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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-mom2emma Recent reviews written by member mom2emma en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_479928815236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - After seeing the quality of Banzai by purchasing the Banzai Wild Waves Water Park  and the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479928815236 Mon, 3 Aug 2009 15:14:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479928815236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479924293252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - Well, you know how it goes.  Last summer when we had incidents with the Banzai Wild Waves Water Park I vowed never to use Banzai products again.  However we had a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479924293252 Mon, 3 Aug 2009 14:56:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479924293252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479923703428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - I do not know if they have changed this but when I bought it early in the summer there were NO dimensions on the box.  That meant you had to guess by the picture.  By the picture it looked as if 2 or 3 preschool aged children could play in it,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479923703428 Mon, 3 Aug 2009 14:30:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479923703428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479802134148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - I received this through Freecycle when my daughter was a toddler.  It was missing the gym pieces but he was older so didn't need them.  However Fisher Price has a wonderful, easy to use website for ordering replacement parts so I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479802134148 Sun, 2 Aug 2009 13:19:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479802134148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479797939844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - I originally started eyeing this toy when it first came out because my son has a speech delay and mirrors can be great for helping.  But at 2 years old I didn't think it would last very long so just hemmed and hawed over it.  Fast forward a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479797939844 Sun, 2 Aug 2009 12:54:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479797939844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471357427332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - I simply could not resist this for my son.  My husband has a 1965 Ford pickup that is currently only primered (black) as he works on restoring it.  My son LOVES his dad's truck.  So when I saw this, he NEEDED a truck like his dad's. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471357427332 Fri, 22 May 2009 23:56:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471357427332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471356968580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - I think these are all owned by the same company, Mattel??? But never thought I would catagorize them together.  Yet this product certainly has me doing that.  What could these all have in common I am sure you are thinking?  Many pieces... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471356968580 Fri, 22 May 2009 23:33:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471356968580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442711379588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - About to give birth I bought some coloring supplies for the kids while visiting the hospital. The 20 month old is a bit young for markers so this looked fun. My niece loves her Aquadoodle and this looked similiar. Color with water, you can't make much... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442711379588 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:57:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442711379588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442710265476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - My daughter had (and broke) a Fisher Price Kid Tough FP3 player. So when she turned 7 and was ready to move up I was leary of letting her get anything for adults. But the kids MP3 players were really geared toward the under 6 crowd, in her mind,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442710265476 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:25:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442710265476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442703974020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - OK, as the mom of 5 the thing I hate most is floor care. The thing my kids like most is floor care it seems. You see, piles of dirt waiting for the dustpan (or buckets for mopping) seem to be fun to play in. I tried stick brooms but they only got up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442703974020 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:56:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442703974020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442702794372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - Despite having 3 bathrooms my youngest children take a bath in our bathroom. I got tired of picking up the toys when I went to take a shower. I have so little time anyway, I was spending half my time picking up toys. So I never get to take a shower... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442702794372 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:34:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442702794372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442630835844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - My kids are not known for liking the car. OK, my 2nd, 3rd and 4th screamed like it was tortorous. I tried so many different things and in the end the only thing that helped was getting them to sleep through the ride. But how to encourage that was the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442630835844 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:44:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442630835844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442485083780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - It is so hard to find the basic toys these days. It can be especially hard to emphasize to gift givers that this is what you want for your kids. So I was pleasantly surprised when we received several basics for my kids one year. These were one of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442485083780 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:32:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442485083780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442460049028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - The Safety 1st Funtime Froggy Bath Center is your typical baby bath. It is a molded white plastic with a dense, waterproof foam liner. The molding features a reclined bath and elevated foot to support baby. It also features a convenient, attached... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442460049028 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:08:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442460049028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442450808452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - The Tickle Toes collection features a number of soft plush toys that giggle. The collection includes a frog, turtle, duck, bear and several others. They are a nice soft fabric with a cuddly, not overstuffed body with bean bottoms so they even sit well... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442450808452 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:02:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442450808452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442447990404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - The Leapfrog Baby Counting Pal is a soft colorful caterpillar. He has a yellow happy face with antennea and ribbon hair. We know small babies love things like that to grab. Next is his "neck" which has the control buttons: on/off 123 a crayon... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442447990404 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:15:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442447990404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442137742980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - This toy has been around a while. The new version even adds in tummy time. I am not a big fan of electronics so that elliminates a lot of gyms. Then the double arched Gymini style are way too busy and I never seemed to like the heights and locations... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442137742980 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:49:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442137742980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442092916356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - My very first bouncer in the 1990s was the best I owned. Fisher Price decided to fix what wasn't broke and have been "improving" ever since. All I want in a bouncer is a bouncing frame that still supports 15 lbs, a contoured seat that isn't too deep it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442092916356 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:31:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442092916356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441989172868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - So is BPA safe or not? Truthfully I can barely explain what BPA is, just something in certain plastics that there is controversy over the safety of. With all the BPA hype in plastics we decided to try out a metal version. We figured it couldn't hurt... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441989172868 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:17:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441989172868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441984847492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - It is common knowledge amoung carseat gurus that if you need to fit 3 carseats across 1 row the go to seat is the Radians. Pregnant with #5 I didn't need 3 across since my oldest is 5'4 and no longer in a seat. But I did prefer to go narrow, allowing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441984847492 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:01:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441984847492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441975737988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - OK, I really have no clue if that is why they leak for us or not but they do. And sorry for so much info but breastfed babies diapers tend to be looser so tend to run up the back of the diaper and out. I will start with the good. I love the soft... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441975737988 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:07:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441975737988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441970888324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - With my 5th child I still can't actually swaddle well so the Swaddlemes are my lifesaver. My kids do not like being swaddled if it isn't a tight secure swaddle, which I can't do. But in a tight, secure swaddle they sleep so much better. The Swaddlemes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441970888324 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:49:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441970888324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441963548292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - Over the years I have found different people like different diapers. My conclusion has been it all depends on the babies body shape since all the diapers have slightly different proportions. For us Huggies has almost always been the winner. With... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441963548292 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:31:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441963548292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441860001412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - OK, I will be the first to admit, I am swaddling disabled, I just can't do it. Now on baby #5 my husband can even put the nursery nurses to shame with his wonderfully secure baby burrito and even my 8 and 12 yr olds can swaddle but I still can't. It... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441860001412 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:21:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441860001412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441855610500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mom2emma - So far of all the bouncers I have used the original Fisher Price soothing vibrations from the 90s was my favorite so when I found this really cheap used I thought it would make a nice 2nd bouncer to keep upstairs. Boy was I wrong, this quickly became a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441855610500 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441855610500?linkin_id=8003929