CLOSED: Clic-It...The Smart Diaper Bag System (+Christmas Carnival Giveaway #21)

This post is a 'Christmas Carnival' feature...The Carnival of Giveaways (or should I say Christmas prezzies?) on Energizer Bunny's Mommy Reports from November 1- December 5 2010.
For a list of all the live giveaways visit 'The Christmas Carnival Center'



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When Team Mom asked me to check out the Clic-It I really didn't think it could be a great deal at all. I've tried maybe 4 different messenger styled diaper bags and really how could THIS one be the Smart Diaper Bag? I mean honestly!

And when the diaper bag arrived and I took one look at it, I secretly thought to myself "I was right".



And then I took a look at the accessories that were sent....

* The insulated bottle holder that can hold 2 bottles (okay now that's handy.) with a transparent sleeve at the back that can honestly be used to slip in your I.D Tag, just in case you do leave this behind



* The organizer pouch to stash away all that loose change and all the things you tend to look for when at a store! (Okay now this is another handy accessory considering I'm always hunting for loose change when we go to buy milk after dropping Bunny girl to school...Aargh!)



* The diapers and wipes case and



* The pacifier holder (Sadly Bunny Boo doesn't like pacifiers but I do know Moms who would find this handy especially since they can store all the sterile pacifiers safely till each needs to come out for use.)



Okay so the accessories are handy but there's nothing really smart about the system.....or is there?

Hmmm......

Each accessory comes with a 'clip on' projection, which means it has to clip onto something...but what?

((GASP!))....The diaper bag!!



Everything is clipped onto the outside of the diaper bag to ensure 'Mommies On The Go' can find everything they need when they rushing around with a toothless grinning baby.

Now that IS super smart!


More Clic-It Buzz:

Clic-It is kicking off the “Gearing Up for Baby” contest from November 15 – December 24. Log onto www.clicitbag.com for details on how to enter for a chance to win a prize pack including a new Clic-It diaper bag and accessory assortment (retail value: $117.00).


Buy it:

You can buy

• The Clic-It Diaper Bag for 49.99 US$
• The Bottle Holder for 11.99 US$
  
• The Baby Wipes Case for 8.99 US$ and
  
• The Pacifier Holder for 7.99 US$
  

Win it:

One reader will have the opportunity to win a Clic-It bag and the accessories featured in this post.


Here's how you can win it:

1. Mandatory entry (without this, all other entries will be disqualified)-

Tell me which Clic-It accessory you think would be the most useful for you, clipped onto your diaper bag?


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This giveaway is open to US Residents only, 18 years and above. 1 winner will be chosen with the random.org generator on December 11, 2010 at 10 pm Central time.





** EBMR Disclaimer: Clic-It sent me the featured products, through Team Mom, for review purposes only. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.**

Labels: Baby, Christmas, Christmas Carnival 2010, Clic-It Diaper Bag, More giveaways, Reviews / Giveaways, Team Mom

posted by Marina@EBMR @ 4:36 PM 170 Comments

Olivia Playset and Plush (Review Only)

When Bunny girl's school closes for the holidays, she celebrates because she gets to watch some of her favorite (Mama permitted!) shows, one being Nick Jr's spunky little piggy Olivia.
So when Team Mom sent me the buzz on Spin Master's Olivia toys, I didn't need any convincing to review little Miss Olivia's 2 in 1 Playset and the Olivia plush all dressed in the cow costume.


I have to confess that the 11" tall plush is sweet and she may have liked it more if she wasn't looking bovine but what really caught Bunny girl's attention was the 2 in 1 Playset.


Bunny girl loves playing with little characters, animals and accessories (I honestly think imaginative play, reading and drawing are her favorite activities at home.), so the 23 piece bi-transformational Playset has been fun.


The set comes with a sticker sheet that helps further dress up each set and some of the accessories. (Bunny girl has safely stashed away her sticker sheet, I suppose with the intention of using it for something else later!).

