Thank you to HOOT for sending a Treasure Box for review in exchange for my honest opinion. HOOT stands for Hands On Occupational Therapy. "HOOT promotes purpose driven play with toys & activities to strengthen developmental skills & reach milestones." HOOT was founded by a mom whose son needed occupational therapy and is led by Lisa, an Occupational Therapist with over 25 years of experience helping babies and children. Toys can be used to promote children's gross motor, fine motor and Read more [...]

A huge thank you to Cubbie Lee Toys for sending product in exchange for my honest opinion. Cubbie Lee Toys was founded by Zach and Sarah Lee. When they had their first child they quickly became aware of how difficult it was to get good quality toys that were still affordable. They wanted toys that provided educational value, were heaps of fun, and that last.  Zach and Sarah decided to take matters into their own hands and the Cubbie Lee Toy Company was born. The name comes from their beloved Read more [...]

My little one began her transition from diapers into big girl underwear around the age of 16 months. Not much time passed before my daughter was completely out of diapers altogether. Through that transition we always seemed to struggle with my daughter "holding it" whether because she was too busy playing to stop and go or just felt too much pressure from a reminder to go potty. So while my daughter is completely potty trained at 3 years old we were still dealing with  her holding it or waiting Read more [...]

Kids love magnetic toys.  I actually have a vivid memory of back when I was in preschool about them even.  (Well, that and the time I kissed a boy and he told on me.......lol.)  Anyway, one day, the teacher had a variety of magnets and materials that we got to test out.  She even showed us some metal filings that she could move from underneath the pan by utilizing a magnet.  It was a really fun day and I always wished I could have my very own magnets to play with.  While that didn't happen, Read more [...]

Thank you to Baby Change-N-Go for sending product in exchange for my honest opinion. The Baby Change-N-Go was invented out of necessity. The problem is finding restrooms that have baby changing stations, and if it does have a baby changing station, finding one that is actually clean! Two "mompreneurs" decided to solve this problem with the Baby Change-N-Go. The Baby Change-N-Go is a portable baby changing station. It can be hung from the door/stall of a public bathroom to provide a Read more [...]

Thank you to Thinksport & Thinkbaby for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. I am very particular what sunscreens I get for my family! There are only a few brands I trust. Thinksport & Thinkbaby are on my "trust list". Thinksport & Thinkbaby Safe Sunscreens are the FIRST sunscreen to pass Whole Foods Premium Care Requirements. They are top rated by EWG with a rating of 1. Thinksport & Thinkbaby Safe Sunscreens are Read more [...]

As usual, NCircle Entertainment has a great new line up with their May releases.  I've been a huge fan of this company for years as their selection of DVDs engage and entertain children while also working on early skills such as reading readiness, science concepts, problem solving tactics, social skills, and environmental awareness. Sending a big thank you to NCircle Entertainment for sponsoring this post and giveaway! For starters, I want to highlight the ultimate favorite of our kiddos.  Read more [...]

Thank you to Tray Buddi for sending product in exchange for my honest opinion!  A few weeks ago I dyed Easter eggs with my then 16 month old daughter. I placed her egg and dye in a triple layered zip top baggie and let her shake it all up. It was going fantastically until the egg/bag/dye combo accidentally went flying off the size of her tray from her excitedly shaking it and onto the floor it went and cracked the egg. After that experience I was thinking about how nice it would have been to Read more [...]

With Spring in full swing and Summer just weeks away, I was on a mad hunt for a decent bonnet for our toddler daughter.  The one I had made last Summer no longer fits her well enough to protect from the sun's harmful rays and I've found it quite difficult to find a great bonnet in anything larger than infant sizes.  But just recently, I was introduced to Urban Baby Bonnets and was super excited by what I found. Sending a big thank you to Urban Baby Bonnets for sending us their awesome modBonnet Read more [...]

Thank you to NUK for providing product in exchange for this feature post. I am happy to partner with NUK to showcase the Simply Natural Freemie Cups and the NUK Simply Natural Bottles. My best friend is due to have her second baby any day now. With her first baby she pumped breastmilk and bottle fed it to her daughter. She plans to do the same thing with her second daughter this summer. Early in the pregnancy she had mentioned to me that hands free pumping cups were something she wanted to Read more [...]