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Suave Kids 2-in-1 Hair Smoothers Shampoo: Cowabunga Coconut

My son has grown into a full-fledged toddler, complete with a mop of hair that gets messy and dirty each day.  I  have always just used one of the all-in-one baby head to toe washes but recently his hair seemed to need  a little conditioning, er, softening, if you will.  So, I headed to shampoo shelves in search of something conditioning, tear-free, meant for children with a decent smell. 

For about $3.29 a bottle this stuff goes a long way.  I've long been a fan of Suave products for something affordable that works.  Of course, I have my higher end products too but Suave is the best buy out there for the money.  They make good products that leave me pleased.

We've been using Suave Kids 2 in 1 Hair Smoothers Shampoo in Cowabunga Coconut for a few weeks now.  It lathers quite well -- a nice improvement over baby shampoos that don't lather up much.  I can give his head a good scrub and then, being the shit-mother practical, all-purpose, multi-tasking, resourceful Mom that I am, I use all that lather to wash his hands and arms and back too, why let good smelling soap go to waste, right?  Also a requirement of mine, it must be tear free.  Verdict: No tears yet.

The real test was the next day, how did his hair smell and was it softer?  Yes!  It was super soft and the coconut smell was still there and it wasn't overpowering, just a nice fresh scent. 

Suave Kids 2 in 1 Shampoo also comes in a Free and Gentle "scent" which I'd also like to try.  I imagine being more pure and free of purfumes it would be good for an even younger baby or a girl with longer hair that needs managability. 

Review: Bella Sara Royalty Trading Cards

Bella Sara is a trading card game with an accompanying online game featuring the magical land of North of North.  North of North is a land that is home to beautiful horses, the same horses that appear on the trading cards.  The brightly colored cards feature a fantasy-land-like world of castles and long-haired horses.

For young girls this is a great game.  It offers the ability to collect the cards and trade them with friends and there is another level of involvement with the online game.  Each pack of cards had five trading cards and a special ticket card.  The special ticket comes in copper, silver and gold featuring different levels of access on the website game.  The ticket will unlock things like horses, horseshoes, castle rooms and other items and prizes.  On this card there is a code that allows you to access different features online. 

The website www.bellasara.com features a parental guide full of information.  It tells parents that Bella Sara is a magical world of horses and other characters designed to expand and encourage your child's imagination.  You can download coloring pages, wallpapers and poster images. 

Just this month Bella Sara has expanded their series to include this ninth line of cards called ROYALTY.  In ROYALTY, Sara is introduced as are more horses, all with just one code. 

When I first opened this pack of trading cards I wasn't sure what was so attractive to young girls but I looked at the cards and then online and discovered that the accompanying games online really increase the activity that the cards encourage.  Bella Sara is interactive, good clean fun for young girls.  A fantasy world of princesses and horses is exactly what I'd want my five year old daughter playing with. 

Bella Sara is recommended for ages 5 and up.  Each pack of cards retails for about $2.99.

Bella Sara was created in Denmark over two years ago.  Since then, over 83 million cards have sold.

The First Years Stack 'n Count Cups

Most fabulous baby-to-toddler toy EVER.

This multi-colored set of eight plastic nesting cups has numbers and patterned holes on the bottom and when inverted, they stack up into a tower.  

This was the first toy I really gave to Noah.  When he was just a few months old I would stack them up and let him knock them over.  I liked them so much I bought a second set to keep as bath toys.   When we traveled on a plane and in the car, I bought another set because, dude! PERFECT TOY!  It is inexpensive and multi-purpose, the simplicity encourages imagination, the colors are stimulating and the nesting and stacking works on fine and gross-motor skills. 

Recently, at the age of sixteen months, Noah has decided that he must have the cups with him at all times.  We have so many other toys, but these darn four dollar plastic cups are his true love.  He stacks them, nests them, mixes them up. 

Sometimes the simple toys are really the ones that kids love the most!

When they get dirty you just run then through the dishwasher!

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PRICE:  FABULOUS!  $3.99