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RC cars never cease to be a favorite for the holidays and this year we’re loving the new Lazer Stunt Chaser Flameout RC Car.  Utilizing light technology, all you do is point and shoot as the racer follows your lead up to over 300 mph (scale speed). The dual sided racer with light up rims that change color when the car flips.  Included is a 4 in 1 stunt ramp too!  Ages 4+.

Hot Wheels takes its tracks off the ground and places it on the wall!  Using 3M Command Strips, you can hang the Wall Tracks without concerns over wall damage.  Completely modular and able to go around corners, the possibilities are endless!  Hot Wheels Wall Tracks Starter Set retails for $29.99 and is for Ages 4+.

The craze can’t be denied!  Hexbugs are top on the Christmas list in this household.  It even appeared on the husband’s wish list (?!?!?)  They give me the creepers but the kids sure love these little creatures!  Everything from the Nano to the Crab, which is the only one I can find endearing, is sure to be a hit.  They make great stocking stuffers and paired with the habitat set, it makes a great gift!

As a proud partner of the FDNY Foundation in fire safety, Smokey the Fire Truck reports for gift-giving duty!  Smokey, the newest in the Matchbox “Stinky” line, provides hours of open-ended play with his lights, sounds and levers in both truck and character mode.  Smokey sings, tells jokes and dances for a truly interactive play experience in character mode.  Kids can shoot water balls that can be fed into the fire hose.  Who wouldn’t want a toy that does that?! I think my kids is going to go bonkers with this under the tree!  Smokey the Fire Truck retails for $59.99 and suggested for ages 3 and up.

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Oh I am obsessed over my iPad and so are my kids.  A while back I was given the opportunity to review the LeapFrog LeapPad and we jumped at it!   A personalized learning tablet with a 5″ touch screen designed for kids ages four and up, it’s their very own version of an iPad!  We were hooked!  So much so it deserved it’s very own holiday post.  As the trusted leader in educational entertainment, LeapFrog has combined the latest technology, enhanced educational curriculum, and most entertaining characters to fuel a child’s learning in a durable form factor that mirrors popular adult tablets. LeapPad is revolutionizing the way children learn by offering the next generation in learning, digital reading and personal creativity.

Expanding on their already large library, they will now offer more than 100 learning game cartridges, books, apps and videos.  Frugal parents will love this! Expanding the fun across platforms, the existing library of Leapster Explorer game cartridges and apps is cross compatible with LeapPad.  If you’re like this family, we have tons of games already!

Unique to LeapFrog products, games auto-adjust so kids can learn at just the right pace – added value, each LeapPad book app is actually three books in one – offering each story at three different levels.  LeapPad even remembers a child’s progress from game to game and book to book to keep the content challenging and engaging and of course syncs with the LeapFrog Learning Path.  Kids can build a strong learning foundation with phonics skills, mathematics and spelling, and then take learning beyond the basics to geography, world languages, music, creativity, science and life skills such as brushing their teeth.  As they embark on new learning adventures, kids can also practice their writing skills with step-by-step guidance and a child-sized stylus.

Built with 2 GB of memory, LeapPad encourages learning on the go and inspires curious minds to imagine more with a complete suite of innovative creativity tools featuring a built-in camera and video recorder, microphone, as well as art, story, and photo studios. Adding even more fun, kids can stretch, stamp or draw on their pictures to create personalized snapshots. LeapPad’s Animation Studio teaches children how to animate beloved Disney characters. My daughter is obsessed with the Princesses & Mermaids Story Studio app!

With Story Studio, kids create their own stories all about them using the built-in camera, personalized artwork, and even their own voice. This new app offers kids the opportunity to create more than 27,000 story combinations, including imagining what they want to be when they grow up, building their own family tree and more.

