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I had previously reviewed the breastfeeding cover by BabyButton and has also recently announced that I have given the full exclusive rights to market and sell all BabyButton products within Malaysia. Continuing on from there, I am now reviewing another product in their range of products, which is their Nappy Wallet.

"We take great pride in sourcing the highest quality materials at an affordable price. We see the BabyButton collection as no ordinary baby product, this collection has been inspired by a Mum made for Mums. These products are not mass produced that adds no real purpose to the baby or the mum. We offer practical solutions to real problems that Mothers face. Baby products that have a purpose, we make a difference to the whole Motherhood experience. We offer real products, real solutions to common baby and Motherhood problems." 

I requested to review the Blossom Nappy Wallet design because it looks oh-so gorgeous, so Japanese I feel! Love the color combination and looks motherly and feminine at the same time. Btw, the white colored flower is hibiscus, Malaysia's national flower :)

I appreciate the clear plastic packaging which is simple and nice. You can straight away see what's inside, and just peel open the adhesive sticker to open it.

The nappy wallet is quite big actually, you see a big button with its loop fastening outside which held the nappy wallet together. When opened up, the nappy wallet is about 11 inches wide by 8 inches height. I put 2 diapers inside one of the inner compartment and they are about 1 inch thick.

When you opened them up, you can see the many pockets and compartments inside which you can use to put your diapers or nappies, baby wipes, personal cards, and there's a pocket with buttons for you to keep your mobile phone as well. There's also a handy wrist strap about 6 inches long made from ribbon which you can slip your hand inside and you're good to go!

Now what I put inside the nappy wallet is 2 diapers (one for Benjamin, one for Alyson), my BabyButton breastfeeding cover (folded nicely and fit in nicely too!) and my mobile phone. I also slot in a packet of baby wipes as well.

Of course you need to know this nappy wallet is for easy convenience when you need to go out with your kids for a while and so you need to make sure the items you put inside the nappy wallet is essential and a must. The key is grab and go!

So in my honest opinion, toys, snacks, books, spare change of clothes should not be a priority when you are planning what to put inside the nappy wallet.

This is how the nappy wallet looks like when you buttoned it to its fastening and close them back.

If you want to, just slip your hand inside the wrist strap and grab onto the nappy wallet and off you go!

I actually put my nappy wallet inside my diaper bag, you can see it at the bottom left part of the picture below. I think this product is fantastic as now, I can just grab my nappy wallet when I need to change my kid's diaper or go to nurse them and leave my diaper bag (with the heavy water bottles, snacks, spare change of clothes etc) with my hubby or family member. That way, I no longer need to lug my heavy diaper bag everywhere I go! Awesome!

Btw, I am not saying all this just because I'm selling it, I'm selling it because the product is good! I don't sell if it is not good, OK?

You can find a lot of designs and products from BabyButton website or

for Malaysians, you can order from me directly via my Facebook page! Just send me a PM!

BabyButton has generously sent another Nappy Wallet (same design as the one I'm reviewing) for me to host as a giveaway to 1 lucky Malaysia  winner! Woohooo!

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the product in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.

(** Article first published as Book Review: The ABC's of Homeschooling by Laura Ann Huber on Blogcritics.)

I really appreciates more materials (whether books, apps etc) that relates to educational topics. So when I received an email pitch from the author of this book and upon checking out further info on this book, I decided I must review this! So here goes my review for the "The ABC's of Homeschooling" book:

Title:  The ABC's of Homeschooling
Author: Laura Ann Huber
Publisher: Laura Huber an imprint of Telemachus Press, LLC (November 24, 2011)
ISBN-13/-10:  978-1937387914 / 1937387917
Paperback:  130 pages
Dimension:  8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches

Description from the product page:
" The ABC’s of Home Schooling is an alphabet book with a twist. It is a guide for parents – not their children. Each letter is assigned a basic principle necessary to educating your kids at home with confidence and success. Incorporated with gentle life lessons and quotes from Aristotle to Einstein parents will learn how to bring out their child’s God – given gifts and natural talents in a cozy, comfortable, and orderly atmosphere.

E – teaches parents the importance of being a shining EXAMPLE at all times.
D – examines ideas for getting your children to help with household DUTIES.
U – states the usefulness of UN-SCHOOLING yourself to become a better teacher.
C – prepares the way of order by learning how to: COMBINE, CONDENSE, and CONTAIN.
A – reminds us that a good ATTITUDE and AUTHORITY will carry the day.
T – tells of the gift of TECHNOLOGY and how to use it to your advantage.
I – will enhance the IMAGINATION of you and your children.
O – is the leverage you need for overcoming OBSTACLES.
N – will show how easy NESTING makes learning, and ensure proper NUTRITION for you and your child."

Firstly, I love guide books like this! It explains to you from A to Z on what you need to know if you are contemplating your journey into homeschooling and I would have to say this book helped me understand more as well.

I received this book a few hours before we left for our short weekend family trip up north and I decided to bring it along so I can read it in the car when our kids nap (and yes, they did for 2 hours!) The book is not too thick and just at the right size to be easily carried around (I slot it into my diaper bag during my family trip)

When I read about Laura's experience and methods in using TV and other children's bad behaviour to teach her children about the importance of good behaviour, I can't help but to agree completely, as I use the same methods. 

