Monthly Archives: June 2010

The Tessy & Tab Reading Club – Madelyn’s favorite books for travel

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Tessy and Tab Reading Club

We just got back from a week’s stay in Orlando and I’m not kidding you.. I read Tessy & Tab books every night and a few times over at that.  I received a set of Tessy & Tab Reading Club books to review and thought that they would be nice to take on our trip so I brought them along.  Once we got to Florida and in bed for the night I took the Tessy & Tab books out of my bag and a very excited Madelyn (4 years old) lined them up and chose one, then two, then three, then four Tessy & Tab books to read.  I usually read 3 books at bedtime and that’s it!  Not while we were in Florida.  That’s not the way it went.

Madelyn caught in the act of 'reading' a Tessy & Tab book

Tessy & Tab Reading Club books promote early independent reading for preschool children.  Each little book uses the six skills for early literacy in order to encourage kids to read alone sooner and with confidence.  Because they are so colorful and fun to read, Madelyn wants to read them over and over again.  I’m fine with it though because she really tries to read these books with me and loves the activities at the end of each book.  The colorful, ad-free magazines arrive in the mail twice a month with useful parent tools and fun learning activities.

Tessy & Tab books teach preschoolers how books work, narrative skills, letter knowledge, phonological awareness (say that 10 times really fast!), vocabulary, and number knowledge amongst other things.

A Tessy & Tab subscription includes:

  • 24 advertising-free magazines addressed just to them!
  • Two ad-free magazines each month
  • Plus, educational games and printable coloring pages available online.

A Tessy & Tab reading club subscription is a great and affordable gift for any preschooler in your life.

Visit the Tessy & Tab Reading Club website to learn more.


Last chance for a free bagel from Bruegger’s!

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This is the last chance for bagel lovers and Facebook users to get a coupon for a free Bruegger’s bagel and cream cheese by heading over to Bruegger’s Facebook Page.

To access the coupon, Facebook users can either “like” the Bruegger’s page, click on one of Bruegger’s Facebook ads promoting the offer, or click the tab dedicated to the offer on Bruegger’s Facebook page. The coupon is available one time each to all Facebook users – not just new fans.

Brandishing the slogan, “Everything Else is Just Toast,” Bruegger’s launched the free Facebook offer to give everyone a taste of a truly authentic bagel, kettle boiled and baked fresh all day, every day in each of its bakeries.

This offer ends July 5th, so get your coupon today!

Blue Moon Pizza offers Atlanta Moms a night off with this printable Mom’s Card

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Voted one of best in Atlanta by City Search 2004-2009 Blue Moon Pizza offers diners Specialty Pizzas, Creative Salads, Inspired Sandwiches, Pizza by the slice, and a full bar.. what mom doesn’t love all of that?

Blue Moon Pizza makes a phenomenal thin crispy crust pie that rivals any in Atlanta. In fact, they bring their passion and creativity to their entire menu.

Most important, they go out of our way to make Blue Moon an everyday escape where you can relax, treat yourself a little, and feel good about the human race.

Check out Blue Moon Pizza’s Lunch Special:

(Mon-Fri. 11-3 p.m.) Two Cheese Slices and a Soda $4.99 (Or upgrade to a slice and salad)

Visit Blue Moon Pizza’s two locations:

Windy Hill (1 mile west of I-75) • 770.984.2444 • 2359 Windy Hill, Marietta
Vinings (South Atlanta Rd. at I-285) • 770.436.4446• 4600 W. Village Place, Smyrna

Print Blue Moon Pizza’s Mom’s Card especially for Atlanta Moms’ readers here

Visit the Blue Moon Pizza website at www.BlueMoonPizzaAtl.com to learn more about our delicious Take-n-Bake Pizzas, Free Delivery (3 mile radius), or Catering your next event.

Traveling with kids soon? Enter to win a $100 gift certificate to use at Travel BaBees!

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Contest ends July 10th, 2010

Travel BaBees is giving 3 lucky readers a $100 gift certificate to be used on rentals and delivery fees for Travel BaBees in Atlanta.

