GIVEAWAY CLOSED!

The Bar Method is pleased to offer ONE of our readers the opportunity to win a copy of their new Pregnancy Workout DVD and a Bar Method Onesie! Now, I am sure you are curious to know that  The Bar Method DVD is all about. Check out the details below:

The Bar Method is full-body exercise program created by Burr Leonard. The workout utilizes a ballet bar fitness technique and draws from the principles of isometrics, dance conditioning, interval training, and physical therapy. The result is a noticeable “Bar Method” sculpted body featuring:

• Firm, elongated muscles
• Reduced body fat
• High muscle definition in the chest
• Improved posture
• Long, narrow thighs
• A lifted seat and defined hamstrings
• Strong, flat abdominals
• Increased stamina and energy
• Extended youthfulness

*Also available, Beginner’s Workout DVD and Dancer’s Body Advanced Workout DVD.

The Bar Method’s Pregnancy Workout DVD Master teacher Lee Potter in her third trimester with twins adds her own special wit and playfulness to the Bar Method’s pre-natal workout, a long-standing and popular class at its flagship studio in San Francisco. Lee leads you through this 45-minute long series of gentle, safe and challenging moves, including free-weight work, thigh exercises, standing seat-work, and abdominal strengthening exercises performed while propped up on pillows. Lee’s fellow performers are Hannah Blue, co-owner of the Downtown San Francisco studio and Lauren Dunning, a teacher at the Downtown San Francisco studio, both appearing in this DVD in their second trimester. As Lee puts it, this DVD “will help you feel strong during your pregnancy, will assist you in delivering your baby, and will snap you right back into shape.” Retail: $20.00 About The Bar Method www.thebarmethod.com

WIN IT : If you wish to win a copy of The Bar Method Pregnancy Workout DVD and a Bar Method onesie (size 6 months), here’s what you need to do:

• One mandatory entry – Head over to The Bar Method website and tell us, one benefit gained from this workout when you’re pregnant
• Two additional entries – Follow us on twitter and tweet this giveaway “Win  Onesie and The Bar Method Prenancy Workout DVD“  with a link back to this post. Please leave an additional comment including your twitter id and your tweet url. You can do this daily until the giveaway closes.
• Two Additional Entries- Are you a subscriber? You get 2 extra entries just for that! If not, best you subscribe right now!
• Two Additional Entries- Post this on FB and share this piece of good news with your friends!!!! Let us know if you’re a fan too!
• Giveaway open to US shipping addresses only.
• Giveaway ends March 8th 2011 and a winner will be picked using Random.org. We will not be emailing winners, so please make sure you subscribe to our feed or check back here for the winner announcement post.

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Here are our winners for the past two months:

1. Dec 2010 subscriber draw – Chicken Soup For The Soul : Christmas Magic

• Holley VanDenBerg
• Donna Hunt

2. Jan 2011 subscriber draw – Chicken Soup For The Soul : Shaping The New You

• Shannon Reynolds
• Eve Stroud
• Waiting for winner to reply

For our February 2011 draw, Chicken Soup is sponsoring another 3 books for giveaway.  Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery contains 101 Inspirational and Comforting Stories about Surviving the Loss of a Loved One.

Grieving is a process everyone goes through in their own way. It often feels overwhelming and as if the sorrow will never end. While the hurt and sadness never completely fade, it eases with time. This collection of emotional and inspirational stories will provide comfort and peace to those mourning the loss of someone close. Others who have lost a loved one share their stories of what helped, offering guidance and support. With its stories of regaining strength, appreciating life, coping, and faith, this book will help ease the journey to healing.

If you are our email subscriber, you will automatically be entered into our monthly draw.  Yup, it’s that easy!

