Tribandz Review

TriBandz, with the Tibbz accessories are designed so that you can trade ‘em, change ‘em, and wear ‘emwhenever you want!  We have hundreds of Tibbz designs to choose from, and awesome colors for our Bandz!  We hope you enjoy the product and we look forward to any suggestions you have for more colors and designs…we’d love to hear from you.    
Our product is made safely in China, and is packaged, warehoused, distributed, and shipped in the USA.

A proven fact is that no child has the same personality, so Tribandz are perfect, they allow each child to express themselves.  
First start with your child's favorite color band

Black

Blue

Green

Pink

Purple

and Red


Each band is called a Triband.
Next you can add in these Tibbiz

Looking over the selection of Tibbiz I was amazed they have so many to offer, Each pack has surprise prints of the designs.

Cars

Ocean


Dinosaurs

Even holiday Tibbiz. I think these are the neatest thing, and wish they had them when I was younger. My kids love them, and they love the fact they can switch out the Tibbez to suit the mood they are in.  


Tribandz are $4.02
and Tibbez are $2.99


very inexpensive for all the fun they will provide. 

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Think Geek Moshi Review

ThinkGeek started as an idea. A simple idea to create and sell stuff that would appeal to the thousands of people out there who were on the front line and in the trenches as the Internet was forged. ThinkGeek started as a way to serve a market that was passionate about technology, from programmers, engineers, students, lovers of open source, to the masses that helped create the behind-the-scenes Internet culture.

Three out of the four founding ThinkGeek members started an ISP in the Northern Virginia area way way back in 1995. We couldn't afford Solaris, learned about a free UNIX-like OS, and spent almost an entire day downloading it onto over 50 floppies for installation on an old 486 laptop with no cd-rom (thanks Slackware!). After a few years with the ISP gig, the ThinkGeek idea popped into our heads, and, operating out of a spare room at the ISP office we setup shop and launched the site on Friday the 13th, 1999...

A month or so later we were Slashdotted. Promptly thereafter, ThinkGeek was acquired by the good folks at Andover.Net who through an acquisition and a bunch of name changes, is now known as Geeknet. So we're part of a cool gaggle of sites including slashdot.org, sourceforge.net, linux.com, and freshmeat.net. Pretty nice company to be amongst, eh? We're pretty proud of it!

All the founding members are still in town, and we've continued to grow our product line, expand our staff (including several canines) and enhance the way we interface with customers. Who would have thought...

Think Geek is a very awesome site, and I had tons of fun spending hours looking over all the items they offer. I do think my all time favorite is

Moshi Voice Activated Alarm Clock

The earliest known method of keeping time was to stare at the sun and glean the passage of the day by its position in the sky. Inaccurate and potentially blinding. A suboptimal solution. Other methods included sand through a narrow opening in a glass. More precise, but needed flipping every so often. Also suboptimal.

Soon there was the pendulum, then springs, then quartz oscillations, and eventually molecular oscillations. We've gotten more and more precise as time went on, but the method of reading the time remained the same - looking at numbers and/or hands and converting those visual cues to concepts of temporal movement. Heady stuff.

Now, many clocks will read you the time, so you don't have to read it yourself. It's certainly nifty, having a clock that can talk to you, but what if you could talk to your clock? By that we mean talk to it and have it understand you? We're not talking Star Trek, either.

Moshi is a new series of talking clocks that can also listen to you! Ask it what time it is, and it'll tell you! Tell it what time it is, and it'll set the clock! Ask it the temperature! Even change the color of the clock's face to match your color scheme! Just say "Hello, Moshi," and your clock is yours to command.

This Clock is awesome, there is nothing I hate more then having to set the clocks again when ever we lose power because you have to hold down the time button and then hour, and then minute buttons it drives me crazy, but not with Moshi...
All you have to say is " Hell Moshi" and then Moshi will respond " Welcome Command Please"
Moshi comes with quite a few commands such as
Set Time
Set Alarm
Today's Date
Temperature
Night Light Sleep Sound
Turn Off Alarm

I do know that my husband and best friend find it so annoying because I love Moshi, and talk to it often. I do think that this alarm clock is a great step to show just how far technology really has come. and no matter what anyone says I absolutely love my Moshi and it was a welcomed addition to our house.

