Tommee Tippee Explora Drinking Cup: Sippy Cups that Don’t Leak + a Giveaway!

baby dealsWhich sippy cups don’t leak? is a question I didn’t think I needed to ask before buying my son’s first cup. After plenty of instances where I thought he just wasn’t “getting it”, a lot of kicking myself for not getting the cover on properly and many messes, I finally realized that it wasn’t user error. That sippy cup made by a popular baby brand leaked more often than it provided the mess-free drinking experience it promised.

I wish I could say that there was only one brand of sippy cup that leaked. Unfortunately, it seems that for every cup we’ve tried that kept everything clean, there was one that poured dripped on toddlers, furniture, carpet and car seats. Sometimes I was to blame for not making sure all pieces were put together correctly before handing a full cup to Haiden and Piper. But, in my defense, one brand of cup has six different parts that need to be assembled for each use. If one of those pieces isn’t fit perfectly into another, I can expect some sort of mess.

baby dealsOf course, not every brand of sippy cup leaks, and the new Tommee Tippee Explora Drinking Cups sippy cups just don’t leak.

  • Unique drinking spout for kids on the go
  • Advance-flo™ technology for easy drinking
  • BPA Free
  • Insulated base keeps drinks cooler for longer
  • Stage 5 Cup
  • BPA-Free
  • Truly non-spill & leakproof

Unlike other valve systems the Tommee Tippee active sensor valve is designed by a physicist to be both so sensitive that liquid flows on demand, yet truly spill and leakproof.

I interrupted my son’s Play-Doh activity to try to get him to talk about the cup for a minute:

If you can’t watch it now, feel free to view it when you can have the volume on. There’s a funny little exchange near the end :)

Haiden (my son in the above video) is 3 years old, so he’s very used to drinking from sippy cups. He drinks from a regular cup at dinnertime, but he still uses a training cup like this one when we’re in the car or at home when we’re in the carpeted living room. Piper, my 2 year old daughter, is about the same, but she prefers a sippy cup over a regular glass all the time.

At this point, they’re both so used to using a variety of cups that introducing a new brand with a different valve mechanism was not a problem at all! Younger toddlers might have a bit of trouble “sipping” out of this type of cup at first, but I’m sure they’d get it very quickly once they understood that there was a drink in there!

Tommee Tippee sippy cups are now available at Target stores nationwide and on Target.com! You can see Target.com’s entire Tommee Tippee sippy cup offering and take a look at the wide variety of cups that are available for every stage of transitioning from bottle to sports bottle!

Want to win a set of Tommee Tippee Explora sippy cups? 

One winner will receive a set of Tommee Tippee Explora cups. 

There are some great ways to earn extra entries into this giveaway! All mandatory and extra entries must be submitted within the Rafflecopter Giveaway box below.
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As always, if you have any trouble entering this giveaway, or if you have any questions, please contact me!

I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Tommee Tippee Sippy Cups. I received a Tommee Tippee Explora Sippy Cup product as well as a promotional item as a thanks for my participation.

Please Vote & Enter to Win a $500 Amex, a Flip HD Video Camera or Other Great Prizes!

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I’m hoping this is my last plea! I usually don’t have it in me to beg for votes like this, but I really have a very good chance of winning this contest, so I’d appreciate your final votes today and tomorrow!

A few weeks ago I wrote about my sweet moment of having two babies 12 months apart and asked you to vote for me {Maryb…} at SoGoodSoSweet.com. You can find my vote button by clicking here and looking for this image: baby deals

I also let you know that, if my entry had the most votes, I would win an iPad. I actually had an iPad that I won last year, but I recently gave it to a dear family member who has lost almost all speech abilities due to a major medical issue.

To make matters even worse, that family member originally needed a medical speech-assisting device, and purchased one on Ebay to save money. The seller totally scammed her by selling a broken machine for over $1000, and now she’s getting the runaround from Ebay and Paypal and their “buyer protection” services.

Instead of letting her wait for a refund that might not ever come, I found a handful of incredible speech-assisting apps and loaded them onto my iPad, then gave it to her. There’s no way I need that iPad more than someone who needs it for actual verbal communication!

If you vote for me {Maryb…} at So Good So Sweet, you’ll be eligible to win one of five amazing prizes:

  • $1,500 in personal chef services for a celebration of your choice
  • $1,500 for a professional organizer
  • $800 in housekeeping services
  • $500 American Express gift card
  • Flip Video UltraHD Camera

I’d LOVE to get another iPad, and I’d be THRILLED if one of you won a prize, too!  If you could take just a few seconds each day and vote for me, there’s a chance we both could win!

You can even just click on the VOTE NOW button below and it will bring you right to the voting page!

Thanks so much for your support!

Twin Cities, MN Giveaway: Win a Prize Pack & 2 Tickets to What to Expect When You’re Expecting! {Closed}

What did you expect when you were expecting?

