SUPER Skivvies!!! Review & Giveaway

                                       (Image is from the Super Skivvies etsy  website.)

How cute is the Super Skivvies banner?  I just love it!  Steph is one creative and talented woman!  She was also such a pleasure to work with. Very sweet and informative.

I came across Super Skivvies while I was searching etsy for cloth trainers.  I was done with store bought pull ups and using disposables.  I wanted to find a trainer that was cute, functional, and well made.  Kylee is still blessed with cute little chunky legs (although they've slimmed down a ton as she's gotten older) and I didn't want any trainers that were going to leave marks on her leg.  I also wanted a pair that had sturdy elastic in the waist so they didn't slip off of her, but ones that were easy enough that she could take them off herself.  I loved the look, design, and structure of Super Skivvies so I contacted Steph about doing a review.

At first she told me it would be a few weeks before she could get a pair made and out to me.. so I began to wait patiently.  Then, she emailed me a day or two later and said she had a pair to review AND giveaway ready to be shipped to me. That made my day! And a few days later the mailman was attacked greeted by me down at the mailbox!  I tore into the package so quick and immediately went.. "Awwww". So Cute! Immediate love and it was hard to choose which pair to keep and which pair to give for the giveaway.  I let Tim decide and I'm SO happy with the pair he chose.

We reviewed the Springtime in Oogaville pair and aren't they SO cute?!  They are a size Small (2T-3T) and fit children approximately 25-35lbs.  Kylee is right around 30-31 pounds and they fit great with some room to grow!  (Rise: 16.5", Waist: 16.5", Thigh: 11.5")  Super Skivvies measurements are unstretched.  There is a lot of stretch in the waist and thigh area.  So you don't have to worry about any of those painful looking red marks.  Kylee has no indentations or markings when she wears these and I really appreciate that.

"Super Skivvies feature one layer of soft 100% cotton interlock in the body, a rayon (from bamboo)/organic cotton velour liner in the crotch area, 100% cotton interlock waist and thigh bands, and no-roll elastic encased in the waist.

Included is a removable insert consisting of three layers rayon (from bamboo)/organic cotton fleece. Just tuck the insert into the crotch lining, and your undies are trainers!"  (From the Super Skivvies etsy shop product description)

I love the insert that comes with this trainer.  You can leave it in for training purposes or take it out if you want just plain underwear.  And when you wash your Super Skivvies, you do not have to pull the insert out, it comes out during the wash cycle.  I love that feature!  I also love how soft the insert and crotch lining is.  Even after a few washes it still all feels as soft as when we first got it!  You can also purchase additional three and five layer inserts on the Super Skivvies website!


Please note that Super Skivvies are NOT an alternative to diapers.  With the insert in the trainer there are five layers of protection which is enough to contain a single accident.  Kylee has had one accident while wearing her Super Skivvies (not a very big one) and the insert did a very good job of containing most of it and the body of the trainers was barely wet.  


So in finishing, I must say that we LOVE our Super Skivvies and plan on purchasing a couple more pairs!  Kylee really loves the "waindow haws" (rainbow hearts) pair! 


       SOOOO.. lucky readers you.. Steph has offered a little something-something for you guys!  I have a little "package" of goodies to send to one of you!  What does it contain you ask?

 (And a cute little sheet of stickers -- not pictured)

You will get a size small (2T-3T) pair of Super Skivvies, a 10% off code for your next purchase, an informational booklet, and some fun stickers! How great is that??! And how cute is that print?  Bacon, Eggs, and Toast! Yum and Adorable!

Mandatory Entry:

Go to the Super Skivvies website and "Heart" (add to favorites) the shop!

I will check and make sure you did this. Failure to do so will void any additional entries.

