Music Review - Good Night Lullabies (Patrice Cosier)

~ Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 7:55 AM ~

I received an email from Patrice Cosier with regards to her music album and decided to review it. I mean, lullabies for my babies? Oh sure!! Here goes my review...

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Good Night Lullabies

* Title: Good Night Lullabies
* Price: $9.99 (Digital Album), $14.95 (audio CD)
  * ASIN: B000R7I5LW
 * Label: Lily Pond Lane Music

More info:

"A blend of classical and traditional styles, these lullabies contain all the elements proven by research to help bring peaceful sleep to children of all ages.
* 15 beautiful piano compositions styled in the "cradle form"
* Matches the child's own natural heartbeat's rhythm
* More effective, less distracting than vocal lullabies
* Instrumental elements help to gradually slow and relax"

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What's good?

* The songs are really soothing and I even found myself closing my eyes and relaxing as I listened to the album.

* In song #5 (Gentle Night), it feels like you are sitting alone enjoying the brisk air in the night... really nice!!!

* In song #15 (Starlight), it feels like the chirpier version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star! What a refreshing song!

* In general, a beautiful album to sooth and calm your child to sleep.

 

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You can purchase it from http://www.goodnightlullabies.com/purchase.html, cdbaby website or Amazon.

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the 15-track album in MP3 format to assist 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.

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Product Review - PreK Scholars

~ Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 1:30 PM ~

I have always been on the search for materials to use to educate Ben, or at least, expose him to more learning materials. So when I came across this review opportunity, I decided to try it out. So here goes my review for the "PreK Scholars":

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PreK Scholars

Description from the product page:
"The Pre K Scholars preschool curriculum is being used in a variety of different preschools as core curriculum and as an enrichment program where it provides an additional revenue source. The lessons are fun, creative and easily adapted to a variety of thematic units because the Scholarville characters represent a broad spectrum of occupations and situations.

Licensed for single classroom use, the Pre K Scholars Preschool Curriculum is suitable for:
* Montessori preschools
* High/Scope approach
* Bank Street approach
* Home-based approach
* Play-based preschools
* Head Start
* Church-based preschools
* Remedial kindergarten programs
"

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I received the DVD version and the app for my review.

What's Good?

PreK Scholars
From the DVD

* The syllabus is free and easy as it is broken into 22 weekly lessons and you are not pressed to complete it as fast as you can. In fact, I am surprised that the alphabet starts with P instead of A!

PreK Scholars
From the iPad app

* There are a lot of learning materials: guessing game, printable activities, videos and so on. Ben was attracted to the tracing game (you learned to write the alphabet by following the green star to red star) and also the matching game.

* I definitely will go for the iPad app as I can bring it along wherever we go. Learning on the go, awesome!

Room for Improvement?

* I will definitely prefer better illustrations as I feel the current illustrations are not sharp and enticing enough.

* As for the tracing game on the iPad app, I sometimes realised that the touch sensitivity is not strong enough, my boy and I had to trace slowly and there are several occasions when the app is not able to detect the area we trace through.

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You can get the DVD version at: https://www.prekscholars.com/shopping-cart/default.aspx

The app version can be found at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phonics-fun-games/id470701115

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

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Product Review & Giveaway - Kids Blanks By Zoey

~ Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 8:27 AM ~

A couple of months ago, I received an email from David of Kids Blanks by Zoey telling me they would love to send me some of their products for my review and of course I replied them with a big YES!!! And my oh my, they are superbly professional and fast and told me to pick out some items from their Laughing Giraffe series so that they can send them for my review!

To be honest, I really wanted to request for more of their products but, I cannot be so greedy (and scared this awesome sponsor away!!!) so, I settled for a romper/onesies and a dress in my choice of design and to my surprise, David sent a couple more for my review! Awesome!!! So here goes my review for the awesome range of clothing from Kids Blanks By Zoey:

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Kids Blanks By Zoey

Some information about the sponsor:
"Kidsblanks is a wholesale distributor, supplier and manufacturer of blank baby and toddler clothing. We carry blank clothes for preemie, newborn, infant and toddlers. We are also a distributor of men's and women's t-shirts as well as maternity blanks.

