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Summer Bridges Workbook Winner

Linette — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:12:15 +0000

A couple weeks ago I posted a contest for a Summer Bridges Workbook, today I have the winner for that contest!

Congratulations to Stephanie who said:
My daughter is turning one years old this summer (this month) and she is at the stage of exploring the world around her. The major things we are working on is drinking out of a cup, singing silly songs for language development, learning her body by singing body parts while pointing or silly dancing and pictures with ABC’s (young pre school type atmosphere at home as she is home schooled).

Thank you Summer Bridge Activities for sponsoring this contest!

Watch for more contests coming soon!

Summer Bridge Activities Workbook Giveaway!

Linette — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:29:57 +0000

Last summer we had the opportunity to take a look at the Summer Bridge Activity workbook for 4th grade going into 5th. There were some great activities in the book, and I think it helped my son keep learning in a fun way over the summer. We liked it so much I went ahead and ordered the 5th to 6th grade book this spring so we could do it again this summer!

A couple weeks ago the folks at Carson-Dellosa Publishing, the people who make the Summer Bridge Activities workbook, contacted me to see if I’d like to review a copy again this summer. Since we already have a copy, I thought I’d do a giveaway and let one lucky Kid’s Fun Review reader check out a copy for themselves.

Some updates and highlights for the new 2010 Summer Bridge Activity books include:

Character Education Exercises
Fitness Flash Exercises
Science Experiments
Outdoor Learning Activities

If you’d like to find out more check out the Summer Bridge Activity website.

How can you get entered to win a copy for child?

If you’d like to win a Summer Bridge Activity book for your child, just leave a comment letting us know how you plan to keep the learning going in a fun way over the summer. Or if you’ve had a chance to try the Summer Bridge Activity book in the past, what was your favorite activity?
You can get bonus entries by posting about the contest on your own blog, tweeting about the giveaway (tweet it to @Linetteg), subscribing to Kid’s Fun Review, or signing up for our newsletter (in the right column) but you need to leave an additional comment to let us know which bonus entries you did to get credit for them.
The contest is open to US residents only.
The contest will end at midnight EST on June 18th.
The winner will be selected from a random draw at the end of the contest, and will be notified by email, the winner will also be posted here at Kid’s Fun Review after the contest ends. The winner will have 3 days to email me back, or a new winner will be chosen.

Good luck!

Friday Giveaway~ Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey

Linette — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:37:03 +0000

I told you I have two Friday Giveaways this week, the second one is a Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey, DVD Gift Pack from Universal Entertainment. The movie premiered on DVD on March 3rd. Universal sent me a review copy to check out. My son has watched it, but I haven’t had a chance to sit down and watch it myself. I’m planning to pop some popcorn tomorrow night and settle in and check it out!

I’ll be back with a complete review in the next day or so. (My son really liked it and he’s ready to watch it again, so I think it’s kid approved.)

Here’s the movie synopsis:

The world’s most beloved and inquisitive monkey is back in Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey, the fun-filled sequel to the hit animated movie. Join Curious George and The Man with the Yellow Hat as they set out on a madcap cross-country adventure to reunite Kayla, a homesick elephant, with her family. This unlikely trio faces all types of comic calamities and colorful characters and in the end learn that with family, friends and determination you can achieve anything. Featuring the voices of Tim Curry, Matt Lauer, Jamie Kennedy and Jerry Lewis.

Check out the Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey movie trailer:

You can buy Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey at Amazon, you can also find it at most major retailers, and movie stores.

How can you win a copy of the Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey movie DVD?

To be entered to win just leave a comment with your favorite Curious George episode or scene.
You can get bonus entries by posting about the contest on your own blog, tweeting about the giveaway (tweet it to @Linetteg), or become a fan of Curious George on Facebook, but you need to leave an additional comment to let us know which bonus entries you did to get credit for them.
The contest is open to US residents only.
The contest will end at midnight EST on March 26th.
The winner will be selected from a random draw at the end of the contest, and will be notified by email, they winner may also be posted here at The Kid’s Fun Review.

Good Luck!

Image: Universal Home Entertainment

Friday Giveaway~ Pillow Pets

Linette — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:32:58 +0000

I have two fun Friday Giveaways for you this week! First up I just received a totally hug-able and lovable Pillow Pet today. It’s an adorable Easter Bunny pillow! Check it out!

