I can remember being a young mom with a toddler and a baby. I always had slung over my shoulder the diaper bag, my work bag, my purse, and my toddler’s backpack. You can imagine what I looked like!
It wasn’t until I heard about Funktionmoms that I realized that I don’t have to carry all those bags around with me! I can put just what I need in my purse and look stylish without looking overloaded.
Funktionmoms was started by Ashley who absolutely loves fashion! I’ll let her share with you why she chose to start Funktionmoms.
After buying several diaper bags, I realized I loved my own handbags better and didn’t want all those baby bits to have patterns, polka dots, or giraffes! I wanted to carry a bag designed for me and not for my baby. So I ditched my diaper bag and went back to my favorite purse…I just couldn’t find those key mom and baby essentials that were cute enough to keep up. I hope that Mommassentials will fill that void for the mom who wants a little more style in her life.
Mommassentials is the fashionable kit that I was sent in the mail to review. I was impressed with the versatility of the pieces and how I wished I would have had something like this way back when!
Underneath the pieces that are in the box, is a description of each one and shares what each is used for. In the box you find:
- The Grab Bag–this holds any dirty and soiled clothes or cloth diapers that you need to wash when you get home, or if you have a toddler, it makes the perfect carry pouch for whatever you need to bring along for them.
- Bottle Holder–this snaps on to any stroller so you can carry it anywhere.
- Paci Purse–everyone needs a paci purse! When the baby doesn’t have the paci in her mouth, you can put it in the paci purse to keep it free from germs.
- Foldable Changing Pad–It folds up nice and neat and will fit in just about any larger size purse or bag.
- Wipes case-Fits nicely in the front pocket of the foldable changing pad
- Clutch–a place just for mom to keep her essentials; credit card, phone, money and whatever else.
- Cosmetic Case–we always need to have our makeup handy, right girls?
Giveaway Time!
One lucky winner will be the winner of their very own Mommasentials pack from Funktionmoms. This would make the perfect holiday gift for any mom to be! Just leave a comment below telling us how the Mommasentials kit would help you.
This giveaway is a part of the 5 Minutes for Mom Christmas Giveaway 2011. Please follow the link for more information, as well as for a complete list of all giveaways as they post throughout the month of November. Entries for all giveaways will close Saturday, December 3rd at 7pm CST. Winners will be drawn randomly and we will announce the winners Monday, December 5th. We will email winners at the address accompanying the winning comments.
Written by Jennifer, 5 Minutes for Mom Advertising and Communications contact, and author of the blog www.jennifersikora.com.
Disclosure: I was sent a Funktionmoms kit in order to write this review. All opinions stated here are my own.
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This would help me because I have four kiddos all under the age of six. I am also a college student and simply looking for a new way of lugging things around when I have to go to the Library and such to do research with all, YES all of my kiddos!
It would help me be more organized while still being stylish!
I would LOVE this! I went back to my regular purse, too, but I’m always digging for a nuk that is now covered in purse dust. Everything is just floating about willy nilly.
This would definitely help me out. I keep going from one bag to another for whatever I need for that day, and it drives me batty. With this kit I could just take what I need and GO. Love it!
Wow! great way to be totally organized, would really help on those heck-tic day’s.
oh man this would save me! i HATE my current diaper bag. it is like a black hole that sucks everything in and i can never find ANYTHING!!! these would keep me more organized!! love it!
Forget about stylish I’d settle for just functional and organzied but wow this has all 3!
I would love to have this, as it would help me to juggle my 2 toddler girls! I do everything I can to be organized but haven’t found the right product yet
This looks like a fit!!
I look like a pack mule right now. I would love to have this bag!
Cute and practical! I’d give this to my daughter who is expecting
This is just what I need!! I get so tired of going back and forth between my purse and diaper bag!
Cute! Nothin stylish about my diaper bag.
We are awaiting adopting a newborn so this would come in handy when juggling a new baby and my active 5 year old boy!
My best friend just has her first baby last month and I’m sure she would love this!
looks and sounds perfect 
This would be amazing and looks like it would also be a great baby shower gift! I would love to win this!
My mind is so scattered as it is, this is essential to me not leaving my head behind when I walk out the door as a new mom!
Oh my gosh! With 6 kids, I can’t even begin to tell you how much this would help me out! It would make the organizational freak I am all giddy inside.