* Prizes will be shipped to US and Canada shipping addresses only

Disclosure : Giveaway copies of the above books are courtesy of www.chickensoup.com

TO THE WINNER OF

Rubbermaid Reveal Spray Mop

Wai Chee #50

AND

Rumba Time Watch

Howell #8

The winners are required to do the following:

1. Submit your relevant info via the Winner’s Submission Form Below; AND
2. Leave a comment in this post to let us know you have submitted.
3. If any winner does not claim her prize by the 22nd February 2011, we will do a second draw.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAD PARTICIPATED.

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GIVEAWAY CLOSED!

I am a pillow hog… I love pillows- the fluffier and yummier, the better!!  I was thrilled to be asked to review a great product from Dacron- the mini pillow.  The only problem was that my daughter is almost as much of a pillow hog as I am and as soon as it arrived she claimed it as hers.  It is the perfect size for her little head and she loves that it is little enough to take on the road with us.  She has taken that mini pillow everywhere for the last week or so.

So… what makes Dacron filled pillows so wonderful:

The DACRON® brand was launched in 1959, as a versatile, easy to care for polyester. Today the brand is still strong in the minds of today’s bedding consumer and associated with attributes such as quality and durability.

The DACRON® brand has developed a new quality seal that assures consumers that products bearing the seal are filled with high quality branded fiberfill from INVISTA.

DACRON® offers the following fiberfill choices:

DACRON® Comforel® fiberfill – Brings lasting comfort and softness to pillows and other bedding products. For consumers who want an easy to care for alternative to a down pillow, look for pillows filled with DACRON® Comforel® fiberfill.

DACRON® Performa® fiberfill – Some consumers like freshness, some want more support, Pillows filled with DACRON® Performa® fiberfill fit the bill for a variety of consumer needs in bedding.

DACRON® Duralife™ fiberfill – Long lasting durability and a great value make pillows of DACRON® Duralife™ fiberfill an easy choice.

Trust is so important when choosing products for my family.  Dacron has a brand new quality seal,  assuring that when you see this seal, you’re getting a great Dacron product and you can “Trust What’s Inside” and that “It Just Feels Good”.

The Dacron fiber quality seal is based on a legacy of fiber technologies that have earned people’s trust for more than 50 years. Over two-thirds of consumers noted that they were familiar with the Dacron brand in a 2010 nationwide survey, showing that Dacron has one of the highest levels of consumer awareness among popular home furnishings.

I know that we love the Dacron pillow we were given and I believe that you will love them for your family as well.

The wonderful people at Dacron have offered a pair of Dacron mini pillows to one lucky reader.

To enter:

• First Mandatory Entry- Leave us a comment telling us your favorite feature of the Dacron products.  Please be sure to leave a valid email address.
• Two Additional Entries- Follow Parent Reviewers on twitter and tweet this giveaway.  Please leave additional comments including your twitter id and your tweet url.
• Three Additional Entries- Leave additional comments including the url of your favorite reviewed product over the past year.
• Giveaway is open to US shipping addresses only.
• Giveaway ends February 21st, 2011 and a winner will be picked using Random.org. We will not be emailing winners, so please make sure you subscribe to our feed or check back here for the winner announcement post.

Good Luck!!

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GIVEAWAY CLOSED!

The Rumba watch has done something no other watch/fashion item has done to my tomboy daughter, it won her over. It comes in this cool plastic holder and bends/moves whichever way you want it to, so when I pulled it out of the container and tested it, I was thrilled.

There are no latches that might break, no pieces that are sensitive to the oils in your skin or concerns if you throw it in your backpack before sports or gym class; it’s a resilient watch perfect for people with an active lifestyle.

Some key points with the Rumba VanDam watches:

• Silicone Unisex Watch
•  22mm Wide
• Ultra Lightweight at only 10 grams
• Water Resistant to 99 feet

And so RumbaTime began with the simple idea of making time keep up with your life, instead of the other way around, Made with silicone, watches that feel like a second skin. They are smooth, bright, water-resistant & durable – in styles and colors as diverse as personalities.

