Category Archives: Age 3-5

Pop On Pals – A World of Endless Popabilities

Age 1-3, Age 3-5, Toys, ,

Spin Master welcomes parents and preschoolers to a new world of endless “Popabilities!”

Spin Master is introducing Pop On Pals – a wonderful world of fun pals, pets, vehicles and playsets! With endless mix n’ match fun, little ones, ages 2+, can be anything they want to be.  A fireman can become a musician, a princess becomes a baker, a puppy becomes a ballerina – Pop On Pals encourages imaginative play and helps develop fine motor skills.

Pop On Pals play sets come to life with music, sounds, and lights and will entertain your toddler or preschooler for hours.  Don’t tell me you don’t need time to do laundry or a little house cleaning. Madelyn is 4 and she loves the Pop On Pals Amusement Park playset (pictured above) and can’t wait to get more Fun Pal Packs so she can switch up the figure even more than with the 3 rings provided in the playset.  She wants the Vet/Gardener mix n’ match girl and the Chef/Princess girl.

Madelyn playing with Pop On Pals

It’s simple for a toddler to pop a new ring onto a figure.  The Amusement Park playset comes with 3 rings as seen in the photograph above.  Watch a video demonstration on the Pop On Pals website.

Visit the Pop On Pals website to see all available Pop On Pals playsets, mix n’ match Fun Pal Packs, and more Pop On Pals toys.

Buy Pop On Pals at your local Target, Toys R’ Us or at Amazon.com here.

Disclosure: The Mommy Insider received a Pop On Pals set free for review purposes from Team Mom/Childsplay PR.  The opinions in this review are ours and were not influenced in any way.

3 toddler ballet flats over $100

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For those of you with a budget of $100 or more for a pair of ballet flats for your little girl, we are featuring 3 pairs of ballet flast that will rock your daughter’s world.. or at least you’ll think she looks adorable and you’ll know that her little toes are comfy and stylish.

Naturino Little Kid Ballet Flat – $148

This little girl ballet flat from Naturino is so cute you’ll want it for yourself! The ballet flat style features a supple suede upper with patent leather accents.
The velvety bow at the toe adds demure appeal, while leather linings will let her foot breath. She’ll love the comfortable, flexible outsole for which Naturino is known.

  • The Naturino Little Kid Ballet Flat is available in several colors and sizes for toddlers to little girls.
  • Buy at Endless here

Primigi Toddler/Little Kid Tasya Ballerina – $129

These Primigi Toddler/Little Kid Tasya Ballerina flats look adorable, classic, and comfortable.  The Velcro strap make these ballet flats a cinch to put on and take off.. great for teaching your toddler to put her shoes on all by herself.

  • The Primigi Tasya Ballerina flat is available in 3 colors and several toddler sizes.
  • Buy your daughter a pair of these gorgeous toddler ballet flats at Endless here.

Simonetta Little Kid/Big Kid Ballet Flat – $176

These ballet flats are great for the toddler that doesn’t mind standing out from the crowd a bit.

Your toddler will be prancing around in total prettiness with this ballet flat from Simonetta. It has a subtlety sparkly patent leather upper with a stretchy collar and a cute little bow.
The leather outsole has a rubber inlay that will deliver sure footing and balance, while the padded insole will work to keep her completely light on her feet.

  • Available only in black.
  • Buy the Simonetta Toddler Ballet Flat at Endless here
What do you think of these ballet flats?  Would you buy a pair of $100+ shoes for your toddler?

EasyLunchbox Food containers and Carrying Bags

Age 3-5, Age 5-7, Contests, Food and Drink, School, , , , ,

I love food storage items.  I have a cabinet packed with all types of food storage products and one of my favorites is Easy Lunchboxes’ combo lunch and snack containers (AKA food storage containers).  Easy Lunchboxes’ Compartmentalized BPA-Free Plastic Food Storage Containers are colorful, convenient, and BPA-free. 

