Attention readers! Extra (Hour)dinary Parenting is proud to announce two new features designed to help you buy the best and most affordable gifts possible this holiday season and beyond. Working with Amazon.com, we have launched two stores on our site that feature great products and gifts at a wide range of prices: The First Year Store and Treats for Mom. We hope you will check them out and take advantage of the savings Amazon is offering. Many of the products listed have been reviewed in detail on Extra (Hour)dinary Parenting before, so scroll down and keep reading if you want more detailed information. Happy shopping!
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Today’s product review is another great example of how dynamic the Twitter community is. The super smart husband-wife team behind the company Kind Notes connected with me through Twitter, and sent one of their products over for a review. I loved how unique this item is. EHP readers get an extra 10% off the price with the code YTPR08 (expires 11/25/08).
THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Item: Messages in a Jar
Category: Gifts for Mom
Price: $26.95 and up
Characteristics: unique, appropriate for many situations, high-quality materials, beautiful design, can be customized
Recommended Number: 1
Recommended Age: all
THE DETAILS
While this item would make a thoughtful gift for people in all sorts of situations – from soldiers returning home and spouses of those soldiers while they are deployed to people grieving a loved one or recovering from an illness – I like the idea of giving this to a new mom. The first month of motherhood is tough, and a month’s worth of daily cheer is a useful thing during that time. It would also make a great mother’s day gift, for new moms and more experienced ones.
Each of the envelopes inside the jar has a unique message, and you can customize everything from the messages to the cardstock to the jar and ribbon. There is a wide variety of options, so you can find something to suit most every personality (and gender – there are plenty of designs that are appropriate for guys as well). In addition to the level of customization they offered, I was impressed by the high quality card stock Kind Notes uses, which made opening the miniature envelopes a fun experience for a card snob like myself.
The only drawback to the item is the price: at almost $30 a jar, I would have a hard time buying this for just any occasion. However, I do think these make an excellent and more long-lasting present in lieu of flowers. The next time I am tempted to spend money on blooms I know will not last more than a week, I will buy one of these instead. Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, births, deaths, christenings – this is a perfect gift for those kinds of moments in life when, well, kind words! are really important.
Speaking of price, Kind Notes is offering a 10% discount to EHP readers, so if you need to send some inspiration or receive some yourself, take advantage of their generosity (the discount code is YTPR08).
THE GIVEAWAY
Kind Notes has sent me a beautiful jar in a gender-neutral cream/taupe color combination to give away to one lucky Extra (Hour)dinary Parenting reader. All you have to do to win the jar is either a) sign up for my RSS feed or b) sign up to receive posts by email (both options are available on the right-hand side of the page near the top of the site). Once you have done that, drop me a line in the comments letting me know you are signed up and ready to go. If you have signed up already, put that in the comments and I will make sure you are entered. On November 30 I will ask my son to pick a random number, and whoever has that comment number is the contest winner! I will contact and post the winner on December 1. Hurry up and enter now!
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HI! Please put me in the drawing! And be sure to ask your son his AGE when you ask for the number.