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Tasty Brand: Awesome Organic Snack Options for Kids

October 18, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 1 Comment

Once again, I’ve got a great company that you definitely need to check out if you have a baby who is ready to start solids!

Tasty Brand is a delightful company that offers organic baby cereals and baby foods as well as cereal bars and snacks for your toddler, child, or even yourself! Everything that they make is organic, too!

One product I didn’t get to try but that I’d love to highlight is their frozen baby food. This is the only company I have seen, so far, that offers this, and I think it is amazing! I’m so glad to see these as an option for moms and dads, because sometimes you are too short on time to make your own food, and it is always good to have a little something stashed away in the freezer for those moments! Grandparents and other relatives or caregivers can also keep these tucked away in the freezer for when baby comes over for a visit.

tasty brand fruit snacks We tried two products in the Tasty Brand line, and love them both. First, we went for the organic fruit snacks. I was a little hesitant at first, worrying that Darah might choke on them. I had nothing to fear. Her little chompers went right to work on these! Also, they aren’t as chewy as most other fruit snacks out there, and dissolve in your mouth fairly quickly. I can also report from first hand knowledge that they are REALLY good.

Next, we went for the multi-grain baby cereal. Previously we used Earth’s Best, which offered very fine flakes. At least I always thought they were fine. And then I saw what Tasty Brand offered. You guys, this stuff looks like fish food! They are large flakes, but look more like snow than real food. It is the coolest thing! We keep baby cereals in our cabinet to help thicken up food for Darah. And you know what? I’d keep this stuff on hand to help thicken up our own food, too! Sometimes my soups are just too runny, and using Tasty Brand cereals is a great solution because you can add just a touch or a whole bunch, and the flavor is downright unnoticeable (this is a good thing, in this case).

tasty brand carrot cake Overall, I’m really impressed with the quality of food that Tasty Brand offers. I will definitely be purchasing their organic cereal bars in the future. What an awesome snack option. Darah eats a lot of cheerios and cheese, and these will bring some variety in, which I’m sure will make her happy!

Buy it!: Use the zip locator to find your nearest store carrying Tasty Brand, or purchase it on Amazon or Diapers.com. I think you’ll be really impressed with what you purchase!

Disclosure: I received complimentary products for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own. This post contains affiliate links at no cost to you. 

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$75 CSN Stores GIVEAWAY!!!

October 17, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 405 Comments

Oh joy of joys! Today is the day that I’m bringing you one of your favorite giveaways!!!

I’ve got a $75 gift certificate to CSN Stores up for grabs!!!!

Many of you already know the joys of shopping with CSN Stores. If you don’t, allow me to introduce you to your new favorite online shopping resource!

Perhaps you are looking for a beautiful and functional way to store stuff in your home? Then you need to think about getting an ottoman coffee table, and CSN Stores has one for you, I promise! (We LOVE our coffee table/gorgeous leather ottoman/covert toy box!).

Or perhaps your floors are looking a bit drab, but installing carpet is out of the question and budget. CSN Stores offers area rugs that are to die for!

Whatever you are looking for, the odds are unbelievably good that CSN Stores has them (remember, they are a network of over 200 stores!).

Win it!: Let’s get this party started! One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is going to win $75 to spend as you see fit at CSN Stores. This will no doubt help with your holiday shopping! The contest will run until October 27th at 11:59pm EST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning notification before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Open to residents of the United States. Limit one entrant per household, please.

Mandatory entry: Show me something you would love to own that CSN Stores sells. Here’s an example: I love the natural look of this Adirondack chair, and would love to have a pair on my front porch! http://www.csnstores.com/Shine-Company-Inc.-4611-XSH1019.html

Additional entries:
1. Sponsor love: “Like” CSN Stores on Facebook
2. Blogger love: Subscribe to Stuff Parents Need via RSS or email (if you don’t know how, just email me and I’ll help you figure it out!).

