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Child Safety Identification Kits

What parent doesn’t want to keep their kids safe? We never want to think about our kids lost, hurt or worse. But when something does happen, you can be ready. Companies like MyPreciousKid.com who’s main goal is protecting our kids have complete kits like the Child Safety Pack to help keep your kids safe.

Included is quite a few different items designed to keep your kids safe. This includes DNA/Fingerprint Kit (with ink), wallet card, car seat card & velcro, medical release card, luggage tag card, vinyl ID bracelet, shoe ID stickers, and 4 self seal pouches. All of it is very easy to understand what information to include on each item, making it super easy for parents. Details of several of the items is as follows:

The medical release card has to be one of my favorite items, since you never know when something will happen while you are not with them. These cards are great for grandma or day care providers to have just in case. Ours will be given to grandma since she is our main care giver when mom has appointments.

The shoe ID tags are specially designed for younger ones who haven’t yet learned their phone numbers or mom’s cell phone. Kids can get away from you very easily when in a crowd sometimes, which can be a terrifying experience. Even my 5 year old can benefit from this, as she likes to wander and doesn’t know our phone number just yet. Put these inside their shoes so you can be contacted immediately if they get lost.

Child ID cards need to be filled out with all information including a photo ID. In case they get lost, you can give this card and all the information on your child can be immediately given. It also features automatic medical treatment release. This is to be kept in your purse at all times. Self laminating.

The DNA and fingerprint kit was probably my daughter’s favorite. She thought it was pretty fun putting her finger prints on the paper. We never want to think about our child being missing, but if it should ever happen this will help find them that much faster. Very easy instructions on how to collect DNA samples and all kinds of information to put in this handy card.

Luggage Tags are perfect for trips, or can go on things such as back packs, diaper bags, strollers, car seats, etc. The car seat ID tag is also designed for the car seat (of course), and is used to allow immediate medical treatment in case of a car accident and you are unable to speak. It also give extra contact information for other family members.

All in all this is a  very complete kit that’s easy to understand and fill out. It took very little time for us to get all of it completed, but it makes me feel a whole lot better knowing my kids are safer.

The Guardians - Fun Saftey Game

MyPreciousKid.com, which features safety products for children, has a wonderful safety game called the Guardians. The game is geared towards ages 4-10, and is focused on a fun way to teach kids about safety.

Since my kids are 5 and 7, this game was specifically directed towards them. It was very easy for them to understand the rules of the game, so we got started right away. I thought the was an important feature, since the focus should be on the actual game and not just trying to learn how to play.

Both kids picked out the character they wanted to be from 4 different ones (two boys and two girls). My daughter wanted to be “Angel” since she liked the name, and my son just wanted to be “the red guy” since he likes that color. The other boy was blue, so that probably would have been acceptable as well.

There were 4 decks of cards, each with safety questions and answers. Also included were several blank cards for us to write our own safety questions on. Since this was our first time playing, we set those aside for the time being. But in the future, we will probably write down a few safety rules of our own.

The object of the game is to safely get your character from school to home by correctly answering the questions. Depending on what color space you land determines which deck you draw the question from. My son was the first to roll and moved ahead a few spaces. He correctly answered the question, and moved ahead 2 more spaces.

While I’ve tried my best to teach my kids important safety rules, this game made me realize there is still things they needed to learn. For example, there were a few questions my daughter did not get right, but she learned from the game anyway.

I was very excited to get the chance to review this, and my kids were very excited when the game arrived. We had to play it immediately, and they had a blast. This is an excellent way to teach kids important safety rules while spending quality family time playing a game.

The Guardians is endorsed by the National Parenting Center and is the recipient of their “Seal of Approval”. Details and ordering information about this wonderful safety awareness game can be found at:
http://www.mypreciouskid.com/safety-game.html

No-Slip Hair Clip Bow

It was our pleasure to receive in the mail an absolutely adorable bow (clip type, no-slip) specifically for the fine hair of a baby. Since my kids are older, I had to try it out on a friend’s daycare baby who is less than a year old. It was just too cute! I now see why the site is named “Bows2Cute.com”.

Bows2Cute specializes in “bows for fine, thin, or barely there hair”. The bows really live up to their name too, as they will stay in place in even very fine hair. When I put it in the baby’s hair the day we received it, I saw how there was no way it was going to slip out. Perfect! When my daughter was little, it was impossible to keep adorable clips in her hair because it was so fine. I just wish I would have had these several years ago!

The bow we received was a mini bow, which they have quite a few choices for. Ours was the brown and pink striped one, which is just so darn cute. There’s several options for clip types, colors, and styles just in this section alone.

Other products featured on the site include Snappies, headbands, and a few others. If you are looking for hair products for little ones, this is a MUST see site. Visit Bows2Cute at:
www.Bows2Cute.com

Watermelon Foaming Hand Soap for Kids

Foaming hand soap is a fun way to get kids to wash hands. Add natural ingredients and a great smell, and you get a product the entire family loves.

Foaming Hand Soap may not be unique, but the particular soap offered by The Natural Newborn isn’t like ones you may see in stores. This hand soap is not only fun for little ones, but it’s natural too - it contains absolutely no chemicals!

This item was a huge hit with my kids, mostly because of the “foaming” ability and its large pump. The pump is perfect for little hands, and even my 3 yr old has no problems using it on her own. The only problem we’ve had is she now washes her hands too much!