We offer wholesale and bulk prices on a wide range of products including, t-shirts, dance tutus for babies and toddlers, leopard print shoes, legwarmers, leotards, bibs, tutus, crocheted beanies, cotton baby beanie hats, burp cloths, diaper covers, pajamas, night gowns, wholesale baby blankets, fleece hoodies with matching karate pants, short sleeve and long sleeve one pieces, infant beanie hats, flower and bow clips, newborn swaddle blankets, baby lap-tees, infant dresses, toddler dresses, camouflage t-shirts for baby, men and ladies.

Our garments and apparel are manufactured & distributed for the embroidery, screen printing, embellishment, heat transfer and sublimation markets. Along with our wide selection of blank clothing, we also offer a large selection of printed clothes in polka dots, camouflage, damask, animal prints (zebra, leopard, giraffe, dalmatian, ladybug). If it's hot we will stock it!

As well as being a One Stop supplier of blank clothing, Kids Blanks also offers screen-printing services with a quick turnaround."

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Sorry for the picture quality... I took it in my room at night under yellow night, but trust me, the clothing looks way cuter and prettier than the pictures shown below! In total, I received 6 items which are: 4 onesies/rompers in 2 designs (plain white and pink polka dot) and a pink polka dot dress with a beanie to match it!  

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I had to control myself from putting them on to Alyson as I need to wash the clothing first and test how they turned out after wash and drying. The result? As good as when they arrived! The colors stayed and did not stain other clothing. The clothing did not shrink and its size and length remained as it is.

I did not notice any discomfort on my girl when she wears all the clothing, she moves comfortably and my hubby even commented that the cotton material is very good the moment he touches one of the rompers!

 Now, let's have a look at the pictures below and please, control your drool at the sight of these oh-so-cute clothing and direct your envy at the sponsor, not me... muahahahaha....

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Alyson in the plain white short sleeved rompers

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Close up of Alyson in the pink polka dot short sleeved rompers

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Alyson in the pink polka dot short sleeved rompers with the matching beanie

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Alyson in the plain white long sleeved rompers

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Alyson in the pink polka dot short sleeved rompers

Very, very good quality & beautiful clothing from Kids Blanks!

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Kids Blanks is a wholesale distributor, supplier and manufacturer of blank baby and toddler clothing, so if you are interested in their products, you can find out more at: http://www.kidsblanks.com/wholesaler-baby-clothes-totes-bags-shoes-order.php

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Yes, yes, we are all waiting for this glorious moment! I can literally feel your envy directed at me after you saw the pictures above of my Alyson parading in those oh-so-cute clothing!

Now, the generous Mr. David from Kids Blanks has decided to sponsor for a giveaway to 2 of my lucky blog followers / visitors!

Yep, if you are the winner, you get to win one of this droolworthy clothing for your precious! I have discussed with David and we have firmed up the T&Cs on the prizes as follow:

- 2 prizes to be offered, Prize #1 for girl and Prize #2 for both gender. You can only choose 1 prize if you win

- Please note that prizes offered is for 1 piece of clothing (dress or hoodie) only. The dress design is pink polka dots  on white dress (instead of black polka dots on pink dress shown below as I can't find any picture for the exaxt color) while the hoodie is zebra prints.

- The sizes shown below are the ones available, please do not enter this giveaway if your child size is not listed below, but then again, you can also enter this giveaway and give the prize to your family or friend if you win!

- Make sure you note down your prize (1 or 2) and the size for the clothing (better if you give me a size bigger just in case)

- In the event the prize you selected is not available, the sponsor will do their utmost best to replace it with an equivalent value of prize (or maybe different designs etc)

- Prizes will be sent by sponsor, so make sure you leave me your valid email address so that I can contact you if you win

PRIZE #1

ONE Polka Dot Baby Sleeveless Girls Dress
6.4 oz Interlock Knit, 100% Cotton
Polka Dot Colors: Pink on White Dress
(Pic above: 2nd one from the front)
Sizes: 0-12 mo, 12-24 mo, 2/3T, 4/5T, 6/7T

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PRIZE #2

ONE Infant Hoodies
6.4 oz/sq. yd Interlock Knit
100% Cotton
Colors: Black & White Zebra prints
Sizes: 0-3 mo, 3-6 mo, 6-12 mo, 12-18 mo

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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.
  • Make sure you read the T&Cs properly (shown above and also in the Rafflecopter form)

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

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the products by Kids Blanks By Zoey 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.

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