I recently came across a ton of items that I can definitely use in my kitchen, and I know you can too!  These are all made my Weiman Products and should be every kitchen!

First, the Weiman Stainless Steel Wipes work great and work on pretty much every stainless steal product you may own.  They clean, shine, polish, and protect.  It leaves a greaseless streak free shine.  It also repels fingerprints (which is a huge thing for me with two little ones who like to touch everything), watermarks, dirt, and dust.  I love that you can use it both indoor and outdoors.  You can find them at Ace Hardware, Expo Design Center, Kmart, Target, True Value, and Walmart.

Next, I tried out the Weiman Granite Wipes.  I don’t have granite counter countertops in my kitchen.  However, these worked excellent on my laminate countertop.  However, I do have a granite sink in my bathroom, so I have been using these there.  The granite wipes easily removed grease, grime, dirt, and toothpaste.  This workds well on Corian, cermanic, chrome, and fiberglass.  It is also certifited Kosher.  These can be found at Target, Walmart, True Value, Kroger, and Publix.

One of my all time favorites is the Weiman CookTop Quick Wipes.  I hate cleaning my stovetop off and having a ton of streaks!  Now, these wipes are the nation’s top rated brand for glass cook top wipes according to IRI and ACNielsen.  They clean, shine, and protect with just one wipe (which is exactly what us busy moms need!).  This won’t scratch and actually helps prevent food from sticking.  This is also certified Kosher.  These are available at Target, Walmart, Ace Hardware, True Value, Expo Design Center, Kroger, and Publix.

My other most favorite product of theirs has to be the Weiman CookTop Scrubbing Pads.  Since my stove is fairly new, I had to use anything that might even scratch it.  However, no matter how careful you are, stuff gets spilled on your stove.  It just happens.   The scrubbing pads are guaranteed not to scrach and are safe for all smooth top range.  These also reduct clean up time by up to 50%!  I use these in conjuction with the Cook Top Cleaner, and you don’t have to use a lot of elbow grease to get the food up. These can be found at Ace Hardware, True Value, and Walmart.

I always feel that if you find a brand that works, you should stick to it.  This is a brand that works, and it works great!

I recently came across another item that falls along the lines of “why didn’t I think of that?”. The mom who came up with the Parking Pal, in my opinion, is a genius.  The Parking Pal is a circular magnet with a child size hand print in the center.  When you put it on your car/van/vehicle, you child puts they hand on their, and it keeps them safe while you load or unload your vehicle.  Being that I don’t have a driveway and we park on the street a lot with the minivan, I love that this keeps Madison safe.  I’ll be honest, when we first used it, I was completely surprised by something.  Madison knew what I wanted her to do without telling her.  She knew that I wanted her to stand there with her hand on the magnet while I was loading the car.  I love that this is intuitive enough that she just knew what was expected.  This has also been a hit with other moms.  They all wanted to know where I got this from, and all thought it was a great idea.  Now, the Parking Pal does come in several designs to pick from — everything from soccer balls, to fish, to flowers.  There is definitely something for your kids that you can get on there.  The Parking Pal will run you about $7.99.  However, $8 is well worth insuring my daughter’s safety.

Teddy Bear’s Fun to Learn First 1000 Words is book that is great for all little ones. My 4 year old enjoys it just as much as my 1 year old.  Each page in the book has a theme (like the beach). It lists the theme and a ton of items to go with it (for example, the beach pages show things like sunscreen, water wings, sailboat, beachball, etc). There is also a picture in the center of the page with all the miscellaneous items.  There is also a short poem asking you questions about the theme.  Will (my one year old) just likes to look at everything and go “ohhhh”.  Madison (my 4 year old) enjoys looking at the pictures and telling us what each thing is.  She likes to answer the questions for us too.  My only complaint is that the pages are paper which are a little to easy for Will to rip.

This book is great because your little ones can use it as they grow older.  I would definitely purchase it a birthday, baby shower, and/or Christmas gift.  The little ones who you are getting for will get a lot of use out of it!