Beanie Designs Review and Giveaway

What do you get when you add together a crocheting husband, a stay at home mom, and a growing family? For us, Beanie Designs was the answer!

The beginnings of Beanie Designs

Not many ladies can say their husband taught them to crochet. Well, my wonderful husband took the time to teach me the intricate art of crochet, and I have been addicted ever since. 

At first I crocheted to relax. Then I became obsessed with crocheting adorable little hats and blankets for my daughter. Soon I realized the total satisfaction of sharing my one-of-a-kind creations with other mothers, and Beanie Designs was born!

The cutest baby hats, handmade in soft organic cotton

Now we carry a wide selection of adorable baby hats, all handmade with care and exceptionally soft yarns. I have assembled a team of talented artists both here in the U.S. and also in China to keep up with demand for our sweet baby hat designs. They all share my vision: to create the most beautiful baby hats around, each handmade with love and an eye towards quality and perfection. 

I am proud that Beanie Designs is also able to help enrich the lives of other stay-at-home-moms who love to knit, both here and in China. Our knitters are primarily work-at-home-moms (and some dads!) who share our devotion to creating sweet baby hat designs. In China, our production is overseen by a husband and wife team from England who are helping bring well-paying jobs to parents who knit at home to support their families. We provide training in our proprietary knitting techniques to help build skills for all our knitters and ensure consistent quality across all our products.

From the dreaming stage of design to the hands-on process of creating the beautiful beanies, every baby hat we offer on this site meets our uncompromising standards for quality of material, aesthetics and comfort in the design, and superior construction.

Crocheting is more than a hobby or even a business to me. It is a passion, and that passion comes across in each special hat I offer you and the way we run our company. I look forwarded to crafting a special hat just for you and your baby, and serving you with respect and integrity.

On behalf of all of us at Beanie Designs, thank you for helping our vision come to life.

Boudreaux's Butt Paste Review and Giveaway

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Hank Player USA Review and Giveaway

Favorite t-shirts don't come along very often, but if your drawer is filled with Hank Player, they'll come along every day!

Hank Player strives to create a quality, long lasting t-shirt that brings together a combination of hip, novelty graphics and vintage inspired colors. All about clean designs, Hank Player tees are garment dyed and vintage washed to give it a familiar lived-in and super soft, comfy feel.

The kind of clothes repeatedly picked out of the drawer or closet when given the choice, Hank Player has the ability to make a positive statement about the kids wearing them and once they put them on, they'll never take them off!

Hank Player lets a boy define himself, and you'll recognize him in our designs. The one who throws his head back in a belly laugh, cries when he loses, cheers when he wins, and wears a cape and pretends he can fly. Here's to boys — our boys, your boys, Hank Player boys!

Revved to the Max Review

 Jari Love is a certified personal trainer and the creator of Get RIPPED!™, the multiphase, no-nonsense full body workout system designed to help people of any fitness level shed unwanted pounds in just weeks. The hot-selling and critically acclaimed GetRIPPED! series enables individuals to burn up to three times more calories than the traditional weight-training program, and has received rave reviews from fitness critics throughout North America since the first title debuted in late 2005.  

Slugs and Bugs CD Release

A Little About the Artists 

                                                

Randall Goodgame is a critically acclaimed American singer/songwriter, and the driving force behind Slugs & Bugs.  He has released 6 solo recordings, and has written many songs for other artists, including 17 songs for the award winning band Caedmon's Call. Randall has written several songs for Veggie Tales, and he spent 4 years as the worship pastor of Midtown Fellowship in downtown Nashville. Randall enjoys peanut butter and chocolate anything, and being home with his family of 5 in Nashville, TN.

                                                           

Andrew Peterson is an award winning American singer songwriter, author and lover of books and PB&J sandwiches. In addition to S&B&L, Andrew has recorded 9 albums of original music including Behold the Lamb of God and Resurrection Letters Vol. II. He has written several songs for Veggie Tales with Randall, and has written 2 fantasy adventure books for children, On The Edge Of The Dark Sea of Darkness and North or Be Eaten!. Go, buy them quickly or be eaten! Andrew and his family of 5 live in Nashville, TN.

