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Giveaway: Colortime Crafts and Markers

May 19, 2012 By Tamera 36 Comments

My kids are very much little artists (as my walls can attest to), so I was excited to let them try out this canvas bag to color!

About Colortime (from their website):

Hi – We’re Colortime Crafts and Markers™. Many of you know us from our days at the Cotton Warehouse on Long Island in the early 90′s. Our Warehouse was a gathering spot for Wearable Art creativity. In addition to offering garment blanks and trimmings, our classroom hosted Colortime Crafts and Markers™, which we developed for birthday parties, scouts, and camps.

Our customers were always asking if they could take some Colortime Crafts and Markers™ with them when they were visiting. We realized we had a wonderfully creative and positive wearable art concept that children and adults can do and enjoy anywhere. Our customers kept coming back and telling us how easy, clean and fun it was to create Colortime Crafts™.

The rest is history. Since 1990 over 2 million children and adults throughout the country have enjoyed Colortime Crafts And Markers ™ and proudly display their keepsakes. So make your next event one that will be seen and talked about for a long time. Explore our website or give us a call to find out more about our programs.

Giveaway: Colortime Crafts and Markers

The coupon expires on August 25, 2012.
The Free Shipping: Free ground shipping on orders over $60. In the continental US. Only for retail, web-based orders, placed on our website. Not to be combined with any other offers and discounts.

To get the free shipping, use code FRSH11W.

The giveaway: Colortime is doing a giveaway via our Facebook page. It is a weekly fan giveaway. Here are the instructions:
Each week Colortime Crafts and Markers will randomly draw 3 lucky FANS who will receive a special craft package, which includes a Colortime color-your-own “Recycle Tote Bag” and three special permanent Colortime FABRIC MARKERS. All you have to do to be eligible is to “like” and become a fan of Colortime Crafts and Markers on Facebook.
The winners’ Facebook name will be posted each Monday on the Colortime Crafts and Markers Facebook page. We will send you a message on Facebook informing you that you won. Look for it, and if your name is a winner, you can also send us an email message to info@colortime.com with your full name and address and in either case we will ship your prize within 2 weeks.
Rules:

1) You must be a fan of Colortime Crafts and Markers Facebook page.

2) Once you win a prize, you are not eligible for additional prizes for this promotion for 12 months after the prize has been awarded.

3) Prizes not claimed within 2 weeks will be forfeited.

My Thoughts

My kiddos absolutely LOVED this! They took turns using the fabric markers on the Recycle Tote and had a blast! The picture is of my almost 5 year old! My three year old preferred drawing on her own canvas bag (I had some small ones from a craft store) and the fabric markers worked great on it too! Even my toddler was able to take the marker lids off and color on the bag! It was so much fun! I think I’ll have to use them as crafts/goody bags for future birthday parties! My kids even used them to draw on paper and that worked fine too! Now if only my kiddos didn’t use them as regular markers and draw on their clothes…

REQUIRED COMMENT: Tell me what item(s) you like best from their website!

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CONTEST ENDS: at Midnight CST on June 2nd

OPEN TO: USA Only

*DISCLAIMER: I was sent items by Colortime Crafts and Markers to help facilitate my review. Any opinions stated are strictly my own.*

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GIVEAWAY: Ever Bamboo

April 29, 2012 By Tabitha

Who knew bamboo could be used for so many different things? You see bamboo flooring, towels, clothes and diapers, and the list goes on. Ever Bamboo is a Canadian company (woot woot!) that uses the rapidly growing moso bamboo to create it’s line of products from deodorizers to skin care!

Due to the growth characteristics of moso bamboo, millions of tiny holes are created as the plant densifies as it matures, a process taking approximately five years. It is these tiny holes that ultimately give the resulting bamboo charcoal its revolutionary abilities as both a deodorizer and dehumidifier. These benefits have been enjoyed for more than five centuries in Asia.

Bamboo forests are widely planted throughout Asia, and due to the resurgence in the recognition of its benefits, many more acres are planted every day. And as bamboo takes only five years from seedling to mature plant, it will be readily available for all future generations.

With proper care, your bamboo charcoal product can last an entire year or more. After this, and because it is a 100% natural product, it can be recycled into the ecosystem.

I was sent the Room Deodorizer, the Mini Deodorizer and the HEI Face and Body Soap. I don’t have many musty or smelly areas in my home but with 4 kids in a van, there are occasionally a few nasty odors that linger due to dropped pieces of food and what not. So I stuck the room deodorizer in my van. And I settled on putting a mini under my kitchen sink, where we keep the recycling, and a mini in my two piece bath, which tends to get a bit musty on occasion.

