Ride & Learn Giraffe from VTech Toys*

The Jungle Gym Ride & Learn Giraffe Bike teaches toddlers (ages 18–36 months) letters, objects, numbers, animals and melodies through active play.

FROM ME : I was sent this toy from VTech Toys prior to Christmas, and cannot believe I forgot to do the review and let you all know about how wonderful this toy is. (I am so ashamed believe me ).

This toy is one of my daughter (who is now 21 mo. old) favorites and she learns form it. Not only educationally but also I think she will be learning to ride a bike this summer! And although it makes an awesome Holiday gift around Christmas time, it still is an awesome gift at Easter as well.  So if your wondering what you can get your toddler this Easter or for their birthday this is definitely a toy they will love.  It has music, games, and it is a cute giraffe that looks like a stationary bike. When your child is playing the games they can win as they pedal the bike part! It is a great invention for children. It is very stable too. This was one of my concerns as I didn’t want it to be able to tip over. But it’s platform is spread wide so chance of tipping is minimal. The base also is adjustable so that as your child gets older and bigger, it “grows” with your child for many fun years of play!

You can see more about the Ride & Learn Giraffe and also more of the great VTech toys here : http://www.vtechkids.com/

My household has always been a VTech Toy family. I have 4 children and all of them grew up playing with VTech toys. They are educational fun which I love and so do they

VTech Toys was also so great to work with over the Winter Holiday Season, they allowed me to Donate some wonderful toys to a local church to brighten 4 children’s Holidays. I was able to donate 2 of the VTech Kidizoom camera’s and also 2 of the V-Smile Motion game systems. I donated them to 4 children in the community where I live. These children’s parent’s were not able to provide too many presents for them this past Christmas and so I was happy to be able to help them with some great presents for their children. The children were VERY happy and thankful to receive these very nice presents this Christmas.

THANK YOU VTech !!!

The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure – VTech sent me the Ride & Learn Giraffe and also the 4 presents for donation FREE of charge to me. My review of the Ride  & Learn Giraffe from VTech are my own honest opinions on this product. The idea’s are mine as well. Please also know that the PR firm OlilvyPR, that VTech uses maintains a HIGH standard and code of ethics with bloggers. Also maintains a very high standard of integrity. Therefore in no ways shall this Free product sent to me for me to review shall be held as compensation for a favorable review. As stated before all of my reviews and comments and idea’s about a product are my own honest opinions.

Your Shape Update, What’s Your Top 10 ?*

I am a little behind on my updates for the Your Shape Challenge I am part of. Last week I lost 2 more pounds, but this week I gained them back   I am not discouraged though. It has been 9 weeks now, and I am starting week 10 today, and I have lost 13 pounds total! Not too shabby, I don’t think

What has been even bigger to me, has been my endurance and energy levels.  Until I got sick over this past week end I was going to the gym, being more active with my kids, and doing house work and not being as tired as usual. This is huge for me because until this challenge I was VERY sedimentary and took a lot of naps all day long.  I am feeling better and happier too.

One of the Challenges a couple weeks ago was a “Different type of exercise” for all of us challengers. I was so intrigued by it, and loved to read everyone’s answers, that I would love to share it here with you all as well. As well as share my answers with you.

This is an easy question but some found it harder to answer then others. Mainly because it seems that inside of being a woman and a mother we often put ourselves last on the list, and we don’t think of ourselves on our “high horse”.  We can tell others what they are good at, and we can tell our children what their talents are, what we love about them, and how they can achieve anything when they just try. But all too many times, we do not take this advice ourselves.

Here is the Question, followed by my answers :

LIST 10 THINGS THAT YOU LOVE ABOUT YOURSELF!!

1. I am a hard worker when I set my mind to be.
2. I am a wonderful mother.
3. I am a wonderful and Faithful wife.
4. I am a good cook.
5. I am a wonderful and everlasting friend.
6. I love that I am a pretty good writer.
7. I love that I have the ability to help others sometimes.
8. I have a wonderful memory.
9. I love that I can float when I go swimming, lol (cause my husband just sinks)
10. I love that I can tend to be funny at times and make people smile.

This exercise was pretty simple for me to accomplish because I think about this often just to help me cope with my depression.

When I get down in the dumps, I do this often to try and help bring me back up. Sometimes it does help change my state of mind.

So, I would LOVE to hear from you all about your Top 10 list. Don’t worry this isn’t any quiz, and no right or wrong answers. I would just love for you to think about this and write it out in my comments section so we can all know what your Top 10 things that you love about yourself are

Thanks!

The Plus Size Mommy

* I have been sent the Your Shape for Wii by Ubisoft on behalf of my relationship with Collective Bias. I am in a 12 week challenge with a group of ladies who are all a part of Collective Bias. I also receive incentive gifts and gift cards for my time as part of the challenge. All of the thoughts, idea’s, and reviews and weightloss that I post are all my own honest results,opinions, and info.