Small/Medium is a nice fit for women, my daughter is 17 and it slid on her perfect with a little bit of room to move on her wrist. One tip that she gave me when I asked about how she likes it is to read the instructions to set watch, it can be a little difficult to understand on your own.

BUY IT : These watches are only 16$ and for an original idea for a birthday gift you aren’t breaking the bank for style. You can get yours from Rumba Time.

WIN IT : Thanks to Rumba Time, we are giving away a watch of your choice (excluding Mercer) to one of our reader. To enter for a chance to win, here’s some easy peasy requirements:

• One mandatory entry – Head over to Rumba Time and tell us, which watch is your favourite.
• Two additional entry – Follow us on twitter and tweet this giveaway “Win a watch from Rumba Times at parentreviewers.com“  with a link back to this post. Please leave an additional comment including your twitter id and your tweet url. You can do this daily until the giveaway closes.
• Two Additional Entries- Are you a subscriber? You get 2 extra entries just for that! If not, best you subscribe right now!
• Two Additional Entries- Post this on FB and share this piece of good news with your friends!!!! Let us know if you’re a fan too!
• Giveaway open to US shipping addresses only.
• Giveaway ends February 15th 2011 and a winner will be picked using Random.org. We will not be emailing winners, so please make sure you subscribe to our feed or check back here for the winner announcement post.

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Some of you may remember how our panel of reviewers raved about the fabulous Sleepy Wrap baby carriers as well as the Organic Sleepy Wraps that we had reviewed many months ago. Well, babies do grow up and we are proud to introduce to you a toddler carrier called Boba which is brought to you by Colorado based NAP, Inc. the very same company who introduced the Sleepy Wrap to us.

The Boba Story:

We are a big advocate of baby wrap carriers for infants and small babies and our son virtually lived in the Sleepy Wrap for his first 16 months of life. As he became bigger we started looking for something more practical to be able to continue carrying him.

Soft structured carriers were new to us. We experimented with a few different carriers available on the market. It wasn’t so much that they were digging into our shoulders, but more the feeling of our son not being secure and leaning away from our bodies in the back carries. He also complained that his legs didn’t feel good even when seated facing our back in a wide seated carrier.

So for one year he refused to be carried. Most would think that a blessing. Well, the problem was that he still wanted to be carried, but only in our arms. We started toying around with the idea of creating our own soft structured carrier for toddlers after successfully launching Sleepy Wrap more than 3 years ago.

We were always brainstorming and trying to figure out how to make our design better and ended up first adding a safety buckle so there would be no spontaneous releases. Then a light bulb went on. We just had the best idea- foot straps- to get that digging fabric off of little hamstrings, prevent bigger legs from just hanging and just give them a place to rest- just like the rungs we rest our feet on when we sit on a bar stool. After eleven different prototypes and almost one year of going back and forth, we finally got it right. Our son turned 3 by the time our final prototype was made and although he’s a big guy, he loves it.

We couldn’t compromise; we had to get it right. They had to be butter soft and we even took the extra step of making them with only certified organic cotton. To top it all off, we decided to make them right here in our home town of Boulder, CO with the help of local mountaineering professionals.

And the Boulder Baby carrier- the “BoBa” was born.

Our panel of reviewers tried and tested the Boba  and were full of praises for this wonderful carrier. Check out why they are giving Boba carrier the two thumbs up (click on the links to read their individual reviews):

November Sunflower – It’s even comfortable for the one who has to wear it. At least I felt it was. The straps that go on your arms are very well padded, broad straps. Not tiny little things that would dig into your shoulders. Plus, I love how they have little foot holders for the child’s feet. This way they aren’t daggling out. My son felt a little more comfortable once he put his feet in the foot holds-it made him sit up a bit more and the balance was better for both of us.

I feel confident in this product. Especially if you’re active and want to bring your child along for the ride. Walking, hiking or even chasing after a soccer ball with your older child in the backyard…..it’s comfortable for both you and your child. PLUS, it’s made of ORGANIC cotton. Beautiful!!! So damn soft.

