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We are very excited to share with you one of our new products from the My Natural series: Owl musical pull toy. It plays a soft lullaby when the pull string is pulled, making it the perfect companion for long car rides or as a crib toy in your nursery. The owl is also designed to give a calming and soothing effect on the child. Three colours to choose from: Purple, Green and Pink.

 

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The outer shell of the owl is made of cotton velour, giving you the soft and plush feeling. Natural cotton is used and non-toxic low reactive dyes are  used to dye the colours. All materials are BPA, phthalates, PVC, lead & latex free. My Natural series toys are tested by third party laboratories according to acts enforced by the Consumer Products Safety Commission (in the US) and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).

The strap has a velcro end so you can easily attach the pull toy onto a ring or loop. All moving mechanisms are concealed so you will never have to worry about those little fingers being trapped. The pull string ends with a nice sized ball which makes it easy for our little ones to reach out and pull down.

It plays a soft lullaby to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars. No batteries are required as the mechanism works on clockwork and gears. But everything is hidden, so no worries about parts dropping out. One pull gives you about 90 seconds of music.

Dimension wise, the head to tail of the owl is about 15cm, the pull strong (when retracted) is 11cm, and the strap 7cm (when the ends are velcroed, as shown in the picture).

 

There will come a point where your child would start to put everything he/she finds into his/her mouth. There will always be constant drooling and the straps that are used to secure him/her to the car seat or stroller is soaked in saliva. Usually, the child car seat straps and stroller straps will come with some padding on the shoulder area and that is also where your child will have easy access to chewing. Sounds familiar?

If you face this common issue, you can consider investing in drool pads or teething pads. These wrap around the straps and serve to protect the straps from getting wet and also helps to ensure hygiene for your child. The strap covers can be removed for washing, unlike the strap cushions that come with the stroller or car seat.

At biglittleme.com, we bring in vibrant coloured teething pads or suck pads designed and hand made by Red Charlotte, which can also double as strap covers. What’s more, the suck pads have loops sewn in them so that it makes it convenient for you to attach your child’s favourite toy or teether while you are on the go. Because it has loops sewn in and is secured easily by velcro, the teething pads can be wrapped around stroller front bar to help secure the toy or teether. See it for yourself.

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At biglittleme.com, we are always looking out for easy and creative ways to simplify parenting. Today, we are happy to share with you our latest addition to our product range, the drool pads and stuff sack for baby carriers by Red Charlotte.

Why Drool Pads?

For those who use baby carriers, you would very soon realize that the straps are easy target for your child to chew on, leaving it wet and soaked in saliva.This means having to wash the carrier more often. The dried-up saliva could sometimes irritate your child’s face, causing rashes or red marks. A simple solution is to use a drool pad. Drool pads are attached on the straps of the carrier and you no longer have to worry about the straps being chewed on. All you need to do now is to change the drool pads when they are soaked. Drool pads comes in a range of colours but are mostly dull and earthy. Furthermore, there isn’t a place for you to hang teethers or pacifiers once you place the drool pads on the straps.

The drool pads from Red Charlotte solve these two problems. They are brightly coloured, made of patterned cotton fabric, and comes with loops for you to attached pacifier clips and teething rings. No more missing pacifiers or teethers because your child accidentally drop it while you are out. It also makes it easier for your child to locate the teether.

Why Stuff Sack?

Ever had the experience where you remove the carrier to give your back/shoulders a break but realize that you do not know where to put the carrier? You could hang the carrier over a chair or on the stroller, but the loose straps are usually left dangling. For me, I am particularly concerned about where the straps would touch as that’s where my child be chewing on later, so I would roll the carrier up nicely so that the straps are safely hidden in the carrier before finding a ‘safe’ place to put the carrier.

With the stuff sack, this is no longer an issue. I can roll my carrier up and place it into the stuff sack for storage. It has rubber drawstring to make sure the carrier does not fall out.

It is a neat and simple way to put the carrier away. What’s more, the stuff sack can easily double as a bolster/pillow for your child when he/she is napping. The stuff sack would fit soft carriers like Manduca, Tula, Mei Tai, Beco, Boba, and Ergo Baby.

You can use any bag straps left lying around in your house and fit it on the stuff sack to quickly  transform it into a brightly coloured day bag. The strap will make it easier for you to carry the carrier when your child decides that he/she wants to walk. When the carrier is in use, the empty stuff sack can now double as a messenger bag.

The Bio+Green Crystals Glass & Window Cleaner is one of the first few cleaners I tested when I came to know about these range of cleaners. Now, my house has a fair bit of glass panels, and BIG ones as well. We’ve got a 3-panel sliding door in the dining room, a huge glass window in the kitchen and then glass doors in both toilets.

It is a paaaain to clean so many glass panels. We went from using the standard glass cleaners with newspapers but that left greasy streaks around and if you as much touched the glass after, you would see fingerprints again; to using the steam cleaner but that left water streaks and we had to keep wiping it off each time we cleaned a panel, so double work gaah; to finally giving up and not cleaning until we received this cleaner.