I would like this to keep all the stuff for my kids.
Being able to have everything neat and organized and not having to dig through my diaper bag to find everything I need because I have no clue where it is – very helpful! Also would be nice to just take what I absolutely need rather then the entire diaper bag!
Twitter: longwait4bella
November 4, 2011 at 7:58 pm
I am pregnant with my second baby and this would be great. My old diaper bag is basically just one pocket and everything would get lost and buried.
Great idea, I have transitioned to a purse (large) with a wet bag, but this would be great!
Too bad they didn’t have this out when I was pregnant, it’s very chic! My Sis In Law would love this! She is a trendy Latina who has two children, a newborn and a 1 year old. This would match her lifestyle, while also making traveling with 2 young children easy.
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This would be great with having 5 kids and always on the go.
I would get most use out of the bottle holder and clutch. I dislike having to carry a large diaper bag for quick trips out of the house.
This would be so helpful to have in the van ready for an emergency diaper change.
This would would be great for my niece who is pregnant.
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It would help me because I have 5 kids and don’t have a great system for keeping all my things together.
I have four kids. This will be an awesome Christmas gift for me.
with 6 children from newborn up, I could use all the organizational help I can get
I’m not a big diaper bag person I really dislike having to search for things at the bottom of a big heavy bag. We use little things that attach to the stroller leaving my hands free and having my stroller carry all the essentials. I know I would appreciate the mommassentials kit and I’m sure one of my friend would as well
this would be great…who wants a diaper bag that SCREAMS diaper bag?
This would really help with organizing!
Being organized, as a mom – is important! Just the makeup case alone, thrills me!
I need some organization and to clean out some of the stuff in my purse. I like that everything has a place in this kit.
Oh wow where has this been all my life! I would love to own this. This would make my Christmas
This would help me to stay organized with my new baby but look fashionable while doing so
I like the thought of having a cute place to put accidentally soiled clothing.
The clutch alone would be fantastic! On the rare occasion when I don’t need a diaper bag, I have to dig through the diaper bag to find the things I need for my purse. Sigh. It’s a lot of work.
It would help me keep everything together
This would definitely help me keep myself, a newborn, and a 7 year old organized. It seems like I forget something every time we go away or I lose things at the bottom of my bag.
It would help me with my second baby on the way!
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November 10, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Love different sizes, for different purposes … could divvy up a system between my husband and I, as we each have days when we’re on baby duty!
I’m really anal about my diaper bag being organized, and this would help keep the stress at bay
I would want to win this for my sister in law.
This is superfly!
I dont normally carry a huge purse like most moms but this product offers a little bit of everything you need when dealing with two kids! I have a 3 year old and a baby that will be born in january! I looove the functionality it offers especially that you can attach it on stroller and not having to stop everything to reach into a heavy diaper bag! I dont mind that its so stylish either
This would definitely help me transition from work mom to home mom:-)
It would be nice to have everything I need on hand, instead of taking things out of my little purse because they don’t fit and then realizing I need them later.
This would definitely help my diaper bag stay more organized!!
this would be a great help to stay organized!
Anything that will help organize me when I go out is a lifesaver.
this would be great to use for walks and stuff .i am always loosing bottles and such.
I LOVE the idea of being able to pack everything I need for an outing with my lil guy, in my OWN purse! I HATE my diaper bag, and can never find anything in it. I cannot tell you how many times I have been caught without my wallet when I was alone, because I had forgotten it in the diaper bag! I have started to carry 2 wallets, which can get very confusing! I would love to try out this solution! Thank you for the opportunity!
It would keep me organized with 4 kids and one on the way!!!
I would love this to help organize all my stuff I always seem to be taking along with us!
With twins I always have my hands full. I would love to have this set!
I fail when it comes to being organized so winning this set would be so
helpful to me.
Are you kidding me? My word, with a toddler and a baby, this sounds like it would be a great help! I hate not being able to carry my purse around with me. I would love something that would work for all of us.
Keeping me organized is the key to keeping my family organized!!
Wow this is soo what I need. My purse has broken from stuffing it . I don’t like using a diaper bag and carrying around so many things. I have more times than I can count had to wash my purse because of a spilled bottle and a place to put soiled clothes or diapers would be a life saver. (my grandma doesnt like them in her trash) Enter us Please.
