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Victorious Season 1 on DVD

- brandy3

My children and I have a new favorite show on Nickelodeon, it’s Victorious. The first season will be available on DVD July 5, 2011 at all major retailers.

Tori Vega and the students at Hollywood Arts High School are ready to showcase their talents in their first DVD, Victorious: Season One, Volume One.  The brand-new two-disc set includes the first ten episodes of the series, with an extended version of the pilot, special features and guest appearances by Jerry Trainer (iCarly) and celebrity blogger Jared Eng (JustJared.com).  Make it shine with Nickelodeon’s latest hit series from the very beginning!

Episodes:

  • Pilot (extended version)
  • The Bird Scene
  • Stage Fighting
  • Beck’s Big Break
  • Tori The Zombie
  • Disc 2
  • Jade Dumps Beck
  • The Birthweek Song
  • Robarazzi
  • A Film By Dale Squires
  • Rex Dies

Bonus Features:

  • Meet Tori Vega
  • Meet the Cast
  • Freak the Freak Out (Music Video)
  • Beggin on your Knees (music Video)

    ***  My kids and I love Victorious, it’s actually become one of our favorites over iCarly.  There is always drama and fun on the show which I think makes it good for kids. They can learn from certain situation portrayed in the show on handling those situations in school. One of our favorite episodes from season 1 is The Birthweek Song, Tori performs this beautiful song for her sister Trina. Trina is only interested in material things though and sells the song for cash to buy a hat. When she is to perform she sounds horrible and has to get Tori to make it right.   All the episodes are funny, Robarazzi makes fun of TMZ with Robs own little gossip show, but it turns into revenge.     Oh and the bonus features have 2 music videos that are great. My kids love the song Freak the Freak Out and Beggin on your Knees.

    Retail: $19.99 but you can find on Amazon for $15.49

    Running Time: 243 minutes

    Release date: July 5, 2011

    Disclosure: No compensation was received, a product was provided by Nickelodeon for my review.

     

    Pampers Fathers Day BBQ Event

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    Last night I was to attend a Fathers Day BBQ in NYC, but unfort unately at the last minute things changed. I still wanted to share some of the photos and information from the event with you.

    The event was help at Event 37 in NYC and had some great celebrites on hand like James Van Der Beek, Shonn Greene, Drew Lachey, Ali Landry, and Alejandro Monteverde.

    The event held by Pampers was to just be fun and relaxing. Enjoying your time and dad bonding with baby. They had photo sessions and fun activites.

     

    Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post. I was invited to this event but was unable to attend.

     

    Cars 2 Gear GiveawayClosed Open To US and Canada

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    Cars 2 is the movie everyone is dying to see in 2011. We are big Cars fans and can’t wait to see it.  Cars will hit theatres June 24, 2011

    When star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix, Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage!

    I have a Cars 2 Prize pack to giveaway to a US or Canada reader

    One winner will receive:

    • Cars 2 T-shirt in Youth sizes S, M, L,XL
    • 3 bumper stickers
    • temporary tattoos
    • puzzle

     

    To enter: Tell me if you are dying to see this?

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    Contest ends July 6, 2011

    Disclosure: No compensation or products were received, Giveaway is being supplied by Disney.

    Hess Miniture Toy Truck 2011

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    The 2011 Hess Miniture Helicopter Transport is now on sale at all Hess stores. The miniture helicopter is part of a collectible series that features small-scale fully detailed replicas of the popular Hess Holiday Toy Trucks. This year’s edition is a replica of the 2001 Hess Holiday Helicopter, it features two motorized spinning motors and working lights.

    This little helicopter is so cool, the lights actually work and the propellers really spin. My kids are still fighting over who gets to turn the switch on. We love Hess trucks they are durable during play and can always make a child happy!  The helicopter can easily come apart from the base or secure back on. Batteries are included with The toy.

    You can buy this years Hess miniture toy truck for $6.99 at any Hess location, while supplies last.

    You can also visit their Facebook page to see all past years Hess miniture trucks.

    Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post, aproduct was provided. All opnions are my own.

    Hoodwinked Too! On 3D Blu-ray and DVD 8/16

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    Hoodwinked is based on the classic children’s tale Little Red Riding Hood, but this is the sequel!

    The good… the bad… the Twitchy. HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL finds our heroine, Red (Hayden Panettiere), training with a mysterious covert group called the Sisters of the Hood. But Red is forced to cut her training short when she gets an urgent call from NickyFlippers (David Ogden Stiers), the head of the super secret Happily Ever After Agency, aka the HEA. A wicked witch (Joan Cusack) has abducted two innocent children, Hansel (Bill Hader) and Gretel (Amy Poehler), and Nicky needs the whole Hoodwinked gang – Red, Granny (Glenn Close), the ever-clueless Wolf (Patrick Warburton) and his over-caffeinated little partner, Twitchy (Cory Edwards) – for the search and rescue mission.

    This movie comes to DVD on August 16, 2011.

    Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post, just sharing information.

    Lets’s Party Pocoyo DVD GiveawayClosed

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    Today is National Best Friends day, so why not get with your best friend and watch Pocoyos Let’s Party on dvd. There are so many fun days coming up to celebrate, like fathers day(June 19) or Summer Solstice(June 21).

    To help get your party started head over to http://entertainmentthateducates.com/ and print out free Pocoyo party hats, invitations and coasters.

     

    Some other fun things you can do with your kids and Pocoyo.

