New Year Party: Boon Inc

I could glow about Boon, Inc. all day. They specialize in innovative, affordable items for babies and toddlers that totally simplify your otherwise chaotic life. From bath items to feeding, and from containing messes to dressing your little ones – Boon, Inc. has you and your babies covered.

What is really awesome is how they are updating and adding to their bath line, listening to what parents have to say. For example, they recently added a new Bath Toy Scoop to their line-up – a Pink Bug Pod. Sure, it’s only available at Babies “R” Us, but that is completely accessible for parents! Plus, their ever-popular Bug Pod and Frog Pod are still available to order online, at Babies “R”Us and many other retailers. These Pods are a must-have, because they act as a drainable scoop for collecting and rinsing toys. It attaches to the bathtub wall with either super-strong adhesive strips or screws, so it stays out of your way after your child’s bath!

Don’t even get me started on their Potty Bench. It is lower to the ground than other potties, easy to clean, stylish and is honestly the best potty my son has ever used. It’s our 4th potty – I know what I am talking about.

And most exciting is their new, innovative line of bath toys that are TBpA-free, PVC-free, and phthalate-free! From zany ducks that come in bright colors to cool bath time toys that come with three “water bugs” and a net. Your child can try to catch those water bugs with the net as they glide across the water. And there is MORE! If you want to see them, check out Boon’s Facebook page and see what else they have that will bring bath time to a whole new level of fun and safety!

So, since the Mom Buzz thinks every child should have some Boon in their bathroom, Boon, Inc. has offered one lucky reader either a Frog Pod or red Lady Bug Pod.

HOW CAN I GET SOME BOON IN THE BATHROOM?
Great question. First:
The mandatory, first entry is to visit Boon, Inc. and tell me what your favorite bath product is.

EXTRA ENTRIES:
To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill the first REQUIRED entry. But for extra entries, you can:

• Add the Mom Buzz to your Twitter and Tweet the contest.
• Blog about the contest – add a link to the Mom Buzz and Boon, Inc.
• Add Boon, Inc to your Facebook!
• Sign up for the Boon, Inc. Newsletter (bottom, right of their homepage) – Leave a comment here for your entry.
• Add the Mom Buzz button to your site OR add the Mom Buzz to your blog roll.
• Subscribe to the Mom Buzz via e-mail or RSS feed. (See right sidebar)
• Visit Busy Mom and enter her contest of the day – leave a comment here so I know!
• Add the New Year’s Party Button to your site (see right side bar) – 4 extra entries! Leave a comment for each.
• Blog about the New Year’s Party – with a link to the Mom Buzz and Busy Mom and three of your favorite sponsors – 4 extra entries. Leave a comment for each extra entry.
• Add Busy Mom’s button to your site for an extra entry.

Contest ends the 15th at Midnight! Please refer to contest rules (right sidebar).

Choosing a Potty: the Boon Potty Bench Review & Contest: CLOSED

That’s right, ladies. We are now the proud owners of a Boon Potty Bench. This thing rocks. I was worried about transitional issues, moving Keegan from the cooshy seat potty to the Boon – but he IMMEDIATELY took to the Boon Potty Bench.

We opened the box, quickly assembled the soft shield deflector onto the drawer, pushed it into place, and then the boys played. They opened and closed it. Opened and closed it. Opened and closed it. So I moved it to the bathroom. Maybe an hour later, I walk by the bathroom and see that the drawer was partially out and there was PEE in it! My little guy went potty by himself and tried to dump the pee. So, there were NO transitional issues at all! The cooshy seat of the previous potty was not a must-have, and only acted as an unsanitary sponge.

So let’s get into the details.

SIZE: One concern a mom may have is how well will a potty fit into the bathroom. This potty is the perfect size for potty training. It sits lower to the ground than other potties, so it is easier for small children to get onto the potty and off by themselves. The Potty Bench is approximately 6.5 inches from the ground. The cooshy seat potty was over 7.5 inches from the ground. A BIG difference for a potty training child. The seat is 12.5 inches wide and 20 inches long. To get an idea on size, please look at my two potties sitting side by side. My bathroom is small, but the potty bench fits in well.

