Curious Chef Built-A-kitchen 27 Pc Foundation Set Review

Kitchen is the heart of each home. If there is no activity in this area, it would be just a house. Do you ever experience waking up just before the sunrise burst to prepare breakfast? This will never be tiring; we put our dedication to every meal that we serve to our family. But there are instances when parents’ cooking becomes a fast-forward- duty. Why? Our child interrupts or asks questions. Most of the time, children grab anything within their reach, and this could be harmful to them. This is the challenge; we can’t stop the curious mind of the child. It is a part of their learning process. I remember one time I visited my neighbor to borrow something; it was around half pass ten in the morning, I though it was the most decent time to drop by, though I am always welcome. Honestly, I was surprised to see her cooking that early. Of course as a housewife, we had a heartfelt chat. She told me that she was having difficulty since her son turns four years old. He starts to insist to be in the kitchen and even with her watchful eyes, there are still intense instances.

Here is a tip. What would you do if your child picked-up a bread knife? Do not over react. Do not show any traces of fear, approach fast yet calmly. Once you shout or panic the tendency was for your child to feel that same emotion. He might suddenly strike the bread knife anywhere. In my opinion, I couldn’t consider this negligence in the mother’s part. Because we won’t stop, the solution must be in our hands.

I was sent “Curious Chef built a kitchen – 27 pc Foundation set” for review. The Curious Chef built a kitchen set – 27 pc Foundation set is BPA-free product; it stands for Bisphenol A, a chemical building block that is used to make polycarbonate plastic. You don’t have to worry about this, because the product is free from this chemical. What I really admire about this product is the whole concept itself. Their product lines are fully crafted to maximize the use of the kitchen equipment without compromising its safety.

I only have a 20 months old daughter; I am slowly introducing her to the Curious Chef Built Kitchen set. With my supervision, I let her be familiarized with the spoon, as I am using this to put a small portion of the salad to her bowl. I let her listen to the timer; I introduce the shapes or the cookie cutter, it is a really fun way to introduce the kitchen equipments. When I am baking a small quantity, I let her see me use this kitchen-set, because the measurements are accurate too! As for my friend and neighbor, this Curious Chef gives a lot of confidence in his son. This product is designed for five-year olds, onwards. The idea is, we, parents can use this, were way beyond five, with our watchful skills, this would be the most effective way to teach our child the basics of the kitchen world.

Win Burt’s Bees Baby Bee Getting Started Kit From TipTopHealthShop Ends 3/5

Proudly Canadian, tiptophealthshop.ca is dedicated to bringing you the finest natural and organic products for your health, home and beauty needs at great prices. They offer a huge selection of eco-friendly products from environmentally conscious companies, many of them Canadian, and are constantly adding more. Not only do they seek out organic, pure, environmentally safe products, but they donate 1% to the Planet to help keep our Earth green and healthy!

Tiptophealthshop.ca began as a simple idea in March of 2008. Carry fabulous natural, organic, Earth-friendly products that do no harm to our world and the wonderful creatures, human and non-human, that inhabit it! Keep it simple and inexpensive, reducing and reusing resources where ever possible. In early 2009 I discovered 1% for the Planet and the great financial contribution they were enabling environmentally conscious companies to make . Then tough economic times gave me the impetus and more time to put my idea into practice, so I refined my objectives and got to work. With a background in customer service, human resources, marketing, years of e-commerce on eBay, as well as a passion for herbal and alternative medicine, organic gardening, sustainable living and all things green, I started tiptophealthshop.ca with several goals in mind:

* To offer the finest natural and organic products available

* To seek out companies who are actively committed, as I am, to green products, green business practices, Fair Trade and sustainable living

* To promote Canadian brands wherever possible

* To offer the best possible prices

* To offer fast shipping, reusing packing materials whenever possible

* To offer great customer service

* To make a real difference to help the environment, by making a financial commitment to give back to our Earth before the first order was placed and from here on in

* To constantly and consciously seek to reduce my carbon footprint

* And to demonstrate that earning a living while being environmentally responsible is not just possible, but easy when you choose to associate with people and companies that share those values.

It’s all good! Good for you, good for your family & good for the Planet!

~Taryn Creighton

Benefits of shopping at tiptophealthshop.ca:

SAVE MONEY! Our regular prices are 10% to 20% less than our major competitors, and we have hundreds of monthly specials of up to 70% off regular retail prices. Why pay more?