    Sign up for www.pocoyoworld.com and play

    Pocoyoize yourself at www.pocoyize.com

    To help celebrate I am giving away a copy of Pocoyo Lets Party on dvd

    Pocoyo is a curious little boy with a big personality. He explores the world around him by creating great adventures with his friends Pato, Elly, Loula and Sleepy Bird. Join the party with Pocoyo and his friends as they celebrate a birthday party, a welcome home party, a tea party and other adorable adventures that encourage learning through laughter in “Let’s Party.”

    To enter: tell me how you will be celebrating this summer?

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    C0ntest ends 7/7/11

    Watch Pocoyo on Nick Jr., Univision and PBS

    Purchase the dvd here

    Disclosure: No compensation was received, giveaway is being provided by Three.Sixty Marketing.

     

    Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules GiveawayClosed

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    Justback from summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his friend Rowley enter the next grade as undersized weaklings in their school. A
    bully favorite, Greg tries not to get noticed by anyone except the pretty newgirl, Holly Hills. And at home, Greg is still at war with his older brother, Rodrick, until their mom Susan instigates a ‘Mom Bucks’ program so Greg and Rodrick can earn play money by doing chores
    and—gasp!—being nice to each other. Calamity ensues when their parents return from vacation and dad Frank finds evidence that Rodrick secretly threw a houseparty with his band, Löded Diper. As they struggle with school and compete for ‘Mom Bucks,’ the brothers discover
    that avoiding trouble is easier if they unite—and their once-twisted partnership grows into a hilariously playful and sometimes mischievous
    friendship.

    I have one copy of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules to giveaway.

    open to US and Canada

    To enter: tell me your #1 reading book for the summer

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    Contest ends 7/3/11

    Disclosure: No compensation or products were received, giveaway is being provided by Fox.

    Big Book Of How 501 Facts Kids Want To Know

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    Time Home Entertainment and Time Kids introduce a brand new book for adults and kids.  The Big Book Of How: 501 Facts Kids Want To know is loaded with answers to questions kids ask, and adults don’t have the answers.

    The 192-page book, packed with vivid illustrations and comprehensive reporting for which TIME For Kids is known, helps kids ages 8 and up discover the answers to questions such as: How does a chameleon change colors? How was Mount Rushmore built? How to stay safe during an earthquake? How do you build a spaghetti bridge? How do diamonds form? How does an iceberg form? How do astronauts train for a space mission? How does a lock work? How does popcorn pop? Detailed explanations, more than 200 colorful photos and diagrams, and over 20 “How to” activities help to educate and engage young readers.

    *** This book couldn’t have come at a better time, my kids have been full of questions I have no clue about. Lately it’s been about tornados (since all the devastation of the Joplin Tornado). Luckily there is a full spread of how to stay safe during a Tornado, and also explains how it is formed. Now some of the questions in this book, are very simple to answer, like how to make a paper airplane. Since my husband is a Scientist, he already knew the answers to a lot of questions, like how to make crystals or how a hybrid car works.  There are a few questions I think are really silly and I don’t think I’ve ever heard a kid ask like, How do you mark your territory and how do you make blubber.  This book is recommended for ages 8+, but my kids are younger and ask a lot of these questions. It’s a great book to have on hand for those tough to answer questions kids ask all the time.

    Retail: $17.95 at www.timeforkids.com/bigbookofhow or retailers nationwide

    Release date: June 7, 2011

    Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post, a product was provided by the company. All opinions are my own.

    Disney’s It’s A Small World India Collection

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    The collection available at Nordstrom, celebrates the 45th anniversary of the famous Disneyland ride, and brings together beauty meaning and Walt Disney’s belief that we are united in our love of children.

    Four seasonal collections for newborns, infants and toddlers will hit Nordstrom stores nationwide and nordstrom.com/smallworld throughout 2011, each delivery representing an individual country: ‘Japanese Spring’ launches the line on February 28, followed by ‘Indian Summer’ in June, ‘Scottish Fall’ for September, and ‘Russian Holiday’ in November.  Each collection includes items priced from $18 – $169 from collaborators such as Petunia Pickle Bottom, TOMS Shoes, FEED, Trumpette, Baby Nay and Mighty Fine.

    They just released Indian Summer

    On The Prowl T-shirt $22.00

    Feed bodysuit with pants $42.00

    Ruffle Tank Dress $46.00

    To order this collection visit Nordstrom.

    Disclosure: No compensation or products were received, Information was provided by Disney.

    Bust The Boredom This Summer With Chuck E Cheese

    - brandy3

    Summer starts in 20 days for my daughter, but for some School is already out.  Bust the boredom this summer  by going to Chuck E Cheese, it is one of my children’s favorite places.

    Right now you can earn tickets before you set foot inside Chuck E Cheese, with their online skeeball game. Just go to http://www.chuckecheese.com/chuck-e-games/ and play. You can print out your ticket voucher and redeem in store.

    “For as long as we can remember, one of everyone’s favorite arcade games at Chuck E. Cheese’s has been Skeeball,” said Brenda Holloway, Chuck E. Cheese’s marketing manager. “We’re always looking for new ways to bring the one-of-a-kind Chuck E. Cheese’s legacy to families even when they can’t be with us in stores, and the new online Skeeball game is the perfect example of that. For the first time, kids and parents can play a long-time favorite right from their home while still winning tickets for great prizes.”

    I just played the game and its very easy, just a click of the mouse and the ball goes into the point buckets. I scored 400 and received 30 tickets, but it states that you can receive a maximum of 40 per child, per day.

    Disclosure: No compensation was received, just sharing information provided to me.

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