Discovery Girls Cover Creator App Review & App + Subscription Giveaway Ends 5/28th

I remember being a young girl & begging my mother for fashion magazines. I don’t think it was so much about fashion, as much as it was a magazine that I could relate too. For my birthday one year, I received a gift subscription to a teen type magazine. Every month I anxiously waited for the magazine to hit the mailbox. When it came it, I instantly read it cover to cover!

Times haven’t changed much, but content sure has. I try an monitor what my daughter reads to ensure that the teen/tween type magazines are age appropriate for my daughter & what she can relate to.

Not only am I a huge fan of Discovery Girls Magazine, but they have recently launched a Discovery Girls Cover Creator App available on IPhone, IPad, or ITouch. Users can create a their own magazine cover with any photo from their album or take a picture with the camera.

Your favorite tween can use templates or create a magazine cover using their own design with text, drawings, or embellishments. It’s fun, easy to use, & the possibilities are endless. My daughter fiddled with my iPhone to create her own Magazine cover. It takes minutes to use & the photos can be saved to your albums, email to any account, or can be email to Discovery Girls where they can be uploaded to their Covers Made By You section.

The App can be downloaded for only $1.99 BUT Discovery Girls Magazine has graciously offered to give one of my readers their very own Cover Creator by Discovery Girls for iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod touch® & a complimentary subscription to Discovery Girls magazine!

If your daughter (or favorite tween) hasn’t read a Discovery Girls Magazine Issue before, she will be in for a treat. For the last 10 years, Discovery Girls Magazine has created a forum for girls to help each other and to show their readers that whatever they
might be going through, they are not alone. Discovery Girls Magazine feels it is important to give girls a voice and the opportunity to express themselves.

To Enter the Giveaway: Ends May 28th, 2012 at 11:59pm.
Mandatory Entry: Answer a simple question listed below,

Did you have a favorite tween/teen magazine you enjoyed reading as a young girl? If so, which magazine was it?
Additional Entries:
1. Go to http://www.discoverygirls.com/ & let me know one thing that you learned from their website. Leave a comment on this post with your answer.
2.“Like” Discovery Girls on Facebook Comment on this post & let me know your a Facebook Fan of theirs.
3. “Follow” Discovery Girls Magazine on Twitter. Comment on this post letting me know your a Twitter Follower.
4. Share this post on any social media site. Comment on this post letting me know where you shared this post. You can do this everyday for an additional entry! 1 comment per day per social media platform.

Good Luck!!

Disclosure I was given proper measure to facilitate this review. All opinion are my own & can not be influenced in any way.

Exercise Your Creativity in the Curious George Dance Contest!

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Is your family ready to exercise their creativity in a Curious George Dance Contest?!?

If your child loves to dance & loves Curious George, then this is a perfect contest just for your little ones. Your child can show off their creativity & all their best dance moves in a Curious George Dance Contest that can win them a be on the Newest Curious George DVD , prize packs or even a chance to meet George himself!!

Contest Details: Parents and guardians are invited to enter a video of their child dancing to the Curious George theme song for a chance to be featured on a Curious George DVD. They might even win a visit from George himself! A panel of judges will review the video submissions and pick 10 finalists. Enthusiasm, creativity and originality are key! Contest ends April 2nd. The public voting period is April 16-April 30 with the Grand Prize Winner announced in May. The Winner as well as 9 Runners up will receive a Curious George Curiosity Kit, which includes a Curious George DVD, Complete Adventures Book, Hide and Seek Zoo Game and more!

For more information on how to Enter go to CuriousGeorgeDanceContest.com

My 7 year old loves Curious George on PBS kids & also loves to visit PBSkids.org for more Curious George fun. I know he will want to enter this dance contest. Dancing is a great way to encourage creativity & promote fitness. After 30 mins of dancing your children will be burning calories, while having fun monkeying around.

Good luck!!

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Disclosure: This post is sponsored in collaboration with Latina Bloggers Connect and WGBH.

Free Subscription to Better Homes & Gardens (First 7,000)

Hurry to score your Free Subscription to Better Homes & Gardens

As of right now, a little over 4,300 have been claimed. get your before they are all out. First 7,000 will receive their subscription!!

Never pay for a magazine subscriptions when you can get them for FREE!!

Amazon: Save $10 on Kindle e-Textbooks with code ETXTBOOK

Do you know someone getting ready for a new Semester, then check out this offer for a FREE $10 Kindle eTextbook Credit. This is one of my favorite parts of owning a kindle.

Enter the code ETXTBOOK on this page to apply your credit to your account. Make sure you pass this information on your friends going to school. Must be redeemed by Jan. 9th 2012.

