I received a 2 month subscription to Space Scouts through the US Family Guide blogger program.  Any opinions expressed are my own.

Space Scouts monthly subscription club for kids is a delightful learning adventure aimed at discovering the wonders of the universe! Each month your child will explore a new place in space — stepping into the worlds of space exploration, space science, and astronomy. Join Roxy and Jett as they scout about the galaxy engaging your child in fun learning activities, hands-on discovery, and exciting challenges. Packages arrive each month filled with fun additions to your collection — magnets, stickers, toys, and more!

Space Scouts is a stellar vehicle for launching your child’s interest in science & technology! This is not your typical grab-bag subscription box. Space Scouts is a fun, educational experience where each month builds upon the previous. It’s a great way to learn! Price is affordable at $11.95 per month + $3.00 shipping. Discounts for multi-month purchase. Space Scouts is designed for kids age 6+. Visit our website to learn more!

I had never heard of Space Scouts before hearing from the US Family Guide.  I’m always interested in fun way to squeeze some education into my kids’ day.  Kids love getting mail, especially packages.  This one has lots of fun activities. I thought my 5 year old son might like to receive this so I had it sent to him.  At first when I opened the box he didn’t seem too enthused but as I pulled out more and more things he became more and more excited.

Let’s see if I can tell you everything that came in the Space Scouts kit:

• metal lunch box
• 2 astronaut figures
• Space Scout character magnets
• sticker puzzle
• Grabber toy
• Constellation card with metal clip to keep them together
• Solar system poster
• wikki sticks sample pack
• word puzzle to decipher

Um I think I got everything.  Each month your child will get a different constellation card to add to their clip so they can find them in the night sky.  You can add sticker to the solar system posters as you learn new things in the solar system each month.  There are new puzzles and games each month too.  The Metal lunch box doubled as a play area for my son to play with his magnets and astronaut figures he got.  My son’s favorite thing in the pack was probably the grabber toy .   He did have fun putting the sticker puzzles together.  He wanted the poster hung up in his room too.

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I received the below mentioned product as part of the US Family Guide blogger program.  Any opinions expressed are my own.

Do you have trouble getting your child to sleep through the night? Do they have a fear of the dark?  Do they wake easy? Dream Team Pets may look like a cute and soft stuffed animal that comes with a book but it’s really a sleep training tool.

My youngest son has his own room.  His older brothers share a room because it’s a much bigger room.  My youngest son used to be good about going to bed in his own room. Then they got into this “sleepover” thing where he’d want to sleep in their room.  I would let him about once a week but after a while he wanted to more and more.  I decided it wasn’t good because he needed to learn to sleep in his own bed.  The one day he told me he was “scared” in his room by himself which he had never said to me before.  I wasn’t sure if it was an excuse for a sleep over or if it was the truth.

When I was a little girl, I used to be afraid of the dark.  My dad used to line stuffed animals up around our bed and tell us (my sister and I) that they would protect us. It worked for the most part.  I wasn’t really sure how a Dream Team Pet would do much better than a regular stuffed animal.

The idea of a the Dream Team Pet is that they are “trained” to protect kids from nightmares and things.  The book tells about what they do and what your child has to do to protect them and make sure they have a good night sleep.  There’s a little pledge they do each night to remind “their pet” of what they are supposed to do.  Each pet comes with a certificate. When your child is able to sleep through the night without nightmares they get to put a sticker on the Dream Team Pet’s certificate of training.  Once they get 7 days in a row, your child’s pet is officially trained.  If your child does have  a nightmare or doesn’t stay in bed your child will know their Dream Team Pet still needs training. The responsibility is put on the Dream Team Pet rather than your child feeling like they did it.

My son got Mighty Lion to review.  He was soft to touch but firm enough for a good squeeze or cuddle.  Also able to sit up well to “guard” his bed..that’s what we did anyway.

At first I don’t think my son was that into it.  I mean, he liked having a new stuff animal to cuddle but the routine of reading the book each night and then getting to put the sticker on the Dream Team Pet’s certificate is what really got him into it I think.  We talked about it . I’d ask him if his Dream Team Pet did a good job helping him sleep and he’d say yes.   This would make a great gift for a child that could use some help sleeping at night.

Dream Team Pets has 3 cute and brave team members: Mighty Lion, Magical Cat, and Playful Puppy

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I received the below mentioned product as part of the US Family Guide blogger program. Any opinions expressed are my own.

I did an initial post for Baby Banana Brush just a couple weeks ago.  Baby Banana Brush was a mom created product that happened after a scary incident with a regular toothbrush.  She shares her story with us here:

The Baby Banana Brush Story:
A few years ago, my two-year-old grandson tripped and fell on his toothbrush as he was trying to brush his teeth. The traditional hard plastic toothbrush punctured the roof of his mouth and came within centimeters of entering his brain. As a mother of 8, I knew that this all-to-common occurrence of babies falling on hard toothbrushes should be preventable, but how? As these questions were on my mind, I discussed them with my daughter-in-law, who is a dental hygienist and with her insight the idea for a flexible infant toothbrush was born.

She taught me about the safety specifications we would need, such as a slight “C” shape to our brush. We brainstormed about ideas of fun things that might fit that “C” shape and came up with the Banana! I had some experience from previous products my company was developing with plastics and other materials. I consulted with several engineers and determined that 100% medical grade silicone would be the best material to serve our “flexible” needs.Next, I went to Taiwan – the silicone capital of the world – in 2004. There I met with the company that would eventually become our manufacturer. We had our toothbrush FDA registered, patented and tested with private labs. We knew we had created something unique – a flexible toothbrush and teether in one – which did not exist in the market at that time.

We launched our product at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentists Convention in Washington, D.C. May 2008. There was lots of excitement for the product at this convention, and we began selling our toothbrush in pediatric dental offices and baby boutique stores.

My own daughter is 20 months old.  She’s to the point where she wants to do everything herself.  I’ve watched her gag herself a number of times using her regular toddler toothbrush.  She’ll run around with hers.  I’m a worry wart parent and my big fear was her tripping with it in her mouth and it goes down her throat.  Baby Banana Brush has several super cute and safer toothbrush and teether designs.  There is, or course, the original Baby Banana Brush but they also have other cute designs like the Cornelius teether, Baby Banana Octo-brush, and Baby Banana Sharky Brush.

We got to test out one of these super cute and safer toothbrushes.  We received the Cornelius Teether.

The Cornelius teether said it’s for infants 3-12 months.  Since my daughter was 20 months, I wasn’t sure if she would get the benefits from it.  She is still teething in the back.  It seems she keeps getting more and more teeth popping through.  I put some of her toddler training toothpaste on it. She seemed visually interested in it right off the bat.  I told her it was a toothbrush and she new just what to do.

She enjoyed chewing on this. I think it did feel good on the areas where teeth are still coming in.  For the amount of teeth she has though I still needed to use a regular toothbrush to give her teeth a good clean. I think this Cornelius style toothbrush would be better suited for younger babies with less teeth than my daughter has.  Still, this seem to be her favorite toothbrush.  She’s been carrying it around the house chewing on it. The soft design and wide handles makes me feel better about her running around with it compared to her regular toothbrush.

In case you’re wondering, Baby Banana Brush does have a toddler training toothbrush meant for babies over 12 months of age and the Sharky brush says it for up to 24 months.

You can find Baby Banana Brush here:

Website: babybananabrush.com

Twitter: @babybananabrush

Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Baby-Banana-Brush/313538811436

Pinterest: pinterest.com/babybananabrush