Capresso’s On-The-Go Personal Coffee Maker is just want every busy parent and college student needs. It will make you a single serving of coffee directly into you own travel mug. It brews fast for those busy mornings (they are all busy though aren’t they).
Features and Benefits
Full stainless steel housing for superior strength and style
16-oz stainless steel thermal travel mug, perfect for those on the go, or those wanting a quick single cup at home
Use included travel mug or your own mug (up to 7″ tall)
Heats up quickly to the perfect temperature of 200°F for properly extracted coffee
Brew with ground coffee or soft coffee pods
Large shower head for perfect saturation and extraction
Brews in less than four minutes
Removable permanent filter is easy to use and clean; eliminates the need for paper filters
Travel mug, coffee filter and removable filter basket are dishwasher safe
Travel Mug fits snuggly in most car cup holders
Additional stainless steel travel mugs available
Use loose ground coffee or with soft coffee pods
Takes Up Less Precious Counter Space
I love that this comes with a travel mug. I love a nice steel thermal mug. It was something I looked for when reading through Kaffeevollautomat Test – or coffee machine tests – online. See, I drink at least 1 cup of coffee a day. Occasionally more if my kids let me get the 1st one down before lunch. My husband rarely drinks coffee. This is person for a 1 person coffee drinking home. Why waste all that precious counter space with a big coffee maker when you only need 1 cup anyways? I mean, I have almost every type of coffee known to man in my kitchen – and I store it damn well already!
Mama’s Experience
I am so happy with this personal coffee maker. Being the only one who drinks coffee on a daily bases in my house, there is no reason for a full size coffee maker. Some of the other personal coffee makers available today are so big! I am by no means a minimalist but I do love extra counter space. I have enough clutter in my house thank you very much. Hypothetically, If I were to invest in a bigger coffee machine and I was looking for the absolute best quality coffee I could get, I’d look into something similar to what Iron and Fire (www.ironandfire.co.uk) provide. But I am super happy with what I have.
I am so excited that I can use my own person ground coffee in a personal maker without hassle. Other makes have a special container you have to load the loose grounds into then insert into the machine. Making a cup of coffee has to be super fast with my 2 little ones or I miss my window. Life is too crazy for all that prepping. With the Capresso On-The-Go Personal Coffee Maker I can simply scoop a tablespoon (or however much I desire) into the coffee basket. I pour my coffee cup worth of water into the water reservoir and bam! I got rockin coffee. *slurps coffee* Let’s get caffeinated and kick this days butt.
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Crayola’s newest marker is the Crayola Power Lines Marker. These markers give me flash backs to my youth. They are super bright, exciting colors bit what makes them special is their scent! Yes, I said scent. These markers now are packed with fun smells you would associate with the color.
Scented & Vibrant, Bold Colors
Create rich, vibrant designs with Power Lines Project Markers. With 10 different bold colors to choose from, you’ll be able to create eye-catching drawings that stand out. The versatile tip can create thick or thin lines, so you can add fine details and color in your work using the same marker.
The Scents
Tropical Punch Magenta
Cherry Pop Red
Orange Burst
Lemon Zeal Yellow
Amp’d Green Apple
Sky Blue Breeze
Berry Fusion Blue
Purple Grape Zing
Root Beet Blast Brown
Crisp Marshmallow Black
Washable
Easily washes off skin and clothes (thank goodness)!!!
Variety
The markers tip is fashioned so that you are able to make bold thick lines or straight fine lines. Giving you more creative options. The bold colors allow you to express yourself without limits.
NUK, the #1 brand in infant feeding and care is giving away breast pumps to 150 lucky moms!
Only catch is you have to post a product review on their website and fill out a short survey. That’s it!
50 NUK Double Electric Breast Pumps
50 NUK Single Electric Breast Pumps
50 NUK Manual Breast Pumps
In interested 200 moms can follow this link to sign up for their chance to win one of these 150 breast pumps. Winners will be picked July 28th with Random.org and notified within a few days.
