Showing posts with label PR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PR. Show all posts

Monday, February 14, 2011

Welcome KARK 4 Today Viewers, Giveaway Listed Here!

As a mother of three, I am constantly looking for new, innovative products that can help me save time and money.  Fortunately, as a mommy blogger, I am lucky enough to work with companies to try out products that will do just that.  I have been asked to review the following items and talk about them on local NBC Affiliate, KARK 4 Today.  If you have come to visit from watching the interview, HI!!  It's nice to have you.  I hope that you enjoy your visit to CrAzY Working Mom.  Bookmark this site, add it to your feed subscriptions and then follow us on Facebook, and Twitter while you're here! At the end of this post, look for details on how YOU can snag one of the reviewed items for yourself!

Now, I present you with THE GOODS:

The Baby B'Air Infant Flight Vest is a vest that straps on your infant much like a life vest that you would use on a boat. It is placed over the child's head, and secured by adjustable straps on both sides under the baby's arms. The third strap comes from behind, between the baby's legs, and buckles to the front with another adjustable strap. The excess straps Velcro neatly to the vest so that there are no loose straps.
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Due to FAA regulations, the vest can not be worn during take off or landing. But, once in the air, you simply feed your seat belt through the back of the vest and buckle your belt as normal. During the flight, you can read, eat, or even nap with the convenience that your baby will be securely fastened.

If you're a traveling parent, I would say this is a must have item.  Although the flight attendants may give you grief about wearing it, there is a tag stitched right on the vest stating the FAA regulations stating that it can be worn during cruising altitude, but not during take off and landing.  

This product retails for $34.95 and is available at Baby B'Air.com.

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FRESHHanger is the easy, effective clothes deodorizer that requires no washing or dry cleaning! It is proven 6X more effective than airing out your clothes. By adding Freshhanger to your clothes hanger, you turn your plain ole ordinary hanger into a clothes deodorizer that will keep your clothes fresher longer. It will also prolong the life of your clothes and save time and money because it will reduce the amount of time they need to be washed after each wear.

PhotobucketHow does it work, you ask? The FRESHhanger is made of a specially formulated activated carbon. It is the same material, in fact, that the space program uses to clean air and water!  This carbon absorbs odors from your clothes better than just airing them out.

To use FRESHhanger, you simply slide it over any existing hanger in your closet. It includes date stickers to help you remember what month you placed your garment on the FRESHhanger as they should be changed out every six months.

Another plus that I found to this product is that by adding it to your clothes hanger, it makes your items virtually slip proof! It adds grip to the hanger and makes it stay put! THAT is definitely a time saver for me. Since hubby only pulls out a suit and tie for a funeral or wedding, the FRESHhanger will be a perfect fit for those items in our household. He is also a big hunter, so those things that he refuses to let me wash with the normal laundry so he doesn't go into the woods smelling like clean linen, I can hang his hunting clothes on this product so as not to make the rest of the closet smell of doe urine or dirt.

I know that I've peaked your interest with this product, so here's the scoop: they come in 5, 10, and 20 packs and retail for $14.99, $27.99, and $49.99 respectively. They can be purchased directly from the website, FRESHhanger.com

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PhotobucketThe Snack-Trap is a child feeding product (designed for toddlers/kids ages 1-5) that minimizes wasted snacks and saves associated clean up time while promoting the development of self-feeding skills among infants. Consists of an attractive, colorfully imprinted, tip-resistant, handled cup that allows toddlers to grasp and hold the cup themselves with a unique, patent-pending lid with slits that allow toddlers to see and retrieve food with ease themselves but automatically closes when the toddlers remove their hand.

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snack trap assortment lids
I have used these products with my youngest two children and I must admit that they beat the plastic baggy hands down!!!  There is virtually no mess with most products when using this product.  Of course, you can get the crumbs or residue from the food sometimes when the cups are turned upside down (and you KNOW they will be!)  I am proud to say that this product was invented by a mom.  Although I'd be more proud to say it was invented by ME, it most certainly was not.  But, I am ever so grateful to  Christine Moss for her invention.

The snack trap now comes with a lid assortment pack ($3.99) that comes with a replacement lid, snap on lid, and sip lid. The sip lid is awesome because it turns ANY stack trap into a spill proof cup for your toddler! So, you'll always have a cup on hand if you've got the snack trap and sip lid accessory!

