My First Crayola

We love Crayola products in my house. My four year old is constantly coloring, painting and making projects. My 18 month old really likes to join in the fun but inevitably he makes a mess. The crayons are too skinny and hard to hold or her writes on the wall or table with marker. Well when I was contacted by My Blog Spark to do a review for My First Crayola I was thrilled. Finally Crayola products made for younger children. When my Crayola package came I was amazed at how many products there were. All of the products were My First Crayola products and are designed for children as young as 12 months.

My gift pack contained:

My First CrayolaTM Washable Crayons

My First CrayolaTM Washable Markers

My First CrayolaTM Washable Stampers

My First CrayolaTM Washable Dry-Erase Activity Mat

My First CrayolaTM Washable Triangular Dry-Erase Crayons

My First CrayolaTM Washable Musical Rub-Art Station

My First CrayolaTM Mess-Free Markers & Paper

My First CrayolaTM Mess-Free Finger Painting

One specially marked box of original Cheerios® cereal

The first thing my son decided to try were the Washable crayons, stampers, and markers.

I loved that these products were just the right size and shape for my toddler's hands. He did not have a problem gripping them and using them. I know he loved that they looked like animals and kept roaring like a lion the whole time he was coloring with the lion markers. During this particular art session there was no coloring on the walls but if there had been I would have been at ease since all of these products are washable.

The next product we decided to try was the Mess Free Marker and Paper. These markers only show up on the special Crayola Mess Free paper. The markers and paints instantly show up on the paper but not on the skin, clothes or even on my table. The Mess Free Markers and Paper are recommended for 12 months and up.

Again my son was very excited that the marker was an animal.

The Mess Free Fingerpaint and Paper is recommended for children 24 months and up.

Personally my favorite My First Crayola product was the Mess Free Washable Dr Erase Activity Mat.

I brought the Dry Erase Activity Mat to a restaurant one night when we were going out to dinner. Normally my son will not sit for more than five minutes but this activity mat really held his attention. It features 12 activities that slide into place on the mat so my son could draw, erase and draw some more. I really liked the triangular crayons it came with as well. They were very easy to hold and easy to erase.

Crayola and Cheerios are currently offering up to $5.00 in coupons on My First Crayola products. Look for My First Crayola on original Cheerios cereal boxes.

To learn a little more about My First Crayola and see some of the products in action check out this video http://bit.ly/MFCVideo

To learn more about the tools from Crayola that make it easy for parents to help children develop the creativity visit www.crayola.com.

Now for a giveaway: My First Crayola and My Blog Spark are offering one lucky reader an amazing My First Crayola gift pack. The gift pack will include:

My First CrayolaTM Washable Crayons

My First CrayolaTM Washable Markers

My First CrayolaTM Washable Stampers

My First CrayolaTM Washable Dry-Erase Activity Mat a Rafflecopter giveaway

“Disclosure: The information, products, coupon, video and additional My First CrayolaTM gift pack was provided by Crayola® and Cheerios through MyBlogSpark.”

Recalls Plus

As a parent I am always worried about what products in my house may have been recalled. I always have a hard time finding information about recalls though. I can't even tell you how many times I have decided to look online at products that have been recalled and found some that I had in my house and were using. Most of them were products I used with my children and had been recalled weeks before I looked. That would always frustrate me. She Speaks has introduced me to a solution to this problem though. The new app Recalls Plus is amazing! Recalls Plus helps me and any parent stay ahead of the game when it comes to our children's safety. Recalls Plus helps you keep track of children's products as well as food allergen recalls. The best part is that you can make your own watch list. I loved that I could put so many children's products on my watch list. On my watch list I put highchairs, bicycles, bottles and accessories, car seats and strollers.

The new Recalls Plus app is available on Facebook, IPhone, and Android. Recalls Plus was created by SAP—a market leader in enterprise application software, who’s vision is to help the world run better. You can find Recalls Plus on Facebook, at the App store and on Google Play.

I am very impressed with Recalls Plus and recommend that everyone get it on their phone or check it out on Facebook. You can get to the Recalls Plus download page by following this link http://bit.ly/IbF2bB

Thank You She Speaks and Recalls Plus for introducing me to this new app.

MAM Smile Baby, Smile Party and Child's Play Party

I was so excited when I got the email that I was accepted to host a MAM oral care party through Child's Play Party. This was going to be my first party and I was blown away by what was in my party pack when it came.

The party pack contained for all of my guests MAM Baby Massaging Brush, MAM Oral Care Rabbit, and MAM Baby Learn to Brush Set. There was also oral hygiene booklets and coupons for my guests. There was also a host gift for myself filled with amazing MAM products. I couldn't believe that they had even given me prizes for the games we were going to play.

The MAM Oral Care Rabbit is a dental cloth that makes dental hygiene very easy. All you have to do is slip your finger into one of the ears- this makes it easier to reach and clean each part of your baby's mouth. The soft microfibers clean and gently massage the gums.

I had never thought about cleaning my children's gums. I always waited until they had teeth to clean and brush their teeth. I wish I had known about the MAM Oral Care Rabbit earlier because I would have loved to start my children's oral hygiene care even earlier than I did.

This is the MAM Learn to Brush Set. It was developed by MAM in cooperation with dentists. It helps your child get used to the right cleaning technique from the beginning. The short extra soft bristles with rounded heads provide optimal cleaning and the  extra long handle allows your baby to brush along with you.

This party was a lot of fun. My guests really enjoyed playing the Brush Up on Oral Care Game. We were all surprised at some of the questions and answers and learned so much. Everyone really also liked playing the Oral Care Scrambler game. The winners were very excited with their prizes as well!

I used some baby shower gift bags I had to put together my guests goodie bags.

I love my new toothbrush!

Thank you Child's Play Party and MAM Oral Care for allowing me to host this party. Make sure to check out Child's Play Party at www.childsplayparty.com and MAM at www.mambaby.com

"As a member of Child's Play Party, I receive product samples and promotional items to share and use as instructed. The opinions are my own."