Fairy Wonderful Review & Giveaway

Now, all you mommas of girls out there are going to go totally nuts over this one and if you don't, there must be something wrong with you! The cuteness is seriously almost more than I can take and it's a darn good thing I don't have little girls or I'd be broke...wait, I already am...but I'd be even more broke. LOL

You absolutely must check out this adorable boutique called Fairy Wonderful. They were so kind to send me an item up to $25 of my choosing to review and I chose the Handprints Boutique TUTU. The colors are so bright and cute and it has an adorable bow and a flower with a rhinestone in it. Seriously, so stinkin' cute! No, I am not planning on dressing my boys in tutus, but I have a niece that is going to be ecstatic over it! My sister (her mom) is an English teacher who minored in dance and teaches dance at the school she teaches at, so Payton (my niece) kind of came by the love of dance naturally. She is all about dancing around and being a little princess, so this tutu is going to be right up her alley and good ol' Aunt Nell here thinks she's going to take the prize for best birthday present for sure! Oh yes, I will most definitely be giving her this tutu for her birthday and I have a hunch she'll be wearing it for the rest of the day. Just look at how darn cute it is...
(I just got the tutu, not the shirt and headband)



Ok, and as if that isn't cute enough to get you to want to race over to look at the boutique, check out these other adorable things they offer...





Seriously, I was drooling over it and I don't even have girls, but if you do I'm guessing you want to get your hands on something from Fairy Wonderful. By the way, they make super cute little boys ties too, so they didn't leave the boys out! But yeah, back to wanting something from the boutique...they have generously offered one of my readers a code for $25 toward merchandise from their site! As you can see, you could get an adorable tutu like I did or use it toward anything else you may like. See below for how to gain entries to win!

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE ENTRY DIRECTIONS EXACTLY FOR YOUR ENTRIES TO COUNT!!!!

This contest will be open until 11:59 PM on February 28th. At that time I will use random.org to determine the winner. The winner will then be emailed and have 24 hours to respond, otherwise I will choose a new winner. This contest is open to U.S. residents.

LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENTS FOR EACH ENTRY AND LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORM - Jane (at) yahoo (dot) com


MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Fairy Wonderful and tell me what you would use the $25 toward if you are the winner. (1 entry)

Extra Entries:

Follow my blog (publicly via google friend connect, located on the top right sidebar) - You can use this as an entry whether you are a new follower or a current follower. (2 entries)

Place my "All About The Kids" Event button on your blog and leave me 3 separate comments saying you did. The button is found on the right sidebar of my blog.
(3 entries)

Place my Finally Finding Me...I Think button on your blog and leave me 4 separate comments saying you did. The button is found on the right sidebar of my blog.
(4 entries)


Blog about this giveaway with a link to my blog and leave me the link to your post (5 entries) This counts as 5 separate entries so leave a comment for each and just number them.



That's 15 chances to win! Good luck!

Disclosure: I received these products for free for review purposes. My opinions expressed in this review were honest and genuine and I was in no way persuaded by the company involved.

Hazelnut Kids Review & Giveaway

As you probably know, natural toys are very popular these days and for good reason. I found a great company called Hazelnut Kids that provides natural, earth-friendly, wooden and organic cotton toys for children and babies. They carry popular brands such as Haba and Plan Toys, as well as many others.

I was excited to receive a Hape Prizm Puzzle to review. We don't have anything like this in our house, so it was something new and unique that captured all 3 of the boys' attention as well as mine. I must confess, I sit and play with it sometimes while we're watching t.v. and create little pictures. I'm pretty much just a big kid anyway.



The puzzle comes with 56 colorful trapezoid and triangle pieces as well as a base to arrange them on. Something I really like about it is that it comes with a drawstring bag to keep everything in, instead of having to keep it somewhere in a bulky box. It also comes with two little booklets. One booklet shows you different patterns you can make and one tells you games you can play with the puzzle.

Asher and I have had a lot of fun looking at the pictures of patterns and picking one and then I point at the shapes and he tells me the shape and the color and then finds it and places it on the base. He loves it and it's fun time spent together while doing something that is making him think at the same time. We've been able to incorporate it into our homeschool time, so it's been great!

Here are a few other toys they offer that I think are super cool!

Plan Toys Chalet Wooden Dollhouse with Furniture


Plan Toys Water Blocks


Challenge and Fun Balance Board Labyrinth



The people over at Hazelnut Kids want to offer one of my readers a $25 gift certificate so that one of you can get your kids a super cool, natural and safe toy! Check out below the different ways you can gain entries into this giveaway!

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE ENTRY DIRECTIONS EXACTLY FOR YOUR ENTRIES TO COUNT!!!!

