of it is very easy to understand what information to include on each item, making it super easy for parents. Details of several of the items is as follows:
The medical release card has to be one of my favorite items, since you never know when something will happen while you are not with them. These cards are great for grandma or day care providers to have just in case. Ours will be given to grandma since she is our main care giver when mom has appointments.
The shoe ID tags are specially designed for younger ones who haven’t yet learned their phone numbers or mom’s cell phone. Kids can get away from you very easily when in a crowd sometimes, which can be a terrifying experience. Even my 5 year old can benefit from this, as she likes to wander and doesn’t know our phone number just yet. Put these inside their shoes so you can be contacted immediately if they get lost.
Child ID cards need to be filled out with all information including a photo ID. In case they get lost, you can give this card and all the information on your child can be immediately given. It also features automatic medical treatment release. This is to be kept in your purse at all times. Self laminating.
The DNA and fingerprint kit was probably my daughter’s favorite. She thought it was pretty fun putting her finger prints on the paper. We never want to think about our child being missing, but if it should ever happen this will help find them that much faster. Very easy instructions on how to collect DNA samples and all kinds of information to put in this handy card.
Luggage Tags are perfect for trips, or can go on things such as back packs, diaper bags, strollers, car seats, etc. The car seat ID tag is also designed for the car seat (of course), and is used to allow immediate medical treatment in case of a car accident and you are unable to speak. It also give extra contact information for other family members.
All in all this is a very complete kit that’s easy to understand and fill out. It took very little time for us to get all of it completed, but it makes me feel a whole lot better knowing my kids are safer.
Posted on Apr 15, 2008 under Bath & Body |
In this house there’s always some type of lip gloss or lip balm. To me it’s like lip stick - I must have it on at all times! My son also gets terrible dry lips and mouth in the winter, so we always have some on hand for him as well. The two samples we received from Loose Lips was absolutely perfect for both of us.
I usually don’t use lip gloss, but I absolutely fell in love with the Hint of Mint Lip Gloss (in mint sugar plum). I’ve never had a lip gloss before in mint, but WOW! This was excellent! I loved the fact it looks like a natural lip stick - meaning you know it’s there and it looks great, but you can’t tell you are wearing it. (See all their products for lips here: http://www.looselipsny.com/Products_lips.html)
My son immediately latched on to the Lip Balm Ball SPF 20 in vanilla scent. It doesn’t look too “girl-ish”, and he loved the scent. I tried a bit of it before he stashed it in his room, and it had a nice taste to it as well (I tasted it purely by accident!).
Loose Lips New York offers more than just lip gloss and lip balm. You’ll also find bath and body products, skin care, mineral make up, and much more. Mom’s Market readers can take 10% off their next purchase by using the code market10.
Visit:
http://www.looselipsny.com/
Posted on Apr 10, 2008 under Babies & Kids |
MyPreciousKid.com, which features safety products for children, has a wonderful safety game called the Guardians. The game is geared towards ages 4-10, and is focused on a fun way to teach kids about safety.
Since my kids are 5 and 7, this game was specifically directed towards them. It was very easy for them to understand the rules of the game, so we got started right away. I thought the was an important feature, since the focus should be on the actual game and not just trying to learn how to play.
Both kids picked out the character they wanted to be from 4 different ones (two boys and two girls). My daughter wanted to be “Angel” since she liked the name, and my son just wanted to be “the red guy” since he likes that color. The other boy was blue, so that probably would have been acceptable as well.
There were 4 decks of cards, each with safety questions and answers. Also included were several blank cards for us to write our own safety questions on. Since this was our first time playing, we set those aside for the time being. But in the future, we will probably write down a few safety rules of our own.
The object of the game is to safely get your character from school to home by correctly answering the questions. Depending on what color space you land determines which deck you draw the question from. My son was the first to roll and moved ahead a few spaces. He correctly answered the question, and moved ahead 2 more spaces.
While I’ve tried my best to teach my kids important safety rules, this game made me realize there is still things they needed to learn. For example, there were a few questions my daughter did not get right, but she learned from the game anyway.
I was very excited to get the chance to review this, and my kids were very excited when the game arrived. We had to play it immediately, and they had a blast. This is an excellent way to teach kids important safety rules while spending quality family time playing a game.
