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Horizon Organic Milk
If you pack your child’s lunch, then you know that it’s next to impossible to pack milk. It’s either a juice box or they have to stand in line to buy milk. Now there’s a solution.
Horizon Organic milk offers single serving sizes, complete with a straw, just like juice boxes. They also come in a variety of flavors including vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and original. The best part about them is that they are shelf stable. You can feel confident sending one of these great flavors along with your kids to school and that they’ll have a healthy drink with their lunch.
Although I wasn’t able to taste all of the flavors (because the girls beat me to it), I must say that the vanilla one I tasted was pretty fantastic. Think vanilla milkshake but healthier.
The Horizon Organic company has a great website where you can view all of their products and even organic recipes that sound fantastic.
Because it’s about time that someone made a shelf stable milk drink that’s packed lunch friendly, BBM gives Horizon Organic milk. . .
25th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Kids
Alyssa Aileen.
Ruby Anne.
Noah Carter.
What do these names have in common? They are the names of my Cabbage Patch kids. The first one was the most difficult for my Mom to obtain. She knew it was going to be rough but she happened to walk into a store as the right time and was able to snag one for me and one for my sister, many years ago.
We adored those dolls. We took them everywhere with us. Then came Ruby and finally Noah, a preemie Kid. I played with them non-stop and now my kids do.
Big I got one the year Lil C was born. Then came one just for Lil C.
Ollie is a 25th Anniversary Cabbage Patch doll and he is exactly as they were 25 years ago. These dolls will be available for a limited time only. They come complete with a silver spoon, a birth certificate and each doll is exactly the same as one made 25 years ago. And they are fabulous. For more information, go here.
Because he is adorable and has the softest fuzziest head of hair I have ever seen, BBM gives the 25th Anniversary Cabbage Patch kids. . .
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
I am not generally a reader of young adult literature. It takes a very good book for me to get interested and involved. When I agreed to review "The Dangerous Days of Daniel X" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge, I was skeptical about how much I would like it.
The book was written with the intent to interest boys in reading. Patterson has a 10-year old son and set out to excite him with his writing.
I’m be honest. I finished reading the first chapter or two wondering how much I could possibly get into this book. I like Daniel X,
the main character, immensely. He’s a sassy character who doesn’t take any nonsense. He’s likable from the start, but the story involved crazy alien things. I didn’t know how into crazy alien things I could get.
By the time I finished the 4th or 5th chapter, I was hooked. I didn’t care if there were crazy alien people. Daniel X was a character that I wanted to get to know better. I finished the book in only two nights of reading. It was one of those books that made me sacrifice sleep. When I was finished with the book, I felt like emailing Patterson and Ledwidge and asking when the next Daniel X book was scheduled to be released (I found out Fall 2009 and frankly, that’s too far away).
Boys will like this book; girls will like this book (and so will their parents). The chapters are short and manageable, extremely kid friendly. The only problem with the book is that each chapter entices you so much to read the next one that you just can’t put the book down.
If you’re looking for a book that mixes action with an extremely likable and fun character, "The Dangerous Days of Daniel X" is a book that you should read. To purchase the book, go here.
BBM gives "The Dangerous Days of Daniel X". . .
The Banana Splits
Everything old is new again. The other day, I was watching a fall fashion show on TV and they said that bell bottoms are back. All I know is that some things that make a comeback are good, but others are most certainly not, stirrup pants for example.
Along with the trends in fashion, there’s another group of things seeing a resurgence. Any parent can walk through the toy stores now and see tons of toys that are similar to when we were growing up.
Now there’s a musical group to bring it all back as well. If you weren’t around in the 60’s, you won’t remember them. I wasn’t either so it’s all new to me and it will be to your kids too. "The Banana Splits" are a costumed rock band that sing catchy songs, tell silly jokes and have an all-around good time.
Starting September 1st, "The Banana Splits" will make their debut on The Cartoon Network with brand new comedy shorts featured Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All of their songs and comedy shorts are kid friendly and parent approved.
My girls spent some time on the site and the music is the type that gets stuck in your head. Because it’s not super annoying kid music, but more reminiscent of a day gone by, it’s something that both parents and kids can enjoy. There are also games that can be played, such as the coaster game where you choose your character and maneuver through a roller coaster ride with help from some computer keys.
If your child is a jokester, they’ll enjoy phoning in their favorite jokes that could get picked for the site. There are also secret codes to decode and a fan mail section where kids can pose a question and see it answered in a Fan Mail Video. If your kids are super into the "Splits," they can join the free club with a printable membership certificate and no other requirements.
The only negative about the site is that it is very busy. While you’re listening to one song, the website music is playing in the background and that was a little too much overstimulation for me. I’m sure there’s probably a way to turn the website music off, but I couldn’t figure it out. The button on the top didn’t seem to work, at least not for me. While a little annoying to me, Big I didn’t seem to mind at all. She’s one who likes constant noise. But don’t take her word; go check it out for yourself.
Overall, "The Banana Splits" offer a friendly and fun kid alternative that will be a welcome addition to The Cartoon Network and to your home computer.
BBM gives "The Banana Splits". . .
Suave Summer Hair Care
I am the girl who looks for a bargain pretty much everywhere except for my hair care products. I have no problem spending mucho dollars on shampoo because "it is so worth it," and "it’s the one thing I do for myself," and "If 2 oz. of shampoo is $20, it must be that much better than everything else." Can you tell I’ve had this argument with my husband on more than one occasion?
While I have no problem using Suave’s body washes because they smell great and they’re cheap, I’ve always been a bit of a shampoo and conditioner snob. I can’t help it; it’s just who I am.
So when Suave sent me a box loaded with their hair care products, I was completely skeptical. Then I read the label on Suave’s Professional Color Care shampoo: "Protects as well as Biolage." What??? Could it be true?
I was given three different Professional series shampoo and conditioners to try: Suave Professionals Color Care (comparable to Biolage), Suave Professionals Sleek (comparable to Matrix), and Suave Professionals Vibrant Shine (comparable to Sebastian). I thought that all the products performed well. The shampoo seemed to do its job easily and my hair had a very clean feel to it. The conditioner works well too, but I did find that I needed to use a bit more than I normally would use to get the same effect (I should note here that I just moved out of a house with a water softener to move into one that doesn’t have one so that could be the issue too).
My favorite of the three lines is the Color Care line. It smells great and if it’s comparable to Biolage, well then send me a crate of it because I believe I’ve just saved about $400/year (o.k. maybe that’s a slight exaggeration).
I also got to try the Extra Hold Mousse and the Extra Hold Aerosol hairspray. While I’m not really an "extra hold" needing kind of girl, I thought both of the products did a good job. Both of these products are comparable to Sebastian styling products. Generally I don’t use mousse or hairspray, but back in the 80’s and early 90’s. . . let’s just say that the hairspray would have been my very best friend (behind a good spiral perm of course). However, for those women who are looking for some control, these are definitely worth a try.
Suave also sent me some travel-sized samples of their invisible solid deodorant in the tropical paradise variety. The stuff smells so good, I kind of want to blend it with ice and drink it. I’ve found that the deodorant works just as well as my usual deodorant, and it smells really nice too.
Overall, I’d have to say that I’m fairly impressed with the Suave Professionals line. It’s definitely worth a try for anyone looking to trim their budget or for those who would just like to have extra cash to spend on clothes instead of expensive hair products.
BBM gives the Suave line of products. . .
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