Monthly Archives: March 2011

Last chance! Enter to win one of three amazing Feather Your Nest Giveaways!

Littlebirdie.com, your go-to resource for insider tips on local, kid-friendly deals in your zip code, will be landing in Atlanta and NYC soon. Parents (expecting or with children 12 years or younger) in those cities will be the first to experience little birdie deals, with savings of up to 90% on family restaurants, activities and so much more!

To celebrate, little birdie is holding three amazing Feather Your Nest Giveaways*: One Atlanta- area parent and one NYC-metro parent could each win the $4,500 Baby/Kid’s Dream Room Giveaway with celebrity decorator Sherri Blum of Jack and Jill Interiors. Sherri’s creations can be seen in People Magazine and on Entertainment Tonight and most recently on the Cake Boss Baby Special.

Anyone else can enter to win a $1,000 decorating gift card! One lucky winner will be chosen. Hurry, these giveaways end tonight: Enter now

* No purchase necessary. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states & D.C., 18 or older, who are expecting a child (pregnant or in the process of adopting or surrogacy) and/or have a child or children ages 12 or younger.  Sweepstake ends 11:59 p.m. ET 3/31/11. Void where prohibited. For complete details, see Official Rules, which govern.

**This a sponsored post.

Alicia Hagan, Mom Blog editor

 

Last chance! Enter to win one of three amazing Feather Your Nest Giveaways!

Littlebirdie.com, your go-to resource for insider tips on local, kid-friendly deals in your zip code, will be landing in Atlanta and NYC soon. Parents (expecting or with children 12 years or younger) in those cities will be the first to experience little birdie deals, with savings of up to 90% on family restaurants, activities and so much more!

To celebrate, little birdie is holding three amazing Feather Your Nest Giveaways*: One Atlanta- area parent and one NYC-metro parent could each win the $4,500 Baby/Kid’s Dream Room Giveaway with celebrity decorator Sherri Blum of Jack and Jill Interiors. Sherri’s creations can be seen in People Magazine and on Entertainment Tonight and most recently on the Cake Boss Baby Special.

Anyone else can enter to win a $1,000 decorating gift card! One lucky winner will be chosen. Hurry, these giveaways end tonight: Enter now


* No purchase necessary. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states & D.C., 18 or older, who are expecting a child (pregnant or in the process of adopting or surrogacy) and/or have a child or children ages 12 or younger.  Sweepstake ends 11:59 p.m. ET 3/31/11. Void where prohibited. For complete details, see Official Rules, which govern.

**This a sponsored post.

Tips for Getting MORE Family Fun – How to Get More out of your Everyday Life and a Giveaway!

Join a local museum
Join and Visit a Local Museum for Family Fun!

We love to go to playgrounds and parks.  I am always looking for new places in Atlanta to take the kids that (A) don’t cost money and (B) have something for everyone in the family to do and enjoy.  I want the kids to grow up knowing that you don’t always have to spend money in order to have a good time.  Yes, the occasional $50 movie outing is nice and fun, but that’s not what I consider ‘family fun’.

Family fun is rolling on the floor laughing, playing board games and making up your own rules, cooking together, drawing pictures on the sidewalk, pulling weeds, and playing in the rain.  That’s fun stuff.. and it’s all free.  What child doesn’t enjoy finding shapes in the clouds or watching mom and dad play hopscotch?  Did I say.. free? I think so!  Yep, these things are all free to do and I believe it’s things like this that are burned into our children’s memory for years.

Other ways to have  MORE Family Fun without spending a ton of money:

  • Join a local museum, aquarium, or nature center and have family field trips to them often
  • Visit the neighborhood pool in the summer and horseplay before the lifeguards get there.. (you didn’t hear that from me!)
  • Get out your walkie talkies and have parent/child teams and go on a neighborhood scavenger hunt together
  • What ideas do you have?
Family Fun at a local park
Family Fun at a Local Park

Do you need  MORE out of every day life?

