K'Nex and Sesame Street: A Review

When I the girls were given the chance to review a couple of products made by K'Nex, they were excited. We received the K'Nex 400 piece tub and the Police Car Building Set by Sesame Street and Kid K'Nex.

I started by opening the K'Nex 400 piece tub and boy were there a lot of pieces! Cars, airplanes, ferries wheels and hundreds of the pieces that connects them. This set alone entertained my girls for about 45 minutes. The building tub has literally hundreds of pieces! What does that mean for you? Endless fun...your child would have a hard time getting bored. There are so many things they could make and there are even more ideas online and in the included book. The best part about it is it does come in a storage tub so clean up is a breeze...I love it when toys with small pieces come with a storage container.



Next was the Sesame Street Police Car Building Set by Kid K'Nex. These have a larger pieces which make it easier for tiny hands to play with. If your little one is anything like my nephew, they love 'vroom vrooms' and this is perfect! There are also additional sets so your child can make the entire neighborhood! The sets come with a Play and Learn activity sheet for you and your child so this could easily be transformed into a deeper educational toy.

Unfortunately, I don't have a set to giveaway. But if you go to the K'Nex website and submit a video of your child playing with their K'Nex building set, you have a chance to win $1,000.00 and be featured on the site. Just look at the details and rules and submit your video! This ends on December 7th, 2009.

Want one? The K'Nex 400 piece tub is available at most retailers, including Amazon, Target, Toys R Us and Wal Mart. The Sesame Street Neighborhood Building Set is available at Toys R Us, Wal Mart and Target as well.


Three Ladies and a Dad Reviews Disclosure: This review is possible through Team Mom and K'Nex. Team Mom and K'Nex sponsored this post by providing me with both sets so that I may write a product review. My product review is an expression of my own honest opinion based on my experience trying the product, and is not reviewed or edited by Team Mom and/or K'Nex. Team Mom and K'Nex does not compensate me in any other way for this product review.

PUR Flavor Options: Winner!

The girls had the honor of drawing the winner for the PUR Options Water Filter...just press play to find out who won...



#30 is The Royal Family

You should have received an email me from me. Congratulations and thanks for entering everyone!

Magnificent Manicure Kit: A Review

I love having girls...pretty dresses, hair bows, painted nails and toenails...I love every bit of it. Macie has liked having painted nails for a while now, after all she is seven and is starting to notice all the little details that come with being a girl. Zoa will be five in just over a month and is starting to notice everything as well.

While I don't have quite enough energy to have painted nails on them all the time, we do enjoy a quick polish every few weeks. So when Team Mom sent me the Magnificent Manicure Kit by Elmer's to review, I knew the girls would be thrilled with trying it out!

This set includes everything you need to create scented lotion, buff and shine your nails and apply a crystal mudd to your hands and feet. Right up a girls alley!

The great thing about this set is it allows you to explain the science behind it. You can easily turn this into a fun lesson that is hands on and would be a great addition to a home school parent, as well has a parent that just wants to enjoy an afternoon with your little lady. I am not the only one that likes this toy...Creative Child's Magazine named this toy the Toy of the Year in the Educational Toy category!

I love when toys provide me with enough entertainment to want to do it...and this toy did just that!

Want one? The Magnificent Manicure Kit is only $19.99 and is available at Toys "R" Us in store and online, as well as many other nationwide retailers.

Three Ladies and a Dad Reviews Disclosure: This review is possible through Team Mom and Elmer's. Team Mom and Elmer's sponsored this post by providing me Magnificent Manicure Kit so that I may write a product review. My product review is an expression of my own honest opinion based on my experience trying the product, and is not reviewed or edited by Team Mom and Elmer's. Team Mom and Elmer's does not compensate me in any other way for this product review.

PUR Flavor Options: A Review and a Giveaway

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED***

When we moved into this home, one of the first things I noticed was how the water was not exactly, ummm, clear. It was cloudy and had particles floating around. It kind of took the appeal out of a tall, nice glass of cold water.

When PUR offered me to review a product of theirs, the PUR Flavor Options Water Pitcher, I was stoked. Nice, clear water, not to mention clean!

I received the water pitcher with the grape flavor option. It was fairly simple to assemble and the water is crystal clear! Plus, you get to control how much flavoring you want, if any, by pressing that blue button on top of the handle. There are five flavors available right now...grape, lemon, strawberry, raspberry and peach.


My girls are not big water drinkers. We always offer it, but they tend to shy away from it. With the flavor option, they have chosen "grape" water nearly every time. This makes for one happy mama!

PUR is also doing great things for the world. From their website,

"Clean, healthy drinking water is a basic need for people everywhere but unfortunately many go without," said Dr. Greg Allgood. "By joining forces with others who share a common goal, we can bring major attention to the global water situation and provide even more people with access to clean drinking water – whether it's abroad or right in their own kitchens." Anyone in the U.S. can join the clean drinking water cause by purchasing a PŪR pitcher or faucet mount system, which donates a week's worth of clean drinking water to a small child in a developing country."

Overall, this is more than just a company trying to make money. They are a company on a mission to raise awareness about the importance of clean water and they are providing tools to people to help them have clean water.

Pretty awesome, huh?

Okay, okay...on to the fun stuff!

Want 'em? You can get the PUR Flavor Options Water Pitcher from Amazon and other nationwide retailers.

Wanna win it? PUR has agreed to give one PUR Flavor Options Water Pitcher away to one of you! To enter, just leave me a comment. Be sure to include you email address or a way of contacting you. For additional ways of entering and the fine print, click here.

