Every time you pack up the gym bag, beach bag, or lunch box, are you tired of the water bottle taking up too much room and weighing you down? How about when it rolls around the floor of the car and you’re scared it will cause an accident or the sound of it knocking around is just annoying? The Platypus Soft Bottle is a water bottle that is flat when empty and weighs 80% less than a hard water bottle. Roll it up and stash it, then fill it up and it fits in a drink holder or right in your hand. The Platypus is BPA-free and has a regular Closure Cap or a HyperFlow cap for when you need your water fast. The cap locks into place so there are no leaks. The Platypus Soft Bottle comes in three sizes, .5 L, 1 L, and 2 L, and is available in six colors, blueberry, raspberry, gray, tangerine, grape, and clear.

$7.95

Classical music has been proven to be a stress reliever and the soothing sounds are also supposed stimulate those synapses in our brain. A little Mozart and Bach will do us all some good but it can get a little lackluster after awhile. After discovering David Garrett on a PBS performance, classical music has taken on a whole new meaning. Garrett is a violinist who perfoms the works of the greats, Vivaldi, Schubert, Led Zepplin, and Michael Jackson. His new CD “Rock Symphonies” has a fun mix of the good old classical tunes like Beethoven’s 5th and the more modern stuff like “November Rain” from Guns N Roses and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. This is Garrett’s latest release and is $10 for the CD or $3.99 for the MP3 album. Check out his earlier stuff too and you’ll never look at classical music the same again.

$10.00

One of our favorite memories is sitting on the balcony of our Positano hotel room overlooking the Amalfi Coast sipping on some limoncello and now we can do it in our backyard while the little one snoozes in his crib. Caravella Limoncello is a simple mixture of sugar, lemon, and alcohol and is pure heaven, especially on a warm summer day. Drink it from a chilled glass after dinner as your dessert. Caravella is made in Milan and they also have an Orangecello if you prefer a different citrus. This is a fun hostess gift and bring it along to your next barbeque instead of wine or beer and you’ll be the hit of the party. A little goes a long way so be careful on how much of the good stuff you drink!

$18.99

One thing I’m a stickler on for myself and my family is the health of our teeth. I just finished reading an article which said if you were only able to pay attention to the state one part of your body the mouth would have it. So how do we get healthy dental habits? Start young and make sure to brushy brush and flossy floss. For those with little ones, we know the idea of scrubbing down the toothums can be a battle but not anymore. Tanner’s Tasty Paste is a toothpaste created by pediatric dentist and mom Jannelle Holden, DDS and it is pure genius.

What makes kids get excited? Ice cream of course! Dr. Holden has patients from infants to teens and was able to determine that if she made a yummier toothpaste for the younger crowd they would brush more so Tanner’s Tasty Paste was invented. Cha Cha Chocolate tastes like chocolate ice cream, Banilla Bling is the flavor of vanilla ice cream, and BlingSicle is vanilla and orange ice cream flavored. These three toothpastes have the active ingredient of Sodium Fluoride to beat down those activities and are free of Saccharin, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, and any artificial colors and flavors. There is also Baby Bling which is a vanilla ice cream flavored paste which is fluoride and saccharin free and it’s okay if the little one swallows it. It also contains Xylitol which is a natural sweetener that helps reduce plaque.

We tried out the Banilla Bling and it tastes so good you want to eat it, no joke. In my husband’s words, it tastes like the white stuff in Oreo cookies. More importantly it works awesome. No gritty feeling after brushing and your mouth feels fresh and clean for sure. I tend to have sensitive gums and teeth and Tanner’s Tasty Paste didn’t cause any issues for me. The only problem you may have is making sure the little ones don’t swallow it because it tastes so dang good. If you do worry about this, just give them the Baby Bling. Seriously, I’ve been using a certain brand for the last ten or so years and have never budged on switching because I’ve remained cavity free for life but Tanner’s Tasty Paste will be our family’s new toothpaste. I trust the ingredients and the fact that a mom and pediatric dentist is behind it, I’m all for it.

Tanner’s Tasty Paste has given us a pack of their toothpaste for you to win and start brushing with the fam. Someone will win a tube of Cha Cha Chocolate, one tube of BlingSicle, a tube of Baby Bling, and 8 packets of Banilla Bling which will be good for your travel pack or diaper bag. The giveaway ends Tuesday, June 29th at 11:59 PST. Each one of these is an entry into the giveaway:

1. Tell us which flavor of Tanner’s Tasty Paste you would like to try.

2. Tell us on this post which flavor of ice cream is your favorite.

3. Like Simple and Posh on Facebook and let us know you’re liking us on this post.

4. Follow Simple and Posh on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway using this Tweet: Win Tanner’s Tasty Paste @simpleandposh! Ends June 29th http://bit.ly/dkFAIN. You can tweet this once a day, every day until the contest ends.Please post here that you’ve made your daily tweet.