Be sure to enter my other current giveaways found on the side bar of my home page. I only offer a few entry options for each giveaway, which makes the odds of winning better!

Disclosure: Nothing was received in exchange for this post. This is pure love coming to you from CSN Stores!

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Peter Rabbit Organics: Not Just for Babies! (GIVEAWAY!!!)

October 16, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 74 Comments

I feel as though the organic baby food market has reached a tipping point, and more and more wonderful options are coming on the market. I’m so thrilled to see it!

Today I want to tell you about one such company that offers 3 very delicious fruit snack pouches. Check out Peter Rabbit Organics, a company based in London that now makes products in Oregon so that they can be offered to U.S. customers!

Their pouches are certified USDA organic, and they use local suppliers in Oregon as much as they possibly can. So the food is organic and also local where it is produced. That helps to ensure products that are full of yummy natural flavors!

They call their pouches fruit snacks, but the term may be a bit misleading. When I think of snacks, I think of little treats that aren’t necessarily very good for you. These pouches contain pureed versions of fruit…THAT’S IT!! They are so good for you that I have served them to Darah as a meal!

And so that I could report back to you, I tasted each of the fruit snacks, as well. Um, they don’t taste like baby food at all! They basically taste like a shelf-safe fruit smoothie…yum! Darah had one of the pouches while we were playing in a park one day, and when she was all done, I happily licked the spoon before I put it back in the bag. I’m sure some of the parents around me were grossed out, but that’s just because they’ve never had the Peter Rabbit Organics experience! 🙂

Peter Rabbit Organics offers fruit snacks in the following flavors:
Strawberry & Banana
Mango, Banana & Orange
Apple & Grape (a surprisingly delicious combo, if I do say so myself!)

Find Peter Rabbit Organics Online

So how to you find these to try out for yourself, I mean, for your baby??? Well, they are sold at Starbucks, so you can just follow your nose to the closest store, or you can check out their online store finder. Additionally, you can buy them through online retailers like Amazon.com and Diapers.com. They are definitely something that will be devoured quickly, and they make for the healthiest of snacks!

Win it!: Peter Rabbit Organics wants to give one lucky Stuff Parents Need Reader a set of 3 pouches to try out! These would be fun stocking stuffers or just yummy surprise treats! The contest will run until October 26th at 11:59pm EST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning notification before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Open to residents of the United States. Limit one entrant per household, please.

Mandatory entry: Tell me your favorite fruit! Mine is a mango, with watermelon coming in a close second.

Additional entries:
1. Sponsor love: “Like” Peter Rabbit Organics on Facebook
2. Blogger love: Follow me on Google Friend Connect (not signed up yet? It is painless, I promise!).

Be sure to enter my other current giveaways, found on the sidebar of my home page.
Disclosure: I received complimentary products for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own. Affiliate links may be included at no cost to you. 

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Baby Sign Language and Potty Training

October 15, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 4 Comments

sign language potty training Since we announced that Darah is working on potty training, and that sign language is really helping out with this endeavor, today I’m bringing you a helpful guest post on this very topic! Misty Weaver is the Chief Editor of Baby Sign Language, a FANTASTIC online resource center for parents and family members who want to use sign language (just a little, or even a lot!) with their young children to help communicate. Check out her helpful tips on using sign language to help with potty training!

For stress-free potty training, try teaching your baby sign language. Baby sign language is a fun way to communicate with your baby, and the signs are easy to learn. Best of all – Baby Sign Language really works. Signing is ideal for times when words aren’t enough – times like potty training! Read on for a some great signs to use when potty training…

When To Start Signing For Potty Training
At least three months before you plan to begin potty training, start using the signs for wet and dry, pee and poo, diaper and potty. Use the signs for wet and dry when bathing or washing and drying hands. This will help when it comes to showing your toddler the difference between a wet diaper and a dry one, so he can understand when he has done a pee. Eventually he will understand enough to be able to tell you – or sign to you – that he has a wet diaper.