There is nothing more stressful during travel than lugging baby equipment along with everything else you must take simply to leave your home. Travel BaBees, a baby equipment rental service, delivers the comforts of home straight to your destination.
We offer a wide variety of popular name brand such as the following:
  • Cribs
  • Pack N Plays
  • Car Seats
  • Strollers
  • High Chairs
  • Toys
  • And much more
Travel BaBees will deliver and set up all of the items to your destination and pick the items up upon your departure or your guests departure. Travel BaBees takes safety seriously and is fully insured specifically for baby equipment rentals.  Each piece of equipment, whether it is a car seat or a bouncy chair, is sanitized and inspected prior to rental.   Don’t let the stress of travel slow you and your family down.

Visit the Travel BaBees website to see their selection of items you can rent or visit the website for the Atlanta division of Travel BaBees here

How to enter:

  1. Mandatory – Fill out the form below
  2. 1 extra entry – Leave a comment telling us what your favorite travel destination is
  3. 1 extra entry – Follow Atlanta Moms (atlmoms) on Twitter
  4. 1 extra entry – Follow The Mommy Insider (mommyinsider) on Twitter
  5. 1 extra entry – Follow Travel BaBees (travelbabees) on Twitter

Official entry rules & information

– You must be 18 year of age or older to enter
– The $100 gift certificate is valid only at the Travel BaBees Atlanta website (for Atlanta area deliveries)
– Your contact information will be given to Travel BaBees for purposes related to this giveaway only
– Gift certificate can not be used on retail items (diapers, wipes, swimmers, etc.)
– Your email address may be added to AtlantaMoms.com and TheMommyInsider.com email newsletter list (unsubscribe anytime)
– 3 winners will be chosen at random
– Entries accepted through July 10th, 2010
– One entry per household

These Backyard Safari Outfitters’ toys supply kids with endless hours of outdoor fun

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Backyard Safari Outfitters

Sebastian loves to be outside.   He’ll easily spend over an hour poking around the yard with a stick.  I don’t know what he’s looking for when he pokes around.. I’m just glad he’s occupying himself and is not in front of the TV.   I love watching him tiddle around in the yard whether he’s poking around with a stick or looking for mysterious bugs in the flower garden.  Madelyn, on the other hand.. she’s not a big ‘tiddler’.. she likes to run around and jump on the trampoline but she’s not into searching for cool bugs and ‘treasures’ (cool rocks) like Sebastian is.

Sebastian was really excited when he got a Bug Wrangler’s Extreme Suction Bug Vacuum and Essential Field Gear Cargo Vest from Backyard Safari Outfitters.

The Essential Field Gear Cargo Vest is geared for kids a little smaller/younger than Sebastian (he’s 10..it’s for kids ages 5 & up) but he romps around in it just the same.   He loves that the cargo vest has a gazillion pockets to hold things including his compas, a small flashlight, a granola bar, binoculars, a multi-tool.. and the list goes on.  As you can see in one of the photographs below, Sebastian was really excited about the pop-up field guide and was nice enough to share the second one he got, with the bug vacum, with Madelyn.  They walk around with their Backyard Safari Outfitters pop-up field guides like they rule the backyard!

Essential Field Gear Cargo Vest Features:

  • It’s durable – Rugged poly-twill fabric with reinforced detail
  • 4 cargo pockets with velcro closures
  • 1 two inch deep zipper pocket with mesh-net outer pocket
  • 6 D-RINGS
  • 2 over-sized mesh-net cargo pockets in rear

Bug Wrangler’s Extreme Suction Bug Vacuum Features:

Sneak up on bugs and suck them up.. in a nice and gentle way of course! There are THOUSANDS of crawling, flying, buzzing bugs in your backyard – catch them LIVE with your Bug Vac! Look at bugs UP-CLOSE with built-in magnifying glass!

  • 2 catch & release capture cores with built in magnifying glass
  • An extra cone for the really big bugs like the one Sebastian tried to catch in the video below

About Backyard Safari Outfitters

Children can now get up-close and personal with nature right in their own backyard or nearby park. BackyardSafari Outfitters equips young explorers with all the essential field gear they could possibly need for scoping out local “wildlife,” from insects in the grass to birds in the sky to frogs in a pond — and more!  Kids can choose from a broad array of fun gear and tools, including the practical and very snappy looking Cargo Vest, as well as the cool Bug Vacuum, Mega View Periscope – among dozens of other choices.

Follow Backyard Safari Outfitters on Facebook and Twitter.

To learn more about these and other Backyard Safari Outfitters products, visit Backyard Safari online.