This giveaway will end on October 30, 2009.

Good Luck!

(P.S. Just as I was about to publish this, Macie (7) asked if she could get her a cup of "grape" water. Not lying!)

Three Ladies and a Dad and One Lady's Reviews Disclosure: This review is possible through PUR Water Filtration. PUR sponsored this post by providing me PUR Flavor Options Water Pitcher so that I may write a product review and offer a giveaway of one pitcher. My product review is an expression of my own honest opinion based on my experience trying the product, and is not reviewed or edited by PUR. PUR does not compensate me in any other way for this product review.

Mabel's Label Winner...

The winner of the set of Skinny Minis is Katie!

Katie, I contacted you through your blog. Please email me and I will forward your information to the Mabel's Labels crew.

Eating Right Kids: A Review

Packing a lunch everyday can be exhausting. I do love the convenience of packaged meals for Macie's lunchbox, but since the nutrition factors are sometimes just ridiculous , it is not something we do that often.

Enter Eating Right Kids. This line of packaged meals and drinks, along with snacks and produce items offer more than 60 items. Safeway and Warner Brothers teamed up to bring a new simple concept to kids' foods - make it better for them! They made is so good, in fact, is was highlighted by the FTC for "its ability to have a positive impact on childhood obesity".

We received a lunchbox filled with what a typical lunch would look like: a fruit bar, a fruit snack in a small container and a heat and serve meal. In addition to that, we also received a bottle of juice. My immediate thought is Macie does not have access to a microwave so the actual idea of her taking it to school is not doable.

But nonetheless, I made it for the Macie at home. The container was large enough to feed Macie for one lunch with leftovers. She loved it! The great thing about it is they have Warner Bros. characters on the packaging, which will help you child enjoy it even more.

Overall, this is a great idea and these are a step in the right direction for packaged food! Even though I rarely buy items like this, these products will be on my list for when the time comes that I need a break!

Gotta have it? Eating Right Kids is available at Safeway.


Three Ladies and a Dad and One Lady's Reviews Disclosure: This review is possible through Team Mom. Team Mom and/or Warner Bros. and Safeway sponsored this post by providing me a lunchbox filled with two snack items, a heat and serve meal and juice so that I may write a product review. My product review is an expression of my own honest opinion based on my experience trying the product, and is not reviewed or edited by Team Mom and/or Warner Bros. and Safeway. Team Mom and/or Warner Bros. and Safeway does not compensate me in any other way for this product review.

Mabel's Labels: A review and a giveaway!

***NOW CLOSED***

When I showed you what Macie's backpack looked like, one thing I noticed (and loved) was the fact it had a spot on both the backpack and lunchbox for her name. Normally, you would fll in her information with a Sharpie.

Sharpie in hand, I went to label her bags to prevent mix-ups or ultimately, it getting lost. But with the Sharpie in hand, I paused. Even knowing how I am about getting the girls brand new things and for the most part, get Zoa her new things instead of MJ's old things, I just could not bring myself to permanently label her backpack and lunchbox.

What if Zoa just loved it and wanted to use it? What if we decided to sell it? Would the Sharpie be able to come off?

So, when I saw Mabel's Labels and the opportunity for a review came up, I jumped on it. This seemed like the perfect solution...lables. Why didn't I think of that?

I received the Ultimate Back to School Combo Pack, which pretty much covers more than enough bases for your back to school labeling. You get so many labels!

• 50 Tag Mates
• 40 Skinny Minis
• 16 Shoe Lables
• 2 Teeny Tags

This is enough to label all your child's school supplies, clothing, backpack and lunchbox, as well as the containers for their lunchbox.

Once I confirmed my design, which, there are enough colors and designs to please any parent, I was excited to see how they worked. Macie and I put them the Teeny Tags on her bags, lined shoes with the shoe labels and labeled all her items she has coming home and back to school on a regular basis. I plan on sending the rest with her to label anything at school she thinks may get lost.

I must say, the shoe labels I was a bit skeptical about. We all know how hard seven year olds play and Macie is no exception. The stickers in the shoes lasted all week...with no problems and no signs of coming off!

The Teeny Tags are a perfect addition to her bags and can be seen from the outside...just attach them to the zipper. Voila!

I also labeled Macie's containers for her lunch. I was surprised to find they stayed stuck on the containers through a night of dish washing. No problems whatsoever.

I'm sold.

On top of that, Macie thinks she is pretty cool to have these labels.

Want 'em? You get get The Ultimate Back to School Combo from Mabel's Labels for $39.00. But hurry, this offer is only available until September 25. You can also view all of their products on their website. They also have a promotion until September 15...if you spend $80 at Mabel's Labels, you will receive a code for $25 from them. Details for that can be found and Mabel Moolah.

Wanna win it? Mabels' Labels graciously offered a giveaway for my readers! Up for grabs is a set of Skinny Minis...with the choice being completely yours of what you want it to look like! To enter, just leave me a comment. Be sure to include you email address or a way of contacting you. For addiitonal ways of entering and the fine print, click here.

This giveaway will end on September 18, 2009.

Good Luck!

Three Ladies and a Dad and One Lady's Reviews Disclosure: This review is possible through Mabel's Labels and The Product Review Place. Mabel's Labels sponsored this post by providing me The Ultimate Back to School Combo so that I may write a product review and offer a giveaway of Skinny Minis. My product review is an expression of my own honest opinion based on my experience trying the product, and is not reviewed or edited by Mabel's Labels. Mabel's Labels does not compensate me in any other way for this product review.