Christmas Gift Idea for Families

The best part about the Holidays is the wonderful feeling that seems to enter in to my heart long before Christmas comes and stays into the New Year.  Many of those feelings are due to the warm comfy atmosphere that the Holidays tend to bring with them in the malls, at work, at restaurants and along the streets.  The mood usually includes lights of red and green, music, a nice warm drink of some sort, and of course good company.  To help bring that cozy feeling into your home Glade has introduced a Holiday Collection.

To help my family get into the Holiday Spirit, Glade sent a Holiday Gift Basket for review that included all the warm things to set the scene for a snug and cozy night with the family.  Included in the Gift Basket are 2 new limited edition Holiday scents Apple Cinnamon and Bay Berry Spice.  Not only do these leave my home smelling fantastic, they also come in a cute tin in red or green or a fancy decorated glass jar with which can be left out on a table and be used as a very cute enter piece.  The gift basket also includes a few more seasonal goodies, including Bellagio gourmet cocoa chocolate truffle (European Hot Chocolate), a Home Classics fleece throw in beige, mineral bath soak stress and tension by The Village Company, and a DVD of the hit holiday movie The Polar Express.  All these wonderful items also came in it’s own chocolate brown basket.

A gift basket is a wonderful Christmas present.  All the items needed to have a relaxing evening, in one convenient package.  I love to give Gift Baskets (and receive them) as a Christmas Gift. The Glade Gift basket has set the mood for the Season in my home without having to put much thought into it.  Curling up under a warm blanket, sipping hot chocolate by candlelight while watching a movie with the family.  Followed by a nice relaxing tub bath once the baby is in bed.  What more can a busy Mom ask for?

The Glade Holiday Collection also includes many more festive scents including Homemade Gingerbread, Holiday Wreath, Peppermint Crush and French Vanilla.  They all sound good enough to eat – which is one of the last things needed to set the Holiday Mood – FOOD.

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Christmas Gift Idea for Babies and Toddlers

Its been a long been a tradition in our family to give everyone a nickname, they usually are quite ridiculous and start quite earnestly. My son, at the tender age of 9 months has become “Hudson one sock”. As previously stated, quite ridiculous and quite earnest. I am sure all babies lose their socks, its just that he always seems to lose one…and its always the same foot. If I had a nickel for every time during the day I’ve put his socks back on him, I think I could take a years vacation. To be fair, its not just socks…its a few pairs of his shoes as well. I am delighted that he is so mobile and so eager to scoot around the floor, I just worry his little feet are going to be cold. Our place is more than warm but we like his toes to be cozy.

I received for review a pair of Baby Booties Soft Soled Slippers, a matching terry cloth backed bib and and beige fleece beanie from BePe Baby. While quite cute, I was a bit skeptical about slippers for a baby. Hudson can’t keep a pair of socks or shoes on so how can he keep on slippers? I was very pleasantly surprised to see that they did stay on as they are very snug. The slippers are made from a snugly fleece, with a slip resistant bottom (love this) and have an elastic across the front of the foot and around the back to secure on your baby’s foot. The fleece is really warm, great to keep baby’s toes warm while cruising around. We found they were so cozy they would have been too warm to sleep in the entire evening but they were just perfect for daytime.

The bib has a quilted cloth front and has a terry cloth back so its fully reversible. The bibs from BePe Baby are larger than average and we love this because our son often gets more on him than in him and this has saved several of his little shirts.

The bib has a velcro closure and fits snugly so no food gets in between his neck and the bib. One wouldn’t think this would happen often but my son has a knack for getting his food everywhere.

In addition to snugly slippers and bibs, BePe Baby carries a mix of super cute little hats; fleece, knitted and cotton beanies.

Lots of cute prints to choose from for boys, girls and even a selection of gender neutral accessories.

Check out range of funky accessories for moms at BePe Baby; choose from a wide variety of bright and bold fabrics for the key fobs and some funky reversaible jacquard print belts, all of which are handmade. As an added bonus, all products can be custom made so you can have all your accessories made to match.

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Christmas Gift Idea for Anyone Special

I have to admit, I have a lot of things on my plate, I work full time, I am a Mom to a busy 16 month old, I have a full time blog, and I am a wife too.  With all the extra things that seem to pop up in my life, I don’t have too much time to get creative – but lets be honest here, even if I did have time, I would never be able to create anything close to what I received from Memories Wow.