Baby Laundry uses the highest quality minky available. If you are looking for a luxurious blanket, then your search is now over. “All blankets are sewn with a double sided minky in a Posh, Embossed, Bump, or Swirl texture that will stay soft and comfortable season after season” – BabyLaundryandmore.com
Everyone loves to curl up with the kind of blanket that makes you melt into it. You feel the soft material on your skin and you instantly are set at ease. Like a form of cuddle therapy. I know that no matter the season I will grab a blanket at night and lay on the couch with my husband to talk to watch a TV show. I now have my forever favorite blanket. I have no doubt that there will never be a blanket that can top a Baby Laundry blanket. But it isn’t just me that likes to snuggle, my kids do too. I want to wrap my toddlers in the softest material. Their skin is so soft, smooth and fresh. I want to keep that baby skin baby soft. When you wrap your infant or toddler in Baby Laundry you are wrapping them in the finest material you can buy.
Baby Laundry products are all machine washable! Is this perfect or what? They do suggest that you line dry; this will keep the beautiful minky fabric feeling their softest.
Where to Purchase Baby Laundry
Baby Laundry has its full collection listed online. Click here to see their full collection.
Select items are available for purchase through Amazon.
Get 40% off an order with code: foxblog40
Mama’s Experience
This Planes/Teal Bump Baby Blanket it literally the softest blanket I have ever felt. I am so in love with it. The back side, the blue side, is pure delight. My son now wants to cuddle with this blanket all the time. He even sleeps with it occasionally.
The throw size is perfect for any living room. It easily covers an adult but without taking over a couch or chair when not in use. The soft minky front and back make you relax instantly. If you are having a long, rough day with the kids, this is the exact type of blanket that can lift your mood.
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Potty training is hardcore parenting. Seriously. Like one of the hardest things a parent has to do. Thankfully there are resources to help make the process a bit more smooth. One of these resources is Princesses & Pirates Go Potty Too.
When you are potty training a toddler you life can’t just stop. We still have to run errands, go to family and friends houses, play at parks and take vacations. With Princesses & Pirates Go Potty Too I am now able to do all these things without fear of accidents or the lack of toilets. My daughter has been potty training for a while now. But those moments occur when she has to go “right now!” I have tried lugging her training potty around but doing that is crazy. Plus, then I live in constant fear of forgetting it or not having it. Now, I can keep my Princesses & Pirates Potty with me in my car. Its always available when we are out and about, and best of all it’s not gross!
How It Works:
The potty works like this. It has a top and a bottom. There is no bowl inside. When my daughter checked out her new potty she quickly said, “my pee pee will go on the floor!” Haha, yes it would. The special part about the Princesses & Pirates Potty is that you use one-time disposable bags as a liner which act as the bowl. You are then able to simply toss the bag out in a trash can as you would a diaper. So smart! I have admittedly stopped at the side of the road and had my daughter pee in her regular training potty chair. Then I had to dump her urine in the grass…hoping no one would see me of course. Now you can be discrete and avoid such embarrassing situations. Can you imagine dumping your kids poop in the grass or in a mall parking lot…yeah…I think not.
Where to Use:
The beauty of this product is its longevity. While your child will use it when they are potty training it will also be used by older kids when there is no potty in sight. You may be at a park, a festival, a party, parking lot, vacation, road trip…you get the picture. Your child can easily go to the bathroom without worry. It doesn’t need to be sprayed out or washed after each use because everything go into the bag. Just keep it in your truck and you will be sure to use it.
Styles:
The Princesses & Pirates Go Potty Too systems come in 2 color combos: Red and Blue or Pink and Purple.
You will get a few of the disposable bags with your potty, but you will for sure need to grab an extra roll or two. The refill bags are sold in quantities of 50 or 100. Purchase some here.