The house setting is cute with a bedroom, kitchen, living and door passage area. It's like playing with a doll house only in this case your child's little dolly is a zest filled, adventurous little pig.


I have noticed that the pirate ship setting is not really used all that much. Perhaps they could have made it a playground setting, school setting or maybe even a concert setting.


The Playset is easy for your child to use once she figures out how to snap open the box to the setting of choice. The accessories are well sized for the set but should be kept away if you have crawling babies and toddlers at home....oh and make sure your vacuum doesn't find any pieces either!


Buy it:




** EBMR Disclaimer: Spin Master sent me the featured products, through Team Mom, for review purposes only. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.**

Labels: Olivia, Reviews / Giveaways, Spin Master, Team Mom

posted by Marina@EBMR @ 5:24 PM 1 Comments

Finally.....100% Natural Moon Dough for kids (Review Only)

This post is a 'Back To School 2010 Carnival' feature on Energizer Bunny's Mommy Reports.
The Carnival runs from August 15-August 28 2010. For a list of all the live giveaways visit 'The BTS 2010 Stop!'


I've never been a fan of play dough. I've always avoided allowing Bunny girl playing with store bought dough only because I've always felt it was unsafe. Thankfully at school, different moms help make dough at home for the kids to play with in class....Thank God no store bought dough...ugh!

It was only with Team Mom's recent campaign buzz that I learnt of a 100% natural, wheat free, hypoallergenic dough...Moon Dough. This neat new molding compound never dries out, is light, feels like thermocol and best of all does not stain when plastered on your child's clothes or even on the carpet. (Trust me I know what I'm saying. Bunny girl had dough on her clothes and on our carpet and it came off easily.)

We....well I mean Bunny girl, had the opportunity to try out the Moon Dough Barn ...


a cute little playset that came with three Moon Dough colors.



All Bunny girl had to do was put some dough in the mold on top of the barn, turn the lever and....



Voila! Out rolled a barn yard animal.



We had blue, white and yellow sheep, cows and chicken.



She even made little fences and bales or hay, using the separate molds provided for the same.




Watch this video to see Moon Dough in action!




My little barnyard owner had a blast last weekend playing with this all morning. After a while Hubby joined her at her little table. I'm still not sure who had more fun churning out the Moon Dough animals!



I recommend the Moon Dough without any qualms.
The only little thing I didn't really like about the dough was the way it smelt but then I'm willing to put up with anything as long as I know it's safe and 100% non toxic to my child.





** EBMR Disclaimer: Spin Master sent me the featured product, through Team Mom, for review purposes only. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.**

Labels: Back to School Carnival 2010, Moon Dough, More giveaways, Reviews / Giveaways, Spin Master, Team Mom

posted by Marina@EBMR @ 12:48 AM 0 Comments

Pop On Pals...Endless Possibilities (Review Only)

What would a toddler want to play with?
Something with music?
Something with lights?
Something colorful? ...
Oh and something that won't crack or break into pieces after a few Wham-Wham-Wham's on the floor.
Perhaps something like Magic Ladder's (by Spin Master) latest entrant into the toy market...Pop On Pals

Pop On Pals have been made keeping our 2, 3 and 4 year olds in mind. The little figures can be held easily by little hands, can withstand several 'drops' to the floor and are happy and colorful in appeal.

If you pick up an Amusement Park set as the one pictured below your little one will find that there's much more to explore.


Pop On Pals have been designed to encourage

• Imagination and Creative Role Playing
• Object Recognition and Vocabulary Building
• Category Sorting and
• Development of Palmar Arches
  

Thanks to Team Mom and Spin Master, we were sent one of these sets to review.


The set is great to help 2 year olds identify different colors and have fun getting the little figure up and down the roller coaster, onto the dragon swing and on a little ferris wheel ride, while listening to music (that gets activated after giving the swing a little push), exploring the sounds and enjoying the 'light ups'.


