A name that will make your five-year old daughter giggle and a product that will save your parenting sanity. All rolled up into one little pouch that will fit into your purse. Really, I have one in mine right now.
When the team at BubbleBum sent me an email, asking to test out the first inflatable booster seat, I was certainly interested — as the girls get older and play dates with little friends from school become part of our daily routine, lugging around an extra booster seat seems to be status quo. But honestly, I don’t have room in my car to stash away an extra seat at all times… especially considering that Everett prefers to keep his entire shoe collection in there and Janie has at least 10-12 books in reserve next to her seat for the five-minute drive to school in the mornings.
BubbleBum (giggle, giggle) is the solution. Here’s why:
1. It comes in its own little soft carrying case that you could literally throw in your purse, if you needed to. Great for school field trips, jumping in another family’s car for a last minute carpool or even for stashing in your kiddo’s backpack for an after-school play date.
2. It doesn’t take long to blow up… and it’s easy to do. I was afraid that I’d be lightheaded by the time I was done blowing up the BubbleBum, but the mouthpiece is awesome and it fills up much quicker than you’d think.
3. This thing is well made! I am so impressed with the quality of the BubbleBum. When I picture an inflatable booster seat, I think of a mini-version of a pool flotation device — you know, the ones that always flip over when you’re trying to reach for your wine cooler? BubbleBum is a huge improvement — it feels very secure and sturdy, despite being an inflatable and it’s survived my bouncy Meg, so I’m certain it will stand the test of time in our car.
4. If you travel often and have kids who are still booster seat material, BubbleBum is the way to go. No more checking boosters at the airport. No more lugging them through security as carry ons to make sure they don’t get damaged under the plane. No more taking up precious suitcase room.
5. Here’s the greatest mystery in the land of parenting: How do you fit three booster seats or car seats, of any kind, across one row in your car? There aren’t many seats or boosters that will do this, but BubbleBum makes it easy to do. Until about a year ago, we had all three kids in the backseat of our car before we upgraded to a vehicle with a third row (also known as the greatest day of my life). Buckling three kids, in one row, isn’t fun. It takes a lot of wiggling and at times, feels less safe than it should. I love that BubbleBum allows you to get three in a row, or to get a booster in next to two car seats or whatever your arrangement may be. I’ve been there. I get it.
6. A bonus reason… They carry it at Target. You know how I feel about Target. (enter swoony hearts here.)
I’m excited to give one of you the chance to get your own BubbleBum. If your kids are little, pre-booster seat age, tuck this away for the future. It will come in handy. Parents with booster seat aged kids, I know you get why the BubbleBum is so cool. Trust me, you need one of these in your parenting arsenal.
To enter:
1. Leave a comment on this blog post sharing if you’ve ever had a car seat mishap or an embarrassing car seat related story. (1 entry, required)
2. Go to the BubbleBum Facebook page and “Like” them. (1 entry, optional)
3. Go to the BubbleBum Twitter page and “Follow” them. (1 entry, optional)
4. Go to the Being5 Facebook page and “Like” me. (1 entry, optional)
Please let me know which optional entries you did in your comment.
This giveaway will close on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 10:00 pm PST. A winner will be announced shortly after at Being5.com. One winner will receive a BubbleBum Inflatable Booster Seat. US Residents only, please.
This giveaway was provided by BubbleBum and they sent me my own to try at home. All opinions are my own. Also, I am not a booster seat or car seat expert. Please make sure this is an appropriate, safe product for the age and size of your child before using it. Please and thank you.
02/28/2013 at 4:18 pm |
not sure if it’s a car seat mishap – but with three across in one row, we have had plenty of challenges and are now faced with the biggest one being squished and narrowly fitting.
I also liked being5 on facebook
02/28/2013 at 4:42 pm |
This is pretty cool. We will definitely be making some trips to FL and when Jack gets older it will come in handy. I liked the bubble bum FB page.
02/28/2013 at 4:47 pm |
What?! I just typed a decent response, and it’s gone! Grrr. Well then: 5 boosters, 3 car seats, 4 kids (one still not eligible for a booster; all still requiring a seat of some kind) and 3 cars routinely transporting my kids adds up to many hassles and mishaps! But the boys would say the worse is when they have to ride in the car seats because all the boosters have disappeared in other cars. ; ) I liked Being5 and BubbleBum on FB.
02/28/2013 at 4:49 pm |
I ALWAYS wanted a bubble bum. I also would like a bubble bum for my children,
02/28/2013 at 8:43 pm |
POSTING THIS COMMENT FOR MELISSA:
So cool! I liked your page and BubbleBum.. I am not a tweeter:) traveling with these would be awesome! I can’t think of an embarrassing story.. Hmm… Well ok. One of my kids had gas and the smell grossed him out so bad that he puked in his booster. Does that count? TMI?! Love the line about flipping the mattress while reaching for your drink. You speak such truth;)
03/01/2013 at 10:33 pm |
no serious mishap (knock wood). But I can’t count the number of times I’ve clonked my own head on the car frame after buckling in the little one from the side. Or, having to cart a huge car seat on the plane and wrestle getting it into the tiny little airplane seat while the whole line of people behind you are getting held up. This booster would have been so much better!
03/01/2013 at 10:37 pm |
too bad, I just read the BubbleBum FAQ and it sounds like it can’t be used on an airplane. But, it definitely would be useful to have for the rental cars!
03/03/2013 at 10:31 pm |
Ooh! Liked their page! So cool!!!! I need this katie
03/03/2013 at 10:32 pm |
Liked being 5
03/03/2013 at 10:33 pm |
Seriously Katie help a girl out!
03/04/2013 at 4:46 pm |
Followed on twitter too
03/04/2013 at 10:17 pm |
Ok, this is a brilliant product. Where was this when I needed it? More important, why didn’t I invent it and make millions??!!
When my kids were booster seat aged I spent many hours and many dollars buying the skinniest booster seats on the market so I could fit my two plus one carpool kid in the backseat. Wedging the seats, smashing fingers to get them buckled in. All in the name of safety. Because god forbid we let them sit on the hump like we did in the old days
03/04/2013 at 10:18 pm |
I’d love one if those! My story: My brother-in-law decided to force the family to Skippers to reminisce his childhood. Kellan filled up on nasty fish-n-chips, French fries, red jello and orange juice. We hoped in the car to drive the mile home and I hear him say ‘uh-oh’. And he lost his entire meal all over the back seat, his chair, the car floor, the back of the front seat and himself, of course. ABSOLUTELY the nastiest clean up ever.
03/04/2013 at 10:59 pm |
I don’t know if I really have a mishap other than my hubby and I were too dumb to figure out how to properly install a carseat so we had to go to the state patrol and have them show us how to get them safely installed. Followed/liked everything!
03/05/2013 at 11:14 am |
Did I miss this? I like you on FB….duh and like the BB FB page =)
Three across in my small civic would be lovely!
03/17/2013 at 5:50 pm |
Finally catching up on my blog reading and was so excited to hear about this product. I just ordered mine through Amazon. Thank you for the product info!