I’m not huge on worrying about germs. I don’t know, maybe that makes me crazy?…But, I always feel like when shopping carts and my baby are involved, a good wipe down should suffice.

The ol’ wiping method worked great for me. And, to be honest, I always thought the shopping cart covers other mamas were using were a little ridiculous. That is, until I realized that cart covers were for more than just protecting from germs!

Let’s set the scene, shall we? Okay…So, we were walking around Home Depot. Just me, the mister, and the baby. Baby girl was buckled into the cart and having a grand ol’ time holding chewing on paint chips. She looked adorable. Like, for real. I even snapped pictures (on my phone) of her moments before the incident.

See? Adorbs.

Then, out of nowhere, she lost her balance and smacked her head into the cart. I totally won worst mom award right then. My poor baby was screaming and had little bruises from where the cart hit her. OW!

That’s when I vowed to start looking into cart covers. And, can I just say, thank goodness for Balboa Baby? They stepped up to the plate and sent me an adorable cart cover to review (in the pattern Suri).

I was so surprised when it came the next day (!!!!) in the mail. They had such great customer service. It was the first thing I noticed about the company.

Next? The shopping cart cover was SO.COOL. Not only was it the best pattern ever, it was also completely compact. In fact, it even folds into itself to form a little bag! How great is that?

Of course, we had to rush to the store and try it out. Baby E loved it! She was squealing the whole time. I especially love how soft it is! I don’t have to worry about baby girl losing her balance and whacking her head anymore. The padding makes her feel secure (and protects her little body from harm), while not being too bulky.

Did I mention it even fits onto high chairs?

Really, I love this thing and am so grateful I got to try it out. I bring it every where now, and can’t go more than a few steps in the store without people asking me all about it!

If you’re in the market for a shopping cart (or high chair) cover, this one is for you!

So, was this post too long? I got a little excited. Sorry!
Here are the cliff notes!

Balboa Baby Shopping Cart Cover

pros:-Easy to use.
-Adorable.
-Just the right amount of padding.
-Two loops for toys to hook onto (no more bending over to retrieve thrown toys. YAY!)
-Folds into itself to form a perfect little bag.
-Can be used on a highchair as well.

cons:
-I wish it came with instructions. I mean, it was easy to figure out after a bit, but the first time I used it I was a little lost.
-I should have gone with a darker color. Shopping carts are grosser than I thought!

**Balboa Baby gave me this product to review. This post contains my actual feelings about the product, and they had no say in what I wrote in this post**

It’s that time again! Time to link up your tutorials (that you haven’t posted here yet)! I can’t wait to see what you lovely readers have come up with now. Maybe you’ll be the one I mooch off of next Monday?

Here are the rules:

1. Please use the permanent link to your post when you are linking up (just click the post you want to link up, and it should take you to her perma-link…Feel free to email me if you can’t get it to work, and I’ll try to give you some better instructions.)

2. Please link up something you’ve never linked to “Tute”-in Tuesday before!

3. Please be sure to visit other people who linked up and leave ’em a nice comment. Because, come on, we all love comments. It would be awesome if you left something more than “nice blog. www.oopsicraftmypants.net”…But, it’s up to you!

And, this is optional, but:

Let your readers know about the party so they can join in on the fun! Here’s a button, if you want to use it I wouldn’t be opposed. 

Now, let’s get linkin’!

I know there’s a million tutorials around for these online…But, I thought I’d share mine, just because I’m still kind of amazed that I knew how to even thread my sewing machine!

So basically, it went like this.

                                  
                           
1. Gather socks. Preferably cute ones.
2. Measure your baby’s legs and cut your sock at that length (leaving the top part in tact)
3. So, basically you have a pair of crew cut socks, and then the long tops separate.
4. Cut about two more inches off of the top of the “crew cut” socks.
5. Take that two inch piece, and fold it in half (with right sides facing out)
6. Slip the two inch piece over the long piece from step 2 (make sure all raw edges line up. You can pin if you need to!)
7. Sew them together at the raw edge and flip them open to see your brand new (knock-off) Baby Legs.

After all of that, you should probably find a cute baby (easiest step for me!) and have them model their brand new legs.

Be sure to stop and admire the chub.

She is loving them so far. I even got a smile. See?
                           
                       

I’m loving them, too! They have made diaper changes a breeze so far!

So…What about you? Have you made anything cute lately? I want to see!