I enjoyed playing with dolls when I was little. I didn't have any siblings until I was 6, so they were my "friends". There are so many dolls on the market that I would have loved to have when I was little.
The BFC, Ink doll is one that I would have had a ton of fun with. BFC stands for Best Friends Club and was launched in August of 2009. There are three 18 inch dolls in the collection and each come with their own story. You can 'meet the girls' on their website to find out what they're like.
Like the other dolls, she comes with an extra set of clothes, fortune telling game, and an activity-based journal. The journal comes with a lock and key so that girls can have their privacy. In addition to her accessories, there is also a membership card and code so that your little girl can join the Best Friends Club online.
These dolls are awesome. I love that they have a 'grown up' look to them. Instead of being a baby doll, the BFC Ink girls are meant to be your friend. Between the journal and online community, girls will learn about real life issues such as jealousy.
The first part of the journal tells about the girls and the club. The second part of the journal has space for girls to write about themselves. The interaction is great for girls that are beginning to face harder issues in life and are outgrowing the "playing with baby doll" stage. The membership code that is included provides them with something they can play with online.
Be sure to check on BFC, Ink so that you can meet all of the girls.
Win It! MGA Entertainment is giving one of my readers a BFC, Ink Doll.
To enter, visit the BFC, Ink website and tell me which girl you think the recipient of this giveaway would most relate to. This is required and must be done before the extra entries count!
EXTRA ENTRIES! You can do any of these things for an extra entry. Make sure to leave a separate comment for EACH thing you do.
1- Subscribe to my blog via email.
2- Follow my blog via google friend.
3- For TWO extra entries, blog about this giveaway and link it back to this post and BFC, Ink.
4- Follow twoofakind AND BFC Ink on twitter and tweet about this giveaway. You can Tweet once a day for an extra entry every day! You can copy and paste: WIN a @BFCInk 18" Doll during #MistletoeMadness @twoofakind http://tinyurl.com/ygyvopa
Contest ends at 11:59pm EST on December 7th when I will draw a winner at random. PLEASE leave your email address if it is not visible on your profile. I will notify the winner and they will have 36 hours to respond!
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This was not a paid post and honest opinions were used. The opinions are solely my own and may very from others. Thank you to MGA Entertainment who supplied the products for the review and giveaway.
It's Aloha Friday over at An Island Life! Answer my question and make sure you post one on your blog! After that, go relax because today is Friday!!
My question for this week is:
Are you sentimental about things? I am. Tears come to my eyes when I'm packing up the clothes that my kids can't fit in anymore. My play pen that I used with Evan was recalled and I'm supposed to cut the sides off and send it in. It's one thing to give something away that has so many memories, but to cut it up? It's still sitting there waiting for me to do it.
There are so many choices when it comes to decorating a baby's nursery. At two months old, I still had not finished Isabella's room. I hadn't found the 'perfect' set.
When I saw the Forever Blossoms Set at Thank You Baby, I completely fell in love. Thank You Baby was born in 2005 after author, Tracy George, moved back home after the birth of her daughter and their first children's book, Everyday Blessings, was published. Tracy told her mother, Nancy, about her dream for Thank You Baby and together they made her dream a reality. Nancy designed and produced all of the products for the initial launch of Thank You Baby and still works closely with their current design team. By the summer of 2008, retailer Shauna Mucklow had helped them expand to full lines of baby and youth bedding.
Thank You Baby sent us the entire Kathy Ireland Home By Thank You Baby Forever Blossoms Collection. The collection includes the 4 piece set, mobile, pillow with ruffles, canvas art, valance, lamp shade, changing pad cover, diaper stacker, and burp cloths.
The 4 piece set includes the bumper, quilt, crib sheet, and crib skirt. The sheet is made of 100% cotton and is mostly white with hints of green and pink. The crib skirt is the longest one that I've ever owned. The longer skirt looks so much more elegant.