Here he is all expanded into his pillow form. Still adorable, right? Now he looks pretty comfy too.

I’ll be back in a day or two with a complete review, but let me just say it’s definitely going to be positive (just in case you were wondering).

Here are a couple quick notes about Pillow Pets

They’re machine washable for easy cleaning.
They have one simple Velcro strap that holds them together when they’re not in pillow form, so kids can fasten and unfasten themselves.
They’re a full size pillow!

I’ll be back with more with my review.

The good news is Pillow Pets is going to give one lucky Kid’s Fun Review reader their very own Pillow Pet! Just in time for Easter I might add. I think these would be a wonderful find on Easter morning next to someone’s Easter basket.

How can you win your own adorable Pillow Pet?

Hop over to the Pillow Pet Website and check out all the Pillow Pets available. Then come back here and leave a comment letting us know which one is your favorite.
You can get bonus entries by posting about the contest on your own blog, tweeting about the giveaway (tweet it to @Linetteg), subscribing to Kid’s Fun Review, or signing up for our newsletter (in the right column) but you need to leave an additional comment to let us know which bonus entries you did to get credit for them.
The contest is open to US residents only.
The contest will end at midnight EST on March 26th.
The winner will be selected from a random draw at the end of the contest, and will be notified by email, they winner will also be posted here at Kid’s Fun Review after the contest ends.

Good luck! Stay tuned for more Friday giveaways!

Friday Giveaway~ Nintendo DS Alvin and The Chipmunks The Squeakquel

Linette — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:53:09 +0000

I have another Friday giveaway for you today. I have a copy of Alvin and The Chipmunks The Squeakquel for Nintendo DS to give away.

We received a copy of the Alvin and The Chipmunks The Squeakquel game for Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS version both at the same time. My son took the Wii version for a test run, but I saved the DS version, now I want to give the game to a lucky Kid’s Birthday Fun reader.

My son had fun with the Wii version of this game, but I think the game is definitely aimed at the younger crowd. Kid’s can play along to their favorite Alvin and The Chipmunks Squeakquel tunes.

In the DS version kids keep time to the rhythm of the music with their stylus to earn points. In Jukebox Mode players can listen to their favorite unlocked songs while watching music videos. There’s also a Multiplayer Party Mode lets them play with up to three friends.

How can you win a copy of the Alvin and the Chipmunks The Squeakquel game for DS?

To be entered to win just leave a comment letting us know what your (or your child’s) favorite Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakquel character is.
You can get bonus entries by posting about the contest on your own blog, tweeting about the giveaway (tweet it to @Linetteg), subscribing to Kid’s Fun Review, or signing up for our newsletter (in the right column) but you need to leave an additional comment to let us know which bonus entries you did to get credit for them.
The contest is open to US residents only.
The contest will end at midnight EST on March 19th.
The winner will be selected from a random draw at the end of the contest, and will be notified by email, they winner will also be posted here at Kid’s Fun Review after the contest ends.

Good luck! Stay tuned for more Friday giveaways!

If you want your own copy, and don’t want to wait and see if you won, or land here after the contest ends, you can click here to order it from Amazon: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel for DS

Enter To Win! LEGO®: The Adventures of Clutch Powers

Linette — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:21:52 +0000

Lego is releasing their first full length movie on DVD on February 23rd. My son’s a huge Lego fan so I’m totally excited that they’re sending over a copy for us to review. I’ll be back to share the the verdict after we check it out.

I have some great news! LEGO going to give a copy of the new LEGO®: The Adventures of Clutch Powers DVD to one lucky Kid’s Fun Review or Play Library winner! So you could win your own copy of the movie.

Check out the trailer:

You can check out more clips from the new movie here.

In the new full length movie you’ll meet Clutch Powers, the best builder and explorer in the LEGO®universe as he heads off on his most dangerous mission yet.

Your child can join Clutch and his team of LEGO®experts as their adventure leads them from LEGO® City to the Space Police prison planet to the medieval world of Ashlar. Once they’re there they must help the rightful heir to the King’s throne find the courage to regain the kingdom from the evil wizard Mallock the Malign. Their brick-building skills will be put to the ultimate test as they face off against Mallock’s skeleton army.

Sounds like something my son would love!