One lucky winner will receive a $500 Visa gift every day – to put towards anything they want – you could put this towards your grocery bill every week for a month!  This giveaway is not hosted by TheMommyInsider.com.
Visit Tony’s Pizza 99 Days of More website to enter for a chance to win every day!

 

GIVEAWAY!

We are giving a lucky reader a full value coupon for any Tony’s Pizza product!  Tell us in the comments below what are some of your own cost-effective family fun tips? The most creative response will receive a full value coupon for any Tony’s Pizza product!

Entries accepted through April 10th, 2011.  Open to U.S. residents 18+ only. No P.O. boxes.

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post through a compensated Mom Bloggers Club member program.

Alicia Hagan, Mom Blog editor

Atlanta Moms: Fernbank NatureQuest – A Must Do!

We had such a great time at Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s new NatureQuest exhibit a couple of weeks ago.  We could have stayed for hours.  Even my 11 year old!  I expected my 4 year old to love it and want to stay but my 11 year old son explored every nook and cranny and could have stayed all night.

Fernbank NatureQuest exhibit
Fernbank NatureQuest Exhibit

Fernbank NatureQuest is a different kind of museum experience–one where children are engaged through over 100 interactive encounters on a journey to explore an immersive, nature-inspired environment. It’s a space filled with live animals, hands-on learning and the thrill of following curiosity’s path. Everywhere you look, there is something to “do.” Games, interactives and live animals are just the beginning! Look, explore, engage, observe, discover, climb, play, learn!

  • The Clubhouse is home base for a variety of activities, including microscopes, books and activity cards.
  • Each ecosystem has a Forestry Sign. Check there to see what discoveries have been made today and then see if you can find them.

My son loved the waterfall and sciency areas while my daughter loved the ‘moving water’, book nook, and the canopy walk.
Fernbank NatureQuest hours are Monday-Saturday 10am – 5pm and Sunday Noon – 5pm

Enjoy your visit to Fernbank Museum of Natural History!

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Alicia Hagan, Mom Blog editor

Instant Domed Photo Pendant Kit Review and Giveaway!

Photo Jewelry Making
Photo Jewelry Making - Instant Domed Photo Jewelry Making Kit

If you are looking for a quick and easy way to create your own personalized jewelry complete with a photograph of your little one or a small version of your child’s favorite illustration, look no further than PhotoJewelryMaking.com.  They offer buyers an easy to use Instant Domed Photo Pendant Kit that includes everything you need to create a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry that you can either keep for yourself or give to a loved on.

I wanted to get creative and make an Easter themed pendant out of my Instant Domed Photo Pendant Kit but I had a hard time finding an Easter image that I thought was pretty enough to wear.  So, I took to my pile of magazines and searched for a photograph or image that popped out at me that I thought I would enjoy wearing and it didn’t take long to find a beautiful illustration/image of bright red roses on what looks like black and white striped wallpaper.  I love the vintage look of the image and once I put the image in the pendant I knew that it was something I would not have a hard time wearing time and time again.

You can create your own Domed photo necklace instantly with this complete kit from PhotoMakingJewelry.com.

The easy to use kit includes:

  • One round silver photo pendant tray with a 27mm photo area and bail
  • One Krystal Clear domed circle cover
  • Ball chain necklace
  • EZ Resizer software cd
  • Super glue and photo paper
  • Instant Seal-itz strip to attach glass to pendant

Just resize and print your photo,seal with the domed cover, attach photo with dome to pendant, attach chain and your photo necklace is ready to wear! WOW! This is so easy you won’t believe it!

Order your own Instant Domed Photo Pendant Kit here.

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GIVEAWAY!

We are giving a lucky reader a $25 gift card to use at PhotoJewelryMaking.com.  To enter, leave a comment below telling us what you would do with an Instant Domed Photo Pendant Kit.

Entries accepted through April 12th, 2011.  Open to U.S. residents 18+ only.

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Alicia Hagan, Mom Blog editor