Scrapbooking is HUGE right now, and the end results for those that are good at it, is a priceless book of memories that you and your children will enjoy for a lifetime.  For those of us without the time or creativity, there is an opportunity to have a professional book of memories made for you by Memories Wow.

I received a book from Memories Wow for review, and honestly, this is by far the best personalized item I have received to date.  I have not been impressed by anything as much as I have been impressed by this book.

To have the book created, Mary, the creator of Memories Wow took pictures from our family’s personal website which has some of our favourite family photos.  That’s as hard as it was.  The website was already set up with over 100 pictures, and all I had to do was send Mary the link to our site and then wait.  Once the book was created, Mary sent me a sneak peek by email to get an idea of what the book was going to look like.   Once I saw the sneak peek, I was very excited to get the book in the mail.

The hardcover book is 12″ x 12″, and has 20 pages with 65 pictures of my daughter and our family.  The outside front cover is a picture of my daughter with her name on it.  Each page has a theme such as Christmas, Birthdays, and Halloween, and looks like a scrapbooking page (with all different themes as well).

This is something that I will treasure forever, the whole entire book is made just for us.  No two books will ever be a like.  This is so much better than having all our special photos in a photo album that you just flip through the pages from picture to picture.  When people look through the Memories Wow photo book, they really take the time to look at things and make comments about the cute pictures and the quality of the book itself.

This would be an excellent gift for newlyweds, new parents, grandparents, or whoever.  It was more than simple on my part (which I loved), and the end result is better than anything I could have even imagined or created on my own! Leave these type of projects for the professionals of Memories Wow.  Believe me, you will be MORE than impressed.

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Christmas Gift Idea for Children 5 and up

I am a self proclaimed geek; while other kids were busy playing tag and red rover and all other sorts of physical activity, I was playing school. Yep, that was me;  anything involving books, maps and science was fascinating to me. Truthfully,  I still am a bit of a geek now, I still love learning, reading and asking questions! Its not that I am nosy, I am just really interested in so many things in this world around us.   I have a book in every room in my home that I am part way through and I love to learn new things; to create and “do” things captivates my interest. In my 30 odd years, I have learned that I love books for entertainment as well as information, however,  I learn by doing.  Anything that is ‘hands on’ is rated high on my list of fun and it’s a bonus if its an educational activity and I can learn something new.

The Magic School Bus is an award winning book series based around Ms. Fizzle and her ordinary school bus that transforms into a flying bus during any of their exciting field trips. In the series, the bus has become a space ship, a weather machine, submarine etc and is filled with exciting learning adventures for kids. Ideally suited for kids ages 5 and up, the Going Green kit is one of the many available by the Young Scientist club. The  mission of the Young Scientist Club  is to “offer children quality, science related products that will fascinate them with the wonders of scientific discovery and spark their interest in future scientific discoveries”.

The Going Green kit is an exciting way to spend hours of creating and learning about our environment by teaching kids about the 3 R’s; reducing, re-using and recycling. Each kit contains all the supplies you’ll need for that budding scientist to participate in some basic environmental science; create and recycle paper, make pulp, learn decomposition with fungus, evaporate water and a few other really neat things to make and do.  Discovering the wonders of science is a great way to enjoy an afternoon with your children, they will spend hours doing the experiments and interacting by asking questions and learning about our the environment. After all our children will inhabit this earth, I think its best to teach them about caring for our world as soon as possible so they will know how to take care of it, when kids learn early, it becomes second nature. This is a great opportunity to discuss larger issues such as global warming, pollution and endangered species with your children.

As well as the The Magic School Bus Going Green kit, Scholastic has several other themed kits available including “The Magic of Rainbows” which has kids wearing rainbow glasses, blowing bubbles, bending white light and more. Encourage the young Doctor or Nurse in your home with the is “The Journey into the Human Body” where young scientists bend bones, makes joints, map taste buds, expand lungs and a few other fun and educational activities. Getting kids started early with educational activities that are fun  will make them curious and start them on a journey of lifelong learning.  Great holiday gift idea for those on your list aged 5 and up, I am giving the kit I received for review my 7 year old nephew for Christmas, I can’t wait to spend a fun afternoon with him and our Magic Bus Going Green Kit!

