Let the fun continue even after bath time is over by wrapping your wiggly, giggly tot in a cute and cozy character towel from Zoocchini! These delightfully luxurious, oversized, hooded towels measure 20”x50” and they are made of 100% 5 ply cotton, and embroidered with charming details that bring each animal to life. To help keep your babe warm and toasty after a dip in the tub this winter, we’re giving away a Casey the Cow towel to one lucky winner here on Growing Your Baby!

Other adorable animals available in the Zoocchini barnyard, ocean and safari towel collections include: Lars the Lion, Elsie the Elephant, Marvin the Monkey, Clawd the Lobster, Fanny the Flower Fish, Ollie the Octopus, Petey the Dog, Doinkie the Piggy and Casey the Cow. When summer rolls back around, kids will love taking their towel pals to the beach or pool to dry off and cuddle up in after swimming.

If your kids can’t get enough of their new towel friend, Zoocchini also offers their endearing characters on dinnerware sets, carpets, and as plush toys!

SAVE! – Zoocchini has teamed up with www.MyToySmart.com to offer GYB readers a 15% discount on all of their towels. Just use the code “OCEAN15″ at check out.

WIN IT!! Zoocchini is offering one Growing Your Baby reader the chance to win Casey($30 value)!

This is a great gift idea for a special little one this Holiday Season!

To enter, please comment here with your favorite Zoocchini product.

Extra Entrants:

• Blog about our giveaway! Tell your readers about our giveaway and then send us the link in a separate comment for an additional entrant to the giveaway.
• Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/growingyourbaby or ‘Tweet’ about our giveaway
• Regardless of outcome – ALL bloggers who blog about our giveaway will be linked back in our winners post.

New for Fall Medela has introduced a great Breast Care gift set($24.99) that is both convenient for moms to take to the hospital and use at home. This attractive twill bag keeps everything organized, while providing new nursing moms with the tools that will help them successfully breastfeed, especially during the first few weeks.

Medela takes the guess work out of planning for nursing a new arrival. With the exception of a pump, all of the must-haves for a new nursing mom are included in this gift set.

They include:

• Twill bag
• Tender Care™ Lanolin Advanced Nipple Therapy™ provides soothing relief for dry or cracked nipples. The formula, which is completely safe for both mom and baby, is easy to apply and does not require removal before breastfeeding.
• 2 Tender Care Hydrogel pads, which cool on contact with the breast
• 12 Disposable bra pads to help wick away breastmilk, leaving mom clean and comfortable.
• Mother’s Minder® Bracelet that can track when mom last fed baby or pumped breastmilk, as well as baby’s sleep or medication schedule.
• Resource Guide that features valuable tips and information, support resources and a breastfeeding log.

WIN IT!! Medela is offering 1 Growing Your Baby reader the opportunity to win this Breast Care gift set

This is a great gift idea for a mom-to-be who is planning to nurse.

To enter, please comment here with your favorite Medela product.

Extra Entrants:

• Blog about our giveaway! Tell your readers about our giveaway and then send us the link in a separate comment for an additional entrant to the giveaway.
• Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/growingyourbaby or ‘Tweet’ about our giveaway
• Regardless of outcome – ALL bloggers who blog about our giveaway will be linked back in our winners post.

Last year Infantino introduced a new Pre-school line to their already extensive collection of toys.

Geared towards kids aged 12 months and up, this line of offers a lot of great toys that could strengthen important developmental skills like hand-eye coordination, creative play, independent Play and fine motor.

For the last few weeks my boys have been trying out the ‘Under The Big Top‘ Carnival. This cause and effect toy’s bright colors and animated noises have been a hit with my youngest son. He goes from one side to the other making everything move and shake.

To make the Carnival work, kids can press down the plunger to hear the popcorn ‘pop’, hammer the platform to make the elephant hit the bell, flip the switch to make the guy leave the cannon and twist the knob to teeter/totter the lion.

This all-in-one activity center is nicely designed for little ones. I like that there aren’t any small parts and that everything is just the right size for tiny hands.

I would recommend this collection of toys to anyone who is looking for a great gift idea that is reasonably priced.

WIN IT!! Infantino is offering 2 Growing Your Baby readers the opportunity to win either the Colors & Shapes Moover or Counting Penguin. Aren’t they adorable?

To enter, please comment here with your favorite toy from this line.

