Category Archives: REVIEW

DVD: Elmo’s Travel Songs and Games

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Do you travel much with your young children? If you’ve ever been on a Road Trip with your children, you know how challenging it can sometimes be to keep everyone happy in the car. If you have a DVD player in your car, or if you own a portable DVD players, Elmo’s Travel Songs and Games is the perfect entertainment for young children. This DVD features Elmo and his friends while they go on a Road Trip. Elmo provides children with entertainment (and safety tips too!) through songs, a story and games while on the road. Sesame Street characters are … Continue reading →

Book: Beautiful Blue Eyes

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Beautiful Blue Eyes by Marianne Richmond (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky; ISBN: 978-1-4022-5639-4; April 2011), which is a follow-up to Beautiful Brown Eyes is a very special book.“I watched, and I waitedas your eyes chose their hue,deciding in time on their beautiful blue. Blue as a butterflyor the sparkling sea.Blue as the bluebirdwho sings in her tree.” Every child is unique and this book celebrates that fact. The book is written from a parent’s perspective about how a child’s eyes tell us so much about them. This is a beautiful book for a parent to share with their child. The illustrations in this … Continue reading →

Kiss My Face Peace Soap (All Natural All Purpose Pure Castile Soap)

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What caught my eye immediately about Peace Soap is it’s name, in support of Seeds of Peace, an organization that aims to develop relationships and leadership skills among young people from regions of conflict. Kiss My Face supports Seeds of Peace by donating 10% of all profits from Peach Soap to the organization. About Peace Soap I love how Peace Soap by Kiss My Face is FREE of parabens, SLS, phthalates, artificial fragrance and animal ingredients and it has not been tested on animals. It is biodegradable, environmentally safevegetable based and has a vegan formula. The packaging features peace written … Continue reading →

AnnMarie Gianni: Organic, Natural and Wild-Crafted SkinCare

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www.annmariegianni.com is a Skin Care line that is Organic, Natural and Wild-Crafted. We tried out a variety of small samples of AnnMarie’s products. They were nice on my skin! My favourite product by far was the Dead Sea Scrub! It made my skin feel so soft and renewed afterwards, even after just one use. Ann Marie Gianni Skin Care line has everything from Cleansers & Scrubs, Mists & Moisturziers, Anti-Aging Products, Facial Oils to Facial Masks. Check out Multi-Testing Mommy’s Giveaways Toy Clearance Sale at chapters.indigo.ca. Shop now to prepare for the holidays! The above product was provided free of … Continue reading →

CD: Listen to Me Buddy Holly

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Listen To Me: Buddy Holly My Dad LOVES Buddy Holly. My Grandfather LOVED Buddy Holly, in fact one of his favourite songs was sung by Buddy Holly! He’s a classic, a true musician and a classic! Listen to Me Buddy Holly, a Tribute Album to Buddy Holly came out in stores on September 6, 2011. Here is the list of tracks:Stevie Nicks – Not Fade Away (3:59)Pat Monahan of Train – Maybe Baby (2:26)Brian Wilson – Listen To Me (2:41)Imelda May – I’m Lookin’ For Someone To Love (2:08)Jackson Browne – True Love Ways (3:03)Cobra Starship – Peggy Sue (2:51)The … Continue reading →

Rubbermaid Filter Fresh Water Bottle

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Our tap water has a very distinct taste. My daughter refuses to drink tap water. Instead, we fill up large glass water bottles at our local Reverse Osmosis water store and she drinks water from a water cooler. Recently we were sent a Rubbermaid FilterFresh Water Filtration Bottle to sample. It is a 20 oz plastic BPA FREE water bottle. The Filter removes chlorine and provides the equivalent of 300 bottles of water. I enjoy the water from this water bottle, but the most wonderful part is that so does my daughter. It is easy for her to drink out … Continue reading →

Cookbook: Company’s Coming – Cookies (#CanadianCookies)

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This post has been written as part of #CanadianCookies Blog Event. To find out more about the event, please click on the button below. You can even link up your favourite recipes! We were fortunate enough to review the Cookbook called Company’s ComingCookies. This book is written by Jean Pare and is a National Bestseller. There are so many cookie recipes in this cookbook. The recipes include your typical classics like Chocolate Chip Cookies, Gingersnaps and Snickerdoodles. There are also many fun and different recipes to try out like Fruit Cocktail Cookies, Zucchini Drops and Boiled Chocolate Cookies. There is … Continue reading →

Luxe Box – Monthly Deluxe-Sized Luxury Beauty Samples (REVIEW and GIVEAWAY)

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I’ve got the most fun gift you could ever buy for a female! A Luxe Box! The Luxe Box by Loose Button is a subscription to receive a box full of deluxe trial sized beauty products . In my October LuxeBox, I received: Lise Watier Flash Lift Radiance Vial – A concentrate of smoothing agents and moisturizers for a lifting effect and instant radiance (new to Canada!) Keratase Elixir Ultime – deep conditioning hair product to restore strength to hair China Glaze Crackle Nail Lacquer – nail polish Olay Professional Pro-X Eye restoration Complex – specialized eye treatment that diminishes … Continue reading →

Tim Hortons New Lasagna and Garlic Bread (REVIEW)

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When I heard that Tim Hortons had just started promoting a new dish: Lasagna and Garlic Bread, I will admit to being very intrigued. I love my pasta, that is no secret! And well, me and Tim Hortons coffee, well, we are best friends. So, why not marry the two?! Here’s a funny thing, I asked for my meal “to stay” and the above is what they gave me. I nice stainless “tray” with a disposible cup and spoon as well as the garlic bread wrapped in paper. As much as Timmies is getting their recycling/waste sorted out, they still … Continue reading →

Real Food Moms (REVIEW)

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Real Food Moms is a website for families providing information (“real food answers”) for busy families. Jeannette Lee Bessinger and Tracee Yablon-Brenner, the website owners and the authors of two amazing books have quite a bit of combined experience. Their books are called Simple Food for Busy Families – The Whole Life Nutrition Approach and Great Expectations: Best Food for Your Baby and Toddler – From First Foods to Meals Your Child Will Love. Great Expectations: Best Food for Your Baby and Toddler covers all aspects of feeding a baby from birth through age three—from breastfeeding through toddler food preparation. … Continue reading →