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News: Baby Buggy Bedtime Bash draws hundreds to family-friendly carnival to raise money for New York’s children in need

Can you imagine having to choose between paying your rent or mortgage or buying medicine or diapers for your child? Baby Buggy®, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to delivering essential baby items to New York City families in need

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Review: Summer Playtime Fun with the Playmobil Wild Life Care Station

Madelyn and Sebastian were so excited when they saw the Playmobil Wild Life Care Station (amazon.com link). Both of my kids, ages 10 and 4, love this Playmobil set and let me tell you.. I love it too.. not only because it’s super cool but because it actually occupies both of my kids for longer than 15 minutes at a time. It’s a rarity that we have a toy that both kids enjoy playing with.. and playing together.. that’s even more rare!

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Piggy Paint Natural Nail Polish and Remover – review + coupon code + giveaway

Up until a few months ago it didn’t occur to me that Madelyn, now 4 years old, might enjoy having her fingernails painted.   The nail polishing began when Madelyn came home from a friend’s house with painted fingernails and she was so excited.  Then of course, I had to take the polish off.  I

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TummyTub – stress free bath time for newborns and premature babies

If new parents could, they would wear earphones while bathing their newborn or just not bathe their newborn at all.  Why?  The screaming and the apparent discomfort the baby is experiencing, of course. TummyTub is a safe solution to stressful newborn bath time allowing your baby to be in the familiar fetal position making the bathing experience

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Colorful designer diaper bags in the $100-$200 range – What’s your favorite?

I love to carry a brightly colored ‘mommy bag’ in the summer time.  Despite the changing seasons and the fact that I shouldn’t be wearing dark clothes in the Spring and Summer, chances are I’m still wearing a lot of black and dull browns and grays because that’s what I feel comfortable in and I

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Caution.. spontaneous twirling may occur! Sweet Funky Vintage Review + Giveaway!

Madelyn received this beautiful five tier Lily skirt from Sweet Funky Vintage today and I kid you not, she started twirling the second she put the skirt on. She twirled from the kitchen, through the hallway, right out the front door and onto the front porch and twirled and twirled and twirled. Sweet Funky Vintage’s super twirly

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MOGO charmbands and magnet charms + giveaway!

MOGO is a one-of-a-kind, super gift for any young girl whether a princess or a sporty gal. Not the charm bracelet you and I had when we were young… MOGO is much cooler and a whole lot more fun! MOGO (getmogo.com) charmbands can be personalized with fun letter charms and themed charms conveniently sold individually and

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Do you think mommy bloggers will ever get paid to write reviews?

Tell us what you think about this touchy subject and see what others have to say.

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EcoDiscoveries – Safe and effective cleaning products review + a GIVEAWAY!

I hate cleaning. Hate it hate it hate it. I am a fast and furious cleaner which my husband isn’t very fond of but I get down to the drains and baseboards when I clean and they shine when I’m done. But I don’t like doing it. I recently received some cleaning products from award

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O Yikes! 50% off promotion – don’t miss this one!

In honor of Father’s Day, O Yikes! is offering our readers 1/2 off! Read this article to get the coupon code and promotion details.

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Upcoming reviews and giveaways to get excited about!

We aren’t messing around here at The Mommy Insider. Here are a few product reviews and giveaways we have coming soon on the site, so stay tuned, join our newsletter, follow us on Twitter so you’ll be the first to know about these great giveaways and reviews as they are released!

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New Michael Bolton! – One World, One Love album review + a giveaway

A little twist of Michael is how I refer to Michael Bolton’s new record, One World, One Love.   On this record, he’s collaborated with award-winning artists including singer/songwriters Lady Gaga with whom he sings Murder My Heart, and Ne-yo who he collaborated with on the 3rd single on this album, Sign Your Name (video below), one

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Delightful Gift Ideas (for Kids to Make!)

