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QUIQLITE SAFETY STROBE LIGHT
This Halloween, don’t leave home without a trusty QuiqLite Safety Strobe Light. The multipurpose hands-free light clips onto witch lapels, nerd pocket protectors, candy bags, dog collars, bikes, strollers and more. Not only will this handy light improve your night vision for up to 50-plus hours, but if you hold the button down for three seconds, it will activate the Safety Strobe to keep you and your children seen this Halloween, ensuring that your night has more treats than tricks! After the big day is over, use the ingenious shiner to light up your life during those brisk evening walks, or switch to the white LED option for hands-free illumination on everything from reading and writing to midnight diaper changes and feedings.
(For more information or to buy now, go to www.quiqlite.com)
Win it! October 1, 10 and 22
THE SOFTEST ORGANIC BABY BLANKET FROM NATURE’S BABY BLANKETS
This brushed organic cotton baby crib blanket cuddles like no other and is guaranteed to be the blankie of choice for any baby lucky enough to nuzzle it. Made with the finest 100 percent organic Egyptian cotton by the fair-trade Under the Nile, this snuggler comes courtesy of Nature’s Baby Blanket, the Web’s largest seller of organic blankets, with more than 200 high-quality choices. Green mama bonus: Nature’s Baby Blanket is the only site that sells only organic diapers—and the brands have all been baby-tested and mom-approved by owner Dorje, her kids and her grandkids. Be sure to check out their green Halloween gear, organic body care, crib bedding, clothing and more.
($40.29, www.naturesbabyblankets.com)
Win it! October 2, 14 and 25
$25 GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM BABY BINTZ
Sometimes parenthood needs a little sprucing up! Accessorize your latest and greatest gig with the handcrafted goodies from Baby Bintz. A unique online chic-baby boutique, Baby Bintz specializes in the essential must-haves that make your life with child a little easier—and a whole lot more fabulous. With everything from stylish binkie clips, pacifier holders and baby jewelry to high-design car seat shades, burp cloths, diaper pouches, nursing covers, beanies, crayon rolls and more, this chic-accessory one-stop shop is the place to go when you’re looking for quality baby gifts and gear that won’t break the piggy bank.
Win it! October 3, 13 and 23
GIDDY GIDDY SETS
Style up your favorite little glamour gal in the absolutely fabulous felt hair clips from Giddy Giddy. The originators of the whole high-design handmade felt hair clip hullabaloo, Giddy Giddy, in concept and creation, has defined the market by making high-quality hair clips, barrettes, ponytail bands, pouches, backpacks and the genius hair clip holders (doubling as room décor) that capture the sweet spirit of girlhood in a whirl of sassy postmodern signifiers that render the looks timeless, age-appropriate and all-out adorable. Oh, and looking cute aside, the hair clips will actually hold your daughter’s hair, even if it’s fine, in place. Sweet!
(Set 1: $56, seven assorted Big Girl Hairclips; Set 2: $54, three assorted Little Girl Hairclips and Pouch; Set 3: $54, three assorted Big Girl Hairclips and Hairclip Holder; www.giddygiddy.com)
Win it! October 5, 12 and 30
BRAINCANDY 4-DVD SET FROM KIBBN
Give your child a head start at smart with DVDs from the uber-cool media company Braincandy. This award-winning collection of development-enriching DVDs is as engaging and entertaining as it is educational. The age-appropriate content is designed to help kids learn about themselves and the world around them while empowering them with the tools they need to be critical and creative thinkers. The best part is that you’ll dig them, too. (Insert sigh of relief here.) The DVDs come to you from the good eggs at Kibbn, an online hipster haven that takes baby, kiddo and mama gear to a new level of cool.
($15.50 each, www.kibbn.com)
Win it! October 4, 18 and 29
$25 GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM AIMEEJ
Known for their signature, award-winning Baby Days album, AimeeJ Keepsake Albums is fast becoming the place to scoop up beautiful keepsakes of all kinds. Brides, new moms, grandmothers and good gift-givers alike are treasuring the wide array of memory savers, including the ever-elegant keepsake boxes, available in lavender, pink, baby blue, ecru and kiwi, and customizable via a personalized insert. Making 
memories is easy—keeping them together in one place is smart, but storing them in a gorgeous heirloom-quality keepsake that doubles as room décor is genius.
Win it! October 6, 17 and 27
HAPE BAMBOO COLORA PUZZLE FROM ECOTIMETOYS
Turn off Noggin (oh, sorry—Nick Jr.) and get the kids a-playing with the help of this environmentally friendly game from EcoTimeToys, a green toys and gifts depot stocked to the hilt with the best eco-smart classic, educational, organic, pretend, baby, wooden, stuffed, art and musical toys on the market. The designs and shapes (24 magnetic squares and triangles) promote pattern and color recognition and help foster an understanding of sequencing. Recommended for kids ages 4 and up, the game is made from sustainable bamboo and offers hours of imagination-stretching playtime.
($27.99, www.ecotimetoys.com)
Win it! October 7, 16 and 26
NO THROW
Oh, the horror of a dropped bottle. Really, not much else can strike fear in parents more than a half-drunk bottle tossed wantonly onto the dirty restaurant floor—nipple first, of course—except perhaps the terror that swells when you realize you left the bottle at home. More sleep will cure your forgetfulness (so don’t count on remembering anything for a good 18 years), and the practical genius of No Throw will solve the handy work of a flailing child. This terrific tether straps leash-style onto your little one’s bottle or sippy cup and attaches easily to any car seat, stroller, high chair or backpack. Available in fun designs, No Throw is a surefire sanity-saver that gives you a fighting chance at, among other things, actually getting through a whole dinner out sans meltdown. Cheers to that!
($5.95, www.nothrow.com)
Win it! October 9, 15, 19 and 24
$50 GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM TINY TOT BOUTIQUE
Gear here! Gear here! Get your funky, fresh and fantastic baby, kiddie and mama gear here! Tiny Tot Boutique is a home run when it comes to styling your family fabulous. With everything from unique sleeping bags to rad rocking chairs (seriously, these are stunning!), bubbly bath time essentials, marvelous maternity and mommy wear, darling daddy tees, excellent eco-smart toys (aka, safe), woo-hoo-worthy wagons (okay, we’ll stop with the alliteration here), jewelry, diaper-duty digs, tutus, clothing and shoes that’ll knock your socks off, this trendy boutique hits all the marks of hip, happening and now.
Win it! October 11, 21 and 28
ICY DIAMOND TOTES
“Hands-free” and “motherhood” are usually mutually exclusive terms—unless, of course, you’ve hooked yourself an Icy Diamond Tote. This convenient insulated carryall is perfect for baby bottles, snacks, pacifiers, teething rings, tissues, medicine, keys, makeup and just about anything you need to keep Baby (and yourself!) calm, cool and collected when you’re out and about. The tote, designed by a borderline diabetic mother of three who needed a temperature-controlled way to carry her little yet oh-so-vital things, is available in brown, navy and pink and comes complete with a strap, a carabiner hook and two ice packs.
($14.95, www.icydiamondtotes.com)
Win it! October 8, 20 and 31