My 3 year old takes lunch Wednesdays and Fridays and these combined with her Citizenpip lunch bag make packing her lunch a breeze and easy for her to carry.  I usually put hummus in one compartment, carrots or crackers in another, and fruit and cheese in the 3rd compartment.  EasyLunchBoxes.com sells a lunch box cooler which is great for day trips and for older kids who take their lunch to school but my 3 year old has to fit her lunch box in her school bag and the Easy Lunchboxes’ lunch cooler is too big to fit in her bag.

Easy Lunch Boxes’ features:

  • dishwasher safe
  • microwave safe
  • refrigerator and freezer safe
  • secure snap-on lids
  • 4 bottoms with 3 compartments each
  • 4 lids – each a different color
  • very sturdy.. these are more sturdy than typical food storage containers
  • BPA-free

GIVEAWAY!

  • EasyLunchboxes.com is giving one lucky reader a set of containers and a lunch bag!
  • To enter, tell me what your child’s favorite school lunch is in the comments below.
  • Entries accepted through February 20th.

Robeez suede sole booties

Age 0-1 year, Age 1-3, Age 3-5, Contests, Shoes, , , ,

Madelyn has been wearing her Robeez booties almost every day for about a month. 

They are teddy bear soft on the inside and easy for her to put on by herself which is a big deal for most moms, right?  The booties are washable and are available in sizes 0-6 month to 3-4 years.  Madelyn wears her Robeez booties around the house and to friends houses.  They are not great for playing in the yard because of the suede soles, but she has a couple of other pairs of Robeez shoes that she wears to play in.Robeez booties

Robeez is a well known brand of infant and toddler shoes that makes quality shoes for kids affordable and often has great sales.  Robeez is the premier baby and toddler shoe brand, providing soft-soled and flex-soled footwear that supports the healthy development of little feet. Always functional and fashionable, Robeez shoes are a favorite with parents and medical experts around the world.

Buy and browse Robeez Booties on Amazon.com.
GIVEAWAY!
Robeez is giving a lucky winner a pair of shoes.  Robeez will choose the style once the winner chooses a gender and size.
Fill out the form below to enter.  Contest entries accepted until February 20th, 2010.

Shoe Review + Giveaway: Katie Bug Shoes

Age 1-3, Age 3-5, New posts, Shoes, Toddler Style, , , , ,

Madelyn can’t hide from me now – she squeaks!

Katie Bug ShoesMadelyn recently got a pair of KatieBugShoes.com Pickle shoes and I wish I had the video camera shooting when she put them for the first time.. her face was so funny! She didn’t know what was going on with her feet.
She took off like a crazy girl about 5 seconds after she realized how fun it was to wear squeaky shoes. She ran around the middle level of the house at least 3 times without stopping. We were all cracking up!

See Madelyn’s squeaky shoes in action here:

These are not your average squeaky shoes. Pickle Shoes are perfect for early walkers and toddlers ages 1-4. I am very impressed with the flexibility and softness of the Pickle’s Supplesoft leather. Madelyn was able to walk run in them right away without needing a “break in” period. Just as is stated on the Katie Bug Shoes website, “Your child won’t want to take them off!”.. Madelyn doesn’t want to take her squeaky shoes off once she has them on. What’s really cool is that the squeakers are removable which means that she can wear the shoes to school and not get kicked out! You can feel pretty confident that you won’t lose track of your child while at the playground if she’s wearing Katie Bug Shoes’ squeaky shoes.. that’s for sure! That’s not an excuse to take your eyes off your child at the playground though.
Like I’ve done with the kids over the years, I’ve learned to tune the squeaking noise out when we’re at home. She loves to go up and down the stairs and make ‘songs’ with her squeaky shoes. Cute.

Madelyn wears a size 9-10 shoe but their largest size, size 8, fits her great. She can even wear socks as shown in the photograph and video above.

More about Katie Bug Shoes:

  • Squeakers can be removed
  • Non skid soles
  • Lots of styles
  • Sizes 4-8

GIVEAWAY!