Hello Baby Direct Review

 

My Review:

We received the Jelly Kitten Maypole Pony from Hello Baby. This is a soft and fun multi colored pony who also has a multi colored mane and tail. It jingles when it is shook.

Adisyn loves horses, she always has. She has nicknamed this one “Pinto” from the Dora episode “Cowboy Dora”. She is so cute when she plays with this. She brought it to me, jingling it, and said “haha mommy pinto laughing at you.” So she obviously thinks the jingles is the pony’s laugh. She had me smiling from ear to ear. I would have never thought the jingles could be thought of that way, another reason kids are so amusing to be around and watch play.

This pony is only $14.50. Shipping depends on what country you are in, but they ship internationally. I got the pony within 3-4 days, and was glad to see it. Adisyn couldn’t have been happier if I took her to Disney world. She LOVES animals and especially horses.

She takes her barbies and let’s them ride her horses. She takes “Pinto” wherever we go. To the store, the mailbox, to her nana’s house. She even sleeps with it beside her half the time. She has TONS of stuffed animals, but hasn’t really had an absolute favorite until now.

This pony could be for small babies as well as it could be for toddlers and preschoolers. This is just an overall greatly made toy. Great quality, great price, fast shipping, and great customer service.

Hello baby sells more than just toys though. You can visit for all your baby & toddler needs. Whether it be car seats, clothes, toilet training, and so much more.. They have a really awesome site, with a lot of toys and stuff to choose from. They sell products from independent retailers. They just bring their items to the storefront. =)

About the makers of the toy:

Jelly Kitten

Jellycat, established in Hammersmith, West London in 1999, is one of the world’s leading luxury soft toy companies, fast becoming a lifestyle company. They design in England and produce and distribute sophisticated high quality soft items around the world. Their Brands are Jellycat and Jellykitten. Jellykitten are for babies and toddlers from six months to four years of age. Jellycat are soft toys with ageless appeal.

Without a Doubt: The World’s most sophistcated soft toys.

Jellykitten designs appeal to children ages 6 months to 4 years. From magical discovery toys, that tweet, crinkle, chirp, and jingle to imaginative read along soft books that play a variety of Peek a Boo games; Jellykitten offers over 100 innovative toys that are destined to become children’s favorites for years to come.

Design

Jellycat have a passion for design. Jellycat are heavily influenced by the fast changing world of fashion and as a result of this, introduce hundreds of new, innovative and original designs each year. Jellycat constantly strive to use the most interesting and distinctive materials. Jellycat toys are hip and humorous and always soft and sumptuous. Jellykitten desgns are baby toys that are just right for your babies and toddlers.

About Hello Baby:

At Hello Baby we love quality, fun and practical baby and nursery products.

Our company is based in historical St Albans, UK.

We also care for the environment and stock a range of ethical baby products such as reusable nappies and organic skincare.

We work hard to provide an excellent level of customer service.

They take all payments listed below =)

Please visit Hello Baby on the following social networks

Facebook: Hello Baby Facebook page
Flickr: www.flickr.com/hellobabydirect
YouTube: www.youtube.com/hellobabydirect
Twitter: www.twitter.com/hellobabydirect

Disclosure: This isn’t a sponsored post. All opinions are my own, and not influenced. I was sent items in exchange for an honest review

Jessica

Giggables Review

These Bright Starts Having a Ball Giggables – (Colors/Styles Vary) will delight toddler. These cute, animal themed balls make silly sounds as they wobble and roll across the floor! With 6 different characters to choose from, your toddler is sure to laugh out loud!

You can choose from 6 different giggables, including chicken, cows, pigs, tigers, elephants, and frogs

For our review, we were sent one of their new Giggables. We received the frog giggable for Adisyn.

These toys are safe for toddlers, small babies, and even newborns. My 3 year old thought it was quite funny. It doesn’t roll on it’s own, you push it. When you push it, it rolls and makes little laugh and giggle sounds.