Slugs & Bugs album that will be released October 25th in Family Christian Bookstores

If you go to http://www.slugsandbugs.com you can get a preview by listening to God Made Me one of the tracks from the album.

Batter Blaster Review and Giveaway

In my house everyone loves pancakes, but I have never been very good at making any one shape or even perfectly round pancakes. Batter Blaster has helped me to be able to do fun shapes or even letters. I do think it makes for a fun morning or even evening using Batter Blaster. This was a fun experience to try, but I had a hard time finding it. The website offers stores in your area that carry it, however I learned it can be wrong. 

Batter Blaster comes in 4 great varieties, and is reasonably priced.  if your looking for a fun, and easy way to make breakfast then Batter Blaster is your answer.

The Juno Company Review

All of our products are based on our lifelong love of music and our belief in its power to open hearts and minds. We firmly believe that by surrounding young children with beautiful music, we can engage their minds, inspire them artistically and nurture them emotionally.

During this journey, we have collaborated with top researchers, artists and musicians to create an award-winning line of products. Our CDs, DVDs and books feature a cast of lovable characters that interact with your child, along with original music composed for and performed by live orchestral musicians. We are excited to be able to share our passion with you. Welcome to our family!

Before I tell you about the products that the Juno Company offers I'd like to tell you about an awesome program that they have. It's called  One for all buy one, give one
For Every Product Purchased, The Juno Company will donate one to a child in need.  That is a great thing, and I felt it needed to be mentioned.

Now onto the Review I was sent a DVD and a CD from the Juno Jr collection. My children are fond of music, and the most fun we have is dancing around the house to whatever music is playing. Juno Jr is designed for preschoolers, and well my kids are 2.5 and 4.5 that are home during the day.

The Day The Music Stopped
When Bunny presses the big red button on Murphy's Shush Machine, she inadvertently silences the town of Harmonia Springs. Juno realizes that, in order to bring life back to the town, she and her friends have to create their own music through melody, harmony, rhythm and – most of all – friendship.

Most of the time the kids won't sit in front of the Tv for long, not that I think they should but my 4 year old will watch this with out moving my 2 year old however is bored by it. I would say this is better suited for the 3+ age bracket.  The Day the Music stopped retails for $17.99

we also received
 
Welcome to Harmonia Springs
Super Duper Deluxe Edition
Get the best of both worlds! The Juno Jr. Super Duper Deluxe Edition features both instrumental and sing-along tracks from the Juno Jr. series, including the DVDs “One Bunny Band,” “The Day the Music Stopped,” and “Friends Make a Symphony.” All titles are performed live by the Juno Jr. Orchestra, and composed by Belinda Takahashi, Ph.D.

This is our favorite CD to put in during the day to play to , dance to or just chill out to.I put it into the dvd player or the cd player and let the kids have their fun. The cd contains 21 tracks and lasts just over 1 hour. Priced at $11.99 . Head over to the Juno Company website to get a preview of Track 3 Tweet.


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101 offline activities you can do with your kids Review and Giveaway

 

Here’s a brief time out that EVERYONE in your family will enjoy: disconnect from the Net, put away your digital toys, and get ready for some good old-fashioned fun.  Even 20 minutes a day can be rejuvenating for you and a great way to connect with your children. In 101 Offline Activities You Can Do With Your Child, you’ll find activities that tap the most advanced computer of all time—the one between the ears.  Best of all, you can do most of the activities with little or no preparation!

I sometimes feel like I spend to much time online and not enough doing stuff with my kids, I was thrilled to be able to review this book. It's full of ideas that get you away from your computer for even a little while. I like that is offers different categories such as...
Arts & Crafts
Fantasy Play
Games
Get 'em Moving
In the Kitchen
Imagine This
Math and Number
Older Kids Play
On The Road
Toymaking
While We're waiting
Word Games
Younger Kids At Play
Your Time Only




to be honest we have been so busy I just finished this book last week, I really wish I would have read it sooner, might have greatly helped me, when I spent 12 hours straight in the car with my 3 darling children, from Michigan to New York, and 12 more hours from New York to Michigan. Plus the ideas are very creative, and inventive. Each activity also lists what you will need, weather it be materials for crafts or just simply your time. 


