Bonggamom's Friday Finds -- List your Giveaways Here

Boo! Times can be scary, but I always find that entering a blog giveaway gives me hope and makes me smile (especially when I win!). So before you put those finishing touches on your Halloween costume and make that final trip to the grocery for more bags of candy, don't forget to leave links to your giveaways -- enter everyone else's, too! Happy ...

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FIRST SPARK™ kids PC -- requested by parents, just for kids

We are a selfish family when it comes to computers: Alfie and I each own a laptop, and we have upstairs and downstairs desktops, yet we always seem to be fighting for a computer. Our desktops are pretty old, so they're not very good for playing games or watching videos over the internet, and there's no way we're letting our messy (but lovable) little...

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Be Sun-Safe this Fall with Coppertone Kids

Sun safety is a Big Deal in our household. Alfie is English, and my kids are half-English, and we all know fair skin is particularly vulnerable in sunny places like California. Alfie lived in Australia for 5 years, and he saw first-hand how the strong Australian sun have sent melanoma incidence rates skyrocketing in the fair-skinned Australian population.THAT...

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Introducing Safeway's Just For U Program

Great news, Northern California shoppers : Safeway is rolling out a new savings program called Just For U, and it's going to lower your grocery bills like never before. At first I was skeptical because I already love Safeway's Club Card program and I didn't want them to scrap it -- but I've since learned that the Just For U program doesn't replace...

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Disney on Ice: Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey Review

This week we were given a real treat: we received tickets from Feld Entertainment to the opening night of Disney on Ice: Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey! We've already been to the Worlds of Fantasy show earlier this year, and the Princess Classics show last year, so before the show started I wondered whether the kids (as well as the grownups)...

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Star in a Disneyland Castle Show or TV Ad -- and "Let the Memories Begin"

One of the most memorable experiences we had during our trip to the Disneyland Resort last month had nothing to do with seeing the beautiful fall decor, meeting a couple of Disney Villains, experiencing the spooky touches of Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort, being treated to a fabulous dinner at the Big Thunder Ranch or even getting a special...

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Camping with Coleman: 6 Person Sundome Tent Review

Last weekend I chaperoned The Pea's Girl Scout troop on an overnight camping trip. We had so much fun, and one of the parts they most enjoyed was getting to set up and sleep in a tent. We've owned a Coleman 6-person Sundome tent for about three years now, and it has always served our family well. Every time The Pea's troop goes camping, their leader...

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Energizer goes Pink

As the Energizer Keep Going Blogger for San Francisco, I was given the incredible opportunity to participate in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure event on October 1-3, and blog about it from start to finish. Their Keep Going Blogger program is just one of the many ways that Energizer is helping to increase awareness and support for breast cancer...

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Sony W-Series Walkman

I've got three weeks to go before the Big Sur Half Marathon, and training is proceeding smoothly. I'm walking/running three times per week, so hopefully during the Big Day I should be alright. I'm not aiming to run rings around everyone else; in fact, I've accepted that I won't be able to run the whole way. I'll have to do a combination of running...

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Disney's Tangled: Review and Giveaway

Disney has certainly put their stamp on almost all the classic fairytales (an entire generation of Little Mermaid fans don't realize that the original Little Mermaid got turned to sea foam!), and next month they're going to do the same with Rapunzel. Tangled is opening in theatres everywhere on Wednesday, November 24 in Disney Digital 3D, and I for...

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Bonggamom's Friday Finds -- List your Giveaways Here

Welcome to Bonggamom's Friday Finds! Any Halloween-themed giveaways out there? I'd love to find out about them, so leave a link! Any non-Halloween-themed giveaways? Leave a link for those too! Sorry about all the exclamation points, I always get overexcited at this time of the ye...

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Pink Food

Omigosh, where has October gone? Only 10 more days, and I still have so many Pink Products to showcase! I promise to step it up and get these Pink Posts up so you can read all about the great products and companies that are supporting breast cancer research, so you'll still have time to show your support before the month ends. Today I've got four...

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New Carnival Games for Wii and DS: Review and Giveaway

Who doesn't love a carnival game? Every time we go to Reno, we stay at the Circus Circus Hotel, and every time we tell the kids, "We're not playing games at the Midway this time". And every time we change our minds and end up with tons of stuffed animals to add to the kids' collection. Fishing for prizes, popping balloons, knocking down cans, tossing...

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Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery -- and win a Fire Safety Prize Pack

BEEP...... BEEP....... BEEP........ BEEP......... Every now and then we get woken up in the middle of the night by our fire alarms going off. It's a heart-stopping moment, and one that always gets Alfie and me rushing around in a panic (the kids never wake up -- which is one of the reasons why Alfie and I hate spending more than 2 or 3 nights away...

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Febreze Wooden Wick Candles Review and Giveaway

If there's anything I love more than the romantic ambience of candlelight, it's the romantic ambience of a cozy fire. Unless we're the one lighting and stoking it. The flaming part is great; it's just the preparing and the cleanup part that's hot, sooty and frustrating! We haven't lit a fire in our fireplace for so long that we actually decided...

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Sony Dash Review and Giveaway

Last month I had the pleasure of meeting up with some of my momblogger friends at a luncheon hosted by Stefania of CityMama, Roxanne of Rox and Roll and Sony. Chef Jennifer Puccio of Marlowe restaurant in San Francisco was there to demonstrate some recipes even busy moms can make in a jiffy.Chef Jennifer showed us how to make an awesome appetizers,...

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Pink Toys

Pink is probably one of the most common colors you'll find on a child's toy -- just look at the girls' toy section at any store -- but this October, a pink toy could mean a whole lot more than sugar and spice. Here's a selection of toys out on the market that donate a portion of their sales to breast cancer research:Even babies can help in the fight...

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