Crayola Holiday gifts-Review and GIVEAWAY

Crayola has many products out there this Holiday season for children of all ages that will spark their imagination. The first product I would like to discuss is the Color Me A Song. The Color Me A Song is reccommended for ages 24 months and up, which is perfect for my 2 year old! She already loves to try to play with her older sister and brothers toys, and this gave her an opportunity to have a "big" kid toy for her.
Here is some information about the Color Me A Song:
•The Crayola Beginnings Color Me A Song lets little ones draw to the beat of their own drum, trumpet, piano or guitar. This portable drawing and music creation station features a pressure-sensitive board that matches a melody to the artist´s pace. Draw fast, and the tempo picks up. Slow down, and so does the music. Four instrument buttons let kids pick their favorite sound. Color Me a Song was named a "Toy of the Year" by FamilyFun magazine and one of American Baby magazine´s picks for "Best Toys of the Year."
Sounds awesome right?! Well, it is! I've found myself tinkering with it.

Next up, is the Crayola Color Explosion Glow Dome. I had never heard of this particular Crayola product, so I was anxious to see what it was all about! The Glow Dome is reccomended for ages 6 and up, which is perfect for my 6 year old. Yay!! This is, by far, one of the neatest products I've ever seen! Kids can create their own artwork, put it in the color explosion glow dome and watch it as it spins around and glows! It has a two-layered dome of light and kids can control the motion. They can make it slow, medium, or warp speed to make their artwork into wild animations.
This is sure to be a much loved Christmas present for your child or someone you know.

Last, but not least, is the Crayola Glow Station. Now this one, I had heard of, but have not had one of my kids before now. The Glow station is a large canvas that glows in the dark. The glow station comes with a light wand in which the children can draw free hand or with provided stencils and textured sheets to create more realistic drawings. You can even attach a diamond shaped tip to the wand to create starbursts on the canvas. The images disappear after awhile or they can be erased which provide hours upon hours of fun, creative play for children.
This product is also reccomended for children ages 6 and up.

All three of these products were a huge hit in my house and I would reccomend any of them to anyone who has kids within the age ranges.

Crayola is also having a Give the gift of creativity sweepstakes, where you can enter to win a 7-night Caribbean cruise for a family of 4 on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas. All you have to do to enter is visit http://www.crayola.com/gifts/vacation and create a Crayola wish list for you child or children. You can choose from fun products like Star Skateboarding, Martian Sleepovers, and Boogie Woogie. Crayola will then recommend an item from their Holiday Gift Guide that corresponds to the wish. You can enter once a day, and an extra entry is also available for those who share the wish list on Facebook.

Now, for the best part! One of my readers will win their very own Crayola Color Explosion Glow Dome! A $29.99 suggested value! Here are the rules to enter the giveaway:

Mandatory entry: Tell me one product you would put on your child's wish list from the Give the gift of creativity sweepstakes list.(found at the link above)

Extra entries:
Follow my blog-1 entry
Enter any of my other giveaways-1 entry for each giveaway entered
Blog this giveaway and leave the link-5 entries

Please leave a separate comment for each entry so they will all count. Also, be sure to leave me a way to contact you if it is not visible in your profile. This giveaway will run until December 5th and I will choose one winner by using random.org. I will then email the winner and they will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be selected.

Crayola provided me with the free Beginnings Color Me A Song, Color Explosion Glow Dome, and Glow Station, in addition to the information, and Color Explosion Glow Dome to give away through MyBlogSparkTM free of charge in hopes that I would share the review and giveaway with my readers.

Thank you Crayola and MyBlogSpark for this wonderful review and giveaway opportunity!

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Sprout Baby review and giveaway!!

From their website: We provide a select offering of healthy, eco-conscious products, based on extensive research and recommendations. It’s our opinion that many parents, given enough information and access, would gladly choose products that are as healthy for their children as they are good for the earth; and we don’t think this should be a compromise. We think making healthy choices should be easy, that’s why we have exceptional products that are both healthy and environmentally-friendly. We want to support parents and children, and we do that by making available authentically good products that meet our rigorous standards, are tested and approved by parents and foster the growth and development of your children while also treading lightly on the planet. It’s a tall order, and we are up for the challenge.

Sprout baby has many products for moms-to-be, new moms, babies. Sproutbaby also has products for home care, like laundry, dishwashing, and cleaning products
One of the products that I would like to try is the BabyGanics Essentials Kit which includes 32oz All Purpose Cleaner, Air Freshener, Foaming Dish and Bottle Soap, Foaming Hand Sanitizer (50ml) and BONUS All Purpose Cleaner Wipes (25ct) which is pictured below.

The first item we were sent to review was the Nature BabyCare Diapers. My daughter is in a size 4(which she should be pottytrained, but that's a whole other post!)
From their site: Nature Babycare Diapers are the first award winning Eco-Friendly high-performance disposable diapers based on new green technology.These diapers are breathable and chlorine-free and made with natural based material.