First Steps
When you begin to sit him on the potty, make a big fuss whenever he does a pee in it, and show him the sign for Potty. Encourage him to sign Potty when he needs a pee, even if he does it in his diaper. The same for poo. When there are accidents (and there will be!), stay calm and merely sign Wet, so he knows what it feels like to wet himself. It’s important to sign calmly, with good eye contact, so your toddler can tell you aren’t angry with him.

Overcoming Frustration
It can be difficult for toddlers to get the hang of using the potty, and anything you can do to reduce any frustration is a good thing. This is why Baby Sign Language is such a great tool, as it doesn’t depend on a child’s ability to communicate verbally – an extra stress when trying to learn a new, important skill. Once he gets the hang of going on the potty, it will be easy for your toddler to tell you with sign language when he needs the potty, or if he’s had an accident, whatever his language skills at the time.

Make It Fun
Baby Sign Language can be an important part of communication for parents and babies, but it works best when you make it fun. Don’t take signing – or potty training – too seriously. Sign as part of your everyday routine and enjoy it!

Signs For Potty Training
Potty: To sign potty, make your hand into a fist with thumb peeking out between the index finger and the middle finger. Hold the fist out and shake it around a little.
It is like baby is ringing a bell to let you know it is potty time.

Diaper: Sign diaper by taking your hands and placing them down around your waist. Take your index fingers and middle finger together from each hand and tap them on your thumbs. It is like you are playing mini castanets at waist height.
sign language for potty training

Wet: The wet sign is made by reaching up with your hands bringing your fingers and thumbs together while pulling down. Use the wet sign for baby to tell us when she has wet her diaper and needs the diaper changed.
sign language for potty training

Thanks so much, Misty, for all the helpful info!

Want more resources? Check out a list of baby sign language products on Amazon!

What about all you great folks out there in bloggy land? Do/did you use sign language any with your kids? Any potty training tips to share???

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Eli Monster Cloth Diapers: High Fashion Meets Function

October 14, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · Leave a Comment

darah from stuff parents need in eli monster cloth diaper I’ve got another fabulous cloth diaper for all my great readers today, and this one is definitely the most fashion-forward diaper I’ve yet to review. When I think of cloth diapers, I think of cuteness, for sure (fluffy butts are to die for!), but I don’t exactly think “fashion-forward!”

Many companies put out really cute colors, but any time I have tried out a diaper with a pattern on it, the material has been cotton, and the result has been that moisture always came right through the side of the diaper and worked its away across the front or back of the outer layer. Those diapers were always officially useless after an hour, max. Uh, no thanks.

But The Eli Monster is a WAHM company run by a great woman named Stephanie with an eye for design and with the desire to not compromise functionality in order to have something SUPER cute. Check out my video to learn more about how Eli Monster combines fashion and function to make one snazzy diaper!

As you saw in the video, we tried out the new pocket diaper in the Eli Monster line, and we totally love it. While I haven’t personally tried the AIO diapers or the fitted diapers, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy one because the craftsmanship of this diaper is outstanding, and I’m guessing the same holds true for all the products at Eli Monster.

Buy it!: The Eli Monster pocket diapers are $21.50 and come in the most delightful selection of prints you have ever seen! They can be ordered in Velcro or snap!

Win it!: You have a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to Eli Monster! That means you’ll be able to pick out the item that best suits your little monster! 🙂 The contest will run until October 24th at 11:59pm EST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning notification before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Open to residents of the United States. Limit one entrant per household, please.

Mandatory entry: Tell me about a piece of clothing you or your child wears that combines high fashion and function. For Darah, her Babylegs footless tights are amazing. They keep her warm and are so cute. For me, it’s got to be my purple “leather” flats from Wal-Mart. I got them on clearance for $3.00, they have NEVER hurt my feet and they are such a fun, trendy color!

Additional entries:
1. Sponsor love: “Like” The Eli Monster on Facebook
2. Blogger love: Follow Stuff Parents Need on Twitter

Be sure to check out my other current giveaways, listed on the side bar of my home page.

Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

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How to Clean Glasses

October 13, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 1 Comment

I’ve been wearing glasses for almost exactly 2 years now. Even though I’m a complete and total grown up (at least in theory), I have NO idea how to take care of my glasses. I’ve improved in this area a bit, but I’m still always leaving them in random places. I also don’t know how to clean them. Tim has been very impressed (and not really in a good way) at just how filthy my lenses always seem to be. Mostly, I blame my beautiful daughter, who loves to touch mommy’s strange eye covers. But I’ve been known to touch my glasses with dirty hands and spend the next two hours with specks of debris or fingerprints on my glasses. Wish I was kidding! 🙂

best way clean glasses Fortunately, it turns out that learning how to clean glasses isn’t as hard as I thought, as long as you have a quality product to use on them. I have been using Brilliant Lenses Eyeglass Cleaner and the microfiber cloth that comes with the cleaner for the past week. Wonder of wonders, this stuff actually cleans my glasses! It’s SO much better than what my breath and a t-shirt can do (uh, yeah, that is how I’ve been cleaning my glasses for the past 2 years). The microfiber cloth is really soft and very safe for lenses (more safe that cotton or whatever other fiber my clothes might be made of). The cleaner itself also adds a protective barrier to the lenses to resist scratches and soiling from water, sweat, dust and dirt. Oh heck yeah I needed this stuff!

Buy it!: Are your glasses gross? I bet they are! Help is on the way! You can pick up a set of 2 cleaners and a microfiber cloth for just $7.99. These are PERFECT stocking stuffers or holiday gifts for anyone in your life who wears glasses.

Win it!: Get Cleaners Online wants one lucky Stuff Parents Need reader to win your own glasses cleaner set! Woo hoo! The contest will run until October 23rd at 11:59pm EST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning notification before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Open to residents of the United States. Limit one entrant per household, please.

Mandatory entry: Tell me about something that you really never have cleaned the right way, or learned how to clean properly much later than you should have (my answer would be that I never really knew how to have a fighting chance of getting stains out of clothes until about 1 1/2 years ago, thanks to being taught a few tricks by my mother-in-law!).

Additional entries:
1. Sponsor love: Follow Brilliant Lenses on Twitter or “like” them on Facebook (your choice!)
2. Blogger love: Follow Stuff Parents Need on Google Friend Connect

Be sure to enter my other great giveaways, found on the side bar of my home page.

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Potty Training Announcement with iStyle Originals

October 12, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 1 Comment

We have an announcement to make. It is big. Really big.

No, not that (I told you, baby #2 is a long way off!).

But for parents who have changed countless diapers, some not so bad, and some that have made us gag, we’re pretty excited. Ready?


Darah has been learning about using the potty for a month now, and it is going really well! My BFF Leslie gave me really good advice about potty training early: BE RELAXED! We have been, and that is working great for us. Would I call Darah officially potty trained? Absolutely not. But she pees in the potty on a regular basis, and is starting to proactively tell us when she needs to potty (thanks to sign language!). She poops in the potty every other day or so. When she poops in her diaper now, it seems to really bother her. I haven’t quite figured out why that is, since I don’t scold her or even frown at her when she does it. Any thoughts on why it upsets her?

iStyle originals The company iStyle Originals certainly helped us make the big announcement in a fashionable way. Isn’t that shirt adorable? And that face?! PRICELESS! While iStyle Originals isn’t affiliated with Apple, they certainly offer some unique and downright perfect gift ideas for all the Apple fans out there, as well as for their little ones! Darah’s shirt is part of the Nanowear collection, “coverage for your portable unit.” Hilarious! They also have Adultwear, Doggiewear and accessories! I’d love to have the iTweet shirt, as I’m trying to really get into the swing of things on Twitter (finally!).

iStyle originals 2 I especially love these products as holiday gift options because of their packaging. The boxes that the shirts come in are incredibly clever, and will make any technology fan laugh out loud! The shirts are also soft and comfortable, and for us at least, are holding up well in the wash. I love that they are black, too, because black fabric hides all those food and juice stains beautifully! If you are more daring than me, they do offer some options in white, as well.

