eBEANSTALKS website review

As a mom of three,  I am always looking for new toy websites for gift-giving.  I recently found a great toy website called eBeanstalks.

One of my favorite features of the website is the fact that you can search by age and gender so it makes really quick if you happen to be in a hurry or say you need toys for a2 years old.  It makes it really easy and simple to find a great gift.  Another great thing about the website is that they have tons of educational toys so moms can help their kids with furthering their learning.  Some of the great educational products available online are their selection of Alphabet toys like the Chicka Chicka Car Seats ABCs (shown below)

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My kids and I are huge fans of DIY projects especially on rainy days.  One of my favorite searches on this site is for the most popular arts and crafts.  Now one of my favorite arts and crafts items on the site is the little hands tabletop easel.

This is so great for little kids and even older kids too.  My daughters would love this and spend hours painting too.

There were so many great items to choose from and you could spend a lot of time on there looking at the great toys.  Of course with their searches by age and gender it can also be really quick as well. This site definitely has something for the kid in your life from robots to barbies.  Also they have really affordable pricing as well and you can purchase gift e-cards online too in case you can not decide what to get.  Kids can also create wish lists which others can purchase from which I think is a great feature.  They also offer grandparents discounts so that grandparents can save money on their purchases.  Just click here to see the discounts they have to offer.  All in all eBeanstalks is really a great website for gift shopping and shopping in general.  So check out eBeanstalks and let me know your thoughts about it.

* I am receiving a gift card for this review, but my opinion is completely honest and completely y own.

RIO movie GIVEAWAY & NEWS bout the RIO APP (YES, RIO has an APP)

Attention iPad, smart phone,  and iPhone owners, there is a new App available that is sure to excite your kids.  It is the Rio coloring App and it is available on the Android market and iTunes App Store with 2 characters and 1 background.

Also once the RIO blu-ray is released on August 2, the insert inside it will allow you to unlock an additional 10 characters and 4 backgrounds for a total of 12 characters and 5 backgrounds meaning 60 different coloring pages and hours of fun for your kiddies.

Also as if they were not enough, those in the LA or NYC areas, a hands-on demonstration of the app will be available at Santa Monica Place in LA and Roosevelt Field Mall on Long Island at a KIOSK with iPads, approximately 40-49” off the ground, easily reachable by children, to try the app.

In addition, Rio is celebrating National Friendship Day (July 30) with beach takeovers and ecards. Also, mall takeovers are happening in these areas, including "Friendship Rio style”  a  2 - 3 hour event  with the Rio trailer played, children engaging making a friendship bracelet, create your own mask, fun Rio activity sheets, write a friendship letter, take the friendship pledge, and watch scenes from the DVD!

7000 Arundel Mills Circle	Hanover	MD
1065 Brea Mall	Brea	CA
3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway	Grapevine	TX
6301 N.W. Loop 410	San Antonio	TX
5000 Katy Mills Circle	Katy	TX
3333 Buford Dr., Ste 1000	Buford	GA
1201 Hooper Ave.	Toms River	NJ
One Mills Circle, Suite One	Ontario	CA
2700 Potomac Mills Circle	Prince William	VA
301 Mt. Hope Avenue, Ste. 1900	Rockaway	NJ
4502 S. Steele St, Ste 1177	Tacoma	WA
400 Ernest  Barrett Pkwy.	Kennesaw	GA
6901 22nd Ave. North	St. Petersburg	FL
6020 E. 82nd St.	Indianapolis	IN
8111 Concord Mills Blvd.	Concord	NC
3 Del Amo Fashion Center	Torrance	CA

You can find the dates to when the events will be at the above location here.  If you are near one, you should definitely check it out and take the kids.  trust me they will have a wonderful time, but check soon cause some are for this upcoming weekend.    


Now for even more great news, I have the opportunity to offer one of my lucky readers the opportunity to win a RIO dvd.

GIVEAWAY ALERT

One lucky reader will win their very own RIO dvd

 Mandatory entry is to tell me who the dvd is for. (Must be a GFC follower of the blog to enter)


Additional entries

• Follow me on Facebook (1 entry)
• Follow me on Twitter (2 entries)
• Sign up for my email updates (2 entries)
• Tweet about this Giveaway    ( one entry per day)
• Enter one of my other giveaways (1 entry per giveaway)

• Leave one comment per entry!!!! (This is important.  If the additional entries count as more than one email please comment the number of times you get credit for it so they count.) 

Please include your screen names and email address with each entry so I can verify the information and to contact you if you win.  This is very important since I have been having trouble getting response back from winners lately.