Additional Entries:

1.  "Like" Super Skivvies on Facebook (1 entry)

2.  Follow by blog publicly via Google Friend Connect (2 entries)

3.  Add my button to your blog.  Please leave a link to where I can find it. (2 entries)

4.  Follow me on Twitter. Leave your Twitter ID in your comment (1 entry)

5.  Tweet about this giveaway.  Include @Mommacrissy and a link back to this post in your Tweet. Leave link to your Tweet in your comment. 2x per day and at least 3 hrs apart. (1 entry per tweet)

6.  Buy something from the Super Skivvies website sometime during the giveaway (10 entries)

7.  Blog about this giveaway. Leave a link to where I can find it. (3 entries)

8.  Subscribe to my blog via email.  (1 entry)

(ALL entries of the winner drawn will be verified.  So please be honest or a new winner will be drawn.)

Giveaway ends Sunday, September 19th at 10:00PM .(CST). I will use random.org to determine the winner and notify the winner via email. The winner will also also be announced on this blog. You will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn.

Green Sprout Cloth Trainers Giveaway

Kylee is pretty much potty trained during the day.  If she's distracted by playing I have to remind her (and occassionally take her kicking and screaming to the bathroom) to go to the potty.  But otherwise, she's pretty good about it.  She'll even go sometimes by herself without me needing to be in there with her.  I'm always very proud when she disappears and I go to find her and she's sitting on the potty.

I still put her in diapers to take a nap and a night.  We're not ready for that milestone quite yet.  Especially since Kylee still sleeps in a crib.  I also am not so brave yet to take her out in public with just her underwear on.  I have this fear of her having a huge accident in a place that isn't so easy to clean.  I'd hate for her to be the kid that ruins the fun for everyone.  But I also hate having to put her in pull ups because she gets that comfort of a diaper and will sometimes get lazy and just pee in it.  So I wanted to find something that would contain a tiny accident or minor leaking but not act as a diaper.

Allow me to introduce you to Green Sprouts cloth trainers!

We received the girly print retro cars to review.  Rena (the owner of Green Sprouts) was so awesome to work with!  She answered any questions I had, asked for suggestions, and shipped these trainers to us so fast!  It was great! 

Green Sprouts cloth trainers are made of cotton interlock with a full layer of organic bamboo velour in the wetzone.  There is also an additional layer of bamboo fleece sewn into the wetzone.  The elastic arond the waist and legs is very soft and doesn't leave any red marks.  We received the size 2T-3T but additional sizes are available.  You can also find additional prints at GreenSproutBaby.com

So what do I love about these trainers?  Well first of all.. the print is SUPER cute and perfect for my car loving daughter!  These trainers have been washed 4 times and show no fading.  They haven't really shrunk in size either.  I love that the elastic isn't super tight so my 20 month old daughter can pull them up and down on her own with no issues.  It's also really great that if she does have a small accident these trainers contain it with no problem.  I used a medicine dropper and determined these trainers can hold about 12-15mL of fluid before leaking. They will also help slow down any major accidents.  I have no complaints about our Green Sprouts cloth trainers.  They're very reasonable in price at $9 per pair and are made with quality that assures me they'll still be going when it comes to potty training any future children.

So awesome readers that you are... how would you like to win a pair of Green Sprouts trainers?

Rena has offered a pair of trainers in your choice of size and print to one lucky person!

Mandatory Entry:  Tell me what print and what size you would choose if you won.

(This is mandatory people.. you don't do it.. there's no chance of you winning.)

Additional entries:

1. < Heart > the Green Sprouts shop.  Leave your Etsy name in your comment (1 entry)

2.  Follow Green Sprout Baby on Twitter --Leave Twitter name in comment (1 entry)

3.  Follow me on Twitter -- Leave Twitter name in comment (1 entry)

4.  Follow my blog publicly via Google Friend Connect ( 2 entries)

5.  Add my button to your blog.  Leave a link to where I can find it.  (2 entries)

6.  Give a potty training piece of advice or share a funny potty training story (1 entry)

7.  Tweet about this giveaway.  Include @GreenSproutBaby and @Mommacrissy  in your tweet.  Include link to your tweet in your comment.  2 tweets per day and at least 3 hours apart. (1 entry per tweet)

Giveaway ends Sunday, August 15th at 10:00PM .(CST). I will use random.org to determine the winner and notify the winner via email. The winner will also also be announced on this blog. You will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn.