The sounds aren’t very loud. They are loud enough for the kids to hear it, but isn’t loud enough that it’s going to drive you nuts after the first 100 rolls.Adisyn packed the giggable around for hours. Aidan tried to steal it from her and she got really upset. I didn’t think he would like something like this, but he did.

It is smaller than I thought it would be. I thought it would be the size of a baseball, but it’s only about as big as a lemon. This makes it easy for smaller babies to pick up and play with as well.

You can purchase the Having a Ball Giggables at Toys R Us for $4.99! If you try and buy it on Amazon- DON’T. They are charging $13.99 + shipping, so I would avoid that.

Disclosure: This isn’t a sponsored post. All opinions are my own, and not influenced in any way. I was sent products in exchange for an honest review.

 

Jessica

Zoobies Review & Giveaway

About:
Zoobies, LLC was created by two young brothers who shared a common desire to invent something that was fun, innovative, and functional. The brothers came from a large family of nine children. They saw the need to consolidate things needed on trips, something that would make a mom’s life easier. Zoobies have been featured on The View as well as the Today Show.

My Review*
My 3 year old daughter goes Banana’s for any kind of stuffed animal. She will play with them day and night if you let her. She packs them around, covers them up, puts them to sleep. Acts like they’re crying.. the whole nine yards.
We were lucky enough to review a Blanket Pet. I chose to get Furbie the Feline because Adisyn loves Cats. It was extremely hard for me to choose though, because they had so many different animals. 

When she seen me opening the Zoobies Pal, I thought she just might have a heart attack. I mean, how many stuffed animals come with their OWN blanket? Not many. She was in play pal heaven. She played with it until she fell asleep with it under her arm.

I was also in heaven, because the company most definitely had mom’s in mind when they were designing them. Less clutter comes with having a Zoobies Pal. A pillow, Blanket, and Pet all in one. The blanket is HUGE. I seriously didn’t think the blanket was that big. I thought it was going to be a small baby type of blanket for them to play with the animal.

I am seriously impressed with the blanket sizing. I loved how big it was. She can use it as her blanket, or put tons of her “babies” under them. It is VERY soft, made with polyester fleece. The blanket  is big enough for a toddler to crawl under and sleep with. The blanket zips off the animal and is easy to do so. It is machine washable and dryable.
Not only does this blanket provide comfort and warmth to your little one, it also provides security. They feel safe wrapped in their own blanket at night, and drift off to sleep with their blanket and pet that are as soft as the clouds they dream of.
The pets are extremely soft and huggable. They are adorable. I love how Furbie the Feline came with a collar that has the Zoobie emblem on it. Adisyn

This is a great item for birthday’s, Christmas, or just a thank you for being good. This is an essential item for taking long trips, sleep overs, or just having something awesome to play with. It is only $35, and your getting a full size blanket, and the animal that also doubles as a pillow.

The head of the animal is stuffed with microbeads, so it moves around and is squishy to the touch. You can wash the animal also. It is preferred that you spot wash it with a warm washcloth, but you can also machine wash it in a delicate bag if needed.
In addition to Blanket Pets™, Zoobies® also has a wide selection of other high quality products such as Slumber Pets™, Blankie Babies™ and Storytime Pals™.
Disclosure: This isn’t a sponsored post, I wasn’t compensated.This is my honest opinion of the product. I did receive products in exchange for an honest review.
I want to thank Zoobies Pals for working with Made.By.Jess
The Giveaway:
The Giveaway will be part of my Bday Bonanza, so keep updated by following on twitter, facebook, or Rss.

 20% off any Zoobie product on www.zoobies.com with the coupon code “Parenthood“. 

Thanks, Jess

Wuggle Pets Review #BdayBonanza

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A Wuggle Pet is an adorable baby pet that you bring to life!

Wuggle Pets are the fun-filled animals that kids love to create, collect and trade. Wuggle Pets are available in a Starter Pack, which contains the Cuddly Puppy and the Magical Unicorn for $19.99 plus $7.99 shipping and handling. The Party Pack is our best value. It features all 8 Wuggle Pets for $49.99 plus $7.99 shipping and handling. The Party Pack is our most popular collection because kids love to collect them all and parents love that they save $30! Kids will have everything they need to create and personalize their Wuggle Pets. Each pet comes with a birth certificate, magic dust, personality charms, the zipper tool and fluffy softness. And to complete the pack, each order includes one fun filled factory to bring your Wuggle Pets to life.