I would say it's defiantly worth the read and maybe something to keep  around for a reference guide in case you forget and need ideas. 


You can purchase 101 Offline activities you can do with your children at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com

Go Green Lunchbox Review and Giveaway

Many of the local elementary schools are working hard to teach the children of our community the importance of protecting the environment. Since their kindergarten days, my children have been taught repeatedly the phrase, “reduce, reuse, recycle.” Over the past few years, with children taking the lead, my family has made changes in our daily lives to do our part to protect and conserve our environment – locally and globally.

In 2008, Go Green Lunch Box was founded simply out of "frustration." Packing two lunches everyday, I was appalled at the amount of waste generated by the packaging of single-serve items (sandwiches, juices, snacks, desserts, etc.). All of that – plastic baggies/wrap/cups, paper cartons/bags, cellophane bags – eventually wound up in our landfills. Upon reading a statistic about a typical American child generating 67 pounds of lunch packaging waste each school year, I knew I had to make some changes. After buying food containers and trying, unsuccessfully, to fit all the containers into the lunch boxes we already owned, resulting in either the lids or containers (or both!) not being brought back home from school, I decided to solve the problem . . . hence, Go Green Lunch Box!

I have partnered with a family friend and international businessman, Hinman Dunn, who has manufacturing and sourcing experience. Like many new products, customer feedback over the past year has provided Hinman and me excellent opportunities to improve our products so as to better meet the needs of parents and children. Consequently, our latest product line features not only design changes, but also, improvements in functionality and durability. We truly think these “second year” products will be very well-received by our existing and new customers.

My children don't take cold lunch to school but my husband does take a lunch to work everyday, and every week we go through a ton of waste, and I have always hated it, plus if he accidently throws a bag or two out that is even more trash that mounts up, so when the Go Greem Lunchbox arrived I was thrilled to be able to reduce down to:


It is nice to be able to sort out the foods into compartments, and allows for great portion sizes. It's sleek design also allows for the Go Green Lunchbox fits on almost any shelf in my fridge so I can prepare lunch the evening before, and he can just grab it and go. I love the color choices Go green offers, and the fact you can purchase extra pieces should something break or you just think maybe an extra is needed.

The only drawback to this unit, is also a blessing. the locking system, that will keep the lip attached to the unit. My 2 year old got his finger under the lid, somehow, and it pinched his finger pretty good. Ever since then we make sure to keep it up our of his reach, but the lock also helps to guarantee no leaks.
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Girl Gotch Review and Giveaway

 How it all began... If you would have told me a year ago that I would be designing and launching my own underwear line for little girls, I wouldn‘t have believed it, but here I am and I am so excited to share my products with you.

It all started in the summer of 2008. I was potty-training my daughter and was having a really hard time finding underwear that fit her. She seemed to always be pulling and adjusting and no matter what, they would “ride-up”. I tried everything, even buying size 5/6 panties for her (even though she was 2).

Kidtoons Spookley the Square Pumpkin Giveaway

Kidtoons is dedicated to helping parents connect with their kids by bringing family friendly animated movies to the big screen every weekend at participating theatres across the country.  Check HERE  for a theater near you.
Participating Kidtoons theatres showcase a fun, affordable family friendly matinee movie and provide a family experience filled with entertaining, kid-friendly characters, as well as cartoon shorts, music videos and sing-alongs before each movie. We even have fun giveaways for the kids, such as stickers, temporary tattoos, activity books or toys after every film.

As parents, and as producers of kids’ entertainment, we launched the Kidtoons program to enable families to enjoy movies on the big screen on a regular basis. We know that parents are looking for opportunities to connect with their children, and enjoying the movie-going experience as a family provides easy and fun opportunities for togetherness.

Nellie's All Natural

I am in love with the Nellie's all- natural  dryer balls, they are wonderful.

