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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Bloggy Blog Designz Giveaway

Bloggy Blog Designz is having a Giveaway!!! They are giving away all kinds of goodies. Plus ALL entrants will receive 20% off any purchase through the end of the month! Be sure to check out their website for more information, or to enter yourself. Take a look at their portfolio and packages to see what's right for you.


The first 5 entrants will receive a $15 giftcard. The giveaway will close on October 23rd, so be sure to have your posts done and comments left by midnight! Good Luck to everyone!


Here are the items up for grabs:
A $35 Giftcard

Win Your Wish List!

After its success last year, Growing Tree Toys is happy to bring back the Win your Wish List contest! Anyone who creates or edits a wish list at GrowingTreeToys.com from Oct. 1-31, 2010 is eligible to win - up to $1,000 in toys!

I decided I’d better set up some ideas for my family to check out so I made a Wish List for my kids! Here’s one item for each of my kids:

Pit Baby (19yo) Pit (loved this game growing up and needs her own for college)

 

 

 

Draw Star Wars Smooch (17yo) Draw Star Wars (This girl loves all things Star Wars)

 

 

 

 

Rush Hour Buddy (11yo) Rush Hour (I have this on my Droid2 and he can’t stop playing it)

 

 

 

Base Set Doodle (7yo) Baseball Base Set (this kid loves all things baseball and our yard is big enough)

 

Now it’s your turn. Head to Growing Tree Toys and make a Wish List for your family! It’s fast and easy!

You can also find them:

Twitter

Facebook

Blog

I am entered to win 1 of 3 gift cards to Growing Tree Toys with this post as my entry. I am definitely using this Wish List and sending it out to my family!

Saturday, October 16, 2010

PowerCapes Personalized Cape Giveaway

logo Does your son or daughter ever pretend they are a super hero? Doesn’t every kid need a superhero cape? I think they do and PowerCapes has got the answer!!


We received our PowerCape in the mail shortly after we placed the order. My son loved it. I wasn’t sure if being 7 yrs old might tamp down his excitement, but no fear! He loved it.


Now, in all honesty, I thought he might be a bit old for it and I got it specifically for his cousin. Well, Doodle had so much fun with the personalized superhero cape it looks like I will need to order one for Christmas!


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Doodle put that cape on and headed out to our porch to climb onto the ledge. I was like, “What in the world are you doing?” Cause you know, he can’t really fly! He said, “I do this all the time.” Good to know.


IMG_3872 At one point he wanted to use the PowerCape flying behind him. I really think this kid loves the cape and is sad to see it go.


One of the things I love about the cape is the fabric. It’s made from satin so it flows fluidly behind the kids as they run. The edges are serged as well as the emblem. There’s a pretty heavy duty Velcro closure for around the neck. A nice feature when you know the kids are going to be putting them on and off over and over.


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Now here’s the awesome part about PowerCapes. They don’t stop at just kids capes. They have them for adults! There’s the option for getting an entire outfit:


PowerCape


Shirt


Blaster Cuffs


Mask


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Have you thought about having a superhero themed birthday party for you kids? If so you can even rent their capes! How cool is that?


Now it’s your chance to get you hands on one of these awesome PowerCapes!



Required: Head to PowerCapes and tell me what item you’d love to have.


Giveaway open to US Residents 18 yrs or older. Please leave your email in the required entry or have it available in your profile. No email/contact = No entry. Giveaway ends 10/30 midnight PDT. Winner has 48 hours to respond.


Extra Entries:


Follow Marvelous Mom Reviews (2 entries, comment 2x)


Subscribe to MMR (3 entries, comment 3x)


Follow my Networked Blogs (1 entry)


Add MMR to your blogroll (2 entries, comment 2x)


Like PowerCapes on Facebook & let them know “I’m flying in from Marvelous Mom Reviews” (2 entries, comment 2x)


Sign up for the PowerCapes Newsletter (2 entries, comment 2x)


Follow me on Twitter (1 entry)


Follow PowerCapes on Twitter (1 entry)


Tweet the giveaway (1 entry daily) “RT #Win a Superhero @PowerCapes for your son/daughter just in time for the holidays! @bigguysmama #giveaways http://bit.ly/c0UHnp


Enter any of my other current giveaways (1 entry each)


Comment on any NON-giveaway post (1 entry each)


I’d like to thank PowerCapes for sending us a personalized cape for review. The opinions expressed are my own.

