Monsters University & Kinder Surprise New Toy Collection

Hope everyone is having a great summer so far. We have exciting news about a new partnership between Kinder Canada and Disney's Monsters University! It's official that specially-marked Kinder Surprise packages are guaranteed to contain 100% licensed toys. Little Brandon and I are very "egg-cited" to find one of the Monsters U characters in the Kinder Surprise eggs. Mike is Brandon's favorite. Check out the Kinder Canada Toy Gallery on Facebook showcasing some of the featured toys. Browse and vote for your favourites.

We received a box of Kinder Surprise Eggs with the limited edition Monsters U toys inside the chocolate eggs. Brandon was pretty excited when he saw the treats.


So what's my Little One's favorite "monster" moment? Well, we have a few stories. Brandon used to be afraid of monsters especially during bedtime. I used to tell him all the time that they are all friendly monsters and that they're more afraid of you. Sometimes Brandon likes to draw and craft his own little monsters. He doesn't like the scary kind - only the cute ones. He likes to have fun exploring his creativity with playdoh, construction paper, and using stickers. And he has a shirt that says "My Imaginary Friends" with cute monster graphics on it.

We have a "Mike" costume that Brandon really likes. He wore it all day that time when I showed it to him the first time. The costume comes with a little pouch and look what I snuck in there! It's a Kinder Surprise egg! He loves that I'm his "Kinder Mom".




Disclosure: I’m part of the Kinder® Mom program and I received compensation as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.

SUMMER READING Sweepstakes

I See Me! is hosting a “SUMMER READING Sweepstakes". They are giving away over $20,000 in prizes: 1 Grand Prize winner will receive a $100 Visa gift card and 5 personalized storybooks. Also 1,000 lucky winners will receive a monogrammed T-shirt, Plush Frog and Certificate for Free Shipping on an iseeme.com order.

Enter today! Contest ends 8/31/13 and is open to US residents only.

Wordless Wednesday: Sunset at the Park

An evening walk, talking photos, and throwing some rocks into the river.

Blogger Opp: What's On Your Wish List $1000 Giveaway Event

 Blogger Opp: What's on Your Wish List
$1000 Gift Card Giveaway Event

Attention bloggers:  This is a free/paid blogger event hosted by Mom Powered Media. Link is free when you post about the giveaway on your blog and a thank-you for participating in the event.

PARTICIPATION DETAILS

* Prizes: $1,000 {Visa Gift Card, Amazon gift certificate, PayPal.... WINNERS CHOICE}

* Event dates: November 11th - December 1st, 2013

* Eligibility: Contest is open Worldwide

* FREE link on entry form (Facebook or Twitter ONLY) with announcement post (or pay $5 waiver fee).

* You will also be require to share a few things that are on your wish list in your post. This is essential in making each post unique and you ARE allowed to link the products/services using your affiliated link.

* Optional additional links $3 each

* No more than 2 blogs per person allowed

* Daily Votes are $5 each

* Event Co-Host $35 (includes backlink on all blogs participating in the event, up to 4 links on the rafflecopter and a follow/like page to be hosted on their blog)

* Agree to post the giveaway HTML on the date the event begins and promote at least 3x a week

* Referral prize: $50 Amazon E-Code or Paypal Cash

* Please feel free to mention Jennie Yuen from "Brandon's Adventures" Blog referred you! Thanks much!

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Blogger Opp: Madison Wood Gym Set

 Blogger Opp: Madison Wood Gym Set (Value $329.98)
 + insurance giveaway

Attention bloggers:  This is a free/paid blogger event hosted by NY Saving Specials. Link is free when you post about the giveaway on your blog and a thank-you for participating in the event.

PARTICIPATION DETAILS

* Prizes:  Madison Wood Gym Set Value $329.98 + Insurance for 2 years $52.99 (if is not available, winner can pick any Gym set up to $390.00 with insurance include)

* Event dates: Sept 16th to Oct 7th, 2013

* Eligibility: Contest is open to US

* FREE link on entry form (Facebook or Twitter ONLY) with announcement post (or pay $5 waiver fee).


