Monthly Archives: October 2010

Pumpkin Masters saved the holiday in the Hagan house

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Halloween evening came to a halt about 14 minutes ago, it’s 12:14 am here. But I still have candy and chatting with friends on my mind.

The kids and I were very prepared for Halloween this year thanks to Pumpkin Masters‘ carving kits and Monster Pieces kit.
Madelyn, shown below, absolutely loved Pumpkin Masters Monster Pieces. I had thought that she could just paint a pumpkin this year but when these kits arrived in the mail I knew that Madelyn would be all over the monster pieces.
Sure enough she transformed her pumpkin from a dull, standard small pumpkin into a three-faced bilingual (Madelyn’s says so) pumpkin and one that is
clearly full of emotions. If the pumpkin’s three faces is any indication into his emotional health, you should be ware.


You can stock up on Halloween carving kits here at Pumpkin Masters store.
Madelyn took her new Pumpkin Masters lighted pumpkin bucket along for trick or treating and it was a huge hit, especially with the younger kids and girls. I guess they like lights. Sebastian put his Pumpkin Masters three light blinking brain in his carved pumpkin that we left on the front porch alongside our bowl of candy. He was thrilled to find that it was still blinking when we got home from trick or treating, hours after he turned it on. He was bummed (but probably inwardly happy) that no one came our house to get candy. Darn.. We have tons of extra m&m’s, twix, lolipops, and snickers bars to deal with here now. What ever will we do?

We gave 3 lucky Atlanta Moms readers a set of pumpkin/Halloween products at a recent get together/contest..

A Giveaway for you!

And now.. if you share a link to your creatively carved pumpkin from this year, we’ll enter you in a drawing to win $10 worth of Pumpkin Masters products for next Halloween. Gotta love being proactive, right? Tell us the age of the primary carver and helper (if any) when linking to your photograph.

Enter to win:

REQUIRED – leave a comment below telling us where we can find your pumpkin photograph (link, Facebook, twitter)’ and the names and ages of the carvers. Full names not necessary.
REQUIRED – also tell us why you want win a Pumpkin Masters carving kit for next year
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FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
– follow us on Twitter (@Mommyinsider) then send out this tweet to your twitter friends (up to once per day!) I just entered to win a Pumpkin Masters carving kit from TheMommyInsider.com. You can enter to win too! Link: http://ow.ly/32lFA

Prize & Contest Details

– Entries accepted through 11:59 November 15
– winner will be notified via the email address the winning comment has
– make sure to use the same email address every time you complete an ‘extra entry’ task.
– we will retain right of use for the photographs submitted for use of this contest (if you are not comfortable with your pumpkin achieving celebrity status then don’t enter this contest! 🙂

Teutonia t-linx stroller system GIVEAWAY! ARV $699

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I had so much fun hosting a party for teutonia’s new t-linx luxury stroller system last month and am excited to announce that besides the t-linx system we gave to a lucky party guest, we are giving a lucky reader a black t-linx travel system valued at $699!

The t-linx travel system, complete with both a designer stroller and infant car seat offers luxury styling and european performance for an incredible value. Take a closer look at each mode below…

teutonia t-linx deluxe stroller system

The t-linx stroller system comes with the

  • t-tario 35 infant car seat
  • t-linx infant stroller
  • toddler stroller

Can’t wait to see if you are the winner?  You can buy a Teutonia T-Linx System here at Amazon.com.

Teutonia’s t-linx is a luxury stroller that offers must needed conveniences for new parents.  The t-linx stroller system comes with an infant seat, a base for the car, an adaptor to fit the seat onto the frame, a toddler stroller and a rain cover at no extra fee.  The t-linx’s handle is reversible so you can have your child facing you or outside and the stroller fabric/cloth is removable and machine washable.

Watch the video below to learn more about the t-linx stroller system.   Desiree Miller from Bottles to Britches shot this video during our teutonia t-linx party.  Our teutonia t-linx event was held at Kelly Kakes/Party Chic, an Atlanta cupcake bakery.

teutonia t-linx stroller giveaway
Black teutonia t-linx stroller system giveaway

Here’s how to enter to win a black teutonia t-linx stroller system – $699

Don’t worry, if you don’t have a Twitter or Facebook account, you can still earn extra entries by leaving a different comment on this post every day.  The comment MUST be about the t-linx!

  • REQUIRED: 1 entry per daily comment – Leave a comment (up to once per day) telling us something that you love about the t-linx stroller (click here to open the t-linx web page in a new tab/window)
  • REQUIRED: Sign up for our email newsletter (Make sure to sign up with the SAME email address that you use to leave a comment.  The link opens in a new tab/window so you can get back to this page easily to earn more entries)
  • TWITTER ENTRIES
    2 extra entries – follow @mommyinsider on Twitter
    1 extra entry per day you Tweet this: “I entered to win a t-linx stroller on TheMommyInsider.com You can enter too here:  http://ow.ly/32bs5 @mommyinsider”
  • BLOG POST ENTRIES
    4 extra entries – Write about and link to our giveaway on your blog then leave a comment below with a link to your blog post (1 time only)
  • FACEBOOK ENTRIES
    3 extra entries – ‘Like’ our new Facebook page here
    2 extra entries – Share our t-linx giveaway with your Facebook friends then leave a comment below

We’re keeping a spreadsheet of everyones ‘entry points’ so be sure to use the SAME  EMAIL address every time you leave a comment telling us what you’ve done to earn entries.

