Product Reviews and Giveaways

If you are like me, you want your kids to be active.  I also want products that are quick and easy to set up and provide hours of fun!  This is exactly what the Infantino Twist & Fold Activity Gym –  All Around Zoo does.  I have always liked outdoors activity gyms that I can place in the backyard, and this brings all of the fun right to living room floor for my baby.  Activity Gyms are excellent products because not only do they provide numerous fun activities, but they also sharpen your child’s skills of thinking, mobility, vision, and awareness.  The Infantino Twist & Fold gym succeeds in all of these areas.  With the colorful animals like the Lion and monkey that rattles when you touch them and the giraffe and elephant the numerous options encourage reaching and movement from your baby which are great!  They also love the cute sounds the animals make when you touch them.  The animals come as removable dangle toys that can be used as teethers!  This activity gym is great.

There are so many things I love about this Gym.  It is easy to clean, promotes sensory development and mobility, the colors are stimulating and hold your child’s attention, and it is easy to take along for instant fun no matter where you go.  Lastly I like that the product tends to grow with your child as the toys have 2 different options for hanging height depending on the size of your child!

One of the things I love the most about this Gym is how easy it to set up.  All you have to do is push down the circle on the top of the gym and it folds out and you are ready to go! Talk about instant fun.  It is just as easy to clean up when your baby is done!  All you have to do is twist the top of the circle and fold it up and secure the Velcro tabs.  In its closed position it takes up very little space so you can easily keep it in the living room by a cabinet or behind the couch and always be ready for instant fun!

Disclosure: I am a participant in a Mom Central campaign for Infantino and have received various Infantino products to as part of my participation

We moms know having kids comes with a lot of responsibilities.  From late night feedings, constant childproofing, and a complete lack of attention to your own personal needs, we definitely have our hands full on every day.  Now with Father’s Day coming REALLY Fast it’s just another thing we have to do..(Show dad how much we appreciate everything he does, lol even if us mom’s do most of it)

This year, let Love & Luck Greetings take control! Featuring a line of cards fitting for any father, these crafty creations match the personality of any dad.  From the new to the old, the athletic to the artsy, the close to the long distance, he’ll be able to share a little chuckle, smile or tear while reading your heartfelt message.  Priced for $4.75 a piece, the cards feature dazzling drawings and added details – like Swarovski crystals.

I was able to receive the father’s Day cards to see for myself how great they were.  The quality was great and not just your standard boring father’s day card either. These cards are very special and will be the ones dad always remembers.   I will admit the pictures do not do these cards any justice. I was planning on doing a giveaway for these cards but with a delay in shipping and my hectic life, I was not able to get this post live in time so the card would make it in time for Father’s Day SUNDAY!  I am so sorry.  I am happy to say that I donated 4 of these cards to some less fortunate little girls and boys who really wanted to give their dad something for father’s day.  So with that we were able to make some great kids happy and special Father’s day for someone else.

I let my kids pick one to keep and of course they decided to go with this one..we all know Dad is going to love it..

If you have a special event coming up and need a greeting card I highly recommend you to check out Love & Luck Greetings first.

ABOUT LOVE & LUCK GREETINGS
Javier and Alana Marmanillo, The Design Duo Behind the Love & Luck brand is new to the stationery scene, bringing a dynamic aesthetic, sweet sense of humor and clever craftsmanship to the mailbox marketplace.After twelve years of endless love, Alana and Javier tried their luck on a new joint venture, creating a brand based on their congruous artistic gifts

As a mom you are constantly on the move.  Anything that can increase convenience and save a little of that time is always appreciated! This is exactly what steri-bottles do!  Good to go right out of the packaging, these bottles are made of a very safe Bisphenol-A (BPA) and phthalate free plastic and come in convenient packages of 5 or 10 bottles and nipples per box. The 5 bottle packages are $5.99 and the 10 bottle packages are $10.99. With the Steri-bottle the late night feeding becomes fast and simple without skimping on any sterilization.  They are also perfect for the mom on the go when you and the kids are traveling.  These bottles stay sterile for up to years as long as they are kept in the packaging, and are for more sterile then you could do on your own at home.  When your baby is crying from hunger and wants their bottle immediately, Steri-bottle eliminates the time it takes to get everything ready, just open the package and they are ready to go!

Steri-bottles are quick, convenient, recyclable, and a perfect supplement to sterilizing your own bottles.  While they may be a little expensive if used as a standalone option, the convenience it provides when trying to accommodate a busy schedule with feeding your baby is worth it in my opinion!  These bottles can be safely put in the freezer if you are breastfeeding and overall have saved me a lot of time.  In addition I think one of the best things about these bottles is the anti-colic valve which limits excess wind from accumulating while the baby is feeding.  Any mom that has tried to soothe their baby while they are dealing with colic knows how important this is!  They are available for sale at many retailers across the country such as Buy Buy Baby, Kidspace, and Lullaby Lane, or you can order them online at amazon.com and babiesrus.com.

Do you like to do surveys and to voice your opinions? I know I do.  When I first started signing up for survey sites I admit I went crazy! I signed up for almost every site I could find.  Some were good and then others; well let’s just say not what I was expecting.  I also received a lot of spam from some companies.  Now I have a separate email I use just for survey sites to prevent it from clogging my personal emails.

Ipsos I-say Panel is one of the legitimate survey companies that pay you for your opinion. I think it was one of the first ones I signed up for. They’re currently looking for more survey panelists, especially more moms just like you and me!  So, if you not signed up for   Ipsos, you may want to go ahead and register to see what happens.  They don’t spam your inbox with extra stuff, and you are never required to do a survey. You can pick and choose what you want to do. Which, is always a plus.

i-Say panel members earn Reward Points for every survey they take. Earn just 500 points and you can “cash them in” for money (in the form of an authorized check), donations, American Express Gift Cards and more. Points add up fast – most surveys are worth 10 to 100 points and members get an average of 1- 4 surveys each month.

Remember Doing surveys are not going to make you big money and those that claim otherwise don’t trust it.  You will read good reviews and bad reviews about any survey site so when signing up for one make sure you use common sense.

Now It’s sound off time! What survey sites do you like and why?