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Christmas Gift Idea for Children ages newborn – 5 years, and Moms

One of my favourite items that I had a chance to review this year is Dilly Dally Bibbies, you can read the previous review here.  This is such a unique item that all children, big and small can wear for feeding and fun time.  The bib that I received still fits my daughter, and she is now 16 months.  It’s been going strong for 8 months, and has yet to fade, and keeps coming out of the wash looking brand new (and believe me, it gets thrown in the wash a lot).  I use this bib nearly everyday!

I especially love taking this bib out and about in public, it’s so stylish with its pink and brown hues.  The bib is also reversible, the other side has an ultra mod paisley pattern.  I can’t even express the amount of compliments I get on this bib.  Most people think that it is handmade by a loving grandparent, because it does not look like anything you can simply buy at a big box store.   Only someone that is really special would have such a wonderful beautiful bib.  The bib is made with a quilted fabric, which makes it ultra thick (which keeps my daughters clothing dry underneath), and ties in the back (which keeps it on my daughter).

Dilly Dally Bibbies is always adding new fabrics to their “smock bibs” to make sure your children are going to always look good – while getting dirty.  They come in sizes newborn – 5 years, and guess what, now Mamas can have a bibbie too, because Dilly Dally Bibbies now makes Bibbies for Mamas.

Everyone in my home loves the Dilly Dally Bibbie, it’s stylish, and very functional.  This would make an excellent Christmas gift for any child that is either a messy eater, or likes to do crafts.  Keeping your children’s clothing clean is important, and they may as well look good while doing it!

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Christmas Gift Idea for newborns – age 4

I recently went shopping to find a pair of winter boots for my 16 month old daughter that she can wear in the deep snow that we are expecting any time now.  I went to all the popular places, and I could not believe that there was not a pair of warm and tall winter boots that would with stand the snow.  So, my hunt brought me to the internet, and sure enough, I came across a boot company for babies and toddlers that will definitely keep my child’s feet warm and dry this winter.

Lisa, the mompreneur of Stonz Wear is an active mother, and she (probably much like you and I), came across the same problem when trying to find real winer boots for toddlers.  She took matters into her own hands, and created a pair of boots that are functional and look like a lot of fun too.

For review, Stonz Wear sent Genevieve a pair of booties in polka dot brown.  The Stonz Wear booties stay on better than any other pair of shoes/boots that she owns.  This is due to the 2 adjustable pull toggles along the top and middle of the boots.  She is unable to loosen the tabs and take her feet out, so she is forced to keep her boots on at all times, which is wonderful, especially when we are outside.  It also means that there is less of a chance to come home with only 1 boot (thank you Stonz Wear).

The neat thing about these booties is that they can be worn with or without shoes underneath.  Much like an man will wear a protective covering in the wintertime over his boots or shoes, the Stonz Wear can act as a covering over shoes or slippers.  The booties sizing is very generous, and your children should be able to spend at least 2 winters in the boots.  This year,  we are putting the Stonz Wear booties over a pair of slippers or shoes that Genevieve already owns, since they are a bit big.  Next year, she should be able to wear the boots without anything underneath.

Stonz Wear booties can also come with a sherpa-fleece liner which will keep your child’s feet even warmer (bought separately), although the boot itself is lined with fleece they do keep my daughter feet very warm without the liners.  The outer portion of the boots are made with nylon, so they can be easily be thrown into the wash and cleaned (which is a bonus).  The bottom of the booties are soft (no real “sole”) and made with a bumpy rubber which gives some really good traction for little ones learning to walk on slippery surfaces.  The boots are also super adorable with  the pink and brown dots, and the shape of the boots are very unique, so they stand out.

Stonz Wear booties are available for newborns up to age 4, and have adorable patterns for both boys and girls.

The best part of Stonz Wear, is that they are made right here in Canada.  And, they are being noticed by the big starts like Jennifer Garner, Trista Sutter and Halle Berry’s children!  Stonz Wear has also won awards including the iParenting Media award.

If you are on the hunt for a really good pair of winter boots for your children, Stonz is all you need.

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