Adisyn is crazy about stuff animals, she always has been. She packs them everywhere, covers them up, and acts like she’s their mommy. When she seen the Wuggle Pet Box, she wouldn’t let me even open it before she was all over me.

We received the Cuddly Puppy and Magical Unicorn set. It came with

• The puppy & Unicorn
• 1 Fun Filled Factory
• 2 Bags of Fluffy Stuffing
• 12 Personality Charms Pet Pet
• 2 Bags of Magic Dust
• 2 Birth Certificates
• 1 Zipper-Up Tool

 

The kids and I had fun putting these together. They were so all over me though, I couldn’t take pictures. They wanted them AS SOON as I pulled the Wuggle Pet box out of the shipping box.

It was easy to do. Most toys these days come with complicated instructions. Not this one. All you have to do is take the animal, place it on the nozzle of the “fun filled factory”, Pull the orange thing out of the “factory” and put your stuffing, magic dust, and personality bubbles inside. Then you turn the handle, and you can feel the stuffing start flowing inside the stuff animal. Then you zip it, and wa-lah. You have an adorable little animal.

You get to customize each animal by putting as little or as much magic dust in each one, Put the “personality” Bubbles inside, and name it on it’s Birth Certificate. The bubbles say “caring” and “shy” and different cute little personality traits. This way each child feels their animal is made by them.

Aidan got the puppy, and Adisyn got the Unicorn. My kids are still too young to think of unique names so their animals are “Horsey” and “Blue”. The Unicorn being “Horsey” and the Dog being “Blue.”

Adisyn packed hers around all night. I couldn’t believe she played with it that long. She usually plays with a different toy every 20 minutes. You can always find her digging in the toy box and bringing new toys in the living room every time. She didn’t though. “Horsey” was right beside her.

Aidan thought it was cool to clip the dog to his belt. He jumped up and down to see the dog flip flop for about 5 minutes. He then wanted me to unclip it, and clip it on everything in site. I thought it was cute. He doesn’t usually do stuffed animals. He is more a matchbox car boy.

The Party Pack is great for birthdays, holidays, family activities, and special events

• Collect them all ~ look for the authentic Wuggle Pets birthmark
• For ages 4 and up
• You can make them talk with the optional voice box!

 

You can also check out Wuggle Pets on facebook and twitter.

Disclosure: This isn’t a sponsored post. All opinions in this post are my own. I did receive 2 Wuggle Pets in exchange for an honest review.

I want to thank Wuggle Pets for working with Made.By.Jess

We will definitely be adding to the collection. =)

 

Jessica

Squinkies Review

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Squinkies Review.

These new Squinkie Products are sure to be a huge hit with boys 4 and over everywhere.

 

I first reviewed Squinkies last year. I had never seen or heard of them before the review. They have different categories of Squinkies. Girls and Boys.

Last year I reviewed the girl Squinkies which came with babies, girls, horses, puppies, kitties, and princess crowns, wands, and shoes…

My daughter and my niece adored them.. The girl squinkies can attach to necklaces and bracelets so you can show em off.. The squinkies just clip right into the notches.

Now, they’ve come up with boy toys, which I got to review this time. They attach to the little “rides” they come in. There are spots where you can sit them (like they are driving the ride) and then you can put extra squinkies inside the ride. My son and stepson loved them (as well as my daughter) My husband somehow STILL calls the Squenchies…lol. It was so fun to open these packages because my kids were all over me, saying “open, open mommy.” You’d almost swear it was Christmas. My stepson is 8, my son 4, and my daughter 2. So they can be given to a variety of kids. You have to watch kids under 4 with them because squinkies are so small, they are considered a choking hazard (They have it printed right on the package)

There are 4 squinkie rides…

They are bigger than a matchbox car, but can hold the tiny squinkies inside, for instant kid attraction.