SELECTION! We strive to provide a huge selection of natural and organic products from environmentally conscientious companies, and are adding more products all the time. If you don’t see what you are looking for, please let us know and we’ll do our best to get it for you, at the best possible price. Check back often for more great green products.

CUSTOMER SERVICE! Keeping our customers happy is our goal. Please contact us if you have any questions about our products or your order and we will offer you a fast and friendly response, by phone or by email.

CANADIAN! We are a Canadian company and proud of it! We are happy to be able to offer our customers many high quality Canadian brands and are always looking for more. All our Canadian suppliers are easily recognized with the Maple Leaf beside their name on our “shop by brand” page. When you shop Canadian, we all win!

SECURITY! Your private information, and our own, are very important to us. Our site is verified secured by Godaddy and Trust Guard and any personal information you give to us will stay with us. We also use two of the most trusted companies there are, Paypal and Interac, for all credit card and debit transactions, so all of your financial information is handled off-site.

CONVENIENCE! We are always open and your order will arrive at your door quickly, within 7-10 days or less.

CHEAP SHIPPING! Just $5.95 anywhere in Canada! And starting at just $6.95 to the USA! Combine your order with friend’s and family’s orders and save even more resources and money.

FREE LOCAL PICK-UP! No shipping charges on any order if you would like to pick it up at the Tim Horton’s in Brantford, Simcoe, Hagersville, or Caledonia! See FAQ’s for details. In keeping with our green policies we deliver by arrangement only, and try to make several deliveries at once whenever possible. We will contact you when your order is ready to arrange pick-up.

FAMILY-OWNED and OPERATED! We work hard, we work together, we care about our customers, our products, and our planet. The result is lower overhead costs for us, lower prices and more personal service for you.

KEEPING EARTH IN BUSINESS! Not only do we seek out natural, organic, environmentally safe products, and use eco-friendly business and shipping practices where possible, but we are also thrilled to be the 136th Canadian company to donate 1% of our sales to organizations that are helping to make our Earth green and healthy by becoming a member of 1% for the Planet. Click the 1% for the Planet logo in the side bar to learn more about this great organization, and other member companies. When you shop at tiptophealthshop.ca, you get fabulous products, great service, save money and you help to save our Planet! It’s all good!

WIN IT!

Taryn from tiptophealthshop.ca has generously offered to sponsor one of Natural Baby Goods readers with a Burt’s Bees Baby Bee Getting Started Kit.

Contest ends Mar 05, 2010. OPEN TO USA AND CANADA ONLY!

1. To enter, Subscribe to my blog via email and leave the comment below saying that you are a subscriber. Don’t forget to confirm your subscription. This is required and must be done before the extra entries count! (2 entries)

Additional Entries:

2. Visit tiptophealthshop.ca online and make a comment back here about your favourite item.

3. Blog about the giveaway and leave the URL to your post in the comment. (3 entries)

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Current Giveaways

Here are my current giveaways!

Winner’s Choice From Bored Inc. ends 2/5

Taffeta Waterproof Bib with Sleeves Giveaway ends 2/6

Itzy Bitzy At Zutano Giveaway $50 Gift Card ends 2/12

Barefoot Books Giveaway One Bood ends 2/12

Cate & Levi Hippo Pillow Giveaway ends 2/12

 

 

 

Barefoot Books Review And Giveaway Ends 2/12

A number of studies says that reading to infants not only boosts speech and language development, but also improves overall intelligence. When you read to your baby, you set the stage for a lifetime of literacy and you can make the experience fun and interactive. Your baby will respond while you read, they will make sounds, imitate what they see and even dance when you read or sing nursery rhymes.

Barefoot Books, an award-winning independent children’s publisher, was born 15 years ago out of their founders’ shared desire to create imaginatively written and beautifully illustrated children’s books that captured the diversity and richness of the world’s many cultures in an accessible way.

Barefoot Books’ picture books for children fall into three categories. I had the chance of reading and reviewing 3 wonderful books from their three book categories, including “The Animal Boogie” (With Singalong CD), “I Took the Moon for a Walk” and “Skip Through The Seasons”. These books are very colorful and educational. We have lots of fun when reading the books together. My daughter loves the song of “The Animal Boogie” and tried to imitate the animals’ movements. With the book “Skip Through The Seasons”, I can start to explain 12 months to my little girl but I am not sure if she understands yet. But I definitely know she loves the time of snuggling together to read.

You can not only find all sorts of books for any age group at Barefoot Books but also from building blocks to adorable puppets, from puzzles to wonderful fascinating gift sets too!

