Safety 1st Elite 80 Air Car Seat Giveaway ($299.99ARV) US 9/14

Hosted by: Everything Mommyhood 

Co-Hosted by: My Four Littles and Easy Green Mama 

Sponsored by: Safety 1st

 Personally, I am huge on car seat safety! Cade has extended rear faced until just now that he has reached the max. weight limit for his convertible car seat of 40lbs. One sad mommy here! Cade is 3 years old, so he is well over the legal law requirement for the state of Wisconsin which states babies must be at least 1 year AND 20 pounds in order to forward face. No way, Jose! That is SO tiny! Ezio is still rear facing and will continue to until he reached the max. weight limit of his convertible car seat which is also 40lbs. He is currently 20 months old and 26lbs, so hopefully we can make it to 3 years old like we did with Cade. 

Did you know that the new recommendation for the minimum length of rear facing is actually two years old? While I would love for them to make this recommendation an updated law, I know it wouldn't matter amongst many families. Here in the city it is pretty rare to see a baby, toddler or child in a car seat properly or even at all! It is very scary, but I believe the real problem is that there is not enough correct car seat education being taught to new and expectant mothers.

Check out Everything Mommyhood's Safety 1st Elite 80 Car Seat Review.

This information is directly from Safety 1st's website: Super-extended weight range, Rear-facing 5-40 pounds, Forward-facing 22-80 pounds, and Belt-positioning booster 40-100 pounds. Air Protect® advanced cushion system protects your child’s head, where it’s needed most GCell HX™ patented foam with hexagonal shapes inside the seat provides superior body protection. TOGETHER they provide full body side impact protection

• Easy to identify color-coded belt paths and installation labels
• Durable, steel-reinforced metal frame
• QuickFit™ Harness system with Center Front Adjustment
• 10-position headrest grows with your child
• No re-thread harness
• 4-position recline for an optimal fit to your vehicle
• 2 integrated cup holders on other side of car seat
• Push button LATCH

One Lucky Winner will receive a Safety 1st Elite 80 3-in-1 Car Seat, valued at $229.99. US Residents, 18 and up only. One entrant per household. All winning entries are verified. Winner will be picked randomly through the Giveaway Tools entry form. Winner will be emailed and will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

Entry-Form

Disclosure: Mami's 3 Little Monkeys and Everything Mommyhood are not responsible for prize shipment, as this is a sponsored prize from Safety 1st. We were not compensated in any way for promotion of this giveaway. Everything Mommyhood received the above mentioned item, in exchange for an honest review. Our opinions are not influenced in any way. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and any other social media are not affiliated with this giveaway. If you have any questions please contact the host of this giveaway at EverythingMommyhood@gmail.com.

GO-GO Monkey Business Blanket Review & Giveaway US 7/4

Cade's 3rd Birthday Bash!!

GO-GO Blanket's Story

GO-GO Blanket's story began in 2007 on a blustery winter evening, with a cold grandchild. After a day at Mimi and Papa's, the grandchildren enjoyed a nice, warm bath before the car ride back home. To Mimi's surprise, they were wearing only their pajamas as they were being secured into their car seats. No snowsuits! No jackets! No blankets! Thought Mimi while the car heat was pumping, but she was shocked and concerned. Her daughter had explained to Mimi and Papa that federal guidelines for car seat safety dictate that the straps should be only one finger's width from baby, toddler or child. Simply leaving no room for bulky winter outerwear and traditional blankets tend to just slide off onto the floor. Of course, Mimi understood the safety issues, but she thought "what about the cold?" As they drove home, Mimi could not stop thinking about this dilemma... there MUST be a better solution. 

Mimi woke the next morning with the answer! What if the blanket had sleeves so it could go over  the safety straps, but still be held into place with the child's arms through the sleeves? This would be like wearing a coat backwards, only it would need to be much more comfortable and easier to get on and off. With this idea swirling in Mimi's head, she went and bought a traditional baby blanket, cut off one end, made some sleeves and attached those sleeves in holes she had made. She was not quite sure about the size, but she did her best. When she showed it to her family, there weren't so convinced at first. They didn't think the blanket would stay on with out a fastener or ties, so she put her new blanket to the test. After lots of miles and many trips with children of different ages and sizes, using both car seats as well as strollers, she learned that these blankets did stay in place... perfectly... every single time! Upon discovering this success they learned of an unforeseen advantage! Baby's hands are now free for pacifiers, toys or whatever else as well as the ease of putting the blanket on and taking it off.

After five years of being used by family and friends the GO-GO Blanket has now been patented and available to all! Your baby will be safer and cozier then ever before.

So how exactly does the GO-GO Blanket work?

Once you've secured your baby in their car seat, you just simply slip baby's arms into the GO-GO Blanket sleeves! Then tuck in the sides to keep your little one nice and cozy all around. GO-GO Blanket follows federal car seat regulations. Simple as pie for your little cutie pie!

 

Eight adorable patterns to choose from, which is your favorite?  

Our Monkey Business GO-GO Blanket!

Of course I chose the Monkey Business pattern, I am after all the mom of three little monkeys. It is adorable and super soft! This is definitely a nice cozy on the go blanket for any little one! Cade doesn't like when we have the windows open in the van, even if his window isn't open he still complains about the wind, he is able to use his GO-GO Blanket to block some of the wind. He loves and always needs a blanket when we are in the van, but he often drops it and it is a bit hard for me to reach it most of the times. With the GO-GO Blanket he doesn't drop it because he is wearing it. 
(Will update with photo, keep forgetting to grab my camera)

Connect with GO-GO Blanket

Visit GO-GO-Blanket's website to check out all of the cool patterns, give them a 'like' on Facebook, follow them on Twitter @GOGOBlanket, check out their videos and subscribe with YouTube and last, but not least don't forget to subscribe to their RSS. 

GIVEAWAY!

GO-GO Blanket would like to offer one lucky reader their very own Snoozy Baby GO-GO Blanket! 

To enter for your chance to win this adorable Snoozy Baby GO-GO Blanket head over to Cade's 3rd Birthday Bash Event page and enter using the Rafflecopter form available there. This giveaway is open to US residents whom are at least 18+ years old. 

 GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Disclaimer: Mami's 3 Little Monkeys received the above product free of charge, in exchange for our honest review. Our opinions and experiences may differ from those of your own.