The bumper is amazing. It is actually 4 separate pieces so that you can create the design that you like. One side is white with flowers and the other side is soft and pink. Having 4 pieces allows for a snug fit in the corners. If you have a convertible crib, you can even take one panel off and still be able to use the other 3 sides when you transition the crib into a toddler bed. The bumper also unzips so that you can take the foam out and wash the cover. I am most excited about this feature. You never know when baby is going to spit up all over the bumper or take a diaper off as they get older(yes-my son did that).
I've never been more excited about a quilt in my life! I didn't even get the quilt to the set that I was using with Isabella because I never used it with Evan. Evan's was strictly for decoration only because it wasn't soft and we couldn't use it as a blanket. This quilt is more like an over-sized blanket. It is incredibly soft and can be used in the crib or we can take it with us to use anywhere. As it gets colder, I will use this blanket all of the time. Since Isabella is so small and we don't want any loose items in her crib, we keep the quilt and pillow on our glider. The pillow adds more color to the room and keeps her safe since it is not in the bed with her.
She loves her mobile. It is easy to put together and looks great hanging from her crib. Simply wind it up and it turns around and around while playing a lullaby. If you need it to stop immediately, there is a switch to turn it off.
I don't have an official changing table. I put a changing pad on top of the dresser. The changing pad cover is made out of the exact same material as the fitted sheet for the crib. I haven't found 'the perfect lamp' yet, so I just put the lamp shade on top of her diaper cake. I hung these shelves up a few weeks ago and haven't decided what I'm going to put on them. I think I'll put picture frames and stuffed animals on there. For now, the canvas art looks great on them. When I find something to put on the shelves, I will hang the canvases up over the crib.
I keep the diaper stacker on the side of the crib. Before, I had the diapers and wipes laying on top of the dresser. The diaper stacker is super cute and makes her room looks less cluttered.
The burp cloths remind me of a pillow case with a soft side. They match her room perfectly and make for an adorable accessory.
Isbella's room looks amazing now. I am going to paint it, but haven't decided on what color. I think I'm going to go with the green since it is just an accent color in the bedding. The best part is that I can purchase the youth comforter for when Isabella switches over to a big girl bed and I won't have to completely redecorate her room.
You have to check out Thank You Baby for all of their other fantastic collections.
Win It!! Thank You Baby is making THREE of my readers winners.
1st place: 4 piece infant collection of choice from the following: Mr Pete, Mr Pep, Dino Dreams, Forever Blossoms, Madison Boy, & Chocolate Mint.
2nd Place:ANY product accessory of the following collections: Mr Pete, Mr Pep, Dino Dreams, Forever Blossoms, Madison Boy, & Chocolate Mint AND Turner McWerner and Hooch the Pooch book.
3rd Place:ANY product accessory of the following collections: Mr Pete, Mr Pep, Dino Dreams, Forever Blossoms, Madison Boy, & Chocolate Mint AND the book, Everyday Blessings.
To enter, visit Thank You Baby and tell me what your favorite collection is. This is required and must be done before the extra entries count!
EXTRA ENTRIES! You can do any of these things for an extra entry. Make sure to leave a separate comment for EACH thing you do.
1- Subscribe to my blog via email.
2- Follow my blog via google friend.
3- For TWO extra entries, blog about this giveaway and link it back to this post and Thank You Baby.
4- Follow twoofakind AND Thank You Baby on twitter and tweet about this giveaway. You can Tweet once a day for an extra entry every day! You can copy and paste: THREE WINNERS-1st place is 4 piece bedding set from @ThankYouBaby during #MistletoeMadness @twoofakind http://tinyurl.com/ylp7wpt
Contest ends at 11:59pm EST on December 7th when I will draw a winner at random. PLEASE leave your email address if it is not visible on your profile. I will notify the winner and they will have 36 hours to respond!
Open to US and Canada. If the winner is from Canada, they will have to pay the extra shipping.
This was not a paid post and honest opinions were used. The opinions are solely my own and may very from others. Thank you to Thank You Baby who supplied the products for the review and giveaway.