The deodorizers:

These worked wonders! After only a night in my van when I opened the door I was not greeted with……clean fresh air! No stale smell, no rotting apple smell, just odor free clean smell. Much better then any leaf shaped car deodorizer I have used before, that’s for sure. And it was the same under my kitchen sink and in my bathroom. It will be interesting to see how well it does when the weather gets warmer again, and my toilet starts to sweat! Did I mention they were also dehumidifiers?

The soap:

This was a unique experience indeed. Never have I had a bar of soap lather up so much. It was almost like shaving cream. I was a bit thrown off initially when you see black streaks heading toward the drain but I suppose that’s to be expected when your washing with a charcoal soap! The soap has left me feeling quite clean and residue free. With other soaps I always feel like there is something left behind but the HEI face and body soap literally left me squeaky clean. I will definitely be looking into where I can get more of this soap.

Where can you buy it? Check out their handy online and local retailer locater to find your nearest location.

Win it!

One lucky 3 Boys and a Dog reader will win a prize pack consisting of 1 Room Deodorizer + Dehumidifier (Lrg 500g), Mini Deodorizer + Dehumidifier (75g, 3 x 25g) and a travel size bar of the HEI Face and Body soap(60g), a $40 value!

REQUIRED COMMENT: Head on over to Ever Bamboo and tell me something else you learned about the company or their products.

BONUS #1: Follow @everbamboo and @momof3boys3702 on Twitter and RT this contest. The easiest way to retweet is to simply click the green ReTweet on the top right of this post. YOU MAY TWEET ONCE DAILY

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CONTEST ENDS: at Midnight CST on May 13th

OPEN TO: USA and Canada

*DISCLAIMER: I was sent items by Ever Bamboo to help facilitate my review. Any opinions stated are strictly my own.*

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Giveaway: Pong Phone Case Winners Choice up to $60.00 value!

April 19, 2012 By Kelli

I am not a Scientist and grew up in a time where people had to take classes to learn to use their microwaves and the widespread panic that the things would kill us. I can read all day to understand what Pong does about cellphone radiation, but I can’t re-write it. So, I am just going to put the very important parts here and if you would like more information, be sure to visit the Pong website!

About Pong Research, Inc.

· Pong is the world’s leading maker of cell phone and iPad cases that protect users from the wireless device radiation that the World Health Organization classified in 2011 as a possible carcinogen.

· Pong is the only solution on the market that has been scientifically proven to protect consumers from unnecessary exposure to cell phone and mobile device radiation while also optimizing the way the device performs.

· Pong cases come in a variety of colors, are easy to put on and take off and work anywhere in the world (Pong cases are currently in use in 50 countries)

Mom Says: We received a blue iPad case to review and since the hubby has the iPad, let me turn it over to him…

Dad Says: It is sturdy and sleek. I can tell a slight difference in the weight, but not enough to matter. It obviously works because the boys dropped it the other day the Ipad is still in perfect condition.

My only thing is that I wish it had a flap or something over it so that when not in use, the screen was being protected.

*HINT TO KELLI** Too bad it wasn’t an iPad 2 Case, but I don’t have an iPad 2. LOL!

WHERE TO BUY:

You can purchase cases at Pong Research

One lucky 3 Boys and a Dog Reader will win their choice of cell phone case from Pong – a 50 to 60 dollar value!!

REQUIRED COMMENT: Visit the Pong Research website, look around and come back to tell me something you want or something you learn about phone radiation and what Pong is doing to protect us from it.

BONUS #1: Follow @momof3boys3702 on Twitter and RT this contest. The easiest way to retweet is to simply click the green ReTweet on the top right of this post. YOU MAY TWEET ONCE DAILY

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Other bonus entries:

#1. Spread the word about this review by: email, forums, blogging, Digg, or putting the link in a meme. (one entry per thing done)
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CONTEST ENDS: at Midnight CST on May 3rd

OPEN TO: USA and Canada

*DISCLAIMER: I was sent items by Pong Research to help facilitate my review. Any opinions stated are strictly my own.*

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Review: Mum+Bub hair and body wash

April 14, 2012 By Tamera 1 Comment

I love, love, love hair and body washes for my kids, but this one will work for me too! Score!