Boogie Wipes to the Rescue!

I'm sure once Kylee is old enough to care she's going to LOVE that I'm telling you guys that she is a ... NOSE PICKER! Yes. My precious, beautiful, intelligent, and funny daughter picks her nose.  Mostly it is to get a reaction from someone, but we've also caught her "mining for gold" when she doesn't think anyone is watching. Y-U-C-K.  (But I still love her.. booger finger and all...)

SO... when I came across Boogie Wipes I knew they sounded perfect for us.  Remove the boogies.. be gentle on the nose.  I'm all for that!  So what exactly are Boogie Wipes? Glad you asked.

"Boogie Wipes are made with saline to dissolve boogies (mucus) caused by the common cold, allergies or otherwise booger-filled kid moments. Extra soft, alcohol, phthalate and paraben free, Boogie Wipes are available in Great Grape, Fresh Scent, Magic Menthol and Simply Unscented. Recommended by pediatricians as a gentle, effective alternative to a dry tissue."

(Boogie Wipes description and picture are from the Boogie Wipes website.)

We were sent all of the scents to try out.  I can say right off the bat that no one in this house is a fan of the Magic Menthol.  Luckily my sister was a fan so I sent them home with her to use on her little guy.  However, the other three scents were awesome.  Kylee usually runs away when I go to wipe anything on her face.  After using the grape wipe on her though I no longer have to wrestle her down to clean her face.  She will actually take a Boogie Wipe from me and wipe her own nose first.  Now if that isn't a boogie-cleaning-win, I don't know what is!

What's even MORE awesome is the fact that Boogie Wipes are sold in over 40,000 locations!  Run out? Never fear.. I'm sure there's a location not too far from you (assuming you don't live on top of a mountain or something..) and you can get your Boogie refill on!  I'm also a huge fan of the Boogies on the Run.  These are individually wrapped Boogie Wipes which are GREAT to stick in your purse, a lunch box, backpacks, etc.  I stuck a couple in our swimming bag the other day when we went to the pool.  They're great!

I will NEVER go back to using tissues now after trying Boogie Wipes.  I'm sure Kylee and her nose will appreciate this decision.  SO.. are you also tired of chasing runny noses? Tired of dry, red, chapped skin?  Then try this gentle alternative to dry tissues.  I guarantee you'll be impressed!  (OH, and Boogie Wipes aren't JUST for kids...)

Lucky readers.. I extend to you another giveaway!  ONE lucky reader is going to receive (2) packs of 30-count wipes!  (And before I tell you how to enter.. you should head over to Boogie Wipes and join the Boogie Bunch because it's the cool thing to do!)

Mandatory Entry: "Like" Boogie Wipes on Facebook. Leave your name in your comment. (If you fail to complete this step all of your other entries will be deleted.)

Additional Entries:

1.  Follow Boogie Wipes on Twitter  ( 1 entry)

2.  Follow me on Twitter (1 entry)

3.  Tell me one of the nearest Boogie Wipes retailer locations to you! (1 entry)

4.  Follow my blog publicly via Google Friend Connect (2 entries)

5.  Add my button to your blog. Leave a link to where I can find it. (1 entry)

6.  Tweet about this giveaway. Include @Mommacrissy @BoogieMoms and #giveaway in your tweet! Leave the link to your tweet in your comment. You are allowed 2 tweets per day and they must be at least 3 hours apart! (1 entry per tweet)

Giveaway ends Sunday, July 25th at 10:00PM .(CST). I will use random.org to determine the winner and notify the winner via email. The winner will also also be announced on this blog. You will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn.

Happy Green Bee Review & Giveaway

"Born mid-century in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Roxanne Quimby developed an early passion for the arts and nature that was to become the central theme of her future business philosophy. In 1975, after receiving her BFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, Roxanne moved to a small town in central Maine, where she used her life savings to buy her first 30 acres of woods. She built a small cabin where she and her twins, Hannah and Lucas, lived in harmony with nature for almost fifteen years without electricity, running water or other modern conveniences.