Buy it!: Go ahead and get some of your holiday shopping done right now! Most of the products on the site are an affordable $19.99! iStyle Originals has humorous gift ideas for the techno savvy person that will actually get used, rather than just be tossed in the closet!

Edit: this giveaway is closed.

Win it!: iStyle Originals is giving you the chance to win the item of your choice from their site! Woo hoo!!! This will be a great gift for someone, or even a fun treat for yourself! 🙂 The contest will run until October 22nd at 11:59pm EST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to winning notification before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Open to residents of the United States. Limit one entrant per household, please.

Mandatory entry: Give iStyle Originals a suggestion for a shirt…something you would wear (even if you don’t think it has mass appeal). For example: I personally would wear a shirt that says, “iBlog.” I’d also wear one that says, “iTeach.” Get the idea?

Additional entries:
1. Sponsor love: Follow iStyle Originals on Twitter (you’ll hear from them when there are other reviews and giveaways happening!).
2. Blogger love: “Like” Stuff Parents Need on Facebook

Be sure to enter my other great giveaways, found on the sidebar of my home page!

Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

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Popular Kid Songs On One CD

October 11, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 71 Comments

If you haven’t noticed by now, I’m a big advocate of checking out different children’s music artists. It’s a wonderful way to expand your own repertoire, and I promise you, it will blow your mind how wonderful many of these bands truly are.

Darah loves to have music time every day, and I don’t feel punished because most of our “kid” music is quirky, humorous and beautifully sung.

But….

Darah also likes to sing along with other kids. A LOT. Those are her favorite types of YouTube videos, the kind with kids singing simple tunes that she can try to sing, as well (it makes my heart melt to here her trying to sing Twinkle, Twinkle). She’s shown a HUGE interest in those popular kid songs like Itsy Bitsy Spider and Old McDonald. Fortunately, there’s a cd out there right now that has pretty much everything that Darah is bonkers about on it, and it is sung by kids (or at least they sound like kids!)! While it isn’t my favorite thing to listen to, personally, Darah freaks out with happiness, and I cannot resist anything that makes her this happy!

popular kid songs Check out Children’s Classics Volume 1: Americana Series It’s Fun To Sing Along! This cd has 19 classic songs. Check out the playlist below!

Track listing:
01. B-I-N-G-O
02. Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
03. This Old Man
04. The Itsy Bitsy Spider
05. The Old Gray Mare
06. You are My Sunshine
07. Skip to My Lou
08. Animal Fair
09. If You’re Happy and You Know It
10. Me and My Teddy Bear
11. Hey Diddle-Diddle
12. I’m a Little Tea Pot
13. Bear Went Over the Mountain
14. O Where O Where Did My Little Dog Go
15. The Farmer in the Dell
16. Muffin Man
17. London Bridge
18. Mulberry Bush
19. I Love My Dog

I do see this as an excellent gift idea for young children, or for primary school teachers, or even babysitters! LifePath Entertainment, who put out the cd, also has activity pages with lyrics, puzzles, mazes and artwork on their website to go along with each song. I think that’s really cool! Additionally, free mp3’s and other special offers will be made available to parents who sign-up online.


Buy it!: It’s Fun to Sing Along! is available at Amazon.com for a smokin’ hot deal (just $6.98!!!).

Edit: this giveaway is closed.

Win it!: Two lucky Stuff Parents Need readers are going to win a cd for their little ones. Hooray! The contest will run until October 21st at 11:59pm EST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning notification before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Open to residents of the United States. Limit one entrant per household, please.

Mandatory entry: Tell me your favorite song as a child, or the song that your child sings constantly (It’s Twinkle, Twinkle for Darah).