The Guardians is endorsed by the National Parenting Center and is the recipient of their “Seal of Approval”. Details and ordering information about this wonderful safety awareness game can be found at:
http://www.mypreciouskid.com/safety-game.html
Posted on Apr 04, 2008 under Skin Care & Make Up |
Mineral Make Up Review - Foundation & Eye Shadow
I’m a sucker for mineral make up. Once you try this natural form of make up, you never want to go back to anything else. This is why I was so excited to try out mineral make up from Loose Lips New York.
We received in a nice package several different samples of their beauty products. Included was Mineral Foundation in “light”, Mineral Eye Shadow in “beach” and Ultimate Eye Shimmer in “buff”. Mineral foundation needs to be used with a fluffy brush, which of course I already had.
I absolutely loved the foundation! It blended well and gave the appearance of not wearing make up at all. I was slightly concerned the color would be right (don’t we all when trying new foundation?), but I did tell her my normal color is a shade of “Ivory”. The “Light” she sent turned out be perfect!
(See foundations: http://www.looselipsny.com/Products_foundation.html)
The mineral eye shadow and eye shimmer were also wonderful, and in the colors I normally wear (a natural brown color that’s not too dark and not too light). They gave that natural look as well, and you couldn’t tell I was wearing make up unless you looked close. Which of course is what we all strive for - natural beauty!
(See eye products: http://www.looselipsny.com/Products_eyes.html)
You can find many different beauty products at Loose Lips New York, including bath and body, products for your lips, and more. Mom’s Market readers can take 10% off their next purchase by using the code market10 at checkout.
Visit:
http://www.looselipsny.com/
Posted on Apr 01, 2008 under Home Decor |
It was our pleasure to review glass coaster picture frames from The Sand Shack. They come in a set of 4, all different colors. Yellow, blue, black, and green.
These coasters were very simple to figure out. The picture slides into the back of the frame easily, in it’s own protective pocket which has a flap that secures the picture inside. Both the pocket and the glass protect your pictures, which I thought was a nice touch.
We had a blast picking out which pictures we would put inside. Pictures need to be 2×3, or wallet sized. The pictures we used were from home pictures cut down to size, but you could also use wallet sized pictures.
The Sand Shack also features other funky, hip home and garden decor for your home. You can visit their site at:
http://www.thesandshack.com
Posted on Mar 08, 2008 under Babies & Kids |
It was our pleasure to receive in the mail an absolutely adorable bow (clip type, no-slip) specifically for the fine hair of a baby. Since my kids are older, I had to try it out on a friend’s daycare baby who is less than a year old. It was just too cute! I now see why the site is named “Bows2Cute.com”.
Bows2Cute specializes in “bows for fine, thin, or barely there hair”. The bows really live up to their name too, as they will stay in place in even very fine hair. When I put it in the baby’s hair the day we received it, I saw how there was no way it was going to slip out. Perfect! When my daughter was little, it was impossible to keep adorable clips in her hair because it was so fine. I just wish I would have had these several years ago!
The bow we received was a mini bow, which they have quite a few choices for. Ours was the brown and pink striped one, which is just so darn cute. There’s several options for clip types, colors, and styles just in this section alone.
Other products featured on the site include Snappies, headbands, and a few others. If you are looking for hair products for little ones, this is a MUST see site. Visit Bows2Cute at:
www.Bows2Cute.com
Posted on Feb 26, 2008 under Business |
Looking for beautiful and unique home party invitations for your next home party? Home Party Postcards may have exactly what you are looking for!
We had the pleasure of seeing first hand how absolutely beautiful these cards really are. The quality of the cards is just amazing, and the graphics are very cute. The price is even more amazing, and very affordable for any home party rep looking for home party invitations.
In our sample pack there were a few different sample of several different types of parties. This included postcard invites for romance/adult parties, jewelry parties, beauty parties, candle parties, spa parties, and a few others.
Each card is printed on high quality paper with a glossy finish front. The front features a beautiful graphic with a cute attention grabbing statement. The back of the card features a short paragraph with the description of the type of party, along with an area to enter all the details of the party itself (date, time, hosted by, etc).
