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Use coupon code “sale30″ for 30% off at Dandelion Baby
September 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The PhartEphant: Nothing but a video could do this review justice
September 16, 2009 By 1 Comment
So it may not be very “stylish,” but with two boys, potty humor reigns in our household. I couldn’t resist reviewing this product – those of you classy Moms or Moms of girls can move along but for the rest of you who laughed at the floating “poop” in the pool in Caddyshack, this one’s for you.
Here’s my youngest, demoing the PhartEphant. You can read Norman the Elephant’s full story, including his change in diet and why he has “issues” on the PhartEphant website.
Splish, splash in the bath with these Munchkin products
September 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Munchkin has some great new bath products to entertain your own little munchkin in the bath – check ‘em out:
Gone Fishin’ Bath Toy – it comes with a fishing pole to cast and “fish” for the three aquatic toys (a crab, fish and star). The animals can be filled with water to squirt for endless fun (or in our case, a brother on brother water fight).
Wet Wheels – floats right on the water or rolls on lands with wheels, buy the turtle or dolphin for your little one.
Muddy Pigs – kids will love these messy pigs. Put them in the water with a washcloth and the mud “rubs” off with scrubbing. When they’re done and the pigs dry, the mud “reappears” for some fun cleaning for the next time.
Baby’s a Toy Tester! (aren’t they all?) Dress him cutely and keep those toys clean!
July 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I can tell you about toys and my kids’ reactions time and again. But the best toy tester is the child himself. So why not announce it to the world? If your child is going to be testing toys (and they all do–quickly deciding if the toy “passes” the test) then you’ll agree this romper is just the cutest. All of the “I’m a Toy Tester” playwear options are gender neutral in orange and green, making a great baby gift for all kiddos. Available in sizes 3-6 months through 18 months, chose from onesies, t-shirts, pants, rompers and more.
The adorable playwear were created by the owner of Toy Tips, a magazine featuring independent toy reviews. Each order of I’m a Toy Tester Playwear will recieve a free copy of Toy Tips magazine (a $4.99 value.)
Also by Toy Tips, Toy Tips Toy Cleaner is a pure all-natural solution to gently clean dirt, dust and grime that builds up on children’s toys. It inlcudes no alcohol, bleach, dyes, artificial fragrances or phosphates. Its the perfect cleanser for anything thats handled by spit-up, little fingers and drool… not to mention dust and dirt build-up that just happens.
All orders of Toy Tips Toy Cleaner will receive a free $20 subscription to Toy Tips & Parenting Hints magazine.
Prince Lionheart balanceBIKE: Love at First Steer!
June 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A balance bike gets your child ready for a two wheeler and also teaches balance, coordination and steering. We’re big fans of Prince Lionheart’s balanceBIKE ($84.99), which has rubber hand grips, a 100% birchwood frame, 12 ” rubber tires and a height adjustable, padded seat.
You’ll have to put it together — my husband was able to do it quickly, while being “assisted” by our 3 year old. Suitable for children ages 2-5, this should be used with supervision until your child can handle using it. My son , who has low muscle tone, was able to use it easily after 1 day.
My son loves walking it around our apartment and calls it his motorcycle. It’s really helped him with his coordination and balance (which are somewhat lacking due to his low tone) and has also boosted his self-confidence. This summer we’ll be taking this BalanceBIKE on the open sidewalk (with a bike helmet for our son)– at under 10 lbs, it fits in our car’s trunk easily.
You can find Prince Lionheart’s balanceBIKE here.
15% off coupon code for CloudB – products that lull your babies to sleep
June 24, 2009 By 4 Comments
My kids love their Twilight Turtle and Twilight Sea Turtle from CloudB. Each of my boys have one in their room – these toys glow in the dark and shine stars on the ceiling at night, as well as playing soothing music – they are great for babies up on through grade school aged-kids. We’ve also gifted the Twilight LadyBug to several “girl-friends” over the years.
So the latest product we tested out from CloudB is the Dozy Dolphin, a stuffed toy that plays four different soothing sounds. My beach-loving kids love the four options titled: Dolphins Playing, Whale Songs, Tranquil Melody and Ocean Waves.
Use coupon code MWS-609 through July 7th to receive 15% off your order of the Dolphin or any other product on the CloudB website. These toys make great nursery items, baby shower gifts or even a birthday gift for a young child.
LeapFrog provides the little guys with something too: Introducing the Tag Junior
June 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
You may know about LeapFrog’s Tag Reading System, which was a hot pick of ours for the 2008 Holiday Season. The Tag is recommended for kids between ages 4-8 and is a great learning tool for early readers.
