My Renaissance Festival Costume Video Review!

     The AZ Renaissance Festival started on February 11th this year! Amber went with her school as a reward field trip and I wasn't able to chaperon because I can't take Charlotte with me. I'm hoping to make a trip this year with the family! Amber already has a costume that we paid over $100 for at the fair! I thought it was about time for Mommy to get a costume too!
     I have the pleasure of partnering with a fantastic wholesale costume site called Wholesale Halloween Costumes. They are much more than a Halloween costume site! You can also find costumes for holidays and parties, accessories for costumes, makeup, party decorations/props, holiday themed party accessories and even mascot costumes! (see my video at the bottom of this post)

Here are some of my favorites:

To go with the Renaissance Festival costume:

Mardi Gras is coming up! How's this for a mascot:

 OK This inflatable tops the cake! I totally want the "Stay Puft Marshmallow Man" at my surprise 80's themed 30th birthday party (that I only imagine in my head)!

    The costume I received for this years Renaissance Festival and this review is the Peasant Lady Costume!

    This costume is 2 pieces. The dress is all one piece. The top is gauze and has an elastic ruffle around the top and at the elbow. The bottom of the dress is a green crushed velvet type material. The velvet is much shinier than this picture shows, you may be able to see that better in the video.

    The second piece of this costume is the corset (bodice) piece. The corset ties in the back at the waist and at the neck just like a halter top. The corset piece is almost like a foam material, it is slightly padded. On the outside the fabric is a faux leather and brown velvet type material. As I stated in my video it appears very convincing!  This piece laces up in the front with a shiny gold ribbon. Keep in mind that this is not an actual cinching corset, therefore, it will not actually hold in anything :)

    Overall this costume is fairly well made and is very comfortable! This is definitely something that is easily worn for the whole day without any issues. If I am gentle enough I could make this last for a few years for Renaissance Festival use only. I would definitely recommend checking out Wholesale Halloween Costumes for your next party! Whether it is Halloween or not!!

Find Happy with Horizon Organic {with a giveaway}

 

 I was very fortunate to partner with Horizon for a fabulous giveaway right here on What Mommy Wants That way I could tell you about ANOTHER giveaway from Horizon! Horizon is giving away a trip to Jamaica in the Find Happy Contest! Plus, enter below for a promo pack with What Mommy Wants including a collapsible reusable shopping bag, pen, notepad and coupons for FREE Horizon products! Check out the video to see them better!

About "Finding Happy"

     The "Finding Happy" Contest is a tab on Horizon's Facebook page! Your job is to locate "Happy" Horizon's mascot found on all of the Horizon packaging! The first 50 people to guess correctly will be entered for a trip to Jamaica! As well as some other prizes along the way. When you visit the Find Happy App on Horizon's Facebook page, you are asked to answer the daily question to access the map. With every entry the map zooms in closer! It's so easy to enter! I made a video of how to enter (I also included the items in the giveaway on What Mommy Wants):



Enter on the rafflecopter below. US only, 18 and older, Ends 3/9/2012 Good Luck!


I received a sample in exchange for my review. I was compensated in no other way. The opinions here are 100% mine. I am under no obligation to give a positive review. Horizon Organic is sponsoring this giveaway.
This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook.

Wordless Wednesday 2/15 "Toy Overdose?"

Toy Overdose?

Ficklets: Eyewear Charm Huggers Review & Giveaway

Amber has been wearing glasses since she was 3 years old! We use her glasses as an accessory just like a necklace or earrings. However, since glasses are expensive and little girls get bored so easily we have found a way to change things up on her glasses with Ficklets! I am even thinking about getting some for my sunglasses!
Sometimes when someone has a brilliant idea that really takes off it is referred to as a "kitchen table idea" Ros (the genius behind Ficklets) calls Ficklets her "couch potato idea" because she was literally sitting on the couch when she had her stroke of genius! She looked at her daughter, Gem, and thought "Wow, we need to add some color and life to your tired, old glasses." You can read more about the background of ficklets HERE!
Ficklets are Charms that hug the arm of your glasses! What an genius invention right? There are several styles to choose from and they are very reasonably priced! Amber gets to review 2 styles for you! She chose the Purple Sparkle Stars and the Silver-Turquoise Hearts! Here's how they work:

The Backside:

Here are Amber's Ficklets:

I love the fact that Amber can change the style of her glasses to go with her outfit! Perhaps she will stop asking if she can dye her hair now. Perhaps not. To be quite honest I am jealous that I don't wear glasses! There are even styles that would be great for adults! Animals, dice flip flops, shapes, lips, cupcakes, Breast Cancer Awareness, jack-o-lanterns, snowflakes, A vast selection!!! 