My daughter loves her travel Princesses and Pirates Go Potty Too seat. I am able to keep it in the trunk of my car and not worry about those sudden potty breaks. The bags are perfect too. They fit with amble room around the neck. They are large enough so that knotting them up after usage is easy and I don’t feel all up in the messy-mess. They are thick enough that I don’t worry about breakage but not so heavy that I feel wasteful about plastic. I love that the bags are big enough so that the plastic doesn’t rise up to touch my child bottom. That would throw off my game when I am trying to do my business and its the last thing I would need to happen to my potty sensitive child. All in all, I highly recommend this potty. I see no negatives at all in the product. With it being all plastic its super easy to wipe clean if need be. Which would be sanitary to pass on to a younger sibling or friend. Lastly, being fully plastic it is recyclable.
We all know how wildly popular Tula Baby Carriers are! From the beautiful prints to the versatility in carrying.
Each Tula Ergonomic Baby Carrier:
can be used in both front and back carries
can be used from 15-45 pounds (toddler carrier is approved for 25-50 lbs)
can be used from birth with the use of the revolutionary Tula Infant Insert (not included), and into toddlerhood with Tula Free to Grow Extenders (not included)
is easy to use and comfortable
provides an ergonomic M-position seat supporting optimal development for baby’s body
is easy to care for and machine washable
is made by hand from 100% Öko-Tex Standard 100 certified cotton
is made with the highest quality Duraflex buckles available
includes features such as dual-adjustment straps to allow for the perfect fit, additional leg-opening and shoulder padding, and a large pocket on the contouring hip belt
includes a removable hood to support baby’s head while asleep, protect from sun or wind, and allow for comfortable breastfeeding
Have you been wanting to own one? Here’s your chance! One lucky winner will get the chance to win one of these beautiful baby carriers in Incognito print. You can also purchase one at GreenPath baby in one of the wildly popular prints!
So head below for your chance to win! Giveaway open to US & CA and ends on 8/1 at 11:59m EST.
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When I started my journey into the wild world of cloth diapers I knew that I wanted to support other mothers. I wanted to buy natural products. I wanted to find reliable and strong businesses who have a solid and positive reputation. After some initial research I came across Green Mountain Diapers. I took a gander around their website. I was instantly impressed with the easy to read set up, huge selection, helpful tips and information (so important to the newbies like me). Check more reviews like this in StapleSearch.
Who is Green Mountain Diaper?
Green Mountain Diapers “are the leading online resource for natural fiber cloth diapers and healthy organic diapers serving families who choose reusable diapers for over 15 years. Diaper covers with quality natural fiber and organic cloth diapers make healthy baby diapering soft, fun and hassle-free.” – Green Mountain Diapers Website
The founder, Karen, is a mom just like me. She wanted to use cloth diapers with her first child but was discouraged by others and felt so overwhelmed by all the information and things to know about cloth diapering. She found out first hand that if you are not using quality products then your journey will not be very smooth. Why waste your time and money on products that will not work? That is just not being a good steward of your money or time, and that is why unbiased reviews are so useful for new mothers. They help you to make the best decisions on all of the new baby equipment you have to buy, which you will have had no experience with until then.
Green Mountain began in 1998. Their mission is “to communicate information about cloth diapering and provide the very best of today’s wonderful cloth diapering products focusing on natural fibers”. – Green Mountain Diapers Website. Now they have grown to be one of the leading leading natural fiber cloth diaper retailers nationwide and became a true corporation.
Why Choose Green Mountain?
There are so many online resources today. You can buy diapers from so many places. Why Green Mountain?
They have one of the leading natural fiber prefolds – Cloth-eez Prefold diapers
Free How to Wash Cloth Diapers Booklet with every purchase! – ***MUST HAVE FOR NEW TO CLOTH*** (Can buy additional booklets for $4.95 each)
Free Booklet You Say?