* Optional additional links $4 each

* Event Co-Host $20 (includes 2 Host pages and 10 Links on the RC)

* Agree to post the giveaway HTML on the date the event begins and promote at least 3x a week


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Disney Printable: Cars Radiator Springs & Cars 2 Raceway Playset

Disney Family.com is offering a Disney-Pixar Cars printable playset for you and your little preschooler. The printable kit comes with 16 foldable characters, road map, and instructions. You can download the template for free HERE.

And here is the Disney Cars 2 Raceway Playset. Get in on the excitement of the World Grand Prix with this Cars 2 raceway playset!   You can download the template for free HERE.

Back-to-School Blast: Tips + $1000 Visa GC Giveaway

Welcome to the Back to School Blast!

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Getting your family prepared to head back to school, can be difficult especially after a long, fun-filled summer. As we prepare for school in early September, these tips should help make the back-to-school transition a smoother one:

• Back-to-School Supplies Checklist - Backpack? Check. Pencils? Check. Safety scissors? Not Yet. Use the same checklist each time you head out to grab supplies, to keep track of what you have already purchased and the things you still need to. These are also handy if you have more than one child. Simply print 2, 3, 4 list and add their name to the top.

• Adjust your children’s bedtime and wake-up times a week before the start of school to prepare them for the back-to-school routine.

•  Get your children in the habit of choosing their clothing the night before to help the morning begin calmly.

•  Establish a daily routine at home to get organized.

•  Buy school supplies that are reusable or have recyclable packaging.

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ONE (1) lucky winner will receive a $1000 Visa Gift Certificate! Contest is open worldwide, 18+. If the winner resides outside of the US, they will receive Paypal cash. Contest ends August 15th, 2013 at 11:59 pm EST. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to claim their prize (or another winner will be chosen). Good Luck!      
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KidKraft Pirate Sandboat Giveaway

Welcome to the KidKraft Pirate Sandboat Giveaway!

Hosted by: Mom Blog Society, Night Helper, Country Stew, Route 249, She Informed

Shiver me timbers! The young swashbucklers in your life are sure to love this sandboat's detailed design and fun artwork! Thanks for joining us for this amazing giveaway! Check out this cute backyard "Pirate Sandboat" by KidKraft! Your kids will love this toy and will have hours of fun.

FEATURES:

• Two convenient storage compartments for keeping buckets, shovels and other sand toys together in one place
• Steering wheel, Colorful pirate-themed artwork
• Shady canopy helps keep kids in the shade and out of the hot sun
• Large enough that multiple children can play at once, Made of wood
• Sturdy construction, Packaged with detailed, step-by-step assembly instructions

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ONE (1) lucky winner will receive a KidKraft Pirate Sandboat! Contest is open to US only, 18+. Contest ends July 20th, 2013 at 11:59 pm EST. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to claim their prize (otherwise a second winner will be chosen). Good Luck!      
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Angelcare Deluxe Movement Monitor Giveaway

Welcome to the

Angelcare Deluxe Movement Monitor Giveaway

Hosted by NYSavingSpecials

Co-hosted by Your Fashion Resource, Barbara's Beat, NaturalHairLatina, Stay a Stay at Home Mom, and Simply Sherryl

Angelcare Deluxe Movement Monitor will monitor your baby whether your baby is away or sleep, the under mattress sensor pad will detect all of your child's movements.

