When Alfie and I were dating long distance, having a webcam was a lifesaver in keeping our relationship alive and well. And having a phone and webcam comes in so handy when we go on vacation to the Philippines or the UK, when I usually stay an extra week or two with the kids while Graham goes back to the US and works. Imagine what it must be like if you were away from your family for months at a time! Online retailer AllAmericanDirect.com is doing their part to help out American military personnel...
Summer Fun at the Disneyland Resort
Summer is here, and the Disneyland Resort is hot, hot, hot! I've just heard the news: they've got a new street show, Celebrate! A Street Party, new fireworks show, Magical, new characters in their popular Fantasmic! shows, and new floats and lights for my favorite parade ever, the Electrical Parade. And when I say "hot", I don't mean "heating...
JVC Everio
Our old camcorder is on its last legs; no, actually it has no more legs. The image quality has deteriorated and the battery life has dwindled to about 5 minutes. I wonder if they even sell replacement batteries for this model; it's older than my daughter. We've still got a lot of recitals, soccer games, and class performances ahead of us, so I think...
Global Wonders: Music to My Ears
When I received a sneak preview cd of Global Wonders: Around the World cd, I didn't have to play it to know it was going to be good. because we already own one of their DVD's (Global Wonders). I love the cultural awareness that these DVD's foster and we all thought the music was great, so I figured we'd love the cd too.Of course we did pop it into...
Summer Deals and Steals at Leapfrog
One of the great things about Leapfrog TAG is that new books are coming out all the time. Spider-Man, Ni Hao Kailan, Up.... they're popping up like daisies! The really extend the life of the TAG reader (my kids have had it for 10 months now and they're not sick of it yet). Every time I get my kids a new book, they fall in love with TAG all over...
Kajeet Phone Review and Giveaway
A couple of weeks ago The Pea went on a playdate with a classmate after school. When I drove by to pick her up, no one was home. I tried to call her mother's cellphone... no answer. Father's cellphone... no answer. I called another friend, and it turns out that the mother works on Fridays so the kids should be at Grandma's house. I had no idea who...
Try ZulaWorld for free!
Are you a parent who blogs? Are you feeling left out because other bloggers get asked to review cool, new stuff? Do you want your own Sneak Peek? Have you run out of things to blog about? Or do you just want to try something cool with your kids? Then Get Ready....Set....Blast Off!!! A new virtual world is about to launch into orbit, and the engineers...
Florastor Kids review and giveaway
I'm shameless when it comes to blogging. I honestly think I could blog about anything; I don't mind embarrassing myself but I refrain from sharing embarrassing stories involving my husband and kids and friends and family (unless they let me). Take my kids' bowel movements. I could blog about how my kids are "champions" when it comes to holding it in....
Download Diane Birch for Free
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I always like to check out the free downloads on iTunes, because as you know, I am a freebie whore. But I'm a high-class callgirl of freebies, not the crack ho down the street -- I don't download free music left and right, just because it's there. The music has to be something I'd listen to. This week's Free Single of the Week, Rise Up by Diane Birch,...
WishBone Dressing review and giveaway
Delicious as a Dressing. Remarkable as a Marinade. Now you can get a chance to Upgrade Your salads with Wish-Bone Dressings... free! For a chance to win a Wish-Bone Dressing prize pack and a $100 grocery gift card, keep reading.Growing up, I ate way too much meat and rice, and not nearly enough vegetables. I remember the first time I tried lettuce...
More ways to win a Jumpstart Membership
Good news! Now you can double your chances of winning a premium membership to Jumpstart.com, the online 3D virtual world created by award-winning educational software company, Knowledge Adventure. In addition to the membership I'm giving away here at Bonggamom Finds, Jumpstart has generously offered to give away another membership -- this time at...
Introducing Dalton James
Kids love other kids. As babies, they are fascinated by books featuring photos of babies, and you often see them exploring each other's faces on the playground and at playdates. Most children's books are about stories of other children, and live action shots of children playing are regular features on popular TV shows like Barney, Sesame Street, The...
Jumpstart Review and Giveaway
Computers play a big part in our household. Alfie is a computer engineer who frequently works (or tinkers around with new technology) nights and weekends, and with all that I do online (shop, manage finances, manage the family schedule, blog, etc..) I feel like I'm in front of a computer all the time. So it's only natural that the kids want to spend...
Sesame Street Live giveaway
Heads up, Bay Area peeps: today I'm giving away tickets to the hottest show in town...... Sesame Street Live! Okay, it's only the hottest show if you think Elmo is the hottest redhead in town, but we all want to make our kids happy, don't we? And who can resist Elmo anyway? He's coming to San Jose and starring in his very own musical, Elmo's Green...
Win a Vado video camera
Remember that new parenting website I blogged about last week, Mamapedia? They're holding a new contest with a prize so cool I just had to blog about it! The winner of their "What Can I Learn Today?" will recieve a VADO digital video camera, so join today!!To Enter:1. Visit Mamapedia and ask any parenting question.2. Choose how you want to enter -...
Get more Me Time with new Frigidaire Appliances
With Mother's Day fast approaching, the kids are full of questions and secrets: What are we doing for Mother's Day? What do you want for Mother's Day? I've got a present but I can't tell you what it is. What I really want is what most mothers want -- some time to myself. Preferrably at a nice spa, but the key word is TIME. Time free of the boring stuff...
Apples to Apples review and giveaway
Alfie and I like to read a lot. Sometimes when we're feeling particularly witty and verbose, we like to impress and outdo each other with our extensive vocabularies. We especially love catching each other using malapropisms. So when I received an offer to try out Apples to Apples, The Game of Hilarious Comparisons, courtesy of family entertainment...
Debi Derryberry's Baby Banana review and giveaway
Debi Derryberry.... say that three times, really fast. It's a name that kids really like, and judging by the number of awards she's won for her previous 2 cd's, they like her songs too. I recently got a sneak preview of Debi Derryberry's latest cd, Baby Banana, which is being released in stores today. Children really seem to respond to her simple,...
Introducing Mamapedia
It's 2:00 a.m. and your three month old is crying...a lot. You're a first time mother, and while you've got a ton of questions, you called your mom at 2:00 in the morning last night about that crazy looking diaper, so you'd really like to get through this one on your own. But where can you turn?Mamapedia is a new parenting information site that takes...
Giveaway Carnival
I love giveaways! I love hosting them, tweeting them, joining them. I think it's so cool that companies care enough about what bloggers think to partner with them in order to get the word about about great products and services. It's a win-win for everyone: the companies that get more exposure, the bloggers who get more traffic to their sites, and...
Walt Disney World Deals
When it comes to Disney vacations, I usually blog about great offers to visit the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim because it's so much nearer for us. I think that at my kids' age, Disneyland and California Adventure is more than enough to stimulate (or overstimulate) their little minds and bodies.But I received notice of this deal to Walt Disney World,...
Download Up
Here's another free Disney Download to share. It's a scene from Disney's new movie Up, which opens May 29. The movie tells the story of 78 year-old Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner, but from the trailers I've seen, I swear he's channeling Walter Matthau) who ties thousands of balloons to his house and floats away to the South American wilderness,...
Bonggamom's Birthday Giveaways
It's May, my birthday month! Did you know that in the Philippines, where I'm from, birthday celebrants are usually the ones who treat their friends, not the other way around? This ensures that you'll always have lots of enthusiastic people around on your birthday to wish you well :)So in keeping with tradition, I've got lots of great giveaways to run this month. Watch out for revivews and giveaways featuring the following great products:Debi Derryberry children's cdApples 2 Apples board gameKajeet...
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