Time to Play with Pocoyo! Review and Giveaway

TIME TO PLAY WITH POCOYO!


How cute is that show?  Did you know that Pocoyo is already broadcast in 100 countries?  And now it’s making a big splash here in the USA!  They have an adorable new line of toys as well- just in time for the holidays!  My Little Man is so excited for them- He LOVES Pocoyo!  (We even made him a little knit hat that “looks just like Pocoyo’s!”  I will have to post a picture of him wearing it, haha.)

POCOYOWORLD.COM PREMIUM SITE ACCESS REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY
The charming, vibrant and multi award-winning animated preschool series
Pocoyo, already an international hit, is now brought to life for American
preschoolers!
A new toy line is available at Toys”R”Us stores across the U.S.; and online
play and activities are available at Pocoyoworld.com, which was recently
awarded a Four Star Review by Common Sense Media
(http://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/pocoyo-world) a non-profit
organization which has become the nation’s leading organization of its kind,
helping millions of parents, educators, and young people make better
decisions about the media and entertainment in their lives.

Additionally, new Pocoyo merchandise is now available for “play” for the
first time this holiday season.   How cool is that?  Little is going to flip for the cool toys!  They have plush and bath and car toys- every pre-schoolers dream!!!

What is Pocoyo World?
An online environment where you can create your own virtual “me” and enjoy
games and adventures alongside your favorite characters, forming part of a
virtual community where you can make friends and share activities.

What can you do at Pocoyoworld?
Learn through laughing is the motto, and naturally we have applied this to
our virtual world. Enjoyable and educational activities that help you
familiarize yourself with the world and encourage creativity. Games that
stimulate skills and reflexes and award virtual gifts. Episodes and melodies
are always available to you to enjoy online.

A world tailored to you
You will be able to design and dress your character as you please. Be
yourself inside Pocoyo‘s universe. In addition, you have a private area
where you can let your imagination run wild, decorate it, discover new areas
and get fabulous prizes by solving the most amusing mysteries. All by using
a very basic controls system that any child can manage.


All of the characters from the series are there to help you on your visit.
Play with Pato at the amusement park, visit Elly’s boutique or have fun
coloring in with Pocoyo. In addition, you will be able to take care of your
own virtual pet, buy it food and toys and make sure it is always happy by
your side.

Unique experience
A safe environment in which parents and children can share the experience
of immersing themselves in Pocoyo’s wonderful world, discover, learn and
have fun together. Make friends and enjoy the introduction to online
technology in a familiar and enjoyable setting.

Pocoyo World – Free and Premium Options Available
Access to Pocoyo World is completely free of charge. After a simple
registration process you will be able to enjoy lots of content in a safe
environment.  Just by registering you will have access to all Pocoyo World
areas, games, activities, and shops, and you will also be able to exchange
gifts with your friends.

Premium Club: Users who belong to Pocoyo World’s Premium Club will be able
to access lots more content and areas, and get exclusive virtual objects
(costumes, vehicles, interactive objects, etc.). In addition, they will
receive a monthly report monitoring their activity on Pocoyo World and have
the chance to take part in exclusive events and promotions.

  Pocoyo airs at 4:25 pm daily on Nick Jr., and Pocoyo toys are available at Toys R Us, just in time for the Holidays!!!  Yay!  
You can win a free 14 day pass to the website here!
Here is how!
Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.

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-If you are a fan of Have Sippy Will Travel on Facebook you get two extra entries- feel free to leave some comment love! 
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription
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Follow me on Twitter ( you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest
Please make sure you follow first!
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– Leave me a comment on Facebook about what contests you are entering on Have Sippy Will Travel or would like to see! 

– 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 recent non-giveaway post

Yay, so many ways to win! Good luck!

DISCLOSURE: A product sample was 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.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and sending prize.  Ends  Nov. 30, 2010.

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Music for a Good Cause

True Joy Acoustics – Ukulele Kits

UKULELE anyone?  Lots of fun, even therapeutic!  These all-inclusive kits are distributed by True Joy Acoustics in Cincinnati, OH and feature a ready-to-play FLEA brand ukulele.  They’re extra tough (kid proof!), easy to wipe down, and packed with essential gear to tune and strum it, learn basic techniques and tote it anywhere.  No prior music experience required.  Ukuleles are an easy alternative or stepping-stone to learning other instruments.  In addition, Ukulele Musician Maker™ Kit sales help others in our community: (1) all kits are quality packed by a visually impaired workforce, and (2) for every nine kits sold, a 10th kit is donated to a pediatric hospital music therapy program. Learn music, help others … that’s True Joy!  For more information, please visit: www.truejoyacoustics.com

What’s up, Google PR???

Here is a great post from Lindsay at Just My Blog
and FOR REAL, what’s up, Google????  I emailed them weeks ago, and got a trite “there is no update anticipated at this time”.  We should ALL email the junk out of them, and force them to either poo or get off the pot already!!!
Here is her post, go link up and take a stand for bloggers!
BTW, here is the email- mail@prchecker.info
Go get ’em, girls!!!  (and guys!)  

Why is everyone so stuck on Google’s PageRank?

Filed under Blogging by Lindsay on November 10, 2010 at 12:01 am {10 comments} In the past week, I have been turned down for three reviews and/or PR campaigns based on my {lack of} Google PageRank. This has me annoyed and, quite frankly, confused. Why are companies relying so much on a third party site to tell them how good or bad my site is for them? Do they not realize that Google hasn’t updated their PageRank since April?
That means that any blog that moved to their own domain or changed domains since April has a PR score of Zero. This includes me. I moved from Blogger to WordPress and to my own domain in June. Before that, I was at PR 2 (after 4 months of blogging). So, logically, I should at least be at a 3 now, right? I get double the traffic, about 4 times the number of followers, over 100 more email subscribers and over 1,500 new Twitter followers.
But, since my Google PR hasn’t updated, I am being denied reviews and other opportunities. Google doesn’t think I’m cool enough, so I can’t work with your company? Really?
It’s getting ludicrous honestly. Even Simply Stacie, which has thousands of subscribers and does tons of reviews is getting turned down for things because her PR is zero. She moved to her own domain and over to WordPress in May {guessing} and since PR hasn’t updated, she is back at zero. Her old site still has a PR of 3, even though it’s auto-redirected to her new site. My site is the same way….I put up a 301 redirect several months ago hoping it would trigger the PR shift. Nope.
So, it’s time to educate the PR folks out there and remind them that just because I have a Google PR of zero does not make my blog worthless! I am still just as capable of working with your brand or reviewing your product as anyone else! As a matter of fact, let’s all get together and let the PR people know that we, as a blogosphere, do not want to be accepted or rejected based solely on an outdated algorithm. We would much rather be judged solely on our content, our traffic and our readership. If you like our work, then forget about PR and give us a chance!
If you agree, please write a post about it and link up (at her site). If even a few of us link up together, we can show the PR reps out there that it’s an issue and maybe they’ll take notice.

Busy Mommies!!!

Just had to post this, it’s from Care2

6 Tips for Overwhelmed Working Mothers

posted by Joanne Stern Nov 9, 2010 10:06 am

If you’re like most working moms, you’ve probably wished for a wife, or a magical nanny who would cheerfully and efficiently tidy up the house, fold the laundry, settle the disputes among the kids, organize the play dates, do the grocery shopping, get the household bills in order and put dinner on the table. Ahh-hhh…imagine the sheer joy and relief of knowing that you wouldn’t have to do it all! You could actually plant yourself in a comfy chair for the evening and read a book, watch TV, or flip through your favorite magazine without jumping up a million times to change laundry from washer to dryer, empty the dishwasher, and fix tomorrow’s lunches.
But the truth of the matter is, women have been juggling since the beginning of time, and working women often juggle even faster. We all know that a mother’s day never ends. But when moms add an additional job beyond tending to kids and home, the pace really picks up.
Look. No matter what helpful numbers your Rolodex does or doesn’t hold, here’s the reality for women: We live, breathe, and sleep our multiple roles.  Some of us with help, some of us without it.
The bottom line difference between working mothers who are challenged yet happy, and those who are continually frustrated and down in the dumps, is to first recognize and embrace this one fact: Being a working mother is hard. Period.  Don’t pretend that it’s not or that you should be able to make it easy.
You may feel like you live on a roller coaster or that your life is one giant game of tug o’ war—with your job tugging you on one end and your husband and kids tugging you on the other. But collapsing into a pile of exhaustion and guilt isn’t the answer. Instead, grab a giant dose of “Hey, this is my life, and I’m going to make it work for me.”
Here are six things to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed and sorry for yourself.
1. Put YOU at the top of your priority list—even when you’re sure you don’t have an extra minute for yourself. Successful working moms have learned that when they don’t take time for themselves, they aren’t as efficient and they’re not as happy. Both your kids and your husband would prefer a happy mom and a messy house to a perfect house and a grouchy mom!
2. Give yourself a hug, ask for a hug from your kids and your spouse, and think about how lucky you are to be a mom. Even on a bad day, remember what deep joy your children bring to your life.

This is the First Part- read the rest HERE

Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/6-tips-for-overwhelmed-working-mothers.html#ixzz14vF5KDjb

Holiday Gift Guide- Crazy Dog T-Shirt Review and Giveaway

 Who’s feelin’ crazy???

 I love funny T-Shirts, they say a lot about the person wearing them.  Do they like the Awesome 80’s?

 Do they like super-fun TV shows or movies?

 I have started up many a conversation with someone who was wearing a great funny shirt!  And when my husband was wearing his awesome Cow Bell shirt from Crazy Dog, SO MANY people came up  to us and started reciting lines from the skit, or asked where we got the awesome shirt (uh, crazydogshirts.com, of course!) 

We love Crazy Dog T-Shirts!   There are several I have my eye on as gifts for the holidays….You know you have people who would LOVE these, and who really needs another tie?  LOL
And when you have a fever, there really is only one cure….Crazy Dog!  
Crazy Dog T-Shirts has offered one of Have Sippy Will Travel’s readers a great prize!
Winners can choose between receiving one of the following:

  • Free Mystery Tee (you would need to specify their size (in Mens)
  • Free $15 Gift Card

Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.
Post a comment on Crazy Dog’s Facebook Page with your  favorite shirt! 

 Extra Entries
Leave a separate comment for each entry.

-Post a comment on, or “Mark as Favorite” one of our Flickr photos.

-“Like” or “Share” one of the products on Crazy Dog’s Website.  The buttons for these are on all product detail pages, above the main image.

-If you are a fan of Have Sippy Will Travel on Facebook you get two extra entries- feel free to leave some comment love! 
+2 entries

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

Follow me on Twitter ( you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest
Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries
(you can tweet daily!) 

– Leave me a comment on Facebook about what contests you are entering on Have Sippy Will Travel or would like to see! 

– 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 recent non-giveaway post

Yay, so many ways to win! Good luck!

DISCLOSURE: A product sample was 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.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and sending prize.  Ends  Nov. 30, 2010.

 Quietest baby ever!  LOL….

Vidazorb- Part 2!

OK, so you know I have a review/giveaway going on for Vidazorb?
(GO ENTER!!!)
I just wanted to tell you again how great it is….I know, I know, I said it in the review. But, below, is a few (and just a few) of the things we tried for my Little Man’s gastrointestinal issues. And the Bonus? His skin issues cleared up- NO MORE STEROID CREAMS! I had no idea that would happen…but the proof is in the pudding!

These don’t even count all the stuff we threw away or all his skin creams, prescription creams, and meds!

My baby bugga-boo has had issues with his skin since he was an itty- bitty, too. Here are just a few pics. They are over the years, From age 16 months to 3 years. [Read more…]

Mondays…

Yay, Monday is OVER!!!
It sleet-ed here today, yuck!

Here is a fun Holiday Photo of our dog!  See, he’s smiling  🙂