This week’s Roundup of Mom’s Choice Award winners features educational board games, apps and inspiring books! Be sure to scroll through the entire list so you don’t miss any of our new award-winners! All the items you see below won a Mom’s Choice Award during July 29 2018 to August 4, 2018.

Every week companies, inventors, and publishers from around the world send us their products for evaluation. Only the best earn our designation.

“Our Mama is a Beautiful Garden”: A mom’s breast cancer journey as told through the innocent and sweet voices of two young brothers.
Written by Katy Tessman; Illustrated by Jessica Bailey

How do you explain breast cancer to your young children as you fight the hardest physical battle of your life? Unfortunately, many women are asking themselves this question. Katy Tessman’s book “Our Mama Is A Beautiful Garden” can help. This mother’s breast cancer story, as told through the innocent and sweet voices of two young brothers, will give families the needed strength, courage, and optimism when they can feel quite hopeless.

Children’s Picture Books:
Family Life

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Three Sticks

A creative & challenging board game that will leave kids (& even adults) fascinated by the beauty of geometry.

The game consists of sticks of three different lengths – 3, 4 and 5 units long. Use these to try and create geometric shapes. Based on the size and type of shape, you earn points. Sounds simple? Not quite. Firstly, you don’t get to choose the sticks – it is determined by a randomly chosen card. Secondly, you can use only two sticks per turn! Creating a shape using only two sticks is impossible. Hence you have to use your two sticks along with the ones that the other players may have placed on the board. That is where the game turns highly creative. Which two sticks will you use? Where will you place them? Think creatively to win.

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Ages 9 to 12

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The Virtuali-Tee

The Virtuali-Tee is an Augmented Reality T-Shirt. Simply download our free app (on IOS & Android) and point at the tee to bring the Science of Anatomy to life and learn about the human body, on a human body. Dive into the bloodstream, lungs and small intestine with 360 VR videos for a truly immersive experience. Then summon anatomy expert, Hans Glover, at the tap of a finger to guide you through your circulatory, respiratory and digestive systems.

Educational Products:
Ages 9 to 12

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The Hugsmiler’s Hugs: A Story About Learning Values
Written and illustrated by Jessica L. Simons

The Hugsmiler’s Hugs, is a children’s book to help kids everywhere learn important life lessons, and in a fun way, inspire them to be better people in their homes, in their schools, in their communities, and especially in their hearts.

The Hugsmilers, two adorable little characters, take children on a whimsical journey to do simple character building acts to improve their lives while helping others along the way. Using rhyme and repetition, as well as colorful artwork, the book teaches key values, like respect, caring, and sharing. With each lesson that the characters learn, they earn the great feeling that a hug can provide, also known as “hugs for their hearts.” The book aims to show children that they have the power to do great things every day to help make the world a kinder and happier place, one HUG at a time.

Children’s Picture Books:

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Strollerbuddy® Drink Holder

Dreambaby® Strollerbuddy® Drink Holder is perfect to have bottles, sippy cups or other beverages within reach while you push your stroller. It can be easily fitted to the top or side of most stroller handles.

Adjustable clamp attachment (opens to 1.75″)
Fits most strollers, wheelchairs, shopping trolleys, walkers & more
BPA Free and dishwasher safe detachable cup
Fits most baby bottles, water bottles, and other drinks
Available in Black (298) & Grey (299)

Gear & Accessories:
Miscellaneous

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Sharingland Playhouse Kits

When gifts are unwrapped, have you ever observed that to a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing than the toy itself? So it should not be surprising that Sharingland has created pop-up playhouses that are sturdy and inviting for preschoolers.

Introducing Sharingland and five playhouse models that come ready-to-play with a hard-to-resist set of accessories to wear or play their “box.” This is not your Grandma’s old appliance container that needed to be colored or cut. Sharingland’s ready-to-use playhouses conjure up pure joy, just like the old days, but they look gorgeous out-of-the-box. No need to buy a new appliance just so Junior can have the box! These playhouse kits are truly works of art.

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Ages 5 to 8

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Savoy Bed Rail

Dreambaby Savoy Bed Rail is perfect for helping children stay safer when transitioning from a crib to a bed.