From The Box: Bundle up with your best friend Barney for this special collection of wintertime favorites! Take a musical journey to the North Pole with Barney, BJ™, and Baby Bop™ in “Night Before Christmas.” Sing along to your favorite Barney tunes in the fun-filled game show, “Can You Sing That Song?” And join Barney, Bob the Builder, Thomas & Friends and more for the magic of “Winter Wonderland” in this tee-riffic holiday gift set! Includeds 3 DVDs: -Night Before Christmas -Winter Wonderland -Can You Sing That Song?
We now have a Barney fan after watching this collection. He keeps telling me that he wants to watch 'BarnBarn'. Evan loves music and gets up and dances when Barney sings. These DVDs last about 177 minutes and we have watched them all several times. His favorite is Can You Sing That song.
Win It!! One of my readers will get a Barney Tee-Riffic Holiday DVD Collection!
To enter, tell me who your Barney fan is. This is required and must be done before the extra entries count!
EXTRA ENTRIES! You can do any of these things for an extra entry. Make sure to leave a separate comment for EACH thing you do.
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3- For TWO extra entries, blog about this giveaway and link it back to this post and Barney.
4- Follow twoofakind on twitter and tweet about this giveaway. You can Tweet once a day for an extra entry every day! You can copy and paste: WIN a Barney Tee-Riffic Holiday Collection during #MistletoeMadness @twoofakind http://tinyurl.com/yztjrzs HURRY-ends 11/24
Contest ends at 11:59pm EST on November 24th when I will draw a winner at random. PLEASE leave your email address if it is not visible on your profile. I will notify the winner and they will have 36 hours to respond!
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This was not a paid post and honest opinions were used. The opinions are solely my own and may very from others. I was given the products for the review and giveaway.
Let's face it, babies are expensive. We want to buy all the cute baby gear and clothes, but we still have to feed them. I exclusively breastfeed Isabella right now, but she'll start eating some baby food in less than a month.
The Beaba Babycook is a great way to save money when it comes to baby food. Beaba was founded in 1989 in France. They are dedicated to providing technically innovative products to make life easier.
The Beaba Babycook is a steamer, blender, warmer and defroster. The bowl is made from unbreakable Polysulfone and the cooking basket from transparent polypropylene. It is BPA safe and is 11" x 5½" x 8" high.
The Beaba Babycook includes a 2½ cup capacity bowl, cooking basket, spatula and recipe booklet.
The first step is to steam the food. The booklet will tell you how much water you'll need with different types of food. I did carrots so I had to fill it to line 3.
Once you've measured how much food you'll need, you poor it into the steam part.
You'll place the diced food into the basket and lock the bowl and lid into place. If it is not locked in, the safety feature will not allow it to work.
Plug the Babycook in and turn the dial to steam.
When it's done, you'll stick the spatula through the handles on the cooking basket and pull it out.
With most food, you'll leave the water from the steam in the cooking bowl. Pour your steamed food in the the cooking bowl and lock it into place. The mixing lid will go on before the top when it's time to blend.
Turn the dial to blend, and leave it there until you have your desired consistency.
When you're done, you can either freeze the food into cubes or use immediately. To defrost the cubes, you fill the water up to the 1 and place a glass jar in the cooking basket. Once the food is defrosted, stir it with a spoon and serve.
Clean up couldn't be easier. The bowl and basket are both top-rack dishwasher safe. The Beaba Babycook is perfect for any food that you need to be pureed. There are many recipes out there that allow you to sneak pureed vegetables into them to make them more healthy.
I absolutely love my Beaba Babycook and give it two thumbs up. The ONLY thing that I would do differently is add the Multiportions in with it instead of having to purchase it separately. The Multiportions is a tray that you can use to freeze individual portions. You're going to need it, so I think it should just be included.
The Babycook is extremely easy to use and I'll never have to buy baby food. The recipe book gives some great ideas that I look forward to making for Isabella. I can just throw in whatever we're eating and blend it when she gets older. It also gives me peace of mind because I know I'll be the one making her food and it will be safer for her.
Buy It! The Beaba Babycook retails for $150. You can click here for a list of retailers.
Win It!! Scandinavian Child is giving a Beaba Babycook to one of my readers!