The giveaway starts today and will end @ Noon on August 10th. 

Good luck everyone!

ZIPLOC VERSAGLASS CONTAINER review and giveaway

School time is right around the corner and most moms become even busier with after school programs and sports and such.  So being able to save time anywhere in your schedule is a life saver.  The wonderful folks at Ziploc are always looking for ways to help moms (and dads of course) save time and they have now created a product that can help save time at dinner time.  It is the new Ziploc Versaglass containers.

Now these new containers are different in the fact that they can go into the oven at temperatures up to 400 degrees and can be sealed up to store in the fridge before or after they are heated in the oven or microwave. It is safe to use in the oven cause it is made of tempered glass.  They come in several sizes and also a variety pack of three different sizes which include a small round, small and large square containers.  Now they can also be used in the freezer with the lid, but the lid should never be on when you are cooking in the oven or microwave.  

I was lucky enough to receive the large square container to review and I loved it.  It was perfect for my chicken casserole.  I could make it up and store it until I was ready to throw it into the oven.  Then it went start from the oven to the table and then I popped the lid on and the leftovers went into the fridge.  Only one dish had to be washed.  Trust me this product is a huge time saver and is now one of my favorite dishes to use .

Now the Ziploc Versaglass Containers are available at most mass retailers and grocery stores and also online at Ziploc.com through Amazon.com.  You can find out more information about sizes there too just look under oven products.  They vary in price but are completely affordable.  The large square dish costs $10.73 online. Definitely a bargain for all the time it will save you.

* I received the above mentioned product solely for review purposes.  The above opinion is completely honest and completely my own.


Now the wonderful folks with Ziploc have been kind enough to allow me to offer one of my lucky readers their very own Ziploc Versaglass container like mine ( Large Square).

GIVEAWAY ALERT

One lucky reader will win a Large Square Ziploc Versaglass Container

 Mandatory entry is to tell me what you would cook in your container.


Additional entries

• Follow me on Google Friend Connect (1 entry)
• Follow me on Facebook (1 entry)
• Follow me on Twitter (1 entry)
• Sign up for my email updates (2 entries)
• Tweet about this Giveaway    ( one entry per day)
• Like Ziploc on Facebook ( 1 entry)
• Enter one of my other giveaways (1 entry per giveaway)

• Leave one comment per entry!!!! (This is important.  If the additional entries count as more than one email please comment the number of times you get credit for it so they count.) 

Please include your screen names and email address with each entry so I can verify the information and to contact you if you win.  This is very important since I have been having trouble getting response back from winners lately.

The giveaway starts today and will end @ Noon on August9th. 

Good luck everyone!

GIVEAWAY WINNERS FROM V-8 & BOON

First I want to thank everyone for entering my giveaways and to say please keep doing so.  The more people who enter the better the prizes I can give you.

Okay first giveaway winner is for the V-8 prize pack.  And the winner is... kendra22.

Next giveaway winner is for the Boon prize pack.  And the winner is... Breanne.

Congratulations to both winners and you should be receiving an email sometime today.  You have 48 hours to respond to that email.  Thanks again to all that entered and get ready I have alot of Back 2 School giveaways coming up in the next few weeks.

VAMPLET GIVEAWAYS

So recently I reviewed the adorable Baby Vampyres, Vamplets here.

Well, the wonderful people from Vamplets have graciously offered me the opportunity to offer 2 of my readers some Vamplets merchandise.  One lucky winner will win a Count Vlad Von Gloom doll and a bottle of blood.

















Another winner will win a set of Vamplets buttons.  Trust me they are simply adorable.

GIVEAWAY ALERT

1st winner will win a Count Vlad Von Gloom doll and bottle of blood

2nd winner will win a set of Vamplets buttons

 Mandatory entry is to tell me who you would give the prize too.


Additional entries

• Follow me on Google Friend Connect (1 entry)
• Follow me on Facebook (1 entry)
• Follow me on Twitter (1 entry)
• Sign up for my email updates (2 entries)
• Tweet about this Giveaway    ( one entry per day)
• Like Vamplets on Facebook (2 entries)
• Follow Vamplets on Twitter (1 entry)
• Enter one of my other giveaways (1 entry per giveaway)

• Leave one comment per entry!!!! (This is important.  If the additional entries count as more than one email please comment the number of times you get credit for it so they count.) 

Please include your screen names and email address with each entry so I can verify the information and to contact you if you win.  This is very important since I have been having trouble getting response back from winners lately.

The giveaway starts today and will end @ Noon on August 8th. 

Good luck everyone!