About the giveaway and prize

  • The t-linx stroller system is valued at $699.
  • Entries accepted through 11:59pm November 20th, 2010.
  • Winner will be announced on TheMommyInsider.com by November 26th, 2010.
  • Your email address will be added to our email newsletter mailing list.  You can unsubscribe from our email newsletter anytime.

Good luck!

How to make a Juicebox Rocket – a fun and cheap craft

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Juicebox Rocket craft

Madelyn comes up with the most interesting ideas when I won’t play with her she’s bored.  I love it!

Madelyn and I were relaxing on the front porch yesterday and because I refused to play with her (oh no!) she got creative with the sand in her sandbox.  By creative I mean she got water, plastic containers, and really messy.   I sat in my chair and read Wired magazine (the actual paper magazine, not on my iPhone) while she delivered  sand-cake, sand-soup, and other deliciously messy sand-snacks for me to enjoy.  Yum!

After playing in the sandbox for about 20 minutes she got bored.  She asked for a juice box.  So, I gave her the juice box that we snagged from her Halloween party at school earlier in the day and she drank like she was parched.

Juicebox rocket craftAfter she drank the juice, she got creative with the juicebox and made a juicebox rocket out of it!

Madelyn flew her juicebox rocket all around the front yard, initiated some pretty serious launch sequences complete with sounds and some crazy spinning action!  🙂  Needless to say, I wasn’t paying much attention to my magazine anymore.  I followed Madelyn around the yard as she flew her juicebox rocket into infinity and beyond!

Supplies needed:

  • 1 juice box – unless you’re on a serious mission in which case you’ll need more juice boxes
  • 1 regular size drinking straw per rocket
  • 2 paint brushes per rocket
  • About 1 cup of moistened sand

How to make your juicebox rocket:

  • Have your child drink the juice until the juice box is empty
  • Cut a hole in the bottom of the juicebox
  • Fill the juicebox with moistened sand (so the sand doesn’t fly out as your child fly’s it)
  • Stick a straw in the sand
  • Strategically place two paint brushes in the sand – for what purpose, I don’t know.

Get in on the fun and make your own juicebox rocket with your kids!   What is the most creative thing your child has made from a juicebox?

Enter the ADT Pulse Spooky House Contest for a Chance to Win a $500 Visa Gift Card

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ADT, America’s #1 security company, is celebrating Halloween with a “Totally Tricked Out Spooky House Contest” on their Facebook page, and they want you to enter to win.  Just submit a photo of your spooktacular house, then share with friends and family and get their votes. Or, show your Halloween spirit by browsing the gallery and voting for the house that sends shivers down your spine.

What you could win!

The owner of this year’s spookiest house will win a $500 Visa Gift Card (three runners up will win $50 Visa Gift Cards) courtesy of ADT PulseTM Interactive Services, the almost endlessly customizable home management and remote security systems from ADT.

ADT PulseTotally Tricked Out Spooky House Contest

Submit a picture of your Halloween handiwork to enter.

Do the crisp autumn nights trigger something in your blood? Do you laugh at jack-o-lanterns and fake cobwebs? Is your house sure to give the neighborhood kids a case of the heebie-jeebies?

Show ADT a pic of your spooky house and you could win a $500 Visa Gift Card from ADT Pulse™ Interactive Solutions, the tricked out security and home management system that’s perfect for protecting your haunted home.

Good luck!

Sears Appliances and KitchenAid Rescue My Appliances Sweepstakes

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Here is an awesome opportunity for those of you who could use new kitchen appliances.

  • Is your kitchen filled with 20 year old appliances?
  • Do you have a circa 1986 off-white dishwasher that rattles so loud when it’s running that you leave the house?
  • Is your refrigerator dinged and scratched and lacking an ice maker?
  • If so, you’ve got to enter Sears Appliances and KitchenAid Rescue My Appliances Sweepstakes!

Could your kitchen use an upgrade?

Sears Appliances and KitchenAid are here to help. Simply submit a photo of your kitchen and 1-2 sentences to Sears and share why your appliances need rescuing!

Sears Appliances and KitchenAid Rescue My Appliances Sweepstakes

What you could win!

Enter by November 2nd for a chance to win a suite of appliances from KitchenAid® (worth $7,000), Service Live Credits toward remodeling (worth $1,000), and a phone consultation with Susan Serra, Sears’ kitchen design expert (worth $200)!

Submissions must be in by November 2nd, see official rules at http://bit.ly/cd9CNc for details.

Disclosure: This is a compensated post through a Mom Bloggers Club member program.  The opinions I have written are 100% mine and were not influenced by compensation.

Good luck!