Archives for September 2011

5$ off 15$ from TGI Fridays!

Get $5 off a $15 purchase at TGI Friday‘s with this electronic coupon from Shopkick! Valid thru 10/31/11.
PS – Find out more about the Free iPhone/Android Shopkick app and also get a FREE $25 GC to Restaurant.com!

I found this deal and posted here with the permission of Deals 4 Dummies, which I love!  I thought you guys would like it too. 
Thanks Jeana!

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#Win Beautiful Miche Handbag- Review and #Contest


I think that I, like most women, take immense pleasure in handbags. I don’t know what it is about a really great purse that just “does” it for me (and so many others!) but, doesn’t a great bag just thrill you?
Miche Bags are unlike any other. They are a basic bag with interchangeable shells, that you can customize for any outfit. The shoes and the purse really “make” or break the outfit, so a fab handbag is a MUST when you are dressing to impress, heading out to an interview, or just want to look great.

It’s fun and easy to customize your bag, and choose the shells (the part that shows) that you like best. You choose what size bag you want, then pick the shells you like best. And even better? If you get new shoes (WHEN you get new shoes!) you can pick up a few new shells to match! Going to a wedding, and want to match that bridesmaid dress, or cocktail attire? No prob! Switch the shell, easy peasy.

Here is how it works-

Please excuse the mess- I made this video the day before I left for Ohio- Pre-Hurricane, LOL.  I let my husband make the video, and he didn’t even try to keep the mess out, Le Sigh.  You know how packing is. 

You can buy your bags HERE, and you can enter to win one standard bag and shell below. Here is how to enter!

Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.  In  your comment, please.

 Extra Entries
Leave a separate comment for each entry.

– Which of these products is your favorite?   

– Like Miche Bags on Facebook.  This entry is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway.    
– Follow Miche Bags on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway- can be done daily  

 #Win Beautiful #handbag from @michedotcom   http://tinyurl.com/3rkrhy8 @HaveSippy #Purse #Contest    

 
-“Like” me on Facebook -feel free to give me some comment love!  🙂  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway. 
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription  or via RSS
+3 entries

Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest
#Win Beautiful #handbag from @michedotcom   http://tinyurl.com/3rkrhy8 @HaveSippy #Purse #Contest 
*can be done daily

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries

 
– enter a giveaway at any of the Collective Media Magic Bloggers’ sites! 
3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, and The Thrifty Things.- GFC, Twitter, and Facebook are all 1 extra entry each. 

– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at  kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)
 -Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

– blog about this giveaway, and link back to this contest (leave me the URL in comment, please)

-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!”  (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!)   *Can be done daily


– enter another one of my giveaways

– comment on a non-giveaway post

– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button  (each is worth one entry)


OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

DISCLOSURE: I received this product for review from the sponsor.  All opinions are mine, yours may differ.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Open to US shipping addresses only.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Oct 14, 2011.

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Review and #Giveaway from Educational Insights- not to be missed for parents and teachers :)

As a Pre-K teacher, there are some things I just take real pleasure in reviewing and writing up. Educational Insights is such a great company, making great (and fun!) educational toys and games, that I own more of their products then I could ever review. So lets start with some of their most fabulous and fun items, that have been delighting kids for some time, and now have been giving my Pre-K kids some educational enjoyment 🙂

Inside Out ™ Lenticular Human Body Poster
A seriously awesome poster for any science fan (I have one on my door in my room)! Don’t look away! A magical way to present the carious layers of the human body, the Lenticular Human Body Poster shifts from two kids to their skeletal systems, muscular systems, and organs. You won’t believe your eyes! Grades 1+/Ages 6+

Our Human Body week is not here yet- but you can be sure I will be bringing this in with me!  

Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game
Your forest friends are hungry and they need your help! Spin the spinner, squeeze the matching colored acorn with your Squirrel Squeezers, and place it into your log. Be the first to your log with delicious acorns and you win! You could also spin “pick an acorn,” “steal an acorn,” or “lose an acorn,” so be strategic, little squirrel!
 The kids had a great time with this game- they still are not bored with it, and the tweezers improve dexterity.  The rules are easy to explain and implement (and to understand!) so the kids can have fun and n ot be frustrated.