The extra wide 43 inch width and extra tall 18 inch height will give your child the confidence and security they need to make the transition as easy as possible. Suitable for flat and slat beds and fits up to Queen size mattress. Features a removable, washable cover and convenient fold down side- perfect for getting tucked in and story time! Easy and quick assembly required & travel bag included for overnight stays.

Gear & Accessories:
Safety

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Poetry and Ponderings: A Journey Of Abuse and Healing Through Poetry
Written by Diamante Lavendar; Edited by Brittiany Koren

In this rare collection of nonfiction Christian poetry and prose based on real life experiences, Diamante Lavendar, a victim of abuse, shows the reader the raw emotions of pain, hate, and denial that occur before a victim of abuse can find a way to heal from the pains of assault. Knowing herself the very difficult journey of being a victim, Diamante was abused as a child, and turned to alcohol and drugs to numb the pain. Many years later, she started to heal under God’s watchful eyes and was able to find love in her life again. She shares these truly inspiring, religious poems in the hopes that it may help other victims heal their hurts, as she did while writing the poetry collection.

Adult Books:
Poetry

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OurPact Parental Control & Family Locator

OurPact is much more than a parental control app. It’s the catch-all family locator and screen time management solution you’ve been waiting for. Our app and family locator work cross-platform for iOS and Android parent and child devices, on WiFi and cellular networks. OurPact gives you the power to block apps like social media and games while also allowing you to track your kids.

Apps & Software:
Adults

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Mind Your Numbers

A simple yet challenging board game that involves just 10 numbers and 12 symbols!

How The Game Works
Using just 10 numbers and 12 symbols, players compete for 9 rounds to earn points with higher results. Planning when to use which number & symbol combination holds the key. The combination changes every time you play due to 2 randomly chosen mystery numbers that are hidden from opponents & award bonus points in the end.

Anyone who knows how to add, subtract, multiply & divide single digit numbers can play. Yet, one needs to plan & strategize well to win.

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Ages 9 to 12

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Finding Hope In The Darkness Of Grief: Spiritual Insights Expressed Through Art, Poetry and Prose
Written and illustrated by Diamante Lavendar

This earthly plane offers much for us to learn: happiness, wisdom, loss, heartbreak, and enlightenment. It is a Pandora’s box of emotions, situations, opportunities, and failures, all wrapped into a package we call life. Nobody is immune, but everyone has the opportunity to grow tall or wither like a flower in harsh light. It’s completely up to us how we choose to respond.

Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief is a gleaning of insights from artist Diamante Lavender. For her, life has been a long, difficult road, but it has taught many poignant lessons. Her poetry collection is an exploration of the human soul, a traversing of situations that life throws at us. Diamante has always been intrigued by the ability to overcome and move on to bigger and better things. She writes to encourage hope and possibility in those who read her stories.

Adult Books:
Poetry

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Deluxe Safety Walking Harness

Dreambaby® Deluxe Safety Walking Harness will keep toddlers comfortable and secure while still providing the freedom to explore.

• Keep your toddler secure and within reach
• Padded for extra comfort
• Suitable for children 6 months to 4 years
• Great for travel, hiking and crowded areas

Gear & Accessories:
Safety

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500+ Sight Words Flash Cards Bundle Kit

Think Tank Scholar Sight Words Flashcards help children to learn and practice reading the most common words found in a children’s book.

Help kids build their vocabulary and increase their reading skills by memorizing simple letter-to- sound high-frequency words that do not necessarily follow phonics rules.

Learning to recognize these words without decoding them increases a child’s reading speed accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. These cards are designed to make learning fun for young learners with a non-distracting design and large bold print that helps students automatically recognize words.

Educational Products:
Ages 5 to 8

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1-2-3 Ready-to-Grow Activity Center

Get your little one ready for fun on the go with the new 1-2-3 Ready-to-Grow Activity Center! A JPMA Innovation Award Finalist, this 3-in-1 activity center features three stages of development levels, so your child will have plenty of activities and developmental fun from infant through toddler years. The activity center features 12+ activities including textured, moving toys for extended play time, the Play & Learn Piano that has three learning modes, in both English and Spanish, which can be adjusted as your child grows, and two toy loops so you can accessorize the activity center with baby’s favorite toy.

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Toddlers

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