We love the LeapPad so much we purchased several more as gifts for my nieces and nephews.  We love it that much!  Since the first day we recieved it, it’s hardly gotten a break.  In the first 2 weeks and we went through 4 battery changes.  Each set lasts about 2 days of non-stop play.  Can you say addicted!  My 4 year old has memorized the songs from the Letter Factory video and her penmanship has improved leaps and bounds after a few rounds on her PetPad.  She ends her days with an ebook that reads her to sleep.
When she’s not learning, she’s taking pictures and videos with the built in camera.  I love downloading all her art and seeing what pictures she’s taken when she thinks we’re not looking.  Best of all, LeapPad allows parents to easily and instantly share their children’s masterpieces with family and friends via email or Facebook.  I think that’s very media mom of me!

While some might think $99 is a lot for a kid’s toy, but it is so much more than a toy.  This is durable — been dropped a few times already, once even on concrete and survived — I wouldn’t be able to say that if it was my iPad that she dropped.  Downloadable apps are priced at MSRP $5.00 and up and game cartridges at MSRP $24.99. LeapPad is now available in green and pink, sold nationwide at major retailers. For details visit leapfrog.com/LeapPad.

GIVEAWAYS: Enter NOW!  From now until December 23rd 2011 you MUST visit this FORM.  ONE (1) lucky winners will win an award winning Tag Reader Gift Set including the Tag Reader and 2 Books!  For an additional (3) entries – 1st Option – If you follow me on twitter @momconfessional and re-tweet this giveaway (I just entered @momconfessional’s @LeapFrog #Giveaway and you should too! http://wp.me/pLvfH-1bE) – 2nd Option – If you “like” us on Facebook and share the giveaway with your friends.  – 3rd option – subscribe to Mom Confessionals.  DON’T FORGET to visit this FORM and leave a separate entry for each action. Giveaway only open to those with U.S. addresses and must be 18 years or older. Giveaway ends on December 23rd 2011 at 11:59 EST. A winner will be selected randomly by Random.org and notified by e-mail.

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My girl’s growing up!  Here are some of our top picks for girls this year!

Hot on the trail of the feather hair trend, we’re loving the Barbie Designable Hair Extensions Doll.  Using the free design website, girls can create their very own personalized hair extensions printable on any inkjet printer.  For a suggested retail price of $31.99 Ages 6+, it comes with a Barbie doll and 16 sheets of printable hair extensions and 5 hair clips.  Additional printable hair extensions are available for purchase separately.

We love love love the Discovery Kids Princess Play Castle.  At only $33.99,  its a great value.  It pops up in seconds and provides hours and hours of play.  During downtime, it makes a great hideaway for my little girl.  She can often be found with her favorite snuggly and hunkering down with a book any time of day.

For the artist, we’re loving the Seedling Create Your Own Designer Doll Kit which lets your little girl design their very own doll ($40 + Free Shipping – available at Giggle.com and comes in Super Hero Craft kit as well for your boy). Inspire your little one to get creative with this imagination-inspiring make-your-own doll kit! Complete with a cotton doll, embroidery thread, assorted fabrics, and more, this DIY kit makes for the perfect rainy day activity and a unique gift for any occasion.

Babycakes Cupcake Maker is perfect for that budding chef!  I love gifts that can really engage.  Making cupcakes in under 8 minutes, it makes for some fun family time whether it is a rainy day activity or something to do during the upcoming winter break!  The hours you can clock decorating those mini cupcakes!

A gift that can last all year is a subscription to Disney Princess Magazine!  Who doesn’t love to receive mail?!  Disney Princess Magazine is an early-learning magazine which brings together Disney favorites such as Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Belle from Beauty & the Beast, Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella, Mulan, Jasmine from Aladdin, and Pochahantas. Each issue of Disney Princess Magazine is full of magical stories, a collectible poster, a Princess project, and a pull-out workbook full of fun activities. Great for any princess, aged 4 and up, she will receive 8 issues in total!  For the boys, check out Pixar Cars Magazine filled with all your favorite Cars characters! or Disney Junior Magazine, made just for your preschooler! You will get magical storytelling from Mickey and friends as well as Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Handy Mandy. Available at: http://www.disneymags.com/magazinesforkids/

Are your girls ready for a more grown up doll?  Madame Alexander’s 18″ Favorite Friends Play doll fits the bill!  Known for the fine craftsmanship, these dolls are dressed in the latest looks.  They are soft and huggable with bright sparkling open and close eyes.  All Favorite Friends outfits and accessories are removable and fit most other 18″ dolls and vice versa, making this a most welcomed gift for any little girl!