My youngest daughter absolutely LOVES this soap! After we introduced to her and she was shown how to use it, she was constantly saying “I have to go wash my hands now!”
I’ve never seen her willingly wash her hands for no reason this many times a day.

In addition to being fun and natural, the hand soap smells great, and my daughter is constantly saying “smell my hands!”. We like the smell as well, and our entire bathroom now smells like watermelon almost all the time.

The Natural Newborn has several other items especially for toddlers, including foaming body wash, skin & body care, hair care items, and more. You’ll even find products just for mom as well!

For details on the many natural items at The Natural Newborns, visit:
http://thenaturalnewborn.com

Personalized Storybook CD - Too Many Monsters

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.

Bed Bumper for Toddlers

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.

Halloween Scrapbook Page Kit for 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.

Fun Spanish for Children - Volume 1 DVD

Bilingual Fun: Spanish for Children, Volume 1 DVD

Wanting to teach your children Spanish, but not sure where to start? The Bilingual Fun Company makes it easy for children to learn!

Our package arrived very quickly in a padded envelope, and I was please with the quick service from the Bilingual Fun Company. The DVD Spanish for Children Volume 1 was an instant hit, and I was impressed as well.

Inside the DVD case was the words to all the songs included on the DVDs so parents can help sing along. Songs included on this DVD were the following:

The Hola Song (Hello Song)
Los Colores (Colors)
Diez Deditos (10 Numbers)
Chocolate (Chocolate)
Los Animales (Animals)
La Arana Pequenita (Itsy Bitsy Spider)
The Adios Song (Goodbye Song)

Each song and activities that followed focused on the very basics of Spanish, covering numbers, colors, and animals. As noted above, a few fun songs were thrown in as well to keep kids interested. For example, the chocolate song - what kid doesn’t love chocolate?

My kids enjoyed this DVD, and have begged me to “watch it again” several times in the few days we’ve had it. Both kids (age 3 and 5) have been extremely interested, and love to repeat words and sing along. My oldest was excited saying “I said colors in Spanish!”. The youngest was absolutely glued to the screen. I believe it helps having other children in the video singing along as well.

More information on this DVD can be found at:

The Bilingual Fun Company
www.bilingualfun.com
Offers an effective and interactive Spanish for Children video series.

Scrapbooking for Kids - Starter Page Kit

I am no scrapbooking expert. I don’t know my embellishments from my die cuts. But I don’t want to deny my daughter the chance to pick up a rewarding hobby just because I don’t know what I’m doing.

Little Scrappers has the solution for helping kids learn to scrapbook. These easy kits are perfect for kids, with step by step on how to complete their very own page. It’s easy for them to do even without a parent that knows scrapbooking!

We had the pleasure of completing the “All About Me” Layout, which is perfect as the first page of your child’s first scrapbook. It came complete with all the pieces needed to create an 8×8 layout as shown.

Each kit comes with large print instructions which are easy for kids to read and understand. My daughter is 5, and had absolutely no problems following the directions herself. I did have to read the instructions to her, but the color pictures made it very easy for her to actually SEE which parts she needed next.

We also had fun after the scrapbook page was done picking out the picture to go on it. She absolutely adored the fact this was a page all about her, and that SHE did it! It actually went to school with her for show-and-tell right after we did it, since it just happened to be her day to show.

These kits are very inexpensive, and make for absolutely perfect gifts for kids. Not only are you able to spend quality time creating something special with your kids, but it helps kids learn how to follow directions as well. With our order also came a small craft, which we can’t wait to do!

For details on scrapbooking kits for kids and other crafts, visit:

Little Scrappers
www.LittleScrappers.com
Scrapbook page kits for kids to complete themselves.

Beaded Socks for Girls

Little ones will absolutely love these socks, I know my youngest daughter did. Even after a year, these are still her favorite socks and begs me to wear them!

When the package arrived, my three yr old daughter had already been told she had “fun gifts” coming to her. I told her this box was for her, and she danced around for a bit asking “what is it, what is it?!” before it was opened. Jillian got to open it and was excited. Her first reaction was “hey, they match!”. She took off with them right out of the box to wear them for the entire day. I didn’t get them back until bed time!

Teresa, owner of Fly By Nite Creations, was sure to send a pair of socks in my daughter’s two favorite colors (pink and purple), which was part of the reason why she loved them so much. Each bead was carefully secured onto the end of the sock. There is also a purple button just above be beads in the shape of a flower. The detail on these socks is absolutely amazing!

My daughter had a great time the day she got them, showing them off to everyone and saying “look at my pretty socks!”. They match just about every outfit she owns because of the colors, so I know they will be worn often.

Washing instructions were included on a small card with the socks. It’s noted all beaded socks are machine washable, although need to be hung to dry or laid flat. Just being machine washable is great for me, or anyone that has little time to handwash items.

A cute “Thank you” card (which doubled as an invoice) was also included in the box. I thought this was a very nice, extra touch.

In addition to beaded socks, Fly By Nite Creations also offers Handmade Burp Cloths, Beaded Scrunchies, Photo Albums, and more. One of their most unique items has to be the Flowerpot Pens. I highly recommend checking those out, since they are a “must see to believe” item.

Details on beaded socks and other great items can be found at:

Fly By Nite Creations
www.fly-by-nite-creations.com
Featuring handcrafted baby burp cloth, beaded socks and
more!