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Thursday, June 6, 2013

SafetyTat

Did you know that around 800,000 kids are abducted in the US each year? (According to the Center for Missing and Exploited Children).

  • More than 200,000 of those kidnappings are abducted by family/acquaintances.  

  • More than 58,000 are abducted by non-family members. 

  • Only about 115 kidnappings are "stereotypical" kidnappings: children being abducted by non-family, taken more than 50 miles away or held for ransom, held without the intent of return or murdered.  

  • The first 3 Hours are the most critical in finding a missing child. (A 2006 study indicates that, on average, 76.2 percent of abducted kids whom are killed are dead within the first three hours.

These statistics are absolutely terrible! As parents, we feel a keen sense and sadness and helplessness at these statistics. And yet, despite those staggering statistics, there are some things we can do. 

My daughter was almost one of those statistics. She was almost abducted. It is something I will never, ever forget, even on a walk with friends, through a neighborhood is complicated. (I try to give her small freedoms, however, there is always a battle raging in my mind and my heart). What IF it happens again? What IF we're not successful in fending off the abductor? What IF, goes on and on.

To help combat my fears and allow my children a less sheltered life, and to make them feel safer, I use SafetyTat. "The Tat that brings kids back".



SafetyTat is a temporary, non-toxic tattoo that can be printed with your own phone number, allergy information, or even blank, so you can write your own information!


All sorts of information can be included, from phone numbers, medical, Autism information, and even a QR code.

Since we switched phone numbers, it's been a little difficult for Princess to memorize our new number. Since using the SafetyTat, she memorized it in a matter of days! (Bonus of the tat)!



We couldn't be more pleased with the tattoos. They get noticed, the kids notice them and they have a wide variety of applications.  From carnivals, amusement parks, picnics, all sorts of outings and events, you could use them anywhere!



Dozer doesn't like having the tattoo applied, however, once it's on, he really likes the rocket design.

For Dozer, someone could just call us, if he were ever lost. If Princess were lost or taken, she could use the tat to call us.  

They could even be used for churches, or day cares and schools, when they go on field trips.

All in all, a great product, with an even more amazing purpose.

Modern Mommy

Monday, May 27, 2013

Potty Patrol

Run, it's time to potty train!

It's round two for me in the potty training game, and my first ever time training a boy!

It's actually been fairly easy. He tells us when he has to go, if he went and he goes when you present him with the opportunity.

The only area he has trouble with, is if he is in a diaper and you don't remind him, he'll go in his diaper.  



We have had the interesting and unique opportunity to review Potty Patrol.

Potty Patrol is a unique diaper system that alerts you and your (potty training aged) child that he or she has peed.

There are two parts to the system: the diapers, and the reusable alarm that snaps to each diaper.

When they go, the alarm sounds the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".

I have to be honest, we have not had much experience to review the Potty Patrol system. While I can attest to the fact that the alarm does go off when they pee, I can't say whether it shortens the length of potty training.

Dozer let us put one on and has bot let us do it since. He let it go off and promptly removed it from the diaper. We have tried and tried to get him to keep the alarm on, but, I guess he doesn't like where it's placed or how it feels, because he always takes it off!



We like the concept of Potty Patrol, however, as I said, Dozer just refused to use them.

Think you would like to try Potty Patrol? Well, I'll be running a GIVEAWAY!

 Modern Mommy

Friday, May 24, 2013

June Calendar Bums Giveaway from Soft Bums!

I LOVED, LOVED cloth diapering! Now, we're potty training, and no longer using cloth diapers....*sniff, sniff*(my baby's not a baby) *sob*

However, much as I loved the baby stage, I'll be glad not to change the inevitable stinky, smooshy diaper anymore!

My favorite thing about "fluff" was the amazing prints they come in! From sweet solids to the downright silly, there are a ton of fun prints! My absolute favorite is the Cowie print, although I don't own it....(I really, really wish I did...maybe, one more kid? Just kidding)!



Soft Bums does a totally unique reveal of their monthly special edition diaper, it's called Calendar bums! It's so much fun to see what the new pattern/color is going to be for the month. For this month, they are doing something really exciting and unique (and I was invited to share with you)!


They are doing an awesome GIVEAWAY of SoftBums products worth $100.00 (USD)! They are revealing the new Calendar Bums with this GIVEAWAY! you get the opportunity to win a June Calendar Bum Shell, you also get the opportunity to win the grand prize of $100 worth of products from SoftBums! Awesome, right? I know, I'm excited! So, Enter away!!!
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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Glop & Glam

I do Princess' hair every single night. I do a lot of styles with elastic bands. They're usually tight, and end up frizzy.



So, I am always on the hunt for products that will hold and that aren't harmful, for Princess or the environment.

Something that smells good, is easy to use and doesn't cause those fuzzies or flakes!

I found an amazing product, that works well, smells great. There's no waxy build up/residue. The kids love it and it's the ONLY product I will ever use in their hair until they are old enough to pick out their own!

Glop & Glam! Where organic meets effective and fun!

I LOVE this stuff! I was sent quite a few products to review.





Blueberry Blast Shampoo: A clarifying, lightly scented blueberry shampoo.  It works, really, really well. It stripped my hair of all of the gunk I use in it (Sprunch Spray, hair spray, hair gel, conditioner).