Thanks Mail Carrier – Opening up the Twilight Carrier from Boba, I was immediately impressed with just how soft the cotton truly was, not to mention the thickness of the padding around the waist and shoulder straps. This is one carrier that screams comfort before even having it on!

Just by having the Boba laid out, I found it pretty intuitive as to how you would place it for both the front and back carry positions – something that I appreciated. I have tried a wide variety of carriers over the years and there were some that I felt as though I needed to study a thick manual before even attempting to pick up and that isn’t the case with this one.

Blessed Beyond Words – At $100 per carrier, the price may seem a little steep. But, I have to tell you that this carrier is absolutely worth every penny. It can be used from 15 – 45 pounds. (Do you know how long my kids take to get to 45 pounds? My 7 year old just barely makes it over that!) It is so well made that it seems as though it will last forever. (Now, I cannot attest that it will indeed last forever, as I have only had mine for a few weeks. What I can tell you is that in my opinion, this baby carrier is very well made, and I will personally use it for my children for as long as I possibly can.)

Overall, I am quite impressed with the Boba Baby Carrier and would recommend it to any mom or mom to be that wants to carry her baby without the back pain. I will continue to use my Boba Carrier with my 2 year old and will also use it with my newborn once he reaches the appropriate weight.

Jumpin Beans – I am telling you…

I will be telling everyone about this!!!
If you do not have a carrier (and you have a little one)
BOBA BABY CARRIERS is THE answer!!!!

Mommy’s Minute – All in all I was pleased with the Boba carrier. It was quick and easy to put on and comfortably distributed my 25 lb son’s weight. I look forward to trying it out again with baby #2. Thanks to my handsome hubby for modeling the Boba. My growing baby bump has been impeding my baby wearing in the last couple weeks. As you can tell, it works great for both guys and gals!

Heavenly Sayings – I was able to use the Boba Baby Carrier with one of my day care kids and it was wonderful! Little M fit into the carrier perfectly and he acted like he was very comfortable. I liked that the straps were in easy access and I could adjust them to accommodate Little M and I without hassle. I was also able to slip him from my front to my back in no time at all. Which was another feature that I was surprised about as Little M is only 2 years old and I expected to have a hard time getting him on my back comfortably.

Kaki Shopping – All in all, I have had a very pleasant experience with the Boba Carrier. My kids love it too, and my daughter especially, will request that I carry her in it, even at home! This carrier has certainly changed my perception of baby carriers, and in addition, it looks pretty darn cool too. For long-haul travels when you need to move around from place to place and need your hands free while taking care of kids, the Boba Carrier is the answer.

Acting Balanced – I love that this is adjustable and fits me, darling hubby and even Robyn to carry Erik around. I love the padded straps and waist support – it really distributes my chunky monkey’s weight around so that it doesn’t center on one part of my body. I also really like that the carrier itself has a high back which supports and cradles Erik nicely against me. The organic cotton is really soft and although we’ve only tried it for front carry, I like that as Erik grows it can be used for rear carry options and the removable foot straps will be good too…

We are providing our readers 10% off the Boba carrier by using Promo Code “PARENT10“.  So, remember to key in “PARENT10” before you checkout. You can find Boba on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BobaCarrier or keep updated with their product changes, new designs, contests via their Twitter page at  www.twitter.com/BobaCarrier.

Mom Of All Trades – I’ve never tried a soft structured carrier that completely buckled so I was a bit skeptical that it would provide the support and comfort I needed. That skepticism faded the instant I put the Boba on. I was amazed that I was able to get my son into a back carry, all by myself, within minutes. And best of all – I was comfortable, happy and feeling secure and so was he! The only issue I ran into was that the chest strap sat right at my neck, but soon after I realized that too was adjustable and I was able to slide it down to a comfortable position.

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