This product retails for $4.99 and is available at snacktrap.com, or at retailers throughout North America and the wonderful folks over at snack trap have extended a 20% discount to the viewers of KARK 4 and readers of CrAzY Working Mom.  Simply enter the discount code:  thanks2010 during check-out and the discount will be applied to the entire order!
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Sport-Brella - at the park, beach, pool or campsite, the SKLZ Sport-Brella gives you instant protection from the sun, rain, and wind with its domed shape, side flaps and 125 SPF. Its umbrella action open mechanism allows it to be set up in just three seconds and fits the whole family. Includes top wind vents, side zippered windows for efficient airflow and additional visibility, internal pockets for gear and valuables, convenient carry bag and tethers/ground stakes for use when necessary for additional stability.

This product has an 8" span, and my family of five can fit under it easily for sporting events or a pic nic at the park!  But the best thing about the Sport-Brella is that it only weighs 9 pounds so you can carry it to and from your outdoor event with ease. 

The Sport Brella retails for $69.99 at sklz.com.
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BabyBriefcase is a document organizer designed specifically for parents and their babies and toddlers, particularly useful and important for health-related documents. Stylish and charming, the mom-invented BabyBriefcase stores all the documents and information relating to a new baby in a way that makes everything easily accessible whether at a hospital, doctor's office, on vacation or anywhere else. Every document that deals with the new baby has a special place for it in the BabyBriefcase so that if an emergency arises, parents don't have to sort through to find what they need.

When you bring a new baby home from the hospital, I think that all of the paperwork that comes along with it weighs more than the actual baby itself.  The BabyBriefcase can help any mom get organized...not just a new mom!  I have three children and I must admit that sometimes I have a hard time remembering where I put the shot record for one or the birth certificate for another.  This is an easy way to keep it all together.  It fits into most standard sized file cabinets and can accommodate many standard letter-size file folders. It comes with 15 durable letter-size frosted plastic folders in yummy periwinkle, mint green, and peach, 20+ pre-printed and customizable folder categories, a thank you note tracker, 2 baby wallet info cards, framed photo pocket and a convenient pen slot (pen not included).

The BabyBriefcase retails for $29.95.  You can click HERE to purchase.

Do YOU want to win?!?!
Up for grabs:
-(2) Two Baby B'Air Infant Flight Vests - 2 winners
-One Set of five FRESHhangers - 1 winner
-2 Snack Traps & (1) Accessory Package - 2 winners one with accessory and one without,
-One Baby Briefcase - 1 winner

And now for the moment you've all been waiting for...if you would like to snag any of these items for yourself, leave me a comment telling me WHICH item you'd like to receive. (One winner per household, please.) If you win one item, you are not eligible for any other items. Please note that due to the size of the Sport Brella, I am unable to ship it so it is not included in the give away.

For additional entries: 
Please be sure to leave each of these in a separate comment, this is important since I will use the random number generator to choose a winner and if you put all of your extra entries in one comment, it will only count as one entry. 

- Follow my blog via Google (in the sidebar).

- Become a fan of CrAzY Working Mom on Facebook.

- Blog about this contest on your blog. Be sure to leave the link in your comment.

- Follow CrAzY Working Mom on Twitter and Tweet this: 
I am entered to win with @CrAzY Working Mom are you?!
http://bit.ly/eCR4fD

- Add my badge to your sidebar or add my link to your blogroll.

- Send an e-mail to five or more of your friends with a link to this post and cc (or bcc if you prefer) me at tishblack (at) gmail.com.

Of course if you already to any (or all) of these, leave me a comment (separate for each entry) and it will count.

If you do not have a blog or facebook, you are still eligible.  Just make sure to leave your contact info in the comment so that you can be notified should you be chosen as a winner.

FYI:  Contest will run 2/15/11 - 3/1/11 midnight CST.  Open to US Residents only.  One winner per household.  Please note that the items for the giveaway have been open/tested and used in the television segment.

Disclosure: I was not paid to appear on TV or review these products. The statements made in this post reflect my personal opinions and not necessarily that of the sponsoring company.  Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question. No other form of compensation has been received by myself nor any other member of my family. I did receive free products so I could show them on the program. I was given the option to keep all of the products, however, I am choosing to give them away to my wonderful readers. Shipping them out is my responsibility. That's how much I love ya!

