LegoLand Fun!

January 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
LEGO® STAR WARS™ Days Returns to
LEGOLANDÒ  Discovery Center Chicago, Jan. 28-30
CHICAGO (January 5, 2011) – The Jedi, Droids, and Clone Troopers return to LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Chicago for three days of intergalactic fun as we celebrate LEGO® Star Wars™ Days from Friday, Jan. 28 through Sunday, Jan. 30 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
“We are so happy to host another LEGO Star Wars Days,” said LEGOLAND Discovery Center’s own Master Model Builder, Daniel Morey. “The last event was extremely popular and brought so much satisfaction to our guests that the LEGOLAND Discovery Center team can’t wait to make more memories in late January.”
The intergalactic weekend includes:
·        Star Wars themed Model Builder Workshops where visitors can build an exclusive Slave I designed by LEGOLAND Discovery Center’s very own Master Model Builder.
·        Opportunities to assist the Master Model Builder in an R2-D2 group build.
·        Life-sized LEGO Darth Vader and LEGO R2-D2 models that give guests the best photo opportunity in the galaxy.
·        500 clone trooper and battle droid minifigures that are set for battle in MINILAND, a LEGOLAND Discovery Center exhibit featuring Chicago’s most iconic buildings recreated using LEGO bricks.
·        A scavenger hunt to find ten characters hidden throughout MINILAND with the chance to win a family four-pack of Annual Passes.
·        A Star Wars Speed Building Competition rewarding the fastest and most accurate builders.
·        Discounts in our Retail Shop.
About LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Chicago
LEGOLAND Discovery Center is a family entertainment destination with over 2 million LEGO  bricks and nine attractions including: Model Builder Workshop; Jungle Expedition; Dragon Ride; Technicycle; LEGO 4D Cinema; Build and Test; LEGO Factory Tour; and MINILAND featuring iconic Chicago landmarks.
Located at the Streets of Woodfield, 601 N. Martingale Rd. in Schaumburg, LEGOLAND Discovery Center is 30 minutes from downtown Chicago by car. Adult Admission is $19. Child Admission is $15. Special annual pass and ticket offers are available at www.LEGOLANDdiscoverycenter.com. Winter hours are Monday-Sunday from 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. Last guest admission is two hours before closing. LEGOLAND Discovery Center is a part of the Merlin Entertainments Group.
Lucasfilm, Star Wars™ and related properties are trademarks and/or copyrights, in the United States and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. TM & © Lucasfilm Ltd.  All rights reserved.  All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.
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Big boy bed????

January 7, 2011 by 1 Comment

Little Man is sleeping in a “big boy bed”…first time….he’s been refusing….let’s see how this works out……(nervous and excited!)

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Pocoyo on your iPad!

January 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The second Pocoyo application, “Coloring with Pocoyo and Friends,” is now available! You can view the app at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jFenBbAXI0
The new “Coloring with Pocoyo and Friends” app can be downloaded globally, exclusively from the iTunes/App Store to the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch for US $1.99, for an initial 60-day period from December 21, 2010. The application will provide children, parents and caregivers the opportunity to let their imaginations run wild as they paint Pocoyo and his friends’ coloring pages, experimenting with creativity and color as they let their inner artists out. New sets of coloring pages will be available on demand via the app. This latest app is a natural extension of the Pocoyo brand which has consistently garnered strong interaction with fans of all ages across the globe.

Downloading the application provides seven days premium access to the Premium Club at pocoyworld.com, Pocoyo’s virtual world online destination.

The first “Pocoyize” app was initially released for Christmas 2009 for the web with 10 million users to date. In June 2010, the Company unveiled the “Pocoyize” [Read more…]
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Coupon Trunk

January 7, 2011 by 1 Comment

If you are like me, then you do everything that you can to save money. I know that so many of you are couponers, and so am I! Why not? There is a fun site I just found, called Coupon Trunk. They have all sorts of deals and coupons posted, so you can browse around and find what appeals to you!
January is a big month for weight loss, and there are so many places to look for great deals on weight loss products and fitness equipment. Slim down your waist while fattening up your wallet, [Read more…]

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Monkeying Around- Win Dot To Dot books!