Features

• Under-the-mattress sensor pad keeps track of baby's movements
• Eight channels to choose from for minimum sound interference
• Adjustable sensitivity
• Battery and AC adaptor operated
• Automatically works with battery in case of power failure
• Low battery indicator
• Can choose between voice activation or sound reception
• Nursery room temperature displays on parents' unit
• Soothing night light

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ONE (1) lucky winner will receive an Angelcare Deluxe Movement Monitor (Value $159)! Contest is open to US only, 18+. Contest ends August 5th, 2013 at 11:59 pm EST. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to claim their prize. All entries are optional, if you do any of the tasks you can collect the entries, but if the winner task is a task you did not complete, a second winner will be chosen. Good Luck!     
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{WINNER} FlattenMe Personalized Gifts Giveaway

Hi everyone! Hope you all are having a great summer so far!

Announcement: The lucky WINNER for the FlattenMe Personalized Gifts Giveaway that ended July 10th, 2013 are..... (drum roll, please).



Congratulations to  Kathy Cavanagh Dalton (#110)


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Enter to Win 1 of 4 $50 Amazon Gift Cards

Welcome to the $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!

Hosted by Mom Powered Media

Sponsored by GiftHulk

With Co-Hosts Mom Knows It All, Keeping Your Cents, The Write Mama, Mew Review and Secret Southern Couture
 

At GiftHulk users can earn gift cards, electronics and other cool rewards by doing things they already do online – searching, answering surveys, watching TV ads and more!

GiftHulk offers users different ways to earn Hulk Coins! These include Offer Walls / EZ Coins, Surveys, Invite your friends, GiftHulk TV, Search, Tasks, Guess the card, Sweepstakes and Fountain of Youth and more!

Currently GiftHulk is open to users from USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany and Ireland.

Why GiftHulk?

“Time Is Money.” However, when it comes to surfing on the Internet we totally forget about it and spend our time refreshing Facebook and Twitter to see if there is a fresh update. We all do it.

GiftHulk established a way to make it possible to gain from surfing the web and your online daily activities! The main goal is to allow people the things that they really want and need – for absolutely FREE!

That is the main reason they offer such a huge selection of gifts, from department and fashion stores to online shopping cards to premium game account cards and even cool gadgets! The idea is that every person will be able to enjoy GiftHulk!

Featured on CBS, at GiftHulk you can earn Rewards The EZ Way! To date over $500,000 in prizes given out to users!

That is the main reason they offer such a huge selection of gifts, from department and fashion stores to online shopping cards to premium game account cards and even cool gadgets! The idea is that every person will be able to enjoy GiftHulk!

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Amazon.com Gift Cards are the perfect way to give them exactly what they're hoping for--even if you don't know what it is. Recipients can choose from millions of items storewide. Amazon.com Gift Cards never expire, so they can buy something immediately or wait for that sale of a lifetime.

 
FOUR (4) lucky winners will receive $50 Amazon Gift Card each! Contest is open to USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany and Ireland residents, 18+. Contest ends July 29th, 2013 at 11:59 pm EST. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to claim their prize (or another winner will be chosen). Good Luck!      
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Blogger Opp: Chicco Cortina Travel System Giveaway Event

 Blogger Opp: Chicco Cortina Travel System Giveaway Event

Attention bloggers:  This is a free blogger event hosted by Everything Mommyhood and Fun With Four. Link is free when you post about the giveaway on your blog and a thank-you for participating in the event. This event will be limited to 75 bloggers.

PARTICIPATION DETAILS

* Prize: Chicco Cortina Travel System ($349.99 Value)

* Event dates: August 15th – September 5th, 2013

* Eligibility: Contest is open to US and Canada

* You MUST have at least 500 facebook fans

* FREE links (Twitter only) on entry form with announcement post (or pay $5 waiver)

* Optional additional links are $3 each

* Agree to post the giveaway HTML on the date the event begins and promote at least 4x a week

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K-12 School Essentials: Back to School Shopping Made Easy

Shopping for K-12 essentials? We've gathered our top picks for K-12 school essentials, including must-have school supplies, backpacks and lunchboxes, clothes, books, and much more--all you need for kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, and high school. Have a look around and find everything you need to send the kids back to school.

