tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89875400101170931412011-11-27T18:16:40.247-05:00A Product Review Blog dedicated to fun and frugality one post at a timeKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04040085494657860788noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987540010117093141.post-76073163351051546812009-11-08T16:30:00.002-05:002009-11-09T20:22:25.278-05:00

And we have a winner folks!Thanks to the random number gods at random.org they have chosen a comment at random (thus, random.org):Here is your random number:01Timestamp: 2009-11-08 21:15:30 UTCSo let's give a round of applause to ROBERTVILLE who said""i follow your other blog - later betty bargains"Congratulations!

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Well, I have to say it right from the beginning... We love this game!!!From the oldest member of our family (me) to the youngest (our four year old daughter), we all give "thumbs up" to the Can You See What I see? Finders Keepers game. Even our eight year old son, who can get cranky and very competitive with games, didn't seem to care whether he won or lost. He didn't even notice it was

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Kids Konserve is a company that designs and sells waste-free lunch kits and other reusable products geared toward conservation of the earth's resources. "Focusing on how school lunch programs operate opened their eyes and propelled them to create Kids Konserve. Calculating the amount of trash being produced each day at their own schools during the lunch hour alone, shocked them enough to begin

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Thrifty and Chic Mom is having a fantastic carnival of giveaways in September! To welcome her new baby girl she is having the best baby products carnival. Check out this impressive list: Bumbleride Indie Twin StrollerErgo Heart 2 HeartO Yikes!Moon Over MaizeHappyBaby MealsPlayskoolTwo TinasThe Sofia Valeria CollectionDesigns By DadSmart Mom JewelryLittle LuveeHappy Panda BabyJust click on the

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Mom knows it all, one of the Wal-mart More than Eleven Moms (how can I get into that group?), is hosting a fabulous giveaway...wait for it......A $500 gift card from Wal-mart! I thought there had to be some gimmick like agreeing to work for Wal-mart for free or something ludicrous like that. But no, it's a simple giveaway like most blogs. All you have to do is check out the line of fantastic

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Head on over to I'll Tell You Later Betty and check out the giveaway of the book, Fairy Houses by Tracy Kane. Light-beams Publishing is a fabulous publishing house that encourages both children and adults to get to know fairies and nature better. Enter to win a copy of this great book. Go on! Click away and get over to Betty's!

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And the winner is...(chosen from random.org)Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 3 Timestamp: 2009-08-11 22:59:15 UTCCongrats breiz! I'll be contacting you and hope to hear from you in 48 hours!Here's what she said:breiz said... This would be great for my kids! August 7, 2009 8:34 AM 

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We are jammin' at our house!Miss Anna Mae, our four year old star in the making, can't believe that there are songs out there just made for her. She is beside herself with pride and joy. All this exuberance is the result of receiving the "Name Your Tune" personalized CD full of music that babies, toddlers and kids love to hear and sing. They love this CD so much because there are 14 songs that

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We have a winner for the Imagination Box Company Giveaway. Using Random.org's random number generator:Random Integer GeneratorHere are your random numbers:4Timestamp: 2009-05-10 20:37:33 UTCThis comment was #4:The Dreamer said... tough choice for my son between the barn and the firehouse. :) addeviant006 at gmail dot com May 2, 2009 10:41 PM Congratulations "The Dreamer"!

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Now before you scoff at this title and decided to click somewhere else - wait and read. It's really all about me, the mama. The Mama who loves arts and crafts beyond words but has a secret little computer addiction that many times keeps her from playing with the kids as much as she would like. I knew that the challenge of National Turnoff Week was just the kick in the tookus I needed to

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Congratulations to Manic Mother who was chosen by a true random number generator at random.org ! She won a 1 year premium membership to mypunchbowl.com valued at $29.95!Her post: Manic Mother said... I like the ecards especially the mothers day ones. April 19, 2009 11:10 AM

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After being approached by the folks at My Punchbowl to write a review of their party planning website, I knew that my trip back to the Hoosier state would now be smooth sailing. Now you may be asking yourself,"How does this chick connect party planning and traveling to Indiana (yes, the Hoosier state)?". Well, the last time we sojourned to family and friends I was pretty nonchalant about the

