Giveaways and Reviews

Have Fun and Be Safe In The Water This Summer

We’re heading camping in a few weeks and one of the things I’m looking forward to most is playing in the lake with my kids.  Sitting on the same beach I sat on as a child, building sandcastles, and running along the shore are all things I can’t wait to do!  We may even take out a paddle boat or two.  Stearns sent me a variety of thier products to use during our camping stay at the lake, which will help put my mind at ease.

When I was a kid, my only choice was one of the standard yellow and orange life jackets.  Now, kids can have their favorite characters like Dora, Diego, Spiderman and more on their life jackets, making them more likley to enjoy wearing them.

We received a Dora The Explorer life jacket for Nevaeh, and looking at the selection online she’d be just as thrilled to have a Ni-Hao Kai-Lan life jacket as well!  Elijah received a Diego children’s life jacket, making the kids a cute matching duo.

Made for children 30-50 lbs, Nevaeh is just on the lower end of the scale, if at all, so we were also sent an Infant Life Jacket for children 0-30 lbs.  Of the two, the Children’s Life Jacket fits better but we will have to weigh her to be sure she is ready for it.

This is the first year that I’ve noticed Puddle Jumpers in stores, and I think they look so fun!  Forget those blow-up arm sleeves we used as kids (were those not the hardest things to get on and off ever??), Puddle Jumpers are the easy (and safe) way to help new swimmers gain confidence in the water.

Securing with buckles in the back (the buckles are the same style used on life jackets) and an adjustable strap for a perfect fit, Puddle Jumpers are the must-have summer item for families.

Find Stearns Puddle Jumpers at Canadian Tire, Walmart, and Sears in Canada (MSRP $29.99).  Stearns Life Jackets for infants, children, and you can be found at Walmart and Loblaws (MSRP $29.97)

Once the frolicking in the water is done and the kids are on the beach building sandcastles with dad, it’s time for me to chill out on a Convertable Lounger, specifically this one from Sevylor!  Does the logo at the top look familiar?  If so, it’s probably because chances are you’ve used a Sevylor  product for water fun in the past.  They’ve recently become part of the Coleman company – what a great pairing!

Other products we were sent to review include a Sevylor Single Mattress and Seat Ring.

Stay tuned later this month for a review of all the Stearns and Sevylor products our family was sent – once we’ve returned from our camping trip!

1 of my Canadian readers is going to win a huge $200 prize package full of Stearns and Sevylor products for the family!  To enter, there’s two steps:
1) Tell me which Kids Life Jacket at Stearns would be perfect for your family and,
2) Tell me which Lake Float from Sevylor would be perfect for your family as well!

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This giveaway will end on July31st at 9PM CT . Giveaway is open to Canadian addresses only.