Top Picks from the NY Baby Show 2016
The NY Baby Show does a great job showcasing the best products and services to parents during all stages of pregnancy to parenthood. (Kudos to New York Family for putting this together each year!) And contrary to what the event title may lead you to believe, it’s still valuable to those of us parents who have outgrown the infancy stage and have graduated into toddlerhood. My husband and I gained valuable information at life insurance, as well as estate planning/ trust (legal aid) booths for example in addition to being able to test-drive, taste-test, and try out various products still relevant to our 3 year old (and us).
With fun pit stops along the way like meeting Snoopy, balloon making and face-painting, little Juliet was also happy to explore with us.
My Top 3 Picks from the Baby Show this year include:
- GB Pockit Stroller ($249.99). At just 9.5lbs, this game-changing stroller, was named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the “world’s smallest folded stroller.” And small it IS! It’s the size of my diaper bag and fits underneath an airline seat! City dwellers who commute by taxi, bus and subway are going to LOVE this! Us NY-ers know what a pain it is having to trek up and down subway stairs with baby, diaper bag and heavy stroller. Even though we already have 3 strollers we were tempted to buy this on the spot!!
- Kidpass ($49/month). You’ve heard of Classpass, the global class pass that lets you exercise at various gyms? Well this is a class pass for kids’ classes. And it’s genius because finally you have access to all these amazing indoor play spaces and exclusive classes that normally you’d have to pay a membership fee for. Classes. Events. Camps. Juliet and I are definitely trying this out! What a fun way to explore the city! What’s more, YOU can get $30 off your first month simply by entering ‘fabgab’ as your promo code!
- Hatch Things Sure Shop ($15.95). Anyone who owns an umbrella stroller has had it tip over at one time or another. Toddler jumps out, and embarrassingly, everything tips over including the contents of your diaper or grocery bag. Sure Shop prevents those spills by redistributing weight towards the stroller’s center of gravity while also preventing bag-drag. Perhaps best of all, it folds up compactly into a tiny pocket making it the perfect travel accessory! It comes in 6 colors and I was lucky enough to have been gifted one as part of the blogger goody bag!
A special thank you goes out to MomTrends who provided a complimentary family ticket,free babysitting services, and an exclusive blogger lounge for us to retreat into, fuel up and enjoy mini-massages. Who can refuse that??
It was fun connecting with fellow bloggers and taking home the aforementioned goody bag!
What are your thoughts? Let me know what your favorite baby products of 2016 are!
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LOL GB Pockit made the #1 on my list, too! That thing was amazing!!!!
My husband and I are STILL talking about it.
But I do have to say, that you end up making a lot of sacrifices for the lightness and compactness of strollers like these. (comfort, recline, storage,wheel quality etc).
That show was really filled with such great goodies. Even with two days there and inspecting almost every item, I almost didn’t see it all. Glad I bumped into you and look forward to bumping into you again. : )
Wow! You spent 2 days there? I’m impressed! I’ll look forward to reading your top picks!
I LOVE the Pockit stroller! A friend of mine just got one and said it’s amazing! As a nursing mom, I was really thankful for the super-plush mommy lounge. So nice to have a spot to relax!
YES! Don’t you wish plush mommy lounges existed conveniently everywhere you went?!
The pictures of your daughter are adorable! Nice seeing you at the show!
Nice seeing you too! I’ll check out your review.
Wow, great reviews! The NY baby show was so much fun!
It WAS! Thank you for the blogger invite. It was a pleasure meeting you.
Almost every mama I know attended this event! Unfortunately, I was sick and couldn’t attend. Looks like you guys had so much fun! I saw a few really innovative products that I love. Came across any fun decor/party, at-home or interior brands?
Hi Roniesia, you should represent yourself there next year! There was only one event planner on site. There weren’t any party supply vendors either. There was an organizational (think file folder) type brand, and some of your usual nursery decor/crib stuff but nothing like what you sell!
Kidpass sounds awesome!
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