How To train Your Dragon 2 Giveaway #FHEI Closed

December 9, 2014February 25, 2015 - brandy3 39 Comments

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The thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy returns to the fantastical world of the heroic Viking Hiccup and his faithful dragon Toothless. The inseparable duo must protect the peace and save the future of men and dragons from the power-hungry Drago.

My son is just starting to love Dragons, so this movie caught his attention. He was so thrilled to see so many dragons and a few friendly ones at that. Plus a bit touching as Hiccup finds his long lost mother in a cave. This movie is a great gift idea for anyone in your house that loves Dragons and adventures.

I am giving away a blu-ray copy of How to Train Your Dragon 2 to on lucky reader?

Just tell me your favorite character from the movie?

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Holiday: My Little Pony Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks Movie

November 13, 2014December 3, 2014 - brandy3 3 Comments

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The girls of Canterlot High are back, and this time they’re rocking guitars! In My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks, Canterlot High (CHS) is hosting a musical showcase, and Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy are going to be performing with their new band, The Rainbooms. But when The Dazzlings, a new girl group, arrive at CHS and convince everyone to turn the friendly showcase into a Battle of the Bands, tensions mount between the competing musical acts. A now-reformed Sunset Shimmer realizes that The Dazzlings may not be ordinary girls and are after something far more sinister than just being named Best Band at Canterlot High. The Rainbooms call on Princess Twilight to restore harmony to their world to help them perform a musical counter-spell so that they can win a battle that now determines the fate of the entire school.

** My daughter is the biggest My Little Pony fan and she was super excited to hear about the new Rainbow Rocks movie and toys. So many new characters have been added, which means new friends and adventures. You still get to see the ponies though as the Equestria Girls call on Princess Twilight Sparkle to help them. My daughter keeps telling me this movie is much better than the first one and wants to watch it everyday.

My Little Pony Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks is now on dvd and blu-ray.

Running time:70 minutes

Rating:9

Also available this holiday season. New Rainbow Rocks doll including Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie and Adagio Dazzle.

We received Adagio Dazzle and she is so pretty. Her orange hair and purple outfit just make her shine, you push her arm and she sings. When you put her hand up to another singing doll they sing together.

Will you be picking up this movie or doll for your My Little Pony fan?

Holiday: Light Up the Room With Uncle Milton Toys #HGG14

November 10, 2014November 10, 2014 - brandy3 2 Comments

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I was able to attend Blogger Bash this year and met with reps fro Uncle Milton Toys as they showcased their new Frozen themed lights. I thought they were so cute and would be perfect for the holiday season.

Founded in 1946, Uncle Milton creates, produces and markets proprietary and licensed toys that inspire imagination and learning while encouraging kids to explore and discover their world. The flagship Ant Farm brand ant habitat, first introduced in 1956, is a toy industry icon that has delighted generations of families and now includes a full line of live habitat products. Since then, Uncle Milton has successfully expanded into many other innovative proprietary brands. The In My Room brand delivers a range of unique and interactive in-room light and sound experiences that bring your room to life while the fast-growing Fireworks Lightshow brand has expanded into a full line of creative light and sound, firework-like experiences that light up the night. Uncle Milton is also a market leader in the science and educational toy category with a portfolio that includes many top licenses including Star Wars Science, National Geographic, Nat Geo WILD, and John Deere. Uncle Milton, distributes its toy lines through a broad range of retail channels including mass merchant, specialty toy, online, hobby, gift, and department stores nationwide.

I received the Wall Friends Olaf and Mushroom.

My kids still love their night lights and it can get a bit to much leaving a hall light on, as I prefer the dark. Now they have their own night lights that run on batteries and that they won’t be scared of.

Olaf is so cute he comes with his own remote. He lights up and speaks some of his favorite phrases from the movie, like “Hi I am Olaf and I like warm hugs.” My son actually put this in his room. He loves it.

The Butterfly mushroom changes colors and has the kids in amazement before bed. My daughter wanted a lava lamp, but I was worried about it getting knocked over or broken. The Mushroom is very light weight and can be put anywhere In the room.

To see more Uncle Milton toys and browse their catalog visit their website.

Holiday: Planes Fire and Rescue On Blu-ray #HGG14

November 3, 2014November 3, 2014 - brandy3 2 Comments

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Planes Fire and Rescue is a new comedy-adventure about second chances, featuring a dynamic crew of elite firefighting aircraft devoted to protecting historic Piston Peak National Park from raging wildfire. When world-famous air racer Dusty (voice of Dane Cook) learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire-and-rescue helicopter Blade Ranger (voice of Ed Harris) and his courageous team, including spirited air tanker Dipper (voice of Julie Bowen), heavy-lift helicopter Windlifter (voice of Wes Studi), ex-military transport Cabbie (voice of Captain Dale Dye) and a lively bunch of brave all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.

