Month: February 2010

Electrolux Cake Off For A Cause

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Electrolux has teamed up with Kelly Ripa for Kelly’s Cake Off For A Cause. Kelly and accomplished master baker and cake decorator Buddy Valastro, from TLC’s “Cake Boss,” recently joined forces at a fun event to bake lavishly decorated cakes in support of The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). Five teams of baking enthusiasts were invited to take part in Kelly’s cake off, where they learned from Kelly and the cake boss, and decorated their own cakes.

Virtual cakes that is! You can help vote who is the best by going to Kelly Confidential. For every vote cast Electrolux will donate $1 to OCRF as part of its $500,000 commitment to help fight ovarian cancer!  You can make your own virtual cake to send to a special someone, for every cake sent Electrolux will donate another dollar. Plus you can see all Buddy’s top decorating tips.

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Plus for every cake you send you send, you’ll be entered to win an induction range from Electrolux(pictured above).

Leapfrog Math Adventure To The Moon Review

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Join Tad and Lilly as they blast off on an exciting educational adventure! Tad and Lilly need a collection of things to take to school for their math assignment. They decide to get moon rocks, but have to figure out how to get them. With some magical help from their firefly friend Edison, they board a rocket ship to start their quest. Soon the twins learn math is everywhere, even in outerspace!Watch as they use their skills in counting, sorting, skip counting and recognizing patterns to overcome obstacles, find new friends, and make the trip back to earth.

Special features:

  • The sorting game
  • Four sing a long songs
  • Alphabet song from lets go to school

Here are some math tips you can try:

  1. Next time you’re in a waiting room with your child, scan the room (or the magazines on the tables) for evidence of “math.”  Advise your child to find as much math as possible, and you can give clues if you need to.  Numbers, patterns, shapes, categories, and measuring devices (e.g., ruler, scales), are just a few examples of some of the math you might see all around you!
  2.   Make patterns using standard household objects.  For example line up repeated objects–sock, stuffed animal, sock, stuffed animal, and so on.   Next, ask your child to continue the pattern to figure out the “secret code.”  You can vary the difficulty of the pattern to suit your child’s ability–banana, banana, pear, banana, banana, pear.  You can also make deliberate errors that your child needs to find–pear, apple, banana, pear, apple, banana, pear, pear, banana.
  3. Take a deck of cards, and discuss with your child all the ways you can sort the cards.  They can be sorted by color (red versus black), suit (spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs), numbers (2’s, 3’s, etc.), royalty versus numbers (jacks, queens, and kings versus the numbers), odd versus even numbers, etc.  Sky is the limit!  You can play the sorting game with many collections of things around the house, such as socks and building  blocks.  


    ****This movie is fun and a great learning adventure for the kids. All about math and numbers. My children really got into it. My 4-year-old even told me she learned about even numbers and proceeded to say 2,4,6,8,10 etc. This is great learning tool for preschoolers to get interested in math.

Release Date:2/23/10

Retail:$14.98

Running time:38 minutes

My rating:10

Disclosure: I received a product for my review. no other compensation was received.

Sing and Learn Spanish DVD Review

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Product Description-Sing and Learn is an engaging and effective tool, whether teaching a second language – in this case, Spanish – or preserving it as a native language at home.  Developed by Agnes Chavez, a language expert, teacher and producer of Spanish DVDs, the DVDs have been proven to teach Spanish to children the fun and easy way.  Children are constantly exposed to multicultural rhythms from around the world and Sing and Learn capitalizes on that, bringing Salsa, Cumbia and Ranchera music to life in these videos while showing youngsters engaged in fun, everyday activities.

I received the Sing and Learn in Spanish where you learn about animals, items from the garden, your house,  and so much more.   I think this is great and kids should learn another language early. Growing up in AZ, everyone in my neighborhood spoke spanish so it was so hard on me. My kids have already learned some spanish from children’s shows and this dvd is helping them more.

Retail:$19.99

Release date: March 23, 2010

Running time: 27 minutes

My rating:

Disclosure: I received a product from the Hit Entertainment for my review.

JELL-O Mousse Temptations review

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Product Description: Mousse Temptations by Jell-O has a light and airy texture, yet rich and delightfully creamy taste. Premium, high-quality ingredients are whipped with cream to form a fluffy luscious snack that your sure to love.  Mousse Temptations by Jell-O is sugar-free and 60 calories per serving.Making this one guilty pleasure you will want to tell your friends about. The new mousse is available in three delicious flavors, Dark Chocolate Decadence, Chocolate Indulgence and Carmel Crème.

