And we have a winner!!!! The winner of the Smarty Pants Product of the Week Giveaway is Lisa! Congratulations!!!! I am certain that you will enjoy sharing this VTech Sing and Play Piano with a special Munchkin!
Lisa said…I just subscribed by google reader, I think this would be an awsome gift for my little one.
Thank you to the very many readers who participated in the giveaway! I hope you all become regular readers!
Smiles,Smarty Pants Mama…a.k.a Caroline
ProductVTech Sing & Discover Story PianoSmarty Pants ReviewThe VTech Sing & Discover Story Piano has been a tremendous hit in this house! My daughter who will be 25 months this week, was, as usual, my product tester. This product provides many minutes (that’s VERY LONG in toddler time) of entertainment! From the story book to our favorite, the karaoke microphone, my daughter has thoroughly enjoyed playing with this toy. I was impressed, and to be honest a bit surprised, that a product designed for 12+ months could be so worthwhile for a 2 year old. I had assumed that the features would be too “babyish” but that is certainly not the case. The lights, the sounds and the educational components (shapes and colors) makes this a hit for babies AND toddlers! Let Santa know to put it on your munchkin’s list!Why is it a …
ProductBarbie I Can Be – TV Chef PlaysetSmarty Pants ReviewThe Barbie I Can Be -TV Chef Playset provides is a modern role model for young girls. The TV Chef comes with all the accessories imimaginable to be sure the chef is already for her filming! The Barbie very much mirrors the popularity of TV chefs from Rachael Ray to Martha Stewart, plus this playset gives young girls the opportunity to whip up a fantastic meal alongside their favorite Barbie doll!Why is it a Smarty Pants of Product? We constantly yearn for appropriate role models for the little girls in our life. The Barbie I Can Be – TV Chef provides an appropriate example of an aspiring career.Retail Value$14.99Websitehttp://barbies.everything.com.girl/
Elfing Around
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What a wonderful idea!!! Elfing Around provides the opportunity to start a great, fun tradition with your munchkins! Each Elfing Around package includes a tremendous amount of activities, from tattoos to a letter from your Elf! Most importantly your family Elf arrives, ready to spend the pre-Christmas weeks getting your munchkins even more excited!Very clear directions are included, to guide you on the steps to introduce the Elf to your home. Your child will anticipate waking up each morning before Christmas to find the Elf and see what note he/she has left behind.Last year I used a similar type Elf with a class of Pre-K/Kindergarten students. I would place the Elf in a different location each morning. The Elf was there on behalf of Santa to monitor the behavior of the students. Wow, how it worked! What I especially like about …
Classic Scentsy Warmer
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Stinky diapers, shoes, rotten milk…you name it…the smell lingers in this house!I’ve always been a smelly candle kind of girl, but things have certainly changed with a toddler always on the go, trying to climb where she shouldn’t and reach where I don’t want her!A few months ago I came across the exact solution for my no more candles dilemma…Scentsy!!! Scentsy warmers use the heat of a light bulb (just 25 watt) to melt a fragrant wax block. As the wax block melts, the aroma is unreal. The scent spreads around the room, even better than a really good, and expensive, scented candle. But, and most importantly, no fire danger!The scents: Dozens, upon dozens of Scentsy Bars to choose from! There are holiday scents, pretty floral scents and the yummy, makes me hungry, baked cookie type scents!The …
Product Baby B’Air Flight Vest
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Just about a year ago we took an adventure to visit in laws and friends in NY. My 13 month old at the time traveled on my lap for the 3 hour flight. She was, and very much still is, a squirmy little thing. It was a challenge to get her to chill on my lap. I held her tight, realizing that I was essentially her seat belt – if I only had a Baby B’Air Flight Vest!
The Baby B’Air Flight Vest provides the exact security and safety every infant and toddler deserves! The munchkin wears it just like a vest. Straps secure the vest to the little one and then mom’s seat belt slides through a loop in the back. As soon as mom has her own seat belt secure, the little one is secure! …
ProductKids Lunch Box CardsSmarty Pants ReviewAfter nearly 10 years devoted as a elementary school teacher, I have learned how to quickly put a smile
on a little one’s face: stickers, candy, toys and little notes from mom!
