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Fairy-Gram

Friday, November 20th, 2009

If you have a girlie girl princessy type in your life, this is such a wonderful gift!  As Christmas is upon us, gift buying and choosing is definitely in full swing for us.  I was so excited when I learned about this wonderful company, Fairy-Gram.

fairygramlogosmA Fairy-Gram is a Fairy outfit in a Box that is delivered gift wrapped and ready to go.  Offered in 8 different colors you can choose your recipient’s favorite!  Each box includes: a Fairy tutu, wings, ribbon wand, halo and butterfly clips.  Saying that these sets are super cute does NOT do them justice.

Shona is the owner and mom behind this very fun company and I asked her to tell me a bit about her inspiration for the product line:

My 5 year old daughter has been my inspiration. She’s been dressing in costumes since age 2 and just loves it. She puts a smile on my face everyday I see her in one. Fairies are her favorite. While looking for gifts for her friends birthdays, I realized that it’s hard to find a costume in the form of a gift. That’s how Fairy-Gram was born. I saw a need for fairy outfits to be easily purchased as gifts and delivered to little girls. I see the joy on my daughters face when she opens something “pretty”. I want that for other little girls too. When a little girl receives a Fairy-Gram, it’s beautifully packaged with tissue paper, a note and beautiful clips. There’s no plastic commercial wrapping that can be a hassle for little girls.

fairygrampurpleThese adorable sets will definitely provide any little girl with hours upon hours of endless fun and imagination.  These are great for little girls from age 2 to age 10!

Now through December 31, 2009 you can get 15% off by using the code: MOMSREVIEW.  Be sure to take advantage of this offer when doing your Christmas shopping.

One very lucky reader can enter to win a Fairy-Gram! Just visit the website and check out what they have to offer. Once you are done, come back here and leave a comment telling me which color you will choose if you win and what little girl in your life will enjoy it!

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It is void where prohibited, be sure to read my giveaway policies here.  Be sure to enter by December 3rd, 2009.  This giveaway is open to US addresses only.

Disclosure: I always give honest and forthright reviews and will not present something that poses a conflict of interest &/or that I do not like.  I received a Fairy-Gram to review and present this information to you.  You can read my full disclosure policy here.

Mamapedia

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

We’ve all heard of an encyclopedia, most of us have even heard and often used the online Wikipedia. But when it comes to motherhood, there are just some answers we want input on…but might not have friends to ask. Enter Mamapedia™, your new online source for the Wisdom of Moms.

Mamapedia™ is your lifeline to millions of moms who’ve shared their real-world wisdom through local Mamasource online communities over the past two years. We compiled their answers, organized them by stage, and made them instantly searchable. We invite you to bookmark Mamapedia to find answers in a pinch, and to join your local Mamasource community so you can share what you’ve learned on your journey. And don’t miss Mamapedia’s ever-expanding range of topics, including household, money, health, relationships, and many other things that moms are talking about.

Looking for new appliances or maybe some gardening advice?  Look in their house and home section.  If you’re looking for information on beauty and fitness or on your health, check out the All About Me section.  For any issues pertaining to your children just go to the Kids by Age section and there is simply tons of information to be found on all age groups.  Health or Finance questions…yup, they have information on all of that as well.

As with any parenting site, the views and information expressed are based on each person’s personal experience and needs to be weighed accordingly, but for a great informational site that is JUST for moms, Mamapedia™ is a wonderful resource.

Cozi

Friday, September 12th, 2008

I have been having a lot of fun checking out and reviewing this site!  Cozi offers families a way to connect in one central place to share information, schedules and more.  Completely private this site can definitely become a mom’s best friend.  Since we are definitely in the middle of our craziest time of the year as a family, I can sincerely say that is has been wonderful to use this site. 

I was asked by Hybrid Mom Bloggers Network to review Cozi and I’m so glad I took them up on it!  Making mom’s life easier is something I’m always on board for.  The immediate benefits I could see with this site (besides the privacy) is that my husband can access our family calendar from anywhere he has internet access.  So if he has a meeting that might conflict with one of the boys’ schedules, he knows what’s going on and to let me know.  Allowing him to be able to work around a schedule is only the beginning.

Trying to schedule 6 boys and their various sports, appointments and other needs can be complicated even with a great calendar at home.  Add to that the occasional appointments and other events for my Hubby and I and you could have pure pandemonium if you aren’t careful!  So, using a system like this truly does make life a lot easier.  Smaller busy families will benefit just as much, especially families with teens. 

I think it’s great that the entire family can have access to this calendar.  For parents of teens I see it as a great way to have better communication as a family.  They have access to the entire family calendar and can see at a glance even simple planned things … for instance Family Night????  So, if a friend asks if they can hang out or do something with them on a certain night, they can know what to say without always having to bug mom or dad about an already scheduled day!  How nice.

Anyway, I encourage all of you to try it out even just to see what it’s like.  Did I mention it’s Free???? Ok, so there went your last excuse ……

Qlubb

Friday, September 5th, 2008

I am so very excited!  I simply cannot wait to tell all of you … and all of the other moms from my boys’ sports teams about a truly great site just in time for fall and all of the hectic events it brings.  Today I’d like to introduce all of you to Qlubb! 

If you want a great way to schedule the calendar for your child’s sports, a book club, your child’s classroom, your mommy group, your playgroup, your family or any other group you can think of, this is something you will DEFINITELY want to try out!  It’s FREE, it’s SECURE and it’s EASY to use! 

When you join Qlubb for your group you get to setup a public web page for easy access, but everything else is private!  There are private group pages, shared to-do lists, a group calendar, automatic reminders, group email and more. 

My first thought when I visited this site was that suddenly managing a group that seemed a bit overwhelming got a whole lot easier :) .   I’ve always wanted to help out with managing the kiddo’s sports teams, but the bare fact was that I simply didn’t have a simple way to manage all of that information.  This takes all of the problems out of the equation!

I definitely recommend that you hop on over there and check them out!  Make your life a little easier today.

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