As the mother of a almost 17 month old boy, whose current obsession is poking things with sticks, I am always focused on the position and safety of all outlets in a room. In our house we have an old electrical system with horrible electrical outlets that we are slowly replacing. In the past we have used the traditional plug covers that are very difficult to remove even for an adult. The Socket-Lockits™ that I received were easy to install in every outlet I tried.

There is a warning on the packaging that warns of there lowered efficacy in old or damaged outlets, and that is sadly true. They work very well on a new outlet, safe, with no finger nail breaking. On old outlets, the Socket-Lockits™ either pop right out or get stuck. I do think they could be a good solution when we upgrade the house. They are available in a wide variety of colors and patterns, the ones we received happened to match the living room paint very well. My concern is that making them so bright will make them attractive to children. They are not so difficult to remove that a curious child could not figure it out if unsupervised. I looked on the website and did not see any clear or boring options. Overall a good mid ground in outlet safety in a newer home and with a transparent option.
Jessamy Green-Husted

Babies don’t need Christmas toys; they need an awesome chair that will grow with them well into childhood. Tweenhood, even! And we moms need a chair so cool that we want to decorate our entire house around it. The Mutsy Easygrow chair is cool and functional!

It’s a great first chair for babies, with a 5-point harness and a removeable seat reducer (you can see the reducer at the end of the video; it looks a lot like a Bumbo baby seat), so even a baby who is sitting up but not quite ready for solids can sit at the table with the rest of the family. The seat and footrest adjust easily to fit a child all the way up to 12 years old.

We had no idea what Maya was missing by not having a seat that fit her well. She is thrilled that she now sits at just the right height at the table. No more sitting on her knees and feeling fidgety. The Easygrow is great for reducing meal-time restlessness, but the best part is her new-found comfort when she’s doing arts and crafts or school work at the table. And I seriously want to redecorate my entire house with this slick seat in mind.

Now for the fun part: You can get 10% off any Mutsy order if you shop at goores.com using the coupon code kksmu. Tell your mother-in-law!

Goore’s is also offering a 10% discount on Picci’s Natura line of organic bedding. Use discount code kkst and get some beautiful, organic bedding for your beautiful, organic baby.

Abby

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