Now, LeapFrog has announced a new product to cater to the younger crowd — the Tag Junior Book Pal. Geared for toddlers and preschoolers, the Tag Junior helps encourage early reading skills. Tag Junior books help children learn the alphabet, teach counting and more.
The age range for this one is 24 months-age 4. It’s a great little toy to have for a younger brother or sister who sees an older sibling using the regular Tag. You have to buy the books separately – all of the books for the Tag Junior are board books.
Organizational tip: Be sure to get it with the Storage Case too, it’s easiest if you keep the book together with the actual Tag system and having the case is key. We’ve found the same with the regular Tag.
It sells for $34.99 on Amazon and ships for free.
10% off and free shipping on your WEDGiTS purchase
May 15, 2009 By 2 Comments
A few weeks ago we reviewed WEDGiTS. In the review, we tried to steer you in the right direction – which is best to buy for your family.
Just thought we would sweeten the purchase with a promotion code for 10% off and free freight (good thru the end of June) using the following voucher 105092467.
Fishing just like Dad with the Pretend & Play Fishing Set (plus 3 to giveaway!)
May 13, 2009 By 5 Comments
For my two year old, it’s all about doing what his big brother does. If big brother jumps, he jumps. If big brother cries, he cries.
So since Big Brother loves to go fishing with his “Papa” and his Oompah (other grandfather), Little Brother wants to do the same. And of course it’s tough to hold and deal with a real fishing rod at his age. So I was thrilled to have him check out the Pretend & Play Fishing Set for him to play with. He puts his worms on the line and goes pretend fishing all the time now. He’s gearing up for the real thing.
The Set comes with a plastic fishing pole, great for toddler hands, a couple of fish (that stick to the end of the pole with magnets) and plastic worms for “bait.”
Buy the Pretend & Play Fishing Set for $27.99 on the Learning Resources site.
Use coupon code BLOG20 for 20% off discount that can be used for an additional discount on already reduced clearance prices. Valid until 6/15/09.
As a bonus, Learning Resources is generously giving away 3 sets to 3 lucky Mommies with Style winners. To enter, subscribe to our weekly newsletter. 3 winners will be selected at random from our newsletter subscriber list after May 20th.
Wedgits: A Brilliant Creative Toy for Toddlers through Upper Elementary
May 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve seen WEDGiTS, heard about them, but never really “got” them. Until I actually got them, in hand, and started to play. And, you know, WEDGiTS are REALLY fun and creative toys.
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, my family is big with games and creative toys. So WEDGiTS are totally up our alley. They’re geometric building blocks and as a toy they became quite a surprise. For the youngest kids, they’re all about stacking, nesting and finding out how to combine shapes that are different from your typical blocks to create. As kids get older, and more into forming things with purposes, they’re suddenly finding ways to manipulate WEDGITS into creatures, space mobiles and, in the words of my 5.5 year old tonight, a “Super Power Energy Master.”
Committing to WEDGiTS is a bit overwhelming. There are a lot of choices, and its hard to know which you’ll need. If you aren’t certain that your kid will love them (and I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure until we really started to play), definitely start with a Starter Set… even if your kid is a toddler. Because you can always add to the set as your kids grow. If you can do it, get the WEDGiTS Starter Tote Buliding Block Activity Kit. The kit has more blocks than the Starter Kit, a Building Board (very useful for kids who need balance and for those that are playing independently) and a set of design cards, which guides kids in getting used to Wedgits blocks and introducing them to the many uses. Of course, it won’t be long before kids will realize their creativity will go beyond the cards. And they’ll do fine with this set for a while.
After enjoying their starter WEDGiTS kits, when you see a yearning for more, you’ll find yourself visiting WEDGiTS to see what other pieces fit best with your child’s creativity. The Stix and the eXPANsion Combo-Pak became must-haves in our playroom, and my little creators would love WEDGiTS on WHeeLS. But give it some time to see what additions you’ll need most.
WEDGiTS are recommended by TIA, the Toy Industry Foundations’ Let’s Play: A Guide to Toys for Children with Special Needs, which suggests toys for children to visual, physical, speech and hearing impairments, as well as learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders (ADD and ADHD). They’re also used and loved by classroom teachers as teaching manipulatives.
Still not sure what you and your child can do with WEDGiTS? Check out the Design Center for some ideas. Really, though, get them in your hands… I’m sure you’ll find that you and your child are wanting to play and play again and again.