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Nikki
The set would help me organize my stuff and make it easier to find.
I have a 2 month old and I hate my diaper bag so this would be awesome to win!
This is very trendy. Love the look!
This kit is amazing – it would help me in my goal of simplifying my life with little ones to life can go smoothly as possible.
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Would love this for a friend of mine – her baby is due in February!
I never seem to be able to find anything in my bag because carrying around supplies for two young children is chaotic! This would help me become organized.
make my life easier
I would love to have the organization
This would help me by not having to carry multiple bags for my four small children and my purse! Huge help!
It’d help me stay organized! I’m like you, I have a diaper bag, purse, and my own backpack to carry around half the time.
How would this help me? Oh My God … it would save me from carrying multiple bags + baby. I’m truly keeping my fingers crossed!
I love how they have separate holders for each item which is why I need one
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This would be great to stash in the car
I’m going to be a first time mom in less than two weeks. This would definitely help me out a lot!
I love the look , my wife would love this and her bag would not be such a BIG MESS !!! Lol please pick us we need it with 3 children
this is such a great gift for any new mom or mom to be!!! i would love to win!!!!
moms need all the help they can get… and moms of twins need twice the help! this would be great
Just the thought of the mamasentails excites me! I can only dream of the days where I am organized and not in a frenzy.
I love the look’s of these bags, very up to date!
Anything that keeps me more organized is a god sent!
I SO totally need this!! Thanks!
This would be great for trips!
i would love , love , love this kit , being a young mother with a 2 year old and a 2 month old baby , it can be very stressful carrying twice as many things in the diaper bag , this kit would help me so much by being organized , and only take what i need and not take extra things !!
It would help my daughter in law since she’s got a 3 year old and a baby on the way in a matter of weeks…she needs all the help she can get to carry everything around! lol Thank you so much for the opportunity to enter this giveaway:-) xo
It would help me as I have a 5 year old and one on the way! I need to be as organized as possible!
Boy have diaper bags changed since I had babies! I would love to give this to my daughter who is expecting my second grandchild. Since not only have diaper bags changed so have all the essentials of traveling with baby. Seems to me we just brought a few diapers, change of clothes, and a couple of bottles of milk! But then again I am old so maybe my memory is fading.
ahh this would be great!!! i am so unorganized, this would be really helpful
I’m constantly changing bags and never remember if i changed the right stuff into the one im carrying until it’s too late. This would ssssoooo keep me organized!
This would help me get organized with getting my 3 kids out the door.
It would cut down on all the unnecessary stuff I tend to carry!
My due date is Jan 8th I realy need this. I would love to roll in style with my new baby!
I will be soon having my 4th baby, so toting around 4 young kids gives me plenty of reasons to need organization!
With a new baby coming this would br so nice to have on hand.
I love everything that has pockets and can help keep me organized. These products look great!
I would love this! I have a six month old and a three year old and need some organization!!!
I would love to give this to my sis for xmas.. She has a 4 yr old and twin one yr olds.. She could use this big time..
Anything with organization when you are talking about kids is a lifesaver!
This set is really neat. I would give the set to a good friend of mine that is going to have twins early next year. My kids are 6 and 8 and I wish I would have had the for them.
Love this idea. Its also why I chose to buy a Coach Diaper Bag instead of carrying around the “traditional” baby brand. I love the wipes case and paci purse here!
My little sis is struggling with thinking she has to give up fashion and she joins the ranks of motherhood. Maybe this would be a nice surprise for her.
it would be a better organization system for me
I have four kids….need I say more?
This would be a great way to get and stay organized on the go!
We are constantly on the go with field trips, errands, around the town adventures and weekly church activities. Some of these items would come in especially handy such as the paci-purse and bottle holder since my little guy has decided its fun to “throw” these items when there is no water source around to rinse them off.
I have back problems following 3 back surgeries. I have a 6 year old and 2 month old. Carrying their gear….and mine is always a challenge!
This would help me so much, I have a 2 year old and all her things I take everywhere and a baby on the way to add more. I think this would be a huge help for all the essentials.
With 2 sets of twins, I can use all the help I can get staying organized. It is twinassential!
It would help me be a little more organized so I don’t spend most of my time either looking for or washing off , belensmama at gmail dot com
This wouldn’t help me, but it would be a great gift for my friend, who’s currently expecting her first!
