Archive for April, 2009
« Previous EntriesPepsi - Quick Giveaway!
Submitted by Lookit I Spy Blog
Who remembers growing up in the ‘60s and ‘70s? Who remembers as a kid sitting back enjoying a cold soda on a warm spring day and that being such a treat, you thought you were the best kid on the block?
Well, this spring, Pepsi and Mountain Dew are taking a [...]
Make It Monday - With Ragu Old World Style Sauces
Submitted by Lookit I Spy Blog
Any dish that requires spaghetti sauce is normally a huge hit in my house. And we have always been faithful to the Ragu Old World Style Sauces.
And now there are two new flavors to add to our pantry - seriously, we normally have at least three jars of Ragu Old [...]
LaundryHE.com - and a Giveaway!
Submitted by Lookit I Spy Blog
When we moved to North Carolina three years ago, I was lucky enough to have come with my house a High Efficiency washing machine. Unfortunately, I knew nothing about them or the detergents to use with them.
And now, there is a great new online resource to learn more about High [...]
My House Would Be Cleaner If I Wasn’t So Lazy
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
Parent Bloggers Network is doing a blog blast this weekend about housecleaning. I wish I had a snappy post for you with a chore chart and a cleaning schedule and great tips for managing those daily chores and the weekly ones or whatever, but here’s the truth:
I Am A Lazy [...]
Feel Good Deals from SHOP.com
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
I know there’s only 5 days left in April, but you can win prizes and get great deals from SHOP.com.
• Contests and Giveaways – throughout April SHOP.COM users can enter a variety of contests and SHOP.COM will reward one “feel good” prize per day. Contestants can enter to win enjoyable items [...]
One boy goes barefoot to make a difference
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
This is a pretty amazing story. 12 year old Bilaal Rajan has been going barefoot all this week as part of National Volunteer Week. Why? To bring awareness to and better understand the plight of children in underdeveloped countries, which he has named the Barefoot Challenge.
Children in these countries walk [...]
Super-Duper Extra-Quick Earth Day Giveaway!
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
Happy Earth Day! Trying to find a family-friendly activity to celebrate Earth Day this year? Disneynature’s first film, Earth, a BBC/Discovery Channel/Greenlight Media Co-Production, premieres in theaters nationwide today, April 22nd. You may have already seen a commercial on TV for this amazing looking movie.
Earth (warning: the site has [...]
In the know…..
Submitted by Lookit I Spy Blog
Did you know that tomorrow, April 21st is Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day?! Mark it on your calendar and find a participating location near you. From noon to 8PM you’ll be able to get a free scoop of your favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavor of ice cream. Put it [...]
Make it Monday: Peanut Butter Cookie Pizza
Submitted by Lookit I Spy Blog
Ingredients:
1 package(s) (16 1/2-oz.) refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
1/2 cup(s) chocolate chips
1/2 cup(s) (such as Reese’s) chopped chocolate peanut butter cups
1/2 cup(s) (such as Reese’s) candy-coated peanut butter pieces
Directions:
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Break up cookie dough and press evenly over the bottom of an ungreased 12-inch pizza pan [...]
Attention Posties! There’s a new PayPerPost on it’s way!
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
If you’ve ever checked out PayPerPost, you know that the current system shows lists of paid post ‘opportunities’ and it’s up to the bloggers to grab the opps on a first-come, first-served basis. Well, all of that is about to change. PayPerPost has taken three years’ worth of user feedback [...]
Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
Pooh’s putting on a show! Get ready to tap your toes and sing along with Pooh, Tigger and all their friends from the Hundred Acre Wood in a brand new full-length movie, My Friends Tigger, Pooh and a Musical Too from Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
Inspired by the hit Playhouse Disney [...]
JumpStart 3D Virtual World
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
I’ve been buying JumpStart computer games for my boys since they were in preschool. I’ve always found the quality of the games and the amount of educational play combined with just plain fun to be well worth the purchase price. Now JumpStart games are available at the JumpStart 3D Virtual [...]
Häagen Dazs New Five Ingredient Ice Cream
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
Thanks to MomCentral, we had the opportunity to review four of the new flavors of “five”, a new line of Ice Cream by Häagen Dazs. Each of the seven flavors include only five ingredients (Milk, Cream, Sugar, Eggs), plus a unique fifth ingredient- Ginger, Passion Fruit, Coffee, Mint, Milk Chocolate, Vanilla Bean [...]
