Fresh Air Vacations For New York City Children - 1010WINS.com

Fresh Air Fund is in full swing (at least their 1st departure) for NYC kids and their Friendly Town trips for the summer. Children will visit 13 northeastern states & Canada. See Fresh Air Vacations For New York City Children at 1010WINS.com for pictures and more on the story!

iPad Giveaway at Mom to Bed By 8 and MORE

Yes, you guys see this right! Mom to Bed By 8 is having this awesome giveaway for the iPad!!! It would be nice to tuck this little one into the my diaper bag :) This ends July 2nd. It already had over 4700 comments. Wowzer!


I also found these on twitter:
**Become FB of Irish Aisle to win one. Click here for details! This will end on August 1st.

**Follow  Tips 4 Trad on twitter to win a 32GB iPad (Non-3G Version) or Paypal cash with the equivalent. Click here for details and RT this:

Just entered to win a 32GB Apple iPad. Just follow @Tips4Trade and retweet. http://www.tips4trade.com/free-ipad.html

**Must reach 5000 followers on FB and Twitter for Scribendi.com to win an Ipad. Click here for details!

**Also the first 1000 followers will be eligible to win an iPad if you follow HodgesTweets
on twitter! There's about 50 slots left!

Let me know if anyone wins one. Good luck, everyone!

**CLOSED** Sprout Safety First DVD { Review and Giveaway }

Congrats to Aleksandra at Busy Working Mama!

This is part of the Let’s Grow DVD series. “Safety First” is hosted by Sean and Chica from The Sunny Side Up Show, featuring a special collection of adventures with your favorite friends Barney, Thomas the Tank Engine, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam and Kipper.

I think school keeps kids safe from injury. Summer is a time for bike-riding, horse-playing, swimming, and anything the kids can think of... such as climbing up into a tree!

Luckily, my kids haven't had any major accident! I'm always yelling at them to wear their helmets, even with the training wheels. Bubbie's not ready to give them up just yet! The "Safety First" DVD will hopefully help re-iterate that message.

The “Safety First” DVDs hit stores nationwide on June 29th but you can win one here!

Buy It: "Let’s Grow: Safety First" retails on sale for $13.49 at Amazon and wherever DVD are sold.

Win it: Mandatory Entry: Let me know that you are a follower on Google Friend Connect (Blogger). Easy Peasy!!! This giveaway will end on July 15 at 1159PM CST. Giveaway is available only in the USA. Winners will have 72 hrs to respond or another winner will be picked.

Please have your email in your comments or set your profile to public. Please make sure to have a separate comments for each entries that counts as 2 or more. Comments are your entries to the giveaways! (Winner will be selected via random.org)

Bonus entries:
-Follow Sprout on Twitter (1 entry)
-Tweet this or use your own to include @momof3dolls and URL: {Giveaway} Safety First DVD for Sproutlets! @momof3dolls. Ends 7/15. http://ow.ly/23oP4  (unlimited entries, please leave at least 30mins b/n tweets)
-Subscribe to Sprout for Parents' Newsletter (3 entries)
Additional Bonus entries: Click here

Thank you PBS KIDS Sprout for sponsoring this giveaway. I did receive the product at no-cost. My reviews are base solely on my opinions only. Read more about my Disclosure Policy. Thank you for taking the time to read and entering this giveaway

**CLOSED** Kaskey Kids Baseball Mini Pack { Review and Giveaway }

Congrats to Lauren at Shooting Stars Mag!

Kaskey Kids have a new Kid's Corner, which includes:

(1) Fan Photos- ability for customers to upload their own picture/caption and become an All Star with 100 views
(2) free online games for fun
(3) great article on the Benefits of Imaginary Play

Some of the cool things about our Baseball Mini Pack include:
---great toy to bring to vacations, restaurant, car, plane, etc, to entertain the little ones.
---bring to an older sibling's baseball game for a child to play with in the stands.
---an extra team to go with the full set of Baseball Guys.
---great party favor for a sports theme party favor, cake decoration, etc.

