Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween from all of us at Baby Let's Shop!! Hope you all had a great night!!

Trick or Treat

Baby Let's Shop is part of Hallmark's Press Pause Panel and we had the opportunity to get a look at some of Hallmark's Halloween items. Our favorite item is this sweet candy/ treat holder. The Hocus Pocus Treat Presenter looks like a spell book and has a different spooky saying every time you open it up to give out a treat. We've replaced our boring old treat bowl with this sweet book. Not only is it fun for trick or treaters but our kids are really getting a kick out of opening it and hearing the different sayings. I'm sure they will be fighting over handing out our treats this year.



Check out Hallmark's website for a demo of the Hocus Pocus Treat Presenter.


The Hocus Pocus Treat Presenter retails for $19.95 CAD and can be purchased on special right now for only $14.95 at your local Hallmark store.

When Pirates change occupation

For the past 2 years I have lived with a pirate. He's bossy, demanding and sometimes plain rude. But he's cute and he calls me a princess so I let him stay. :) Then one day after a few incidents where the neighbors had the local fire fighters come on a false alarm, my pirate announced that he would like to be a fireman and if I could get him a costume. I welcomed the change and set out to buy a firefighter costume. Now one would think this is a simple task but it is not. Even during Halloween I couldn't find one decent firefighter costume. Wait let me explain. I actually did find quite a few but not good quality ones. I don't just want this costume to hold up to one glorious night of candy collection. I need one that could very well be worn daily for the next two years (granted it still fits). After months of searching I came up empty handed so I was thrilled when Halloweencostumes.com contacted us and asked us if our 4 year old tester would review one of their costumes!! When we first checked out their website we were surprised at the choices. Not only did they have a fire fighter costume but they had many too choose from from toddler too adult!! Men and woman too! The kids options also had a few different versions at different price points which was really nice. We ended up choosing one that looked very similar to the fire fighters in our town which L was ecstatic about! The costume we chose was the Kids Fire Fighter Costume and includes a plastic helmet, coveralls and a jacket. I was worried about buying online and getting the wrong size but hey have size charts for all their products and a helpful "how to measure" guide. I got L all measure up and added a few inches for good measure and chose the size 6 option. The only thing about the sizing that bothered me was that when I got the costume it was listed as size 4-6 not just size 6, if I had known that I would have chosen the next size up. The costume is a perfect fit but it would have fit for much longer had I chosen the 6-8 which was listed as an 8. I don't remember the exact time line but I do remember that shipping was super fast! The day it arrived L could not have been more excited to open that box. We were all blown away at the quality and detail of the costume!! The costume itself is made out of a sturdy canvas or similar fabric, the zipper hardware is top quality as is the jacket hooks (it actually hooks up in the front!! like a real fireman's jacket!), there are even thumb holes on the jacket sleeves! Here is the websites description

"The authentic costume includes a brown jacket made from a cotton, leatheroid and polyester blend. It zips up the front as well as buttons with the bronze hooks. Working pockets are located on each side of the jacket while yellow and reflective silver accents line the jacket across the torso and sleeves. The matching overall pants have the same yellow and reflective silver accents across the bottom. Working pockets are also located on the sides along with brown holsters. The overalls have red, adjustable straps just like a real firefighter. The included fireman's helmet is made out of plastic and is black with yellow accents. A fire chief logo is attached to the front. It has a circumference between 17 1/2" - 21 1/2" with an interior size adjuster for the perfect fit. Also available in an adult size! "

L has worn this costume almost daily for months and it still looks fabulous. He even had the opportunity to wear it to our local fire station and all the firemen there were really impressed. HalloweenCostumes.com has an amazing selection of costumes from infant to adult at all price points there is something for everyone. If you are still on the lookout for a costume you are sure to find what you are looking for there and at a price you can afford too.

Check out www.HalloweenCostumes.com for your costume needs today! They ship to both US and Canada and have a variety of costumes at every price point!!

Tiny AND functional

A few years back I reviewed the Breastfeeding Buddy. It was a handy little invention and I still carried it around in my diaper bag until recently. It has since been replaced in my bag with the Canadian made Baby Trip Clip. A similar product but this one offers so much more! I always loved the Breastfeeding Buddy but I did wish sometimes that it was adjustable and am thrilled to see that the Baby Trip Clip is!! Being adjustable has made it so much more of a functional product! This tiny strip of fabric is a nursing cover, a bib, a soother leash, a toy leash and a blanket saver and more all in one!! Attach both ends to a blanket and put around your neck for a nursing cover. Take two or more and attach to your stroller and blanket for a quick sun shade or just so you don't loose babies blanket when out for a walk. Attach one end to a favorite toy or soother and the other end to your little one's stroller or clothes and never loose that toy or soother again. Have you ever gone to a restaurant and forgotten a bib? Just clip the ends to a napkin and adjust the size for baby and place around his neck for an instant bib! Clip both ends to a sunhat and under babies chin to keep the hat on their head. Even clip both ends to the back of your skinny ones pants to keep their pants up if they don't have an adjustable waistband. I seriously love this product! It's cheap, small and so versatile. It comes in a variety of fun prints and can be washed and hung up to dry if it gets dirty. Baby K is not a big fan of having the Baby Trip Clip clipped to him and he is able to take it off if he pulls hard enough but he is not a fan of having anything clipped to him. By clipping things to his blanket or his stroller instead we were able to not loose his soother or toys on a recent out of town trip. The only think I would consider changing on the Baby Trip Clip is maybe using metal hardware in stead of plastic but I think the plastic clips are easier for one handed use so that is probably why they went that way. I definitely recommend the Baby Trip Clip though and think it is a must have staple in every moms diaper bag.



The Baby Trip Clip retails for approximately $15CAD and can be purchased in Canada at Everything Baby or the following stores or in the US on Amazon.