Posted on Dec 18, 2007 under Personalized, Babies & Kids |
Read to your child, as well as have fun playing on the computer with their own personal Storybook CD!
In addition to personalized books, Ann’s Personalized Books also offers a new and unique line called Storybook CDs. Each CD features a personalized story with your child and their friends. My 5 year old son and I were VERY impressed with this CD, since it combinds reading skills and play.
What makes it most unique, is the ability to “play” in between pages. After you read one page, your child can click on pictures on the screen and make them come to life. This keeps them interested in the story and wanting to see more! Each page has lots to click on - you could possibly go through the story many times and still find something new to click on each time.
After you are done with the story, there is also a section for fun games. My son love memory type games, and had fun matching up pictures from the story. We didn’t have a whole lot of time to play today, but I know this CD will keep him occupied for hours with or without me.
The CD we got was “Too Many Monsters”, which at first I was afraid was a bit too scary for my 5yr old. While some noises made him jump a bit, he was laughing the whole time at the funny looking monsters and funny things they did in the story.
Each CD can be read and previewed before purchasing, to see where and how your child’s name is used in the story. Once you decide on a CD, the first step in the ordering process is filling out their very detailed form for personalizing the book.
Storybook CDs come with the following personalization:
- Child’s name
- Friends name (1-3, depending on book)
- Child’s age
- Dedication (example: “From Mom”)
There are currently several different CDs to choose from at Ann’s Personalized Books, including “My Train Adventure”, “The Giant Turnip”, and “The Fairy”. Several others are also available, along with personalized books and gifts at:
Ann’s Personalized Books
http://www.anns-personalized-books.com
Personalized Books make your child the star of the story. Books for toddlers, adventure stories, books for girls and more.
Posted on Dec 13, 2007 under Babies & Kids |
My Doudou has come up with a perfect solution for toddlers just starting to sleep in their own beds. These bed bumpers not only work great for smaller kids, but bigger kids as well. Such is the case with my 7 yr old son who got to try out one of these bed bumpers.
The bumper arrived safely yesterday along with important information about the product. It included safety warnings, disclaimers, and instructions. The safety warning noted these bed bumpers were not to be used with cribs, but instead for toddlers 3yrs old and up who are just moved into their own beds.
Putting up the bed bumper was painless and very simple. I loved the fact there was nothing to tie on, but rather sticky back velcro that attaches right on the wall. Three pieces to be exact, so the bumper stays in place during the night.
My 7yr old son has always tossed during the night and bumps against the wall. I’ve also always been concerned about how warm that wall is at night, since it’s an outside wall he sleeps next to. Now with the bumper he’s got a nice cozy bed! The design he also liked, since the print is trucks. It takes quite awhile for any boy to grow out of trucks after all.
It’s easy to take off the wall and wash, as well as move if you need access to the wall. Which was important since we will need to move it when we paint his wall. It won’t be a problem at all!
For details on the My Doudou Bed Bumper, be sure to visit:
My Doudou Bed Bumper
http://www.mydoudou.com
Unique (post-crib) themed bed bumpers for children, made in USA, fun for kids and child friendly.
Posted on Dec 03, 2007 under Scrapbooking, Babies & Kids |
My daughter and I had the pleasure of trying out a Halloween scrapbook page kit from Little Scrappers. This particular kit came with everything needed to complete two different pages with a Halloween theme.
The first page which said “Halloween 2007″ at the bottom we of course used for her costume pictures. The second page however, featured cute pumpkins. So we decided to use the pictures from our pumpkin patch field trip with it. They fit just perfect!
These kits are wonderful for even little kids to do. My daughter, who is 5 years old, absolutely loved the idea of being able to create this nice looking scrapbook page all by herself.
The scrapbook kit also came with a fun craft for us to do as well - a pencil case. She had a blast putting on the foam letters and stars, making it look pretty. Another craft included a decorative paper clip, which we are looking forward to do. I thought this was a very nice bonus added to our package.
For details on scrapbooking kits for kids and other crafts, visit:
Little Scrappers
www.LittleScrappers.com
Scrapbook page kits for kids to complete themselves.
