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Sharing The Amazing World With Your Kids Closed

- brandy3 13 Comments

My daughter loves to play games, thats all she wants to all day. Between video games and the iPad she will go back and forth between games. Sometimes how much she plays actualy worries me, and I have to cut her off. If It’s a educational game, than I am a little more accepting to the game.  Besides learning it has to be a game that gets her thinking hard, not just all fun.

PLaying games might not be all that bad though…
according to USA Today, “todays gamer may be tomorrows surgeon”.

one of the games that I have been accepting to my daughter playing is AmazingWorldGame. Amazing World has play and patterns kids love! kids can chat with friends, care for their Zings and complete missions. You can also customize your home and collect prizes in a controlled environment.

** Zings are lovable and energetic creatures, Zings can be named, customized and put to challenges by hosts.

I really love the bright colors in this game, it makes it more interesting for small children.  The Zing’s are so adorable, they kind of look like zoo animals.   You can start out by building your house and customizing it the way you like. You can decorate your house, lake by adding bushes and windmills so much more.. My favorite part of the game though would be the mission mode, just traveling through the levels. It is a little hard to do all the controls on the computer, but I am getting use to it.

Playing Amazing World is free, all you have to do is choose the free-to-play option and choose a generic Zing at Amazing World. When you register a plush toy or figure, you can bring your characters to life. You also get exclusive prizes.

Amazing world id so much fun bringing 3D colorful virtual world, by Ganz studios. Players can learn, create and make friends, in a world like never before.

To get you all geared up for the game?

I am giving away a Zing toy to one lucky US reader

To enter: (mandatory) Tweet about the new game

  •      Tell the world about the Amazing World game on Twitter for a chance to WIN 2 Amazing World Toys!
  • You must use the Hashtag #AmazingWorldGame
  • You must mention that Amazing World is “free–‐to–‐play” in the tweet.

Here is a example tweet:    Come discover and explore Amazing World,a new free-to-play 3D virtual world full of challenges and fun!#AmazingWorldGame

After you tweet please leave your twitter name and tweet in the comments

Extra entries:

  • Subscribe to my feed-8 entries
  • grab my button-7 entries
  • blog about this giveaway-6 entries
  • Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post-5 entries
  • Follow me on twitter-4 entries
  • like my page on Facebook-3 entries
  • Tweet this giveaway-2 entries (can be done daily)
  • Share on Facebook-1 entry (can be done daily)

Contest closes August 23, 2012 at midnight (very quick contest)

Disclsoure: This is a compensated post for Ganz Inc on behalf of Global Influence. All opinions are my own.

 

Winx Club Is Taking Over StarDoll

- brandy3 1 Comment

For two months, Bloom and Stella will be featured in the Stardoll Plaza Window. Girls can purchase either Bloom and Stella’s fashions for their suite, or the Winx Club fashion dolls. In addition, Girls can send a wish list email to let their family and friends to let them know what Winx Club items they want.

Also, during the last week and half of October, Stardoll will be holding a Winx Club scavenger hunt! Girls can search the site to find five designated 5 Winx Club items. Winners will receive a Winx Club Flora Believix Doll and Flora Believix fashion for their avatar in their suite!

Disclsoure: No compensation was received for this post.

Mario Kart Wii Building Event at Nintendo Store NYC

- brandy3

K’NEX, the only U.S. construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love, is celebrating the addition of new K’NEX Mario Kart Wii Building Sets to the wildly successful and award winning building line on Thursday, August 23rd with a fun-filled, in-store event for fans. The celebration will be held at the Nintendo World Store in New York City’s Rockefeller Center from 9 AM to 1 PM.

The new additions to the K’NEX Mario Kart Wii line will debut in August 2012 in retail stores across the country. Suggested retail prices range from $7.99 to $149.99. For more information, visit www.knex.com

Disclosure: no compensation was received for this post.

Scholastic’s E-reading with Storia #escholastic

- brandy3

Scholastic just launched a new e-reading app called Storia. The online app is available for free on the PC and iPad, and they even start you off with 5 free books to read.

4 great ways to use Storia:

  • To assist a multilingual child or late reader
  • As a motivator for reluctant readers
  • As a personal tutor
  • to get your kids to beg for more non-fiction
I love this app, it is so much fun for my daughter. When you are reading books a lightning bolt will appear, and when you tap it a mini game will appear. The kids are having so much fun, they don’t even realize that they are learning.  This year our school started half day Kindergarten, so I feel like she is behind specially in reading. Storia is a great way to get her started as it reads to her and help her sound out words.
The app is even good for classrooms, as teachers can track how much their students are reading.

I learned so much about Storia and all the features at the Scholastic event during Blogher 12 this year.

No Time Mommy

Diclosure: I received a gift bag full of goodies for attending the event.

National S’Mores Day With Giveaway9/10

- brandy3 207 Comments

Today is national S’mores day, so grab a stick and marshmallow and have fun. LOL!

We were all set on having a nice dat at the beach with a cookout and S’mores, but unfortunately it has been raining all day long here. So bad that we are having Tornado warnings. So to still celebrate S’mores day we used the microwave.

My kids loved it and it, I even really liked it.

How are you celebrating National S’mores Day?

I am giving away a S’mores prize pack to one US only reader

To enter: Tell me your favorite part of the S’more?