Extra Entrants:

• Blog about our giveaway! Tell your readers about our giveaway and then send us the link in a separate comment for an additional entrant to the giveaway.
• Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/growingyourbaby or ‘Tweet’ about our giveaway
• Regardless of outcome – ALL bloggers who blog about our giveaway will be linked back in our winners post.

Baby Genius‘ Baby Animals DVD was a hit at our house from the minute I pressed play. This educational video incorporates all of the things that make my kids happy; animals, music and dancing. After just playing the video a few times, my son had picked up the catchy songs. It’s cute! I find him singing them all over the house. This makes me agree with research studies that have linked music with enhanced brain development as well as increased language, memory, coordination and social skills.

Baby Genius divides this video into segments that talk about a different animals in a song. Additionally, each one of their animated characters appears at the bottom of each section, while playing an instrument and dancing to the Caribbean themed music.

With footage shot at the San Diego Zoo, this DVD shows the Zookeepers and kids interacting with the baby animals in their natural habitat. Kids get a chance to learn more about their favorite animals like the Elephant, Tiger, Meercat, Panda and Giraffe.

While I would never think that this video will make my son a ‘genius’, I have found that he has retained a lot of the information shared in this video about each species and their young.

I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this DVD to any parent who has kids that love animals. It is packed with great footage of mommies and babies playing, sleeping and interacting with each other.

I also like that it comes with a Bonus CD to play in the car or around the house.

WIN IT! We had 5 Baby Genius Baby Animals DVDs to GIVEAWAY!($10 value)

Congratulations to our winners Lisa, Jammie, Beth, Angie and Gianna!

The holidays are approaching, and parents looking for “wow” factor in the perfect gift for their kids should look no further than the Lifestyle New Traditions Kitchen from Step 2! We’re giving away one of these magnificent miniature kitchens, chock full of realistic components that will whip up imaginative play and have kids cooking up a ton of fun for years to come!

The Step 2 Lifestyle New Traditions Kitchen features the same classic amenities and modern appliances of a real kitchen, but on a much smaller, kid-friendly scale. Equipped with a 27 piece accessory set, a coffee pot and coffee maker, a “stainless steel” refrigerator, oven and microwave and a frying pan and boiling pot that activate electronic boiling water and frying sounds on the stove’s front burner, you may never have to say, “stay out of the kitchen” to your curious, mischievous tot again — they may be saying it to you instead!

We’re as impressed with this play kitchen as we are with its reasonable price point of $99.99. Especially since this is the kind of interactive toy that grows with a child and may also be enjoyed and handed down for several generations. Young children won’t tire of kitchen play, and the opportunities for imaginative spins on it are endless — think: top chef, short order cook, waitress, mommy/daddy’s helper for dinnertime prep…

Step 2 also equips parents with information to help them choose the best play kitchen to suit their child, their budget and their space constraints. Their “kitchen selector” enables parents to plug in their answers to a series of simple questions based on their purchasing needs and desires and then matches them up with ideal selections for their blossoming chefs! They’ve truly thought of everything and the kitchen sink.

We have 1(one) Step 2 Lifestyle New Traditions Kitchen to giveaway!

This would make a great Holiday gift for some lucky little one.

To enter, please tell us your favorite Step 2 product.

Extra Entrants:

• Blog about our giveaway! Tell your readers about our giveaway and then send us the link in a separate comment for an additional entrant to the giveaway.
• Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/growingyourbaby or ‘Tweet’ about our giveaway
• Regardless of outcome – ALL bloggers who blog about our giveaway will be linked back in our winners post.

Crayola has introduced a cool new application called Lights, Camera, Color. By logging onto the company’s website kids can spend hours creating their own customized coloring pages.

While no purchase is necessary if you want to just look around and create a project, you will need a special code to print your work. Crayola’s 64, 96, 120-ct., and the 150-ct. Crayon Tower all have an access code under that lid to give you 6 months of Lights, Camera, Color play.

Once on the site, your kids will have the opportunity to customize their coloring pages three ways.

1. By uploading a favorite picture – then Crayola’s color removing vacuum takes the color out leaving
2. Using the Body Builder tool to create a character or monster just in time for Halloween!
3. Using the Gizmo Gears application to design a cool car/truck

Lights, Camera, Color is a great way for kids to feel like they have created a piece of art from start to finish. I love Crayola. They have been a arts and crafts staple in our house for a few years now. My son really enjoys using this program. He loves ‘vacuuming’ pics of our dog and his little brother.

