I am so excited about this review and giveaway and I think you will be, too! I first learned about Sprig Toys at the ABC Kids Expo where I had the opportunity to meet one of the founders. What a pleasure – his enthusiasm was infectious and the dedication to making fabulous toys was obvious. Sprig Toys are kid-powered, earth-friendly toys that any kid is lucky to own.

About Sprig Toys

Sprig Toys, Inc., is an eco-friendly company dedicated to making the best toys the right way.  … Inspired by our collective desire to keep kids active and the planet healthy, Team Sprig is dedicated to infusing creativity, smart design, quality manufacturing, earth-friendly materials, product satisfaction and responsible business practices into a superior line of fun, kid-powered toys. … We help make the world a better place and we get kids off the couch. Pretty cool, huh?

Adventure Series

The Adventure Series centers on the excursions of the Adventure Guide figures. Available in non-electronic (great for bath time fun) and kid-powered electronic toys, Adventure Series toys are rugged and built for fun. We received the Discover Rig and Rally Racer for review and Toddler Boy and I love them.

Discover Rig is the cornerstone of the Adventure Series and features the adventures of Cap Farady as he leads you through a safari. Rally Racer is the artic racing machine of Rudi Tootin.

Favorite Features

There a lot of information and details of our experience in the video review, but here are some of my favorite features.

• Sprig Toys are made of Sprigwood, an earth-friendly, durable and child-safe product made of reclaimed plastic and wood chips. The toys even smell like wood! Dyed during production, Sprig Toys don’t contain paints or dangerous chemicals.
• Every detail and lack thereof is very deliberate to encourage imagination. For example, the Adventure Guides don’t have facial features leaving them up to the mind of playing children. I also really appreciate that the Adventure Guides aren’t classified as male or female so girls can create their own adventures without limitation. All the Adventure Guides work in all the toys for mix and match  play and can be purchased separately.
• Kid-powered. No batteries required for these active toys designed to encourage your little ones to get moving.
• Earth-friendly packaging. Sprig Toys arrive in simple, recyclable cardboard boxes. No styrofoam, unnecessary (and annoying) packaging.
• Many toys are recommended for ages 3 and up and my nearly 3 year old is the perfect age, and I think he’ll enjoy them for many years.

To Buy or Not to Buy

To Buy… I am a big fan of Sprig Toys – truly unique, high quality and thoughtful toys. I just *love* them, and so does Toddler Boy. I love that they are eco-friendly, and the lack of batteries makes them pretty parent-friendly, too. Toddler Boy loves that the toys are rugged and that with his effort the Discover Rig tells a story.

Or Not to Buy… Sprig Toys are a tad more expensive than other gifts on your Christmas list, but they are worth the price tag.

Shop! Head over to Sprig Toys to see and buy the entire collection of toys. The Sprig Toy Store on Amazon has some *great* prices right now, like the Discover Rig for only $36.58 (normally $60) and the Rally Racer for $19 (normally $29).

Win! A Discover Rig and Rally Racer for your little adventurer!

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The Fine Print: Giveaway ends December 15. Open to US mailing addresses only. Thanks to Sprig Toys for providing a sample for this review and the giveaway prizes. Opinions in this review are my own and uninfluenced by receipt of product. Others may have a different experience. If you make a purchase through an Amazon link I receive a (very) small referral fee. Buying through my links is a great way to support The Shopping Mama.

I don’t think I can possibly overstate how much I adore Boon products. From Squirt to the original Bug Pod to the Flair Highchair, every product is innovative, bold and parent-friendly. And, after visiting the Boon booth at the ABC Kids Expo in September, I can tell you they have even more amazing products on the way.

About Boon

We’re committed to creating nothing but the most innovative gear—and keeping it affordable. Our design studio is always in motion, tackling one parenting challenge after another. And don’t forget our commitment to quality and safety.

Eat in Style

The Boon Flair Highchair is not your mother’s highchair! It’s sleek, modern and above all else, functional. The seat base is seamless making clean up a breeze with no nooks and crannies for food to hide. The seat pad is soft on baby’s tush, is waterproof and removes easily. And, get this, the Flair has a pneumatic lift seat height adjustment so you can position it perfectly for your little one.

