Top 10 Items to Buy for a 1st Birthday Present

Top 10 Items to Buy for a 1st Birthday Present

 

After reviewing all the items for my son's 1st birthday bash event I have narrowed it down to the Top 10 items I feel are a must have to make the next year of your baby's life more pleasant for the both of you.

1. The First Years Jet Stroller
2. KinderGlo Portable Nightlight
3. CSN Stores Toy Organizer
4. Amy Adele Personalized One piece outfit
5. Little Green Books
6. Dali Decals
7. EcoUsable Water Bottles
8. Baby Prodigy DVDs
9. Kiddo Tags
10. Buddy Fruits

I want to Thank all my sponsors for my 1st Birthday Bash event and all my readers for being apart of my little piece of the world. Good Luck to everyone in the giveaways.

EcoUsable Stainless Steel Water Bottle Review and Giveaway

One of the biggest small things we can do to help improve our planet is reduce our use of plastics. My husband and I have always recycled and try our best to avoid using small plastic water bottles. Sometimes I give in and buy a case of small waters just for convenience. I find myself feeling bad about the one time use of the bottle and the amount of energy needed just to recycle the plastic bottle. I have considered a stainless steel water bottle but for one reason or another I have never purchased one. It seems to be one of those I will buy it next time items but it should be on the top of your list of eco friendly items to buy.

I was very delighted with the quality of the BPA free stainless steel bottles we were sent to review from EcoUsable. The bottles are vibrantly colored and they have several designs to choose from. I have reviewed other bottles that leave a funny taste in the water but the EcoUsable bottles leave no taste in the water. I like that they have a variety if sizes available for different members of the family. The bottles hold cold to warm liquids like milk, water or juice. I have been using the bigger water bottle to store water for his bottles when we are on the go. I just stick it in his diaper bag along with his smaller school bus design 10 oz bottle filled with juice and we are prepared to not be dehydrated on our adventure.

Bottles We Reviewed

Overall we loved our stainless steel water bottles and I can feel better knowing we are doing a small part to not add to the over consumption of plastics in our environment and look cool doing it! Living in the California heat I look forward to using these bottles over and over this upcoming summer. I loved the eco-school bus design for my son and I also would love to have the Wally the Whale ( this is just like his book and I so need to get him this bottle) and the Doodle design for kids in the 10 oz size.

You can find EcoUsable water bottles and their other products at Whole Food Markets, Safeway and Nugget supermarkets. 

WINNERS BOTTLE PACK

In honor of my son's 1st birthday EcoUsable sent me extra water bottles to giveaway to one of my lucky readers.

Here is how to enter the giveaway for the EcoUsable Water Bottles Pack:
MANDATORY Entry: "Like"  EcoUsable on Facebook
Leave your email address in your comment so I can contact the winner.

Extra Entries: Can be done after leaving a comment for mandatory entry.
If the extra entry says 1 extra entry leave 1 comment and 2 extra entries leave me 2 comments and so on.
Follow Me on GFC (right top corner) +3
Follow Me on Twitter +2
"Like" my fan page on Facebook +4
Follow EcoUsable on Twitter +2
Visit EcoUsable website and tell me your favorite product. +2
Enter any of the other giveaways during the 1st birthday bash +2 entries for each giveaway entered.
Blog about this giveaway and leave me the link +10

*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts November 30, 2010 and ends December 10, 2010 at midnight PST.  Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. I was sent 3 water bottles to review and 2 bottles in the giveaway for free.

Happy Baby Foods Book Giveaway

Happy Baby products have been on my radar since I was pregnant. I oddly have not tried any of their products but I will soon in the future. (Check back soon for a giveaway of Happy Baby Product coupons)
I like that their products  are healthy and come in convenient packaging. The variety of foods they offer is wonderful. I know when I find a brand that I like and my son will eat I like to expand and buy other products made by the same company. They make baby food and toddler food as well as puffs, yogurt melts, and frozen baby and kids meals.
Happy Baby has written a book The Organic Guide to Baby's First 24 Months that will help guide you to a happy healthy family. Topics include:

• Easy, healthy & delicious recipes for babies and toddlers

• Proper nutrition for nursing moms

• Dealing with post-pregnancy stress

• How to teach caregivers to be health-conscious in your absence

• Managing immunization schedules and planning family activities

• How to create an environmentally sound and baby-friendly household
without hazardous chemicals and toxins.

• A checklist for baby and toddler wellness

• Choosing safe products for baby and your home

In honor of my son's 1st birthday Happy Baby has agreed to send one of my lucky readers a copy of The Organic Guide to Baby's First 24 Months

Here is how to enter the giveaway for the Happy Baby The Organic Guide to Baby's First 24 Months book:
MANDATORY Entry: Follow Happy Baby on Twitter
Leave your email address in your comment so I can contact the winner.