Bonus Features:

Exclusive Animated Short “Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular”
Welcome To Piston Peak
“CHoPs” TV Promo
Air Attack: Firefighters From The Sky
Deleted Scenes With Filmmaker Intros
“Still I Fly” Music Video By Spencer Lee
Plus More

***Planes Fire and Rescue is now on Dvd and Blu-ray and its the perfect holiday gift for any Planes/cars fan in your house. My son couldn’t wait for this movie to come out. He loved Cars and Planes. Planes Fire and Rescue is action packed and will leave you on the edge of your seat at times. The movie is not just for kids though, there are a lot of jokes that adults will get and enjoy. One of the things I loved the most is it has a great storyline and plot. First off at the beginning of the movie it says it’s dedicated to all the Firefighters who risk there lives everyday. In the movie Dusty learns that life is not all about being selfish and famous or popular, it’s about helping others even when it’s dangerous. He learns that after having his life saved.

Release date: November 4, 2014

Running Time: 84 minutes

Rating:9

Holiday: Maleficent Flies to Blu-ray and DVD #HGG14

November 1, 2014October 29, 2014 - brandy3 3 Comments

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In the beginning you see the magical wonders of the Moore where Maleficent lives with all the fairy tale creatures. She soon meets a human boy Stephen and becomes smitten. They keep meeting, but he starts to become greedy. The king also hears about Maleficent’s power and starts a attack to destroy her, so he will be the only one powerful.
He fails and falls ill, he announces his successor will be the one who defeats Maleficent. He comes back and pretends to be in love with Maleficent, but one night while she is asleep, he tries to kill her but can’t so cuts off her wings instead.
Fast forward to him being king and announcing the birth of his daughter.
From there it is much like the fairy tale sleeping beauty. She curses the baby and the 3 fairies hide in the woods until she is almost 16 and she escapes, pricks her finger and falls into a deep sleep.

Bonus Features:

Aurora Becoming A Beauty
From Fairy Tale To Feature Film
Building An Epic Battle
Classic Couture
Maleficent Revealed

Aurora: Becoming A Beauty – Maleficent Blu-ray & Digital HD Bonus Clip

Elle Fanning talks about playing Princess Aurora and what drew her to the role. MALEFICENT – Own it on Blu-ray and Digital HD 11/4! Pre-order: http://di.sn/rhf Like Maleficent on Facebook: www.facebook.com/DisneyMaleficent Follow Disney on Twitter: @DisneyPictures Follow Maleficent on Twitter: @Maleficent Instagram: http://instagram.com/disneystudios Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/disneystudios/maleficent/ #Maleficent

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When I was little I was never really a big fan of Sleeping Beauty, I thought it was a bit more dark than all of the other Princess/fairy tale movies. I could just never get into it.
My kids seem to see past the darkness and just love the Princess, danzel in distress aspect off the movie.

When Disney announced Maleficent I just thought it was going to be pretty much the same movie, plus I have never really been a fan of Angelina Jolie. I didn’t even plan on seeing the movie.

I WAS WRONG. I love this movie. It is dark and their is a bit of violence in it. It really is the modern day version of Sleeping beauty. It’s the back story you have always wondered.

This movie will make you laugh, cry, and have you on the edge of your seat.

Maleficent flies to Blu-ray and dvd on November 4, 2014.

Running Time: 97 minutes

Will this be on your holiday gift list?

V Tech’s Innotab 3 Plus Review and GiveawayClosed

September 10, 2014November 18, 2014 - brandy3 294 Comments

Disclosure: No formal compensation was received for this post. A sample product and information was provided by VTech.

My kids have really been getting into electronics lately. They love going on the internet and finding apps to play. I don’t like them getting to caught up with it though. The internet can be a dangerous place for a kid.
I have been looking into getting them kid friendly tablets, but they are all just a bit to expensive for me. The InnoTab 3 Plus is the perfect playtime for my 6 year old son. It doesn’t offer the internet, but you can download games and buy cartridges for him to play on the tablet.

The InnoTab 3 Plus offers:

InnoTab 3 Plus is a value-packed tablet that features a rechargeable battery power pack so you don’t need to worry about constantly purchasing batteries, a cost that really adds up.
This tablet offers access to more than 800 educator-endorsed, age and stage appropriate cartridges, software and apps that can be purchased and downloaded from VTech’s Learning Lodge app store.
Children will also love taking photos using the 180° rotating camera with over 55 special effects and using the video recorder to make movies. They can even import and listen to their own MP3s with the music player.
InnoTab 3 Plus comes with 12 apps to open up a world of learning fun at an affordable price of only $59.99, making it a great first learning tablet for price conscious parents.