Kroger Giveaway!
Submitted by Lookit I Spy Blog
Beginning April 6 and running through May 15, Kroger is inviting customers to visit www.kroger.com/green to enter the Kroger Reusable Shopping Bag Contest. The contest gives Kroger customers the chance to design their own reusable grocery bag with Kroger.com’s easy-to-use design tool.
Upon submitting their entry, designers will receive a confirmation [...]
Beer Review: Dogfish Head Raison D’Etre
Submitted by The Beer Snob Blog
When I decided to do a beer review tonight, I wanted to do something that’s different and unique and interesting. After much contemplation at one of my favorite places to buy beer, Midtown Wine and Spirits, I ended up buying Dogfish Head’s Raison D’Etre. I was not at all disappointed.
Here’s [...]
Clorox Bleach Coupon Giveaway
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
It’s amazing how many ways you can use Clorox Bleach around the house! I just saw a commercial this morning, showing how to mix bleach and water to disinfect children’s toys, baby bottles, and pet food dishes. The Clorox Website has a cool interactive page where you drag an item [...]
Toot and Puddle Goes Green for Earth Day
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
April 22, 2009 is Earth Day, and both Nickelodeon and Noggin (Nick’s collaboration with PBS) have special episodes planned with some of their most popular shows. Toot & Puddle, a new preschool series from National Geographic Kids Entertainment, encourages exploration and adventure, both at home and afar, by piquing kids’ [...]
Vtech Spin Around Learning Town
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
This review for the Vtech Demo Team is for the Spin Around Learning Town, which is recommended for ages 12 months to 3 years. My 3.5 year old daughter has lots of fun playing with it! What I like best is that it’s three-sided, so she can move from one [...]
Electrolux Machines
Submitted by Lookit I Spy Blog
Let’s all just admit it: we spend a lot of time in our laundry room and it sucks (for lack of a better word). But for me, what makes tasks much more fun are what I use to complete them. Like using these washers and dryers:
Electrolux and Kelly Ripa have [...]
Beer Industry Veteran Plays Prominent Role in Groundbreaking Film Documentary
Submitted by The Beer Snob Blog
Boston, MA April 2, 2009 - Rhonda Kallman, founder and CEO of New Century Brewing Company, is featured in Beer Wars: Brewed in America, a groundbreaking documentary to be shown in 440 theatres for one day – April 16, 2009. The film delivers a behind-the-scenes, no-holds-barred exploration of the U.S. [...]
Electric Circuits KitBook
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
A KitBook combines the visual features of a textbook with hands-on learning through a complete kit. We received an Electric Circuits KitBook to review, which contain alls the instructions and parts needed for each experiment, plus a “PowerPage” for building actual working circuits. I handed my boys (who are 12 [...]
My Little Pony Live: The World’s Biggest Tea Party
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
Surprise a My Little Pony fan with this special gift set that includes the live stage production on DVD plus a little pony and a cart for play-along fun. Directed by Emmy Award-winner David Stern, My Little Pony Live: The World’s Biggest Tea Party is a fun stage show with [...]
Jump Start - Free 3 Month Membership!
Submitted by Lookit I Spy Blog
I wrote about Jump Start last week - the website that offers a great online learning tool for kids age 3 - 10. And now they are offering one of our readers a free three month trial to use their site. A $24 value for your kids to learn any [...]
Make it Monday: Country Chicken Cobbler
Submitted by Lookit I Spy Blog
Ingredients:
1 bag(s) (16-ounce) frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, cauliflower and broccoli)
1 can(s) (10 3/4-ounce) condensed cream of potato soup
3/4 cup(s) whole milk
1/8 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper
2 cup(s) (1/2-inch pieces) rotisserie chicken meat
1 package(s) (10- to 12-ounce) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, each cut into quarters
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In [...]
Campbell’s Chicken and Stars Soup and Thermos giveaway
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
At the end of January I visited the Campbell’s Kitchens for a blogger event and got to meet some of the terrific people who work there. If you’ve ever wondered if the people who work at big companies actually care about the people who buy their products, the answer for [...]
