Riding like the big boys
Posted by Amy on September 6, 2008
Who says your kid can’t be a BMX biker in training at age 2? The creators of Toot Scoot, that’s who. Buck Hale, BMX and motocross professional, created the original Toot Scoot for his 18 month old son. The bike was highly sought after by onlookers at the parks they frequented. Buck’s homemade product for his son turned into a business endeavour.
The Toot Scoot, designed for children ages 2-5 yrs., helps promote balance, coordination and motor skills. This bike is small enough so that your child can push him/herself along, without the use of training wheels or pedals.
You can learn more about the Toot Scoot HERE and can purchase one HERE.
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Category: Kids, Products
Potty training is the pits
Posted by Amy on September 3, 2008
Especially when your thirty-four and a half month old is extremely strong-willed and independent. Seriously. This potty training thing is just getting old. Our conversations go something like this:
Me: “Are you ready for a change?”
Hailey: “Nope”
Me: (Looking her straight in the eyes) “Are you sure you don’t want mommy to put a brand new, clean diaper on you?”
Hailey: (As she pats her backside, very matter-of-factly) “Nope. It stays in my diapee.”
Me: (Shrugging) “Alright, sister. It’s all you.”
and like this:
Me: “Uh oh! This is your LAST diaper! We’re all out of diapers”
Hailey: “We are?” (concerned)
Me: “Yep. No more diapers.” (thrilled)
Hailey: “But there’s some in that basket over there.”
Me: “Nope. I just used the LAST one.”
Hailey: “But there’s some downstairs.”
Me: “Nope. There isn’t.”
Hailey: “But there’s more at the store. We can get some after Traci’s house.” (Traci is the sitter)
I bribe her all of the time. Currently, I’m using the “You can’t take a ballerina class unless you’re wearing big girl pants.” That makes her stop and think but then, nothing happens. Eric has even resorted to writing “special” potty songs and only singing them if she sits on the potty. They’re generally only played once. Maybe we could bribe her with this:
Or will that just give her the wrong idea, that she should play with her pee and poo? Oh well. They’re cute anyway. You can get them HERE at the Pee and Poo Shop. Does it gross you out? Not me. I’m a mom.
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Tags: plush friends, toddler, toys and games
Category: Blog, Hers, Kids, Products
Mascotopia Team Puzzle
Posted by Eric on October 7, 2007
Dads, take notice. The awesome folks over at Mascotopia offer puzzles like this one as well as blocks, crib mobiles, and plush toys for just about every MLB, NFL, and NCAA team imaginable. It couldn’t be easier to immerse your little ones in the teams you love. Now if you could only teach ‘em your alma mater’s fight song.
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Category: Kids, Products
I’ll give you a Kaboost
Posted by Amy on August 31, 2007
We recently learned about this extremely useful product called Kaboost. Fortunately, my toddler is right at the age where this unique product would come in very handy (20 mos to 6 yrs). She likes to get up and down herself and doesn’t like to be strapped into a high chair.
Meet Kaboost.
Your little big kid will no longer feel like he or she has to be the oddball sitting in a baby chair. They will magically seem to fit right in at the dinner table with the other big kids and adults. What a great feeling of independence for them!
The Kaboost comes in three snazzy colors: green (pictured above), chocolate (pictured below) and natural. This fantastic invention folds up nicely so you can take it with you on the go.
It has an adjustable spring system and two height positions that help it fit snuggly under most kitchen and dining room chairs. We’ve been using ours for about a week now. I tried to get Hailey to sit in her booster seat today due to lack of room at the dining room table and she wouldn’t have it. She wanted to sit in the big kid chair like her mommy.
We’re heading out for the holiday weekend and Kaboost will be joining us on the road. I’m anxious to hear what kind of response we’ll get to this compact chair booster.
Kaboost retails for $39.95 (money well spent, if you ask us.) and is coming to a store near you very soon.
See what these other fine folks are saying about Kaboost:
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