CPSIA Update & Little Poppy Shop Giveaway!

by Kate on February 3rd, 2009 | 41 Comments » | In Uncategorized

The Consumer Products Safety Commission on Friday announced a year long stay on the enforcement of the CPSIA! Our favorite manufacturer’s of children’s products can continue to create without the overwhelming testing and certification requirements that were to go into effect February 10. (Read more details here.) As a shopaholic of handmade children’s toys and clothes, I think this is great news. Let’s celebrate the good news by shopping for some handmade toys, shall we?

I just love the balls and teethers at Little Poppy Shop. Jamie, the creator of all these little gems, says her “ultimate goal is to make toys and clothing that [her son] and other babies and toddlers will love that are completely safe.” All the toys are made of 100% cotton that is safe for babies skin and have small little jingle bells inside. I appreciate that all the fabrics are adorable and not over-the-top babyish and that the noise is subtle and not totally annoying.

These are the cutest stinkin’ teethers ever. They’d be the perfect little gift for any baby.

My favorites are the Large Balls with Amy Butler fabric. In fact, Baby Girl will soon be playing with her very own rag ball.
To celebrate the delay of the CPSIA, Little Poppy Shop is giving one lucky reader two teething rattles!

HOW TO ENTER: Visit the Little Poppy Shop Etsy site and take a look around and then post a comment on The Shopping Mama with the name of your favorite item (toy, teether or anything else you love).
You may earn additional entries by doing the following:
1. Write a blog post about this contest and link back here.

2. Become a “Shopping Buddy” (click “become a follower” on the right).

3. Send an email to your friends telling them about the contest and cc TheShoppingMama@gmail.com.

Your comment is your entry, so if you qualify for all three additional entries, make sure you leave four comments in total.

The fine print: Please leave your email address in your comment so I can let you know if you’ve won. If you have a blogger account, make sure your profile is set to PUBLIC and contains your email address. (If you don’t want to post your email here, post your name and send me an email.) If you do not leave your email address, you will have 48 hours after the winner is announced on the blog to claim your prize before another winner is selected. Contest ends February 14 at noon. Winner will be selected using random.org.

About the Author

Kate

Kate started The Shopping Mama™ in January 2009 when she traded in online legal research and writing for locating the best products for children. She shops for a 5 year old boy, 3 year old girl and newborn baby boy. Kate and her family live in steamy Montgomery, Alabama and are happy to be living all together as a family of four after surviving a one year deployment. Read more from Kate on The BabyCenter Blog and Bravado Designs' Breastfeeding Diaries.

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