Extra Entries: Can be done after leaving a comment for mandatory entry.
If the extra entry says 1 extra entry leave 1 comment and 2 extra entries leave me 2 comments and so on.
Follow Me on GFC (right top corner) +3
Follow Me on Twitter +2
"Like" my fan page on Facebook +4
"Like" Happy Baby on Facebook+2
Visit Happy Baby website and tell me your favorite product. +2
Enter any of the other giveaways during the 1st birthday bash +2 entries for each giveaway entered.
Blog about this giveaway and leave me the link +10

*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts November 30, 2010 and ends December 10, 2010 at midnight PST.  Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. I was not sent any product for this post.

Fresh Baby So Easy Toddler Cookbook Review and Giveaway

I am a huge fan of entering blog contest as a way of finding new products to try and products I can give family and friends to try. I have entered many giveaways to win a Fresh Baby So Easy Baby Food Kit, I never won a set but I did learn about a great new company. Since my son is no longer a little baby he does not need puree so I thought the So Easy Toddler Cookbook would be perfect for him. The book is filled with so many great recipes, colorful photos and feeding tips. I loved the smoothies, my son loved the breakfast burritos and his favorite the rice and broccoli casserole. He seems to favor savory over sweet, I am grateful for it I just have to learn I might be the only smoothie fan in the house.

I had fun making the recipes because I tried to include my son. I put him in his feeding chair and let him watch what I was doing and I let him try the individual ingredients before I made any finished items. We had a great time exploring new flavors and textures.

I know for me I was a bit puzzled as to where do I start with introducing my son tasty and healthy food now that he is no longer a jar food baby. Of course I know the dos and don'ts of feeding I just wanted a go to cookbook that I could reference anytime. I know in the future I will change and add to recipes as I see my son's likes and dislikes develop. I definitely would recommend this cookbook for a new mom to have a guideline of recipes to start with or a mom who just wants new ideas.

In honor of my son's 1st birthday Fresh Baby has agreed to send one of my lucky readers the So Easy Toddler Food Cookbook.

Here is how to enter the giveaway for Fresh Baby Toddler Cookbook:
MANDATORY Entry: Follow Fresh Baby on Twitter
Leave your email address in your comment so I can contact the winner.

Extra Entries: Can be done after leaving a comment for mandatory entry.
If the extra entry says 1 extra entry leave 1 comment and 2 extra entries leave me 2 comments and so on.
Follow Me on GFC (right top corner) +3
Follow Me on Twitter +2
"Like" my fan page on Facebook +4
"Like" Fresh Baby on Facebook+2
Visit Fresh Baby website and tell me your favorite product. +2
Enter any of the other giveaways during the 1st birthday bash +2 entries for each giveaway entered.
Blog about this giveaway and leave me the link +10

*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts November 30, 2010 and ends December 10, 2010 at midnight PST.  Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. I was sent for free one copy of So Easy Toddler Cookbook to review for this post.

Tasty Brand Review and Giveaway

Recently I won I facebook contest sponsored by Tasty Brand and I won 4 boxes of their fruit snacks. I was surprised at how tasty they were, it made me laugh since its the brand name. We pulled off tiny little bits for my son to try and he loved them too. Their fruit snacks are organic, fat free, gluten free, made with real fruit juice and no high fructose corn syrup. We all agree that Super Fruit is our favorite fruit snack. I would also love to try their Cereal bars. The pumpkin pie flavored ones sound so yummy! I love that their foods are organic and their snacks are a much healthier option than most snacks on the market. Plus its a mom founded company and I try my best to support mom based companies as often as I can. I do have to add that the fruit snacks are for children 2 and older so I only let my son tasty tiny bits and the fruit snacks should not be given whole to a child who is under that age, just wanted to add that for safety =)

Now that I am a fan of Tasty brand I wanted to be able to give one of my lucky readers the chance to try their great products. They make organic baby cereals, baby foods, fruit snacks and cereal bars. Their frozen baby food line would be great for any mom who is busy to be able to still give your child healthy organic food that is convenient to serve.

You can find Tasty Brand in your local Whole Foods and Kroger. Online at Amazon and diapers.com.

In honor of my son's 1st birthday Tasty Brand has agreed to send one of my lucky readers 2 Free Product coupons to redeem at your local store.

Here is how to enter the giveaway for Free Tasty Brand Product coupons:
MANDATORY Entry: "Like" Tasty Brand on Facebook
Leave your email address in your comment so I can contact the winner.

Extra Entries: Can be done after leaving a comment for mandatory entry.
If the extra entry says 1 extra entry leave 1 comment and 2 extra entries leave me 2 comments and so on.
Follow Me on GFC (right top corner) +3
Follow Me on Twitter +2
"Like" my fan page on Facebook +4
Follow Tasty Brand on Twitter +2
Visit Tasty Brand website and tell me your favorite product. +2
Enter any of the other giveaways during the 1st birthday bash +2 entries for each giveaway entered.
Blog about this giveaway and leave me the link +10

*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts November 30, 2010 and ends December 10, 2010 at midnight PST.  Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. I was not sent any products for this review.