Cake Batter Conditioner: My favorite of the bunch! Although it was not as thick as I like my conditioners, I loved this one! The smell is AMAZING! It smells like real yellow cake batter. It's surreal! (I don't use a lot of conditioners, because they make my hair greasy). Princess loves the conditioner, and says "It smells so good, I want to eat myself all up)!




Chocolate Cream: This stuff is wonderful! Smells sweet and works great! Just don't use too much or your hair will be greasy! Best used on very frizzy hair. Locks in a sweet shine!




Watermelon Hard Candy Gel: I didn't find this to be an overtly powerful watermelon smell. I love this! It is my go-to, must have product for Princess' hair. It's sweet, light, non hardening. It also doesn't cause flakes. (which is big, because I use those tiny little rubber bands in her hair a lot, and almost every gel I have ever used has caused those flakes).


I love how well they work in her hair and they aren't harmful to the kiddos or the environment. Glop & Glam are not tested on animals, either.  They are safe for babies and sensitive skin. All products are tear free, and made without parabens, sulfates or alcohol. They are made with ingredients like Aloe and Echinacea (both are nutrient and moisture rich).


Tiny Topsy Turvy's. (From: Girly Do Hairstyles)

 
Glop & Glam was created by Andrea, a stylist, whom was looking for a functional, fun and fabulous product and found a void in the market.





Front view of Topsy Turvy's. 
If you are looking for an fun, functional and fabulous (and organic) answer to all the plain jane, chemical laden hair products for kids (and families), look no further than Glop & Glam!


Modern Mommy

Monday, May 6, 2013

Crutcheze

My dear Lissy Lou (my niece) fell a few weeks before her mommy did.She was running in the house, when an area rug gave way beneath her.  

She damaged her knee, not enough to break it, though.

Crutcheze sent us a lovely set of hot pink crutch covers! They are smooth, soft and sensational!

Lissy loved them!

She said the pads made it much easier to hobble all over the place. 

lissy crutches

Her friends really liked the bright pink color.

Her teachers loved them and complimented them. They were quite the talk of the school. Most parents and teachers had never known anything existed for crutches! 

They are really unique in their quest to make the best, most useful product.

The covers are very durable. They made it through all of Lissy Lou's sentence on crutches! They are made from materials resistant to body oils and perspiration. The inner padding is made right here in the USA. 

One of the coolest things about how the pads and covers are made, the attention to comfort! Hand grip padding has a body-weight sensitive design that starts at ½” and tapers to ¼” to alleviate hand stress and pressure plus provide a secure fit.

They are “cushy” and “comfy” in Lissy’s words. 

On top of the comfy, cushy crutch covers, they offer a lot of other cute products!

They have walker bags, bags for crutches and even boot covers!

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The Crutcheze crutch covers that we were sent were quite affordable, at $39.98 (USD). 

All in all, from comfy, cushy goodness, to unique and useful products, look no further than Crutcheze!

                     Modern Mommy

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Cast CoverZ

One of my many sisters, Jo, fell down her stairs a couple weeks ago. A few weeks prior, her eldest, Lissy Lou, fell and injured her knee. Both are using crutches. It's been a big adjustment for both of them. They were in need of some cute and comfy crutch accessories. For Jo, we were able to review a 5 piece crutch cover set from Cast CoverZ!

They are fuzzy, functional and fashionable!

She loves them!


She liked how soft they are and how it made it a little more bearable to be on crutches. She really loved the pouch that attached to the crutches. It was very convenient for her to place her phone, keys, lighter and cigarettes (no judgement, ladies. She's quitting!) Before that, she was placing them in her bra, just to get around!


Jo using her crutches!

The only real complaint (other than that she wanted to be off the crutches as quick as she could) was that the covers were not quite as padded as she wanted them to be.

She loved the camo coloring and the fuzziness of them.

They are affordably priced, especially if you use crutches on a daily basis. They are priced at $39.99 (USD) for 4 pieces!

Cast CoverZ offers a huge variety of items to help you feel better and heal better! From covers and pouches, colored crutches by LemonAid to all sortz of Cast CoverZ. They have:

Colored Crutches by LemonAid!

  • Dry Pro: Get back in the water withDryPro™.  Watertight protection allows you to enjoy the water activities even with a cast! 
  • Legz! cover your toes, preventing snagging and scratching while keeping your cast clean. 
  • Sleeperz!, made from super soft micro-fleece, takes the nightmare out of sleeping with a cast.  Long or short. 
  • Slickerz!, for leg casts and bandages, conquer inclement weather (rain, snow, sand) with our weatherproof material and closed toe design. 
  • Bootz! cover those ugly orthotic walking boots with style! Fits both high and low boots.  Easy off/on design. 
  • CastCooler® provides cooling and drying effectiveness for your cast, boot, brace, or splint.  No more agonizing itching or disgusting odor! 
  • Give a DRAWESOME and truly personalized Get Well gift for that special person in a cast, brace, or splint with CastCanvas! 




A lot of amazing, affordable products to make healing just a little bit easier! 

Have you ever broken a bone? I have never, ever broken a bone! 
                    Modern Mommy 

Monday, April 29, 2013

Conscious Box Giveaway!

I am excited to tell you about a new GIVEAWAY I have going! It is a FREE ONE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION to Conscious Box! (A monthly subscription for a box full of different natural products)!




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