[Sponsored ad + FREE Giveaway] LolliBox *newest* edition

Hi Mummies & Daddies, how are you dealing with the haze?
If you are at your wit's end wondering what to do with your little ones,
How about a LolliBox giveaway?

LolliBox just sent Adam their newest theme of project subscription box - OFF TO SPACE!

Now if you are a Mummy of boys like myself, you probably know dinosaurs, mud and rockets at your fingertips.
Adam is very intrigued about astronauts and the outer space, so when LolliBox told me the newest theme they'd be sending me for my blog, I just knew Adam was going to be excited!

 

 

 

Come check out what's keeping Adam busy :)

Came right to our doorstep: parcel addressed to Adam with love!

Check out what's inside the box: 1 Space rocket and rocker launcher project, and 1 Space mobile project.


Adam gets busy...

To infinity and beyond!

Learning a little about the science of the Moon, Stars and Solar system, as well as honing fine motor skills and creativity in our kids, LolliBox is a great and fun way to spend a couple of hours bonding with your kids.
For older children, it even serves as a means of keeping these little Astronauts occupied to free up some time for yourself. 

What's more, I have good news to share. You can now win LolliBox's newest edition for your child. Yes, FREE!

Simple steps to WIN your free LolliBox edition:
1) Like and Share Mumzilla's Facebook page.
2) Like and Share LolliBox's Facebook page (if you haven't already done so).
3) Comment on this post your Name & Email, and the age(s) of your child(ren).

Closing date for giveaway: 28 June 2013.
Winner will be notified via email on 30 June 2013.
**** Contest is now closed and winner has been notified by LolliBox. Thanks for participating! :)

Good luck Mummies and Thanks for participating. I'm sure your little one will be stoked to receive a parcel addressed to him/her! :)
P.S. I hope everybody stay safe, especially our very young and the very old or sick ones.

Father's Day celebration 2013 [Part 2] - No Signboard seafood at ECP

As my youngest brother and Mum could not make it to join us for dinner tonight, my other brother and I had a change of plans and brought my Dad out for dinner with my in-laws and Hubby.

Yup - 3 Dads in the family celebrating Father's Day!

 

 

My 2 able assistants for the night!

 

 

A DAD is: a son's first hero and a daughter's first love. (quote from Google).
He set the high standards for any man to treat his daughter. I Love You Daddy!

I love this light and flouncy one-piece which is great for the humid weather tonight.
Frills and flowers, a girl's loves.

I am totally smitten by this baby!

I may have not mentioned this before, but my in-laws and my family get along pretty well.
Very blessed to have great family ties.

 

 

 

Outfit for the evening:
Floral playsuit in Pink: www.tracyeinny.com.sg
Bag: Chanel Grand Shopping Tote (GST) in Beige with GHW
Shoes: Miu Miu nude maryjanes

Father's Day celebration 2013: W Singapore.

Hello everybody, Happy Father's Day! We celebrated Daddy's Day at the swanky W hotel at Sentosa Cove with my in-laws, and will be having another dinner with my own family the following day.

On the drive there: Andy and his Mini-me.

We arrived at the valet service and headed to The Kitchen Table.

2 hours of buffet marathon warrants an after-dinner stroll.

The ritzy poolside bar makes me wanna take a dip in the humid weather.



 

 





 

Outfit for the evening:
Aztec mini-dress: www.shoplabellavita.com
Bag: Hermes Picotin PM
Shoes: Ferragamo black Carla
Other accessories: Omega Constellation watch and a 4-yr old who chooses the same ol' clothes for every outing.

"You aren't wealthy until you have something money can't buy." - Garth Brooks.
and that, my friends, is a happy family.

Hope you spent an amazing Father's Day with your loved ones.

 Thanks for swinging by and see you again real soon!

 

[Sponsored advertorial] Tommee Tippee digital baby monitor

Hello folks! How would you like a Tommee Tippee digital baby monitor review?
Parents, was a baby monitor on your shopping list when you were setting up your nursery?

We don't have a baby monitor at home. Reason: For a large part of my parenting life, I co-sleep with my kids. There's no shame in admitting that.
It's just more convenient for me to wake up beside them when they need a feed, or to soothe a nightmare, or simply for me to pull back the covers they kicked off.
Let me tell you, if mothers slept through the night, I'd have 8 more babies.
My elder is 4 and I still wake up for him.

Thanks to my Mummy-friend Ee Zi (thanks Piggy! :p), Mothercare has kindly sponsored me a set of Tommee Tippee Digital Baby Monitor as they needed Mum-bloggers to trial and review this product.
So I thought, why don't I give it a try and let the boys sleep without me for once?
The prospect of having our bed to ourselves again was very appealing!

Yes, the prospect of not having bossy Mummy around is very appealing! Let's boogie!

Features of  Tommee Tippee digital baby monitor:
- Sound and Movement Baby Monitor is super-simple to assemble and use.
- 2-way talk back feature and night light enable you to soothe your baby from another room.
- Movement Monitor comes with a detachable sensor pad that fits under your baby’s mattress and sounds an alarm if no movement is detected after 20 seconds.
- Room temperature display.
- Long distance range of up to 300m.
- Baby night light controllable from parent unit

Let's get started!

Ok, let's do it!

Parent control unit

Left to right: Parent unit, movement sensor pad, Baby unit.
The sensor pad is to be placed underneath baby's mattress. It is about as thin as an iPad, lightweight, and highly sensitive.
**Note: the wire of the sensor pad should always go UNDER the cot and never over or on it.

When movement is detected, it flashes GREEN on the monitor as shown above.

In the boys room.

From our master bedroom.

Verdict

Design:

Simple and non-complicated. Small and sleek and easily placed at corner of the room.

 Idiot-proof:

Easy to configure, user-friendly even for a technophobic like me, and basically just "plug and play".

Comes with step-by-step instruction manual as well. Thumbs up!

 

 

 

 

Function:

Adam is able to talk to me via the monitor (in fact, when we first set it up, he kept calling out to me!) and vice versa, the voice tone is clear and no distortion.

Volume and sensitivity of movement pad can easily be adjusted via Parent unit.

However, because the movement pad is highly sensitive, even fan blowing on the wire will be detected as "movement". Therefore, it is more suitable to be used in an air-conditioned room, or if the wires are tucked snugly against the wall.

**Note: This monitor is not a medical device to prevent SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome).

 

 

 

 

Cost:

If I'm not mistaken, this device costs $279 at Mothercare. While it is not the most expensive of monitors marketed out there, it's also not the cheapest I think.

 

 

 

Would I recommend it to parents?

Yes, definitely! Even when the kids are not asleep but left to their own devices in the living room or play room, I can still have peace of mind hearing them and knowing what they are up to.

You know how Mums need eyes at the back of their heads? With Tommee Tippee monitor, I have eyes and ears watching over the kids while I am not physically with them.

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 I would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Mel and Jenifer from Mothercare Marketing department for this wonderful opportunity to work with Mothercare again. It has been our pleasure and privilege!