Kids Lunch Box cards are instant smile inducers for your school age children. Each colorful card, includes a silly riddle, quiz or joke to provide instant fun during lunch time! On the reverse side, it is set up as a blank postcard, leaving you room to jot down a personal message.
The cards are organized in 5 different themes, with 5 cards in each theme pack.
Why is it a Smarty Pants Product?Kids Lunch Box cards are a sugar-free way of providing a special smile on your little munchkin’s face. Just imagine the excitement of discovering the funny little note from you in the midst of …
PumpEase PetiteSmarty Pants ReviewNearly 2 years ago you would find me every few hours up in my room with my double breast pump. My little munchkin never got a hand of how to latch, so instead I would pump.
During my “pumping” times, I would try to figure out a way, any way, to have my pumps stay put and be hands free. I tried everything. I would place pillows on my lap, or use a certain bra that with its elastic could sort of, in a way, could hold the pumps. My creative ways would often work but rarely for too long or with much comfort.
I have recently learned of a FANTASTIC product that I so wished was available a few years ago. Snugabell Mom & Baby Gear has created the PumpEase, a hands-free pumping support. It is EXACTLY what I needed!!! You wear …
ProductSarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour
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Wondering what movie to have on hand for the next kids sleepover?? Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour is perfect!
I don’t sit well through scary movies. I always end up closing my eyes or hitting mute so the scary music doesn’t scare me more!!! Good news, I’ve come across a great “scary” movie for chickens like me, and tweens! Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour is a great “scary” movie for kids (and adults!!!), in a “Goosebumps” style. It truly has some scary, startling scenes, but nothing that will leave you or the kids with nightmares.
Why is it a Smarty Pants Product? No goriness. No offensive language or “intimate” scenes! It’s scary yet appropriate for tweens on up. I HIGHLY recommend this for sleepovers, especially with Halloween approaching!!!
Retail Value$25
Website
www.SonyPictures.com
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Ambajam Cuddle Up Baby Blanket SetSmarty Pants ReviewYou won’t believe the immediate comfort you’ll feel when you snuggle with the Ambajam Cubble Up Blanket. It must be one of the softest items I have ever held. Ambajam has put together a blanket set that includes their ever-so-soft mini cuddle (17″x17″) and cuddle-up (29″x35″). The blanket set comes in a variety of colors, including complimentary stitching on edge and an embroidered turtle family – so cute! This set is perfect for the new mommy since it provides for the baby not only a little blankie to snuggle up in bed with during the toddler years, but a larger one to either keep somewhere else (car, nana’s…) or save for the childhood years as a more “grown up” version.PS – Ambajam also make a jumbo size too!! Just what a mommy deserves!Why is …
Roll-N-Go Diaper Caddy
Smarty Pants ReviewThe Roll-N-Go Diaper Caddy is just what smart mamas need! It provides a fashionable, organized manner of storing your diapering needs & more when you’re on the go!
At this stage of the game, 22 months, I need about 2 diapers, wipes, cream and forms of entertainment (crayons..) on any adventure out of the house, so I “loaded” the caddy appropriately before I took it out on my 1st adventure, the park!
Rolled up, with the items I mentioned above, the caddy measured about 6 inches in girth…not bad. No one would even know that diapers and Desitin were stuffed inside with its very fashionable, Asian inspired red print.
When it was time to really test it out (diaper changing time) the caddy worked as expected. I was able to open it with ease, although closing it was …
Product School Zone’s Math Readiness Sticker Workbook and Big Alphabet Workbook
Smarty Pants ReviewI’m a teacher at heart and try to incorporate educational activities with my munchkin each day.
Between trips to the park, birthday parties, the zoo and more we do all sorts of educational activities! We sing the alphabet at least a dozen times a day, together we write out the alphabet and her name, we count anything and everything, we paint letters, write them with chalk, form them with play-do. It’s great and best of all I am seeing the work payoff. At 21 months she could identify every letter of the alphabet and count to 13!
To supplement these activities, I have tried out 2 School Zone workbooks, Math Readiness Stickers Workbook Pre-K and Big Alphabet Workbook Ages 3-5. She LOVES using these books. Each afternoon we do a …
Baby Einstein – 10th Anniversary Special Edition
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Baby Einstein, or i-i to my daughter, is a favorite, quick calmer in this house! In the midst of any tantrum, all I need to ask is, “Would you like to watch Baby Einstein?” and I quickly hear, “i – i yes!” It’s so cute. Recently I, or in actuality the #1 Baby Einstein viewer in the house my daughter, has enjoyed the just released 10th anniversary special edition Baby Mozart and Baby Beethoven. The new DVDs are in new packaging and include tons of new enhancements! She has loved them, this is especially true when over the last 4 days she has watched them each at least 5 times!