With every purchase from Green Mountain Diapers you get the opportunity to get a FREEHow To Wash Your Cloth Diaper Booklet. I have referred to this amazing booklet every day since I received my copy. It’s such a helpful and comprehensive resource. It covers everything from how to prep, how to wash, how to select your detergents, how to care for wool, how to change a baby (so great for new parents or parents like me switching over), answers to comment questions like odors, leaks…and so much more. I cannot express how great this booklet is. Do yourself a solid and place an order at Green Mountain and be sure to add the booklet to your order in the “add to cart” option – it will NOT automatically be placed in your shipment. This is such a nice feature. I have a booklet. Next time I don’t need another one so I will not add one; waste not want not.
These are the very first prefolds I have every put on a baby. I have used them for years as rags. They are super soft & absorbent so of course they would make great diapers.
sold in dozen or individual quantities
available in white, unbleached, organic
edges are colored for easy identification (example: the smalls edges are yellow, mediums are red…)
free pins with order (need to be added to order through link on this page)
easy to wash and dry – no special cloth diaper soaps needed
Putting a prefold on my wiggly/cant-stop-moving 16 month old proved to be a fun adventure. After a minute of trying I was able to get the prefold diaper properly on him. I think he really loved the feel. It was simple and soft. My son as super thin legs. I was able to roll the fabric around his legs up. Typically people use a cover over a prefold. This helps keep everything in…ya know…everything.
You can use diaper pins to keep a prefold on or a more modern fastener. I prefer the modern version as I get nervous with pins and my cant-keep-still-child.
I love that these are super easy to wash and they can go into the dryer. The fast and easy cleaning cycle is a huge selling point.
Cloth-eez Workhorse diapers are like a fitted version of a prefold. You get soft, absorbent, 100% chlorine free cotton in a fitted diaper. It has all the benefits of a prefold but with the convenience of being fitted.
Newborn, small, medium, large & extra large sizes
Snap or no closure options (no closure is a fitted diaper but you would need a fastener to hold it on)
On the left is a Maldin Mills Fleece Stay-Dry Liner On the right is a Cloth-eez Doubler size large in white
GMD has a variety of doublers and liners, sometimes referred to as inserts. I reviewed 2 from their vast selection:
Malden Mills Polar Fleece Stay-Dry Liner “One layer of virgin “Malden Mills” 200 weight polar fleece with a finished edge. Line your cotton diaper with this top quality polar fleece and obtain dryness next to baby’s bottom since it allows the moisture to go through it but it doesn’t feel wet. It really works.”
This is the coolest and most interesting liner I have experienced yet. It is made of a special fleece. It keeps you child feeling dry longer. This is the product to get if you are transitioning from disposable to cloth!
These are a GMD exclusive. Available in 4 options: small white cotton, large white cotton, small organic cotton and large organic cotton. They are available in sets of 12 or individually.
There are a few different types of fasteners on the market for prefolds and fitted no closure diapers. The ones which are available through Green Mountain are:
I have yet to have the courage to hold my son down to get the pins in. I did use the snappi few times now with great ease. I was reluctant to believe it would really hold onto the diaper. Or that it would stay on once my son was running around. It did! With no issues. I am very pleased with snappi.
While Blueberry is not a Green Mountain house brand, it is a brand which Green Mountain carries. Green Mountain Diapers carry several types and brand of diaper covers. We use covers over a prefold or fitted cloth diaper. They keep things in if you will.
You can place a diaper on a baby with fasteners then place the cover over it OR you can tri-fold the prefold diaper and place inside the cover (sorta like how you would stuff a pocket diaper but minus the pocket part). Either way works. It is a personal preferance really.
This is a Cloth-eez prefold which was tri-folded and placed inside a Blueberry Capri Cover.This is a Cloth-eez Workhorse diaper underneath a Blueberry Capri Cover
Now that you have seen some of the amazing items that Green Mountain Diapers has to offer head over there now and grab a few things today! Click here to view their website.
