Giveaways

Big G Curvy Straws Giveaway- MyBlogSpark (4/22)

April 7, 2012 By Virginia 8 Comments

Breakfast should be fun. And Big G, as in General Mills, wants to make sure it is with Big G Curvy Straws! There are six different collectable colorful straws featuring beloved Big G cereal characters, available in specially marked boxes of participating Big G cereals—participating cereals include Cinnamon Toast Crunch® (17 oz.), Lucky Charms®(16 oz.), Reese’s® Puffs (18 oz.), Honey Nut Cheerios® (17 oz.), Trix®(14.8 oz) and Cocoa Puffs® (16.5 oz)—to make morning milk slurping all the more fun. One straw per box, though, so stock up on Big G.

Made with more whole grain than any other ingredient, Big G cereal, combined with a ½ cup of milk, can help provide a great start to your family’s day.

Whether you use one or connect them all, the fun with Big G Curvy Straws doesn’t have to stop when you reach the end of the bowl. Simply grab another serving of ice cold milk, and slurp away! I always encourage my kids to drink the milk from their cereal, and this makes it fun!

Need more cereal to go with your milk? You can visit

this link

to download a printable coupon for $1.25 off of the purchase of (2) boxes of participating Big G cereal today!I LURVE coupons! Especially on things I use anyway! How about you?

1 box of a participating Big G cereal
1 Curvy Straw
1 ‘spilt’ milk bowl
2 glow cups
2 tangle toys

I received the same, and trust me, the bowl is cute, and the straws are fun!

What are you waiting for? Enter!

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Wilton Cookie Prize Pack Giveaway (4/21)

April 6, 2012 By Virginia 97 Comments

You know all those fun filled Wilton cookie making goodies I’ve been working with lately? If you haven’t seen them, check out my Easter Cookies and Vanilla Spritz Cookies posts. Wilton would like to offer the same goodies to one lucky TBC reader.

Squee!

So, let me tell you what all was in my box (and what will be in yours, if you win)…

Wilton Cookie Pro Ultra II Cookie Press
Wilton Spring Nonstick 12 Cavity Cookie Pan
Wilton Easter 18 piece Metal Cookie Cutter Set
Wilton Pastel 4 Piece Icing Color Set
Wilton Flowerful Medley Sprinkles
Wilton Easter Sprinkle Assortment
A 3 Pack of Wilton Spring Treat Boxes

I know, right?

I know, now, that I can bake cookies successfully. Thanks, Wilton! So, what Wilton baking and candy tools should I add to my arsenal next?

So, be sure you like Wilton on Facebook and follow Wilton on Twitter, then enter away!

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Big G Goes Retro

March 29, 2012 By Virginia 7 Comments

Big G, as in General Mills, has pulled a throw back to the 80s. Think Atari. Thing leg warmers. Think big hair (for the oh so less fortunate) and moonwalking.

Ah… those were the days!

Did you ever play Frogger? I LOVED that game. I wasn’t any good at the rest of them, but I loved that little frog!

Anyway, back to Big G cereals is channeling their Retro roots and to help celebrate, they have partnered with Atari®, bringing classic 80’s games like Asteroids, Missile Command and Centipede to your breakfast table.

You can collect all 5 different packages that include totally radical Atari Activities on the back of each box; available exclusively at Target. Participating Big G cereals include: Cinnamon Toast Crunch® (17 oz.), Lucky Charms® (16 oz.), Honey Nut Cheerios® (17 oz.), Cheerios® (18 oz.) and Cocoa Puffs® (16.5 oz.)

(2) boxes of participating Big G cereals
$10 Target gift card
A free download for “Atari 80 Classic Games In 1”So, who’s ready for some Big G? Our favorite is anything Cheerios. How about yours?”
Breakfast. YUM!

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Rock N Learn Letter Sounds (4/6)

March 21, 2012 By Virginia 10 Comments

I’ve told you before about how much Mister and Sister enjoy the Rock ‘N Learn educational DVD’s. We’ve recently added the Rock ‘N Learn Letter Sounds to our video library, and I wanted to tell you about it.

The Rock ‘N Learn Letter Sounds DVD is filled with energetic music and fun games to build excitement about learning to read. The Letter Sounds DVD covers the most common sound that each letter makes. The Letter Sounds DVD, which is all new, with its “on-screen mouth” shows how to form each sound. Ages 4–7.

Approx. 62 minutes

Mister and Sister adore all of our Rock ‘N Learn DVD’s, and this one is no exception. In no time at all, they were both running around making the letter sounds at random. I love that the DVD reinforces the lessons I try to teach.

Check out this clip and you’ll understand why…

Sister recently had her 3-year DIAL exam, given by our parent educator with “Parents as Teachers.” Our educator was absolutely floored that Sister could identify her letter sounds, and said that children aren’t even scored for letter sounds until at least age five. I was one proud mama!

Rock ‘N Learn would like to offer TBC readers 25% off with coupon code JQ7711 at www.RockNLearn.com.

They would also like to give one lucky reader a DVD of their own choice from the Rock ‘N Learn collection.

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What Color is Your Smoothie plus giveaway (4/5)

March 20, 2012 By Virginia 6 Comments

Did you know that March is National Nutrition Month?

We all know that eating a variety of foods, colored like the rainbow, is one of the best ways to make sure that you are getting a full range of nutrients in your diet. In truth, we should eat a rainbow every day. But seriously, it’s not always easy to eat a rainbow everyday. Who has the time?

I know I don’t always have the time to eat as healthily as I would like. Which is one reason I started making smoothies. I discovered that I really enjoy making and eating smoothies. I mean, I REALLY enjoy smoothies. I typically have a smoothie at least 4-5 days a week, if not everyday. After about two weeks of smoothie making, though, I ran out of ideas.

Then I received the What Color is Your Smoothie? book for review, from Adams Media. It is a veritable treasure trove of smoothie recipes and ideas. I would have NEVER considered putting cauliflower in a smoothie. Or green tea. Or spinach. And yet, they are DELICIOUS! With recipes like Strawberry Guava Smoothie, Clever Carrots with Spice, Pineapple Banana Cream, Spicy Spinach Smoothie, and Blueberry Blast Smoothie you are sure to find a few you love. I know I have!

Here’s a few of my recent smoothies…

Aside from discovering Kefir, I’ve also learned that I enjoy a savory smoothie just as well as a sweet smoothie. Of course, the kidlets and Hubs prefer the sweet ones.

What Color is Your Smoothie? contains over 300 smoothie recipes, divided into chapters by color. That’s nearly enough for a different smoothie every day of the year! It also has an “At-a-Glance Produce Chart” that details the serving size, proper color, main nutrients, and main benefits of a variety of produce, from acorn squash to zucchini and everything in between.

The only thing I would change about the book is the index, which isn’t nearly as comprehensive as it could be. For example, the benefits of Vanilla bean are described on page 56 of the book. Several recipes, including the Very Cherry Vanilla (p 98) include vanilla bean pulp. HOWEVER, the only thing referenced in the index under vanilla is the description of the benefits of vanilla (p. 56). I would love to be able to flip to the index and see a comprehensive list of places to find vanilla bean (i.e. p. 56, 73,74,84,98, …). Of course, doing that may cause the index to be longer than the book itself, since there are so many recipes.

Overall, I have really enjoyed this book, and would recommend it to anyone that enjoys smoothies, wants to broaden their smoothie horizons, or wants to be creative in eating the rainbow (or getting their kids to do so)!

In honor of National Nutrition Month, Adams Media Bookstore would like to give one lucky TBC reader their own What Color is Your Smoothie? book, to help you eat a rainbow a day!

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