A must have for road trips: the Crayola Dry Erase Activity Center
May 6, 2009 By 1 Comment
We’ve been in the car a ton lately. I counted the hours just to make myself a little crazy. Since January of this year – we’ve logged 40 hours in the car on road trips down to North Carolina (twice) and back and forth to New England a few times.
And as you guys can imagine, it’s not always a good time in the car with two boys aged 5 and 2, so I’ve found myself often looking for good travel toys.
One toy I picked up at Amazon that has been a hit is the Crayola Dry Erase Activity Center. I actually bought it thinking my five year old would use it – it comes complete with templates that help kids write their letters, count numbers and more. But it also comes with a blank page, which my 2-year-old really enjoyed writing on.
It comes with four dry erase markers and an eraser, so you can use it over and over. Although I will say that the dry erase markers dry out pretty easily – we left them open capped in the car overnight during one of the trips. I ended up going to Walmart and picking up another 4-pack of dry erase markers for minimal cost.
Check it out on Amazon – $17.99, you can also find it in-store at Toys R Us.
Peek-A-Boo bags 8% off, great for a road trip
April 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
Awhile back, I reviewed the Find It toy for kids, a long tube filled with toys hidden inside of bead like pieces inside of the tube. My kids love shaking the tube and trying to find each object on a regular basis.
So I was really excited when I heard about the Peek-A-Boo bag, a mom-made toy that’s travel-sized and is a similar concept to the Find It toy. These bean bag sized toys are filled with hidden toys. A list is tacked to the back of the bag, children are challenged to try and shake and move the bag to find each item (the items have the picture next to the word for pre-reading aged kids). There’s an ABC bag where kids have to find each letter of the alphabet as well as a Sugar and Spice bag with girly items for girls. (Boys can get the “Rough N Tough” bag)
Each bag comes with a fabric loop so you can easily attach it to a stroller or diaper bag.
We took one bag for each boy on a recent trip and they were a huge hit. You can get them on the Mom4Life website – click through this link exclusive to Mommies with Style readers to receive 8% off your order. When you get to her site, search for “Peek-A-Boo” and the toy will come up.
Giveaway: Power Rangers Megazord & Ben 10 Alien Creation Chamber
April 15, 2009 By 68 Comments
So my 5-year-old dreams of boxes like these arriving on our doorstep every day. This specific box included two great older boy toys – Ben10′s Alien Creation Chamber and a Power Rangers Megazord.
Both toys are made by Bandai and are sure to be a hit with any boy who is 4 years or older.
The Alien Chamber is especially cool, I think, as it has little spots you can put the different Bens/aliens into. They have interchangeable parts so kids can use their imagination as they create all sorts of morphed aliens.
We have one of each to giveaway to one lucky winner on Mommies with Style this week! To enter, leave a comment in this posting telling us if you have a boy, and if so, how old he is. If you only have girls, what boy are you entering this giveaway for? (Or maybe your girl would love these!)
Leave your comment by the end of the day Wednesday, April 22nd and one lucky winner will be picked at random from the comments and then notified. Good luck!
Mommies can play with Bendaroos, too! (Plus, 5 packs to giveaway)
April 13, 2009 By 132 Comments
You’d be hard pressed to have missed a Bendaroos commercial in the last few months. In fact, their branding has been so great, my 5 year old spent weeks walking around quoting the ad verbatim. (That’s some powerful marketing, folks!)
He was on us to get him a pack, so we finally broke down and got him one when I found them on sale locally. So what are they? They are “flexible bending sticks.” Basically it’s a no mess toy. (woohoo) Waxy, pliable and colorful sticks, they can be bent and molded into various shapes. You’ll find all sorts of cool suggestions on the website. Each “box” come with 500 colorful sticks for your kids to build with.
But here’s the bonus usage we recently discovered: Bendaroos as wine charms! On a recent trip with friends, the kids had left their Bendaroos out on the kitchen table. After they went to bed, the Moms and Dads found we were confusing our drinks. One savvy Mommy used a Bendaroo to identify her glass and we all followed suit. Even funnier were the questions the next day, “Mommy, why is there a Bendaroo on your wine glass?”
Seriously though, this is a great, reusable craft and toy that keeps kids entertained for hours. They sell for $19.99. Visit the YouBendaroo.com website to purchase and get inspired with design ideas.
GIVEAWAY: We also have 5 packs of Bendaroos to giveaway to 5 lucky Mommies with Style winners. To enter, leave a comment in this posting letting us know what you think your kids would build with their Bendaroos if you won.
5 winners will be selected at random after April 19th.
