Flip Out Mama

The 5-hour ENERGY® samples, gift card, information, and additional gift pack have been provided by the makers of 5-hour ENERGY® Being a mommy is hard work. Seriously. Before I became a SAHM, it's all I wanted to do. It looked like the cushiest job in the world, hanging out all day playing blocks and making snacks. Ha! Boy, things look different now that I am over here on this side of the fence. So, tell me, are   there any of you guys who sometimes need a little boost in the energy department? I know I do! Sometimes, when I need a little boost in the morning, or later in the middle of the day, I choose 5-hour ENERGY®. For me, 5-hour ENERGY® is able to give me the boost that I need, without the crash that I get if I drink a soda or eat a candy bar. And when you are a mom that is go-go-going all the time, NOT having a crash is a big deal! 5-hour ENERGY® comes in a TON of different flavors, so there is always something to choose from based on your taste and mood!...

Summer is winding down, and it's easy to forget the importance of sun protection when we are not heading to the beach or at the pool every day. However, you have to remember to be diligent about protecting yourself and your family from the sun no matter what season it is, no matter what the weather is like. I am the first to admit that, like most of us, in my younger days, I was not very good about protecting my skin. I am a very pale gal, and a good 15 or 20 minutes in the sun without SPF, I burn like crazy. I have endured many sun burns, blisters, and even sun poisoning on a couple of occasions. Now that I am older, I realize how important it is to protect yourself from the sun, and I never let my boys or myself out of the house without sunscreen on!   Coppertone is king when it comes to sun protection, and they have some amazing and innovative new products on the market to help us all stay safe! Here's the rundown:  Coppertone Sport AccuSpray was developed t...

Thanks to Peeps & Company  for sponsoring this review. All opinions are my own.  Guys. Summer is almost over. Can you believe that? I really do love Fall, I think it might be my favorite season (I'm fickle, I can't pick one!), but I am not ready to see summer go this year. We have been having so much fun this year, I'm just not ready for it to end! Just one small part of our summer fun this year has been checking out the awesome new PEEPS Minis from PEEPS & Company ! Yep, that's right, your all time favorite Easter candy is shrunk, wrapped up, and delivered to you in three amazing flavors to eat all year round! What's not to love about that? The fine folks at PEEPS sent us an amazing Summer Fun Package to help us have a great summer and express some #PEEPSONALITY!  Look at this fun package! Doesn't it just make you want to get out and DO something??!! First of all, we got to try out all three of the new PEEPS Minis flavors! There's Choco...

When you hear the name N Circle Entertainment, do you immediately recognize it? Chances are, you might not recognize the name, but you'll recognize their famous DVD titles! N Circle Entertainment is the company whose mission is to provide "Entertainment That Educates"! They are behind some of the most famous kid's educational titles out there, like Sid The Science Kid, Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That, Octonauts, The Wiggles, Word World, Mike The Knight, and more! They are getting us into the summer spirit with an amazing prize pack of TEN, count 'em, TEN DVD's, six of which are previously unreleased! Look at this awesome assortment! This prize pack of DVDs is worth over $100!!! It includes some really great titles! Check them out below: Sid the Science Kid: Now That’s Using Your Brain!  Sid discovers that the brain controls all kinds of actions such as walking, thinking and breathing and wants to learn more about how it works. My boys love...

It's Monday again, and that means Must Have Monday here at Flip Out Mama! I am really excited about this week's feature, it is a brand that I have known and trusted for years! Carmex has been one of my favorite lip care brands since I was a teenager. Carmex's Original Tube Lip Balm was probably one of the first lip products I ever used, and there is no doubt that it is still my favorite after all these years! The tube is perfect for applying to lips, and this lip balm always does the trick, whether your lips are parched and thirsty from the hot summer sun, or cracked and dry from the winter cold. It's always the perfect solution, no wonder it is Carmex's best seller! We also got a chance to try out the Carmex Strawberry Stick lip balm. I have never tried the stick version of Carmex before, and I was very impressed! The Strawberry Stick provides broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) sun protection and up to 80 minutes of water resistance. Plus, it smells great! This is a...

As some of you know, my family has been trying to make a shift towards using more natural products. (Well, actually, I am trying, and everyone else is stuck doing it whether they want to or not, but y'all know what I mean!) When I first started, I was really only thinking about food and drinks, but as time has gone on, I have realized that there is a lot more to "living naturally" than just cutting out processed foods and drinking more water.  A company that really gets that is Jersey Shore Cosmetics. The entire goal of Jersey Shore Cosmetics is to provide customers with products that are TRULY safe and free of petrochemicals. Both their Jersey Shore Kids and Jersey Sun lines are phthalate-free, cruely-free and free of petrochemicals. Jersey Kids and Jersey Shore Sun, Sans Tan organic sunscreens are top rated and recommended with a score of 1 on the Environmental Working Group's "Skin Deep" recommended sunscreens list. In short, they are a company t...