Bubbie just started to play in T-ball. He does so much better when Daddy gets to watch him play. They're learning the basic rules. I think Bubbie just want to go in there and start hitting and throwing the balls randomly! (My pic editing, for some reason, doesn't let me cropped so I've erased the LO's face out.)

Win it: You can win this Baseball Mini Pack, retails for $9.99. Use the promo code "Minis" for 20% discount on all your order at check-out!

Mandatory Entry: Be a GFC follower of this blog and comment that you are! Easy Peasy!!! This giveaway will end on July 12 at 1159PM CST. Giveaway is open in USA.  Winners will have 72 hrs to respond or another winner will be picked.

Please have your email in your comments or set your profile to public. Please make sure to have a separate comments for each entries that counts as 2 or more. Comments are your entries to the giveaways! (Winner will be selected via random.org)

Bonus entries:
--Let me know what your favorite thing is about the new Kid's Corner (1 entry)
-Tweet this or use your own to include @momof3dolls and URL: {Giveaway} Summer Fun with Kaskey Kids Mini Baseball Pack @momof3dolls. Ends  7/12. http://ow.ly/23mgK  (unlimited entries, please leave at least 30mins b/n tweets)

Additional Bonus entries: Click here

Thank you Kaskey Kids for sponsoring this giveaway. No product was received for this review. My reviews are base solely on my opinions only. Read more about my Disclosure Policy. Thank you for taking the time to read and entering this giveaway!!

Winner of Tropical Tradition Shredded Coconut { Giveaway }

I'm having a little problem with my mouse. It keeps shutting off and on! Maybe that's why I haven't been on the PC that much and the fact that the kids, more like Sissy, are out of school! Sissy will actually be away from home for 2 weeks! I'm trying to surprise her when she gets home. I'm trying to paint her room. She's been asking about it for awhile now.

Winner of the Tropical Tradition Shredded Coconut { Review and Giveaway } is...

Dina said... 7

Follow Mom of 3 Dolls on Blogger/Google Friend Connect

June 5, 2010 9:04 AM

Congrats to Dina! She's been one lucky girl on my blog.Visit her blog at Just Another New Blog. She has a bunch of giveaways!

New Friend Fridays

It's nice to see the ladies are teaming up! Happy New Friend Fridays. Thanks for stopping by and following!!!

I found Follow Back Friday by NYC Island Gal from a family in love. Happy following and here is my random stuff...

-I thought Baby Girl would be potty-trained by now! She decided otherwise. She will not sit in the potty anymore :( Will try hopefully again in a couple of weeks. She got her month off by then!

-I've been at my current job for about 10yrs. I'm not liking the Friday/Saturday (started in March) worknight as much!

-I'm thinking about having another little one, maybe start trying at the end of the year. I'm still trying to get hubby used to the idea :)

-I hate brussel sprout!

Happy Father's Day

To all the men in our lives...

Thank you for being the heart of my life,
Harboring me in the arms of your love,
Anchoring me in the rock of your faith,
Needing me, that I not be in vain,
Knowing me well, yet loving me still.
You are the island I've found in my sea,
Ocean I dwell in and deep where I dive,
Unfailing heaven and passionate earth.
-By Turlough O'Carolan.


I've been crafty this past week, at least tried to be .  I made a stepping stone for the garden. It was a gift that I gave my hubby a few years ago but I had given him the box. Now I've finally got it finished! I messed it up a little bit because you could hardly see who was in the pic. Oh, well!

Sissy is the only one that gets to stay up later, watching her show. It's Movie Night for me and Hubby. See you later...

Happy Father's Day!

Skin MD Natural Summer Giveaway

Summer is not summer unless there's a barbecue!

Skin MD Natural is celebrating by hosting their biggest giveaway ever: a BBQ Basket valued at over $300. Visit SkinMD for more info and how to enter. You can get 20% off all during the month of June, just enter the discount code SUMMER10 during check out at http://www.skinmdnatural.com/.

This ends June 25th!

**CLOSED** Novica { Review and Giveaway }

Congratulations to Wendy at Win Win Win!

