|
|
|
|
| |
From our happy customers:
"I have to say that Heidi Humber deserves a medal for this one...."
- Bellaziza's "Favorite Things"
"Not only is this one of the most functional, effective, and
essential items in all of my baby/kid gear, it is also FASHIONABLE!"
- Erin, Denver, CO
"This is by far my new favorite find for my little guy as he's
staying comfy, cozy and clean and my days of fighting the car seat
straps are over! You've got to check this out."
- Courtney, Murray, KY
"I've only had my Lilly Pad cover for a few weeks, but it has
already proven to be one of the best purchases I have made."
- Rebecca, Alexandria, VA
"It is perfect for accidents and spills! The Lilly Pad is so easy to
remove and clean, I couldn't get by without one!"
- Lindsey, Winslow, ME
"I received my Lilly Pad! I can anticipate loving having 2… one for
the wash, and a clean one
on the seat itself. I have had it with
taking off those manufacturer covers!"
- Traci, Charlotte, NC
"I love
how easy they are to clean, and also how much more stylish the
backseat of my car now looks with two great Lilly Pads covering the
rather dull car seats."
- Maida, Denver, CO
"We’ve already washed and
dried our cover many times, it still looks
like new. This goes on my short list of very smart 'kid gear'
purchases."
- Laura, San Diego, CA |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
July 11, 2008
Put Up or Cover Up!
Car seats. Gotta love ‘em ’cause they keep our rugrats
safe, but boy once they’re installed, we like to keep
them that way, right? But then comes the inevitable
diaper explosion, or a mischevious toddler dumping his
milk (ew) all over him, or *gasp* an unfortunate tummy
bug incident. Then you have to uninstall the seat,
remove the harness (after you’ve dug the directions out
to remind yourself how to do it…AGAIN), and remove the
soiled cover. Which leaves you without a seat until you
can get the cover cleaned and air-dryed (in most cases).
And this is all if you’re lucky enough for it to happen
near home! Nothing worse than a car seat cleaning issue
when you’re on the road away from your trusty washing
machine.
Over the past few years, several designers have come out
with what I love to call a ‘duvet’ for the
manufacturers’ seat covers, in answer to the many mamas
out there screaming “There must be an easier way!”. And
they’ve definitely improved from the non-waterproof
version we bought for our son 5 years ago. But we at The
Mama Log did a TON of research, searched high and low
for the perfect cover. Our requirements? The cover had
to be soft and comfortable, waterproof (hello??!! cover
is not so helpful if the ooky stuff leaks through it!),
easy to install, easy to clean and darn it, it needed to
be cute. Only one met these standards…the Lilly Pad!
We have put the Lilly Pad through some pretty rigorous
testing. First test? Cute factor. A+! We have the
Butterfly Gardens, and everyone has just oohed and aahed
over it. Especially nice for those of us that have a
girl but don’t want a screaming pink seat cover in our
car. Second test…comfort. The material is so incredibly
soft…we’ve noticed our mini-testers purposely rubbing
their faces and hands on it. Third, installation…a
breeze! We went straight to the extremely helpful video,
and had no problems at all. In fact we were able to
install it on subsequent seats without even referring to
it again. Waterproof? You betcha! We dumped some water
on it just to give it a test-drive, and not a drop went
through. And finally, cleaning couldn’t be easier. It’s
machine-washable and dryable, and comes out beautifully.
We tried the Lilly Pad on several different seats. All
were Britax models (Galaxy, Marathon, Roundabout), but
one of our testers said she knew it would fit her Graco
based on how it was fitting on these. The site says it
should fit most 5-point-harness seats, and we agree.
Heidi, the mamasigner behind Lilly Pad, is not only one
talented mama, but she’s extremely helpful and great to
work with. If you’re not sure about your seat, have a
question about color or installation, just shoot her an
email!
And back to our cleaning scenario. The best part about
this cover? YOU DON’T HAVE TO UNINSTALL YOUR SEAT (OR
THE HARNESS) TO PUT ON OR REMOVE THE COVER! It’s truly
‘easy on, easy off’…a dream come true!
http://blog.themamalog.com/?p=83
|