Here is the core value being behind Barefoot.

Imagine

We offer books that are an authentic alternative to the commercialization of childhood. We encourage children to make time for make-believe, let their imaginations run wild and free, while never forgetting that childhood is a time for fun.

Explore

We help children explore other cultures, our planet, and themselves, providing them with ways to follow their imaginations on extraordinary journeys, both inner and outer.

Create

We believe that books with beautiful art and meaningful stories respect the innate wisdom of children and have the power to nourish the creative spark in everyone.

Connect

We are committed to using story to create deep and lasting connections—whether it’s a child and parent connecting over a book; a child connecting to the universal wisdom of other cultures; or a broad network of people connecting through shared values and the desire to help children become happy, engaged members of a global community.

Give Back

We support organizations that share our goals of global understanding, empowering children through art and story, and protecting and preserving the earth for future generations.

WIN IT!

Barefoot Books is giving away a book of your choice.

Contest ends Feb 12,2010. 

The contest is open to U.S. and Canadian residents.

1. To enter, Subscribe to my blog via email and leave the comment below saying that you are a subscriber. Don’t forget to confirm your subscription. This is required and must be done before the extra entries count!

Additional Entries:

2. Leave the comment about which book they would most like to receive.

3. Become an Barefoot Books Fan.

4. Following Barefoot Books on twitter.

5. Blog about the giveaway and leave the URL to your post in the comment. (3 entries)

6. Grab my button on your sidebar and leave the URL to your post in the comment. (2 entries)

7. Follow NaturalBabyGood on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway. Leave the URL to your tweet in your comment. (2 entries)

8. Become “Natural Baby Goods” Fan on Facebook. Leave me a comment letting me know that you did and include your Facebook name. (2 entries)

9. Purchase @www.bnatureorganic.com

10. Sign up  and receive B nature updates @www.bnatureorganic.com (2 entries)

11. Join B Nature Facebook Group(2 entries)

12. Follow B Nature on twitter(2 entries)

13. Every forum, blog, or Social Media effort you make about B Nature. Just make sure to tell me what you did so I can keep track.(2 entries)

 

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Wii Fit takes the whole concept of games as exercise to a new level with the inclusion of a balance board peripheral that can tell you on the fly exactly how well–or how poorly–you’re doing with its various activities.

Now you can get it for FREE, HERE!

HALO SleepSack Winner!

Congratulations Felicia! Your name was chosen as the winner of HALO SleepSack Giveaway. The prize: HALO SleepSack. Simply email me with your address so I can get the SleepSack sent to you.

Thank you to everyone who Commented, Blogged, Subscribed, or Tweeted!

Natural Baby Furniture

Today I am not going to write a review or do a giveaway contest. I will do something a bit different. I am going to talk about natural baby furniture and the importance of furnishing your nursery with them and how these will impact both you and your baby’s overall health and well being.

During the first few years of nursery you will collect tons of stuff (both from you and your baby) that you’ll need place to store them. Without realizing how many stuffs I bought over the years while baby sitting, I just kept on buying more and more until now my daughter’s room and the living room are full of toys and it is just out of control. It is hard to have guest over for dinner because it is just a pure chaos. My husband and I wanted to take control of this situation so we started shopping for storage furniture and other furnishing to make our home more appealing again. We found that the ideal natural furniture is not always easy to find. They are either in bad design or is not comfortable at all. With the knowledge I gained from talking to so many furniture experts, I really want to share with you this experience and knowledge so that you can be alert and make a wise purchase when it comes to buying furniture for your home.

Ok, when you are buying a furniture for storage purposes you really need to go for all the storage you think you’ll need and more. If you are buying only for what you have now, you will end up running out of space pretty soon. Especially when you see that stuffed toys on the shelf that is just too cute for you to not get for your precious baby. One purchase after another, you will quickly head back to the spacing chaos again. So plan ahead and buy furniture with more space now. One essential point that you need to bear in mind is you need to get something that you be able to put everything away. If not, the unrestrained clutter will not only frazzling for the nerves, it is bad for your baby’s health. A disorganized room is nearly impossible to keep clean. Sooner than you think, your baby will be crawling after dust bunnies on the floor.

Also, in term of rockers, gliders, and adult chairs that reside in your baby’s room, personal preference should be the guiding force. Try out several options at your local consignment store before swiping that credit card of yours. The wood should be in good repair and formaldehyde free. The older the piece of furniture the more you need to concerned about durability, and the newer the item, the more your should focus on toxicity level. Try to pick furniture that not only serves needs now, (ie, breast-feeding, rocking baby to sleep, resting, reading and etc), but that will also serve your future needs (ie, moves to another room or home, a place for your child to read).