So, how can you win a copy of the new LEGO®: The Adventures of Clutch Powers DVD?

To be entered to win just leave a comment letting us know what your (or your child’s) favorite Lego set or game is, or what you think about the new movie coming out.
You can get bonus entries by posting about the contest on your own blog, tweeting about the giveaway (tweet it to @Linetteg), or subscribing to Kid’s Fun Review, but you need to leave an additional comment to let us know which bonus entries you did to get credit for them.
The contest is open to US residents only.
The contest will end at midnight EST on February 28th.
The winner will be selected from a random draw at the end of the contest, and will be notified by email, they winner will also be posted here at Kid’s Fun Review after the contest ends.
I will be combining the comments here and at Play Library to give away one DVD total to one lucky winner. You can only enter at one blog or the other, not both.

Good luck!

I’ll be back in a few days to share my opinion of the Lego movie.

Disclosure: I am receiving the DVD copies from Universal Home Entertainment, but all opinions expressed here are my own.

You can order your own copy of via Amazon by clicking here: LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers

Image used with permission from Universal Home Entertainment

Balloon Time Helium Balloon Kit Winner

Linette — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:09:39 +0000

We have a winner for the Balloon Time Helium Balloon Kit. I want to say a big thank you to Balloon Time, and thank you to everyone who participated.

The winner was selected by Random.org. Congratulations to winning comment from Cindy who says:

“Boy! This would be great for my kid’s birthday parties! I think my husband would love it too. I think my husband would use it for my birthday too!”

Cindy will have 3 days to get back to me, or I’ll have to select another winner.

Thanks again to everyone who participated!

Image via Balloon Time

I Have Several Giveaways Going on Right Now

Linette — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:56:58 +0000

I have several giveaways going on right now on all my blogs. Check them all out for an increased chance to win.

At Play Library:
Red or Pink Seagate FreeAgent Go Portable Hard Drive
Likewise! Party Game by Buffalo Games

At Mother Earth’s Garden:
Win $35 cash via Paypal from Buzzillions

At She Knows Parties
Wholly Salsa Party Packs (5)

Here At Kid’s Birthday Fun:
Balloon Time Helium Balloon Kit

Good luck!

Bloggy Giveaways~ Balloon Time Helium Balloon Kit

Linette — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:56:57 +0000

I have a coupon for a free Balloon Time Helium Balloon Kit to giveaway here at Kid’s Birthday Fun.

The kits include balloons, helium tank and ribbon all in one manageable box and retails for $20 -$30. These kits can save time and money for birthday parties, holiday parties, school parties, graduations, and many more special occasions.

The Rules:

Contest closes at Midnight EST on January 31st.
Winners will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond with mailing information before a new winner is chosen.
We will be giving away 1 Balloon Time Helium Kit to one lucky visitor.
You can enter once by leaving a comment on this post about how you would use your Balloon Time Helium Kit.
You may earn an additional entry by Twittering about this contest (if you could include @Linetteg in your Twitter it would help me find it), and/or leave a separate comment with your Twitter ID, so I can confirm your Tweet.
You may also blog about this contest for a third entry, just leave a link to your blog post in the comment section.
Contest is open to residents of the United States.

You can find the Balloon Time Helium Balloon Kit available for purchase at Amazon and many major retailers.

There are more great giveaways going on this week at BloggyGiveaways.com.

We Have Giveaways

Linette — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:22:48 +0000

I have a ton of giveaways going on at Play Library (one of my other blogs), so I wanted to post a quick roundup here so you don’t miss any of them.

Here are the current giveaways at Play Library:

Vaseline Clinical Therapy Gift Pack

How Cleaning My Room Changed My Life

LoudEnough Ear Phones

Millionaire Kid’s Club Book Series

Seagate FreeAgent Go Portable Hard Drive

Epson Picture Mate Dash

And I also have a giveaway going on at Mother’s Earth Garden, sign up to win Vaseline Clinical Therapy Lotion.

Hop on over and enter, if you win stop back and let me know.

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Some Fun Giveaways For Your Holiday Weekend

Linette — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:38:38 +0000

I know it’s the holiday weekend and you’re all out celebrating, swimming, camping, and enjoying the great outdoors for one last big summer blast. I thought I’d share a couple fun giveaways for you to enter if you get time.