(Closed)Storytime Teddie by Cuddle Barn Review & Giveaway Ends Dec 9th, 2011 (U.S Only)

Winner has been chosen & notified. Congratulations Glenda E!!

Many families have a Christmas Tradition. We have a few, but our favorite is our Christmas Book Collection. When my daughter was born, we started purchasing a new Christmas Book every year. Some were standard favorites, some are quirky and fun.

Now that my daughter is 11 and we have another child in the family, our books have become more creative. I had the opportunity to review the Storytime Teddie by Cuddle Barn. Storytime Teddie is an adorable plush teddy recites ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. The plush Teddie is super soft and has a beautiful velour outfit.

One of my favorite things about the Storytime Teddie is that it is not too loud. Many products similar to this can have a voice that is a tad bit obnoxious. The Storytime Teddie is complete opposite with a soft & charming. In addition to this, the Storytime Teddie automatically shuts itself off after it is done reciting ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Batteries are also included.

You can find it online at http://store.cuddle-barn.com/. Use code BSM2011 to save 15% off your order at the Cuddle Barn Online Store. At $29.99, this is a good price for the quality you will be receiving. I have seen many items similar that are of less quality for much more. Also, find them on Facebook.

Cuddle Barn has graciously allowing me to give a Storytime Teddie (retail value is $29.99) to one of my readers (U.S Only)!!!

To Enter: Comment in the blog post below & Tell me what is your favorite Christmas Tradition.

Additional Entries:

1. “Like” Blogging, Babies, & the Bayou on Facebook. 1 Extra Entry

2. Follow me/my blog on Twitter 1 Extra Entry

3. Tweet Share about this Giveaway Using the WordPress Share Option below ( 1 tweet entry daily)

4. Share this on Facebook using the WordPress Facebook Share button below and come back and give me a link showing you did so. Or Blog about this and comment back leaving your link. 5+ Entries for each share.

Important: All Entries are to be posted below in the Comment area of THIS blog post. Each Entry needs it’s own Comment. For Additional Option entries like “Like” Blogging, Babies, & the Bayou on Facebook, etc. You just need to post a comment saying.. I already like you or am now liking you on Facebook etc. Same thing with Twitter, so on and so on.

If your writing a blog post about my giveaway or sharing this giveaway + a direct link on your Facebook etc. You get 5 extra entries. So you would say something like… I am sharing this Link/Giveaway on Facebook 1. Ditto for entry 2.

(Disclosure: I received the free product for myself & one to giveaway to my readers as part of a promotional program with Cuddle Barn and MomSelect. Opinions are my own & can not be influenced).

New Kindle Owners’ Lending Library

Amazon has announced that today is the start of their Kindle Owners’ Lending Library which is free if you are a Prime Member.

From Amazon:
Dear Customers,

Today we’re announcing a new benefit for Kindle owners with an Amazon Prime membership: the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library.

Kindle owners can now choose from thousands of books to borrow for free, including over 100 current and former New York Times Bestsellers — as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates. No other e-reader or ebook store offers such a service.

We’re adding the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library to Prime membership at no extra cost — Amazon Prime remains just $79 a year, which gives you free two-day shipping on millions of products, plus unlimited instant streaming of almost 13,000 movies and TV shows.

If you’re a Kindle owner with Prime, you can start borrowing books today. If you don’t yet have a Kindle, our all-new Kindle family is available from just $79.

I’m VERY excited about this especially since you can lend as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates, but I’m even more excited about my Kindle Fire being on Pre-Order!!

Rare: Barnes & Noble 50% off Coupon (Facebook Offer)

 

Click on the “Like” button on the Barnes & Noble Facebook Page to get a coupon for 50% off the retail price of any one book in-store or online.

$1/1 BIC Stationery Coupon (Free in most stores)

Hurry on over, “like” BIC on Facebook, then click the “Coupon” tab toe score a BIC Stationery coupon for $1 off ANY BIC Stationery product for first 100,000 only. At most stores, like Walmart and Target, this usually means FREE pens after coupon.

I just printed mine so I’m sure they still have plenty left before the coupon gets maxed out. don’t forget to backspace to print 2x’s.

Target $5.00 off Code Use on any item $5.00 or more.

There is a new Code for Target for $5 Off Your Purchase! Make sure you use this fast because it will not last long! Use the code TGT75HFN at Target Online and you can get some GREAT Makeup freebies or very close to freebies.

 
I used my code of free makeup, but it seems to be working on anything. Good Luck!!

The Wizard of Oz (Two-Disc 70th Anniversary Edition) (2010) $5.49

Hurry over to Amazon to grab this price before it’s gone! Get the The Wizard of Oz (Two-Disc 70th Anniversary Edition) for just $5.49 with FREE shipping with Prime.

 

Prices do change at amazon so make sure if your interested to grab your copy before price changes are made.