Friday, June 11, 2010

Good Morning Arkansas!

If you've stumbled upon my little piece of the bloggosphere via Good Morning Arkansas, I'd like to welcome you here and thank you for your visit.  Sit back, put your feet up and take a look around.  If you're looking for links to the items featured on the show, you can scroll down a couple of posts.  I will try to get a video up when possible for the non-local readers so that you can see the segment. 

Thanks to the cast and crew of Good Morning Arkansas for your hospitality.  This was my 4th appearance on the show.  Everyone there is always so gracious and kind and I really enjoy visiting them!  What a great group of people!!

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Family Fun Day At The Park

Are you looking to take the family to a fun day at the park?  If so, here are some great, unique items that you just might make a day at the park with the family much more tolerable!  I will be showcasing these items on KATV's (local ABC Affilliate channel 7) Good Morning Arkansas this Friday at 9am.  I hope that those of you in the viewing area can watch.

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At the park, beach, pool or campsite, the SKLZ Sport-Brella gives you instant protection from the sun, rain, and wind with its domed shape, side flaps and 125 SPF. Its umbrella action open mechanism allows it to be set up in just three seconds and fits the whole family. Includes top wind vents, side zippered windows for efficient airflow and additional visibility, internal pockets for gear and valuables, convenient carry bag and tethers/ground stakes for use when necessary for additional stability. Retails for $69.99 at sklz.com.


PhotobucketThermacell Outdoor Lantern
The ThermaCELL Outdoor Insect-Repellent Lantern is the best option for keeping mosquitoes and other insects in any outdoor setting. The Patio Lantern is both a powerful insect repellent device and a functional and portable, long-lasting outdoor LED lantern, with both functions being usable separately or together. Providing a 15x15 ft mosquito-free zone, it is 98% effective (tested and used by the Department of Defense and the United States Army), making it the most effective insect repellent device on the market. It is also non-toxic, safe and non-intrusive, being DEET-free, silent, portable and odor free. Rather than a harmful toxin, ThermaCELL utilizes allethrin, an artificial version of a natural insecticide found in chrysanthemum flowers. Weighs only 13 ounces and retails for $31.99 at mosquitorepellent.com.

Pottyflip
PhotobucketPottyflip is a full size, clean, safe, portable, disposable and biodegradable child potty that folds out from a palm-sized package. Easy to carry several in any purse or handbag, it is also easy to use. Just unwrap, flip open and it is ready to go. After use, fold it back up and dispose of the whole potty. No mess, no fuss. No more dirty public restroom seats or trying to find some hidden corner for a child to go to the bathroom. Also environmentally-friendly, it is fully and rapidly biodegradable. $24 for a pack of 12, pottyflipusa.com or at stores throughout North America.

                                   Speedminton
PhotobucketSpeedminton is a high-energy, addictive game combining the best dimensions of tennis, badminton and racquetball. Great for people of all ages, as it is fun, easy to learn and play proficiently, a great form of exercise and playable anywhere, anytime (even at night). Use whatever dimensions desired and play with or without a net. Fun and portable like badminton. An aerobic and competitive sport like racquetball. Great for developing coordination like tennis. You can check it out at speedminton.com and it retails for $29.95.

Snack-Trap
PhotobucketThe Snack-Trap is a child feeding product (designed for toddlers/kids ages 1-5) that minimizes wasted snacks and saves associated clean up time while promoting the development of self-feeding skills among infants. Consists of an attractive, colorfully imprinted, tip-resistant, handled cup that allows toddlers to grasp and hold the cup themselves with a unique, patent-pending lid with slits that allow toddlers to see and retrieve food with ease themselves but automatically closes when the toddlers remove their hand. 4.99, snacktrap.com, or at retailers throughout North America.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Emily Loves Eden Home and So Should You!