Have you heard about Novica? They are a mission-driven website associated with National Geographic (they've been inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888!), working with thousands of talented artisans around the world, including Asia, Africa, and Latin America. If you're looking for some unique gifts, stylish jewelry, exclusive paintings, and one-of-a-kind, home decor and handcrafted furniture, think about visiting Novica!

A Nation of artists throughout the world --

a village of carvers in Bali;

a family of ceramists in Brazil who have handed down their craft

from generation to generation;

a farmer in the Andes who hand-weaves alpaca sweaters.

It is a community of artists who have been isolated

for centuries by distance, time, and geography --

isolated from the very community of collectors seeking

their unique, inspired, and undiscovered arts and crafts.

Now, finally, there is a bridge connecting our separate

communities into one worldwide nation --

this is The NOVICA Nation.

A nation of people inspired by the arts and

empowered by the Internet.

We are all members.

I was definitely excited when I was contacted by Novica! I finally decided to pick a couple of pairs of Stoneware ceramic tea cups, 'Original Black' for my teapot that I have. The tea cups were more gray on the bottom. The rim and inside was more dark black brown than black. Overall, I like the look and feel. Maybe, I'll have a tea party with the girls. Bubbie hates tea :)

Surprisingly, I received the tea cups pretty quickly even though they arrived from Bali & Java! I should've taken a pic of the wrapping. No plastic here but plenty of paper/cardboard, strategically wrapping around the teacups!

They are hand-crafted featuring a glossy interior and matte exterior by Designer Tat Yan Soo, striving to craft products that are decorative, functional, and durable. With Law of Pricing the artists make more money and collectors pay less!


Win it:  Novica is providing a $50 Gift Certificate to their site! Have fun browsing!

**You must be a follower of this blog to enter this giveaway. **

Mandatory Entry: Visit Novica and let me know which item you would pick from their home decor. You could pick anything from their site when you win the GC! This giveaway will end on July 8th at 1159PM CST. Giveaway is open Worldwide. Outside of USA please read here for shipping details!  Winners will have 72 hrs to respond or another winner will be picked.

Please have your email in your comments or set your profile to public. Please make sure to have a separate comments for each entries that counts as 2 or more. Comments are your entries to the giveaways! (Winner will be selected via random.org)

Bonus entries:
-Choose another item that you like from their silver jewelry (1 entry)
-Let me know if you "like" them on Facebook (1 entry) and let them know that I sent you (2 entries)
-Follow Novica on twitter (1 entry)
-Tweet this or use your own to include @momof3dolls and URL: {Giveaway} Unique artisan gifts around the world @novica @momof3dolls. Win $50 GC! Ends 7/8. http://ow.ly/20qUl (unlimited entries, please leave at least 30mins b/n tweets)

Additional Bonus entries: Click here

Thank you Novica for sponsoring this giveaway. I did receive GC at no-cost to faciliate this review. My reviews are base solely on my opinions only. Read more about my Disclosure Policy. Thank you for taking the time to read and entering this giveaway!!

Happy Follow Me Fridays and New Friend Friday!

Yesterday, I've been out all day but finally got to relax with one of the girlfriend from college at the pool. We are both nurses working nights. It was nice to see her again. It's been about 7 months since we last saw each other! All our kids are about the same age! Definitely need to hang out more. It's good to be surrounded by great friends.

Happy FMF and NFF!

Events on Sprout

Father’s Day is coming up. Celebrate it the Sprout-style way! Upload a photo to dance with Dad, then submit to Sprout for a chance to be on TV on Father’s Day. It’s all part of Dad’s Boogie Woogie Dance Party! Join Dennisha and Chica LIVE on Sunday June 20th from noon - 3pm ET for a special Father’s Day celebration.

I've just started on a Father's Day gift for hubby. I will post the pic later! I'm trying to get the kids' to help.

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Upcoming Let’s Grow DVD Giveaway!