Add a Touch of Luxury to Mother’s Day with these sweet and simple treats that provide a welcome change from traditional gifts. Wow Mom on her special day with these simple (and sweet!) homemade gifts. With just a few ingredients and easy to follow instructions, both treats can be made easily even by young children –

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May 6th’s Online Sample Sales

Check out today’s online sample sales at Rue La La, Haute Look, The Mini Social, Editor’s Closet, and Gilt. Great deals on designer clothes, kids clothes, and more.

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Mother’s Day Coupon Code: 20% off 3 Day Potty Training™ eBook

Potty Training questions, problems and frustrations? Learn the fastest, easiest and most effective technique to potty train in 3 days or less with the official 3 Day Potty Training™ eBook by Lora Jensen.

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My Homedics Shiatsu Pillow – my personal massuse and stress reliever

How would you like to hear that for one low payment of $39.99 a masseuse will visit your home at the snap of your fingers and give you a stress and pain relieving back and neck massage?  Wouldn’t that be nice?  Ever since a car accident 9 years ago I suffer from neck and back

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Online sample sale websites and invite links. Why you’ll love them!

Whenever you see this icon – that means that it is an invitation link! Parents are always looking for ways to save money and shopping at Target and Old Navy seems to be the thing for a lot of moms these days.  However, we still need to maintain style and uniqueness via ours and our

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Hey mommies! We are giving away a 12×12 Photobook from Vistaprint

Last week, my husband packed up our printer and brought it with us on our Spring Break vacation so he could print a few photographs of our 3 year old daughter in his spare time (ha!) during our vacation. Why?  Because Madelyn, our 3 year old, has been commenting on the fact that we don’t

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Our exciting Spring Break visits to Busch Gardens and Kennedy Space Center

I realized today that I am still recovering from Spring Break which was last week.  I am mentally exhausted.. trying to catch up with work and life and on top of normal work and life to catch up on, my 10 year old has CRCT’s this week at school and I’m the one having nightmares..

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2010 Mom Blogger and Social Media Conferences and Events

We want you to be in the know.  If you are a ‘mommy blogger’ (AKA a mom who writes a blog, is a website editor, etc) I’m sure you hope to attend the latest and great blogger and social media events but you might now know about them all and before you know it, you’re

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ChiQui Beaute – 20% off coupon code

WHAT: ChiQui Beaute products are Parabin–Free and Preservative–Free. Which means we use all natural ingredients that won’t irritate or harm your skin and shields your skin  from outside pollutants. Spa quality skin care and protection at your fingertips! USE CODE: MOMMYINSIDER20OFF DISCOUNT: 20% OFF paraben-free facial mud masks and hydrating masks EXPIRES: 05/20/2010 Visit ChiQui

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Mommy Bracelets Crystal & Silver Bracelet giveaway

Enter to win a beautiful Crystal & Silver bracelet from Mommy Bracelets valued at $69. Sterling silver letter blocks, 5mm Swarovski accent crystals in birthstone colors or fresh water pearl accents, sterling silver beads and bali flowers. Beautiful keepsake bracelets for mother, grandmother, and daughter too!  “Perfect fit” guarantee, lifetime warranty and FREE shipping. See

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I got to touch an iPad!

After days of dreaming about the iPad, reading about it, and listening to podcasts devoted to the iPad, I finally got to try it out. Yes, it’s about the coolest device ever. Not what I would call a gadget, but a utility, the 1.5lb iPad serves many purposes including photo viewing, it’s an ebook reader,

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Win a $100 Lands’ End gift certificate

Did you read my article February 4th article about Lands’ End’s Anxiety Zone swimsuit selection?  If not, you have to check it out.  I finally had the opportunity to wear my new Lands’ End swimsuit this weekend and I love it!  I went to Great Wolf Lodge in Charlotte, NC (photo of me in my

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Tropicana Juicy Rewards Program – What did I get with my points this week?

Orange juice is a staple in our refrigerator.  We go through a couple of gallons of orange juice a week and now because I am a Tropicana Juicy Insider, we get reward points just for enjoying something we already buy and love.  How great is that?  You too can be a Tropicana Juicy Insider, free!

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