Portable North Pole Review

It is very important to me to help keep the magic of Santa alive for my 5 and 7 year old.  It can definitely be challenging when your children get older and start asking questions.  I love the Portable North Pole because it helps keep the magic of Santa alive.  My kids loved it! 

My kids watched the personalized video I made with the help of the Portable North Pole.  What the Portable North Pole does is makes it possible to create a personalized video just for you child.  When you start out you are asked a series of questions in regards to your child.  The questions range from everything from name, age, likes, if they've been naughty or nice and so on.  They then take this info to make a video that is extra special for your child.  

My son watched his video and loved it.  He felt super special that Santa took the time to send him this special video.  The video was personalized with his name and age.  He was really impressed that Santa knows what city and state he lives in.  He also enjoyed the video because it gave him a glimpse into Santa's life too.  It showed some footage from the workshop.  I know my son truly enjoyed the video.  It's something he will always remember too!

My son was also very thrilled with the phone call he received from Santa.  The Portable North Pole even gives you an option to have Santa call your child.  How special it this?  It absolutely makes your child feel wonderful when the phone rings and it's Santa.  Can you imagine?  This just adds to the excitement of the holiday!

If you are looking for a way to make this holiday special then I suggest you check out the great options available from the Portable North Pole.  Anyone can make a free video for free.  It is only $6.99 if you want to have a downloadable version too!  We truly enjoyed the video and phone call.  The website is very easy to use too!  They even offer personalized gifts too that include - puzzles, books, personalized stickers, ringtones and more.  You can learn more about the Portable North Pole by connecting with them on Facebook and Twitter.

Disclosure - I received a free sample to facilitate my review.  No monetary compensation was provided.  All opinions are completely my own.  My participation is voluntary.   I am disclosing in accordance with FTC 16 CFR Part 255.    

Feral Watches - Watches for the Wild

I first want to tell you what Feral Watches are.  They are super cute wrap watches.  Feral Watches wants to release 4 new really great watches.  In order to do this they need your help.  I love to support great small business.  I have been so lucky to have found so many amazing products through blogging.  Many of them need help getting a start.  Sometimes they need help trying to spread the word about how awesome the product they offer really is!  Feral watches is trying to raise $5,000, so they can release these 4 new watches.  If you want to help back them then what will happen is you will get dibs on one of the first of their watches if they make it to their goal.  You can find out the details by checking out Feral watches on Kickstarter.  You can watch the great video below about what they are trying to do.

You can purchase the current selection of Feral Watches by visiting their website.  They have some very cute watches that truly make a fashion statement.  They are fun and a great way to accessorize.  They currently offer 6 great watch options.  These would even make a really great holiday gift.  Do you know someone that loves great fashion items?  This would be great for them.  I personally love The Fringe - Black watch.  This is a great watch that would go with just about everything.  Which Feral Watch is your favorite?

You can learn more about Feral watches by visiting them on Facebook and Twitter.

Help Fight Hunger with Disney Themed Ready Pac Cool Cuts

You can now help fight hunger by visiting the Ready Pac Facebook Page!  For each like that Ready Pac gets they will donate a dollar to Feeding America.  You can participate now through December 31st!  It's really easy to do, so please help out and participate!

Lizbeth Lane Simmer Sauces and Pizza Sauces

I love convenience, but when it comes to food they have to be great quality products too.  That is exactly what Lizbeth Lane offers.  They offer gourmet sauces that taste amazing.  They actually taste better than I can make from scratch.  The products they offer make mealtime easy and turn something simple into something gourmet.

Lizbeth Lane offers Pizza Sauces that are really unique.  I loved the two varieties I received.  We first sampled the Roasted Vegetable Pizza Sauce.  It was loaded with flavor and tasted great.  It has real veggies in it that you can see too!  I love the spinach in it.  It makes the sauce very flavorful.  I also really like the suggestions on the jar of sauce.  It suggests using something like flatbread for your pizza crust.  I do this all the time to make a quick pizza.  I opted to use a tortilla for a super thin and crispy crust, but you could use a pita or even french bread.  We also enjoyed the Tomatillo Cilantro Pizza Sauce from Lizbeth Lane.  This was also very good.  I have never had pizza sauce with such unique and wonderful ingredients.  This sauce is my new favorite for making Mexican Pizzas.  The best part about these sauces is that it makes creating healthy meals easy.  The sauces add great flavor to something as simple as homemade pizza.  Which pizza sauce would you want to try?  What would you use as your toppings with the sauce?

Lizbeth Lane also offers really great Simmer Sauces.  These are gourmet sauces that transform your meal into something special.  I received two great varieties to try.  I actually loved the Lemon Piccata Simmer Sauce.  I know it says to use Chicken or Veal, but my kids insisted I make it with pork.  I also had to add some mushrooms too it for my 5 year old.  She seems to think mushrooms are wonderful added to just about anything.  The Lemon Piccatta Sauce has amazing flavor.  It honestly tastes better than homemade in my opinion.  I have tried making my own Piccata Sauce from scratch and haven't had luck.  Lizbeth Lane's Lemon Piccata Sauce is now my go to when I want Picatta.  I also really enjoyed the Roasted Red Pepper Simmer Sauce.  This sauce is really good on chicken, but it would be great on seafood or even pork too.  I love the fresh taste of basil in the Roasted Red Pepper Sauce.  We were really impressed with both varieties and are something that we would use again.

