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TOP Site: Rookie Moms 2007-03-16 07:00:12 Thanks for continuing to take the time out of your busy parenting life to hang out at The Opinionated Parent!
We’re still bringing you the goods, parent to parent, with product reviews and recommendations, contests and giveaways.
We thank you for all the great site feedback and for entering all of our fab contests. [...] Read more:Rookie
When Convenience & Style Meet 2007-03-15 20:00:27 Following the birth of her son in 2005, par.entrepreneur Cynthia Poblete was looking for the convenience of a diaper and wipes tote in a stylish carrying case. When she didn’t find exactly what she was looking for, she took to the drawing board herself and created The Diaper Clutch with the goal of helping [...] Read more:Convenience
, Style
Cozy Toesies 2007-03-17 20:00:48 Long gone are the days when we needed to bundle our babies up in bulky blankets to keep them cozy in their strollers and carseats. No more blankets falling onto the filthy floor (a personal pet peeve) or being blown off in the wind. The BundleMe Urban by JJ Cole USA is the [...]
Spacebabies Bed Blocks 2007-03-17 12:00:47 Being Canadian, it’s sometimes difficult and prohibitively expensive to purchase many of the great baby goodies available online. Zoom Distribution is a new TOP find that makes it not only possible, but easy. They bring bulk shipments of some of the coolest children’s products on the market into Canada and distribute them to retailers [...] Read more:Blocks
Strollers need accessories too 2007-03-16 20:00:00 I think it’s great that even many of the low end strollers come with drink holders now. Drink holders were one of our criteria when we were scouring the market for our perfect ride. When we actually started pushing the stroller, however, we quickly realized that they’re useless for anything without a tight [...] Read more:Strollers
Cushy Padding for Cute Tushies 2007-03-18 20:00:33 TushyGear, created by mother of two and par.entrepreneur Emily Sandberg, adds elegance to the public diaper change. Who’d have thought it possible?
Created from funky fabrics on the outside and plush padded terry on the inside, TushyGear are a convenient alternative to the bulky diaper bag. There’s a zippered pocket at one end [...] Read more:Cushy
, Padding
Personalization is the new black in stationery 2007-03-18 12:00:44 Ellie Bellies, a mom-owned par.entrepreneurial company, is doing their part to bring back the rapidly disappearing art of handwritten notes on personalized stationery
.
We’ve sent a few notes on our cards and each time we have received a phone call telling us how nice it was to get a personalized note rather than an email. [...] Read more:Personalization
Because there’s got to be something pretty about changing a diaper. 2007-03-19 20:00:05 How many times over the course of a week do you pull out your plain old (read: ugly and lacking style) wipes container?
Ten? Thirty? Fifty?
With all of the wiping of various parts that we do as parents, why not make a style statement as you do it.
Handmade wipes containers from [...] Read more:something
Focoloco = Cool Stuff* 2007-03-19 12:00:53 (*not the literal translation)
Par.entrepreneur Suzy Helme is the creator of all of the unique designs at Focoloco. I say unique as in funky & whimsical. These are some cool shirts, quite unlike what you’ll find anywhere else. They’re kind of crazy in their celebration of the slightly naughty nature of children. [...]
My Medical Assistant 2007-03-21 12:00:04 Since becoming a parent, have you noticed a distinct drop in brain power? Memory?
Yeah, me too.
As parents, we’re responsible for taking our children (and sometimes our spouses and our own parents) to medical appointments and keeping on top of their health. For the most part, I think we do pretty well. [...] Read more:Assistant
Just like the box being more fun than the shoes… 2007-03-20 20:00:30 The tag is always more fun than the toy. We have tags hanging from everything because we learned very early on never to cut them off. From balls to blankets; stuffed animals to clothing, the tag never fails to entertain. From only a few weeks old children are fascinated by tags, sometimes [...] Read more:shoes
Rock Around the Block 2007-03-20 12:00:24 As parents, our homes suffer from a sudden inundation of plastic from shortly after conception until the kids move out. That’s why I was so happy to find these awesome handcrafted classic wooden blocks from Il Cocco di Mamma. Imagine, a toy with no buttons, no beeps and no pthalates in this day [...]
TOP Shops: Roslyn’s Closet 2007-03-22 20:00:26 When mom of two young children Jodi Crisp realized she had pushed her own dreams aside to care for her children, she began the soul-search for a creative business opportunity that she’d truly enjoy. She eventually came up with her own line of adorable children’s clothing and opened her store, Roslyn’s Closet
.
Jodi hand-illustrates many [...] Read more:TOP Shops
TOP Shops: Tomat Kids 2007-03-22 12:00:14 The infant onesies & toddler T’s from Tomat Kids are like a flashback to the seventies. In a good way.
Par.entrepreneur and Tomat designer Efi Latief creates uber cool graphics reminiscent of the days before everything for the under five set was plastered in licensed characters. Ahhh, those were the days. If you’re [...] Read more:TOP Shops
Giving them a running start. 2007-03-22 08:01:31 It’s not as hard as you might think. And it’s free!
TOP is taking part in the Mother-Talk blog book tour for A Running Start: How Play, Physical Activity, & Free Time Create a Successful Child by Rae Pica.
