Product Review: Puracyn Plus Wound and Skin Cleanser

Summer months, means extra time outside and for this family, it means more frequent falls.  It also means a lot more minor cuts, scrapes, rashes and insect bites!  My kids HATE getting their "ouchies" and wounds cleaned but they know how important it is to get all of the germs out as well.  It doesn't make it any easier to clean though! 

Now it can be easier!  Puracyn Plus Duo Care Wound and Skin Cleanser is a product you can find over-the-counter at local drugstores such as Walgreens and Rite-Aid, and of course, my favorite…Amazon!  Puracyn Plus is a great ONE STEP alternative to other typical cleaners such as iodine solutions, rubbing alcohol, triple biotic ointments, etc.  This is a great product not only for my kids but my husband as well who is constantly turning to “bubbly medicine” as he calls it with the kids…also known as hydrogen peroxide! 

I don’t know about your family, but my kids will let me look at their wounds and put a bandage on it, but as soon as I try to get any sort of washcloth, wipe, or cream on it, they start freaking out and thinking it’s going to hurt.  The great thing about Puracyn Plus is that it comes in a spray so it makes it so much easier to effectively cleanse, debride, and irrigate the wounds.  The Wound and Skin Cleanser is non-toxic, non-irritating, steroid free and alcohol free.  This makes it safe (and easy!) to use with everyone in the family…kids and adults!  This is the next generation in wound care!

Puracyn Plus also has a cleanser specifically for foot and leg issues such as blisters, skin abrasions & irritations, etc.  Getting minor cuts and skin issues cleaned have never been easier!

You can find out more about the line of Puracyn Plus products by checking them out online.  You can also follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. 

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Magnetic Mosaics "My First Picture Maker" Review and Giveaway

I had the extreme pleasure of trying out one of the MANY art kits created by The Orb Factory.   This couldn't come at a better time because the summertime "I've got nothing to do" whining has started in this house.  Has it started at yours too??  When this arrived we were out of town, so they girls were super excited to come home and see what arrived for them in the box. 

The Orb Factory has 7 different brands of products including Stick 'n Style, Sticky Mosaics, Magnetic Mosaics, and SparkleUps (to name a few).  Their products are available online,

I received the Magnetic Mosaics My First Picture Maker to try out with the girls.  It retails for $19.99 and is intended for children ages 4+.  The kit comes with 300 reusable foam magnets square tiles and 10 double sided templates for the kids to use. 

Right out of the box, the only set up you need to do is take apart the 300 foam magnetic pieces.  I put Allison (she's 5) to work on breaking apart the pieces and went to start making dinner.  She thought it was a fun game to pop them out. :)  It took her about 20 minutes to get all of the squares apart, but if a grown up was doing it, it probably would have taken less than 10 minutes to be ready to play with.

Now, as a teacher who doesn't like to waste anything and can see potential learning ideas from just about any scrap of material (by the way this drives my husband nuts!), I took the extra square magnetic foam pieces (that should have been trash) and I cut them apart into different sized pieces and let the girls use them to make letters and pictures on our magnetic board.  :)

This kit comes with the intention of one child using this activity as it has one magnetic board included in the kit.  But having 2 very interested girls, I decided to improvise and let one of them use the back side of a cookie sheet so they could both work on creating pictures together.  This worked wonderfully until they both needed the same color pieces and there weren't any left in the box.  So this really is only meant for one child at a time.  Don't worry, we didn't have any issues over the lack of pieces because my 3 year old was ready to be done and happily gave her pieces to her big sister.

One thing I absolutely love about this product, is that this kit is completely adaptable for many different ages and abilitites and also works on several different skill concepts.  The templates have different concepts on each side for the kids to match.  Kids can work on matching letters, numbers, colors or shapes.  Some of the templates are in color (easier) and others are in black and white (harder).  This is a great way to customize this for your child's ability and skill level!

My girls LOVED creating these pictures and I cannot wait to sneak it out of our house and take it to school for my Preschoolers to use in our classroom!  (Shh..don't tell my girls).  I also cannot wait to try out more Orb Factory products.  These would be great gifts for birthdays and Christmas too (hint, hint family!)

Check out their website and see the hundreds of different activities and kits you can purchase.  There literally is something for everyone!!  You can also follow them on Facebook or Twitter!

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PottyCover - Disposable Toilet Seat Covers For Kids Review and Giveaway

Having 3 kids ages 5 and under requires a lot of bathroom breaks in public restrooms.  If you've ever been in a stall near me you would have heard me repeatedly say, "Hand on your knees!  Do NOT touch the toilet."  I hate public restrooms.  I don't care how "clean" the bathroom looks upon arrival, bathrooms are a parents worst nightmare, especially when you have a finger or thumb sucker.  Ugh, I shudder at the thought even now.  Gross! 


I was super excited to have the opportunity to try out PottyCover, a disposable toilet seat cover, with my girls and was even waiting for the chance to use a public restroom.  We've been doing a lot of travelling this summer and my constant "I have to go potty" girl, Chloe, was a very eager and useful tester for this product. 
PottyCover is a disposable toilet seat cover for children that covers the sides AND the front of the toilet to keep away germs at public rest-rooms.  It's made of non-woven fabric, coated with a layer of plastic, creating a waterproof barrier between the toilet and the child. 


If  you have ever tried lining a toilet with the paper toilet seat covers (which cover nothing!) or toilet paper (which keeps falling into the toilet as you try to lift you child onto the seat) you know that they are basically useless barriers and do nothing to keep your child clean. 


A pack of PottyCover sells for $5.99 and is available at Amazon, Ebay, all Buy Buy Baby stores and at select Bed Bath & Beyond stores.  Unfortunately it is not available at any of our local Bed Bath & Beyond stores, but I'm a huge Amazon fan, so I was okay with ordering them online (especially since it's also eligible for FREE super saving shipping!). 


Because these come individually wrapped we currently have them stored in our diaper bag, in my purse, one in our beach bag and in the seat back of our van!  There are just a few things I wish I could change about this product:


1.  I wish it came with more PottyCovers in a pack.  We visit A LOT of public restrooms!


2.  I wish these were reusable.  I know I wouldn't want to be keeping germy covers in my diaper bag or purse, but this semi-green mommy doesn't like the idea of using once and throwing away such a great product. 


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(Yes I know my daughter above still has her shorts on in this picture.  Yes we did use this potty seat, I just didn't want her pants-less in the photo).

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