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We are getting our groove on in our little house today, thanks to It's Hip Hop Baby. My three year old, Anna, the minute I opened the package and showed her the DVD, immediately turned off her favorite cartoon and said, "Let's dance, mama!". So we did just that. Our dvd, Rockin' Dance Party, was about thirty minutes long, just long enough to hold little Anna's attention and long enough for

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Image by ClintJCL via FlickrBack in the day, the swing set I had as a kid was like the picture you see here. This kind of swing set held all sorts of dangerous fun for children like myself who went unsupervised for hours by mothers watching soaps and smoking cigarettes (oh, those were the days, huh?). While they were, uhhh, busy, we were trying our best to get our swing set to tip over by

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The eco-chic & eco-friendly "Naturally Step Into Spring" event begins March 21st. At Natural Mommie you'll learn about products that are not only green but hip too. She is kicking off Spring by hosting a google of giveaways! There is going to be holding a month's worth of eco-friendly daily giveaways! Her goal is to make the world a little kinder and greener for our children and our

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This was a mega-winner giveaway! Ten lucky readers won memberships to Freepeats. They were selected by a random number generator and they are:#2 Mama Krit#3 La Familia Sobaje#4 Kristy#6 Jen Clark#8 Sarah#10 Storm, the Psychotic Housewife#11 Sarah in Indy#12 Rock Star Ma#13 Kendra#14 ShellyCongratulations! You'll be receiving an e-mail from Angie of Baby Cheapskates letting you know about

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March is National Reading Month and as a parent of a reluctant reader I can speak to the importance of keeping reading alive in your house in anyway you can. Bonggamom is having a giveaway in honor of National Reading Month that is great for reluctant readers. Leapfrog has been an educational company I have turned to many times to help our kids along the way to reading. Leapfrog wants to

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In my little house I have lots of baby and kid stuff taking up space. Space I could be using for more preschooler and kid stuff...groan. Then I discovered Freepeats and my frustration came to an end. This is a website that speaks to my inner green cheapskate because it's all about sharing what your little ones don't use anymore and getting things they do need. Angie Wynne, founder of the

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Dreaming about a getaway but short on cash? Do you love Asheville, North Carolina and all it has to offer? Well, there is a way to possibly make your dreams come true. One of my favorite Hoosier Mommy Bloggers, Bargain Briana, is having a giveaway that could turn your dream into a reality. The giveaway includes a "Go Blue Ridge Card". It is like an admission ticket for multiple venues. For one

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I have always loved the name Kai but since my little peanut is as Irish as the day is long we decided to love the shoe company, See Kai Run. They describe themselves as urban footwear for first steps. They bring hip back to the baby...and the toddler...and the little kid! But not only are they fashion forward they are functional too. Creating a shoe that promotes healthy development for those

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I have to tell you! I'm feeling lucky. I've won two contests in the past three weeks. Now, I know what you're thinking...luck has nothing to do with it. And you know what? You're right. Yes, you heard me, you are right. It wasn't luck but literacy that brought me two wonderful giveaways. I read. I read fabulous blogs by women who are fabulous writers. Some of these women are introducing

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Covert learning, I find, is always more effective for my reluctant reader than the obvious, "let's sit down and read a book" kind of learning. The effectiveness grows if there is the possibility of winning something...even a virtual "something". PBS KIDS Island offers free reading games and activities for children ages 2-5 years but I have found my 8 year old reluctant reader actively using it

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One of my favorite product review blogs, Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls, is hosting a giveaway that is eco-friendly plus full of style and creativity. The company, Love Bottle, has a fantastic water bottle that you can personalize in so many ways! How do I count the ways...Write directly on your bottle and express yourself!Place silicon bands around the bottle to add color and words, and to improve

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My little guy recently celebrated his eighth birthday. He received lots of wonderful presents but one we've been addicted to is a great family game, Cranium's Cadoo. We've discovered that game playing is a great way to get an eight year old reluctant reader reading! Cadoo encourages reading in a fun filled way. Using their deluxe decoder goggles players get to read hidden answers which only

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I have always been curious, creative and entrepreneurial from an early age. My curiosity about how things worked and finding creative uses for them came from my father who could fix about anything and was very thrifty to boot. Fast forward to the 21st century and you have a woman who is willing to think outside the box to create the home and life she desires on a limited budget. I am a married

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