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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

My Giggle Box Giveaway

I am thrilled to be able to be joining in with this giveaway hosted by: My Four Littles and Four Littles Media

Sponsored by: My Giggle Box

Do you have little ones whom you would love to do more activities with, but perhaps are struggling with coming up with ideas? You have got to check out this great giveaway from Amanda at My Four Littles.

Here is what she has to say,"My Giggle Box is a monthly subscription box of crafts for kids ages 3 to 6. Before I tell you what's inside our box, I'm going to tell you my three favorite things about My Giggle Box. (1) Everything we needed was included. There was no need for me to be running around trying to find supplies etc to prepare for a craft or activity. It was all there. (2) There were PLENTY of activities for multiple days of fun. This box really will last for you for a month. (3) I also appreciate the variety of crafts which made sharing between my kids much easier." Check out the full My Giggle Box subscription box review on My Four Littles!

US Only.

All entries will be verified.

Giveaway ends February 17th at 12:00am.
a Rafflecopter giveaway Disclosure: This blog is not responsible for sponsor prize shipment.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Wordless Wednesday: February 6, 2013 (w/linky)-Boy With a Phone

Looking forward to seeing your Wordless (or not so wordless) Wednesday posts this week.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up- February 5, 2013

Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me and Emily @ Emily Reviews

So glad you could join us as we embark on another year of Tuesday Giveaway Link Ups.

Our co-hosts this week are Mellissa from Something Like Life and Kim from Mommie...Again.

This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways.

Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up

1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many as you have, be sure to add the end date (family friendly please)

2. Help spread the word about the giveaway link up by grabbing our button, Tweeting or posting on Facebook. (Not mandatory- but it helps get more exposure to your giveaways as well!)

3. Take a moment to enter any giveaway that strikes an interest to you!

If you would like to follow the hostesses, we will gladly follow you back! Simply leave us a message to do so.

Thank you for linking up with Karen @ Tots and Me & Emily @ Emily Reviews along with Mellissa from Something Like Life and Kim from Mommie...Again.

Saturday, February 2, 2013

$350 Melissa & Doug Toys Giveaway

Have you heard of Melissa & Doug? I'm sure you have by now. If not, they make some great educational toys. Here is a wonderful giveaway that I am so glad I get to bring my readers.

$350 Melissa & Doug Toys Giveaway

Friday, February 1, 2013

Lovin' the Weekend Blog Hops: February 1-3, 2013

Welcome to Lovin' The Weekend Blog Hops with your co-hosts:

Karen from Tots and Me, Maria from Adventures of the Mommy Homemaker and Rena from An Ordinary Housewife.

Thank you to every one who has stopped by, whether this is your first visit or you have been a faithful ongoing participant!

We would love for you to stop by each of the co-hosts and follow us, then feel free to add your links to any or all of the following linkies.

We also randomly choose a Featured host each week from the Lovin' The Readers linky. This week we are featuring John from Java John Z's.

Here's what he has to say:

"I'm a software engineer by day and a sweepstaker and couponer by night. I've authored several books related to Java technology, hence the blog name of Java John Z. I started blogging just last December (2012). I had always toyed with starting a blog and the triggering point was literally when I hit the 2,000 follower limit on Twitter and couldn't follow any more. I liked getting the extra entries in the giveaways so followed nearly everybody, except insurance agents. I'm still finding the right niche for my blog. It definitely has a Boston slant on things, from local giveaways to area happenings. I tend to have a ton of blogger opportunities posted as I'm just growing an audience and welcome the exposure they bring. I really don't sign up for all that I run across. And, I'm not afraid to tackle technology-related topics. (One of my most popular postings not related to a giveaway is instructions on how to cancel your NFL mobile subscription.) I've been toying with a series of posts with tips for bloggers, like article pagination and linking in Rafflecopter, but haven't started that yet."

Don't forget to link up to the Lovin' the Readers Hop if you would like a chance to be a Featured host next week. Please comment with a way to contact you, especially if there is not an obvious way mentioned on your blog. We would love to include a little write up about you and your blog in the next week's Lovin' The Weekend Blog Hop post, including a link to your blog. And you will get to include the linky codes on your blog. Sound fun? We're looking forward to getting to know our readers better.

Here's how this blog hop works. We would appreciate it if you would follow Tots and Me, Adventures of a Mommy Homemaker and An Ordinary Housewife then please head on over to our Featured Host and follow as well. If you no longer have GFC please follow in some other way. After that there are three different linkies you can link to. Whichever one you choose to link to, please grab that button and share it on your blog (the codes are on Tot's and Me's sidebar). We'd love it if you could tweet or in some other way share about this blog hop, the more people who know about it, the more potential visitors and new followers of your blog. We'd love to meet some new friends this weekend.

Some people are more interested in just increasing their numbers, while others really want people who appreciate their blog and want to keep up with their posts. So, there are two separate linkies. The third linky is for you to link up your giveaways.

