Raisels Review and Giveaway

I like to give my kids little treats in their lunchboxes, but in the interests of good nutrition and dental health I only send candies on special occasions. For the most part I pack them fruit or yogurt or dried fruit or raisins to enjoy once they're done with their lunch. Team Mom recently invited me to try a great new product -- Raisels, "The Fruity...

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Bonggamom's Friday Finds -- List your Giveaways Here

Welcome to Bonggamom's Friday Finds! I have to admit, I'm a bit nervous today because we're going skiing this weekend. I haven't been skiing in over 15 years, and even then I was just a beginner. I'll need all the luck I can get, so please send me good vibes. On second thought, maybe I'd rather save the luck to help me win some of the great giveaways...

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Ralph Lauren Create-Your-Own Polo review and giveaway

Who doesn't love made-to-order clothing? Unfortunately, in this day and age, custom clothing can be prohibitively expensive -- but thanks to Ralph Lauren's Create Your Own collection, you can actually add a personal touch to some of Ralph Lauren's most classic, iconic clothing. As a Ralph Lauren Mombassador (thanks to Mom Central for selecting me!)...

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Bonggamom's Friday Finds -- List your Giveaways Here

Welcome to Bonggamom's Friday Finds! I'm glad so many of you are finding this to be a useful way to get more traffic to your giveaways. And as a person who loves entering giveaways, I have to admit it's a great, easy way to find out where all the best giveaways are.Speaking of giveaways, a PR agency recently sent me a link to AOL Travel's new...

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Leapfrog announces the arrival of the LeapPad Explorer

Tech-savvy parents, here's something to look forward to: Leapfrog will be selling a kid-friendly tablet starting summer of 2011! Finally, here's something that might actually make your child leave your iPad/Kindle/Nook alone. How cool is this? I haven't even seen this device yet, but already I'm loving the 5-inch color touchscreen, built-in camera/video...

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Spreading happiness

Valentine's Day has come and gone, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't keep spreading the love! One of my favorite chocolate companies, The Hershey Company, has just introduced little drops of happiness -- perfect for sharing -- Hershey’s Drops! They are a new bite-size way to enjoy and share the Hershey’s flavors you love. And to help spread the news (and happiness!) they have teamed up with Twitter Moms to ask bloggers like me how we share happiness with the people around. Last December I participated...

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to The Best Family Destinations

Alfie and I love traveling. Between the two of us we've probably visited over 200 cities in almost 50 countries, and that's still not enough. If we won the lotto, that's what we'd spend our money on (aside from a couple of motorcycles, tummy tucks and designer shoes, of course) -- travel, travel, travel. We've imbued our children with the same wanderlust;...

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Make a Healthy Start in your Grocery Cart

Okay, Valentine's Day is over, so now that I've pigged out on chocolates and wine and fine restaurant food, I have no more excuse to fill my body with junk! Okay, that's not true: I actually didn't pig out on any of those foods (although I did indulge in some dark-chocolate covered strawberries, we had dinner at home last night and didn't consume...

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Amira Mor's Belly Dancing Fitness DVDs

If you've been reading my blog these days you'll know that I'm making an effort to incorporate more exercise into my weekly routine, and one strategy for doing that was to do more dancing. I've started taking Zumba classes, and just that one weekly class has gotten my dancing juices rolling. I'm already thinking about other dance classes I'd love...

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PediaCare Cold and Fever products review and giveaway

It's no fun watching your child suffer through a cold or fever. I'm not one of those parents who will keep a child home at the first sign of a sniffle, but when they have a bad cold or the flu, I can't stand to see them wheezing and coughing through the night, or so feverish during the day that they don't even want to play. At times like those I'd...

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Pedia-Lax Fiber Gummies Review and Giveaway

Bran muffins, beans and brown rice are hardly the quintessential foods of childhood, but maybe they should be. I was recently informed by Pedia-Lax that research has shown 90% of kids don’t get the recommended about of fiber in their daily diets. In fact, did you know a four-year-old child should consume 25 grams of fiber daily, while an 11-year-old...

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Be Yummie for Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to all you lovers out there! I knew this Valentine's Day was shaping up to be a good one when I was invited to try out Yummie Tummie's Sexy Camie Tank and Pantie set. It was such a nice V-Day surprise, both for me and for Alfie! I own several Yummie Tummie tops, and this camie has that same shaping, slimming, hold-me-in effect...

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Bonggamom's Friday Finds -- List your Giveaways Here

This is it, dear readers, Valentine's Day Weekend! I hope you have a great pink, puffy, chocolate-laden weekend with your loved ones. And thanks for sparing a moment to stop by Bonggamom's Friday Finds to leave links to your giveaways. Don't forget to get cracking and enter everyone else's, t...

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The Bar Method Pregnancy DVD giveaway

I think ballet dancers have some of the most beautiful bodies in the world -- they are lean and strong, graceful and elegant. And there's nothing quite like a ballet-based workout, which is why I think The Bar Method gets such rave reviews, from Hollywood celebrities to PTA moms. This body-sculpting workout utilizes a ballet bar fitness technique...

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Gnomeo & Juliet opens Feb. 11

I've been blogging quite a bit about Valentine's Day recently: what to get, what not to get, what to do, what to eat. Here's another suggestion -- celebrate the holiday by watching the greatest love story of all time, Romeo & Juliet.No, not the Shakespeare play. Or should I say Gnome, not the Shakespeare play. I'm talking about Disney's latest...

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Fun Valentine's Facts (and a Walmart giftcard giveaway!)

from The Motherhood, Jennifer and Kitty ONeilWhile doing research for my Worst Valentine's Day Gifts post on BlogHer, I came across some interesting V-Day statistics:* Greeting cards top the list of ways people celebrate Valentine's Day (65% of US households), followed by a date night (44%), candy (38%) and flowers (32%). * There are 120 single men...

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The Popcorn Factory commemorative SuperBowl XLV tin

How about those Packers? We had so much fun last Sunday watching the Superbowl and pigging out on the yummy food I prepared for our Superbowl Sunday party!Seven-layer dip, served with tortilla chipsBaked spinach-artichoke dip, served with carrots, celery and pita wedgesPulled pork sandwichesColeslawMake-your-own brownie sundaesIt was quite a feast,...

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