Wink Naturals and a Giveaway!

This week, I am excited to FINALLY be able to share with you a mommy must have product from a brand that we have been using daily for a few weeks now and have been loving. 

If you follow my social media accounts (which I hope you all do) then you know that my little Henry Hugglemonster has been quiet the teether, 8 teeth by 10 months, and it has led to countless sleepless and painful nights for the poor guy... and mommy.  After two rounds of ear infections we were finally able to put these two products that Wink Naturals had sent us to the test. 

We had been on the search for a good natural and drug free teething gel after months of painful teething with our little guy and I was so impressed by what  Wink Naturals Cool Gum Teething gel offered.  The Cool Gum Teething gel gently cools and soothes tender gums without the risk of exposure to any added preservatives. Winks natural formula, with no added drugs or medicine, made it the safest option for our little one.  I had never thought to put a teething gel in the fridge, DUH, and when Wink Naturals suggested I store their teething gel in the fridge I was blown away by the results.  Henry loved the added instant cooling relief and it seemed to work for hours before we had to reapply. 

Along with making little Henry's mouth comfortable, we started to get into a more strict bedtime routine in hopes to calm and soothe him for a good nights rest despite his pain. As part of our new bedtime routine we started using Wink Naturals Pure Sleep and Breathe chest rub.  Pure Sleep and Breathe is also made of natural oils like lavender and eucalyptus radiata, as well as premium quality coconut oil and Shea butter so it's safe for baby's skin.  I love how the calming smell and soothing rub promoted peaceful sleep for little Henry and also acted as a natural decongestant for any runny nose congestion he had while teething. Henry and I both looked forward to a soothing aromatic rub before bedtime and naps.  I have also even been using it on my older two kiddos. Both Hunter and Hayden seem to catch any little throat irritant that's floating in the universe and between preschool, kindergarten, daycare, church and play times, it feels like we have had weekly congestion.  The kids have loved the Pure Sleep and Breathe as a part of their nighttime routine as well and agree it smells so much better than the other decongestant rubs we've used in the past.

Wink Naturals is a company based right here out of Utah and the founder was also a co-founder in one of our absolute favorite natural medicines, Zarbee's.  (Wink Naturals isn't affiliated with Zarbee's) Wink Naturals was created to combat the sleep epidemic that is prevalent in every home. Wink Naturals not only offers sleep and teething solutions, but also natural solutions like Bum Balm, Llama Lotion and even sleep help for adults. 
Wink Naturals even has their own blog where they give TONS of awesome advice on sleep, healthy living, motherhood and share recipes!  It has absolutely become a favorite read of mine. Head over and check out the blog here.
We love Wink Naturals so much that FordOlogy is giving one lucky reader the chance to win a Wink Naturals product of their choice.  Giveaway Rules. 1. Be sure you're following Wink Naturals Instagram. 2. Be sure to be following FordOlogy Blog on Instagram.  3. Then head to Wink Naturals website HERE and comment which product you would choose if you won! 
Giveaway Ends November 17th.  Winner will be announced November 18th. ___________
Thank you so much to Wink Naturals for sending us these incredible products. We have absolutely loved using them. Now only if you had a natural solution to baby Henry's gas problem ;)

*Wink Naturals sent us these products for review. All options are our own.* 

Disney's The Lion Guard Scavenger Hunt.

One of our favorite activities is an early morning visit to the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum at BYU's Provo Campus. 

Both kids absolutely love looking at all the taxidermy animals and even though sometimes it feels as if we sprint through the whole museum, we always learn something new or notice a new animal we didn't catch the previous visit. This week we decided to turn our trip into a Preschool Scavenger Hunt.  The museum has a display full of scavenger hunt sheets for every age as well as tons of Museum information.  The scavenger hunt sheet was exactly the type of hunt we were looking for, and can manage at 2 and 4 years old. As we walked around searching for scavenger hunt animals, Hunter pointed out several characters he noticed were familiar from Disney Jr.'s The Lion Guard. "Bunga is a Honeybadger mom!" "Fuli is a Cheetah!" "Pumbaa is a Warthog!"

The excitement in his eyes as he recognized the types of animals that are in his favorite show made the trip even better.  Like EVERY household in America with toddler children, Disney Jr. is a pretty big deal in our home and right now one of our favorites is The Lion Guard. The Lion Guard is Disney's The Lion King's continuance of Simba's son, Kion, and his adventures as the leader of the Pride Land's Lion Guard. It's a great kid show with adventures, fun songs and learning.  Disney sure knows how to deliver when it comes to entertaining and teaching toddlers. 
On the drive home Hunter said, "Mom, next time we go to The Bean Museum can we find all the Lion Guard animals?"  I thought, what a great idea buddy!  So I started thinking how I could make our next trip to the museum a little more Disney. Using inspiration from the great scavenger hunt sheet The Bean Museum gave us, I created a Lion Guard Scavenger Hunt. 

My kids absolutely love it!  It was created specifically for the animals I knew we could find in our local museum but I'm excited to also use it at our trip to the Zoo later this month.  Since my children are 2 and 4 years old, I kept the scavenger hunt simple by using photos of each animal so that they could recognize them in the museum. I added their names for information and the type of animal each character is so that older kids, learning to read, could try to find the animals by type.  

A trick we use in our house is to put printables that we love, and plan to use over and over, into a page protector sheet.  This way we can mark off the animals we find during our scavenger hunt and then wipe it off to use again. All you need is a page protector, dry erase marker and eraser! 

You can download the FREE printable HERE. 
Be sure to PIN the Scavenger Hunt and share it with your friends!    Leave a comment if you use the hunt! We'd love to hear how and where you hunted for The Lion Guard.  Happy Hunting. 
*Disclaimer: I do not own the images in the Scavanger Hunt.  All images were found on lion guard.wikia.com  Disney's The Lion Guard is property of Disney.*