Category Archives: Nursery & Room Decor

Lamaze Dream Screen

Age 0-1 year, Age 1-3, Bedtime, Gadgets, Music, Nursery & Room Decor,

Lamaze_dream_screen1The Dream Screen is one of those toys that looks like something from the future.   The clean lines and bright colors of the screen make the Dream Screen captivating. The dual motion screen plays soft
music when activated by you or your baby.

There are three play modes.
The first is a 5 second mode. The music plays and the screen moves when baby swats the little yellow guy hanging down from the Dream Screen. You can also customize music
for baby by connecting your MP3 Player to the Dream Screen. This mode is great because it teaches baby cause and effect.
The second mode is a continuous play mode. When turned on, the Dream Screen will play music and the screen moves for 15 minutes.
The third mode is the MP3 mode. Attach your MP3 player to the back of the Dream Screen and baby can listen to her favorite tunes.

Below is a video of Madelyn enchanted by her Dream Screen. The video is pretty dark because I wanted to shoot the video at night so you can see the Dream Screen lit up.  If you look closely enough you will see Madelyn staring at the screen.

  


Where to buy: Learning Curve

Skip Hop Toolbox – a mommy must have

Diaper Bags, Fun stuff for parents, Gadgets, Nursery & Room Decor, Organization, , , ,

Good1_2What do parents need/use every day or pretty often?  Diapers, wipes, diaper cream, socks, thermometer, baby lotion, and the list goes on. That list is some of what is easily stored in the SKIP HOP Toolbox.  When we hired our nanny, I think she was confused as to why we don’t have one  place in the house where we change Madelyn’s diapers.  I explained to her that because our house is multi leveled and it’s not always convenient to  go upstairs or down stairs when Madelyn needs changing, we just have diapers and wipes scattered through out the house.   I was absolutely thrilled when I received the SKIP HOP Toolbox for review.  I filled the Toolbox up right away and have to say that I am very impressed with the amount of ‘stuff’ the Toolbox holds.

What is most valuable to me about the Toolbox is that I no longer have to search the bathroom cabinets, and drawers, and closets for Tylenol, nail clippers and other things that we don’t use everyday but often enough. These items are now stored in our SKIP HOP Toolbox.

This is a great gift for a baby shower or new mom. The SKIP HOP Toolbox is available in three colors, is very durable, and wipes clean with a cloth.

I found that if I stack several diapers on one side of the caddy then I can fit a full size diaper wipe box on the other side!  This is a mommy must have!

Features:

  • Holds up to 12 diapers.
  • Two drawers on the bottom that pull both ways for extra storage.
  • Two detachable side pockets.
  • Handle for easy carrying.

Where to buy: SKIP HOP

Quote the Walls

Nursery & Room Decor

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Three of Madelyn’s walls have art on them.  The fourth wall, is empty because I got overwhelmed with all the pieces on her walls already. However, the fourth wall looked empty and lonely. I was thrilled when I got an email from Rebecca, creator of Quote the Walls requesting that I review her designs on The Mommy Insider. Rebecca allowed me, as she does any customer, to choose the quote, letter color, and font of the Quote she would send for review. After browsing dozens of quote choices, I decided on "Dream, all you need is a little pixie dust" in purple letters, and in a super cute font. Currently, there are forty fonts to choose from and dozens of quotes in categories including Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom, Playroom/Day Care, and more. 

These quotes are so fun. I imagine that any child with a customized quote on their bedroom or bathroom wall must feel very special.

Your quote can be as simple as your child’s name in a font and color that matches his or her personality or as complex as "
Having a place to go…is a home. Having someone to love..is a family."

Getting it on Madelyn’s wall was much easier than I thought it would be.   I waited until Ashley, our nanny, got here today then we both went to Madelyn’s room thinking we were going to be in there for at least thirty minutes. I was wrong! YEAH!  I can admit when I’m wrong.  The process was simple. I placed the quote on the wall where I wanted it, made sure it was straight and then put a few pieces of tape at the top of the quote to secure it to the wall. After I put the tape on, I flipped the quote up toward the ceiling and peeled off the back.  Once the back was off, I flipped the quote back down so it would stick to the wall. Then I used a CD case to rub the quote on nice and smooth and made sure there weren’t any air bubbles. After that I started in the top corner and slowly pulled the top layer off to reveal the beautiful purple quote on the wall!

The entire process took about 20 minutes. There were a few times when the letters didn’t come off the paper on the first try but with a little rub of my finger, it came right off! 

This product is something that I will definitely get more of for my home. Tim and I are very into hanging family photographs on the walls so we will probably order one of her family quotes very soon. I am also anxious to get a quote for Sebastian’s room.

Where to buy: Quote the Walls

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Wipie Couture TM Nursery Wipe Cases

Age 0-1 year, Age 1-3, Baby & Kids Clothing, Cleaning & Cleaners, Diaper Bags, Nursery & Room Decor, , ,

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Are you a Mom on the hunt for things to "glamorize" your baby’s nursery?  I’ve got the product for you! 

La Baby Couture’s Wipie Couture TM Nursery Wipe Cases are beautifully made with the most stylish of fabrics. Speaking of.. there are currently 9 fabric designs to choose from.

La Baby Couture also sells a Wipie Couture TM Travel Baby Wipe Case that you can take anywhere. The travel size is also available in several fabric designs.

These are about the most plush nursery wipe cases I have come across. You can find handmade baby wipe cases like these but La Baby Couture’s baby wipe cases have a wonderful softness to them that adds an extra touch.

The fabric is durable which my son, Sebastian, loves to test for me. He yanks and throws things (sorry, Silvana) for my reviews and we found that La Baby Couture’s baby wipe case is VERY durable.

Couture isn’t just for girls you know!  Let your baby boy in on the couture and choose from fabric designs like the Jungle or Cowboy themes.

La Baby Couture’s baby wipe cases are a great baby shower gift or new baby gift.

Where to buy: La Baby Couture

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Lulla Bed Story Blanket

Age 3-5, Age 5-7, Age 7-10, Ages 10-13, Bedtime, Nursery & Room Decor, , ,

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I never dreamed something like this would be on the market. It is so neat!  Lulla Bed came up with a great idea to create kids comforters that actually light up and play sounds related to the comforter’s theme. Sebastian’s Lulla Bed Story Blanket is the Space theme and plays really cool space sounds. The lights are bright enough for Sebastian to see when the lights are off but not too bright to keep him awake.   Lulla Bed Story Blankets are  not only great for bedtime but for play time also!  Sebastian loves to build a fort with his Lulla Bed Story Blanketl, push the light and sounds button and read books, or play with toys. It’s like the ultimate fort. I would have loved to have had a light up and sound making blanket when I was young.

The Story Blanket  is a duvet cover and comforter with 133 miniature LED’s. The comforter plays a themed soundtrack while the duvet cover softly bubbles with light.  The sound can be played in two ways. There is a two minute light and sound show for storytime or playtime and a one minute fading light show for sleepy time.

What’s really cool about Lulla Beds is that they make co-ordinating pillows, pillow shams, and bed skirts so your child’s bed will have a complete theme.

Choose from a Space theme, a Princess theme, a Heroes theme, and a Kitty theme.

Oh, and there is one more very important product sold at the Lulla Bed website… It is a "Bed Effects Light". You know how years ago, you would see cars with ‘glowing’ lights under them? That’s what this does to your child’s bed!  It is really neat! Your child will no longer be afraid of ‘monsters under the bed’ when they have a Lulla Beds Bed Effects Light.

Where to buy: Lulla Beds