The Squinkies Space Ride–>

The Squinkie Space Ride is a very cool space ship that attracted both the attention of my stepson, Alex and my son, Aidan. It came with an alien squinkie, and 2 astronaut squinkies.

The Squinkie Low Ride–>

The Squinkies Low Ride is a low rider truck that comes with a bulldog and 2 “gangster” dudes. Aidan especially loved this one. I was so thrilled to see the kids play with these, getting along, and me not have to say something to them every 5 minutes about sharing. =)

The Squinkie Tuff Ride–>

The Squinkies Tuff Ride is a tank that comes with 3 army soldiers. I like that the “rides” comes with squinkies that relate to that ride. It is something different, and am looking to buy more for Christmas. It’s not like buying a barbie, and then having to buy all her friends, plus a dollhouse, and then all the accessories. These rides come with people, and then you can purchase more if you like. Isn’t that so cool of the Squinkie Makers?

And the Squinkies Extreme Ride–>

The Squinkies Extreme Ride looks like a roller skate/ skateboard park. It opens up to hold squinkies. It comes with 3 skaters. It was so cool to see the kids play with something for more than 15 minutes and lose interest in them.

These “rides” are like a carrier for Squinkies. They hold 10-15 squinkies, so your little guy can have something to play with when you travel, are at the doctors office, or to entertain himself while your busy. I think these toys are the most unique and thoughtful toy I’ve seen this year. They are small and convenient enough to play with without all the hassle of a bulky bag you have to lug everywhere. The kids played with these all day, making up little cool games, and sounds to go with them.

The Skull Cavern Playset

The Skull Cavern playset, is like a gumball or toy machine. Each squinkie that you purchase (whether with a ride, or in a pack) comes with a squinkie ball.

You can then put the squinkie inside the ball and place it inside the skull cavern playset, and store them. The Playset comes with 6 exclusive squinkies and 4 squinkie coins.

You can use this as a “bribe” for your kids. Get them to pick up their room for a token, penny, or dime (Which all can be used in the playset to emerge a ball.) You can keep refilling the playset, so the kids have something to look forward to, and you don’t have to keep asking them to be on their best behavior. A squinkie will do the trick. Haha.

The playset opens up to feature a squinkie “house” with a setting place for 1 squinkie on each side.

Now on the to the actual squinkies.

The Squinkies Hotwheel series..

Each series contain 12 squinkies. These cars are so cool they’re cold, lol. My kids adored them, and played with them as if they were actual hotwheels. They don’t move, but it doesn’t keep kids from pretending they do.

I received the series 2 hotwheels. They loved these little cars, and I thought I’d end up buying the other 2 series for them for Christmas.

There are 3 series to the regular “doll” squinkies.

There are tough guys, dino’s, football players, aliens, ninjas, basketball players, army elite, robots, and the dice. You can play a game with these squinkies (much like playing the pokemon cards and such.) There are 2-8 players. The instructions are below. If you win, you get to choose another persons squinkie to keep…WOW

Marvel Series 1 squinkies

These are the Marvel Squinkies Series 1. These are very awesome. Alex loved these, they were his favorite. It came with Spiderman, Thor, Green Goblin, Thing, Silver Surfer, Doctor Doom, Ironman, Human Torch, Captain America, Wolverine, Hulk, and Magneto. “How totally cool,” Alex said, “small superheros” They were a big hit with the kids.

Here are some random pics of the kids playing with the squinkies..

You can contact the Squinkie Company many different ways.

You can find them @

www.squinkies.com

Their blog http://blog.squinkies.com

You can “like” them on Facebook www.facebook.com/squinkies

Follow them on twitter www.twitter.com/squinkies

And on Youtube www.youtube.com/squinkies

This is my own opinion of the squinkies products. I was not persuaded or paid in anyway to write this blog. I agreed to write an honest review for products. I want to thank the Squinkies company for allowing me to have this priveledge.

Love, Jess