If you are interested in increasing the number of followers to your blog via GFC, Linky Followers, email, Twitter, Facebook or Google+ link up here. We will follow you back if you follow us (just note which one you are linking to):

If you are interested in gaining followers to your blog who will read and comment and truly find an interest in your blog, link up here:

If you have family friendly giveaways to link up, here's your spot. Please make sure to include an end date for your giveaway.

We are so glad you stopped by. Please leave a comment if you link up and we will be sure to stop by and follow back.

Don't forget to check out my "Blog Hops" page for other great weekend blog hops!!

Cupcake Craze Giveaway

In Celebration of Tabitha's 6th Birthday I am thrilled to bring you the Cupcake Craze Giveaway!

The winner of the giveaway will win all 3 of these cute cupcake related prizes!

Cupcake Race Game from Endless Games

Cupcake Clutch from OrbFactory

Baker's Hat, Baker's Apron and Set of 6 Silicone Baking Cups from For Small Hands

Here is a quick look at all of these great prizes:

Cheater Game

Cupcake Race is a fun game for children 4 and up. Players actually race to put together their cupcakes (frosting, sprinkles and all) before they get to the party. You can check out Tots and Me's full review here.

The Orb Factory's Stick 'N Style Cupcake Clutch is a fun hands on activity for your child 5 and up. Your child can follow the legend to stick sprinkles all over the clutch, creating a sparkling accessory. You can check out the review of this award winning product here.

For Small Hands generously offered to give the winner of this giveaway all three items pictured above. I don't know if your children enjoy helping out in the kitchen as much as mine do, but if they are wearing these child sized baker's clothes I bet they would be willing to give it a whirl. With the hat and the apron on children are ready to whip up some yummy cupcakes in the silicone baking cups. Don't be surprised if your children are begging to help in the kitchen. In addition, the baking cups can be used to separate food items when preparing Bento-style boxes.
You can check out the review of these baking accessories here.

1 Lucky Winner will win all of the above prizes.
You may enter on the Rafflecopter below from February 1st through 16th.
Don't forget to come back each day for your daily entries to increase your odds of winning.
(There are only 3 simple mandatory entries. All other entries are optional, though completing them will again increase your odds of winning.)
Giveaway is open to residents of US only, ages 18+

Please enter in the Rafflecopter below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway Disclosure: I received the Cupcake Race, Cupcake Clutch and For Small Hands baking accessories for free in order to review them. This did not in any way influence my review. I only recommend products I use personally and feel will be good products for my readers. Tots and Me is not responsible for sponsor prize shipment.

For Small Hands Baking Accessories Set Review

Tabitha was thrilled when she received this cute baker's hat and apron from For Small Hands.

(Yes, I know she doesn't look too thrilled. I am not sure if she was tired of me taking pictures or tired of waiting for her friend to do up the Velcro.)

Along with this cute outfit, we have the opportunity to try out this great set of 6 Silicone Baking cups.

Tabitha has enjoyed being able to put on her baker's apron and hat to help out in the kitchen. Somehow this outfit has made cooking with mommy just a little bit more fun. Even Amelia has had a chance to use the hat and apron. I just love it when the girls share so nicely.

Both the Baker's Hat and the Baker's Apron are child sized. The Hat fits children from ages 3-8 and the apron fits children from 3-5. Tabitha is technically a little old for the apron now, but it fits her well. Both the hat and the apron are very well made and they do up with Velcro so a child can easily put them on themselves and it is easily adjustable. The girls love to pull them out when we are getting ready to have Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen time or to help with dinner (though Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen occurs more frequently).

We used the Silicone Baking Cups to make cupcakes for Harold's birthday.

I just love how colorful they are.

As we only have 6, we had to use both the silicone cups and paper cups.

The bake time is the same as the regular cupcake papers.

I thought they would look cute as balloons for the cake.

Unfortunately, I didn't realize that the cupcakes needed to be taken out right away to help them pop out cleanly. So, I decided to try it again with corn muffin mix.

They popped right out, though I did still have a bit of an issue with some of the corn muffin sticking to the cup. Not sure if I can do something a little differently or not. We are going to keep experimenting. Either way, the muffins tasted great.

The silicone baking cups can also be used in the microwave and put in the freezer. I can't wait to use them in their muffin tin meals, or try out a Bento style box.

All in all, I think these products are a great way to get kids helping out in the kitchen if they don't already do so.

You can check out the Baker's Hat, Baker's Apron and Set of 6 Silicone Baking Cups along with many other hard-to-find, child-size Practical Life materials at For Small Hands.

You can also find them on Facebook.

If you would like a chance to win all 3 of these great items head on over to my Cupcake Craze Giveaway Post.

Disclosure: I received the Baker's Hat, Baker's Apron and Silicone Baking Cups at no charge as a part of my Cupcake Craze Giveaway. I received no further compensation. This did not in any way influence my review. This review is my honest opinion and I only recommend products I use personally and feel will be a good products for my readers.