Unfortunately the set only comes with one little figure and though you can change shirts with the slip on rings, I do feel this is a figure short for the 3-4 year olds especially if they're into imaginative play. (Like my Bunny girl)


My Bunny girl would definitely prefer to think up a fun story with 2 or more friends especially since the little dragon swing set has a space for 2 little figures to sit in the same and the ferris wheel has space for 3. (Besides they always say "The More The Merrier"...especially if you plan to go visit an amusement park!)

If your little one is like mine, then my solution to this would be to pick up a 2 in 1 Mix and Match Fun Pal Pack (Check out the Toys tab) when you do buy the Amusement Park set and allow your little one to dive into that 'World on Endless Popabilities' with his/her Pop On Pals




** EBMR Disclaimer: Spin Master sent me the featured product, through Team Mom, for review purposes only. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.**

Labels: Pop On Pals, Reviews / Giveaways, Team Mom

posted by Marina@EBMR @ 5:38 PM 0 Comments

Backyard Safari Outfitters (Review Only)

Summit Toy has the perfect backyard fun for your kids this summer. In the past talking about fun in the backyard seemed like a dream for Bunny girl but today our 'little dream' is finally a reality with our very own backyard at home. Thanks to Team Mom and Summit Toy, not only did Bunny girl get to play outdoors but she was able to go on her very own ' Backyard Exploration Field Adventure' with the Backyard Safari Outfitters gear she received.


No adventure is complete with first getting prepared for the same. Bunny girl slipped on her 'Backyard Safari Outfitters Essential Field Gear Cargo Vest' and with her short hair in two pigtails she looked like Bindi Irwin had stepped out of the 'Crocodile Hunter' show and into our backyard!



The durable poly-twill vest comes with

• Four cargo pockets with velcro closures
• One 2" deep zipper pocket with a mesh inner net pocket
• Six D rings
• Custom zipper pulls
• Cargo shoulder epaulets
• 2 oversized mesh net cargo pockets in the rear
• An adjustable rear strap
• A clear-vu front pocket with 'An Essential Field Pop-Up Guide'

You betcha! She was all set for adventure and kept 'referencing' her little guide as we pretended we were on our 'Discovery Adventure' in the Jungle!


To aid us on our 'Adventure', we took along the 'Backyard Safari Outfitters Land and Water Mega View Periscope' and the 'Backyard Safari Outfitters Bug Wrangler's Extreme Bug Suction Vacuum'

The 'Backyard Safari Outfitters Land and Water Mega View Periscope' allows the child to look over high fences, walls and around corners. It can even allow you to check what's underwater if you immerse it in a little pond or lake.


It has three sturdy, light weight sections that help telescope upto a height of 4 feet and is immersible for upto 16" underwater.

Bunny girl did explore a bit with her Periscope but quickly switched over to using the Bug Suction Vacuum as she struggled a bit with the Periscope weight-wise and managing the height.


Now the highlight of our 'Discovery Adventure' was using the 'Backyard Safari Outfitters Bug Wrangler's Extreme Bug Suction Vacuum'


Not only can you capture live bugs with the suctioning hose (The Bug Suction Vacuum comes with two 'Catch and Release' hoses allowing you to capture both big bugs and little bugs without maiming them) but you can inspect them real close, with the inbuilt magnifying glass.


The best part of this 'contraption' is allowing your child to look at creepy crawlies up close without physically touching the bugs and after the mini 'study' is over, you can safely release the bug back into their natural environment without harming them.


We had fun catching flies, ants and rolly-pollies. We're hoping to catch a butterfly or a caterpillar soon.







** EBMR Disclaimer: Summit Toy sent me the featured products, through Team Mom, for review purposes only. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.**

Labels: Backyard Safari Outfitters, Reviews / Giveaways, summit toy, Team Mom

posted by Marina@EBMR @ 3:35 PM 0 Comments