The perfect first microscope! Great for introducing scientific observation.
·  Features a dial children can turn to listen to fun facts about what they’re seeing on the slides
·  Challenges children to remember what they’ve learned in an electronic quiz game
·  Includes 12 prepared slides of common insects
·  Magnifies 5x and provides a light for easy, close-up viewing
·  Requires 3 C batteries, not included

Ages 5+/ Grades K+

The kids for realsies love this!   They can’t get enough, and I had to create a schedule for them to all get turns without driving me insane, LOL.  WOW is bug week going to be great! 

Playfoam

The ONLY no-mess creativity substance for preschoolers!

Preschoolers are free to express their creativity — with no mess to clean up afterward! Just squish up the Playfoam®, shape it however you like, squash it back down, and start all over again. Playfoam® never dries out so the creativity never ends — and the secret no-stick formula means you can take it anywhere for creative fun on the go!

It does not dry out, no matter how long you leave it uncovered someplace.  I am going on nearly a month uncovered in the stockroom at the Pre-K- and it is still just fine.  Side note?  My son ate some- and I can tell you for sure it’s non-toxic.  Ugh.  First thing he ever ate that WASN’T food, LOL.

Educational Insights is currently giving away $100 EducationalInsights.com gift cards to one lucky person every weekday.   The offer is featured on our website (www.educationalinsights.com) and on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/educationalinsights) under the “WIN!” tab.

One of you will win some from Educational Insights!
Here is how to enter.

Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.  In  your comment, please.

 Extra Entries
Leave a separate comment for each entry.

– Which of these products is your favorite?   

– Like Educational Insights on Facebook.  This entry is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway.   
 
-“Like” me on Facebook -feel free to give me some comment love!  🙂  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway. 
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription  or via RSS
+3 entries

Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest
#Win #Educational #toys from Educational Insights http://tinyurl.com/3jtqlur @HaveSippy
*can be done daily

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries

 
– enter a giveaway at any of the Collective Media Magic Bloggers’ sites! 
3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, and The Thrifty Things.- GFC, Twitter, and Facebook are all 1 extra entry each. 

– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at  kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)
 -Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

– blog about this giveaway, and link back to this contest (leave me the URL in comment, please)

-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!”  (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!)   *Can be done daily


– enter another one of my giveaways

– comment on a non-giveaway post

– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button  (each is worth one entry)


OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

DISCLOSURE: I received this product for review from the sponsor.  All opinions are mine, yours may differ.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Open to US shipping addresses only.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Oct 14, 2011.

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#Win Thomas the Tank Engine- Day of the Diesels DVD Contest

The Steamies and the Diesels face off in this action-packed movie adventure, Thomas & Friends Day of the Diesels – The Movie! When a fire breaks out on the Island of Sodor, two new firefighting engines – Flynn and Belle – join Thomas and Percy to save the day! When Thomas starts spending all his time with Sodor’s newest heroes, Percy is left feeling alone. Diesel sees this and invites Percy to the Dieselworks, where Percy is made to feel special by none other than the master of mischief Diesel 10! But Percy doesn’t know that he is part of Diesel 10’s master plan to take over the Sodor Steamworks. Can Percy lead the Steam Team to reclaim the Steamworks or will the Diesels make it their new home?

Special Features
“Fiery Flynn To the Rescue” Game
“Day of the Diesels” Karaoke Song
“Hear the Engines Coming” Karaoke Song
“Steamies vs. Diesels” Video
Product Details
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 57 Minutes
Sells for $13.99

What kid is not all about trains?  This is a great DVD for any train lover- my own Little Man included.  He played with his beloved Thomas and Percy trains after watching the movie, re-enacting the scenes he just saw.  If your little one is a lover of the choo-choos, this is one for you!

Here is how to enter to win the sweet DVD  🙂

Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.  In  your comment, please.

 Extra Entries
Leave a separate comment for each entry.


– Like HIT Entertainment on Facebook.  This entry is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway.   
 
-“Like” me on Facebook -feel free to give me some comment love!  🙂  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway. 
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription  or via RSS
+3 entries

Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest
#Win #Kids #DVD- Thomas the Tank Engine Day of the Diesels http://tinyurl.com/3ubnjt8 #movie @HaveSippy
*can be done daily

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries

 
– enter a giveaway at any of the Collective Media Magic Bloggers’ sites! 
3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, and The Thrifty Things.- GFC, Twitter, and Facebook are all 1 extra entry each. 

– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at  kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)
 -Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

– blog about this giveaway, and link back to this contest (leave me the URL in comment, please)

-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!”  (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!)   *Can be done daily


– enter another one of my giveaways

– comment on a non-giveaway post

– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button  (each is worth one entry)


OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

DISCLOSURE: I received this product for review from the sponsor.  All opinions are mine, yours may differ.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Open to US shipping addresses only.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Oct 14, 2011.

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Boy Scouts

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Boy Scouts of America for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
We all know who the Boy Scouts of America are.  Or at least we think we know what they are.  When was the last time you actually attended a meeting.  For me it was with my little brothers, and it was forever ago.  But I will admit we will be looking into Boy Scouts once Little Man gets big enough.  There are a few simple reasons for this.  Community and self respect, given the boy scouts history of community involvement and social interaction in a friendly nurturing environment that teaches children life skills and values.
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The Cub Scouts start at age 7 or first grad right on through fifth grad or age 10.  The cub scouts emphasis environment awareness as well as teamwork and manual dexterity.  Next up is Boy Scouts, ages 11 through 17,  the boy scouts help kids learn how to do things for themselves, be self reliant as well as how to prove themselves an integral member of a  group.  And now we have Venturers who are between the ages of 14 to 20.  yes these are the older ‘kids’ but they get to do older ‘kid’ stuff, like rock climbing, white water rafting and zip line riding.  Pretty cool if you ask me.
No matter what age your little guy is, little girls have the girl scouts, Boy Scouts is a nice way to socialize, individualize, and also give a bit more of those morals that seem to be slowly slipping away from our children day by day.

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Coca-Cola Family Night #Contest (Avg $100)

This fall, Coca-Cola wants to help your family get back-to-basics with Coca-Cola Family Night through My Coke Rewards. Whether it’s new snack recipes, tips on at-home activities or the latest in gaming technology—Coca-Cola and My Coke Rewards/Family are here to help facilitate your tradition of family togetherness!
No matter what your family enjoys, there are lots of fun features to give your night a personalized twist. Features on My Coke Rewards/Family include gaming features from Sony and snack together tips from Celebrity Chef G. Garvin.
To help kick-off Family Night, My Coke Rewards would like to offer one of Have Sippy Will Travel’s readers a game board inspired giveaway. In addition to offering a reader giveaway, I would be happy to provide you with a prize pack for your family as well. Each Game Board Prize Pack is valued at approximately $100 and consists of:
  • (1) $25 Amex Card for snacks and supplies
  • (1) Coca-Cola Coupon
  • (1) Yatzee Board Game
  • (1) Monopoly Board Game
  • (1) Coca-Cola Polar Bear Puzzle
  • (1) Checkers Mat
Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.  In  your comment, please.
 Extra Entries
Leave a separate comment for each entry.
-“Like” me on Facebook -feel free to give me some comment love!  🙂  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway. 
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription  or via RSS
+3 entries

Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest  
*can be done daily
#Win #CocaCola Family Game Night prize pack http://tinyurl.com/3frg9z3 @HaveSippy #Contest #games #giveaway

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries


– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Bloggers’ sites! 

3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, Have Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things.  You can Follow GFC, Twitter, or Facebook- each is worth an entry. 


– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at  kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)

 -Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

– blog about this giveaway, and link back to this contest (leave me the URL in comment, please)

-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!”  (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!)   *Can be done daily

– enter another one of my giveaways

– comment on a non-giveaway post

– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button  (each is worth one entry)

OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

DISCLOSURE: I received the above product for review.  All opinions are mine, yours may differ.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Open to US shipping addresses only.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Oct. 13, 2011.

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#Win an Eight O’Clock Coffe Parent Survival Pack

Now that summer has ended, it’s time to trade in flip-flops and beach bags for lunch boxes and backpacks. Eight O’Clock Coffee has prepared a few tips to help get you and your kids through the craziness of back-to-school season.  One of my lucky readers will a win a Back-to-School Parent Survival Pack including a drawstring bag, travel mug and 2 bags of Eight O’Clock Coffee to help start your mornings off right!

Back-to-School Survival Tips” from Eight O’Clock Coffee

TIP 1: Become Your Own Brewista – Save time, money and gas this back-to-school season by brewing your morning coffee at home. You can even set your coffee maker’s timer the night before to wake up to great-smelling Eight O’Clock Coffee.

