Giveaway Gala- Come by, link up, and Win! #CMM

October 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Welcome to this week’s Giveaway Gala!   Each week, this linky will be featured on the Fabulous Collective Media Magic blogs.  You can add your giveaways as well, and they will also be featured.  Make sure you check out our featured giveaways while you are here  🙂

 Meet your Collective Media Magic Bloggers!

3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, Have Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things.

Here are This Weeks Featured Giveaways!

Featured Giveaways:

The Thrifty Things:
My Ribbon Barrette Maker 10/13
Crazy for Bargains $25 gc 10/6
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace for Kids 10/14

Closer To Lucy:

Pur Minerals 5 piece starter kit 10/12
Fantasy Jewely Box GC 10/19
Mohawk Home Rug (Winners choice up to $149) 10/9

3 Princes and a princess 2:

50$ GC to Cafepress 10/14
Scramble Bug Ride-on 10/5
25$ Olive Garden Gift Card 10/11

Have Sippy Will Travel:
Miche Handbag 10/14
Coke Prize Pack and 25$ GC
25$ Anytime costumes 10/4

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Re-Tweet Club! Come and get Tweeted!

October 2, 2011 by 1 Comment
Want help sharing your posts, reviews, and giveaways? Want to increase your Klout? Then you’ve come to the right place!
Let’s help each other out with retweets!

                                  Join the Retweet Club!

With your hosts:

@Syrana, @Marirene74, and @HaveSippy

The Rules:

1 – The first rule about the Retweet Club is to talk about the Retweet Club.

2 – Tweet the last entry on the spreadsheet (copy and paste!) – The first spot will always be about the RT Club post!

3 – Choose any post you want that’s family friendly!

4 – Add your tweet to be retweeted – typed AS you want it tweeted (refer to the first spot for an example).  Please make sure it is only 140 characters.

5 – Use bit.ly or tinyurl to shorten your post links.

6 – You can retweet more than one and post more than one request.  We ask that you retweet one for each that you post.  We will randomly tweet off the list too.

Optional – You can follow the hosts and send us a tweet telling us you are part of the #RTClub and we’ll follow you back!

If you’d like the code to post the listing on your blog, please contact me and I’ll send it to you.

**PLEASE NOTE** It takes about 5 minutes for the spreadsheet on this post to update with your submission.  To see the spreadsheet and confirm your information was recorded you may CLICK HERE.

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AquaDoodle- All the Fun- NONE of the Mess! Great Kids Toy

October 2, 2011 by 7 Comments


AquaDoodle is one of my new favorite toys!  It is fantastic, and I can’t believe that I have not used it sooner.  I have to say- it was my own fault- I thought it was dumb.   I know, for shame!  I had never tried it, and just thought- how stupid!  Drawing with water, then it dries, the kid will cry that their painting is gone, they will get water everywhere, drive me insane, blah blah….and I was dead wrong.  I am super sorry, Aqua Doodle!

We were sent an AquaDoodle playmat and also a travel companion- a little penguin!  Since we were about to leave for Ohio, I thought that the penguin may keep them occupied in the car- but my first reaction was UGH.  But I was SO WRONG.  My son was there when I opened the box, so of course he wanted to play with the mat right away (I didn’t take the penguin out until after). 

I put it on the kitchen floor, filled the “pen” with water, and handed it to him- and he was quiet for a full 45 minutes, playing with it, and then he danced on it for another almost hour!  My son let me make dinner, vacuum, and do a load of laundry AND check my email and even send out a few tweets- IN PEACE.  What?  The only thing he wanted, was after the mat was dry (from dancing on it, no doubt, LOL) he wanted a refill of the water pen to color on the mat again.  I’m officially buying this for all birthday gifts for children under age 7. 


The penguin was great for the long car ride.  The only issue I had with him was that the pen kept getting stuck closed, and it was really hard to open.  Like, it took a tool to open it every time.  Luckily we had a tool kit in the car, but that was a pain.  The penguin was loved by both Kamikaze and Little Man- Kamikaze even consented to letting me put up her picture with it  🙂  So you know she REALLY liked it, haha.  Too bad she would not let me take her picture at the time, LOL.

For families that travel, I would recommend the stuffed animal Aqua Doodle for sure.  Just keep your receipt, so if your pen breaks, you can swap it out.  I think mine was just a fluke and defective, but better to be safe then sorry. 
 
Your kiddo can choose a bear, dog or penguin and just add water to bring these adorable characters to life. They can doodle again and again, since designs disappear in minutes for a brandee-new doodle area. AquaDoodle is a mess free, creative and fun experience for your pre-schooler and beyond- maybe a teesnsy bit wet, but we all dry off, LOL.  What’s a little water? 🙂

You can follow AquaDoodle on Facebook HERE- don’t miss the fun Facebook news  🙂
Happy Doodles!  🙂

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Blog Awards- thanks!

October 2, 2011 by 2 Comments

I was recently awarded some awesome blogging awards that I wanted to share. The first is the Blog on Fire Award:  


The second is the Kreativ Blogger award!


                                                                       
Thank you to Mama Luvs Books for these awards!  Check out her page if you haven’t already!
I have to pass this on to new blogs, and also tell you 7 things about myself.  

Here are the 7 things- 
1) I am a huge history Geek
2) LOVE musical shows
3) have both adopted and bio kids- but one of them chooses not to be on the blog much.  She is a wack-a-doo, LOL
4) have aspirations of a Ph.D in history
5) LOVE to read
6) pet lover, animal rescue and re-hab-er  😛
7) Love to sing- and don’t care who hears me, LOL


And here are the newly awarded blogs!
http://www.thethriftythings.com/
http://www.3princesandaprincess2.com/
http://www.darcyandbrian.com/
http://socialstudiesmomma.blogspot.com/

http://www.closertolucy.com/
http://itsmysideoflife.com/
http://riseaboveyourlimits.blogspot.com/
http://www.blessedelements.com/goinggreen/

Thanks again for the awards  🙂

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My Son at the #QuestForZhu Movie Premier!

October 2, 2011 by 6 Comments

Here are a few pictures of my Little Man at the Quest For Zhu Premier in NYC Sept. 26.  He got to meet all the stars of the show (and hug them, too!) and watch all his favorite “hams” in action in the new movie.  He had a great time, and he even brought one of the newest Zhu Zhu Pets– Carly, a gift from our friend Becky- to see the movie with him  🙂

See if you can find Carly in the pics  🙂   (By the way- you can now get Quest for Zhu on both DVD and Blu Ray- your kids will love it!  

Starring Mr. Squiggles, Chunk, Num Nums, and Pipsqueak- this is going to be a hit with your kids.  Can you say stocking stuffer?  OK, I can’t wait that long either.  Check it out- if you have a fan like I do, this will be one movie you will be glad to have.  We went with my mom, and the next day we saw her again- my son went running up to her to tell her all about the movie, LOL.  She said- yes, I saw it too, silly boy- I was with you!  He just looked at her, says “Right, OK.”  and kept on telling her about it  🙂

He loved it- it is easily the favorite movie he has seen in a very long time. 

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Happy Napper- Review and Giveaway! #Win yours here

October 2, 2011 by 611 Comments
Alright everyone- do you know what a Happy Napper is?
A Happy Napper is a stuffed toy which turns into a very soft pillow.  These lovable are currently available in 6 creatures, monkey, dragon, ladybug, penguin, unicorn and dog.  Little Man absolutely loves his dog.  All creatures also have a noise button.  The dog has a door bell, where when you press it, the dog snores/barks as you would expect a cartoon dog to act, then wakes up barking.  
Snuggling with joy!  LOL
It is quite silly and always makes the little guy giggle.  It is also nice that after a press or two you can it is easy to suggest the dog is awake and wants to play,  Keeping the ‘toy noise’ in the room to a minimum.  When a pillow or in the dog’s case a dog house it is a comfortable sized pillow, a bit larger then a throw pillow you’d find on a  couch, but smaller then a regular sized pillow on a bed.  
Also when in pillow form, it is not easy to push the button with your ear/head/face and wake yourself up.  So says my husband when he falls asleep on it.  When opened the dog is about the size of a backpack and very soft and fluffy.  It’s a great floppy plush that will keep your little boys or girls happy and excited to hit the hay, hopefully. 😉

Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.
 Extra Entries
(Please leave a separate comment for each entry)
– Besides the puppy, what is your Favorite Happy Napper?
-“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 Happy Napper! Great #kids #toy http://tinyurl.com/687jut4 @HaveSippy #contest 


*can be done daily

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries

– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Fun for Fall event 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 this post.  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. 17, 2011

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Win Jewelry from Celebrity Favorite Bombay Fashions- 2 Winners!

October 2, 2011 by 1 Comment
Please see original post and enter to win HERE  🙂  
BombayFashions.com, premier online one-stop destination for affordable fashion jewelry and accessories is offering two lucky readers the chance to win ANY 1 ITEM each from its recently introduced Bella Collection. You can enter for a chance to win one item (chosen site wide within the Bella Collection) from BombayFashions.com’s large selection of statement necklaces, earrings or bangles. Celebrity fans include Blake Lively, Kim Kardashian and Rihanna.

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First Time Homeowner

October 1, 2011 by 1 Comment

First Time Homeowner
The Author of this post is Darius Boone
Being a first time homeowner is really exhilarating but also really scary at the same time. I’m always afraid that something’s going to break or I’m going to find some new furniture piece that I have to buy. I put a lot of money into the house before I moved in which really helped but it did leave me with a lot of bills to have to pay off once I moved in. I got a ADT Security home system and put a lot of new technology in the [Read more…]

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