January 6, 2011 by 104 Comments

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award Gold Seal for 2006 Dr. Toy's Best Classic Toys for 2004 Informal Education Products Award of Excellence for 2003/2004 National Parenting Center Fall 2010 Holiday 2003 Seal of Approval Major Fun Award for 2007 2010 Creative Child Magazine Awards 2004 2007 2009 WTS Five Star Toy Review

Who loves Dot to Dot? My husband loves Dot to Dot, so much that I am tempted to turn this review over to him, haha. He loves all those puzzely things, like sudoku, cross words, etc. He had a blast with the kids doing these World’s Greatest Dot to Dot pages from Monkeying Around!

These Award Winning Dot to Dot books are great for kids (and the kid at heart!) and are a great mind-exercise. Super detailed, super exciting, super challenging, these books are fun (and a great activity for a rainy day!) My husband claims it is relaxing, because all you have to do is count, LOL- yet it’s also exciting, because you don’t know what it’s going to be. For kids, it is a good counting concentration exercise.

These are a bit advanced for young kids, but older kids and fun-loving adults will enjoy them.

Monkeying Around
Since 2000 Monkeying Around has been dedicated to offering innovative dot-to-dot products that will delight and entertain children and adults of all ages. We are pleased to offer “The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Books in the World” (Books 1, 2, 3 & 4), a challenging collection of unique dot-to-dot surprises and variations. We are also pleased to offer “The Greatest Newspaper Dot-to-Dot Puzzles” (Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6), pocket / travel sized collections of weekly syndicated puzzles published in the pages of USA newspapers. In 2007 the first of the “Greatest Dot-to-Dot Super Challenge” (5, 6, 7 & 8) Books was introduced with Book 5 and now Book 8 in 2010.

Awards
Our fun-packed books have been awarded the National Parenting Center Seal of Approval 2003, Informal Education Products Product of the Year 2003 – 2004, Dr. Toy Best Classic Toys Winner 2004, Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award 2004, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal 2006, Major Fun Award 2007, Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year Award 2007, Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year Award 2009, 2009 [Read more…]

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Win Sweet Pea the Bumble Bee!!!

January 6, 2011 by 45 Comments

Sweet Pea the Bumble Bee– a cute dog, in a cute book! This adorable pup is photographed in an array of backgrounds and (hehe) career options, which my kids found delightful. Little Man kept dragging it around and telling me “what a great dog” Sweet Pea is.
Sweet Pea just makes you feel happy. You can’t help but say “awww!” Kids and adults alike will smile at the “cutie pictures” (according to Little), and make even the grumpiest of grumps giggle.

“What do you want to BeeCome? is a “Tail” starring Sweet Pea the Bumble Bee. Each page has a wonderful career along side an original photograph with Sweet pea dreaming about what she will become. With creative costumes the reader’s mind is inspired to dream big! No matter what you are, you often wonder what you will become. This book reminds us to use our God-Give Talents while dreaming big!”

A wife/husband team, along with her college friend, created this adorable book, and two others all about Sweet Pea! When they noticed how their little pup brightened people’s day, they decided to make a fun book featuring their favorite actress and model 🙂
There is also a website (The Bee Shop) that carries both children’s and dog clothing.

Would you like to win a copy of Sweet Pea?
Here is how to enter!

Mandatory entry

You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.

Extra Entries
Leave a separate comment for each entry.

– Follow Sweet Pea on Twitter, and tweet about this contest. [Read more…]
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Sorry- forgot a winner!

January 6, 2011 by 2 Comments

Sarah won the new Disney On Ice Giveaway- she confirmed and all, sorry I forgot to announce it!
🙂
~Samantha

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Twisted Scavenger’s first Blog Hop!!!

January 5, 2011 by 4 Comments

Head on over to the Twisted Thursday Blog Hop! Feel free to grab the button and post it on your site. (You know I did, LOL)
Add your site to the links and please follow these rules:
Leave a quality comment and that is it! No need to tell them you are following from Twisted Scavenger (they’ll probably already [Read more…]

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