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I received an email from Kim asking whether I would like to review this app. Although the app is targeted for age 5 - 13, I don’t think that should be a restriction as my readers and followers may be interested in the app. Anyway, my review as below...

* Title: We are the children :Your christmas, My christmas
* Price: $3.99
* Category: Education
* Updated: Jan 09, 2012
* Version: 1.3
* Size: 213 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Three Wishes Interactive
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPad.Requires iOS 4.3 or later.

Description from the product page:

"7 kids from America, China, Finland, France, Japan, South Africa and South Korea tell you what their Christmas days are like. Kids will easily learn about different cultures while listening to the stories. Finding and touching the interactive elements page by page gives more fun. With beautiful and vivid graphics and cultural scenes from 7 countries, WATC also provides wonderful traveling experience.

The contents are well-qualified by artists and educators, and local consultants. The team has backgrounds in child development and children’s literature, and has got the know-how on emotional interactive function on apps. If you’d like to try something more than a good storybook for your little loved one, here is the educational, artful solution.

It also is a good Christmas treat for kids- celebrate the holiday with fun Christmas tree-making game, carols to sing along and record your own. Contents can be read either in English or Korean. "

What's good?

* You get to learn how children from other countries celebrate Christmas.

* I like the illustrations too!

* Ben likes the game that comes with this app where he gets to decorate the Christmas tree.

* I also enjoyed the song but am not able to use the recording function (I have iPad first generation)

Room for Improvement?

* Sometimes the items we try to drag to decorate on the Christmas tree are not sensitive enough and requires few attempts to hold the items.

You can purchase the "We are the Children" app from the iTunes App Store.

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code by the sponsor to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store 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 iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

I received an email from Bobbie Rhoads, the inventor of this awesome product asking whether I am interested in reviewing her product. Oh hey, any product that helps to ease my work in preparing food for the family is always welcome! Anyway long story short, here is my review of the FunBites™ set which was sent to me.

FunBites™ is the first state of the art kitchen tool that instantly cuts kids' food into BITE-SIZED FUN SHAPED PIECES.  They are perfect to get even the pickiest eaters to try something new and eat healthier.  Or try them for your kids' Bento lunch! Choose your favorite FunBites™ pack in Cube It! or Luv It! Each pack includes it's own cutter with curved blades that quickly cuts food into small bites and a matching popper that instantly pops out the fun-shaped pieces so hands are clean, food is untouched.  Use on any kid-friendly food from pancakes, fish, cheese, and bread to waffles, watermelon and burgers! Start with a flat surface and let the magic begin!

I received both the Cube It! or Luv It! set for my giveaway. My review here will be based on the Cube It! set as I realised I've always been cutting the food Ben takes into cubes. My feedback as below:

* Appearance: I love the colors of the FunBites™ set. It is quite heavy (for me) but the size is just right.

* Functionality: It is very easy to use and I love the handling of the Cube It! set. I just need to remove the popper aside, placed the cutter on top of the food I want to cut into cubes, press downwards while holding the cutter handle at the sides for a few seconds. And once you removed the cutter, you just need to slot back the popper into the cutter and your food will pop out in cubes size now!

Anyway, enough talking, check out the pictures below for some of the occasions when I used FunBites™:

Ahhhhh... my favorite fruit, mangoes!!!

French toast!

Top picture: Cheesecake, Bottom picture: Broccoli pancakes!

Verdict: I love how it helps save my time in preparing my boy's food by cutting it to bite-sized pieces!

You can get more info on where to buy it at http://www.funbites.com/collections/all

You get 20% off the entire purchase if you enter this coupon code "MummyandFunbites" (without the quotes)

Yes, yes, we are all waiting for this glorious moment!

Now, the generous Ms. Bobbie, the owner of FunBites™ has also sent an extra Luv It! set for me to give it away to one of my lucky blog follower / visitor who has a mailing address in Malaysia! Yep, if you are the winner, you get to win it!

If you're thinking what I gain from this, well, absolutely nothing!! I am actually forking out my own money to ship it to the winner. So I am not gaining anything from you guys! And no, I don't collect your email addresses to sell it off!

OK then, just read below for the giveaway terms and entry form, 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.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

So what are you waiting for?!! Hurry up! You have 1 month time from now to join in the fun and try your luck!