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Good luck and happy brushing!

We were not paid for this review of Tanner’s Tasty Paste.

$6.00

One of my favorite parts of summer is drinking iced tea while sitting outside enjoying the gorgeous weather. We all know there are lots of benefits to drinking green tea but I’ve never been one for the flavor until I found Zen Green Tea from TAZO. Infused with lemon verbena leaves, spearmint leaves, and lemongrass, the light flavor is different and refreshing. I could drink this stuff by the gallons but I have to be careful because it does have caffeine in it and though it’s a great alternative to coffee, it will keep me up if I drink too much. TAZO Zen Green Tea is awesome both hot and cold and if you love teas with a citrusy aftertaste, give this one a shot. And I swear my skin looks better after drinking a few glasses! Amazon.com sells it in different quantities and if you like it as much as I do, they have an awesome deal of six boxes which works out to 20 cents a bag.

$24.43

Memorial Day kicks off summer and the camping season. Heading out to the great outdoors and planning to cook over the old campfire? The Kelty Kitchen Sink will help you with cleanup duty. The freestanding sink can be filled with water and suds to washup your dishes and utensils. It has mesh pockets for drying your stuff and has dual carry handles to tote it around the campsite. When it’s not being used as a kitchen sink, it serves as a cooler for a few cold ones. Makes a great Dad’s Day gift if you need some ideas on what to get the old man. The Kelty Kitchen Sink retails for $59.95 but is on sale now through 5/31 for $27.99.

The Environmental Working Group released the 2010 list of best sunscreens and only 39 of 500 sunscreens were recommended. We were excited to see the sunscreen we use on ourselves and our baby was one of the chosen. California Baby SPF 30 Sunscreen is the only thing we’ve ever used on our little one and it’s absolutely fantastic. The pediatrician advised us to only use sunscreens with titanium dioxide which reflects the UV rays and California Baby contains this key ingredient. It’s also water resistant and doesn’t have any harmful chemicals. The sunscreen goes on easy and rubs in pretty well despite its thickness and reapplication isn’t needed until 80 minutes after the first time it’s put on, even when you’ve been in water. We love how it’s non-staining since we slather it on the baby then put him back into his stroller and ruining the fabric would not be fun! The sunscreen also contains the anti-oxidant Japanese Green Tea and it has a pleasant scent which is basically light and almost non-existent. We use the lotion but there is also a California Baby SPF 30 Sunscreen Stick which is easy to apply when in a hurry. We prefer the lotion since all three of use it and we can apply it on all of us at the same time. The sunscreen is a bit pricey but we’ve all been using one tube for almost three months and there is still a lot left to take us well into the summer. We love California Baby products and their sunscreen and this isn’t just for the wee ones but big people too.

$17.99

Girls, are you ready for SATC2? For those of you who need to reconnect with Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda before you head to the theatre, then you must pick up the Sex and the City: The Complete Series DVD set. You’ll get all six seasons which is 94 episodes on 19 discs plus a bonus disc with games to play with the gals and other special features. SATC is one of those shows that even though you’ve seen every episode at least 100 times, you can still curl up on the couch and watch them over and over without ever getting tired of them. Maybe it’s because we can all relate to one of the storylines from a part of our lives or perhaps we wish we had the guts to flaunt some of those fashions while walking down the streets of NYC. Whatever it is, grab the Sex and The City: The Complete Series and you’ll always have four girlfriends who will make you laugh.

$118.99

Looking for a way to commemorate Earth Day on April 22nd? Plant a tree and give a gift to the environment and yourself. The Tree-To-Be Kit gives you everything you need to grow a Gingko Biloba tree in your own yard including an aluminum tag where you can inscribe “Earth Day 2010” to remember your good deed. The Gingko Biloba is a resilient tree that is resistant to almost all diseases and pests. Besides Earth Day, the Tree-To-Be Kit is a cool way to commemorate any special event in your life like a birth or anniversary. The Tree-To-Be Kit is also a fun project for the family to plant together on a weekend and watch it grow over time. Free ground shipping.

$29.95

Discovery Channel Store has so many cool and educational toys for both kids and adults and the Discovery Butterfly Canopy is one of them. Teaching children the lessons of nature has never been so fun and hands-on when they watch caterpillars transform into butterflies at home. The Discovery Butterfly Canopy set includes the collapsible canopy made of mesh, a feeder, instructions, and the order form for butterfly larvae with food. The larvae and food will be shipped to your home (included in price of canopy) and are available year-round. Once the metamorphosis is complete, the canopy has a garden cover that lifts up for the butterflies to be released into the wild. The whole family will enjoy watching the caterpillars grow into gorgeous butterflies while learning abput the different stages of metamorphosis. This a great gift for a kid’s birthday. Check out the toys on clearance right now and sign up for emails from Discovery Store and get $5 off orders $25 or more. There is also free shipping on orders of $75 or more with the code FREESHIP.

$24.95