There are a couple other features that make boon a great fit for joining the family dining table. The shape of the base pedestal keeps the chair sturdy, but the narrow stand means it can fit up close to a table. Flair glides easily on six rolling casters and locks in place.

The Boon Flair highchair is available in 3 bright color combinations: white and orange, pink and white or blue and white. It is recommended for use with children up to 4 years of age or 50 pounds. Because safety is important to boon, the Flair has five point harness and is PVC, BPA and Phthalate-free.

Shop! Boon Flair  Highchair is $239.99 and available at booninc.com.

Win! boon Flair Highchair in your color choice!

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Nap Nanny is an amazing mom-invention that I first discovered at the ABC Kids Expo where I had the pleasure of speaking with creator Leslie Gudel. When her infant daughter wouldn’t sleep in anything but her car seat or swing, and baby sleep “wedges” didn’t work, Leslie invented the Nap Nanny.

What is Nap Nanny?
The Nap Nanny® is made of high density foam with car seat-like contours, a super-soft, washable designer cover, and a special safety harness to secure the child so she can sleep at an incline. It is sloped 30° at the top and 40° at the foot to gently cradle baby, optimize breathing and prevent sliding.

Relief and Comfort for Baby
When I saw the Nap Nanny, I immediately thought of my dear friend whose first daughter suffered from reflux. Her doctor recommended the baby sleep at an angle. My friend tried everything to help her baby sleep comfortably from phone books under the crib mattress to a car seat to bouncers and swings. The Nap Nanny seems the perfect solution to the challenge of a baby with reflux, don’t you think?
The back of the Nap Nanny is elevated to keep baby at a comfortable 30 degree angle. Many doctors recommend this position for reflux, colds, colic and ear infections. And, as mamas know, many babies just seem to prefer this position. In addition, the foot rest of the Nap Nanny is elevated to cradle and comfort baby.

Keep Baby Safe
The Nap Nanny is recommended for babies above 8 pounds. Because of the quality of the dense foam used, there is no weight restriction and a little one will probably grow too tall long before growing too heavy. The design of the Nap Nanny is intended with safety in mind – there is a lap harness (similar to what you find on a bouncy seat or in a swing) to keep baby secure and the sides are slightly raised to further prevent rolling. Because safety is of the utmost importance, the Nap Nanny is only recommended for floor use.

Durable Design
Created with babies in mind, the Nap Nanny is covered in a removable minky slip cover. Plus, the foam base is lined with a waterproof material to withstand the inevitable messes of babyhood. The covers are available in four solid prints and four brand new fashion prints and the covers may be purchased separately from the base if you want to change the look of your Nap Nanny or keep an extra cover on hand.

Additional Features
* Not just for babies – I can only imagine how much my son would enjoy reclining on a Nap Nanny to read a book or watch his favorite show on TV.
* Lightweight – At only 3 pounds, the Nap Nanny can go with you from room to room or to grandma’s house.

After seeing and touching the Nap Nanny for myself at the ABC Kids Expo, I can tell you I am extremely impressed with the quality. It’s a very well thought out product that will be a must have for many mamas. I think it would make a great (and generous) baby shower gift and I will definitely recommend it to anyone with a baby who has reflux or just plain refuses to sleep anywhere but the car seat!

Shop! The Nap Nanny is available for purchase online for $129.99. Order 2 or more and save 10% with the code MULTIPLES. The Nap Nanny is also sold in select retailers around the country.

Win! A Nap Nanny with cover of your choice! (A $129.99 value.)

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One of the highlights of my experience at the ABC Kids Expo was a presentation on car seat safety featuring the Safety 1st Complete Air Car Seat. It was really informative to hear about the risks of side impact crashes for children and how that motivated the Air Protect system. The Safety 1st booth at ABC Kids even had simulator to demonstrate the force of a side impact crash upon the Complete Air Car Seat. (If you want to see the demonstration and a video similar to what I saw at ABC Kids, watch the video at the Air Protect website. It’s worth a look!)