In 1989, Roxanne and her partner Burt, a beekeeper and refugee from New York, started Burt's Bees, a cottage industry which quickly evolved into an internationally renowned personal care company with a core commitment to pure ingredients, naturally efficacious formulas and earth-friendly packaging. In 2003, Roxanne sold the now multimillion dollar company, while continuing to serve on the Board of Directors and helping ensure the company maintains its commitment to natural integrity.


With the proceeds of the sale Roxanne funded two foundations. The first awards grants to nonprofit organizations in support of the environment and the arts and the second, an operating foundation, owns and maintains 70,000 acres of wilderness in the North woods of Maine. Roxanne is also the cofounder of Maine Woods Forever, a heritage conservation organization dedicated to preserving the spirit and landscape of Maine Woods.


After a yearlong respite traveling from Antarctica to Paris, Roxanne began to crave a new challenge. As a mother, designer and lifelong environmentalist, Roxanne saw a void in children's clothing wear and a lack of awareness of the benefits of organic cotton. Thus she began to "sew" the seeds of her newest venture - happygreenbee, an all organic cotton clothing line created specifically for kids."

So there you have it..the history of Happy Green Bee.  I have to say this is by far one of the most interesting ones I've ever read about a company and their start.  I love how generous and caring Roxanne is and how much she really loves our environment.

I was so excited to get to do a review for this company.  I LOVE all things organic.  Especially clothes!  I love how organically grown cotton does not retain the harmful toxic residue that cotton clothing does.  Clothing made with organically grown cotton is pure and natural.   

Pesticide and chemically treated clothing traps heat and prevents skin from absorbing adequate moisture.  This often causes rashes and eczema on sensitive skin.  Organic contton is very breathable.  I know when Kylee has played outside while wearing this she doesn't get nearly as hot as she does in other clothing Also, children with allergies benefit from organic cotton since it does not retain residue like chemically treated cotton does.  That's a winner in my book for sure!

So what do I love about Happy Green Bee?  I love their bright and fun colors!  I also love how stretchy the material is.  I know Kylee will be wearing her very cute sports suit for this summer and possibly next depending on how much she grows during the year.  I've also had a great experience with customer service and have no complaints in that department.  Their products are made with top quality material and are very well made.  Kylee has put her outfit to the test.. and I have yet to see a single string come undone!  I may have to start hiding her sports suit because she wants to wear it every single day all day long.  It's cute but not something she should wear out to dinner with us! Thumbs WAY up to Happy Green Bee !

Lucky readers that you are.. Happy Green Bee is giving one of you the chance to pick anything of your liking from their clearance store!

Mandatory Entry:  "Like" Happy Green Bee on Facebook!  Leave your name along with your comment.  (You must complete this entry or no other entries will count!)

Please make sure you leave your email address or be signed into blogger so I have a way to contact you!

Additional Ways to Enter:

1.  Tell me what you would choose if you won! (1 entry)

2.  Blog about this giveaway and link back to me and Happy Green Bee.  Leave where I can find your blog entry in your comment (5 entries)

3.  Follow my blog publicly via Google Friend Connect (2 entries)

4.  Add my button to your blog.  Leave where I can find it in your comment (2 entries)

5.  Follow me on Twitter. Include your Twitter name is your comment (1 entry)

6.  Tweet about this giveaway! 2x per day and at least 2 hours apart!  (1 entry per tweet)
Feel free to use:  Love the environment and your babe? ...Organic clothes #giveaway from Happy Green Bee and @mommacrissy http://bit.ly/dqEb3o (Ends 6/19)

7.  Make a purchase from Happy Green Bee during the duration of this giveaway.  (5 extra entries per item purchased)

Giveaway ends Saturday, June 19th at 10:00PM .(CST). I will use random.org to determine the winner and notify the winner via email. The winner will also also be announced on this blog. You will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn.

 

GOOD LUCK!