As a mother of three, I strive to find cute, comfortable clothes for my children. Looking at the labels is becoming more of a habit for me, as we are trying to do our part to preserve the future of our environment. Every little bit we do can help out and by teaching my children these habits, I am preserving their future and the future of their children as well! Why wouldn't you want to know that everything is touching your baby's skin is natural or organic free of dyes and harsh chemicals? Eden Home has a selection of Organic baby clothes that will do just that! But, it doesn't just stop with baby clothes, they also have organic bedding, bath, toys, skincare, etc. The list goes on. If you're shopping for a new baby, they offer some adorable organic baby gifts

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I was lucky enough to work with Fuelmyblog in a product testing for Eden Home! I was given the opportunity to order an outfit of my choice to test and review. Emily was SO exited when she realized that she got a package in the mail.  Big sister, Shelby was a bit jealous at first, but she quickly got over it when she got to help Emily open her package.


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We ordered  the organic "candy stripe" tunic style dress and paired it with some pink "lollipop" organic leggings for baby Emily.  She was so excited when she saw her new, cute outfit that she immediately wanted to put it on and I must admit that I was excited to see it on her as well. Organic baby dresses from Frugi are all made from 100% organic cotton and finished naturally with natural dyes and finishing materials. The organic baby leggings hold their shape well and hold up in the wash. Organic baby leggings by Frugi are made from 100% certified organic cotton and are finished all naturally.
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All in all, we love the product.  It is definitely worth the extra price to know that you are putting an all natural product on your child.  We've washed it several times and it holds it's color and shape, and to me that is what matters most!  To find out more about Eden Home, you can click over now, and while you're at it follow them on Facebook as well!
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Disclosure:  I was given a gift certificate by the sponsor in order to purchase the items of my choice in exchange for a review.  No other form of compensation has been given to me nor any other member of my family  The review is my honest opinion of the product.  I cannot be responsible for the statements made by the sponsoring companies or it's affiliates.   To read my full disclosure policy, click here.

Sunday, March 07, 2010

Mommy Invented Products - Television Appearance

Here you have it, the video of my Good Morning Arkansas appearance on the local ABC affiliate. I had a wonderful time. The staff at GMA are amazing and Melinda Mayo is beautiful and so nice. Thanks so much to everyone for your kind words of encouragement here and on Facebook. I am so glad that I have the support of my friends, family, and fellow bloggers. Now, without further adieu, here you have it:



To read my full reviews on these products or where to purchase, you can click HERE.

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Mommy Invented Products

I have the great honor of appearing on Good Morning Arkansas on Friday Morning, March 5th, 2010 (local channel 7 - ABC Affiliate @ 9am). I am promoting the following Mommy Invented products. I am very excited about my appearance. I hope that if you're visiting this site after watching the show that you will bookmark this site or add us to your reader.

Pig Treasure Chest Pet
Treasure Chest Pets are the first and only organizers that make putting things away fun and a great way for kids to keep their special things safe. Designed to look like cuddly stuffed animals, each TC Pet has a magnetic, detachable, pillowy stuffed animal head and stuffed animal bodies that contain external and internal compartments for organizing and storing treasures. Treasure Chest Pets are a great way for kids to keep their special things safe. There are six different stuffed animal designs to choose from in 3 three different styles - Accessory Chest Dog and Accessory Chest Pig have a hidden drawer and two secret pockets on the outside, along with secret pockets in both ears. Treasure Chest Monkey and Treasure Chest Cow have one gigantic pocket inside that opens like a treasure chest. Media Chest Bear and Media Chest Horse have a secret pocket inside the head and 3 compartments in the body to store CDs, DVDs, speakers/cables, MP3 player and more.

Shelby & Emily - pig accessorizing.
We received the TC Pig and Shelby, my 7 year old daughter was so excited when she saw it.  She immediately took it to her room to find out what she could stuff in and wrap around it.  The piggie's head makes a cute little pillow and believe me, she easily found things that fit perfectly in and on it.  Headbands, wallet, jewelry, and the likes.  She really loves it. 

If you're interested in purchasing this item, it retails for $19.99 plus shipping and handling.  You can order this TC Pig Pet or any of the other five animal styles by clicking HERE

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My Plate Mate
My Plate-Mate is a unique, mom-invented product for toddlers geared to make meal times easier for families. My Plate-Mate is a spill-guard that attaches to the rim of any standard plate. Great for promoting independent self feeding while minimizing messy spills and clean up for parents whether you're at home or on the go out at restaurants or grandma's house. As a spill guard, it creates a bumper to prevent food from falling off the plate while a child eats. Also, My Plate-Mate's innovative design provides a curved wall that helps children scoop food onto their utensil with ease, giving them independence and confidence in self-feeding. Made in the USA, using only FDA-approved plastic (no lead, phthalates, bisphenol-a, polycarbonates or PVC). Dishwasher-safe and conveniently portable so that children and families can enjoy their meals anywhere.