TIP 2: Preplan Lunch – A few days before school starts, sit down with your kids and create a grocery list of healthy snacks and lunches they would like for school.  Rotate each of their selections throughout the week. Make Tuesday “Turkey Tuesday” or Wednesday “Wrap Wednesday” – adding variety to keep lunch exciting. When possible, pack their lunch the night before to reduce stress in the morning.

TIP 3: Assemble Weekly Wardrobes – Every Sunday check the upcoming weekly weather forecast with your kids. Then, have them pick out five outfits for the upcoming school week. Hang them in daily order in their closet to avoid the inevitable, “Mom, I can’t find my favorite blue shirt!”

TIP 4: Be Prepared for School Projects – Avoid late night rushing around to complete school projects by having art supplies on hand. Create an arts and craft bin that includes more than just crayons and colored paper. Collect items like pipe cleaners, stickers, figurines, beads – even coffee beans – and other creative finds, and put the fun back in school projects.


As a momma and a Pre-K teacher (who has a 7 am starting time!) coffee is a MUST.   For you, too?  Yes?  OK!  Then you should really enter below, LOL.  You can also buy 8’O’Clock Coffee just about everywhere- so go shopping  🙂 

Mandatory entry

You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.  In  your comment, please.

 Extra Entries
Leave a separate comment for each entry.

-“Like” me on Facebook -feel free to give me some comment love!  🙂  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway. 
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription  or via RSS
+3 entries

Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest  
*can be done daily 

#Win #Coffee prize pack from 8 O’Clock Coffee http://tinyurl.com/4yu34nq @HaveSippy #Contest #giveaway

Please make sure you follow first!

+2 entries


– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Bloggers’ sites! 

3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, Have Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things.  You can Follow GFC, Twitter, or Facebook- each is worth an entry. 


– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at  kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)
 -Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

– blog about this giveaway, and link back to this contest (leave me the URL in comment, please)

-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!”  (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!)   *Can be done daily

– enter another one of my giveaways

– comment on a non-giveaway post

– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button  (each is worth one entry)

OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

DISCLOSURE: I received the above product for review.  All opinions are mine, yours may differ.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Open to US shipping addresses only.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Oct. 13, 2011.

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Personal Creations Review and #Contest ($50)

Every little kids needs a backpack that’s just his or her size for back to school, for going to grandma’s, and those random day trips to the zoo, park, and wherever else you may be headed! So where is a great place to find one, that everyone else doesn’t already have?  Personal Creations of course!  Great place for kids backpacks.
My son just got his, and I can tell you that I have never seen one like it before. As a Pre-K teacher who was a nanny for 10 years, if I haven’t seen this backpack, you can bet your child will be the only (or at least one of the only!) kids to have it!

How cute is this little Monkey Rolling Backpack?  I can’t show you mine exactly, since it has his “real’ name on it, but you get the idea! 

Your child’s backpack will still be easy to spot, though, because you can personalize it with his or her name. It has adjustable straps, a small handle and wheels. You can’t fit a TON in there, so it is best for small kids (Preschool age).
Personal Creations is a great place for all your back to school needs, I just love their backpack and lunchbox sets!

One of you will have the chance to win a $50 gift code from Personal Creations.  Here is how to enter!

Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.  In  your comment, please.

 Extra Entries
Leave a separate comment for each entry.


– Like Personal Creations on Facebook.   This entry is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway.   
As a thank you, readers will get 20% off your order if they become a fan of Personal Creations!
 
-“Like” me on Facebook -feel free to give me some comment love!  🙂  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway. 
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription  or via RSS
+3 entries

Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest
#Win $50 to Personal Creations  http://tinyurl.com/3rd6t49 #contest @HaveSippy
*can be done daily

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries

 

– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Bloggers’ sites! 
3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, Have Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things.  You can Follow GFC, Twitter, or Facebook- each is worth an entry.


– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at  kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)
 -Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

– blog about this giveaway, and link back to this contest (leave me the URL in comment, please)

-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!”  (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!)   *Can be done daily


– enter another one of my giveaways

– comment on a non-giveaway post

– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button  (each is worth one entry)


OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!



DISCLOSURE: I received this product for review from the sponsor.  All opinions are mine, yours may differ.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Open to US shipping addresses only.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Oct 12, 2011.

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