Baby Dipper Review & Giveaway

I love top quality items that work.  I don't like the idea of people paying more for something that just doesn't even work like it says it will.  So I've never splurged on any "fancy" eating utensils or bowls for my daughter.  I figured.. I didn't have one growing up and I learned to self-feed just fine.  But, I have to admit.. when I first saw the baby dipper I really wanted to get one for her.  But again.. didn't think I NEEDED it.

So I decided to contact Baby Dipper and see if they would be interested in doing a review and giveaway.  I didn't hear anything back.  So I actually forgot all about it.  But then I received an email from Barbara (of Baby Dipper) asking if I'd be interested in doing a review and offer up a giveaway.  At this time my daughter was about 16 months old.  I didn't know how much use we'd get out of it, but I said sure.

Barbara shipped my Baby Dipper so quick I don't even think it took 2 days to receive it.  Now, THAT is some quality service!  It just happened to come right before lunch too! So I washed it up while K was eating her main part of her lunch and then I put some applesauce in it. 

Kylee does great with a fork.  She can stab food and shove it in her mouth with the best of them.  However, she tends to get frustrated with spoons.  She didn't really have the scooping method down and she used a spoon much like she used a fork. (Stabbing everything.. or at least attempting to...)  So I didn't know how well this was going to work either.  Was I surprised though! She did GREAT with the baby dipper!  After a few tries and some trial and error.. she was scooping up her applesauce!!

So what exactly is SO special about this bowl? What about do I LOVE so much?  Well let me tell you...

It's BPA-Free

Lead-Free

Phthalate-Free!!

It's very easy to clean

The non-slip bottom keeps it from sliding all around (on tables and highchair trays!) and you don't have to worry about suction cups or anything annoying like that to keep it in place!

Feeding baby one handed and not having to chase a bowl across the table!

The sloped interior surface is great for getting every last bite out and the spoon-shaped collection point is wonderful for keeping those precious bites on the spoon!  Thank you for that, Barbara Schantz!

Sounds perfect, right?  Well.. I do love our Baby Dipper dearly! 

If I could make any changes though..  I would like to see Baby Dipper offered in more color options and I wish there were "toddler sized" utensils as an option.  We don't use the fork because it's just too small for my daughter.  Other than that.. the Baby Dipper is perfect!

SO.. how would you like to win your very own Baby Dipper bowl?  Barbara has been so nice to offer one of you a bowl of your own!

[Please Note: Previous winners of Baby Dipper Bowls sponsored by Baby Dipper, LLC are not eligible to win again.]

Mandatory Entry: 

Tell me what state you're from and where you'd like to see Baby Dipper sold at near you!

Additional Entries:

1.  Follow Baby Dipper on Twitter (1 entry)

2.  Sign up for the Baby Dipper Newsletter (1 entry)

3.  Subscribe to the Baby Dipper blog (1 entry)

4.  Follow me on Twitter..leave your Twitter name in comment (1 entry)

5.  Follow my blog publicly (2 entries .. please leave 2 seperate comments)

6.  Add my button to your blog and leave a link to where I can find it (1 entry)

7.  Tweet about this giveaway and leave your link to your tweet. (2x per day/ must be at least 2 hrs apart) (Please leave a seperate comment for each tweet)

Please make sure I have a way to contact you if you win. Email address in comment or email address visible in your blog profile.

Giveaway ends Sunday, April 11th at 10:00PM .(CST). I will use random.org to determine the winner and notify the winner via email. The winner will also also be announced on this blog. Winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn.

Good Luck!!

One ROCKIN' GREEN Giveaway

I have been cloth diapering for about 8 months now.  Originally it was something I started doing to save money.  Then, I started learning more and more about cloth diapering and I was happy to be helping out the environment!   I also began noticing that my daughter was having less and less issues with diaper rash.  I don't know about you but I can't imagine that  a nagging rash on the bum would feel very good so I bet my daughter is also glad we made the switch!  Anyways..I had my cloth diapers..but what was I supposed to wash them in?  That's when I was told about the amazing Rockin' Green Soap which is made with our precious babies in mind. 