About Aden+Anais (from their website)

When Raegan Moya-Jones moved from her native Australia to the US and started a family, she brought with her many traditions of motherhood. Passed down from mother to daughter for generations, these traditions bound the women in her family and her culture together.
But, of course, a lot had changed. Cloth diapers were replaced with disposable ones. Home-sterilized glass bottles were now dishwasher-safe plastic. Strollers had gone from buggy-sized to nearly the size of an SUV.
What surprised Raegan most about the traditions she was taught wasn’t what changed, however. It was what hadn’t. For as long her mother or her grandmother could remember, mothers in Australia swaddled their babies. And they did it in pure cotton muslin.
No matter how hot it got in Australia, babies always seemed comfortable and cool during the summer months. And no matter how chilly the night air became in the evenings, muslin swaddling always seemed to protect babies from ever noticing the chill.
When Raegan started her own family, she knew that swaddling in muslin would be a part of her traditions as a mother. But when she tried to find a swaddle like the ones she remembered from home, she couldn’t. Those that she did find were too small; too thick and heavy; too restrictive; too unattractive.
So, she did what any mother would: she made sure her children could have the very best by rolling up her sleeves and getting to work. And that’s why she started aden + anais.
Raegan designed a swaddle large enough to be truly useful to mothers– and not just for swaddling but as a stroller cover, nursing shield, tummy time blanket, or a burping cloth. She found the softest, gentlest muslin she could to fashion them out of. And she started creating colorful, modern prints that would transform this simple tool of motherhood into something stylish and fun for both baby and mom.
Now, she’s a Mom on a Mission… bringing the benefits of swaddling and the world’s best baby products to mothers around the world through aden + anais.

About Mum+Bub (from the website)

Gentle enough for baby, yet sophisticated enough for you, mum + bub™ is infused with fresh, fermented pawpaw fruit and was formulated with the help of Ellen Gendler, M.D., a leading New York City dermatologist who specializes in cosmetic contact dermatitis. Known for decades in Australia for its skin care benefits, pawpaw fruit relieves, cleanses and protects skin when applied topically.
Free of: phytoestrogen + parabens + added hormone disrupters + petroleum oils + phthalates + dioxanes from sulfates + gluten and soy + petrochemicals + DEA + artificial colors
Made in the USA

My Thoughts

This smells great! I was able to use it on three of my little girls and me and I think it’s GREAT! My kiddos smell great and their hair looks fantastic! No tears formula and not bad for them! I love two-fers! The fact that I was able to use it too, made it so much easier to pack for our weekend trip! I only needed the one bottle! I like the pump too! A fantastic product!

Buy it

You can buy your own here for $15.95. They also have soothing ointment, and ultra-gentle lotion.

*I was sent a product from aden+anais in order to review this product. I was not paid or otherwise compensated. My opinions are my very own!*

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Tropicana Celebrates 100% Florida with Sweepstakes!

March 26, 2012 By Kelli 9 Comments

You know that I am a TropiMomma, but do you know why? Because I love it! We shop weekly and buy 3 – 4 bottles of Tropicana! We buy Orange juice without Pulp, Orange Juice with pulp, and usually a fun flavor of Trop50 (or 2). I also like to pick up the individual bottles of Apple Juice for the kids snacks, breakfast, etc. Before I get to the great stuff, I must say, I am super excited about the newest size Orange Juice from Tropicana. I hope I can find this 89 ounce bottle in my local store!

Over the next few weeks, my blogs will be super full of Tropicana happenings, news, and fun things!

So, keep your eyes peeled (tee hee, no pun intended) for a giveaway, Orange Grower interview, deals, recipes, Twitter Party, and maybe even a homeschooling goodie or two if I can make a couple and get them approved!

Today, I want to tell you about the awesome sweepstakes that Tropicana has underway! Ready??

To celebrate its 100% Pure Florida orange juice, Tropicana Pure Premium is giving consumers a behind-the-scenes look at the Florida groves where their oranges are grown, and is sending one lucky family to Florida to experience the groves in person. <–I know, right!? I am only minutes from Florida, but not where the groves are! This would be such a FABULOUS homeschooling trip… #imjustsayin’

You can visit Tropicana’s Facebook page to get an up close and personal look at some of the Florida groves where many of Tropicana Pure Premium’s oranges come from, with photos, stories, grower profiles and fun grove facts.

From March 19 through April 20, 2012, you can visit Tropicana’s Facebook page to enter to win one of 100 prizes. Prizes include:

99 one-year supplies of orange juice in the form of twelve (12) 59oz Tropicana Pure Premium containers

One trip to a Florida orange grove for a grand-prize winner and three (3) guests, which includes:

Round-trip airfare for four (4) to Florida
Three (3) night stay at a hotel in Sarasota
Behind-the-scenes experience at one of the Florida orange groves with the opportunity to meet growers, tour groves and discover the origins of their favorite OJ

For official rules and regulations, you can visit the “sweeps” tab on Tropicana’s Facebook page.

Now, who all is excited!? This is just the tip of the iceberg y’all! Go, find out how to enter then keep your eyes here as I will be posting some fun new stuff from giveaways to freebies from now through mid-April!

Disclosure: I have a formal relationship with Tropicana Pure Premium as a “TropiMomma” blogger. I was compensated for this post. All opinions remain 100% my own.