GIVEAWAYS: Enter NOW!  From now until December 23rd 2011 you MUST visit this FORM.  Three (3) lucky winners will win their choice of:

• Madame Alexander’s 18″ First Day of School Favorite Friends [ valued at $44.95 ]
• Copy of Disney Princess Magazine, Disney Junior Magazine and Disney Junior Magazine [ valued at $14.99 ]
• Babycakes Cupcake Maker [ valued at $49.99 ]

For an additional (3) entries – 1st Option – If you follow me on twitter @momconfessional and re-tweet this giveaway (I just entered @momconfessional’s Girls Holiday #Giveaway and you should too! http://wp.me/pLvfH-19O) – 2nd Option – If you “like” us on Facebook and share the giveaway with your friends.  – 3rd option – subscribe to Mom Confessionals.  DON’T FORGET to visit this FORM and leave a separate entry for each action. Giveaway only open to those with U.S. addresses and must be 18 years or older. Giveaway ends on December 23rd 2011 at 11:59 EST. A winner will be selected randomly by Random.org and notified by e-mail.

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Welcome to cold and flu season…it’s time to get educated! In addition to offering medicine that is easy to understand (including their latest launches:  help, I have chest congestion and help, I have a stuffy nose), Help Remedies’ Medical Director David Pompei (Pharm.D) provides the below tips on navigating through the drugstore clutter and other useful information for surviving cold/flu season:

1. PREVENT yourself from needing to visit the drug aisle – wash your hands regularly, exercise, consider getting a flu shot; these basic public health measures do reduce the chance of getting sick.
2. IDENTIFY YOUR SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS. If you do get sick, avoid characterizing your condition using ambiguous terms such as ‘cold’ or ‘flu’. Instead, identify your specific symptoms; do you have a headache, does your body ache, do you have a fever, are you congested, do you have a runny nose, etc. and select product/s with active ingredients that focus on your specific symptoms rather than catchalls that may have medications that you don’t need.
3.  TAKE LESS. Take just the amount of medicine you need. If a small dose relieves your symptom, there is no additional benefit in taking more. Start with a moderate dose – if you need more you can take more, up to the recommended dosage per day.
4. ASK QUESTIONS. The drug aisle can be confusing at times, and the pharmacist is there to help you get the right medication for your needs.
5. DON’T OVERDO IT. While you’re sick, take care of yourself. Rest, use a sick day, drink lots of fluids (including that old remedy, soup).

Whatever (or whoever) ails you this season, Help Remedies has your gifting needs covered with a variety of stocking stuffers:

PROBLEM: You battled a gang of coupon-clutching seniors while negotiating a cart full of gifts through the line at Target’s.
SOLUTION: help, I have an aching body

PROBLEM: Your coworker’s feet are in bad shape after she insisted on wearing “festive” 5-inch stilettos to the office holiday party.
SOLUTION: help, I have a blister

PROBLEM: In an obvious attempt at payback for your misspent youth, the grandparents gave the twins matching drum sets.
SOLUTION: help, I have a headache

PROBLEM: Your brother-in-law’s bear-like snores are rattling the windows. And the family is in town for a week.
SOLUTION: help, I can’t sleep

PROBLEM: Your teenager is far too cool to wear a proper coat. Or hat. Or scarf.
SOLUTION: help, I have a stuffy nose

PROBLEM: Your sister-in-law’s five cats won’t leave you compulsively sneezing self alone.
SOLUTION: help, I have allergies

