You didn't think I would get all the way through the All About Eating series without throwing in a little something for the mamas, did you? Okay, truthfully, I intended it to be all about the kiddos, but when I got the opportunity to review (and giveaway) a Bake Me a Wish cake and knew it would be a great finale!About Bake Me a Wish!Bake Me a Wish! is the premium nationwide service for delivery of gourmet birthday cakes. Our cakes are made with only the finest, freshest ingredients by an award-...

Remember the 31 Days of Giveaways at Magic Beans I told you about last week? Well, I won one of the giveaways! Woot! In fact, last Thursday I won the Beaba Babycook - how funny is it that it's a product to help you make baby food? I mean, could it be any more fitting with the All About Eating series? I'll let you know how I like it when I receive it. But, it you haven't been checking out the giveaways at Magic Beans, you really should. They have amazing prizes and the website is just too ...

It's now time to discuss the unfortunate part of All About Eating: cleaning. Luckily, Dapple products are here to help. Dapple is a line of baby safe but super tough cleaning products designed by mamas for mamas.Dapple Baby was founded by Tamar Rosenthal and Dana RubinsteinWhen we first became moms, we found a market full of “baby-friendly” products – from gentle laundry detergent for babies’ clothes, to mild shampoo for babies’ hair. But there was nothing specific for the very items t...

I'm sure I don't have to tell you that mealtime with kids presents numerous challenges. You have to prepare food, hope your kid will eat, help your kid eat, clean the inevitable mess... I'm sure I've left things out! That's why it's important to have the right tools to help mealtime go more smoothly. Boon has awesome, innovative products that do just that. We had the opportunity to try some and you now have the chance to win one!The Catch Bowl is a bowl with a flexible spill catcher that catche...

Welcome to The Shopping Mama! I'm Kate, the shopaholic mama to two little ones. My son is the epitome of toddler and boy rolled into one little body and my daughter, born last November, spends her days army-crawling around the house and is currently working on her first tooth. (Sadly, said tooth is not in front but off to the side so she will be a darling little snaggletooth with big blue eyes.)The Shopping Mama blog features must have products for little ones and is currently in the midst of ...

Question for you: who do you think makes the bigger mess at my dinner table each night - my seven month old daughter who is just learning to eat solids or my 2.5 year old son who has been eating food for 2 years and feeding himself for a year and a half. (To be fair, my husband might give them both a run for their money, but he's not as much fun to shop for so let's focus on the little ones.) If you guessed my toddler, you're right. It's inevitable and a total given that kids are going to make a...