To enter, visit Scandinavian Child and tell me another product that you'd like. This is required and must be done before the extra entries count!
EXTRA ENTRIES! You can do any of these things for an extra entry. Make sure to leave a separate comment for EACH thing you do.
1- Subscribe to my blog via email.
2- Follow my blog via google friend.
3- For TWO extra entries, blog about this giveaway and link it back to this post and Scandinavian Child.
4- Follow twoofakind AND Scandinavian Child on twitter and tweet about this giveaway. You can Tweet once a day for an extra entry every day! You can copy and paste: WIN a Beabe Babycook ($150 value) from @ScanChild during #Mistletoe Madness @twoofakind http://tinyurl.com/yjsl6ej
Contest ends at 11:59pm EST on December 7th when I will draw a winner at random. PLEASE leave your email address if it is not visible on your profile. I will notify the winner and they will have 36 hours to respond!
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This was not a paid post and honest opinions were used. The opinions are solely my own and may very from others. Thank you to Scandinavian Child who supplied the products for the review and giveaway.
As a mom, I only want what is safe for my kids. I try to buy organic whenever possible and I have found alternatives to cleaning with harsh chemicals. I try to surround them with products that are as pure as possible. MD Moms is a team of board certified pediatricians that are also mothers. Together, they created Baby Silk, the first pediatrician-developed personal care line for babies. All of their products are made with pure, high-quality ingredients.
The cleansing towelettes travel pack is made in the USA and Contains no alcohol, parabens, phthalates, lanolin, mineral oil, petroleum, waxes, wheat or gluten. They are hypoallergenic and safe to use from head to toe. The antioxidant vitamins E and B5 help protect from environmental damage and reinforce the skin's natural defenses.
I put these in my diaper bag right after they arrived. I've had to use them as diaper wipes and also to clean sticky messes from a suckers. They smell great and are not too strong. With the Swine Flu going around, I am sure to wipe their hands after playing at the park and riding in the shopping carts.
Diaper Rash Cream
The baby silk soothing bottom relief is made in the USA and contains no phthalates, lanolin, mineral oil, petroleum or waxes. It is made with a blend of marine silk, Vitamins E and B5, zinc oxide, aloe, licorice, shea butter, ginger root extract, chamomile and a natural antibacterial agent protects baby’s skin.
Every other diaper rash ointment that I've had stinks. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the baby silk soothing bottom relieve has a good smell. The cream is white and turns clear when rubbed in so it doesn't get all over everything. We haven't had any diaper rash since using the baby silk cream.
Moisturizing Balm
The baby silk daily skin protection is also made in the USA and contains no phthalates, lanolin, mineral oil, petroleum or waxes. Shea butter, aloe, oat, avocado oil, olive oil and marine silk work together to soothe dry skin.
Evan has really dry skin. The only other moisturizer that I've had work on him has a really strong smell. I even make hubby put it on him because I don't want to smell like it. The baby silk daily skin protection has a fantastic, light smell. Not only does it smell good, it works!
Be sure to check out all of the products that MD Moms carries.
To enter, visit MD Moms and tell me what product you would get the most use out of. This is required and must be done before the extra entries count!
EXTRA ENTRIES! You can do any of these things for an extra entry. Make sure to leave a separate comment for EACH thing you do.
1- Subscribe to my blog via email.
2- Follow my blog via google friend.
3- For TWO extra entries, blog about this giveaway and link it back to this post and MD Moms.
4- Follow twoofakind on twitter and tweet about this giveaway. You can Tweet once a day for an extra entry every day! You can copy and paste: Win a set of products valued at $45 from MD Moms during #MistletoeMadness @twoofakind http://tinyurl.com/y99lvqb
Contest ends at 11:59pm EST on December 7th when I will draw a winner at random. PLEASE leave your email address if it is not visible on your profile. I will notify the winner and they will have 36 hours to respond!
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This was not a paid post and honest opinions were used. The opinions are solely my own and may very from others. Thank you to MD Moms who supplied the products for the review and giveaway.
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