PROBLEM: Your husband lost the annual family football bowl and pouted for an hour in the backyard.
SOLUTION: help, I have chest congestion

Yes they are niftily designed, and come in cute little pods that I can’t resist but they are just as practical as they are smartly designed.  Personally I hope someone leaves me some help, I can’t sleep in my stocking so I can sooner acclimate to working the night shift.  For additional information on Help Remedies, visit www.helpineedhelp.com. Each Help product is $3.99 MSRP, available at Walgreens, Duane Reade, select Target stores, Soap.com, Pharmaca.com, and other retailers nationwide.

GIVEAWAY:  It’s getting nippy out there!  Just in time for switching into snow boots and helping your feet “weather the storm” or after you’ve insisted on wearing “festive” 5-inch stilettos to the office holiday party, we’re giving away FIVE (5) help, I have a blister kits!  To ENTER, from now until December 31st 2011 you MUST visit this FORM and enter (1) one of (3) ways – 1st Option – If you follow me on twitter @momconfessional and re-tweet this giveaway (I just entered @momconfessional’s HELP remedies #giveaway and you should too! http://wp.me/pLvfH-1a8) – 2nd Option – If you “like” us on Facebook and share the giveaway with your friends.  – 3rd option – subscribe to Mom Confessionals.  DON’T FORGET to visit this FORM and leave a separate entry for each action. Giveaway only open to those with U.S. addresses and must be 18 years or older. Giveaway ends on December 31st 2011 at 11:59 EST. A winner will be selected randomly by Random.org and notified by e-mail.

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It’s generation TECH and there’s something for everyone this holiday season!  I’ve definitely got some tech-fever with recent post ideas such as “How to survive in a ONE iPad Family” and “Getting my Dancey Dancey on with Dance Central for Kinect”

Just in time for the Holidays, Kinect has really come a long way.  If you don’t have one, add that to the list! We are obsessed with so many of the new releases!  Currently my nephew is clocking some real time with Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat for Xbox and uDraw.  He is just another budding little artist in the family and this game let’s him draw the Wham! Bam! and Pow! and really be a part of the comic.  Armed with the new uDraw Gametablet with uDraw Studio: Instant Artist – Xbox 360 in HD, the graphics are intensely real!

They just keep finding new ways to make the iPad even cooler!  Of course with my recent acquisition of the iPad, my obsession is fueled.  We’re loving the new Crayola iMarker which makes coloring go digital!  Young artists can choose from the Crayola 64 box of colors and transform their medium to everything from a crayon to markers to paints and coloring pencils.  Using the free Color Studio HD App download which features a huge library of built in art, kids can free draw, play games and create their own custom coloring pages.  The Crayola iMarker is available for $29.99 for Ages 3+.  Don’t fret if you can’t wait until the holidays are upon us to color you happy, this free app includes a pen free mode too aka “finger mode”.

Got a Cars 2 fan in the house?  You should check out the new Disney Pixar Cars 2 AppMATes.  When used with an iPad, the mini vehicles transform the tablet’s screen into an interactive Radiator Springs play mat.  I have to admit I got a little caught up in the action myself.  The vehicles interact with everything on the screen from other vehicles going on missions, to the latest race.  Crash into everything, pick up hub caps as currency and really deck out your ride in style.  Tons of free play for the youngest of iPad users and interactivity for the older crowd.  Whatever will they come up with next?  the Disney Pixar Cars 2 AppMATes are available online at Amazon.com and Apple.com, sold in single and 2-packs.

Have a Nintendo DS and looking for girl’s games?  Look no further than Pinkalicious for Nintendo DS!  It comes with a Pinkalicious stylus, and who doesn’t need more of those!  My daughter is constantly losing them!  It’s a perfect stocking stuffer that your girl would go crazy for!  Pinkalicious celebrates all things pink while teaching the special girl in your life that being yourself is best of all!  We’re also loving Lalaloopsy: Sew Magical! Sew Cute! for Nintendo DS which comes with a mini-LaLaLoopsy too!  My girl is loopsy for all things LaLaLoopsy!