Now the most important thing in selecting a chair is to ensure that the piece of furniture will fit your body comfortably. If your are not comfortable, you will not use it. Also, the pillows you use to accessorize this item can be colored to fit many different rooms and may even be made from remnants of coordinating curtains, beddings, or other fabrics. Using fabric scraps not only saves money and the environment, it offers the added benefit of enabling you to wash the fabric prior to sewing.

I guess I’ll stop here and next time, I will talk about the difference between the conventional furniture and the natural furniture.

 

Cate & Levi – Hippo Pillow Pal Review And Giveaway Ends 2/12

The Cate & Levi collection is handmaded in Toronto, Canada. Together with a team of talented designers and production crews, Josh Title, owner and dad, started out with his venture to create one of a kind, responsibly made, and beautifully designed products for children. Every product produced by Cate & Levi are intricately crafted and are truly unique. As such, no two Cate & Levi products are ever the same. Josh oversees every aspect of the production to ensure that all the materials used are sourced as close to home as possible. This process cuts down on shipping and reduces carbon dioxide production and as a result, we’ll have a greener planet. The choice of reclaimed wool also reduces demand for new materials that require both water and oil for production. Each product is made from reclaimed wool whose colors and textures are individually selected. Not only is this process environmentally responsible, but it ensures that each animal is truly a one of a kind creation never to be duplicated. Each item is as unique as the child who adopts it. Other than helping to keep our planet greener, Cate & Levi also contribute ten percent of its profit to funds that help children in need.

I am very excited and happy to do a review on one of Cate & Levi’s beautiful Pillow Pals collection. The unique pillow I chose is the Hippo Pillow Pal. The vibrant, colorful Hippo is truly unique and very cute looking. You just want to give it a tight hug the very minute you see it. My baby is very happy with the pillow and now every time she watches Dora and Donnie on TV, she will bring the Hippo Pillow and hug it tightly while enjoying the show with it. Gradually the Hippo is becoming her best TV pal. This means that my husband and I can spend a bit of quality time enjoying each other’s company.

Other than the Pillow Pals collection, Cate & Levi also carries a beautiful collection of Hand Puppets, Zoocubes and Stuffed Animals, all uniquely and beautifully made and also environmentally friendly. If you are a supporter of the greener world, you should check out Cate & Levi’s collections and pick your unique toy for your special little one.

WIN IT!

Cate & Levi is offering a giveaway of hippo pillow pal to one of my readers. Contest ends Feb 12, 2010. OPEN TO USA AND CANADA ONLY!

1. To enter, Subscribe to my blog via email and leave the comment below saying that you are a subscriber. Don’t forget to confirm your subscription. This is required and must be done before the extra entries count!

Additional Entries:

2. Visit Cate & Levi online and make a comment back here about your favourite item

3. Blog about the giveaway and leave the URL to your post in the comment. (3 entries)

4. Grab my button on your sidebar and leave the URL to your post in the comment. (2 entries)

5. Follow NaturalBabyGood on Twitter  and Tweet about this giveaway. Leave the URL to your tweet in your comment.

6. Become “Natural Baby Goods” Fan on Facebook. Leave me a comment letting me know that you did and include your Facebook name. (2 entries)

Itzy Bitzy At Zutano Giveaway $50 Gift Card Ends 2/12

 

Zutano strived to become a leader in the children’s fashion industry and they have succeeded by being creative in designing the colorful aesthetic and heartwarming children fashion and toys since the inceptions of its business 20 years ago. The business was started out by one creative new mom and dad. Over the years, Zutano has matured, refining the essentials of its charter mission and blossoming into an extraordinary force in the children’s clothing industry. They are committed to celebrate and cultivate child individuality in all aspects of their business practices and development. They are committed to creating exceptional product designs, as well as manufacture superior quality products for the love, uniqueness and diversity of all children. Their wish is that the clothing they create has the honor to be the first garments to be worn by a child. The beginning of expression, style and uniqueness, they will continue to explore throughout life. Zutano is also a strong believer of ethical and responsible business practice that they commit themselves to protect the environment and community through respectful holistic practices locally as well as globally. They are also committed to support, nurture and cultivate programs that give back. Zutano strives to support a nurturing world for babies to come into.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today I am going to write up a review on one of Zutano‘s hottest fashion jackets, the “Shaggy Jacket“. No you are not mistaken, this is the very same jacket that was chosen by the “Baby Talk” magazine to be one of the hottest jacket for the fall season. Even though this is a fall jacket, you can still let your baby wear it in warmer winter days. My daughter was very happy and excited when my husband and I shown her this shaggy jacket. She immediately asked us to put it on her so she can feel the softness and beauty of this unique jacket. She held my hand and asked me to take her to the mirror so she can check herself out. She smiled happily but shyly as we praised how cute and pretty she looked. I mean she really did look so cute and lovely. It kinds of reminded us that she was our precious little princess.