· The fun of learning continues in the Let’s Grow DVD series with “Safety First” hosted by Sean and Chica from The Sunny Side Up Show, featuring a special collection of adventures with your favorite friends Barney, Thomas the Tank Engine, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam and Kipper. These heartwarming stories will inspire and entertain, while demonstrating valuable life lessons and important safety tips along the way. Hosts Sean and Chica show young viewers how they can put safety first by grabbing their bicycle helmets, looking both ways and always buckling up. So follow along and learn all about the importance of “safety first!”


· The “Safety First” DVDs hit stores nationwide on June 29th.
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Sweepstakes Alert!

· Enter for your chance to win a family 4-pack of tickets for admission to Sesame Place in Langhorne, PA. So if this is your hometown or you're planning a trip to PA, visit SproutforParents to enter.

"Show Us The Real 'U' In Uniform" Contest

Want to be $10,000 richer? Wear school uniform? Need a summer project? Read more for details...

French Toast, a leading provider of school uniforms, is still holding their $15,000 contest ($5000 will go to the school). The contest is titled, “Show Us The Real ‘U’ In Uniform,” and it is designed to provide a forum for kids to express their individuality. Kids and their parents can enter the contest by visiting Uinuniform.com and following the instructions regarding submitting a video or essay along with pictures. The final day to submit this is September 15.

Sissy's school doesn't have uniforms. But this would be an awesome contest to enter with your kids. Put on your thinking cap, kids and parents, and get creative... Good luck!


I am a French Toast Brand Ambassador.

Follow Me Fridays

I'm back for FMF. I just saw the Friday Follow as come to an end! Hope everyone is doing well. I look forward to meeting you all!!! Thank you Trendy Treehouse and the Girl Creative for hosting it. They're such creative ladies. I like seeing what they're whipping up!

Pretty Girl!

I had tried at 18months to get them pierced but Baby Girl got anxious and was thrashing around so much that we weren't able to do it. Now she is over 25months and more interested in earrings. When we were at the mall today, I decided to get her ears pierced! She did such a great job. Sissy recorded the video and added her own action to it! She said "to make it more interesting." The piercing didn't start until around 3:17 minutes into the video. Bubbie was interested in his blue tongue from the lollipop! You might want to turn the volume down at the end.

The other kids got to do some jumping afterwards...

Baby Girl got to ride on the Merry-Go-Round, while Sissy and Bubbie RAN AROUND until I told them to stop! But Bubbie kept running and said, "I want Mommy!" until the ride was over!!! I was exhausted by the time we had to go home. Baby Girl slept on the ride home and remained asleep in her crib until naptime was over ! That reminds me, I have also been taking my nap, too!!!

Googly Bands { Review }

Googly® Bands are the new craze for kids-boys and girls, ages 4 and up. What are Googly® Bands, anyway? They are actually stretchable, wearable, collectible fun-shaped bands! We received the Vehicle and Sea Life collection. Their packaging is made from OPP material which is recyclable and creates less waste. The bands themselves are made from 100% silicone so they won't pull on your hair during wear.

This is what Sissy had to say when I asked her about the Googly® Bands. "They're fun to play with" ..."they're stylish" said Sissy.

Bubbie likes them but lost interest if Sissy is not playing with him.

Googly® Bands are available now at most major retailers including Walmart and Walgreens.

Googly® Bands is hosting it's first ever design contest. The top 10 band designs will be picked and posted. Googly® Bands fans will get a chance to narrow down the top 10 designs to the top 3 designs by voting. Imperial Toys will select the final winning design eligible for development and the $50 GC. Top 10 entries will be posted on googlybands.com on July 26, and the Grand Prize winner will be posted on September 1, 2010. For more info visit Googly® Bands website.

Connect with them on Facebook and Twitter!

I received the item(s) to facilitate the review at no-cost & was not paid for this post. My reviews are base solely on my opinions only. Read more about my Disclosure Policy. Thank you for taking the time to read this review. I also received Googly® Bands pitch from Twittermoms. 

**CLOSED** Tropical Tradition Shredded Coconut { Review and Giveaway }

Congrats to Dina at Just Another New Blog!

