Bonggamom's Friday Finds -- list your giveaways here

Welcome to the final edition of Bonggamom's Friday Finds for 2011. It has been a pleasure hosting this linky and seeing the traffic to your giveaways grow. Man, you all have such awesome prizes, you make it so easy for me and everyone else to find giveaways to enter! I hope you'll keep coming back here every Friday, both to leave links and to use...

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American Girl introduces McKenna, the American Girl of the Year 2012

American Girl fanboards and blogs have been all abuzz with speculation about the American Girl of the Year 2012. Rumor has it that her name is McKenna and she's a gymnast -- and they're correct! A few days ago I was sent a press kit with information about McKenna, but the details were embargoed until today, so I have been waiting with my fingers...

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Giveaway: Merry Christmas from Bonggamom and KMR!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you're spending the day as I am, surrounded with family and friends. To celebrate this wonderful holiday, I'm starting a great giveaway from KMR Communications featuring beauty products worth hundreds of dollars! One lucky Bonggamom Finds winner will receive all of the products below:Brilliant FX Body SerumBrilliantFx...

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Casual Chic with Shabby Apple

Shabby Apple is well known for their feminine, flirty, fashionable dresses. Women of all shapes and sizes can feel pretty in a Shabby Apple dress! Their holiday collection, Tinseltown, is certainly all you need to look festive and glamorous at all those holiday parties, and their vintage-style dresses are perfect for so many occasions.However, women...

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How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

Santa may wear red, but this year our favorite holiday do-gooder is 100% green. After attending the opening performance of How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, we think Santa Claus might have to join the ranks of the unemployed because The Grinch did such a great job spreading holiday cheer. How the Grinch Stole Christmas has become just...

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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.So feel free to leave links to your giveaways, everyone. And don't forget to...

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Shine and Sparkle this holiday season with EdenFantasys

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about the great party outfits at EdenFantasys. But it takes more than just a cute top to sparkle and shine -- if you really want to dazzle during the holidays, make sure you put on some make-up! And EdenFantasys can help with that as well, since they now carry a collection of makeup, including body lotions and powders,...

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People's Play Awards are out -- congratulations to the LeapPad Explorer!

The Time To Play Magazine's People's Play Awards are out, and the verdict is in -- the LeapPad Explorer is this year's hot toy! I'm not a bit surprised; my kids love the LeapPad, I love the LeapPad, and so does everyone else who owns it. I'm also glad to see Leapfrog products snag top spots in other categories, including the Peek-a-Shoe Octopus for...

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Feed It Forward -- free gift certificates from Restaurant.com

One of the nicest things about the holidays is the spirit of giving and community that abounds in the hearts of kind-hearted people. Even as they're feverishly shopping for the latest toys and gadgets for themselves, they're also taking the time to share their blessings with the less fortunate, through food programs, toy giving programs, and other...

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Toast the holidays with Lolita Designs (giveaway)

Having a hard time finding a unique gift to give for the Holidays? Check out The Lolita Store -- they sell beautiful handpainted martini and wine glasses, or you can give the mini versions of each as tree ornaments. These also make great hostess gifts or holiday centerpieces. They sent us a mini wine glass ornament, and it looks so cute hanging from...

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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.So feel free to leave links to your giveaways, everyone. And don't forget to...

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Holiday Events at the Bay Area Discovery Museum (and a giveaway for you!)

We've got two long weeks of winter break ahead of us, and I'm already planning on ways to fill my kids' time. I'm excited to be taking them to visit the Bay Area Discovery Museum (BADM) for the very first time! California's 529 savings program, ScholarShare (which by the way is the 529 savings program we use!), will be sponsoring a section in the...

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American Girl Crafts Party Collection

I can't believe it has been 4 years since our family first entered the world of American Girl. We gave The Pea a Just Like Me Doll for Christmas 2007, and she has been playing with them ever since. It's difficult to believe that a toy can span such a long period of time, but The Pea's American Girl dolls (she now owns 4!) have grown right along beside...

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Decorate your home with Pottery Barn Kids

If you haven't decorated your house for the holidays yet, now is the time to do it, and Pottery Barn Kids is the place to go. Their holiday decor is so cute, and a lot of it is on sale! Their Candy Cane Stake Set is on sale for just $44.99 (down from $89), and I highly recommend them. I received a couple of these sets to review, and I can't say...

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Soft Kitty sensation is now a gift item!

It's official! Stylin Online, the largest online pop culture apparel retailer, has released the much anticipated “Soft Kitty” singing plush toy and t-shirt combo from CBS' ratings-busting The Big Bang Theory (items also sold separately). In one unforgettable TV moment, Sheldon teaches Penny lyrics to a song his mom sang him when he was sick. The infectious...

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Bonggamom's Friday Finds -- list your giveaways here

Welcome to Bonggamom's Friday Finds! How's that holiday shopping going? I think going around the malls is fun in a sadistic way, but I do love the festive holiday atmosphere so I'm willing to brave the crowds to enjoy it -- as long as I can rest my tired body over a cup of hot cocoa afterwards! Anyway, feel free to leave links to your giveaways,...

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Personalized Jewelry from Ice.com

Exciting news! Online jewelry retailer Ice.com has invited me to join their Ice Guest Stylist blogger program! They have been partnering with bloggers, musicians, TV stars and authors, asking them to put together their own personal selections of their fave jewelry from Ice -- and now they will be featuring one lucky blogger to do the same! All...

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Dress up for the holidays with EdenFantasys

So, have you started the holiday party rounds yet? If not, it's only a matter of time -- I'm sure your neighbor's annual cocktail party and your company holiday party is just around the corner. If you haven't been invited to any parties, you don't have to look far to find a fun get-together! There are tons of Christmas Eve parties and New Year's...

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