The World of Eric Carle Touch-and-Feel Stroller Cards Review

The World of Eric Carle Touch-and-Feel Stroller Cards are easy to attach touch and feel picture cards for children. Each set has 5 double-sided cards with textures and pictures . It is easy to attach to a your stroller, backpack, or diaper bag. You can enjoy your outing without worrying that your child is dropping his or her toy on the ground as you walk away not even knowing it is gone until you get to the car. Been there done that!

Very cute idea with very cute pictures. The animals include a Sheep, Panda Bear, Fish, Hippo and a Caterpillar! My son loves to touch the animals and I like that he is learning that things have texture. I would recommend this to other parents who have left behind many toys behind because you could not attach them to your stroller or diaper bag! Chronicle Books makes the Touch and Feel Stroller Cards also in Julius! and Big Trucks and Diggers.

To find out more about the cute products made by Chronicle Books you can follow them on Twitter or like them on Facebook.

** I was not paid or compensated for this post. The opinions in this post are 100% mine and may vary from other opinions. I was provided for free the item in this post for review purposes.

Crafty Mama Book and Brain Quest Review and Giveaway

As a new stay at home mom I am always looking for crafts and projects or tools to help us learn expand our minds. The Crafty Mama Book and Brain Quest did just that for us. Brain Quest are a popular and fun way to teach your children a variety of things in life, they are like flashcards but better. There are connected together at the top and you open them like up and they fan out a paint wheel or a hand fan. Brain Quest caters to all ages, it starts at ages 2-3 all the way up to 12-13. They also have specific subjects like Math, Reading and African American  History. My son loves to learn and show me how smart he is. We got out the Brain Quest to see exactly what the cards had on them. The questions were very age appropriate and my son was a genius (of coarse)! The 1st card has the questions and the card to follow shows the answers, it gives your child a visual to and confirmation that they got it right. I loved that! There we such a variety of questions and Molly the Mouse appears throughout the game! It comes with 2 sets per package. We were looking at the next stage of cards that my son would need and I cannot wait to get them for him. I also see that they have workbooks as well, we need those for sure. The Brain Quest Workbooks were the winners of the 2010 Teachers' Choice Award.



Crafty Mama is a craft book by Abby Pecoriello, a stay at home Mom who is super crafty. She started off doing craft projects like bedazzling her daughters T-shirts for fun as a new Mom. Now she gives classes and has published the book Crafty Mama. The book boasts 49 fast, fabulous, foolproof (baby & toddler) projects in this great book. I have to admit I love crafty ideas and I want to be crafty. I really think that my heart is craftier then my crafting abilities. It seems like I may be lacking the ability to craft as well as I would like. As I looked through this book I am seeing how easy it really can be! Each project has pictures and step by step instructions as well as a "rate it" section that tells you the cost, time, skill and How ga-ga they'll go over it and the list of supplies for each project. Easy for the craft impaired like me :) All of the projects are things that anyone would love to make as well as have. A few of my favorites are the tie-dye items, the fleece hats, the easy bows for girls, baby wipes covers, and the hanger covers. They would all be fun projects to do at a play date or even something to do with your older children as a project for the day. Great book with great ideas! I recommend Crafty Mama to everyone who wants to tap into their crafty side!



GIVEAWAY:

For our Moms Leaving the Workforce event Workman Publishing has generously offered one lucky reader the chance to win one copy of Crafty Mama and one copy of Brain Quest for 3-4 year olds.

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*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts March, 22 2011 and ends on April 2, 2011 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 a free copy of both the books mentioned in the post from the publisher for my review.

Winners For March Madness Giveaways

Winners for the March Madness Blog Hop Giveaway. Congrats on winning and thank you everyone who entered. Don't forget we have a ton of giveaways going on right now for our Moms Leaving the Workforce event. You can view the giveaways here.

I will be emailing the winners shortly and you have 48 hours to respond. Congrats!




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Little One Books Website Contest

Since so many of my readers are fans of Little One Books I wanted to share a great contest they are having  in honor of the Brain Rules for Baby book. They are hosting it on their website you can click here to enter. You have the chance to win a personalized copy of Brain Rules for Baby by John Medina along with a tshirt and a collection of Little One Books for Babies.
They are offering extra entry options such as following on twitter and sharing with your friends.
Only one entry allowed per person. Contest ends March 31st.

Zooper High Chair Review

Look how little this full size high chair folds up!

My boys go over to my mom's house at least every other Monday so that I can get things done in peace around here :) My mom is past her "baby" days so she does not have all of the "tools" at her house like we do. When I do take the boys over there, feeding the baby seems to be one of the things that not having the right tools makes things very difficult. Who wants to lug a high chair over there every time and then lug it home? Not me and I know that my Mom does not want a high chair in her dinning room 24/7. At first she tried to feed him in his car seat...boy was that a disaster. Not only was it really not safe, he kept squirming around and twisting that it was impossible for my mom to get anything in his mouth and not his clothes. Even my 4 year old realized the situation and told his grandma, "This is ridiculous!" Children really do not have filters on them do they? haha
We needed a solution to the feeding situation but I also did not want to turn my mom's house into Babyville for one day a week. We knew that we needed a lightweight, compact and easy to store high chair at her house. Our solution was a Zooper High Chair.
The Zooper high chair is a simple compact folding high chair with a built in carry handle that is easy to open into it's full size. Just push one button and it opens into a "regular" size high chair. It is great for babies 6 months to 45 lbs. It opens up into a full size high chair but stores like nothing at all. At first I looked at it and thought there was no way this lightweight thing can hold my giant baby! I opened it up and put him in it so see just how steady it was. I was excited about how well it was made and how safe he really was. My 8 month old is wiggly and busy and it held up great to his wild ways! We took it over to my mom's house and she loved it. After she fed the baby she put it in her coat closet, closed the door and did not worry about it again until the boys came over the next time.
My mom and I are all about clean lines. We agreed that we loved the stylishness and the design of the high chair as well as the fun patterned material. It has such a modern look you can't help but think about how sleek it looks in your house! The Zooper high chair is also really easy to clean and looks great left out or stored in a small space. Opening and closing the high chair is really simple and fast. I really like the convenience and look of the Zooper that I am thinking about replacing my bulky (but still in good condition) high chair with one of these babies!!

We are now fans of the Zooper brand! They make several types of strollers including a two seated one. You can learn more about their products by following them on Twitter or becoming a Facebook fan.