Toys With Sticking Power

July 4, 2008 By 40 Comments


Happy 4th of July! Here’s the second of four Four For The Fourth giveaways. Ultreo.com and TinyTagDesigns giveaways will be posted tomorrow.

If your family is hitting the road this summer, beautiful and well-designed, engaging road trip toys that don’t require batteries or defy all manner of turning off, without mom or dad resorting to “accidentally” hurling them from a moving vehicle, are a must.


Mudpuppy’s vinyl sticker garden fairies play scene, which includes six fairies and costumes, ladybugs and butterflies, as well as tea party goodies, was tested out by Miss C and Miss A and they both loved it. Not only do they peel and stick the fairies and dress them up in the foldout book, but they use them to “decorate” our sliding glass doors. I don’t have to worry about them damaging the glass since they are vinyl stickers. The sticker set play scenes by Mudpuppy come in a variety of themes designed to encourage creative play in boys and girls, from pirates to dinosaurs to ballerinas and horses.

Want to win a Mudpuppy sticker garden fairies play scene as pictured above? Visit Mudpuppy’s website and come back here and leave a comment about what product catches your eye. For two entries, leave a comment on this post and visit my Savvy Housewife review and giveaway blog and leave a comment on any post. Comments will be closed Saturday, July 19 and a winner will be randomly selected from all eligible comments. You don’t need a blog to enter, but you do need to leave a valid e-mail address so that I can contact you, should you win. [Read more…]

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All About Dad

June 10, 2008 By 7 Comments




Summer 1972, originally uploaded by blondemom.

Me and my Daddy in our backyard pool at our farm in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

Yesterday I had one of those “oh joy” “oh crap” moments when I looked at the calendar and realized that Father’s Day is Sunday. Didn’t we just celebrate Mother’s Day?


In celebration of Father’s Day, I’ve got a great giveaway at Savvy Housewife for The Baby Bonding Book by James di Properzio and his wife, Jennifer Margulis. Filled with gorgeous black and white photos of dads and their children, it would make a wonderful present for a new dad. Plus, you can see pictures of my favorite baby daddy, Savvy Dad, bonding with Miss C, as well as a rare photo of her in her Baby Bjorn carrier. Trust me, her thighs were so chunktastic that we could barely squeeze her into it.

I’ve also posted a few new reviews at Savvy Housewife, including one for awesome silk ties from Bird Dog Bay (you need to check out their ties, seriously) and a great beer cookbook. If your dad isn’t a tie wearer or beer drinker and you still need great ideas for Father’s Day, or really any special event, check out what I have to say about Time Magazine and National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan’s latest book, America at Home. You can order a copy of the book with your own custom cover featuring a favorite digital photo. What’s great is that you can customize it for each recipient.

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