This contest will be open until 11:59 PM on February 26th. At that time I will use random.org to determine the winner. The winner will then be emailed and have 24 hours to respond, otherwise I will choose a new winner. This contest is open to U.S. residents.

LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENTS FOR EACH ENTRY AND LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORM - Jane (at) yahoo (dot) com


MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Hazelnut Kids and tell me another toy (besides the ones I've mentioned here) that you might use the $25 gift certificate toward if you won. (1 entry)

Extra Entries:

Follow my blog (publicly via google friend connect, located on the top right sidebar) - You can use this as an entry whether you are a new follower or a current follower. (2 entries)

Place my "All About The Kids" Event button on your blog and leave me 3 separate comments saying you did. The button is found on the right sidebar of my blog.
(3 entries)

Place my Finally Finding Me...I Think button on your blog and leave me 4 separate comments saying you did. The button is found on the right sidebar of my blog.
(4 entries)


Blog about this giveaway with a link to my blog and leave me the link to your post (5 entries) This counts as 5 separate entries so leave a comment for each and just number them.



That's 15 chances to win! Good luck!

Disclosure: I received these products for free for review purposes. My opinions expressed in this review were honest and genuine and I was in no way persuaded by the company involved.

Curious Chef Review & Giveaway

Asher and I love to cook/bake together and usually make something yummy once a week together while the older boys are at school (typically a baked treat for them to have as a snack when they get home from school). I let him do as much as is possible, but a lot of the time the utensils are too big and awkward for him to handle. We got the most wonderful set of kid's size kitchen utensils (along with some other great goodies) from a company called Curious Chef!

I was able to review their 27 Piece Foundation Set and man is it cool! It comes with a Large Silicone Mixing Spatula, Silicone Pastry Brush, Large Poly Spoon, Whisk, Nylon Cookie Turner, Non Stick Rolling Pin, Kitchen Timer, 6 Piece Measuring Spoon Set, 6 Piece Measuring Cup Set, 3 Quart Mixing Bowl Set, Bear Cookie Cutter, Flower Cookie Cutter, Butterfly Cookie Cutter, and 4 Piece Child Chef Textile Set (apron, chef's hat and oven mitts). Here's a picture of it all for you...



Asher was absolutely thrilled when he was pulling everything out and couldn't wait to put his apron and hat on. He looked so darn cute!



I had a leftover refrigerated pie crust that I didn't want to go to waste, so Asher and I made some simple little cinnamon rolls as an after-school treat for the older boys (ok, for us too). Asher got in his little Apron and Chef hat and we got out the utensils he was going to use and he pretty much did it all himself. He brushed some melted butter onto the pie crust with his pastry brush, sprinkled cinnamon and sugar onto it and rolled it up. I cut it up and he helped me arrange it onto the cookie sheet and then he put on his little oven mitts and put the cookie sheet into the oven. It was so cute to see him so excited. I pulled the pan out of the oven when it was done, but he used his little cookie turner to pick them up off the cookie sheet and onto a plate. They were yummy and he had fun and now his "cooking gear" is one of his favorite little things. Such a fun way for us to spend time with each other and make something yummy that the whole family can enjoy. It makes Asher feel special when he cooks and then has his Dad and brothers tell him what a good job he did. It's awesome! Check out the pictures of our cooking process...






I think Curious Chef makes it easy and fun for kids to help out in the kitchen. It gives them a sense of responsibility and makes them feel special and accomplished. Who doesn't want that for their children? The coolest part is, that Curious Chef wants to give one of my readers a 27 Piece Foundation Set of their own! That's a $59.99 value set for free! Seriously, that's awesome and very generous! See below how you can earn entries to get this great set for your little one!

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE ENTRY DIRECTIONS EXACTLY FOR YOUR ENTRIES TO COUNT!!!!

This contest will be open until 11:59 PM on February 25th. At that time I will use random.org to determine the winner. The winner will then be emailed and have 24 hours to respond, otherwise I will choose a new winner. This contest is open to U.S. residents.

LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENTS FOR EACH ENTRY AND LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORM - Jane (at) yahoo (dot) com


MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Curious Chef and tell me another item or kit that you think your child would enjoy. (1 entry)

Extra Entries:

Follow my blog (publicly via google friend connect, located on the top right sidebar) - You can use this as an entry whether you are a new follower or a current follower. (2 entries)

Place my "All About The Kids" Event button on your blog and leave me 3 separate comments saying you did. The button is found on the right sidebar of my blog.
(3 entries)

Place my Finally Finding Me...I Think button on your blog and leave me 4 separate comments saying you did. The button is found on the right sidebar of my blog.
(4 entries)


Blog about this giveaway with a link to my blog and leave me the link to your post (5 entries) This counts as 5 separate entries so leave a comment for each and just number them.



That's 15 chances to win! Good luck!