DURABILITY: The Potty Bench can hold up to 300 pounds. This is good, because that means adults can easily use it as a bench or stool. I sit on it when bathing the kids, rather than hunching over the tub. The kids can also use it as a stool to eventually get onto the big toilet by themselves and reach the sink.

STORAGE: I like the side storage compartments. When I was first training Keeg we always had books in the bathroom and toys – but they were loose on the bathroom floor. But now you can put books and toys in the right hand storage compartment. And when your child is ready to handle toilet paper, you can put a roll in the left storage compartment. Keegan doesn’t need toys or books now, so keeping wet wipes in the right storage compartment is convenient for me to make sure tushes are extra clean!

APPEARANCE: Like all Boon, Inc. products, the Potty Bench is sleek and modern. It has no quirky designs, no bells and whistles. It is simple and that is all we need when it comes to potty training.

CLEANING: Cleaning is simple. Tuck the deflector down, slide the drawer out, dump waste in the toilet and rinse, wipe and disinfect as necessary.

SAFETY: When it is not a potty, it acts as a stool and bench. Other potties claim they can be used as a stool, but they are not long enough to keep a wobbly toddler safely in place. When Keegan stands on the Potty Bench, there is less of a chance of him mis-stepping and falling off. (Picture to the left shows Keegan on the cooshy seat potty, not the Boon. Keegan is standing on the Boon on the picture above.)

OVERALL: I LOVE the Boon Potty Bench. I wish I used this one from day one of potty training.

CONTEST: Boon, Inc. has decided to sponsor the give-away of a Boon, Inc. Potty Bench to one lucky the Mom Buzz reader! Are you ready to start potty training and need a seat? Or is the seat you currently own just not working out? Then enter this contest and try to win a Potty Bench of your very own!

HOW TO ENTER:
1st Entry: Visit Boon, Inc. Come back and leave a comment about one other must-have Boon, Inc. item.

EXTRA ENTRIES
2. Add me to your Twitter. Then “tweet” about why you want a Boon, Inc. Potty Seat. Leave a comment with your Twitter name after you do this!
3. Add the brand-new the Mom Buzz button to your blog. Leave a comment to let me know!
4. Blog about this contest with a link to the Mom Buzz and to Boon, Inc. Leave a comment with your Permalink!
5. Fave me on Technorati – and leave a comment telling me.

Contest ends November 18th at Midnight EST. You have three days to claim the prize once a winner is announced.

Choosing a Potty Seat

When Keegan was around one, I decided it was time to buy a potty. I wanted a seat READY the minute Keegan showed interest in potty training. Most seats on the market didn’t appeal to me. Too many bells and whistles. Many looked too small. A lot looked uncomfortable. So I did research and discovered the Potty Bench by Boon. It looked so complete. It had two enclosed side storage spaces for organizing potty training supplies – toilet paper on one side and wet wipes on the other! After your child uses the potty,a drawer pulls out for easy sanitary clean-up. And there is a little shield to keep splashes in when boys pee. If you close the lid it becomes a sturdy stool that supports up to 300 lbs. I knew this was the potty for us.

I found a boutique that sold it, but when I got there they said they suggested an other potty over it. And surprisingly the Potty Bench was not in stock. So I went to Babies R Us, since I saw it in a flyer. They didn’t have it in stock, either. I ended up buying a different potty with a cooshy seat.

The cooshy seat potty worked well at first, but then I learned the cooshy seat actually ABSORBS residue, liquid and nastiness. It started cracking and I am sure it was full of bacteria, no matter much how I disinfected it. Plus, it always smelled like a team of football players just used the bathroom blindfolded – andall that odor was coming from the cooshy seat!So I started looking for a new potty seat that I can buzz about to other moms, since the cooshy seat one is not buzzworthy.

Well, we now have our new potty seat. Keegan has been using it for about a week. And it ROCKS! Come tomorrow to see what seat Keegan is now using and discover why it is so buzzworthy!