Welcome to DIYFather Face Off reviews, featuring Andrea and Eric parents of Ava.

Andrea and Eric will review products and give their own views on the products.

This is a review of BambinOz Porta Chair

Porta Chair from BambinOz is great for using at home, at a neighborhood cafe, or when you are simply visiting a friend's house. The innovative design fits a variety of chairs and is flexible to accommodate your growing child. Weighing less than 280 grams, the Porta Chair folds compactly and can go wherever you go. It's small enough to fit in your diaper bag or the bottom of your stroller.

Take the Porta Chair with you to restaurants and avoid exposure to germs on highchairs used by hundreds of other children. It's also great way to keep children secure during when you are travelling through busy airports or malls when there's no highchair in sight.

We've paid particular attention to the details in designing this product. All of the straps are fully adjustable for maximum safety and the soft cushioning will keep your child comfortable. We've also added a convenient cord at the bottom so you can neatly fold and carry the Porta Chair when not in use.

Key Features:

• Suitable for ages 5 - 30 months


• Fits most chairs (dining and cafe style)


• Five-point safety harness


• Fully adjustable straps to fit growing baby


• Folds compactly


• Machine washable


• Independently tested


• Accredited and approved by the Infant Nursery Products Association of Australia (INPAA), Inc.

BambinOz

From Andrea (Mum)

Well we have reviewed one other portable chair in our time here on face off so I’m a convert and becoming quite a fan of the highchair alternative.
Bambinoz is an Australian company headed by a mum who found a hole in the marked for parents who were wanting to get out and about with their child.

The Bambinoz Porta Chair i

Welcome to DIYFather Face Off reviews, featuring Andrea and Eric parents of Ava.

Andrea and Eric will review products and give their own views on the products.

This is a review of Bracu Olive Baby Massage Oil

Bracu Olive natural baby products are hand blended with natural ingredients selected to be gentle and nourishing to your infant's delicate skin.

Bracu Olive baby massage oil moisturises your infant's skin and helps to protect it from dryness. The luxurious blend of almond oil, jojoba oil and extra virgin olive oil has been carefully chosen for its hydrating and, nourishing properties.

To a baby, touch is talk.

From Andrea (Mum)
As a newborn baby part of our nightly routine for Ava was to give her a massage after her bath which she really enjoyed, at about 11months of age after a mystery bout of spots (not chickenpox) the skin on her body, mainly her torso became very dry and itchy, it seemed our poor wee girl had developed a bit of eczema and our nightly massage with almond oil didn't seem to make a difference in improving the condition. It was at this point we stopped and started with the aqueous bath washes and intensive moisturising. Things improved eventually however we had to stay on top of things and felt like eczema was just lurking, waiting for us to stop the moisturising routine so when we were asked to road test the Bracu Olive Baby Massage Oil I was bit dubious.

Recently I've become quite a fan of the $2 shop - it's just got TONS and TONS of stuff for kids. In the past I 've never really found anything useful there for me (other than throw-away accessories for fancy dress parties or presents for secret santa to win the "most useless present" award).

Now that we've got our restless 2-year old things are different. We can spend hours in the $2 shop exploring all their crazy stuff from a "could we possibly use this to keep Noah interested for 20 minutes" perspective. There are quite lot of things that could be used as toys for toddlers in a $2 shop - amongst all the cheap and nasty toys I keep finding some real gems. Like a wooden helicopter kit. It's basically just a small sheet of thin plywood with pre-cut shapes - looks like this:

Before you had a child, a cosy little beach shelter would have been just the thing for a bit of summer nookie with your mistress. But now you’re a father, and your mistress has left you for a man without vomit on his clothing, you’ll be needing a beach shelter to house your gorgeous wife and child on those hot summer days.

Beach Shelta Family UV Beach Tent (£53.99 from Travelling With Children)

Welcome to the first of the DIYFather Face Off reviews, featuring Andrea and Eric parents of Ava.

Andrea and Eric will review products and give their own views on the products.

They start their Face Off with a review of phil&teds Wriggle Wrapper

The world’s only 3 in 1 portable wrapper for your wriggler! The perfect solution for sitting, feeding and sleeping on the go.
Sit and Feed: Attaches securely to any chair or adult waist for hands-free feeding and wriggle-free sitting
Sleep: Fastens securely to any single bed for safe napping away from home
Fuss Free: Folds around baby like a nappy/diaper (and it’s machine washable!)
Serious Safety: Super secure fastenings and fit-to-child adjustments

The last part of my mini series on travelling with toddlers is all about keeping your toddler entertained on those long haul flights. So we had 12 + 10.5 hours to get through in one go ... which is probably about the most extreme flying experience with a toddler you can have on planet earth. So I feel well qualified to sharing some tips and tricks.

Our little man is now 2 years old, which in our case means he is too young to fully appreciate the in-flight entertainment (which Korean Air doesn't even offer on all routes @#&*^@*&^#!!! so on some flights you are stuck with 2 inappropriate films which are shown on a big screen right in front of the bulk-head seats where you will most likely be sitting). But he's also old enough to want to be entertained non-stop.

So - here's the long-haul survival list (in order of keeping you sane)

Most people probably know Graham Lowe as a former Rugby League Coach or motivational Speaker. However he's recently added another book about fatherhood to his portfolio. Dave who writes for DIYFather.com and his show co-host Camille recently interviewed Graham about his experiences as a dad and his new book "Me and my little blokes".

Listen to the interview here

(audio file provided courtesy of Classic Hits 90FM and Dave Smart)

-Stefan

The second time I realized I’m definitely not the coolest traveling dad was when I came across the “Air-O-Swiss Travel Ultrasonic Humidifier” (you gotta love the name). It’s the latest must-have gadget for “keeping it fresh” while traveling. The Air-O-Swiss Travel Humidifier is a small device that humidifies a room (surprise) ... BUT here’s the cool feature: You can use just about any water bottle as a water tank. It also comes with a range of different plugs and adapters for most countries (you’d ever want to travel to). Finally with a slick and clean design it really is the iPhone of Humidifiers – perfect for creating a healthy micro-climate in your office when you’re not traveling (it’s also a great conversation starter or distractor for all those awkward HR conversations).