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Dylan’s Candy Bar Has The New Crunch Girl Scout Candy Bars GiveawayClosed

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Dylan’s Candy Bar is the first place in the world to carry Crunch Girl Scout candy bars.  The candy are will only be available til the end of summer, but they are already getting rave reviews from Time.com, Huffington Post and more.   The Nestle Crunch Girl Scout candy bars are a sweet reinvention of your favorite Girl Scout Cookie.

The flavors include:

  • Thin Mints- Dark chocolate cookie wafers and mint chocolate crème, topped with airy crispies and a rich, dark chocolatey coating.
  • Carmel and Coconut-  Cookie wafers layered with coconut caramel crème and chewy caramel topped with toasted coconut and drizzled with caramel stripes.
  • Peanut Butter Creme-  Cookie wafers layered with smooth roasted peanut butter crème, topped with airy crispies and a creamy, chocolatey coating.

Fans, media and Dylan herself were all on hand for the arrival of the first shipment of Girl Scout candy bars to the NY store.

 

I have a Girl Scout Candy bar basket to giveaway to one lucky US reader.

the basket will contain all three varieties, valued at $25.

To enter: Tell me what flavor you would be interested in trying?

Extra entries:

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Contest ends 8/9/12

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post. I will be receiving samples from the company, who is also handling the giveaway.

Madagascar 3 the Video Game For Wii

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Based on DreamWorks animation’s new animated film  Madagascar 3: The video game puts players in the role of their favorite Madagascar characters, including Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and Gloria the Hippo. The gang travel through Europe by a traveling circus and must put on the show of their lives to make their way home to New York.

Features:

  • play as your favorite character
  • capture the excitement of the circus
  • experience brand new adventures
  • Multi-player fun

****My kids were so excited to get this game, we haven’t seen the movie yet so it adds to the excitement.   The game was a bit confusing at first, since there really aren’t any instructions with the game, but after a while we got the hang of it. We are still in the beginning levels though, still trying to figure out certain things. Each character has there own special skill, like Alex can double jump, gloria can tight rope walk and marty can fly through cannons. You have to switch through characters to complete the challenge, there are obstacles though like people and the animal catcher. You have to hide from them.  We are really enjoying playing this game, and can’t wait to see the movie.

An Overview Of Umbilical Cord Banking

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Umbilical cord blood banking refers to a procedure whereby a small amount of blood is collected from the placenta and umbilical cord after childbirth.  It is then processed, frozen and appropriately stored.

 

This procedure is carried out when parents wish to have the stem cells contained within the blood available for future medical use, either specifically for their own family, or generally, so that medical research, or members of the public with particular medical needs, can benefit from them. Blood collection does not interfere with the birthing process and is entirely painless and completely safe – learn about your options during pregnancy, so that preparations can be made in good time.

What cord blood banking involves

The collection of umbilical cord blood is simple and is free of risk to both mother and baby. Nothing is done until after the birth, and partners can still cut the umbilical cord if they so wish. To collect the precious substance the cord is clamped before being cut and a little blood is harvested – between three and five ounces – from the part of the cord connected to the placenta. Sometimes this is achieved by dripping the blood into a sterilized bag, or alternatively a syringe is used for the extraction. The whole process takes about ten minutes. Umbilical cord blood must be tested before being processed, as the point is to obtain a high-quality sample. The blood specimen is then frozen before being stored.

 

How umbilical cord blood can save lives

The stem cells in umbilical cord blood have the ability to multiply, producing more cells of the same kind or developing into cells of a different type. Stem cells can be used to treat and to cure a number of diseases, including heart disease, liver disease and some cancers. This works because the new, undamaged stem cells have the effect of repairing diseased or contaminated cells that form as a result of certain illnesses. In particular, immune system deficiencies and disorders involving organs, blood or tissue, respond well when new stem cells are introduced into the patient’s system. In laboratory studies, medical researchers have been able to repair damage to brains and spinal cords, and to restore impaired connective tissue. The great thing about cord blood stem cells is their versatility. They can also be used to treat disorders of the blood and the metabolism.

What every parent should know

In the 1970s, scientists discovered that the stem cells found in umbilical cord blood were of the same type as those found in donations of bone marrow – known as blood-forming cells. At this point they began to collect samples and carry out additional research. Today it is clear that cord blood stem cells are capable of being used for a number of different types of treatment, including childhood cancers such as leukemia.

Parents that want to insure their family against future illnesses often opt for private cord blood banking – they pay an initial collection fee and an annual storage fee and the samples gathered are available to their family members on demand. This is particularly beneficial in the treatment of cancer, where the stem cells from a healthy sibling can prove to be a good match for a child or adult who becomes ill.

Monster High Has Partnered With We Stop Hate

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Monster High and WeStopHate, have partnered together to introduce a new online activity. Inviting girls to take back the mirror and celebrate their imperfections, on the newest iteration of Freaky Fab 13.

The online experience encourages girls to view a positive self-reflection by rewriting how they view themselves on the inside and out.   Girls can upload a photo of themselves to the online mirror.  Then, they are given a series of positive, monsterfied sayings that they can apply to their mirror, print out or save to celebrate their imperfections.

Wal-Mart has also joined in, in efforts to build girls self-esteem. They will have displays at more than 1500 stores as well as online activities at Walmart.com.

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post.

New York Aquarium Opens A New Summer Exhibit

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The New York Aquarium opened a new exhibit just for the summer. The exhibit is called A-MAZE-ING Water.

The exhibit will feature “Water’s Extreme Journey”, where you will travel through a 1,500 square-foot maze. You will learn about environmental threats that plague our waterways, along their way to an ocean themed destination.

There will be activities on a daily basis for children at the exhibit. like a zipline, water cycle puzzles and so much more.

The exhibit runs through September 9, 2012

To learn more and get 10% off your tickets visit here.

Disclosure: Our Blog is participating in a sponsored ambassador program from the Bronx Zoo/NY Aquarium. As part of this program, I have received paid advertising compensation, a premium family membership, and merchandise for placement of digital advertisements and specific postings related to the program.

DisneyNature Chimpanzee Coming to DVD

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DisneyNature Chimpanzee is coming to dvd

The inspiring film follows the True-Life Adventure of Oscar, a young chimpanzee whose curiosity and zest for life showcase the intelligence and ingenuity of some of the most extraordinary personalities in the animal kingdom.
To celebrate the in-home debut of “Chimpanzee,” Disneynature is proud to continue the “See ‘Chimpanzee,’ Save Chimpanzees” conservation program initiated with the film’s theatrical release. For every purchase of the movie through August 27, 2012, Disneynature will make a donation through the Disney Worldwide ConservationFund to the Jane Goodall Institute to conserve chimpanzee habitat, educate the next generation, and provide care for orphaned chimpanzees.

The blu-ray combo pack and dvd will be released on August 21, 2012.

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Ice Age Continental Drift: Sid Shuffle Video

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In Ice Age 4: Continental Drift, Scrat’s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he’s been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences – a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home.

In this video learn how to do the Sid Shuffle, Sid teaches you all the moves to the coolest dance craze.

Ice Age 4 hits theaters on July 13, 2012

Disclosure: I am working with 20th Century Fox to promote Ice Age 4 and will be compensated for my time.

Last Few days of school

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Today is the last day for my daughter in Kindergarten, and tomorrow is the last day for my 1st grader. These last couple days have been so much fun. I have attended their end of the year parties outside.

I felt so bad afterward for dressing them like this. They are cute outfits, but it was 93 degrees yesterday and even hotter in the school since they had no AC.

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post.

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