I personally give these diapers a thumbs up! They fit comfortably, don't irritate my babies bottom, and best of all they don't leak! I would definetly use them again!



The next product we reviewed were the Bum Boosa™ Bamboo Baby Wipes 80 count. The wipes are made from renewable bamboo, are soft, absorbent and naturally scented with lavender and sweet orange essential oils. The Bum Boosa wipes smell great! They don't tear while using them, which is a huge plus for me! I can't stand when a wipe tears and, well, you know what happens when the wipe tears during diaper changes!


Now for the best part!! Sproutbaby is giving one of my readers a $25 gift certificate to use on anything in their store!! They are also giving you 15% off
your order by using the code SBBL105. And from now until December 15th, every order you place gives you an entry in their $2500 cash giveaway!! Wow!! Wouldn't that be wonderful! This is in celebration of their 1st birthday!

To enter to win the $25 gift certificate to Sproutbaby, you must do the following:

Mandatory entry: Go to SproutBaby and tell me one thing you might like to buy with the gift certificate if you win. Don't worry, you can change you mind later.

Extra Entries:
Follow my blog: 1 extra entry
Enter any other giveaways I have going: 1 entry for each giveaway entered
Blog about this giveaway and leave the link: 5 extra entries

This giveaway will end on December 4th at 9:00 pm. I will choose one winner using Random.org and I will email the winner. The winner will then have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. Thanks for entering and Good Luck!

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Christmas Giveaway 2009 at 5 Minutes for Mom

It's time again for the Christmas giveaway at 5 minutes for mom. Along with giving away fabulous prizes to the readers, the companies also donate each prize to families in need with the Under the tree program. It's a great program that was very successful last year. So check it out here!

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Eden Fantasys Giveaway (Adult Content)

Awhile back I did a review for Eden Fantasys. You can read the review here.

Eden Fantasys has the largest selection of Adult products that I've ever seen. I love the lingerie! This company has been a joy to work with and I would love to work with them anytime.

GIVEAWAY: Eden Fantasys is offering one of my readers a $25 gift certificate to purchase anything your heart desires!

To enter: Go to Eden Fantasys and pick something that you like or would like to try. There are so many items to choose from, so it won't be hard to name one! Leave your pick in a comment below.

Extra Entries:
Follow my blog: 1 entry
Enter any of my other giveaways: 1 entry for each giveaway entered
Blog about this giveaway: 5 entries

This giveaway will run until Novemeber 21st. I will pick one winner using Random.org and I will email the winner. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.

Be sure to leave your email in your comment if it is not visible on you blog.

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Zaida Baby-Review and Giveaway

Awhile back, I won a wonderful giveaway for a Zaida Baby-My Firstkeepsake book. I was very excited because my best friend is pregnant with her first baby and I thought this would be a wonderful gift for her. When her book arrived, I had to check it out. This is by far the most beautiful and unique baby book I've ever seen. The pictures in the book are wonderful and it includes many details that I've never seen in a regular baby book before. I so wish I would've had one of these with one of my babies!

This book covers from pregnancy through the first birthday for your little one. Some of the book's features include:
*An inspirational love letter to your unborn baby
*Interactive pregnancy journal(with scrapbooking)
*Interactive baby's first year(with scrapbooking)
*Interactive pages for many photographs
*Some of my favorite pages included in the book:
-38 page inspirational love letter to your baby
-My Pregnancy Journal
-A special letter to my baby
-In your arms Photograph
-A special memory of my birth was...
-Important people to remember...
-My First Birthday
-The world around me
-The price of life (time capsule page)
-A special story about my grandparents
You can find all of the book's features here.

The keepsake book is a great size of 8 1/2 x 10 inches. It has a hard cover and 144 pages. I love this book and highly reccomend it to anyone!

The nice people from Zaida Baby are also giving one of my readers their very own My First Keepsake Book.

How to enter:
Go to Zaida Baby's website and tell me what your favorite feature of the book is.(required entry)

Extra Entries:
Follow my blog(1 entry)
Enter any of my other giveaways(1 entry for each giveaway entered)
Blog this giveaway(5 extra)

The contest will end November 16th at 9:00pm. I will choose one winner by Random.org and will email the winner. The winner will have 48 hours to reply or another winner will be chosen.

Thanks for entering and Good Luck!

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Halloween 2009

The kids had a blast last night! Jody, Toni, Shane, and me took the Kennedie, Dakota, Kadie, and Bethany out and about. They racked up on tons of candy which I've got hidden so the girls won't eat it all up in a couple of days.


Kennedie, Dakota, Kadie


Dakota


Kennedie


Kadie


Bethany



Kennedie and Cameron


Trenton and Stratton


Kennedie


Shane and Kadie

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