We first tried it on the glass top on our dining table. Now..that dining table doesn’t get used unless we have guests coming over. It is just stacked up with the bathtub, diaper bags, grocery bags. Haha..so we figured okay, it was time to clean the table.

The glass cleaner is water based, which means it will take a longer time to dry as compared to the normal glass cleaner as seen in the second photo. After both cleaners have dried, I ran my fingers lightly across the table. As you can see in the third photo, the fingerprint trail ends at some point in time, which is where the Bio+Green Crystals cleaner was used. And the table definitely did not have that greasy film over it. It was just..well, the glass top.

Next, I decided to try it on my bathroom glass door.

What I love about this cleaner is that it is non-toxic, it is organic, it’s non-greasy and it does the work! When it says it is streak-free, it really is streak-free! Best part, it is safe for kids and pets, and is also doctor endorsed for asthma, autism, ADHD and allergies.

Wet wipes or baby wipes is a huge thing in Singapore. Head down to the hawker centres and you can see families using wet wipes to clean the tables, utensils, hands and mouth. One common issue faced by people is that the seal on the wet wipes packet no longer sticks. This means that your wipes are getting dry over time, leaving you with dried up wipes in the pack. Some wet wipes also come with flimsy plastic stickers that fall off easily.

If you too face this problem, check out the Bitatto reusable wet wipes covers. All you have to do is to peel off the sticker seal on the wet wipe packet, and replace it with the Bitatto wet wipe cover. It is reusable as the cover is designed to be taken off the emptied packet and stick it on a new pack. If the adhesive is no longer sticky, simply rinse it with water, rub off the dirt, air dry and it will be as good as new! Each cover is expected to last around 4 months. It is that simple and economical.

The Bitatto comes in two sizes: Regular and Mini. The regular Bitatto fits on larger packet of wipes like baby wipes, wipes for nursing care or pets. The mini Bitatto fits on smaller tissue sized packet of wipes. There is also a variety of colours for you to choose from. There is one to suit everyone.

Okay, rave of the week has to go to the Bio+Green Crystal Natural Degreaser. I can’t believe I am trying to cook more often just so that I can dirty up my cooker hood filter so that I can demo to people at the flea market how it works.

#auntiemode “来啊来啊auntie uncle come and see ah..”

See that familiar yellow stain on the filter? That is at least half a year of oil build up stuck on it. When you touch it, it is sticky and it doesn’t come off your fingers easily. I would soak it in A LOT of hot boiling soap water many times. And even then, I am not satisfied with it. It is still..yech, greasy or sticky. Then came the Natural Degreaser. Spray, sit for 5 minutes. Wipe.

See the paper under the filter, oil residue has dripped onto it. It was broken down by the degreaser.

Spray another time, sit for another 5 minutes, wipe and rinse.

Can you see how clean my lovely filter is? This is a non-toxic, organic filter. I do not need to use harsh chemicals to clean or scrub it. Just spray and wipe.

Simplify your life today.

 

Does anyone have sweaty feet here? *looks around awkwardly & raises hand* 

Okay, second rave of the week goes to Bio Shield Foot Protection Cream, $19.90

Seriously. I tried it. The husband tried it. A friend tried it. I have a thing about wearing enclosed shoes. I love wearing different kinds of shoes. But when you are walking ALOT with two kids, walking around uncomfortably is the last thing you want to do, so I end up in slippers all the time.

Sweaty toes. Damp footprints in the house after you take off your shoes. Blisters. Sometimes, even the smell. Urgh. Yup, you know it.

Well, with this Foot Cream (it is a spray, more liquid than cream), you just spray it on the soles of your feet, rub it in, dry it a little and you’re good to go for the next 4-6 hours. My longest stretch was 6 hours with one spray, even though the recommended reapplication is every 4 hours.

This is not only good for those with sweaty feet, but it serves as a protective layer especially for those of you who use gym showers and changing room barefooted. It protects your feet from Athlete’s Foot, bacteria & fungus. Because our feet are usually kept warm and slightly damp, it sets the perfect condition for bacteria and fungus infection to grow.

Give it a shot and have happy feet! Now I can wear fabric shoes! Wheee! (no more cracked heels too! hehe)

Okay, I have to actually rave about this product, especially if you are in the market looking out for a mozzie repellent for kids or your baby. We took the kids on an impromptu trip to the zoo today, and I basically slathered the kids and myself with Buds Organics Mozzie Clear Lotion. It went on the skin really easy, it was non greasy and the citronella smell wasn’t too pungent.

Post-zoo trip, all three of us are bite free, still non-greasy (you know how sweat and some thick creams just ends up in one greasy mess), skin feels hydrated despite being under the hot sun. (Excuse my terrible eczema scarred skin haha)

Brilliant stuff. No nano-particles to worry about, DEET free and totally organic. Trust me on this one.

We’ll be launching our site real soon! Just tidying up some loose ends and probably adding more products to our current list.