Back to school is an exciting and busy time of year for parents and kids of all ages. There's so much to check off your list for K-12 school essentials that it's hard to know where to start your K-12 school essential shopping. K-12 essential school supplies can vary depending on if your student is just starting elementary school, has moved onto middle school, or is already a high school student and could include anything from backpacks and school uniforms to glue, scissors, and rulers.


Shop Amazon - K-12 School Essentials

Update: Voting for My Gym Children's Fitness Center's Facebook Contest

Just an update to all about My Gym Children's Fitness Center's Facebook contest - Voting is underway after hundreds of people entered. From now until July 31, 2013, you can vote for the "Fitness Family" here: https://apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/319675/voteable_entries

About The Fit & Healthy Contest Prizes:

Grand Prize
Grand prize includes a $1,000 Little Tikes gift card. Little Tikes is a manufacturer of riding toys, kids furniture, inflatable bounce houses, outdoor play and learning toys. Plus…A free 1-year My Gym membership at a location near you, including weekly classes and a birthday party.

2nd Prize
30 Semi-Finalists will be awarded prizes from My Gym’s official cleaning sponsor BabyGanics (babyganics.com), the leading provider of household and personal care products for every touch point in a baby’s life; DVD’s of the popular children’s animated series Chuggington (chuggington.com); a prestigious Recognition Certificate from the President’s Council on Fitness Sports and Nutrition (fitness.gov); and a specially-designed My Gym prize pack.

Don't forget to check out my previous review on the MyGym Children's Fitness Centre's "Mymo's Adventures" DVD.



Disclosure: I received no compensation for this promotion. My opinions are my own and may differ from those of other consumers. No other compensation was given.

The Juppy Baby Walker Giveaway

Welcome to the Juppy Baby Walker Giveaway

Hosted by NYSavingSpecials

Sponsored by The Juppy Baby Walker

Co-hosted by:

Your Fashion Resource, Barbara's Beat, Charlotte Raynor Writes, The Parenting Patch, Mom 'N Daughter Savings, Crafty Zoo with Monkeys, Thrifty 4nsic Gal, Stay a Stay at Home Mom, Simply Sherryl and Couponing Momma.

Thanks for joining us for another Juppy Walker Giveaway. If you've missed the previous giveaway, here's your chance to try again to win one. The Juppy Baby Walker Company is giving away one 

"Blue Juppy Baby Walker" 

to one lucky winner!

The Juppy Baby Walker is a great invention, that will help with your baby's confidence and balance.  The Juppy Baby Walker is perfect for when your baby is strong enough to begin walking but not strong enough to walk alone.

Here's a review about The Juppy Baby Walker from NYSavingSpecials.

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  We Appreciate the support of our sponsor, please show your support by following them on Twitter or Facebook.
ONE (1) lucky winner will receive a Juppy Baby Walker! Contest is open to US only, 18+. Contest ends July 29th, 2013 at 11:59 pm EST. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to claim their prize (or another winner will be chosen). Good Luck!      
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The Home Depot Kids Workshop: Despicable Me 2

It was Brandon's first ever kids workshop at The Home Depot. A friend had told us about it (which I never knew about). It was a FREE "How-To" workshop designed for children ages 5-12 that build quality family time. The workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills and tool safety along with instilling a sense of pride and accomplishment.

This month's theme is a car craft from "Despicable Me 2". Everyone builds their craft at their own pace. The tools and supplies, including instructions are set up for you. After completing the workshop, Brandon received a certificate of achievement, a kid-sized orange apron, and an achievement pin.

Here's the "Lucy Car" Brandon built (with the help from Daddy).

{WINNER} LovableLabels Ultimate Camp Pack Giveaway

Announcement: The lucky WINNER for LovableLabels Ultimate Camp Pack Giveaway that ended June 27th, 2013 are..... (drum roll, please).



Congratulations to  Leanne MacGregor (#18)


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