As I was reading this book, there was a continuous running
commentary in my head saying things [...] Read more:Giving
Pretty Pods 2007-03-21 20:00:45 The Essentials Travel Pod Set by JJ Cole is one of those baby gear items that you can walk by in the store and think “I don’t really need that.” Yet, as soon as you’ve got it you begin to say “How did I ever live without this?” It’s all about convenience. [...] Read more:Pretty
Baby, you light up my life. 2007-03-23 20:00:14 TOP favourite Zoom Distribution has done it again.
The MOBI TykeLight Buddy, available in Canada from Zoom’s retailers, is a great little gadget for children’s rooms, from babies to teens.
It’s a funny little man-shaped figure that sits on an electric charger which is completely safe with no exposed contacts. It takes [...] Read more:light
Skin MD 2007-03-23 12:00:44 Several opinionated parents have been trying out the new shielding lotion from SkinMD.
How is this lotion different from the hundreds of other lotions on the market? Here’s what the company has to say:
“Conventional moisturizing lotions only attempt to replace a lack of natural moisture with artificial moisture but the problem is it [...]
TOP Shops: Bella Tunno 2007-03-24 12:00:31 Every baby needs the basic, but the basics don’t need to be boring! That’s the motto of Bella Tunno, founded by Michelle Tunno Buelow and Todd Buelow.
Their commitment to that motto is evident in all of their products. Check out these great reversible bibs (no more ducks and trucks!) and my personal favourite [...] Read more:TOP Shops
TOP Shops: Stella Bella Boutique 2007-03-26 13:00:01 It didn’t take long for Stella
Bella Boutique
to become a favourite of The Opinionated Parents. Erin McCabe created her company based on the beautiful “blanquilts” that she was creating for all of her ‘new mommy’ friends.
Her blanquilts are what first drew us to Stella Bella Boutique, but now we can’t stay [...] Read more:TOP Shops
TOP Shops: Georgie Tees 2007-03-25 13:00:44 If it weren’t for humour, pregnancy & parenthood would be a complete tear-fest on a lot of days. What with all the sleepless nights, explosive poops and inconsolable crying (for mom and baby), I might have flipped the switch to certifiably insane without the constant laughter.
Friends and co-founders of Georgie
Tees LeShan and Emily [...] Read more:TOP Shops
Birth! 2007-03-27 20:49:27 The Opinionated Parent works with many publicists to bring you the great products you read about here every day.
One of those publicists, Kristina Junger-Godfrey, has a new baby boy in her family! Tyler James Godfrey was born on March 7 at 7 lbs 11 oz and 19.5 inches.
I’ve already expressed our collective [...]
What’s padded, black & cute all over? 2007-03-27 13:00:51 With all of the great leather soft-soled baby shoes on the market, you might think we haven’t got anything else we could possibly share with you, but you’d be wrong.
Cute Baby Shoes are unique in the saturated market of baby shoes for a few reasons. The padded soles set them apart from the rest [...]
TOP Shops: LillaBoo 2007-03-26 21:00:24 LillaBoo designer and owner Vanessa Kee is a mama success story to make us all proud. Having had many years of a successful career in psychology, she left the ‘biz’ after the birth of her second daughter to stay home. When she could no longer stifle the creative juices, she began to design [...] Read more:TOP Shops
Out of the daze 2007-03-28 21:00:54 Remember those first few months of parenthood?
Yeah, me either.
Neither did married par.entrepreneurs Lynne Tapper and Leland Brandt when their daughter Sofie was born. With the chaos that is new parenthood behind them, this professional organizer and stay at home dad team set to creating an organizational tool to help the rest of us navigate [...]
Plastic ducky, you’re the one… 2007-03-28 03:00:31 Another awesome Mobi product from Zoom Distribution has entered the ranks of the TOP favourites.
The Digital Duck bath thermometer, available in Canada from Zoom’s retailers, has redeemed the bath thermometer industry once and for all.
You know those annoying temperature strips attached to a variety of goofy plastic things that float in the tub [...] Read more:Plastic
Identify Yourself 2007-03-30 13:00:16 Stikins(tm) clothing labels by LabelLighthouse.com are yet another great tool for the organized (or trying really hard to be organized) parent.
Developed by Canadian par.entrepreneur Lena Grierson out of pure need, they’re available in easy to attach garment labels, mid sized shoe & item labels and tiny micro labels.
They’re perfect for all of those clothes that [...] Read more:Yourself
Fancy Feet 2007-03-29 21:00:08 Every once in a while it’s nice to have an option other than soft leather shoes sock holder-on’ers for baby. For those special days, a little patent leather is a great alternative.
Like these great Trumpette baby mocs from TOP fave online store Il Cocco di Mamma. We think they look slightly [...] Read more:Fancy
TOP Shops: Mommy’s Helper 2007-03-29 13:00:04 Help Wanted.
I was seriously considering getting a sign for my front window until recently, when I discovered Mommy
’s Helper
Inc., where helping Mom is their only business.
Mommy’s Helper is an online wholesaler dedicated solely to carrying baby and child products that make a parent’s life easier. Isn’t that what we’re all looking for?
They carry [...] Read more:TOP Shops
Goosie Cards 2007-03-31 13:00:14 The majority of kids are visual learners. Even if that’s not their primary learning forte, they’ll still love Goosie Cards
, and so will you. Founder Jen Marchetti originally developed Goosie Cards out of her desire to teach her child about their family through family photos, but the cards uses are limited only by [...]
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