 

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This giveaway has ended:

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Congrats to Andrea, Shasta, Amy, Renee and Sarah!

Want to know what I expected when I was pregnant? Nothing. As in, I expected that I ‘d hardly gain any weight, I’d feel spectacular, I’d have tons of energy and that my only pregnancy “symptom” would be just a beautiful, healthy glow.

Want to guess how wrong I was? If you guessed 100% wrong on every single expectation, you’d be correct! In all honesty, I blame my mom for all those assumptions. I had heard over and over again that she had easy pregnancies, that she wore her pre-maternity clothes home from the hospital, that every moment of all three of her pregnancies were nothing but rosy and glorious.

I definitely felt decent when I was expecting both of my babies, but I was completely delusional in thinking that both my body and my energy level would stay the same for nine months!

baby dealsCentrum Specialist® Prenatal is on the look-out for soon-to-be moms and new moms!

Centrum Specialist Prenatal is hosting expecting and new moms in a special advanced screening of the highly anticipated movie, What to Expect When You’re Expecting. The movie is being released on May 18th, but I have four pairs of tickets for the May 14th advanced screening in Minneapolis. I’m going, and I want you to go too! 

Centrum Specialist® Prenatal is a complete multivitamin specifically designed to support your baby’s growth and development, plus your own pregnancy health. It provides all the health benefits from Centrum®, the #1 doctor recommended brand.

For more information on Centrum Specialist® PreNatal, visit the Centrum® – Nutrition Possible Facebook page

ENTER TO WIN A CENTRUM GIFT PACK AND 2 TICKETS TO THE MINNEAPOLIS ADVANCE SCREENING OF WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING!

4 winners will each receive 2 tickets to the May 14th, 7:00 pm screening of What to Expect When You’re Expecting at the Showcase Icon West End Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The theater is located at:
1625 West End Boulevard
St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Winners will also win a Centrum gift bag that they’ll receive at the movie screening. 

WANT TO WIN? JUST LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW SHARING WHAT YOU EXPECTED, OR WHAT YOU’RE EXPECTING DURING YOUR PREGNANCY! 

  • Get 1 extra entry for sharing this giveaway on Facebook using the blue Share button near the bottom of this post. Leave a comment letting me know you did this. 
  • Get 1 more extra entry for Tweeting about this giveaway using the blue Tweet button at the end of this post. Leave a comment letting me know you did this. 

Because of the timing of this giveaway, the winner will be selected on Thursday, May 10th at 2:00 PM.

Official Rules:

  • NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
  • Must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States and DC to enter. Not eligible: employees of selected bloggers posting the giveaways, Ketchum, Wyeth LLC (“sponsor”), and each of their parent, affiliate or related companies (“Sweepstakes Entities”), or their immediate family or persons living in the same household.
  • Enter by submitting the required information, specified by the host blogger. Use of automated or scripted programs to submit entries are prohibited.
  • Four winners will be randomly selected by the blogger to win two advance screening tickets of the feature film What to Expect When You’re Expecting!; each winner gets two tickets (one for themselves and one for a friend.)
  • Host Blogger will choose winners from all eligible entries at random. The winner will be contacted via email by blogger. If a winner does not respond within 24 hours, the blogger will select another prize winner. All decisions are final. Winner must respond with a preferred t-shirt size for themselves and their guest (ranging from S-XL maternity size.)
  • All winners are requested to wear their t-shirts on the day of the advance screening. Odds of winning depend on the number and timing of the entries provided. Failure to respond to prize notification or provide required information may result in forfeiture of the prize and award.
  • Except where prohibited, winners agree that the Sweepstakes Entities have the right to use their name, city and town and likeness in any advertising and marketing material, without compensation or any right to review and approve.
  • Giveaway Sponsor: Wyeth LLC, 5 Giralda Farms, Madison, New Jersey, 07940

Please Vote & Enter to Win a $500 Amex, a Flip HD Video Camera or Other Great Prizes!

baby deals A few weeks ago I wrote about my sweet moment of having two babies 12 months apart and asked you to vote for me {Maryb…} at SoGoodSoSweet.com. You can find my vote button by clicking here and looking for this image: baby deals

I also let you know that, if my entry had the most votes, I would win an iPad. I actually had an iPad that I won last year, but I recently gave it to a dear family member who has lost almost all speech abilities due to a major medical issue.

To make matters even worse, that family member originally needed a medical speech-assisting device, and purchased one on Ebay to save money. The seller totally scammed her by selling a broken machine for over $1000, and now she’s getting the runaround from Ebay and Paypal and their “buyer protection” services.

Instead of letting her wait for a refund that might not ever come, I found a handful of incredible speech-assisting apps and loaded them onto my iPad, then gave it to her. There’s no way I need that iPad more than someone who needs it for actual verbal communication!