Tyler & his Plate Mate
Since I have a 5 year old and an 18 month old, I knew this would be something that we could use.  When I saw this product, I had one of those Why didn't I think of that moments!  It is an awesome product.  The fact that it was mommy invented (by Michele Wong and Paige Akabane) came as no surprise to me. Tyler was happy to demonstrate for a picture as he enjoyed some peaches. He had a hard time not sticking his thumb up there to catch the food. Then he'd realized he didn't have to! Genius, this product is simply a MUST have for any person with small children, or caring for the elderly!  They fit easily in the diaper bag if you're taking your children out to eat.

The plate mate comes in three colors:  white, pink, and blue.  They retail for $7.99 each or $20 for a set of three.  For purchasing information, click HERE.

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BabyBriefcase
BabyBriefcase is a document organizer designed specifically for parents and their babies and toddlers, particularly useful and important for health-related documents. Stylish and charming, the mom-invented BabyBriefcase stores all the documents and information relating to a new baby in a way that makes everything easily accessible whether at a hospital, doctor's office, on vacation or anywhere else. Every document that deals with the new baby has a special place for it in the BabyBriefcase so that if an emergency arises, parents don't have to sort through to find what they need.

When you bring a new baby home from the hospital, I think that all of the paperwork that comes along with it weighs more than the actual baby itself.  The BabyBriefcase can help any mom get organized...not just a new mom!  I have three children and I must admit that sometimes I have a hard time remembering where I put the shot record for one or the birth certificate for another.  This is an easy way to keep it all together.  It fits into most standard sized file cabinets and can accommodate many standard letter-size file folders. It comes with 15 durable letter-size frosted plastic folders in yummy periwinkle, mint green, and peach, 20+ pre-printed and customizable folder categories, a thank you note tracker, 2 baby wallet info cards, framed photo pocket and a convenient pen slot (pen not included).

The BabyBriefcase retails for $29.95.  You can click HERE to purchase.  

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BumpyName
The BumpyName is a line of cute, mom-invented, elastic rubber orbit labels. BumpyName labels are personalized, non-adhesive, reusable and come in a variety of colors. BumpyName's stretchy, elastic design allows it to snugly fit around or "orbit" a container, but can simply be taken off when not wanted BumpyName works great on everything from baby bottles to sippy cups to snack containers. Each label has a child's standard written name as well as the name in Braille. BumpyName labels are heavy duty and can withstand the rigors of repeated dishwashing, microwaving, boiling and sterilizing all while maintaining a clear personalization of a child's name as they progress from baby bottles, to sippy cups, to regular drink bottles.

These are a great idea for anyone who has children in daycare or if you're around other children a lot because, if you're like me and live in a small town, there aren't very many places to shop for things like bottles or sippy cups resulting in children having the same items. If you have three children, this helps as well for the children to be able to find their own cups.

This product retails for $12.95 for a single personalized line or $13.95 for a double line personalization and comes in a four colors: sky blue, scrub green, bubble gum pink, and pinkly purple. To purchase, click HERE.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Big City, Here I Come

I love being a blogger.  I have met some wonderful people that I consider true friends through my blog.  I have worked (and continue to do so) with some awesome folks spreading the word about great products through PR.  I was on Good Morning Arkansas back in December.  If you missed it, you can watch it again here:  My Four Minutes of Fame.

I have been asked to come back to Good Morning Arkansas to promote some awesome Mommy Invented Products! I have gotten my hands on a few of them already and I must say that I am very impressed and I have already said, "Why didn't I think of that?"!! I think that this segment is going to be a lot of fun and hope to generate a lot of traffic for these innovative products (and maybe a little for me)!  I think I smell another give away, and these are going to be hot items!

For those of you that live here in Arkansas, my appearance on Good Morning Arkansas will be Friday, March 5th on the 9AM show on ABC (local channel 7). So, set your DVRs if you can't call in sick to watch it live. I will try to have a copy of it here sometime next week if possible.

Thank you all so much for your continued support in CrAzY Working Mom, and the mommy behind it...ME!