Rockin' Green Soap is made of safe, natural, phosphate free ingredients, which are good for the planet, and is great for our precious babies! (And even for us adults!)  What is the best part to me? That it is TOTALLY safe for cloth diapers.  It has been designed and perfected to get the YUCK out of our diapers (and clothes) and leave everything smelling fresh and clean.  Even better is the fact that Rockin' Green is a dye free detergent with no fillers, enzymes, or optical brighteners!  It is an easy rinsing formula and is great for all water types. 

Rockin' Green comes in sooo many great scents.  My personal favorite is Cherry Almond and I've had many bags of this wonderful smell taking home in my laundry room cupboards.  I was also quite the fan of the seasonal scent Pumpkin Crunch!  That's another great thing about Rockin' Green ... you get a couple of new scents for every season!  Who can complain about that? Not me! 

For my cloth diapering moms and dads out there..
How many times have you been SO frustrated because you've got the dreaded "stink issue" ??
How many times have you been ready to toss out a diaper because it's badly stained ??
How many of you love keeping your diapers looking fresh and as new as possible ??
I'm telling you.. ROCKIN' GREEN is the way to go!!  I've battled my fair share of "stink issues"...I've been plagued with the ammonia stinks..and I have had more stained diapers than I care to talk about.  For the minor issues all I had to do was a good 1-2 hour hot soak in the washing machine with Rockin' Green and all was solved.  (For more stubborn issues I will give a good long soak overnight.)  Since using Rockin' Green  my diapers retain so much more of their color and vibrancy than when I've used other detergents.  I cannot recommend this detergent anymore.  I can say though.. you will NOT be disappointed and you will NOT want to use any other soap!

SO...what was the point of this post? The point of all this informative rambling?  WELL... the lovely Kim, who is the fabulous creator of Rockin' Green, is offering one of my amazing readers a chance to win their very own bag of ROCKIN' GREEN (which is good for 45 loads if you use a top loaded and 90 loads if you use a toploader).  How great is that??!  So how do you enter to win? Well, listen up folks...

Mandatory Entry:  Tell me what your favorite scent of Rockin' Green is!  (If you haven't had the pleasure of trying it yet..tell me what scent you would like to try!) ALSO..tell me what scent you would like to see offered!

(Please  leave your email address in your entry comments or sign in publicly so I have a way of contacting you!)

After completing the mandatory entry you may do one or all of the following:

1.  Follow Rockin' Green on Twitter  (Dont forget to leave your Twitter ID) .. 1 entry

2.  Become a facebook fan of Rockin' Green ...1 entry

3.  Follow me on Twitter (Leave your Twitter ID in comment) .. 1 entry

4.  Subscribe to my blog via email... 2 entires (leave 2 seperate comments)

5.  Publicly follow my blog via Google Friend Connect ... 1 entry

6.  Add my button to your blog (Include a link to where I can find it) ... 2 entries  (leave 2 seperate comments)

7.  Tweet!!  (Include @RockinGreenSoap and @Mommacrissy in your tweet)

You may tweet up to 2x a day ..tweets must be at least 2 hours apart (Leave a seperate comment each time you tweet)

8.  Blog about this giveaway (Include a link to where I can find it)... 3 entries (leave 3 seperate comments)

9.  Make a purchase of Rockin' Green during the time of the giveaway!  (Email me a copy of your receipt..you can block out personal info I don't need) ... 10 entries! (leave 10 seperate comments)

Good luck!

While only one person can win this giveaway.. you can all be the proud owners of your own Rockin' Green by purchasing a sample bag for $2.50, a 45/90 load bag for $13.95, or a 90/180 load bag for $22.95!  The hard problem will be choosing which scent to get!


One ROCKIN' GREEN giveaway ends Saturday, January 23rd at 10:00PM .(CST). I will use random.org to determine the winner and notify the winner via email. The winner will also also be announced on this blog. Winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn.

OPEN TO U.S. AND CANADIAN RESIDENTS ONLY