Additional entries:

1. Sponsor love: Follow LifePath Entertainment on Twitter

2. Blogger love: Follow Stuff Parents Need on Google Friend Connect

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Personalized Stories for Kids with a Cultural Twist

October 9, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 69 Comments

I always hoped that my child would be a bibliophile. Tim and I have filled Darah’s room (and then some) with books. We switch out books the way most other parents switch out toys! She is currently in the phase where she pulls her books off the shelf one by one (when does that stage of life end, by the way?), and will also bring books to us so that we can read them to her. It is the most amazing feeling when she brings a book to me, crawls in my lap and enjoys a good story. And if she really enjoyed it, she’ll ask that I read it again. And again. And again.

I’m thrilled to have our own miniature library at our house. The stories we have range from simple picture books to enchanted stories from fairy tales. These are wonderful to have, but I’ve wondered if Darah might enjoy having a book that is a bit more personal, and that tells her own beautiful story.

Personalized Stories for Kids

personalized stories for kids with my heritage book My Heritage Book does exactly that! It is a personalized book for children that celebrates the heritage of the child, and tells him/her all about the countries from which his/her ancestors came. Each custom-made, hardcover book can include up to four countries and is written for one American child (though there is an option to include the names of siblings if you want one book for all the kids to share).

While Darah is still too young to fully understand the book, I can tell you that I, as a parent, am delighted with it, and can’t wait to read it to her for years to come. Right now I’m enjoying showing Darah her name in print (her name is throughout the book…SO FUN!) and talking about the letters. We also talk a little bit about the beautiful illustrations in the book. personalized stories for kids with my heritage book As she gets older, this book will be an AMAZING teaching tool. It will give her a sense of history and geography and a closer look at cultural traditions. I could see us re-creating some of the special dishes or holiday traditions in our own home to show Darah what they are really like. That will be so much fun for all of us!

The creator of the My Heritage Book, Deanna Novak, had a close relationship with her grandfather, who came to the U.S. from Italy. They would often talk about family traditions and about his home country. Deanna has noticed that in most families today, children don’t spend as much time with adults, asking questions about such things, and parents and grandparents often don’t know the answers to some of the questions, especially if their families have been in the United States for several generations. The My Heritage Book is Deanna’s gift to children and their families to help them have a venue for discussing cultural differences with children and what makes each of us unique and special!

Deanna has worked very hard to have a long list of available countries, and she has even more countries in the works, so contact her if one of the countries that interests you the most isn’t listed.

Available Countries

  • Africa * (continent)
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • England
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Lebanon
  • Lithuania
  • Mexico
  • Native America *
  • Native Hawaii
  • Netherlands
  • Nicaragua
  • Norway
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Scotland
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • Venezuela
  • Wales

*

Based on customer requests, a more general overview of the cultures and traditions of Africa and Native America are offered. Please ask if there is a specific African country or Native American tribe you are interested in and we will let you know when it can be completed.

Remember, each book can have up to four countries listed in the book. Darah’s book contains information on Ireland, Scotland, Italy and Native America.

Buy it!: This is a FANTASTIC gift idea for children. If I didn’t already have one, I would be completely thrilled to find one under the tree this Christmas! Books can be ordered for $39.95. If you are unsure of the heritage of the child you want to buy this for, you can also order a gift certificate and let the parent place the order! Also, Deanna wants to offer Stuff Parents Need readers FREE SHIPPING! Simply enter the code STUFFPARENTSNEED at checkout and save! The coupon expires 11/01/10.

edit: this giveaway is closed.

Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is going to win a customized My Heritage Book. Is this your lucky day???? The contest will run until October 19th at 11:59pm EST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning notification before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Open to residents of the United States. Limit one entrant per household, please.

Mandatory entry: Tell me the countries your ancestors come from, if you know!

Additional entries:

1. Sponsor love: “Like” My Heritage Book on Facebook

2. Blogger love: Subscribe to Stuff Parents Need via email or RSS.

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Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

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