If you vote for me {Maryb…} at So Good So Sweet, you’ll be eligible to win one of five amazing prizes:

  • $1,500 in personal chef services for a celebration of your choice
  • $1,500 for a professional organizer
  • $800 in housekeeping services
  • $500 American Express gift card
  • Flip Video UltraHD Camera

I’d LOVE to get another iPad, and I’d be THRILLED if one of you won a prize, too!  If you could take just a few seconds each day and vote for me, there’s a chance we both could win!

You can even just click on the VOTE NOW button below and it will bring you right to the voting page!

Thanks so much for your support!

Giveaway! Diaper Cakewalk Diaper Cake with Review!

baby dealsHosting a baby shower can sometimes make it tough to find the right baby shower gift to give to the Mom-to-be. I, along with two other ladies, played hostess for one of my very best friend’s shower just a few weeks ago and we had a few talks about a gift for the guest of honor.

Most people consider the shower itself to be the hosts’ gift to the mom. After all, throwing a memorable party requires a considerable investment of time and money! On the other hand, I always want to give a special gift to the good friend that I get to throw a baby shower for! I love the idea of giving a amazing diaper cake to the mom-to-be. As a host, the diaper cake easily doubles as a centerpiece and a topic of conversation.

It was a pretty fantastic coincidence that Diaper Cakewalk contacted me exactly a 7 days before my friend’s shower to see if I wanted to work with them on a diaper cake review and giveaway. I said that I’d love to write a review if I could get the diaper cake in time for the baby shower. Imagine my surprise when it arrived just two business days after we talked!

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I received a 4-tier diaper cake to review. Diaper Cakewalk even matched the cake to our ‘Tiffany Blue’ color scheme! Here’s what was packed into the diaper cake:

  • Plush teddy bear
  • Pacifier
  • Baby washcloths
  • Johnson’s Baby wash
  • Johnson’s Baby lotion
  • Johnson’s Baby shampoo
  • Johnson’s Baby powder
  • Desitin diaper cream
  • 70-75 size 1 Pampers Swaddlers

The cake was amazingly well-constructed. I’m pretty sure that the space between each diaper was exactly the same for every diaper on every tier. I have no idea how Diaper Cakewalk does it, but it was as close to perfect as I’ve ever seen!

baby dealsI love that the diaper cake made an easy and eye-catching centerpiece for our gift table. It also made a nice icebreaker that gave the first few guests something to chat about while the rest of the party arrived.

Here’s a bit more information on what Diaper Cakewalk has to offer:

It’s easy to see why Diaper Cakewalk’s diaper cakes are such a smart alternative to gift baskets or flowers. Constructed with 100% usable, premium Pampers Swaddlers, these clever baby cakes are decorated with equally practical, name-brand baby care supplies (from companies like Johnson & Johnson, Gerber, Burt’s Bees, & Playtex) that parents can’t have enough of when they have a new baby in the house. The baby diaper cake is designed to be easily dismantled so that sleep-deprived mom and dad can quickly convert it into a mountain of much-needed diapers and supplies.

Our baby diaper cakes are created with the new baby in mind, so you can expect only the most useful, high quality, name-brand baby care items to be used in your gift – but our diaper cakes are also created with YOU, the gift-giver in mind. You can expect your diaper cake to arrive looking beautiful right out of the box. Whether the gift is delivered directly to the new parents, or shipped to you to be given as a baby shower gift or delivered personally, rest assured that our professionally created and carefully shipped new baby gifts have proven themselves time and time again to be only the best.

ENTER TO WIN A DIAPER CAKE FROM DIAPER CAKEWALK!

1 winner will receive a 3-tier diaper cake from Diaper Cakewalk’s Bestselling New Baby Gifts section.

There are some great ways to earn extra entries into this giveaway! All mandatory and extra entries must be submitted within the Rafflecopter Giveaway box below.

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As always, if you have any trouble entering this giveaway, or if you have any questions, please contact me!

Diaper Cakewalk provided the products for the giveaway. I also received products to facilitate this post.

Vote and Win Housekeeping or Chef Services, $500 AMEX and More {Please Read Below!}

baby dealsPlease go here and vote for me {Marybeth}and you’ll be entered to win one of the amazing prizes below! You can vote once per day, and each vote gives you an entry to win!

  • $1,500 in personal chef services for a celebration of your choice
  • $1,500 for a professional organizer
  • $800 in housekeeping services
  • $500 American Express gift card
  • Flip Video UltraHD Camera

To be fully honest, the person who gets the most votes wins an iPad. I was lucky enough to win an iPad last year, but I recently gave it to a very close family member who lost almost all speech capabilities due to other medical problems.

After the family was scammed on Ebay by someone who sold them a broken speech-assist device for over $1000, I loaded a few amazing speech-assisting apps onto the iPad and handed it over. After all, someone who uses it for communication needs it far more than I do!

I would love to get another iPad, and winning this contest is a great way to do it. If you could take 30 seconds each day and vote for me, there’s a chance we both could win!