I Love to Swim by Rita Goldberg

“Always look before you leap.

Never dive into the deep.

Swim with a buddy, all of the time,

Even if you’re swimming fine.”

I Love to Swim! is a delightful rhyme told from the perspective of a little boy whose mother brings him to swimming lessons. He shares his love of swimming in water since before he was born.

At each level of swimming from playing in the bath to Mommy and Me classes, all the way through Big classes without parents, he proclaims, I love to swim. My day is made!

Brightly illustrated, I Love to Swim! is a children’s educational book that helps young children and their parents discover the joy of swimming. It shares the basic guidelines of swim safety to help prevent drowning.

Enjoy reading I Love to Swim! with the children in your life and allow the natural love of water become part of your lives with safety first.

“Children need to learn to swim … New evidence shows that children agegs one to four may be less likely to drown if they have had some formal swimming instruction. A parent’s decision about starting swimming lessons or water-survival skills training at an early age must be individualized on the basis of  the child’s frequency of exposure to water., emotional maturity, physical limitations, and health concerns related to swimming pools.” American Academy of Pediatrics, May 24, 2010.

Before opening her British Swim School locations in the USA, Rita Goldberg was a national swimmer in Britain, who went on to become a dedicated teacher. Working in the education system for many years, she left in 1981 to open her own private swim school in the basement of a Victorian house in Manchester, England. It was there she developed the unique teaching methods that have become a recognized trademark of British Swim School. Goldberg is an active member of the US Swim School Association and served as a board member for two years.

Available for purchase at I Love to Swim.com

 

 

Review, Kidz Bop Christmas Party

As much as I love Christmas music, I really steer clear of “Children’s Holiday Classics” especially when they are sung by children. Don’t get me wrong, I love the sound of children singing as much as the next person does just not repeated over and over and loudly in MY vehicle with MY children singing along in harmony.

There is something different about the Kidz Bop Christmas Party CD that I enjoy, just don’t let my kids know that fact. I like to grumble and mumble when they request the Kidz Bop CDs but I really don’t mind.

The Kidz Bop Christmas Party CD has great songs such as “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Silver Bells,” “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” and more. The disc also features fun “Sounds of Christmas!” music which provides ideal background for baking cookies, decorating the tree, wrapping the presents, or ice-skating in your stocking feet on a hardwood floor while staying safe and warm inside!

 

Review, Orvis 2011 Calendar

I’ve taken a peek into the new year and it looks incredible!

I was recently offered an opportunity to review the 2011 Orvis Dog Calendar and based on the gorgeous dog pictures, 2011 is going to be fabulous!

This year, The Orvis Company has teamed up with the Morris Animal Foundation to raise money for canine cancer research. Dylan, the goregous golden retriever on the cover of this year’s calendar, was a cancer surivor himself, and is now the spokesman for the Orvis Canine Cancer Campaign. The generous donations they’ve received have helped fund research and treatments aimed at curing canine cancer within the next 10 to 20 years.

Warm your heart all year long with this gorgeous hanging calendar, knowing that the proceeds are benefitting a company that is working hard to help the animals you love. To find out more about the campaign, donate, or enter your own doggy photo in the next contest, visit orvis.com/coverdog.

The Orvis Company has been outfitting its customers with outdoor apparel, hunting and fishing gear, dog accessories, and distinctive home furnishings since 1856. In 2010, they teamed up with the Morris Animal Foundation to help fight canine cancer, and have now raised over $200,000 for breed-specific strains of cancer. Visit orvis.com/dogs for the finest leads, crates, beds, collars, gates and toys, as well as innovative solutions for travel and home.

Review, Wordlock

According to research conducted by the National Council of Middle Schools, the biggest fear of new students is forgetting their locker combination. I’ve never outgrown my fear, any time I need a lock I’ve always purchased one that would include a key. Needless to say I was anxious for the opportunity to review , the secure Wordlock® padlock!

Offering 100,000 word and letter combinations, the secure Wordlock padlock (www.wordlock.com) is easy to read, easy to set, and makes it possible to have an easy to remember personal word combination. Wordlock padlocks are available in a variety of colors. Wordlock also offers their unforgettable word-based personal combinations on luggage locks, bike locks and cable locks.

Students will no longer need to remember long numerical locker combinations and can instead select easy-to-remember four- or five-letter words that have meaning and reflect personal interests such as: T-W-E-E-T, D-A-N-C-E or best friends’ names, like B-A-R-B or K-A-T-I-E.

Wordlock have a suggested retail price ranging from $8.99 to $18.99 and are sold at retailers nationwide including Target, Sears, Kmart, Ace Hardware, and also through leading on-line retailers such as Amazon.com.

Seventeen magazine listed Wordlock padlock as a back-to-school must have!  Obviously my fourth grade son couldn’t agree more!

Have you got just a few more seconds? Click here for a Wordlock commercial that is guaranteed to make you smile. Well, it made me smile!

 

PawsOff Protective Bed Cover

If I’ve written about it once, I’ve written about it a hundred times, pet hair. I’ve actually purchased comforters and sheets to match my pets in hopes that the hair wouldn’t show.

Needless to say, I “pounced” on the opportunity to receive a complimentary PawsOff Protective Bed Cover in exchange for an honest review.

This unique cover is the last thing to go on your bed in the morning, right over your comforter and pillows to protect your linens from fur, odor, germs, slobber and stains. Fitted corners give a snug fit and the four elastic garters make sure the cover stays on the bed. This was a very important feature for me because my giant dogs like to take a running leap and dive on the bed which can send covers and pillows flying everywhere. Not any more!

There is an adorable commercial at pawsoff.com where you can see the PawsOff Protective Bed Cover stay right where it was put.  No matter how much digging and clawing my pets gave the The PawsOFF Protective Bed Cover, it hung tight and stayed put.  When I remove the cover at the end of the day I have a nice clean place where I could make my nest.

The PawsOFF Protective Bed Cover is available in the most common bed sizes: twin at $29.99, full at $39.99, queen at $49.99 and king at $59.99 and comes in three neutral colors: Sand, Chocolate and Charcoal.

The PawsOFF Protective Bed Cover’s patent pending design has revolutionized the way owner and pet co-exist, providing a solution for many pet lovers across the country. There is no other product like this on the market and is available exclusively through their website. Proceeds from each cover sold goes toward selected animal sanctuaries. For more information on this company visit livewellpetproducts.com. This fabulous product was recently featured in PeoplePets.com and PawNation.com.