The two features that I would say are my absolute favorite on the InnoTab 3 Plus, the rechargeable battery pack and the camera lens. We go through batteries like crazy with our kid friendly electronics and it gets really expensive, so not having to worry about replacing batteries all the time is a plus. The camera lens lets you take pictures as a camera. Pictures or videos from a direct angle, or you can change the lens to face you for a selfie.

Some units do not come with the rechargeable power pack, and is sold separately.

The best part!! I am giving away a InnoTab 3 Plus to one lucky reader. US Only.

To enter: tell me your favorite feature of InnoTab 3 Plus?

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Grandparents Day Gift Basket Review

August 27, 2014August 27, 2014 - brandy3

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Grandparents Day is in less than 2 weeks, and unfortunately it’s one of th most forgotten holidays. Don’t let it slip by this year, remind your grandparents how much they mean to you, or your parents how much they mean to your kids.

Some great gift ideas are gift baskets. You can do something simple like a basket of nuts or cookies and chocolate. You can also go all out and get a big basket with wine and cheese with crackers.
I received a baked goods basket, and it was so adorable when it arrived. Packaged very neatly with a big bow. Inside the basket was a assortment of cookies and brownies, including cheesecake brownie that was just delicious. Everything was very soft and fresh baked. It was the perfect gift for a loved one.

GourmetGiftBaskets has tons to choose from for Grandparents Day: The top 4 gifts include….

Almond Strawberry Delight $19.99
Baked Goods Sampler Basket $29.99
Wine Party Picnic Ravenswood Duo $99.99
Ultimate Margarita Madness Bucket $119.99

They have bigger versions of all the baskets available also.

The cookies and brownies are very cute and soft, so no worrying about having to bite into a hard baked product. My favorite product out of the basket would have to be the chocolate chip cookies. They are so moist and my grandmother would make them for me all the time as a child, so it’s the perfect reminder.

I am sending a big package to my grandmother this year, as she is my only surviving grandparent and she is over two thousand miles away from me, so daily phone calls and pictures always work for me.

Don’t Forget Grandparents Day is September 7, 2014, Show them your love this year.

What will you be getting for your Grandparents?

Perfect Grad Gifts from Best Buy #GreatestGrad @bestbuy

June 18, 2014 - brandy3

Disclosure:The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

Every 4 years I have been attending a graduation. I know it seems like a lot, but it has been enjoyable watching my husband achieve his goals. Army graduation, then undergraduate and next year will be his graduate school graduation with a PHD.

Since tho is the biggest graduation, I want to get him a gift he’ll always love and remember.

Best Buy has great gift ideas for those Grads that are moving out, networking for a new job, or the fitness fanatic grad.

My husband has been wanting to get a new Blu-ray Player, which is a idea on the gift guide. You can find that here.
I think that since he is graduating and will be taking on a lot more research and possibly even starting teaching. I will be looking into getting him the
SanDisk Connect 32GB USB 2.0 Wireless Flash Drive:

This would be a great gift for him, because it stores so much and as a scientist he goes through tons of research papers on a daily basis. Plus it allows you to share information through multiple devices which is great for when he travels to conferences. You can also choose to keep all information password protected. That is a big one if you ever lose it and don’t want anything shared.

Join us For Twitter Parties:
Best Buy will be hosting to Twitter Parties celebrating graduates.
Thursday 6/19 at 7PM CST and Tuesday 6/24 at 7PM CST, follow the hashtag #GreatestGrad

What is the perfect gift on your radar from Best Buy?

Happy Father’s Day #FathersDay

June 15, 2014June 13, 2014 - brandy3

Happy fathers Day to all the great men out there, including my husband.

Fathers Day Gift: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey On Blu-ray

June 13, 2014June 12, 2014 - brandy3 1 Comment

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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is the followup to Carl Sagan’s award winning series that explored the remarkable mysteries of the Cosmos and our place within it.

This new series is produced by Ann Druyan (Carl sagan’s Widow) and Seth MacFarlane. Yes, there is more to him then just funny hit animated shows. The series is hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Special Features:

The Cosmic Calendar
Cosmos: A spacetime Odyssey- The Voyage Continues
Celebrating Carl sagan: A Selection From The Library Of Congress Dedication.
Cosmos at Comic-Con 2013
Audio Commentary on Episode One: “Standing Up In The Milky Way”

*** My husband is a scientist and the biggest fan of Carl Sagan. He has followed his work since he was a teenager. When Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey was announced to air on Fox my husband vowed to watch every episode and he has. Everything about the Cosmos Adventure is amazing, from the information, to the graphics. Th show actually makes you feel like your traveling through space.

Cosmos on Blu-ray was a gift my husband actually asked for. We have the original Cosmos Series with Carl sagan on dvd also, so it’s been great watching and comparing both.

You can pick up Cosmos: A space-time Odyssey on Blu-ray and DVD now at retailers nationwide for $29.99

Release date: June 10, 2014

Rating: 10

Running Time:662 minutes