Disclosure: I received these products for free for review purposes. My opinions expressed in this review were honest and genuine and I was in no way persuaded by the company involved.

Friday Follow

Welcome to the Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades!


I've got a great Kids Event going on right now that you'll be sure to want to enter the giveaways on. There are links to them on the right side of my blog and two of them end on Sunday, so get your entries in now!

Please leave me a comment after you become a follower and I'll be sure to follow you too!

Thank you for visiting my blog!

Danielle


Here's how you can join in on the fun...
We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun.

Here's how YOU can join the celebration:

* Link up your blog name and URL using the MckLinky below. Only need to add to one blog linky.
* Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots.
* Follow as many blogs as you like
* Comment on the blogs telling them you're from Friday Follow
* Follow back when you get a new follower through Friday Follow

The Blog Hop is the same at each of our three hosts blogs so you do not have to add your blog at each site. Just one - but you can follow each host blog.

As hostesses, we realize the time required to participate in Friday Follow. Due to the overwhelming number of entries each week, we understand everyone may not be able to follow every blog including ourselves. To keep it fun, follow what you can at your own pace. We appreciate your understanding and thank you for your continued participation!

Spread Heads Review

I was sent a few products for review from a company called Spread Heads! These are funny little characters that you attach to the tops of things such as ketchup, mustard and toothpaste to add something fun to your squeezing experience. LOL

I was sent Ketchup Charlie who you attach to the top of your ketchup bottle (they attach easily by just screwing on) who has the ketchup come out of his nose like a nosebleed and Mustard Marvin who pretty much pukes out the mustard. Ok, I know what you're thinking, gross right? Well, they are pretty much a little boy's dream idea. LOL My boys thought they were hilarious and I have to admit, Brian, my cousin Rachel and I were quite amused ourselves. At only $3.99 each, they are a cheap and fun way to liven up a picnic or birthday party (which is when they seem the most practical to use, seeing as you can't really put them back in the fridge with them on because there is nothing to close them with).



The other products they sent me for review were Toothpaste Oscar and Toothpaste Pete. Oscar is a cat and Pete is a dog. They attach to the top of the toothpaste tube and when you squeeze the toothpaste, it comes out of their mouth. The are pretty darn cute. The also have a little arm attached to them and you put it in their mouth to close the tube, so that's nifty. The kids think they are cool. My only issue is they get all covered in toothpaste because kids don't tend to be especially neat with that kinda thing, so I have to go wash them off constantly. But, the kids think it's fun and if it's something that makes the idea of brushing your teeth fun for kids, I'm all about it. They are only $4.99 each, so they are an inexpensive way to add fun to teeth brushing time.




I am thinking these would be great to grab and hold onto for stocking stuffers or to use as prizes for games you play at a birthday party or something like that. So, go to the Spread Heads website and check them out!



Disclosure: I received these products for free for review purposes. My opinions expressed in this review were honest and genuine and I was in no way persuaded by the company involved.

Rock 'N Learn Review and Giveaway!

Yay for educational DVDs! I am so excited to introduce you to Rock 'N Learn. This great company combines catchy songs and fun animation with educational content. My kids are loving it!

I was sent Getting Ready for Kindergarten for Asher and he has watched it about 6 times already and keeps talking about it. I have to be honest, I tried to watch it with him the one time and I just couldn't sit through it, but it obviously offers something that keeps him interested and that's what I'm concerned about. He walks around singing the little songs about getting dressed and talks about how to tie shoes. He calls it his "Kindergarten movie" and since he's so excited to go to school next year, he gets excited that he's learning stuff that will get him ready for school. I think it's great and I'm super happy with what it's teaching him.


Here's the description from the Rock 'N Learn website...
Jill and Joey are so excited about starting kindergarten! Your kids will get excited too, as they learn essential skills through fun songs, animated characters, and real children. Skills include colors, counting, tying shoes, following directions, holding a pencil, printing letters and numbers, listening, number recognition and printing numbers through ten, getting dressed, left/right directions, and more.

Ages 3 - 5. Approx. 45 minutes.


The other great DVD I was sent to review is Multiplication Rap. Riley (my 7 1/2 year old) is a big fan. He has watched it several times and was so excited about it that he took it to school and showed his teacher and she said they could watch it toward the end of the year because that's when they will begin to touch on multiplication. He's so excited to be learning multiplication before they are even teaching it at school and I'm excited for him about it! It's such a wonderful thing to see your children ahead of the game and know they aren't struggling through learning. The concept of the DVD is super simple and I think that's what makes it so effective. I can already see how it's helping Riley, so I'm totally on board with it!


Here's the description from the website...
Everyone loves rapping along and learning multiplication with D.J. Doc—the Hip Hop Hamster. Positive lyrics, super-cool rap music, and high-energy action make these multiplication rap songs irresistible. Multiplication facts through 12 are easy to learn and remember with these fun rap songs—a different one for each set of rap facts. Now includes Skip Counting songs. Choose from DVD video or audio CD & book programs.