Extra entries:

  • Subscribe to my feed-8 entries
  • grab my button-7 entries
  • blog about this giveaway-6 entries
  • Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post-5 entries
  • Follow me on twitter-4 entries
  • Like Hershey’s on Facebook-4 entries
  • like my page on Facebook-3 entries
  • Tweet this giveaway-2 entries (can be done daily)
  • Share on Facebook-1 entry (can be done daily)
Contest ends 9/10/12

Disclosure: No formal compensation was received for this post. Products were provided by Hershey’s for my review.

Brooklyn Grange Farm #Backtonaturemac

- brandy3 1 Comment

I recently was invited to visit the Brooklyn Grange Farm. When I first heard about Rooftop farm I thought, okay a bunch of plants in pots on a roof. I was totally wrong, they actually turned the whole roof into a farm. They mainly grow vegetables and the only animals they have are chickens, but it was really cool.

There is also a beautiful view from the farm.

I brought my kids along for the fun and was so impressed, they were trying all kinds of veggies.  They tried two different types of Kale, cucumbers tomatoes and so much more.

They also served us dinner, and since the event was held by Back To Nature we got to try their yummy Crazy Bugs macaroni.

To visit the farm or find out more information visit here.

for more information on Back To Nature products visit here.

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post, I received a gift bag and transportation to and from the event. All opinions are my own.

Swipe Share Smile With Sovereign Bank

- brandy3

Sovereign Bank wants to make you smile while thinking about money. They created three little cute videos based around money to make you smile.

Cat Paws and Gold Coins:

Stop Motion Money

Baby Does Her Grocery Shopping:

Have you smiled today?

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post.

Gund Top Dog Contest ending soon

- brandy3

The Gund Top Dog Contest is coming to a close for entries, so get those last minute photos in.

For more about the contest read my earlier blog post.

Entries will be accepted until August 5th, then you will decide who the winner is by voting for the dog you like.  Voting will take place August 6th-15th.

Simultaneously with the “Top Dog” Contest on Facebook,Gund will run the “Most Pinteresting Dog” Contest on Pinterest. Consumers will be asked to post their entry on their own pages, “tag” @GundMostPinterestingDog and submit the link to Gund at [email protected]. The “Most Pinteresting Dog” Contest winner will be selected based on the number of times the entry is “liked” on the Gund Pinterest board and the winner will receive a selection of Gund products valued at $250 retail.

Disclosure: No formal compensation was received for this post, a plush animal will be sent for sharing.

Tail Town Friends Is So Much Fun With GiveawayClosed

- brandy3 38 Comments

I usually use computer games as a way to relax and calm down at the end of the day, it just seems relaxing for me. It has to be a simp game though, not something that is competitive or confusing.

Tail Town Friends is the fun new game similar to Farmville. Tail Towns Friends is the free to play Facebook game, about a mouse with big dreams about having his own farm/orchard. Friends and players can help each other out with energy and sharing to make your country dreams come true.

I jus started playing this game today and it was very easy and fun. First you have a series of goals to accomplish, like clearing out an orchard to earn enough acorns to buy it. Once you own it you can buy crops, decorations, houses and so much more to save Greenwood from the big business taking all the fruit away. You do run out of energy fast, but can purchase more with Facebook credits or ask your friends to share theirs. The photo-realistic graphics and beauty of the game are what makes it so much fun, not to mention the drama and juicy soap opera like story lines.

I am only on level two but am already starting to become a little addicted to this game, once you start it’s hard to stop. I want to reach all th goals and collect the figurines. The figurines you buy and they come with a secret code that can unlock the figure on Facebook.
Once the figurine unlocks, you can complete their stories and unlock decorations and more. There are 12 figurines total, but they will be releasing later this year. The figurines are custom-designed polystone figurines, that are hand painted and have beautiful detail.

This is actually one of the Facebook games I would let my kids play and have fun with. It is simple for a kid and something they would enjoy.

To get you interested in playing the game, I am giving away one of the Figurines. The Ballerina figurine is so beautiful, whose tune will she dance too? She is the first set of figurines to be released. To see what other figurines will be released you can visit here.

To enter the contest, You must DESCRIBE your ‘dream garden’ or ‘country getaway’ in a tweet using the HASHTAG #TailTowns. Then come here and leave the link telling me you did.
that simple. (this is mandatory)

Extra entries:

  • Subscribe to my feed-8 entries
  • grab my button-7 entries
  • blog about this giveaway-6 entries
  • Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post-5 entries
  • Follow me on twitter-4 entries
  • Like them on Facebook-4 entries
  • like my page on Facebook-3 entries
  • Tweet this giveaway-2 entries (can be done daily)
  • Share on Facebook-1 entry (can be done daily)

 

Contest ends August 7, 2012

Disclosure: this is a compensated post on behalf of  Global Influence. All opinions are my own.

Talking To Your Kids About The Aurora Tragedy

- brandy3

This has been a crazy and tragic week, A gunman opened fire at a movie theater and killed 12 people. Dozens more were wounded physically and mentally.

My kids have seen the news about it and have been asking so many questions. It’s okay to talk to your kids about what happened.

LeVar Burton, host of Reading Rainbow, believes that parents should never shield away from tough subjects, as our focus are children.  The Aurora violence was beyond our imagination.   Reading Rainbow is much more than a television show or an APP, it is a beloved and trusted channel for us to speak to people and it is our responsibility to reach children in these powerful and terrifying times.  LeVar’s message gives families a sense of calm helping us all believe that “we can get through this.”

Levar wrote this video to help parents to talk to kids about the tragedy.

Visit Reading Rainbows Facebook page for more info.

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post.

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