The unique design of the Dryerballs lift and separate fabrics while relaxing fibers. The result is less lint and wrinkles, softer clothes, more absorbent towels and a reduced drying time of up to 25% - saving you moolah! Best of all, it's toxic-free, environmentally friendly, and guaranteed to last up to 2 years. That's equivalent to a whole lotta dryer sheets. Can not be used with scent sticks, only the Green PVC Free Dryerballs work with the scent sticks.

My son has had eczema since he was 4 months old, and that means no fabric softener on his clothing, and no dryer sheets, so his clothing, blankets, and towels were stiffer then I would have liked, but wasn't sure what to do. I was so excited that the day the dryer-balls arrived I washed my sons clothes, and could not believe just how soft they were. 

The usefulness of these doesn't stop there though, my daughters both have the little carters nightshirts that are very flowy and great for summer, but I could not figure out how to avoid the material at the bottom sticking together straight out of the dryer, no amount of dryer sheets helped, but the first time I dried them with Nellie's all- natural dryer-balls they folded very nicely. I was amazed, at first, and now they are a laundry item I can not live without.

Adult Post 18+ Review

If you are under the age of 18 you are not invited to  read this post and I ask that you close this post right now. If you are over 18 please keep reading if you wish but please understand this post is about an adult website and about an adult toy.

Snorg Tee's Review and Giveaway

Welcome. SnorgTees got its start back in May 2004 when our group of friends decided that we weren't meant for a real job. We got our options narrowed down to international jewel thieves or internet t-shirt tycoons. Since it was the middle of the summer, we weren't able to find enough ski masks, which left t-shirts as our only option. Fast forward a few years and we've grown to the point where people mistake us for an actual business. We've even shipped a shirt to NASA. That means space. So technically we're a universal company. But we are still just a group of friends who run Snorg because we enjoy it.

Here at Snorg, we specialize in pop-culture inspired, random, and all around funny t-shirt designs. Most of the designs on our site are SnorgTees employee creations. But while we think of about 72% of what goes up on the site, 28% of the awesome design ideas come from you, our customers. So if you think you've got a great idea, send it our way.

We strive for constant improvements, and it's thanks to you that we're where we are today. So go out there and spread the good word about SnorgTees to everyone you know. Stop strangers in the street and tell them where they can replace that ugly piece of cloth they call a shirt with a genuine Snorg Tee. And don't forget to send in pictures of you showing off your SnorgTees around town. Remember, when you're wearing Snorg, all your pictures look good.

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Urban Elk Review

Since Urban Elk presented our first collection in the fall of 2006, it has been continually followed by two annual collections – a spring/summer collection and a fall/winter collection.

The collections are designed by company founder Pouline Kiertner, and derive from the Scandinavian tradition of simplicity and high quality.

As our products are directed at the 0-8 year olds, we find it important that the clothes are comfortable to wear, and that the prints appeal to children as well as are taken from the small child’s world.

The Company is based in Copenhagen, from where all design, sales and distribution origin. 

The manufacturing is left to our skilled and internationally renowned partners in South East Asia. 

Urban Elk is today sold in more than 100 selected stores across Europe. 

I wasn't familiar with the Urban Elk brand of children's clothing until, recently but I am very glad that I now know, they offer adorable clothing at ok prices.  Just take a look at the pieces I was sent to review

Denim anorak, drawstring

100% cotton. Elkembrodery at chest. Zipper at back, at size 3 m- 2 y and zipper at both sides in size 3-6y. My son loves this jacket , and it's perfect for the early fall weather, each side has a zipper that allows Z at 2 years old to put on his own jacket. That is a huge plus for anyone who has a  child  with an Independence issue,  such  as he has to do everything for himself. The denim look also matches just about everything.

Sweatshirt w/hood & zipper

100% dark grey terry fleece cotton, with satin elk application at back

I love this piece, it is super cute in person, and is a really dark grey. It's  my go to hoodie for the cold fall morning walks to school. It looks great, after a few washes, and because it's so dark it doesn't stain, Would I buy this item yes, most defiantly.


Urban ELK offer girls clothing as well as boys clothing up to US size 5 for children, and from what I have seem carry an outstanding quality.