Try it! Crayola has given us an access code (below) so that our readers can use Lights, Camera, Color for 24 hours.

We had 2(two) 150ct Crayola Crayon Towers(includes access code for 6 months) to giveaway!

Congratulations to our winners Kerri and Noreen!

Thank you to the sites that blogged about our giveaway:

• betty-n.blogspot
• crazyforgiveaways
• iloveagiveaway

Lansinoh is celebrating their 25th anniversary by giving away 25 gift baskets filled with the products that have supported breastfeeding mothers for a quarter century.

Each basket includes the entire line of Lansinoh products, including the Double Electric Breast Pump, Manual Breast Pump, HPA Lanolin, Disposable Nursing Pads, Soothies by Lansinoh Gel Pads, LatchAssist, Breastmilk Storage Bags, Breastmilk Storage Bottles, Diaper Rash Ointment, and Clean and Condition Cloths.

To enter the giveaway, visit Lansinoh’s By Moms For Moms blog and tell them about your most rewarding breastfeeding experience in a comment on this post. Twenty-five winners will be randomly selected from the pool of applicants. Deadline for submission is Saturday, Nov. 21 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Just hours after Mackynzie Duggar arrived 2 weeks ago, she was pictured wearing the cutest little hat with a bow in front.

The I Am Not A Boy™ Hat from the Tweetlebug Boutique features a beautiful bow letting everyone know your precious girl has arrived. These hats are handmade from newborn hospital hat material allowing you to keep the traditional newborn nursery look, with added style for your newest addition.

WIN IT! We had 2 Tweetlebug Boutique Hats to giveaway.
This would be the perfect had to keep your newborn warm!

Congratulations to our winners Amy and Becky!

PHOTO PROPERTY OF Josh and Anna Duggar

Your child can be just like mommy with Hasbro’s new Baby Alive Woopsie Doo. This adorable little one loves to “drink” “juice” from her bottle and, when she’s all done “eating,” Baby Alive Woopsie Doo “pees” and “poops” just like a real baby! When it’s time to go, she’ll cry out and wriggle her arms and legs to let you know it’s time to change her diaper.

After she’s all clean, Baby Alive Woopsie Doo is ready to play with her adorable teddy bear rattle and will make realistic happy cooing sounds like a real baby.

We have 1 Baby Alive to giveaway. The doll comes with bottle, 2 packets of doll juice mix, 2 doll diapers, rattle and t-shirt.
Made for kids aged 3 and up.

Congratulations to our winner Casie S who said, “I have two adorable daughters who would love to win this doll. Thanks.”

Thank you to all of the sites who blogged about the giveaway:

• ohmygiveaway
• ladylucksabode
• minilegs
• ceeceeblogger
• coolcanucks

Playdoh is really popular around our house. It’s a nice way for my son and I to play together and make crazy animals or weird colored dough.

Just in time for the holidays, Playdoh has introduced a neat kit for making burgers and fries. This assembly line like set features 3 presses that help you mold your dough into onions, tomatoes, pickles, lettuce, a patty and of course, the bun. Also included is a press for making spaghetti, fries or stars and a mill that cranks out ‘chips’.

Complete with a plate and a knife, the Burger Builder keeps my oldest son occupied for the better part of an hour, while he constructs meals for the family.

He loves the dough press with the interchangeable grills. It’s cute to watch him make funny hair for his action figures and multicolored bracelets for me to wear.

On a regular day, our creations tend to be unrecognizable. All of the moulding tools on this set are so easy to use, even my son can make something that looks like a masterpiece.

We offered to 2 readers the opportunity to win one of these cool Burger Builders.
Congratulations to Casey D who said, “My daughter is always trying to get me to make her something elaborate with the play-doh, the best I’ve done is a dinosaur! She’s awesome at making play-doh spaghetti and meatballs!”

AND

Jen V who said, “My youngest and I love to play with play-doh and the barber kit – the one where you can make the hair grow and then cut it. It keeps my daughter entertained for hours. We also like to use wilton cookie stamps.”

Thank you to the sites who posted our giveaway:

• ceeceeblogger
• coolcanucks.ca
• addingtothepiggybank
• kngmckellar-glorias