Giveaway Gala – Link up!

Giveaway Gala

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Featured Giveaways

  1. $50 Hayneedle GC 5/25
  2. Little Tikes 33rd Anniversary Turtle Sandbox 5/25
  3. Tassimo Brewer and accessories 5/18
  4. Healing Autism Naturally 5/21
  5. Lonely Planet books 5/20
  6. Vedette Shapewear (5 Winners) 5/10
  7. Tickets To Day Out With Thomas 6/1
  8. $50 GC To ProFlowers 5/20
  9. My Little Pony 5/19
  10. Slap Watch 5/17
  11. Heartland SOS Facial Skin Care Basket 5/19
  12. Eat Smart Kitchen Scale 5/13
  13. Vasseur Beauty Pillow (2 winners) – US – 5/12
  14. Nizo Wear Solace Nursing Bra – US – 5/12
  15. Women’s Jockey staycool tshirt – US – 5/10

Re-Tweet Club!

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.

Win Tickets to A Day Out With Thomas!

Strasburg Rail Road is giving one family 4 pack to one of you lucky ducks!  The tickets will be for Thursday, June 23 at 11:45 a.m.  Winner’s tickets will be held at Will Call, just so you will know!  
Here is a cute little video- check it out!


Come on, tell me you don’t want to take your kiddo to see Thomas, at his home-town of Strasburg!  
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.

 Extra Entries
Leave a separate comment for each entry.

– Like Strasburg RR on FaceBook

-“Like” me on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Have-Sippy-Will-Travel/118293111555385
+2 entries

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

Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest
#Win Tickets to A Day Out With Thomas! http://t.co/YGV3lpF  @HaveSippy

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries

– 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!)

– enter another one of my giveaways

– comment on a non-giveaway post

OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

DISCLOSURE: A product sample was or will be  provided for review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed in this post are my own. 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 June 1, 2011.

Winner, winner, Chicken dinner!

Winners!
Thomas DVD- Ashley
WhistleFritz DVD- Grace

Yippee!!!  Congrats, you two!

Daddy’s Corner- Green Lantern Review!

Hello everyone,
And welcome to another episode of Daddy’s corner.
In today’s episode we will tell you about the awesome new movie coming out called Green Lantern, the cool new line of toys and even a little partying!!!  As you know there is a new superhero movie coming out called Green Lantern.  I don’t want to spoil too much so here ya go.  The premise of movie is the story of Hal Jordan and his origin as Green Lantern and his early adventures. The movie looks really cool and of course with every super hero movie there is a toy line.  These toys are made by Mattel and are really cool.  There are the Colossal Cannons, power rings, and the Deluxe Battle Shifters Figures. 
We were lucky enough to throw a Green Lantern party which included the Green Lantern First Flight DVD, Colossal Cannons, Deluxe Battle Shifters Figures and Green Lantern Power Rings.  Now before we get up in arms about the First Flight movie being not appropriate for the little ones, we pre-screened the movie ourselves then had our little party goers moms over to let us know what they thought.  (My wife insisted we let their mother’s come see before the kids were able to watch.) Of course there were scenes that had to be fast forwarded through, but it wasn’t hard at all to come to a consensus what should and shouldn’t be viewed by the kids.  As always nothing is a better censor then good parenting.  For older kids and teens, you should be OK, but always watch things for yourself, first.  Only you know what is best for your child. 

The party itself was a blast we had snacks and watched the Green Lantern movie, played with the new battle shifter green lantern toys.  Played Green Lantern with the new Power Rings, and of course read some of the hard cover comic book.  Also the comic books were for the dads, because some of it was not for the smaller kids.  The dad’s were really psyched to get a present too!  The kids were allowed to look but they were for the dads to keep and also to remove the non- G parts of the story when reading it for them.  By the end of the party everyone wanted to be Green Lantern, even me.  The only draw back is the Power Rings were way too small for my and the other dads fingers    :(.  Ah well let the little ones have their fun right?  I love how Little Man now has an interest in Green LanternGreen Lantern has always been one of my favorite characters and to see him get excited over the movie makes be very happy.  It makes me excited and happy to share things I love and that I liked as a kid with my son. 

Also just and FYI you may want to pre-screen the comics too.  They can be a bit violent and confusing for little ones, but the fast forwarding through violent panels works here too.  Let’s just hope Thor, Captain America, and X-Men First Class are as awesome looking as Green Lantern.  It should be an amazing summer in the movies and for hero toys for comic fans!  Thanks for reading another post from daddy’s corner.  Thank you and good night. “In brightest day… in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight! Let those who worship evil’s might beware my power–Green Lantern‘s light”
-Daddy 

Disclosure- I received these party products from Mom Select and Mattel  to facilitate this review.  All opinions are mine. 

Smushees Review

Smushees are great for hanging out around the house.  They are totally comfortable, they are better then bare feet after a rotten day of being on your feet, chasing kids around or in heels at the office.  They are not the most attractive of shoes, I personally can’t see myself wearing them out and about, LOL, but for the 10 million things you do during the day at home or around it- these are really comfy.  And we can’t always be running around barefoot, so these are the next best thing.  The Smushees sandal is actually a nice relief to wear after you take your shoes off.  It is a nice cushion- I am guessing that is where they got the name from  🙂  Smushees contain polystyrene micro-beads to help them conform to your foot as you walk, which is super comfy, and  since it has a rubber sole, you can wear it outside if you are going to grab the mail or the kids from school or something.  It has only gotten warm enough to wear them in the past week or so, but I know I will be wearing them a lot this summer.  I am on my feet all day, like a lot of you- I really don’t sit much.  In fact, the only time I am sitting is when I am typing on the bloggy, LOL.
Sigh. 
But they are cool to have waiting for you when you get home.  Like a slipper, but more functional  🙂
(They would make a good Mother’s Day gift, especially if you are making a little “pamper yourself” basket or something cute like that.  PERFECT addition.)
Check out their website, and see what you think!  🙂
Happy shopping (and relaxing, lol)

Contests! Still active, and waiting for your entry :)

Hey all- I hope you have entered all the fun giveaways there are going on around here!
(There are some really, really cool ones- don’t miss them!)
If you didn’t- shake and bake, ya’ll!  LOL

Head on over and enter those that strike your fancy.
If you DID- GOOOD NEWS!  You can get extra entries ever day for voting for me on Picket Fences (use the button on the sidebar), Tweeting the Giveaway you are entering (once daily!), commenting on non-giveaway posts, AND one entry for each other contest you enter!  So make sure you get all your entries in, and get the best chance at winning.  YAY for contests, and good luck!

~Samantha

(Here is a current list, starting with the newest listed toward the top of the list, the ones ending the soonest are nearest the bottom.)

Poofin Toy ends May 22 

Get Totally Ripped  DVD ends May 22

Community Coffee gift set ends May 21 

Mother of all Giveaways- worth $300- ends May 20 

Proflowers $50 ends May 20 

My Little Pony ends May 19 

miYim Stuffed Lion ends May 17 

Little Green Books ends May 15 

Green Toys car and truck combo ends May 15 

Win Kidorable Raingear Contest  Ends May 14

Hershey’s Track and Field Prize Pack ends May 14 

Flirty Aprons Ends May 11

Dreamfields Pasta ends May 9 

ScareMeNot ends May 9  

I’ve Been Featured!

I have been featured on Trading Cradles for Mother’s Day- yipee!
(You may also recognize Darcy from Tales From the Nursery on there, a good bloggy buddy of Have Sippy Will Travel!)

Go check it out- it’s just a short little list of what mom’s REALLY want for Mother’s Day, haha….
Have fun and Happy Mother’s Day!