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GIVEAWAY: Classic Battleship Movie Edition #C2S12

May 4, 2012 By Kelli

I don’t know about where you live, but down here in Summer Alabama, it pretty much rains every single day in the Summer time! Pretty much every afternoon, we get nasty afternoon showers that force the hot, tired, filthy kids back into the house. We try to keep them entertained by heading to indoor places, firing up one of the gaming systems, pulling one of the many games out of our game closet, or popping a movie on the television.

On May 18, the epic action of the classic naval combat game will unfold in theatres nationwide with the release of Universal Pictures’ “Battleship,”starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson and recording superstar, Rihanna. Of course, the live action doesn’t end with the film. Young naval commanders can go head-to-head with the Alien fleet in Hasbro’s Classic Battleship Movie Edition game. Players choose to command either the Navy or Alien fleet and can unleash brand new super weapon cards to destroy their opponent with attacks like those from the big screen! The game comes in a convenient carrying case, making it easy to wage your own battles at home or on the go.

Mom Says: OH. MY. Goodness! I mean, it is Battleship, but better. LOL! However, we obviously haven’t seen the movie yet so the Alien Fleet kind of threw us off! We didn’t know what to call the ships and had to keep looking at the instruction booklet to say things like, “You sank my Heavy Ordnance Craft!” LOL! We really enjoyed it and with at least 4 different ways of playing, it will keep us entertained for quite some time.

One lucky 3 Boys and a Dog reader will win the own Classic Battleship Movie Edition to help them bust boredom this Summer!

REQUIRED COMMENT: Tell me about your memories of playing Battleship – when I was little, my brother and I would play all the time. Then, one year he got the Electronic Battleship and we were amazed that it could talk! Seriously, it was so much fun!

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CONTEST ENDS: at Midnight CST on May 18th

OPEN TO: USA ONLY!

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

Filed Under: Gaming, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, Giveaways, Reviews Tagged With: #C2S12, battleship, battleships, classics, countdown to summer, edition, family fun night, game systems, games, games closet, Giveaways, hasbro, liam neeson, monopoly, Movie, movie edition, movies, pretty, rainy days, review, rihanna

Giveaway: The Potty Target

May 3, 2012 By Tabitha

“Give your boys something to aim for!”

There are four boys in my house. Currently only two of them use the toilet, one is on the verge of being potty trained and the last is obviously no where near potty training as he is only six months old. I guess I am one of the lucky moms out there that doesn’t have to clean up the messes my boys make….yet! I have a feeling once my two year old is trained he’ll be a disaster in the bathroom just like he is in all the other rooms.

So although the Potty Target is intended to help decrease, if not completely eliminate the messes that boys make in the bathroom, I was hoping to use them to entice my two year old to even USE the potty. I am sad to report that although he likes the idea of the stickers on the potty and he made a hilarious attempt to stand and pee, something is still preventing him from using the toilet. I will prevail though, soon, I hope.

The concept of the Potty Target was the idea of Stacey Dragan and Doug Kempel, parents to two little boys who had very little desire to aim for the big white toilet bowl. So in their frustration they decided to give them something to aim for, and so the Potty Target was born in 2009. Made with a water proof adhesive these cute little stickers are not only useful but great conversation pieces as well. I have had quite a few people mention them. In fact my sister in law asked me if I knew there was a sticker in my toilet, because she know my little guy so well and assumed he had put a sticker in my toilet for fun!

Extremely easy to install, it’s a simple matter of draining your toilet bowl, washing and drying the install location, then applying the sticker. It’s just that simple. I had mine installed in less then 5 minutes! And if installed properly they should last up to year, that’s pretty impressive for a sticker! They come in 6 different package options and you get 12 stickers for $9.99. If you only have one toilet that’s approximately 12 years of a cleaner bathroom! Sign. Me. Up. You can purchase yours here.

Win it!

Five of our very lucky 3 Boys and a Dog readers are going to win a set of 12 Potty Targets!

REQUIRED COMMENT: Leave a comment below telling me who you would buy this product for.

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CONTEST ENDS: at Midnight CST on May 17th

OPEN TO: USA and Canada

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

Filed Under: Early Years, Giveaways, Homemaking / Housekeeping, Just for Kids, Parenting, Parenting, Parenting and Family, Review and Giveaways, Reviews, Teachable Moments Tagged With: bathroom, chamber pot, excretion, Giveaways, human interest, messes, potty, potty targets, potty training, six month, stickers, Target, the potty, toilet bowls, toilets

GIVEAWAY: Create Your BLT Experience w/ Lay's! #C2S12

May 2, 2012 By Kelli

Have you seen them yet? The new flavors that Frito-Lay is rolling out? I have seen a few new things around town, remember this picture from a local discount store?

GIVEAWAY: Create Your BLT Experience w/ Lay's! #C2S12

There are changes in the snacking world and I get to be a part of them! Tee hee, ok not really – but I get to tell you about them. Ok, I get to tell you about one of them and just in time for my countdown to summer 2012! We were sent 4 bags to test out and one bag was completely gone before I ever got to take the picture!