Ages 8 & up. Approx. 50 minutes


They have tons of other great DVDs that teach things like Telling Time, Money and Making Change, Spanish, Solar System, Grammar and many more. Not only are these great for helping along kids in school, but they would be great for homeschoolers as well. They put all the important lessons in a simple and practical form that makes them easy for the kids to understand. What could be better than that?

I am a HUGE fan of these DVDs and what this company is providing to kids and families. I highly recommend them and think that if your child is struggling with learning, that you should get these DVDs because I'm sure that they will be a huge help and build confidence in your child!



The seriously rockin' people over at Rock 'N Learn would like to give one of these two DVDs that I reviewed to 2 of my readers. One of you will win the Getting Ready for Kindergarten DVD and the other will win the Multiplication Rap DVD. See below for how to enter to win these great DVDs!!!

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE ENTRY DIRECTIONS EXACTLY FOR YOUR ENTRIES TO COUNT!!!!

This contest will be open until 11:59 PM on February 23rd. At that time I will use random.org to determine the winner. The winner will then be emailed and have 24 hours to respond, otherwise I will choose a new winner. This contest is open to U.S. residents.

LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENTS FOR EACH ENTRY AND LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORM - Jane (at) yahoo (dot) com


MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Rock 'N Learn and tell me a DVD besides the ones I reviewed that you would be interested in for your child. Also, tell me which of the DVDs (Getting Ready for Kindergarten or Multiplication Rap) that you would like if you win. (1 entry)

Extra Entries:

Follow my blog (publicly via google friend connect, located on the top right sidebar) - You can use this as an entry whether you are a new follower or a current follower. (2 entries)

Place my "All About The Kids" Event button on your blog and leave me 3 separate comments saying you did. The button is found on the right sidebar of my blog.
(3 entries)

Place my Finally Finding Me...I Think button on your blog and leave me 4 separate comments saying you did. The button is found on the right sidebar of my blog.
(4 entries)


Blog about this giveaway with a link to my blog and leave me the link to your post (5 entries) This counts as 5 separate entries so leave a comment for each and just number them.



That's 15 chances to win! Good luck!

Disclosure: I received these products for free for review purposes. My opinions expressed in this review were honest and genuine and I was in no way persuaded by the company involved.

Blabla Kids Reveiw and Discount

I received the cutest little stuffed doll/animal for review from a great company called Blabla Kids. The doll is from their Boogaloos collection and is named Inoo-lala. Asher loves it! He sleeps with it, carries it around, takes it in the car with him, etc. It's so cute to hear him say Inoo-lala too! I think it's one of the cutest and most different little stuffed dolls I've ever seen and now that I've had the opportunity to see it in person, it makes me that much more excited about all of the other adorable items they offer. Everything is so unique and would make such great gifts. All I know is, it's a good thing I don't have babies anymore or I would be in some serious trouble with this stuff because there is so much of it that I love!

Here's a picture of Inoo-lala for you. I think Asher really likes him because he says he looks like an alien. Of course, he's a boy and all things space/alien related appeal to him.




I'd like to share a little bit about the company with you, because I think it will give you a better understanding of who they are and what they do. I find their story to be intriguing and I think you will as well.
(Click on the pictures below to see them up close)








They have so many absolutely adorable products to offer. The knit is so soft and cozy and the fact that the products are handmade just make them so unique and special. I love to find gifts that are different and will be sure to be something that is treasured for years to come and Blabla's products are exactly that. Here are some more of my favorite pieces that they offer...

One of the many adorable hat and booties sets they offer.


Aren't these finger puppets so darn cute?


Some adorable little outfits (notice how they even have stuffed dolls/animals that match the clothes)!



A cute little monkey backpack. They have many other styles to choose from as well. (I'm just kind of drawn to monkeys)


One of their sweet little knit dolls.


They offer all sorts of clothes for their dolls. Little girls would love these!


Have you ever seen cuter rattles? Yes, these are rattles!


A sweet and completely unique mobile.



You're lovin' it, aren't you?! How could you not?

Well, the great news is that the wonderful people over at Blabla Kids have offered all of my readers a coupon code for 15% off of your purchase! The coupon is valid from February 17th through March 17th, so you have a whole month to decide what goodies you want and to get them at 15% off! The coupon code is feb15 and can be entered at checkout. So, what are you waiting for? Get over to Blabla Kids and check out all the cute stuff they have and find something for your little one or someone else's, that is sure to be a treasured keepsake!


Disclosure: I received these products for free for review purposes. My opinions expressed in this review were honest and genuine and I was in no way persuaded by the company involved.