So, what’s so special with the 10th anniversary edition? Digitally and audio re-mastered, new “eye-catching real life images”, a fancy new cover…and best of all …
Smarty Pants Review Sippy cups, shoes, toys and more…my daughter has it and can easily lose it (especially if she’s anything like her mom or dad!) I need an efficient, Smart Mama way of labeling her things, that way at a playgroup with a half a dozen Diego cups, I’ll know which one is hers!
Over the last few weeks I have labeled her cups and toys with Loveable Labels. These sticker labels adhere to her things and stay there no matter what! The picture to the right shows my munchkin’s favorite Dora the Explorer cup. This cup, with the purple Loveable Label sticker, gets washed numerous times a day and a few times through the dishwasher each week. The Loveable Label hasn’t changed a bit in appearance or adherence since the day I first put it on! Amazing! (FYI …
List Caddy
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As many of my readers know, I am a Grocery Game junkie! I head to 2 supermarkets and CVS each week with the Grocery Game list in hand and coupons in my pocket. The pre-selected coupons go in a sandwich baggie in my pocket and the list gets shoved in my purse. During my time at the store, I am constantly pulling the list out of the bag and putting it back in – many times even misplacing it. I had the chance to try out the List Caddy during my most recent trip to Publix while vacationing in Naples. I attached, very easily, the caddy to the handlebar of the cart and placed my infamous list on it. It worked PERFECTLY! I was able to zoom around the store, without once stopping to find my list. Much to …
And we have a winner…drum roll please…the winner of the Smarty Pants Product of the Week Giveaway, Street Science notebook is…Sandy!!!
Sandy said…rope designCongratulations Sandy! I will be in touch with you this week to coordinate the shipping of your prize!!!
Thank you to all who entered!!!Smiles,CarolineWinner selected by Random.org.
ProductStreet Science notebooksSmarty Pants ReviewWe’ve all had the standard black and white composition book – it works, but isn’t too chic! Street Science has designed a great line of notebooks, both spiral and bounded, for students of all ages. Moms, your tween and teens deserve notebooks designed with their interests in mind and Street Science has created just that!The spiral 1 subject notebook has 70 perforated sheets with 2 pockets at the beginning. I love the double sided pocket folder! The composition book has 100 sheets and a softer cover than the typical composition book.
To put them to the real Smarty Pants Mama test, I asked a teenage neighbor to come over and give me her honest opinion. She LOVED them, especially the Rope Chain design!
Why is it a Smart Mama Product?Promoting education in a fun, hip way!Website http://www.streetsci.comsold at Amazon.com: …
Crayola Beginnings TaDoodles BUVSmarty Pants ReviewWheels…my daughter loves them!! Crayons….another favorite! Put the two of them together and you get one HAPPY little munchkin!!! Crayola has created what I call a “little bus” for holding the different First Marks products in the Crayola Beginnings TaDoodles line. It’s great! The Beginnings Utility Vehicle (B.U.V) is the SUV for the TaDoodles products. My munchkin gladly places her crayons in the BUV and zooms them across the playroom. For me, the smart mama in the house, I just love that there is a perfect organized place to hold her Crayola TaDoodles products!!
Why is it a Smart Mama Product?
Fun for the munchkin and organized for the mom!
Websitehttp://www.crayola.com/
Retail Price
$15.99
Smarty Pants Product GiveawayProduct Crayola Beginnings TaDoodles B.U.V with 3 TaDoodles Markers!
Retail Value$15.99Giveaway Entry DatesToday – Sunday, August 17, 12:00 PM ESTGiveaway Winner AnnouncementSunday, August …
Product Dream Baby CD by Merry Miller
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From my munchkin’s 1st nights, we have used music to soothe her. It has worked like a charm! Over the last several weeks she has fallen into her deep sleep to the music of the beautiful harpist Merry Miller. The Dream Baby CD is quite possibly one of the most relaxing collection of children’s lullabies. Each song is played so delicately that it feels like Merry Miller is right there in the baby’s room with you. Some songs even include the sound of little children playing in the background. It’s just beautiful!