So, my boys are typical kids and love ketchup and spaghetti and pizza and everything else made with tomatoes, but swear they don’t like tomatoes. LOL! Needless to say, I did not tell them what BLT meant until after they tried the new chips. They loved them, of course!

Nothing says summertime like unwinding with a delicious BLT! Let Frito-Lay help you kick-back and relax by creating your own BLT experience with Lay’s Classic BLT-flavored chips and other BLT-making supplies!

Have you seen these new chips (and the many other Frito-Lay brand chips) in your local stores? Keep your eyes peeled, there are lots out there!

One lucky 3 Boys and a Dog Reader will win their very own BLT Experience (via random number generator)!

Here’s what you could win: a few bags of Lay’s BLT, an apron, a fun bacon platter and a $25 gift card to Target for BLT-making supplies! This is over a 50 dollar value! Fun, right?

REQUIRED Comment: Visit Frito-Lay and look around. Come back and tell me something you liked, want, or learned!

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CONTEST ENDS: at Midnight CST on May 16th

OPEN TO: USA and Canada

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GIVEAWAY: Touchtile Reading System $149.00 value #C2S12

May 1, 2012 By JacquiO

cti flex logo GIVEAWAY: Touchtile Reading System $149.00 value #C2S12

The biggest problem with 9 weeks of Summer is that kids lose some of what they were taught in school. Keeping them reading and learning all Summer helps to defeat that learning loss!

I feel learning is very important part of growing up. I strongly believe teaching my children shouldn’t be just up to the teachers. I think that as parents we should also encourage our children to learn. Seeings how not all parents are teachers and didn’t go to school for education sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. I recently came across a great program to help teach my kids how to read, Touchtile Reading System.

The Touchtile™ Reading System consists of six levels:

Level One – Consonants, vowels, and blending: this level teaches them the letter sounds and how to blend two letter sounds together.

Level Two – CVC pattern: this level teaches them how to blend three letter sounds together with a consonant, vowel, consonant pattern.

Level Three – Blends and digraphs : this level teaches them how to blend four sounds together with an emphasis on blends and digraphs.

Level Four -Long E : this level teaches them how to use the silent e at the end of words.

Level Five -Endings : this level teaches them how to add endings to words.

Level Six -Multi-Syllable Words : this level teaches them how to blend multi-syllabic words.

My son is currently attending Head Start and will be in Kindergarten next year. He is one very excited boy. I have notice several times just through casual conversation that he struggles allot with letter sounds. I know he is still young, but I don’t want it to become a habit that he says certain letters wrong. I am constantly correcting him but getting no where. Only after using this system for a week at 15minutes a day I have notice a huge difference how he says certain letters! Level one is broke up into two parts. Part one is just for working on the letter sounds. Part two is to show them how to blend to sounds together. For example some of the words we will work with are: at, am, an, as, and ax. Like I said we have been at this for a week now and I think in just another week we can move on to part two. My only complaint about this system is I wish I have a came across it sooner!

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CONTEST ENDS: May 15th

OPEN TO: Worldwide

Disclosure: I receive sample(s) for purpose of testing and review. My opinions are my own and may differ from those of your own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Filed Under: Giveaways, Homeschooling, Reviews Tagged With: applied linguistics, blend, consonants, education, Giveaways, letter sounds, letters, level six, levels, management of dyslexia, phonics, reading, reading system, start, synthetic phonics, System, teaching

Personalized Gifts at Personal Creations For Mothers Day

April 30, 2012 By Kelli Leave a Comment

Yesterday, I told you a bit about one of my favorite online stores, RedEnvelope. Today, I want to tell you about one of their brands, Personal Creations. I had never shopped at the Personal Creations brand before and was pleasantly surprised. There were seriously GOBS and GOBS of personalized gifts for Moms! Honestly, I was a bit overwhelmed trying to decide what to buy my Mother-in-Law. I called my wonderful, helpful Husband in to get his opinions on a personalized gift for HIS Mom. He spent several minutes listening to me say,

“I really like this:”

Personalized Gifts at Personal Creations For Mothers Day

“Oh, I think your Mom would love this:”

Personalized Gifts at Personal Creations For Mothers Day

“OOOHHH! This one, let us do this one”..

Personalized Gifts at Personal Creations For Mothers Day

“Shoot, I don’t know Ricky! Maybe this one:”

Personalized Gifts at Personal Creations For Mothers Day

…before he finally said, “It doesn’t matter to me, Babe. Get what you want.”

Hmm… helpful no? Tee hee! I finally settled on a great gift, which I can’t show you because my Mother-in-Law also reads my blog. However, you be sure to check my blog on the day after Mother’s Day and I will reveal what both Moms received for Mother’s Day this year. LOL!

*I was given a gift code by Personal Creations to test their products and service. Any opinions stated are strictly my own!*