For example, sometimes I need my mother-in-law to watch my kids for a while when I need to rush some accounting and invoicing for my hubby and if it is night time, she will definitely be watching TV in the living room. When I see them watching fight scenes (like a policeman fighting with robbers), I will explain to my boy that he must not get into fights like these people, and I will also explain the consequences of doing bad things, which lead to police catching and putting the bad guys into prison.

Of course, some of you might think too much TV is no good for children. Yes, everything in moderation. I have cut down TV and iPad time for Ben (currently TV only during mealtimes and after 6pm, sometimes no TV during daytime too)

It doesn't mean that everything is bad, we as parents must know how to make use of the opportunity to teach our child. There are times I even use scenes from TV shows to remind my boy not to misbehave or to maintain his cool and I can clearly see him thinking back (mind running hyper speed, no doubt!) before he nods his head in agreement and understanding.

I also appreciated the brief history on how schooling came about.

I love some of the key points shared by the author, such as "W=We The People" (page 103). As I wrote in a post in early September,  Ben threw a tantrum in Sunday school, and a friend suggested we send Ben to a preschool or kindergarten so that he could learn discipline and not easily throw tantrums. I would like to take this opportunity to explain that my boy does not throw tantrums without a reason and I do trust that being a 3.5-year-old, his actions were justified though yes, I do believe my boy needs to learn to control his tantrum outburst (but then again... he's just 3.5?!)

So anyway, what about social skills for my child? When I read this book, I couldn't help but agree as well that things weren't like this long, long ago. I feel children need to mix with people of all ages, not just with the same age group. My 13-month-old girl learns everything by observing her surroundings, her brother, my hubby and I, her grandma, her cousins, through our Bible action songs video on TV and people around us. Every moment she is learning things. Iif she is placed with children of the same age as her, what can she learn? Think about it...

I do appreciate the inspiring quotes that comes with every keypoint and the author's personal experience and her sharing of her childhood memories. Reminds me of my own childhood memories too!

One thing that I would like to recommend is to include some illustrations in this book as I personally feel all text and explanations will not keep my attention for long. I need books with pictures so I can rest a bit from reading too much text.

Another observation I noted (which I have also highlighted to the author as well) is one of the websites she suggested, pbskids.com, cannot be found. I can only see pbskids.org Turns out it is a typo, which the author said she will be rectifying.

In summary, this is a must-have book if you are contemplating homeschooling or having doubts whether you are going the right path in your homeschooling journey.

HIGHLY recommended!

You can get this book from Amazon.

I am so excited to be able to hold this giveaway for my lucky blog followers and readers! THREE of you lucky people are going to win a copy of this awesome book! And it is open for worldwide entries! Now, let's read below for the giveaway terms and conditions OK?

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with a copy of the book in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous book reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My Book Reviews"

I received a pitch from Tidy Tots asking me whether I am interested in reviewing their Potty Chair Liners and as they are happy to ship their products all the way to me in Malaysia, I went ahead with my big 'Yes!' in reviewing their products! So here goes my review for the "Tidy Tots Potty Chair Liners":

Description from the product page:
"From personal experience one of the biggest challenges of potty training a child is cleaning and sanitizing the potty chair bowl each time your child successfully uses it. For many parents, cleaning a potty chair bowl is easier said than done. Tidy Tots™ disposable potty chair liners provide a mess-free solution to potty training. No more pouring or dumping a potty chair bowl in the toilet. No more cleaning poop residue from the potty chair bowl. It's easy as 1-2-3!

1. Cover the removable bowl of your potty chair for toddlers with a Tidy Tots™ liner and smooth it into place;
2. Add a Tidy Tots™ super-absorbent pad;
3. When your child is finished, simply remove the liner from the removable potty chair bowl, pull the drawtape closure and tie it closed and discard the liner as you would dispose of a diaper.

No more yuck!!!"

After reading through the step-by-step instructions on how to use the potty chair liners, I gave it a go, all ready with a newly clean and dry potty. You can see the size of the absorbent pad is quite small, like my palm size. It's a few millimetres thick and does not smell. The potty chair liner is a plastic bag which fits into most potty chairs according to the website.

Firstly, I covered Benjamin's potty chair with a Tidy Tots™ liner, making sure to smooth it into place before adding in the super-absorbent pad by positioning it right in the middle. Then we wait... and wait.

Then Ben decided it's time for him to pee and I happily told him to pee into his potty and I observed how the super absorbent pad works. It soaked up Ben's piss really fast but it soaked through as Ben's piss is really a lot. My 3 years old boy drinks water like there's no tomorrow. I left the potty as it is and waited, hoping he might decide to poop too. And it happened an hour later. Yes!

I was a bit worried Ben might not feel comfortable sitting on his potty now that it is lined with a plastic liner but surprisingly, he sat on it as he poops and did not mentioned about the plastic liner.

This is the part that I love the most! Once he finished pooping, I just remove the liner from the potty, pull the drawtape closure string and tie it closed and discard the liner just like what I normally do for my kids' diapers. No more scrubbing off mess from the potty! Easy peasy!

You can check out Tidy Tots website at http://www.tidytots.com/

I am so excited to be able to hold this giveaway for my lucky blog followers and readers! ONE of you lucky people is going to win this too! Now, let's read below for the giveaway terms and conditions OK?

To enter the giveaway, kindly read and follow the instructions as stated in the Rafflecopter form below.

• You can enter either via login through your Facebook account or just key in your name and your valid email address.
  
• Please also leave your valid email address in the post comment so that I can contact you if you win this giveaway.

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the product by Tidy Tots in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.