GIVEAWAYS: Enter NOW!  From now until December 15th 2011 you MUST visit this FORM.  Four (4) lucky winners will win their choice of:

• Crayola iMarker [ valued at $29.99 ]
• Disney Pixar Cars 2 AppMATes 2-Pack [ valued at $34.99 ]
• Pinkalicious for Nintendo DS [ valued at $29.99 ]
• uDraw Studio – Game and Tablet for Nintendo Wii [ valued at $69.99 ]

For an additional (3) entries – 1st Option – If you follow me on twitter @momconfessional and re-tweet this giveaway (I just entered @momconfessional’s Techalicious #Giveaway and you should too! http://wp.me/pLvfH-1a1) – 2nd Option – If you “like” us on Facebook and share the giveaway with your friends.  – 3rd option – subscribe to Mom Confessionals.  DON’T FORGET to visit this FORM and leave a separate entry for each action. Giveaway only open to those with U.S. addresses and must be 18 years or older. Giveaway ends on December 15th 2011 at 11:59 EST. A winner will be selected randomly by Random.org and notified by e-mail.

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Holiday cards have come a long way!  As a designer, every year use to be riddled with finding the perfect card, or if I was ambitious enough, to make my own cards.  It was incredibly time consuming and sometimes costly too!  There are so many great and affordable options out there that now I have so much fun finding that perfect holiday card that just feels like my family each year from an amazing selection of designs!  It’s the one time a year I get say “Hi!” and update my dear friends whose lives are just as busy as mine.  I love sending them and receiving them!

This year I stumbled upon MyPublisher.com.  The pioneer in high-quality online Photo Books recently expanded its business with the launch of its own personalized photo card collection, just in time for the 2011 Holiday Season.  With their own printing and manufacturing facility, it gives them a real edge in terms of quality control, speed of delivery and cost.

Gorgeous doesn’t even begin to describe them!  Not even luxurious!  They use extra-heavy, extra-thick 130 pound, 17 point archival-quality card stock and over 30 free envelope liners — at a price about 30% below it’s closest competitor!  Let’s not forget FREE Return Address Printing and FREE SHIPPING! With a super easy to use interface, you’ll have your gorgeous, luxurious cards in your hands in no time at all!  Every time I clicked for an additional feature like textured finish or envelope liner, I expected my price to jump up… but NOT AT ALL!  My entire order priced the cards at $1.39 each!

Here’s a sneak preview of our card… you like?

GIVEAWAY: MyPublisher.com is offering ONE Mom Confessional reader a $50 Gift code!  To ENTER, from now until December 1st 2011 you MUST subscribe to Mom Confessionals.  For additional entries – 1st Option – If you follow me on twitter @momconfessional and re-tweet this giveaway (I just entered @momconfessional’s @MyPublisher #Giveaway and you should too! http://wp.me/pLvfH-1as) – 2nd Option – If you “like” us on Facebook and share the giveaway with your friends. DON’T FORGET to visit this FORM and leave a separate entry for each action. Giveaway only open to those with U.S. addresses and must be 18 years or older. Giveaway ends on December 1st 2011 at 11:59 EST. A winner will be selected randomly by Random.org and notified by e-mail.

{ disclosure : Mom Confessionals received a $50 gift code to create our own holiday cards, but there was no arm twisting involved.  We were dying to try!  In fact, it was our pleasure! }

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Aprica has spent over 60 years building the number-one selling baby brand in Japan with a simple mission: “Raise happy babies”, and now this unique sensibility is available to parents in the US.  Just being a Japanese brand, you know that you’re about to experience something of quality.  This is quickly becoming our favorite go-to umbrella stroller and we’ve tested our fair share as you know.