Since I had my break from my laptop not working, I seemed not to be able to get back into the swing of things as much! I'm still in a bit of a funk lately...I'm spending more times with the kids during the days. They always want to go outside to play or swim. I'm trying to be off the computer to spend more time with hubby during the evenings. By that time, I too tired to get online!

I need to shake of this funk so let's start with a giveaway from Tropical Traditions for the Organic Shredded Coconut! Yay!!!

The coconut are from "the Philippines that are grown with no fertilizers or pesticides. This premium dried coconut contains no additives or preservatives, and is not sweetened. Unlike most dried coconut on the market, our dried coconut products are not treated with sulfites to keep them white. They are a great addition to recipes and baking, or just for snacks!"

I've tried a few spoonfuls of the shredded coconut and it ACTUALLY taste like coconut! Sissy did try it but didn't prefer it plain. I think it's because it wasn't sweetened like that ones I had brought before.

I found this easy recipe that I need to try out soon from the Organic Shredded Coconut.

Easy No-Bake Coconut Cream Cheesecake
* 1 8 oz package cream cheese, preferably organic
* 2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
* 1/3 cup coconut cream concentrate
* 1 tablespoon warm water
* 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
* 1/2 cup shredded or flaked coconut
* 1/4 - 1/2 cup organic sugar or Stevia to taste
* 1/8 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts, I use pecans and chopped sliced almonds - all preferably organic
* additional flaked coconut for garnish

Buy it: The Organic Shredded Coconut is on sale now for $11.25 for 3.5 lbs bucket! It's on sale for 50% off till Sun June 6th! You can also get a free book, Virgin Coconut Oil, when you use my referral numbers (5253786) on your first online order. See Referral Program instructions at the bottom of my old post here for full details.
  
Win it: Mandatory entry: Visit Tropical Traditions and tell me another product you would like to try. This giveaway will end on June 24th at 1159P CST. All comments after this time is voided. Giveaway is available in the U.S. and Canada! Winners will have 72 hrs to respond or another winner will be picked.     

Please have your email in your comments or set your profile to public. Please make sure to have a separate comments for each entries that counts as 2 or more. Comments are your entries to the giveaways!

Bonus (Optional) Entries:
-Subscribe to Tropical Traditions Newsletter  for special promotions & discount (2 extra entries in separate comments, please)
-Tell me what is your favorite recipe (1 entry)
-Follow Tropical Traditions on twitter and leave your Twitter ID. (1 entry)
-Tweet this or to include @momof3dolls and URL: {Giveaway} Organic Shredded Coconut, Get 3.5 lbs bucket! @troptraditions @momof3dolls (Ends 6/24) http://ow.ly/1UgEj

Additional Bonus entries: Click here      

Thank you for Tropical Traditions sponsoring this giveaway! I received the item at no-cost & was not paid to do this review. My reviews are base solely on my opinions only. Read more about my Disclosure Policy. Thank you for taking the time to read and enter this giveaway.

The Fresh Air Fund Summer 2010

There is only 28 days till camp starts at Fresh Air Fund. Summer won't officially be here until June 21st! The Fresh Air Fund still needs hosts for the summer of 2010. If you live in the Northeastern States and Canada and would like be a volunteer host family ...

What do Fresh Air children enjoy?

• Playing in the backyard
• Laughing in the sunshine
• Catching fireflies
• Riding bicycles
• Learning to swim
• Running barefoot through the grass
• Gazing at the stars on moonlit nights
• Building sandcastles
• Making new friends
• Simple pleasures of life away from the inner-city

Sounds like a very simple list that my kids get to enjoy without even having to think about it but for some inner-city kids THIS IS experiencing the joys of Fresh Air experiences.

Click here to learn more about becoming a host or call (800) 367-0003!

DONATION
A very generous donor has offered to match all donations given to the Fresh Air Fund before June 30. This means that any donations they get will be DOUBLED THIS MONTH!!! Visit here to make the donation.

This is not a sponsored post. The Fresh Air Fund, not-for-profit agency, needs host families and donations to provide inner-city children summer experiences in the country and the suburbs.