Side Impact Crash Facts
* 1 in 4 car crashes involving children are side impact collisions.
* Side impact collisions are among the deadliest type of collision for children, accounting for 1 in 3 child crash fatalities, nearly all of which are caused by head trauma.

Safety 1st worked with the Kettering University Crash Safety Center to develop and test the revolutionary Air Protect System to protect a child’s head.

How Does Air Protect Work?
During a crash, the system immediately shields your child’s head from the impact. In a second layer of defense, Air Protect™ allows air to escape from the headrest: channeling crash energy away from your child, creating more ride down time. It is this double layer of protection that makes Air Protect™ technology unique.

Complete Air Convertible Car Seat Basics
The Air Protect Technology is currently available in the Safety 1st Complete Air Convertible Car Seat. The Complete Air is suitable for infants in the rear-facing position from 5 to 40 pounds and 19 to 41 inches and for forward-facing toddlers from 22 to 50 pounds and 34 to 45 inches.

To safely accommodate such a wide size range, the Complete Air has an Adjustable Headrest with five different positions. The headrest is a key component of the seat as it contains the Air Protect technology. I also appreciate the Quick-Fit Harness System that allows you to move the harness height from the front while the car seat is still installed.

After all I learned about the car seat at ABC I was thrilled to have the opportunity to use the Complete Air with my own children.

Installation
During the discussion of the Complete Air at ABC Kids, I asked the Safety 1st Director of Design and Engineering about the ease of use. As you probably know, the majority of car seats are not installed correctly. So, the folks at Safety 1st can create a brilliant, revolutionary car seat, but if I can’t install it correctly it won’t work properly. To that end, Safety 1st uses a color-coded installation guide (in the User Guide and on the Car Seat) to distinguish between forward and rear facing instructions.

I had an easy time installing the Complete Air in the forward facing position using the LATCH system. It was very straightforward and just plain easy. Installing the Complete Air rear-facing was a different story. After several attempts at installing it and not being able to get it secure, I watched the Installation Video on the Air Protect website and that helped quite a bit. For me the most difficult part was getting the seat snug and at the correct angle. As recommended, I had to use a rolled up towel to secure the Complete Air at the correct rear-facing angle.

Which brings me my second concern with this seat: you have to lean the car seat backwards so far to achieve the correct rear-facing angle that it makes the seat so deep that it hangs well over the seat of the car. I had to move the front seat of our sedan to the forward-most position to fit the Complete Air in the rear-facing position. I think it might fit better in a minivan, but you might have a hard time securing it rear-facing in a small or compact sedan.

Comfort
After his first ride in the Complete Air, Toddler Boy asked to ride in it again and again. It’s been installed in my husband’s car and it was like a special treat when he got to ride in his new car seat. I don’t blame him. The Complete Air has lots of extra cushion that his other car seat lacks. For example, the padding at the hip level and cushion around the harness are plush and look super comfy.

To Buy… After learning more about side-impact crashes, I completely appreciate the motivation behind the research that resulted in the Air Protect technology. I actually like it so much that we may buy a second Complete Air so both children have one when Baby Girl is bigger and old enough to ride forward-facing.

Or Not to Buy… The Complete Air is not the best fit for us to use as a rear-facing car seat. It’s just too big for our cars and we had a difficult time installing it correctly.

Shop! Available in two colors (McKenna and Harvest), the Complete Air Convertible Car Seat is sold exclusively at Babies R Us for $249.99.

Win! A Safety 1st Complete Air Convertible Car Seat!

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The Fine Print: Please leave a valid email in the comments so that I can contact you if you win. If you prefer, you may email me directly with your contact information after leaving valid comments. If Facebook is the winning entry, you’ll have to friend me to confirm. Open to US residents only. Giveaway ends November 16. Winner will be notified and has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. Thank you to Safety 1st for providing a sample product for the purposes of this review. The opinions expressed are mine and uninfluenced by receipt of product. Others may have a different experience.