Where Are All The MMR Giveaways?

I’m so glad you asked. I know it’s been a bit quiet for giveaways around here lately. That’s because all my “offers” were going towards my big Marvelous Mom Reviews Christmas Gathering & Gift Guide.

Marvelous Mom Reviews

I do have a few coming up and more scheduled, but I wanted to let you know what’s going to be coming up in November so you make sure to grab my button at comment HERE to earn your 5 extra entries.

So, who are just some of the companies I’m going to be working with? Here are a few, some I’ve already mentioned and some are NEW! (this list is subject to change)

Aurora World Inc.

Hasbro

Brugo Mug

Oneida

Tama Town

Wilton

Logitech

Crest Pro-Health

Until then, stick around because I have a few really cute giveaways just around the corner.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Shout Go Play Initiative

52 Activities in Nature (52 Series)The boys and I received some great products in the mail a couple weeks ago! We received Shout products along with an outdoor activity card set titled 52 Nature Activities. Shout knows how dirty kids can get when heading to the great outdoors, even when the outdoors means your front yard.IMG_3753



The Shout actually arrived just in time because the weather here in MN is perfect for the boys to be playing football in our yard with the neighbor kids. Of course touch football includes major grass stains:IMG_3749IMG_3751 We broke out the 52 Nature Activity Cards and headed out for the afternoon. Here’s what we did…



Made up stories about the life of a couple of trees in our yard.IMG_3775Closed our eyes and listened to the noises around us. Then with our eyes still closed we tried to make those same noises.IMG_3774



And the boys took turns leading each other around. One brother would lead the other one who had their eyes closed. They learned quickly to be careful so the other one didn’t get hurt.IMG_3777 IMG_3778











Shout’s Go Play Initiative emphasizes the value of play for children. You can learn more on their Facebook page.



I’d like to thank Growing Tree Toys for connecting me with Shout. You can learn more about their learning toys by visiting their website!









I wanted to include a message from Shout:



Shout knows play is so much more than fun and games. Studies show that unstructured play helps kids build fundamental skills like problem solving, coping, and conflict resolution. In other words: play is how kids become happy, healthy adults. Fall has arrived with crisp, cool air and new reasons to go out and play. So, let your kids take that rewarding jump into a pile of leaves. Take at trip to the park and watch their imaginations run free. The one thing you won’t do is worry about their clothes; play should get messy and Shout can help.



The opinions expressed in this post are my own. Products were sent via Growing Tree Toys for Shout.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Hip Hip Hurray Giveaway Linky

Hip Hip Hurray Giveaway Linky

I’m so distracted with the Chilean Mine Rescue I nearly forgot about the linky! Yikes! Praise God they’re all safely home!

Well, you know the drill:

To add your giveaway linky you must link to your giveaway not to your homepage! It will be deleted if it doesn’t. Spam will go as well. If you believe I’ve deleted your linky by accident, please let me know.

Marvelous Mom Reviews Giveaways:

Milly The Pinkest Kitten Ends 10/16

Leslie Tyler Lip Gloss 10/23

Don’t FORGET to grab my Christmas button and leave a comment here to earn 5 extra entries to my holiday giveaways!

Marvelous Mom Reviews

MomItForward Mom of the Day

I came home from Bible study this afternoon and what do my wandering eyes see on Twitter? A tweet from @MomItForward that I am the Mom of the Day!

Little ol’ me! If they only new the truth! They may have to rename it just for today: Bad Mom of the Day! LOL Although, the boys have been gone all day at school so I’ve been a pretty decent mom. *grin* IMG_3854 IMG_3856In the last few weeks I’ve been joining in the #gno @MomItForward Twitter parties. You know how much I love my Twitter parties. I have really had fun connecting with the ladies and a couple of the guys (@TroyPattee & @Dadventurous, both married).

Recently, as of last week, they began their Mom of the Day!

I’d love to have you check out Mom It Forward. They have some great posts. Check out Troy’s post that had me in tears from laughing so hard during last night’s Twitter party.

Are you wondering if your child should be in sports? Their most recent post will give you some points to consider.

To keep up with the #gno (Girls Night Out) parties on Twitter check out their #gno page.

Thanks to MIF for choosing me to be today’s Mom of the Day! You guys rock!