If you are interested in learning more about Lizbeth Lane Sauces you can visit their website.  Their sauces are available for purchase from the website too!  You can also connect with Lizbeth Lane on Facebook and Twitter.

Disclosure - I received a free sample to facilitate my review.  No monetary compensation was provided.  All opinions are completely my own.  My participation is voluntary.   I am disclosing in accordance with FTC 16 CFR Part 255.   

Piggy Paint for the Holidays Review

My 5 year old is sometimes a girly girl and wants to put on makeup and the works.  She wants her nails painted and it honestly scares me.  Not just because I'm realizing she's growing up either.  Mostly it's because putting nail polish with chemicals and other junk in it can be scary when it comes to your children.  I didn't even paint my nails when I was pregnant with my kids.  I found out about a really neat product that is called Piggy Paint.  

Piggy Paint is a product that parents can really trust.  It is kid friendly polish and it is natural.  Piggy Paint is made in the US too!  I love that Piggy paint was created by a mom.  It is quality nail polish that you can feel good about using.  I was really impressed with how well the Piggy Paint went on.  It glides on easily and smoothly.  It dries nicely and my little girl loved the end result.  There was no strong nail polish odor either while I painted my daughter's nails!  Piggy Paint might be geared towards kids, but it's great for adults too.  I could see Piggy Paint making sleepover parties even more fun for girls!

Piggy Paint offers a great selection of different colors.  They also offer nail polish remover and polish for dogs too!  It can be a challenge to find great stocking stuffers for your kids.  If you have a little girl you might want to consider some Piggy Paint.  They offer great gift sets that are really fun.  The Mistle Toes Gift set is a really fun Piggy Paint set that would also be great to help make your child's piggies festive for the upcoming holiday season.  It comes with 3 fun colors - Eat your Peace, Glass Slippers and Sometimes Sweet.  You get a great red, a shimmery green and a sparkly white glitter that looks great on top!  If you want to purchase your own Mistle Toes Gift set from Piggy Paint it is available on their website for $24.99.

You can learn more about all of the great Piggy Paint Products by visiting their website.  You can also connect with them on Facebook and Twitter too!

Disclosure - I received a free tickets to facilitate my review.  No monetary compensation was provided.  All opinions are completely my own.  My participation is voluntary.   I am disclosing in accordance with FTC 16 CFR Part 255.    

Enter to win 10 Smart Lab Toys

Head over to the Smart Lab Toys Facebook page for a chance to win 10 great toys!  You have until December 16th for a chance to win.  Good luck and let me know if you win.  You can find complete details on how to enter and the rules by visiting their Facebook page.  

Tatutina Child's Jewelry Box Review and #Giveaway 12/14 CLOSED

I love when I find great gift items that are beautifully made by hand.  Tatutina offers products just like that.  They offers a great selection of products that are geared towards kids, but they also offer some great items for adults too.    They originally started out of Massachusetts, but they are now based out of Rhode Island.  The products they offer are hand painted.  They meet all standards for being lead free too!  This is very important to me.  The products they offer are made with extreme quality.

They offer items that are beautifully painted.  I think that is one of the things that initially caught my eye.  What type of products can you find at Tatutina?  They offer the following . . . . . 

Recipe Boxes

Kids Art Canvases

ABC Wooden Letters

Jewelry Boxes

Kids Medals 

and more!

There are so many great items that they offer and I really enjoyed browsing their website.  I think their products make great gifts.  The recipe boxes are great for family gifts.  The jewelry boxes, medals and art canvases are wonderful for kids.  They are something that would put a smile on any kid's face.  

I received a beautiful jewelry box.  I love it.  My 5 year old is going to use this to keep her costume jewelry in.  I think it's great to help her keep track of her own items and keep them organized.  She really likes how nicely it's painted.  She was thrilled when I opened the box and she saw what was inside.  When we took it out and set it on her dresser she of course had to check it out.  The first thing she discovered was that the little drawers are lined with fuzzy pink material.  This is just too much fun and it's adorable.  I am really impressed with how sturdy the jewelry box is.  It is made out of quality wood and just perfect.  This would make a perfect gift for any little girl!  You can purchase one directly from the Tatutina website for $35.  

You can learn more about Tatutina by visiting them on Facebook and Twitter.

Tatutina products can also be purchased on Amazon.  You can find them here.

Giveaway - Enter to win a Child's Jewelry Box with Pastel Flowers - just like the one I received!

Open to continental US residents 18 yrs of age and older.  The giveaway will end on 12/14/12 at 8:59 pm PST.  The winner will be chosen randomly via the Rafflecopter widget.  The winner will be contacted by email and will have 48 hours to contact me back.  The sponsor is responsible for prize fulfillment.  Mommie of 2 is not responsible for lost prizes or prizes not received.  

Disclosure - I received a free sample to facilitate my review.  No monetary compensation was provided.  All opinions are completely my own.  My participation is voluntary.   I am disclosing in accordance with FTC 16 CFR Part 255.