Opening it up, the Presto Flat has a gorgeous semi-matte frame with an additional reflective safety feature I have yet to see on any other stroller.  I immediately appreciated the rear handle which aided in opening the umbrella stroller chassis.  Many a times, with other umbrella strollers, I’ve had to step on a lever to lock the chassis in place and have injured my foot in the process, especially in flip flops.

Right off the bat, you will notice the generous canopy that extends an additional 3 inches for a truly large sun coverage.  Taking it for a spin around, the four-wheel suspension really made for a smooth ride.  I appreciated the one-hand 4-position recline system which more and more strollers are incorporating.  It was smooth enough to transition my boy who had fallen asleep from upright to almost a full flat recline.  You can really appreciate the generous sun coverage when the child is asleep in the full recline position.  It also has a really large and tall basket for all your (shopping) essentials.  Not a huge fan of hanging bags on the handle bars, I like that you can store quite a bit below.

PROS:

• Generous Canopy, one of the largest we’ve seen yet.
• Self-Standing Fold – Not just for city-dwellers, this is a space-saving feature we wish more strollers had.
• Built-in seat ventilation panel helps keep baby comfortable
• Removable and washable seat cushion, a MAJOR pro!

CONS:

• It’s pieced 5 -point harness.  While at this stage, we can appreciate the ability to convert the stroller to a waist strap down only, I found it a little annoying and difficult to put on if the baby is struggling against you.
• Although not requiring any additional parts, we wish that it accommodated more car seat options.

It also has a noticeably higher seat which I have only seen in one other umbrella stroller and has ample leg room to grow with baby.  It is designed to go from newborn to 70 lbs, much more than any stroller riding child should weigh.  A Graco or Teutonia carseat snaps in without any additional adapters.  When the baby is about 3 months or has a more stable neck, with the seat in the full recline position and additional leg support folded up, you have created a faux bassinet for extra safety.  For our family, it was still comfortable for my 4 year old, although she needs not to, but who still occasionally takes a ride in the stroller on a long haul.

Designed with a unique self-standing fold and weighing just 13.7 pounds, the Presto Flat delivers unparalleled mobility.  There is no other stroller that does this that I know of!  It’s perfect for city families starving for space and a nice feature when you’re out and about.  I’ve started to be more aware of not lying a folded stroller on the floor, especially since my youngest has sensitive skin.  You never know what the surface will pick up and transfer to their skin.  I’ve really come to appreciate this feature especially in crowded restaurants where stroller parking isn’t available.

What you’ll be pleasantly surprised to find out is that this amazingly high quality stroller is only $199.99 and also includes a free rain canopy. I think we’ll be seeing a lot more Aprica’s on the street!

{ disclosure:  A sample was provided for review, no compensation was received.  All opinions expressed here are always our own. }

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Rated E for Everyone, it really is for everyone!  As our very first Kinect game, I was thrilled it was something for everyone including the baby who is just shy of 2 years old and eager to join in the fun with his older sister (4.5 year old) and cousin (7.5 year old).  He really is a sad little monkey when they tell him he is just a baby and can only watch.  Oh and he LOVES Elmo!  Completely hands-free, there will be no knocking each other out with controllers as they get immersed in the game!

For one to two players, Kids (and adults too!) join their favorite Sesame Street characters Elmo, Cookie Monster, Oscar and Grover as they explore a long lost children’s book called Once Upon a Monster.  As we read (or be read to), everyone joins the story in a live 6-chapter storybook adventure.  Kids or parents can jump in and out of the game without interruption to the story.

While everyone is engaging in fun physical activities such as Monkey See, Monkey Do, playing instruments, flying and running obstacle courses, they are also learning social, emotional and other important life lessons guided by Sesame Workshop curriculum.  Hot off my Dance Central craze, darling daughter and I really got into the game.  We were laughing and working up a real sweat.  It made for a really fun Mommy and Me time!

Sesame Streets Once Upon a Monster is available exclusively for Xbox Kinect, the only way to play it! Bye, Bye Now!

