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Sonny Boutique has the loveliest of gifts for mom and baby.  One of my favorites is their soy crayon rocks.  As a lover of the arts, I feel it necessary to encourage my ten-month old to begin expressing himself through coloring!

These crayon rocks are made of soy wax, grown in the US, which are non-toxic and healthier alternative to petroleum wax (used in another big crayon company).  There are sixteen shades to help your child to create his first masterpieces for hanging on the fridge!  According to Sonny, the shape of these rocks are designed to strengthen tripod grip and helpful for children with special needs.

In addition to all the wonderful benefits these crayon rocks provide they also make a very sweet décor in child’s room!

Sonny Boutique has offered our readers a 15% discount!   Visit their site, it’s fabulous! Coupon CODE:  sonny15

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I came across the Kumon First Steps series while browsing the book section at Target. It caught my attention because it does not look like your ordinary coloring or activity book for young children. So I picked up “Let’s Sticker & Paste” for my toddler.

The First Steps series by Kumon Publishing, contains 4 major titles:  Let’s Color, Let’s Fold, Let’s Cut Paper, and Let’s Sticker & Paste.  Each book includes about 40 different activities, meant to be completed sequentially. Each activity builds on the next, and the book masterfully nurtures your child’s fine motor skills – from peeling stickers and placing them in the correct location… to pasting tiny pink squares on a tree to create a cherry blossom scene. The book indicates that target age is for 2 and up. In my opinion, some of the later activities are a little too advanced for a 2-year-old, but the beauty in these exercises is allowing your child to go at their own pace. The colors are bright, the pages are thick, and upon completion of the book, you can award your child with a Certificate of Achievement, giving him a sense of accomplishment.

Besides, what kid does not love stickers?!

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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED! CONGRATS, JENNIFER!  YOU ARE WINNER!

Fellow mompreneur, Lee-Ann O’Neill, saw a need and met it in this unique stamp that gives young toddlers an easy way to trace their name. The Little Stamp is a self-inking stamp that produces easy-to-trace dotted letters in the form of your child’s name.

Whether it’s a worksheet or coloring paper or even a napkin, the Little Stamp allows your child to add their “signature” to anything at anytime. It has been especially useful as my son knows the letters in his name but needs a little help tracing them down. With a little push of the stamp, my son has the encouragement he needs to add his finishing touch!

The Little Stamp can be customized to your child’s name, ink color of choice and you can even choose whether you want the letters capitalized or lower case. There is also no need for a stamp pad, and the ink is child-friendly and eco-friendly and easy to wash off if your child somehow finds a way to stamp his/her hands and arms (which they always will!). This is a great little product for your little toddler as they learn to master their name. Caveat: not sure if it can accommodate longer names such as Genevieve or Alessandra or try this one, NepomucenoMaria.

Little Stamp has generously offered to giveaway one personalized stamp of your child’s name.  To enter simply, visit their site and  leave a comment.  For additional entries:

1) Email 5 of your friends and tell them why they should check out DoesMommyLoveIt?. Be sure to COPY us on the email (doesmommyloveit@gmail.com)! Then comment stating you did so.

2) Subscribe to Does Mommy Love It? and then leave a comment stating you did so.

3) Twitter about the contest and leave us a hyperlink to the tweet! (this is worth 3 enteries!!!)

4) Write a post on your own blog about this giveaway and comment back with the permalink to this post.

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This contest ends July 10TH, 2009 Midnight.

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