Thursday, October 13, 2011

One Year Blogversary Event: Gyro Bowl Review and Giveaway! - CLOSED!

I honestly don't know how many times I have picked up a spilled bowl or bag of something off of our floor. Let's face it, kids make LOTS of messes! My messes are multiplied since I have an in home daycare. I try and try to make them sit at the table to eat their snacks, but someone always ends up getting up and walks around with their snack, spilling something... Good thing for my trusty mini- dachshunds! I do have some "spill proof" snack cups that do help with the messes. The main problem is that the kids take the lid off of them so that they can get thier hands in easier and then many times the snack ends up on the carpet or on the floorboard of my car with screams of "Oh no!"

Recently I was given a Gyro Bowl to review. I've seen the commercials for them and always wondered if they really work or not. I gave our Gyro Bowl to Sam with some cheerios in it and put it to the test. I won't say that there were NO cheerios on the floor, but I wasn't picking up the whole bowl! It is much harder for kids to spill the Gyro Bowl. Sam actually carried it by the handle and I watched to see if any would fall out and they didn't! I love the Gyro Bowl's design and love the fact that you can put a lid on it to save the snack from going stale. It's really easy for kids to use and carry around. We also tried it in the car and Bella and Sam were passing it back and forth, sharing some raisins and I didn't have to hear any screaming because of a spilled snack! This product it great! I like it much more than the other "spill proof" snack cups that I have tried in the past.

More About the Gyro Bowl:

  • Kid-Proof Gyro Bowl
  • Inner Bowl Rotates 360 Degrees
  • Virtually Indestructible
  • Saves Time, No More Cleaning
  • Use it for Non-Food Items
  • BPA-Free Plastic
  • Top Rack Dishwasher Safe
  • Not Microwave Safe

BUY IT:

You can purchase your own Gyro Bowl here for $14.99 for 2!

WIN IT:

Thanks to Gyro Bowl, one lucky Adventures of a Thrifty Mommy reader will win a Gyro Bowl of their own! (US Residents Only)

You MUST be a follower of Adventures of a Thrifty Mommy via Google Friend Connect (located at the right) for your entry to count. And you MUST include your email address with each entry.

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Follow Adventures of a Thrifty Mommy via Google Friend Connect. AND Like Gyro Bowl on Facebook. (both combined = 1 entry)

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  • Post the Adventures of a Thrifty Mommy button (located at the right) on your blog. (5 entries, leave me a link)
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Please include your email address with EACH entry. If you don't have your email attached to your comment, I won't be able to contact you if you win! Post a separate comment for each entry (if it says 3 entries, post 3 separate comments.)

This giveaway ends October 31, 2011 at 11:59 pm. Good luck!

* Lucky winner or winners will be selected through True Random Number Generator.* If your profile page does not show your email address, please include your email address in your comment. For example: adventuresofathriftymommy@gmail.com -- so that I may get in touch with you if you are selected as the giveaway winner. * Each giveaway winner has 48 hours to respond to my email about getting the awesome giveaway prize to him/her. If the winner does not reply to my email within 48 hours, I will choose another winner using the True Random Number Generator. * I do contact each winner via email

Disclosure: I received the products mentioned above for this review. No monetary compensation was received by me. This is my completely honest opinion above and may differ from yours. Because I do not directly ship most giveaways from my home, I cannot be held liable for lost or not received products.

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