For home party invitations, I HIGHLY recommend this company. There are several different cards to chose from currently in 5 different categories. See all the wonderful cards she has to offer at:
Home Party Postcards
http://www.homepartypostcards.com
Posted on Feb 08, 2008 under Personalized |
For this review, we had the pleasure of receiving the Thinking of You Personalized Charm, made from .925 sterling silver. Each heart shaped charm features up to three lines of engraving on each side (one line in your choice of text included in the price).
This charm also comes with an affirmation disk with 7 different phrases to chose from. Our charm has the disk which says “Angel”, with my daughter’s name engraved on the heart. We chose the script font for our charm, and it looks absolutely beautiful. Birthstones may also be added to the charm to give it a more personalized touch.
In addition the font, engravement, birthstone, and disk, you also have the option of which kind of chain you’d like the charm to be on. This includes both bracelets and necklaces for adults and children. Our charm came with the pink satin 16″, since it was to be a gift for my daughter (her favorite color being pink). Silver and black chains are also available.
I was very impressed with how the necklace came. The silver charm was wrapped in anti-tarnish tissue paper, and the entire necklace placed in a small black velveteen pouch with the company name and logo embossed in gold foil. A personal note card was attached.
Also in the bag was a complimentary polishing pad, which I thought was a very nice touch. A piece of jewelry this special needs we want to take very good care of, so they’ve gone the extra mile to make it easier to do.
My Forever Child specializes in keepsakes, remembrance jewelry, and sympathy gifts to comfort those touched by the loss of a child, no matter what the age- from miscarriage and pregnancy loss to older child and adult death.
The artist, Susan Mosquera, has been handcrafting jewelry since 1999. She is also a GIA Graduate Gemologist and a mother of four young children. My Forever Child is based on her own experiences of the stillbirth of her third
child.
For details on My Forever Child, visit:
www.MyForeverChild.com
Posted on Jan 21, 2008 under Business |
Scratch off cards make great promotional materials, and being able to create your own makes it extremely low cost.
Terra from Easy Scratch Offs is fantastic to work with. When you visit her website which focuses on scratch off promotional materials, there are two main options when it comes to purchasing - scratch off cards or just scratch off stickers.
Scratch off cards would be the finished product, complete with the scratch off sticker. All cards are personalized, featuring your logo and prizes.
Purchasing just scratch off stickers gives you the ability to create your own cards to place the scratch off on. The stickers alone are about half the price (depending on which stickers you choose), however you will need to create your own cards.
It was my pleasure to test out 3 different types of stickers - 1″ Gold, 1 1/4″ Silver, and 3/4″ Silver Heart. Each work about the same, but the sizes are different. I made several test cards to place them on, and each were extremely easy. My personal favorite would have to be the heart shaped stickers which feature “Scratch Here” even though they were the smallest. I liked the unique design, and though it added something special to the card. Scratching to see the prize was also easy to do, and worked just like any scratch off card you may have seen in the past.
Scratch off cards are an excellent way to promote, and give customers something extra to do with their purchase. They also stand out better than any normal coupons and draw more attention to your business.
Details on all the products EasyScratchOff.com offers, visit:
EasyScratchOffs.com
http://www.EasyScratchOffs.com
Scratch off stickers, a great way to make your own affordable, fun promotions.
Posted on Jan 17, 2008 under Foods |
“Chipotle” is not a term I’m familiar with, but it sure did sound interesting. I’m a sucker for most any kind of dip, and I was more than willing to try this one out.
Right out of the package I knew this was going to be a hit - before the mix was even opened I could smell it through the bag! Wow! Talk about making someone hungry with a scent.
There were easy instructions right on the back, and the dip very quick to make. All I had to do was put in two ingredients, and then put in the fridge for an hour. I made it just before we made supper, so we would have it in time for supper that night.
It was a huge hit! Just a few of the ingredients in the dip were chili pepper, bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Due to those “spicy” ingredients, I worried how much my kids would like it. While it had a “kick”, it wasn’t too spicy for my kids in the least. The entire family loved it, and we’ll definitely have to make this again.
Lori Kennedy, owner of Lori’s Coffee Corner, had mentioned this was a big hit at her son’s birthday party. I now see why! In addition to this dip, also available is Fiesta Salsa, Greek Dip, Bell Pepper, Homestyle Dip, Dilly Dip, and many others. Lori’s site also offers many other mixes such as dessert, milkshake, rice, meals, muffins, and more. You can visit her site at:
www.loriscoffeecorner.piczo.com
