November 11, 2009 1 Comment

The Bloggers Brunch in NYC today hosted by Team Mom was awesome!  In addition to learning about some awesome products that surely deserve mention this 2009 holiday shopping season, I got to chat it up with a few other blogalicious mamas, including Mariana of Riding With no Hands, Jen of Next Kid Thing, Onica of Blasian Baby Notes, Courtney of One Bored Mommy and Veronique of Little Elephants.

((Please excuse the poor PQ of the photos included… they’re from my phone!))

I also had a great chat with Joy Berry, parent extraordinaire and bestselling author of family friendly books that help children learn how to deal with many issues, from potty training to schoolwork, to handling divorce and social skills.  I got a few copies of her books, including Let’s Talk About Feeling Angry, which I am totally going to be keeping on the bookshelf to read to littleQ, because I have a feeling these toddler tantrums he has are going to persist past his fourth birthday in February.  {sigh}

I got a sneak peak at some great products from Nickelodeon, Fujifilm and Cuisinart, and I even got a mini-makeup session with a Laura Mercier makeup artist courtesy of Lord and Taylor.  Good Housekeeping gave each of us moms a little cookbook and offered us a tour of their test labs (which I had to leave early, unfortunately).  There was also a representative for the Goddard School, a group of schools dedicated to truly and naturally fostering childhood development. And before you head out (or log on) to shop for toys this Christmas, make sure you check out ToyInfo.org to check out trends and find out about product recalls.

The highlight of my day (besides chatting it up with all the other lovely mommy bloggers!) was when I held a baby alligator and a kookabura (you know, like the song!) and posed for a photo op with each, thanks to the wonderful folks of the Orlando Travel & Visitors Bureau and Gatorland who came up to entice us NYC metro area moms to come down and visit the Sunshine state. (Please excuse the squinty eyes in the photo!)

Thanks Team Mom   Reviews and more in depth product info to come!

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