So could use as little helpers for my chaotic daily life.
Every Mommy needs a set of these! Awesome! Lovin this Giveaway!!
I am so disorganized and my purse is a mess. This would be so helpful!
It would help me be more organized as I transition out of my traditional diaper bag!
With four kids including a four month old the possibilities are endless. All of these pieces would be put to good use! And then some.
I have 5 little boys, including 10 month old twins, with 3 kids in diapers. So I’m toting around a diaper bag everywhere and this would be great helping keep everything organized and giving me a place for my things.
thi swould help a lot keep us organized, i wanna win this for my neice! sims309@gmail.com
No matter how many children you have these are great to carry that extra weight.
as a previous teacher, this would be the absolute best because I still rely on my agenda to get stuff done! love organization
Excellent idea! Moms come up with the best inventions!
I have a 2-year-old, a 5-year-old, and a baby on the way…so there’s no doubt that I’d make good use of the Mommassentials Kit.
It would help me to get more organized
I have a 1 week old new grandson and my daughter in law would certainly put this to good use!
With two little girls and twins on the way, this would definitely help keep our outings “organized”!
Ahhh! I have three small kidlets and I’m currently carting around EVERYTHING. This would be so much better! Then I could have my hands free for, oh, I don’t know, my KIDS.
I’ve been wishing that I had a purse that had a place for everything so I could readily find them. Keys, check. Credit cards, check. Grocery store loyalty card, check. I think this would help me tremendously!
I always joke around about being a “pack mule” and we live on the 3rd story so it’s not a fun job to have! This looks like it would help solve that problem!
Would love love this for my daughter – new mom-to-be. She is working and in school and anything that can help her be organized would be wonderful.
Oh I love this! This would be better organization then I have now!
I also have several diaper bags that I don’t use in favor of a slightly larger purse. This would be sweet!
the Grab Bag and the Bottle Holder would so come in handy for me.
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I think it would help me be more organized and able to find what i need
Love the cute wipes case, very nice to purchase to give to new mom with a pretty cover for the wipes…. I can fill my purse for those quick trips and not look like I have baby supplies in my purse.
This looks way cool and so much easier than what I use or tried. Thanks.
The grab bag is a good idea to have handy! I always have dirty clothes in my diaper bag that I don’t know what to do with. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
This is awesome! So handy and functional!
The Mommasentials kit would be an awesome gift for my good friend who is expecting her new baby boy any day now!
It would help me with organization, work, kids and pets!
it would help that i don’t need to carry a diaper bag…i can just buy a stylish big bag and then just add to it the Mommasentials kit.
As a new mom I constantly feel like a pack mule when we go out,AND I can never find anything! This would help me get organized!
I have a toddler and I lose everything!
it would help me keep track of things while being stylish at the same time
Well I don’t really need it, but my cousin is having her second baby. She just had a baby in March. Her babies will be about a year apart! she’s doing to need both of her hands to handle all that! This would help a ton!
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I love organizers! and this one is so cute!
I’m expecting my first child in Feb. and this would be VERY helpful!
it would help to be better organize and have a tidier bag – (emscout9 at Hotmail dot com)
This would be a great help in my attempt to organize!
never was a purse carrier but with a spot for EVERYTHING this way keep it where I put it NO MORE DIGGING
I have OCD and this would take ALOT of stress out of my day and allow me to relax a little more and spend less time reorganizing
The momessential kit looks amazing! I love the wipes holder, and the idea of the Paci Purse and the Grab Bag. Something like this would keep me much more organized!
This would absolutely help a co-worker of mine who is expecting unexpected. She’s a young one so I’m going to help her out with a baby shower so she can get it together. Thanks for the opportunity.
Next summer I will have a newborn and a 4 year old. Something like this would be great!
I’d be able to keep my bag organized and cleaner
This is fantastic. Ive always got a tote full of baggies holding various stuff!
It would definitely fit me and my crazy life because I AM a stylish funky mom!!! I need this!
I don’t usually carry a purse when I have my daughter’s bag, so this could help me keep us both organized with what we need while we’re out.
It would help keep me organized and ready to go!
For the wife for sure.
I like that there’s a place for everything..would help me be more organized!
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Would help stay organized and would not have to carry as many bags with me.