A MOBM Review & Giveaway
I’m a busy mama, like the rest of you reading this and the busiest hours of our day have got to be mealtimes, hands down.
I mean, meal planning and grocery shopping are already mentally and physically exhausting.
Throw in prep time for ingredients, cooking early (so we can clear up early), and then the actual “peak hour” where hungry little ones start hovering earlier that you expect…boy…you need several handfuls to feed these many mouthfuls!
Our kids have rehearsed their “Mum, I’m very hungry” cue-pitiful-look line to the T and some days, it is enough to make me warble at your stove, while I desperately scavage for a cracker or two to divert them from swooping in too soon!
At this point, I haven’t even begun to describe the mealtime “carnage”.
Reminders to the kids to eat neatly, even the older ones are still in order. “Eat with your mouth over your plate please.” is on repeat mode. Nonetheless, drips and drops are still inevitable.
And then, we have the one year old who is currently keeping me on my toes in her self weaning, food exploratory stage—read utterly, completely, messy dining.
Sometimes I swoop in to collect the spills but most times, I have to pick up half a ton of food which lands in her bib and on the floor, dig out sticky rice on her clothes and food bits wedged between her legs.
Not sleek at all.
Imagine the “yays” in my head when MamaWarehouse sent the Haakaa Silicon Cloudmat and Haakaa Silicon Breast Milk/ Baby Food Freezer Tray our way!
If you’re a busy mama, you know what I mean when I say we constantly look for TOOLS that actually HELP us get better at our mothering jobs – tools that help us be nifty, quick and actually help to make our life easier!!!
Let me start first with the Silicon Cloud Mat:
If you have a baby or toddler who’s started self-weaning, the silicon cloud mat is quite a dream.
These handy little placemats have suction cups so they stick to the table and the perfectly positioned food tray hangs off the front catching all those bits that drop down.
Suction cups work really well as they stick to most surfaces very well and baby can’t pull it out like they tug at bibs.
My 1 yo loves touching and exploring her food and the textures with her fingers. The silicone cloud mat really pairs well with this stage and minimizes the hassle for me.
The mat is perfectly contoured to fit the perpendicular groove at the table edge and the catch-all bin is deep and prevents food bits from falling out.
Dishwasher safe and heat proof this handy little placemat allows you to put warm food on a slip free surface and chuck in the dishwasher when you are finished.
What I like:
- Large surface area…catches 90% of the food bits especially if you pair it with a bib with a pocket.
- No more wiping off rice or food bits on the table. Just peel off the whole silicon mat to wash at sink with all the food bits on it, leaving your clean table surface.
- Portable: You can roll this tightly into a tube and slot into your baby bag to use outside on high chairs when you eat at the food courts especially when you’re not sure if table surfaces are clean.
Finally, our trusty silicon cloud mat taking up no additional space and making our kitchen sink “pop” with colour!
2. Haakaa Silicon Breast Milk & Baby Food Freezer Tray
The next kitchen tool that has really helped is none other than the Haakaa Silicon Freezer Tray.
Each tray has six compartments where you can make-ahead soup stock, purees, homemade baby food and portion them out to freeze for a rainy day. Breast milk too!!
Before this came along, I was using a plastic ice cube tray and a silicone IKEA ice cube tray where I had to waste additional cling wrap to protect the food.
Needless to say, it didn’t work well with soups and thin liquids. I tried this on the ABC soup that I wanted to save up for no-cook days and I loved that I could pour the warm soup right in without worrying about letting it cool down first.
The compartments come in three different sizes (125ml, 50ml, 35ml) (with the deepest being most versatile , in my opinion) and is made 100% food grade silicon! I was able to even put the potato and carrot bits into the deep pockets of the tray.
As you can see, the Haakaa tray makes baby food storage safe and practical with a customized cover.
It is also totally heat proof, microwave safe, BPA, PVC and Phthalate free, dishwasher safe and free of any leaching nasties. You can keep food fresh up to 6 months.
The best part of it is the easy pop out silicone body makes removing cubes a breeze.
Just watch how easy it is: no frantic knocking…just gently twist and the crack line will appear…
Effortless easing out of its shell. And this is rock hard immediately out of the freezer!
Neat!! The good quality silicone saves me time and effort than it would normally take! Love this sooooo much.
GIVEAWAY GOODIES!!
Here’s the good news…
Mama Warehouse is giving away 1 Haakaa Silicon Cloud Mat (worth $32) to ONE lucky winner and 1 Haakaa Baby Food Tray (worth $29.90) to a SECOND lucky winner! {one different winner per product｝
Click here to enter the giveaway!
Winners of Giveaway! Congratulations!
Winner of Haakaa Silicon Food Tray
Yin Shian
Winner of Haakaa Silicon Cloud Mat
Karen See
Thank you all for participating! We will be contacting winners via email shortly!
Terms and conditions
1. This giveaway ends on 15 July 2017; 12am. The winners will be randomly selected from Rafflecopter and announced on this blog post the following day.
2. Winners will be contacted via the email address provided and will have 48 hours to respond; failing which a new winner will be selected.
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Disclosure: We received a Haakaa Silicon Cloud Mat and Food Tray for review purposes. All opinions are our own.