{disclosure:  Mom Confessionals attended the launch party and received a copy of the game for review.  As always, all opinions expressed here are our very own!)

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Designed around Sesame Workshop’s “Healthy Habits for Life” initiative which helps young children establish an early foundation of healthy habits, Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover! reinforces that message through game play. Kids will join their favorite Sesame Street characters like Elmo and Abby, playing through a serious of challenges laid out by Grover.  The game promotes physical activity, good nutrition, personal hygiene by exercising hand-eye coordination as well as their imaginations.  As I’m teaching my daughter how to brush her teeth properly and cover her mouth when sneezing, I appreciate the fun reinforcement from some of her favorite Sesame Street friends.  The game also teaches other critical skills such as counting, shape and color identification, classification, and listening comprehension which we can never get enough of.

Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover! for Nintendo DS comes with a FREE Grover jumbo-click stylus designed for smaller hands and a handy wrist strap.  Rated EC for Early Childhood and available nationwide, games like these help make embracing video games so much easier.  Ever since she’s gotten a DS it’s been a struggle to find games that aren’t just about play but learning too.  You can always count on Sesame Street to bring that component to the table.  On long road trips, I am perfectly okay with my daughter playing her Nintendo DS as long as she’s learning something.  Ready… Get Set… Get Ready, Set, Grover!

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Tweezerman is the name in Tweezing!  It’s a pro tool that luckily is available to everyone.  I’ve had my pair of Tweezerman’s for at least over 15 years and they are in as good shape as the first day I got them.  So why do I need another set of tweezers?  Because these are just so darn cute!  Tweezerman just launched their Tweezerman  Harajuku Lovers Designer Series Beauty Tool Collection which features the Harajuku Lovers created by award winning musician and designer Gwen Stefani.  Harujuku Lovers is a highly successful fashion brand that reflect’s Gwen’s love of Japanese culture and Pop Art.  Ava’s got quite a few Harujuku Lovers shirts in her wardrobe, her favorite character is Love because she thinks she is as cute as she is – ha ha ha!

The new collection includes playful patterns of the Harajuku Girls characters that capture the essence of the lyrics and iconography from Gwen’s music and appeal to anyone with a “fatal attraction to cuteness.”
Collection includes:

• Five cute and playful colors of Slant Tweezers adorned with the Harajuku Girls characters – Love, Angel, Music, Baby and G.
• The Mini Slant Tweezer, exclusively featuring a very cute mini ‘G’, is the perfect petite size for girls on the go
• A Super Slim Compact Mirror—ideal for touch-ups anytime, anywhere, that features all the Harajuku Girls in all their adorable glory.
• Matchbox Itty Bitty Nail Files—perfect to pop into your pocket or purse to nail any chips, snags or breaks on the spot

Prices: Matchbox Files: $4 / Compact Mirror: $10/ Mini Slant: $15/ Slant Tweezers: $25 / Available exclusively at Sephora stores nationwide and www.sephora.com

TIP:  If they EVER need sharpening or repair — 15 years and going without a need! — Tweezerman will sharpen or repair them for free!  Check out their amazing guarantee here!

GIVEAWAY: ONE (1) lucky reader will win a Tweezerman  Harajuku Lovers Designer Series Slant Tweezer and Matchbox Files!  To ENTER, from now until October 15th 2011 you MUST subscribe to Mom Confessionals.  For additional entries – 1st Option – If you follow me on twitter @momconfessional and re-tweet this giveaway (I love @momconfessional’s Harujuku Lovers Tweezerman #Giveaway! http://wp.me/pLvfH-17r) – 2nd Option – If you “like” us on Facebook and share the giveaway with your friends. DON’T FORGET to visit this FORM and leave a separate entry for each action. Giveaway only open to those with U.S. addresses and must be 18 years or older. Giveaway ends on October 15th 2011 at 11:59 EST. A winner will be selected randomly by Random.org and notified by e-mail.

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