My experience (and Amber's):

Once we read the directions they were easy to get attached to her glasses and after changing them a few times, Amber is a pro! They look adorable! The only thing that I found an issue with is unavoidable. The elastic bands get stretched out. I haven't had an issue yet but I can see that the elastic is losing its hold on her frames. This is not a big deal because you can buy replacement elastics right on the website! 

Where you can find Ficklets:

Ficklets.com

Ficklets on Facebook

Ficklets on Twitter

Win Ficklets!

1 lucky winner gets to choose from a boy or girl package with 3 pairs of Ficklets to decorate your own glasses! Just enter using the Rafflecopter form below. If the form doesn't load or takes too long a simple refresh should do the trick!

I received a sample in exchange for my review. I was compensated in no other way. The opinions here are 100% mine. I am under no obligation to give a positive review. Ficklets is sponsoring this giveaway.

This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook.

Pork Chop Kids Baby Thigh Highs Review & Giveaway

Picture this: You are putting cute little socks on your baby's tiny feet. You turn to grab the shoe and when you turn around... that sweet little face is smiling up at you, sock in hand and bare feet again! How many times has this happened to you? 

Scenario #2: Easter morning (insert any holiday requiring a dress) But it's too cold for bare legs! So, you grab the tights. You roll up the first leg and put it on a tiny foot and proceed to the second leg... As soon as you get the second foot in, the first one is off. You finally get both legs on and pull the tights up over the diaper and guess what? Diaper change... Let the process begin again! Tights are not comfortable! I know I remember hating to wear tights, the crotch part would end up at my knees, the toes would be twisted and that wasn't even with a diaper on! Not, to mention what a pain they are for Mom!

When I discovered baby leggings I thought it was such a great idea and Charlotte has a bunch of them! They make diaper changes a cinch and protect crawling knees! The one thing that I have to do with regular leggings is put socks on with them! Which takes us back to the first scenario... Missing socks! Pork Chop Kids takes care of that! Now you can keep your baby's legs warm, keep their feet warm, protect their knees, simplify diaper changes and look adorable in the process!

Pork Chop Kids sent me this pair of baby thigh highs:

Super cute pattern! (there are many more cute colors, patters, etc. for boy and girls) and the wide band at the top keeps them in place very well!

The bottom of the foot has the size! I love that!

Her Choco Truffle diaper matched perfectly! I caught a booty shot while she played "Pat-a-Foot", her foot version of "Pat-a-Cake". 

Pork Chop Kids logo on the side of the foot!

All the way up to the diaper! Great length on them!

My experience:

The fabric is super duper soft!! They have some very cute prints available! A genius idea! They washed very well and still looked brand new afterward! They are stretchy enough that she will definitely be wearing these for a while! I absolutely LOVE these and there is not a single thing I would change!!

Where you can find them:

Pork Chop Kids are available through their website or at local boutiques. Check out the store locator on the website for the nearest retail location.

A single pair costs around $15 which at first seems pricey, but if you think about the fact that you spend $12 on a certain brand of leg warmers and they don't include (non-removable) socks. It is well worth it!

Sizes available are:

6-12 months

1-2 years

2-4 years

4-6 years

If you would like larger sizes they do special orders too!

WIN a pair!

Pork Chop Kids is going to give a pair to one of you lucky readers!! I received a "surprise" print and so will you! Winner's Surprise print will be based on size and gender of your little one!

use the Rafflecopter form below to enter! 

I received a sample in exchange for my review. I was compensated in no other way. The opinions here are 100% mine. I am under no obligation to give a positive review. Pork Chop Kids is sponsoring this giveaway.

This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook.