Win DaGeDar and Xia Xia Toys- Hot From #ToyFair

A Joint Review and Giveaway from Blessed Elements and Have Sippy Will Travel.
DaGeDar, The Newest Aliens on The Block!

These great new invaders of the Earth have all the characteristics any kid would love. Made with boys in mind, these collectible balls are weighted ball bearings that are surrounded in a rubber coating, with has a character face and code on each.

Tell your kids to grab their helmets, because they have a mission and that is to track down and find as many Dagedar invaders as they can.
DaGeDar are alien invaders that ripped through our dimension from their home land of Dimension 33! Mysteriously they transformed into high speed racing balls with unique faces as they entered Earth.Now it is up to our kids to round them up!

These highly collectible, incredibly fast fantastic invaders are used to perform stunt jumps, battle jump challenge matches, and can be played either solo, in duo challenges, or multi team player options.

Check out all the products that can be bought to build a galaxtic raceway for these inventive speedsters.When the DaGeDars are resting, any boy would love to register their DaGeDar balls on the website and cruise this unique and interactive site. (Note- Grace handled this one, since Little Man is too young [Read more…]

@ColdStone Creamery Review and C0NTEST

Cold Stone Creamery is a fun spot to stop in any time of the year- after all, any time is a good time for ICE CREAM! They have some amazing new flavors out this month, including

Yogurt Creations
  • Strawberry Crumble– Dreamy Vanilla Yogurt mixed with juicy Strawberries and Graham Cracker Pie Crust
  • Chocolate Banana Indulgence- Gratifying Chocolate Yogurt mixed with fresh Bananas and rich Fudge
  • Berries Upon Berries– Luscious Raspberry Yogurt mixed with sweet Strawberries and Blueberries
Yogurt Shakes
  • Shake Them Berries– Divine Vanilla Yogurt blended with sweet, juicy Strawberries, Raspberries and Blueberries
  • Powered By Chocolate– Enticing Chocolate Yogurt blended with rich Fudge
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Flash GIveaway! Win Treasure Buddies on DVD and Blu Ray

Great news! Treasure Buddies (Recently reviewed by me HERE) is now available for one of you to WIN! Yay- this is such a cute movie, you will love it.
A little reminder about the movie-
Rosebud, B-Dawg, Budderball, Buddha and Mudbud journey to mysterious Egypt in search of the greatest treasure known to animalkind, the legendary Cat’s Eye jewel, from the lost treasure of Cleocatra! Danger lurks around every secret sphinx, cryptic crypt and puzzling pyramid as Ubasti, a devious cat, schemes [Read more…]

Happy Nappers – Review and G!VEAWAY

Its a bear, its a house, its a loud stuffy (LOL)- It’s happy napper! Long gone are the days of something only having one function. A TV that is also a computer! A video game console that doubles as a movie rental service. What’s next? How about a stuffed animal that doubles as a house for the critter and also a pillow.
Happy Nappers are great fun for kids. An adult can appreciate the cute idea and interesting concept, but to really love them you need to be a kid. Kids love ringing the doorbell and hearing the snoring and laughing bear. Little Man loves it and as far as he is concerned it is the funniest thing he’s heard in a long time.


The napper himself is very soft and [Read more…]

Novica- Shop Around the World (and do good, too!) Win a $50 Gift Card

Have Sippy Will Travel- and you can, too! Even from the comfort of your own living room, you can choose fabulous artisan crafts and pieces from all over the world and have them delivered to your doorstep. I love to decorate my home with things I find on my travels- but even if you are not a world traveler, you can fake the funk with Novica, in association with National Geographic.

Add some culture to your rooms, wardrobe, or accessories with the fun finds at Novica. There is a broad range of artisan quality, unique, and beautiful jewelry that you will just adore. Check out the beautiful prasiolite necklace shown here- easy to dress up or dress down.

This would be perfect to have for yourself for that special occasion, or to give as a gift.

Onto home decor- not only is it lovely to look at and would look brilliant in your home, but each artist illustrates the details of how the item was created and where in the global community the artwork is made and being shipped from. It’s a human connection in an otherwise intimate object.

This vase with images of the Maya city of Tikal on it brings to mind far of places and spaces, legends of long ago, adventures to be had- and plane tickets you know you want to book. In the meantime- it is also shipped (as are all other products) with an artisan story card to tell you all about the amazing artist who crafted this.

You will also find colorful clothing such as this beautiful batik sarong

which can be worn in many ways- no two will ever look the [Read more…]

Celtic Woman – Believe- Review and G!VEAWAY

Have you heard of the hot new Irish musical group Celtic Woman? They blend traditional Irish songs with a modern stage presence and presentation. Throw in gorgeous and talented Irish women and David Downes, and you have a very good idea of what Celtic Woman is. (David Downes is the creative mind behind another Irish entertaining group, Riverdance.)

The current line up for Celtic Woman is: the vocals of Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew and Lisa Lambe and the Celtic Violinist Máiréad Nesbitt. These women have some of the loveliest voices you can hear- take a listen to Teir Abhaile Riu.
In support of their most recent DVD/CD release Believe, the group is now touring as well. The DVD and CD are available now and shouldn’t be missed especially by those of Irish decent.

Check out their sites!
Website: http://www.celticwoman.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celticwoman
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/celticwomanvid
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/celticwomanmusic

Here is a quick list of some tour dates through April:

Feb 3, 2012 Nashville, TN TPAC
Feb 4, 2012 Nashville, TN TPAC
Feb 7, 2012 Knoxville, TN Civic Auditorium
Feb 8, 2012 Greenville, SC BI-LO Center
Feb 9, 2012 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
Feb 11, 2012 Birmingham, AL BJCC
Feb 12, 2012 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Center
Feb 14, 2012 Tampa, FL David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
Feb 15, 2012 Jacksonville, FL Times Union Center for the Performing Arts
Feb 16, 2012 Gainesville, FL Stephen C. O’Connell Center
Feb 17, 2012 Orlando, FL UCF Arena
Feb 18, 2012 Melbourne, FL Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
Feb 21, 2012 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium
Feb 22, 2012 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
Feb 24, 2012 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Performing Arts Center
Feb 25, 2012 Asheville , NC Asheville Civic Center
Feb 26, 2012 Columbia, SC Koger Center
Feb 28, 2012 Roanoke, VA Civic Center
Feb 29, 2012 Norfolk, VA Chrysler Hall
Mar 2, 2012 Raleigh, NC Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts
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#W!N iplay Winter Wear- perfect for your mini-me!

The weather sure has been crazy this year, and our favorite (or not so much) groundhog Punxsutawney Phil says six more weeks of winter. What’s a momma to do?
Get some really cute, really warm and dry winter gear 🙂

How about iplay outerwear? You trust iplay for your summer and baby feeding needs- why not try the outerwear? We just tried out the waterproof insulated snow bibs and they are really easy to get on and off (a mommy-must- because you know as soon as [Read more…]

Newmark Learning- Perfect for Your Child (Review and Giveaway)

All kids needs help in school, or encouragement. The kids who do great in school, do so for a reason. Extra help at home and that extra effort from the student. Newmark Learning is fantastic- I love this program. It’s very interesting, a new take on some old ideas- and it works.

A great way to get involved with your kids education at home is spending time working with them, and encouraging them. Yes, we need to do that! It’s vital and important as parents. Parents are super busy, but our children come first. Help them get ahead- or stay ahead.

A great way to do this is with the Newmark Parent Involvement kits. These kits are great, simple and just fabulous. They include books geared toward a certain subject, as well as a a parent guide and a reading journal. The books are easy to read and perfect for little readers. We gave the Social Studies Parent Involvement Kit. This particular kit is geared toward pre K through second grade. The books involve topics like, maps, birthdays, towns, etc. All topics easily accessible to little ones. The vibrant large pictures and simple words are a great way to get kids to read along with parents at story time.

There is also an absolutely outstanding product available from Newmark called Sight Word Readers. This is a great way to teach little ones sight words, words which are read quickly and almost breezed over when reading. These books range in topic from baby animals to vegetables and counting. The astounding thing about this is, the sight words actually stick. After 2-3 “read throughs” to your child they will [Read more…]