Features:

The Shaggy Jacket is no doubt the showstopper. This super soft novelty faux fur comes in marled chocolate shag with pool Interlock trim and lining. Available for both Baby and Toddler girls, the Zutano Shaggy Jacket is unbelievably cute and made to pair with many of Zutano’s cotton prints! 100% polyester shag. 100% cotton lining.

WIN IT!

Zutano is giving one Natural Baby Goods reader a $50 Gift Card to Itzy Bitzy site at Zutano for 0-3 months clothes only. If you have won a gift card from Zutano within the past 6 months you are not eligible.

Contest ends Feb 12, 2010. OPEN TO USA AND CANADA ONLY!

1. To enter, Subscribe to my blog via email and leave the comment below saying that you are a subscriber. Don’t forget to confirm your subscription. This is required and must be done before the extra entries count!

Additional Entries:

2. Visit Zutano online and make a comment back here about your favourite item.

3. Blog about the giveaway and leave the URL to your post in the comment. (3 entries)

4. Grab my button on your sidebar and leave the URL to your post in the comment.

5. Follow NaturalBabyGood on Twitter  and Tweet about this giveaway. Leave the URL to your tweet in your comment.

6. Become “Natural Baby Goods” Fan on Facebook. Leave me a comment letting me know that you did and include your Facebook name. (2 entries)

7. Purchase @www.bnatureorganic.com

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11. Every forum, blog, or Social Media effort you make about B Nature. Just make sure to tell me what you did so I can keep track.(2 entries)

Bored Inc. Review And Giveaway Ends 2/5

Have you ever heard of Angry Flowers? It’s one of the cutest characters Bored Inc. carries in its original product lines.

 

 

“Angry Flowers”, a line of environmentally conscious flowers. After being stepped on, squashed, and picked out of the ground, they have finally decided to speak up!

The Angry Flowers encourage you to learn alternative green methods, stop driving that gas guzzling SUV and make the earth a better place for all living things.

I like the idea of Angry Flowers and I chose to do a review on the “Don‘t Pollute” organic toddler tee from Bored Inc. I received the tee for my daughter from Bored Inc. a few days ago and immediately as I took out the tee from the package, my daughter was very excited and tried to reach out her two little arms to grab the tee from me. She was giggling and dancing after I gave it to her and she quickly went in front of the mirror to look at herself in the mirror with the Angry Flower tee held in front of herself. The toddler tee is indeed very cute and soft to touch. My daughter loves the flower’s smiling face very much and she wanted to show off the flower to everyone in the house. She was truly happy and proud of her new tee and she just couldn’t kept herself from looking at herself in the mirror while giggling repeatedly.

Besides Angry Flowers, Bored Inc. also possess the license for Sticky Poo, Save Our Sushi, Yummies, My Weiner, Tokyo Bunny and Herbert and Bella. They are all adorable Japanese cartoon characters. Bored Inc. offers a wide variety of apparel and items ranging from baby onesies to belts, tote bags to wall decals.

WIN IT!

Bored Inc. will award the winner their choice of any item from their web store.

Contest ends Feb 05, 2010. OPEN TO USA AND CANADA ONLY!

1. To enter, Subscribe to my blog via email and leave the comment below saying that you are a subscriber. Don’t forget to confirm your subscription. This is required and must be done before the extra entries count!

Additional Entries:

2. Visit Bored Inc. online and make a comment back here about your favourite item

3. Blog about the giveaway and leave the URL to your post in the comment. (3 entries)

4. Grab my button on your sidebar and leave the URL to your post in the comment.

5. Follow NaturalBabyGood on Twitter  and Tweet about this giveaway. Leave the URL to your tweet in your comment.

6. Become “Natural Baby Goods” Fan on Facebook. Leave me a comment letting me know that you did and include your Facebook name.

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