***As a mom I am on my feet constantly and having 3 kids all under the age of 5 i get stressed out a lot. By the end of the day I want to just relax with a good snack. I worry about calories and how healthy it is.  Jello Mousse Temptations hit the spot. The Carmel Crème is very good and tastes a little like butterscotch. Chocolate Indulgence and Chocolate Decadence are very good, I even think they are a bit to chocolatey. My kids loved them, and the mess on their face proved it!  I’m a bit torn Mousse Temptations are good, but so is regular Jell-O pudding and it’s cheaper too.

Release date: September 2009

Retail:$3.19 for a 6 pack

My rating:7

Disclosure: I received a product from Kraft for my review.

Banquet Thanks A Million Blog Tour

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As a mom of three under the age of 5, i am on my feet constantly. When dinner time rolls around i am so exhausted and don’t feel like doing anything. I usually keep already made meals in the house for this reason.It doesn’t taste as fresh but it still works.

Banquet has been offering customers frozen family meals for over 50 years, for those hectic days! They offer single meals, so everyone can eat what they want, or family meals like sweet and sour chicken, Chicken pasta marinara, creamy pasta carbonara.  Just put them in the microwave or oven for a few minutes and dinner is served.

Banquet wants to say thanks to their loyal customers, by announcing the “Thanks A Million” promotion. Banquet is giving away more than 1 million dollars in cash prizes. The banquet meals with the Thanks A Million logo are eligible and will contain a game piece worth $10-$100,000 dollars, or a Banquet coupon.

Banquet has a big variety of meals to choose from and they ar so delicious.

:“I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Banquet and received a sample to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

New Proactiv Solution Review

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New Proactiv Solution has been formulated with micro-crystal benzoyl peroxide, designed to allow the key active acne fighting ingredient to absorb more quickly into pores.  Typical benzoyl peroxide particles on the average are 25% larger than the pore and can vary in size. The new benzoyl peroxide in Proactiv is approximately 1/10 the size of the pore, and the particles are evenly sized and uniform throughout the formulation.

3 step system

  • Step 1: Renewing Cleanser-Oil free formula that contains smooth, tiny beads to gently exfoliate dead skin cells and other impurities, with exclusive micro-crystal benzoyl peroxide to gently slide into pores and clear acne, gentler and faster than before.
  • Step 2:Revitalizing Toner-refreshing, alcohol free toner with glycolic acid that helps balance skin tone and remove dead skin cells  to reveal the vital, radiant skin beneath. it contains a special formulation to balance skins natural acids, including witch hazel to refine and purify pores, aloe and chamomile to soothe and soften, plus allantoin to stimulate the growth of healthy tissue.The Toner removes excess surface oil without drying, leaving skin even toned and soft.
  • step 3: Repairing Treatment-A light, oil free lotion formulated with exclusive micro-crystal benzoyl peroxide small enough to gently slide into pores and clear acne, the repairing treatment penetrates deep into the poor to help heal blemishes and prevent future breakouts faster and gentler. The advanced delivery system is safe for the entire face and any other acne prone areas.

**** I have mixed feelings about this product. It does help, my pores are smaller, my skin feels smooth, and some of my acne has gone away. The new Proactiv doesn’t feel as harsh on skin as the old. When I tried the original Proactiv it burned my face, the new Proactiv does not.  It has made my skin clearer, but if you miss a day your acne starts coming back. So if you want clear skin you have to use it non-stop. Which can get expensive.

Release: the new Proactiv system is available 1/18/10

Retail:49.95 for 3 month supply

My rating:8

Disclosure; I did not receive compensation for this post. I did receive a product from the company for my review.

Kool-Aid Fun Fizz Review

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Kool-Aid introduces fun fizz drink drops that quickly bubble and sparkle into a refreshing, non carbonated beverage That makes kids excited to drink water. It is a fun filled, sugar free, 5 calorie drink that puts a smile on everyone’s face!

Kool-Aid fun fizz dissolves in water, transforming it into the beloved Kool-Aid flavors that kids have loved for more than 85 years. The drops are covenient and mess free. Put one drink drop into a 8 oz glass of water, or 2 drops in a 16.9oz bottle. The kids will light up with excitement as the water changes into a colorful exciting drink.

The drops are created to fit into the openings of water bottles, so they are perfect for on the go.

****My kids were so excited when they saw the Kool-Aid Fun Fizz drops in the water. We tried out the Partyin Punch and it tasted for the most part like traditional Kool-Aid. It either needed more sugar or i put in too much water. We also received a Kool-Aid fun fizz cup with lid and straw to try it out. Watch my video review. (My son tried to spill the drink so please excuse the end of the video).

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Available Nationwide at grocery stores

Flavors:Partin’ Punch, Gigglin’ Grape, and Laughin Lemonade.

8 drops per bag at a retail of $1.99

Disclosure: No compensaton was received. The company did sent me a product for review.

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