Why is it a Smart Mama Product?
My daughter falls to sleep to it AND I enjoy hearing it through the monitor! It can’t get much better than that!Website
http://www.babymusictogo.com/Retail Price$12
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Hiphop Howie and His Pal …. by FreckleBox
Smarty Pants ReviewAs many of you know, I am a teacher at heart – dedicting nearly 10 years in an elementary school! I am a stong advocate of reading to your child each day.
I came across FreckleBox some time ago when I was searching for neat books to have for my munchkin. What I LOVE is that FreckleBox personalizes the books to your child’s name! This alone makes it much more motivating for a child to listen to or read a story. The Hiphop Howie story takes the child on the adventure of rhyming words with Howie the frog. It’s such a cute story!Why is it a Smart Mama Product?The smile on my munchkin’s face when she heard her name throughout the book makes it surely a Smarty Pants Product! I also love it because the …
Product Basq Citrus Sugar Body PolishSmarty Pants Review
Wow! I am utterly impressed with my skin’s texture after using this product. I did a home test by using it on just one arm. What a difference I saw between my two arms after my shower!!!The “Basq” arm was super soft and let off a beautiful light citrus smell. For preggo mommies out there, who deserve it more than any, please be aware that this product is 100% safe for you! At times we come across scented products that cannot be used by preggos but Basq, thankfully, it’s not!
Why is it a Smart Mama Product?
You deserve it! As mommies we devote our lives to our children. We never ask for a pat on the back, we just do it. This body polish, to me, feels like a big THANK YOU to you and your body …
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Crayola Beginnings TaDoodles Easy Stampers
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As an elementary school teacher in my former life, I want to find activities and games that lend themselves to education. Things to count, things that foster creativity, things to learn letters and sounds, are the majority of what you’ll find in my home. The Crayola Beginnings TaDoodles Easy Stampers fit right in! Stamping is a great activity to do with munchkins – young and old. In my 3rd grade classroom, my students would use a traditional stamp set (stamps with the separate stamp pad) to stamp out the scene to a story they have just written, or stamp out mathematical equations (3 smiley faces + 2 smiley faces = 5 smiley faces). It was great! Now with my munchkin who isn’t even 2, I wouldn’t dare take out that stamp pad. Could …
Smarty Pants Review You may notice that a least 75% of the time, my little munchkin is dawning a bow! She was born a baldy, and remained that way until about 14 month or so. Even though her beautiful face, cute little earring and pink outfits would convince most that she was a girl, the bow was always a dead giveaway. I 1st purchased traditional bows on alligator clips, but with her few strands of hair, the bow wouldn’t stay on for more than a minute. I then learned about the infant bands just like ABunchofBows.com has in stock. It was exactly what I/she needed! My mom, a huge fan of bows on little girls, found this website and ordered a dozen bows to clip onto the infant band. It was perfect!
Why is it a Smart Mama Product?
The infant …
Dirt Road Sisters Stationery
Smarty Pants ReviewJust about a year ago I stumbled across Dirt Road Sisters. I believe I was on eBay searching for personalized stationery at an affordable price and Dirt Road Sisters had a number of designs listed and I was instantly drawn in. The designs were adorable and classy. I quickly bought a pack of notcards and a note pad for myself and a set for my munchkin. When they arrved, cutely wrapped in plastic and ribbon, I was hooked. The quality was outstanding! Within the next few months I ordered more for my daughter, mother, in-laws and all my cousins and aunts for Christmas that year. I remember each present being openned and the happiness each gift receiver had for such a “smart gift!”
Why is it a Smart Mama Product?In a day where we tend to email everything, it is important to …
Drum roll please……and the winner of the
My Precious Kid Medical ID Wristband is…
Comment #3
“crunchiemummy said…The most important safety product in my home is most definitely the pool fence that protects my littlest munchkin from our pool. It doesn’t stop me checking it a few hundred times a day though! You can never be too laid back about pool safety.”
Random Integer GeneratorHere are your random numbers:3Timestamp: 2008-06-30 01:44:29 UTC
Congratulations Crunchie Mummy! I will be in touch this week to get your shipping info!
Smiles,Caroline
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