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the products by FunBites™ 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.

I came across a Tweet message from Thea Skincare about reviewing opportunities for their products and decided to request for an opportunity to review their Mother and Baby range and Estelle from the awesome company replied saying they are fine with international bloggers reviewing their products (yippee!!) and asked me to choose one of the 3 products for my review.

Anyway long story short, I opted for the "Organic Coconut & Lavender Soothing Top to Toe Baby Lotion (85% organic, 100% natural)" for my review! Here goes my review after trying the product for over a month:

Every Thea Skincare product range is designed to target an individual skin type. When used regularly as part of daily skin care routines, Thea's natural skin care products can dramatically improve the texture and appearance of skin on the face and body - such as wrinkles & fine lines, oily complexions, dry skin, sensitive skins, sun-damaged or prematurely aging skins, acne, eczema and everything in between.

Thea also offers natural and organic Mother & Baby skincare, natural skin care products, such as highly effective organic moisturisers and body creams for teenagers and a Men’s natural skin care range. Thea Skin care natural products make it possible for us all to enjoy beautifully smooth, hydrated, nourished and radiant skin from head to toe – the natural way. 

About Organic Coconut & Lavender Soothing Top to Toe Baby Lotion:

Nourish & protect even the most sensitive skins with this beautifully scented, nutrient-rich and hydrating baby moisturiser. Blended using the most gentle, organic ingredients that nature has to offer, including deeply nutritious Sweet Almond Oil and refreshing Orange Blossom.

Key ingredients: 78% organic, 100% natural, Sulphate and Paraben Free.
* Organic Aloe Juice – mild and soothing, attracts & seals in moisture.
* Organic Lavender, Organic Chamomile Distillates – soothe & hydrate sensitive skins.
* Orange Blossom Distillate – antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and refreshing.
* Shea Butter - the most effective natural moisturiser. Protects, repairs & draws in moisture.
* Sweet Almond Oil – nutritious & hydrating, kind to sensitive skins.
* Vitamin E –the best pregnancy skin care vitamin. Repairs, soothes & nourishes. Also perfect for healing nappy rash.

 The reason I requested to review the "Organic Coconut & Lavender Soothing Top to Toe Baby Lotion" is because I like a product that covers head to toe and the idea of one simple product that handles everything top to bottom! 

* Appearance: The bottle is just about the right size and easy to hold. The nozzle is protected with a transparent cover which is good. However, I do not like the nozzle as sometimes too much/too little lotion got sprayed out, well maybe it's because of my hand pressure when trying to squeeze out the lotion. For me, organic = must cherish and use moderately!

* Smell: The lotion has a nice herb smell and it is not too overpowering, can't quite explain in details but just want to note down my sister in law's reaction when I used the lotion on Alyson few weeks ago. My sister in law was visiting with her son and she immediately went "Hey, what nice smell is that?" and sniffed around looking for its source. When I told her that I'm applying lotion on Alyson and my sister in law said 'That's a very nice lotion smell! Where to get it?'

* Feel: The lotion is neither too thick nor too watery and it leaves a very mild oily feel after application which lasted for a few seconds.

* Effectiveness: I noticed Alyson's skin is smoother and moist when I applied the lotion on her body and face. We recently went for our family trip for 3 days 2 nights and I forgot to bring along the lotion, as a result, I noticed there are dry skin on Alyson's knees (she is learning to flip on her front now). I immediately applied more portion of the lotion when we got home and good to report that her skin is back to being moist and smooth now! Pheww...

Verdict: A nice smelling organic lotion that moisturise my baby's skin! Love it!

You can get more info on where to buy it at:

http://www.theaskincare.com/mother-baby-skincare-products/organic-coconut-lavender-soothing-top-toe-lotion-200ml

Yes, yes, we are all waiting for this glorious moment!

Now, Estelle has also sent another set of the exact lotion for me to giveaway on my blog. So yes, if you are the winner, you get to win this same set I reviewed!

Again, if you're thinking what I gain from this, well, absolutely nothing!! Since the giveaway set is with me, I am actually forking out my own money to ship it to the winner. So I am not gaining anything from you guys!

OK then, just read below for the giveaway terms and entry form, 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.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

So what are you waiting for?!! Hurry up! You have 1 month time from now to join in the fun and try your luck!

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the product by Thea Skincare 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.