Here are the links to check them out:

Win a free one year premium subscription to Picnik. This contest ends at midnight September 8th, and is a $24.95 value if you purchased it. It would be great for editing those party and holiday photos!

Don’t forget about the My Fruit Roll Ups customized fruit roll ups giveaway, win a box of customizable fruit roll ups, they’d be great for those fall parties. This contest ends at midnight on September 1st, so enter quick!

At Mother Earth’s Garden we’re giving away a children’s butterfly gardening set. This contest also ends at midnight on September 1st.

One Book Two Books is having a different giveaway every day. Today’s is Archibold’s Swiss Cheese Mountain, looks like a really cute book. Enter before midnight tonight.

Have a great weekend!

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Henry and The Hidden Vegetable Garden

Linette — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:29:40 +0000

I had the opportunity to take a look at a really cute new children’s book, about a boy named Henry. Henry and the Hidden Vegetable Garden could be about my son. We sat down and read the book together the other night. Then we talked about him trying some new vegetables. He’s all ready to try some new veggies he’s never tried before.

My son likes a few vegetables, but there are several he won’t try. The book suggests kids try vegetables more than once before they decide whether they like them. My son is now willing to try some new flavors.

He’s adopted the book, and he was reading to himself after we finished reading it together. It’s really a cute story, and it gets kids excited about where their food comes from.

Henry and The Hidden Vegetable Garden is about a little boy named Henry who likes TV, video games, and pizza. But he doesn’t care for his vegetables. One night at the supper table when his mother sees him hiding his vegetables, she decides to take action. She takes him to visit his cousin who lives on a farm.

While he’s there his cousin Huck introduces him to vegetables fresh from the garden, and shows him a secret hidden vegetable garden in the woods.

The book was written co-written by Kimberly Williams Paisley, who you may remember as the young bride in "Father of the Bride," and "Father of the Bride 2." She’s married to singer Brad Paisley and currently co-stars in the ABC television sitcom "According to Jim." She has an 18 month old son, Huck, who helps spark her interest in getting children to eat their vegetables.

The book is co-authored by Kimberly’s father, Gurney Williams III. Gourney has been a writer and editor for more than 40 years. He’s also written several previous children’s books.

Henry and the Hidden Vegetable Garden was launched on May 1 to help promote the Love Your Veggies Campaign. The Love Your Veggies Campaign was created to help schools improve their students health and nutrition. You can find out more about the program at the Love Your Veggies website.

I have 5 autographed copies of Henry and The Hidden Garden at one of my other blogs, Robust Cooking to give away to five readers there.

To win a copy of Henry and The Hidden Vegetable Garden all you have to do is go over to the giveaway post at Robust Cooking and leave a comment, telling us your favorite trick for getting your children to eat their vegetables. Leave your comment before Sunday June 8th at midnight (EST). This contest is open to US residents only. Good luck! Don’t leave a comment here, it won’t count, you have to go to the giveaway post. Good luck!

Henry and the Hidden Veggie Garden image via Amazon

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Beginning Nature Giveaway Winner

Linette — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:59:21 +0000

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Beginning Nature Books Giveaway here at Kid’s Fun Reviewed.

The winner was selected by Random.org. The winner was comment number 30, Betsy. She says..

Corduroy is my favorite children’s book!

That’s one of my favorite books too. It’s one of the books I bought before my son was born, I’ve loved it since I was a child.

Congratulations, I’ll be contacting you shortly to get delivery information.

I’ve had a blast with the giveaways this week, and I enjoyed reading all of your comments. I love children’s books, it’s been fun checking out everyone’s favorites.

We have more giveaways coming up. If you don’t want to miss the next giveaway, birthday theme, craft idea, or cake photo here at Kid’s Birthday Fun, subscribe to our feed and check back often.

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We’re Giving Away 3 Beginners Nature Books

Linette — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:10:48 +0000

We’re giving away 3 Usborne Beginning Nature books, Bears, Eggs and Chicks, and Caterpillars and Butterflies. These books have beautiful photographs, and they’re loaded with information for your budding scientist.

How can you enter:

Leave a comment below telling us about your favorite children’s book.
Enter only time per household by midnight EST on Saturday, April 26.
The winner will be announced on April 27.
Contest is open to US residents only.

After you’ve entered click over to my other blog Mother Earth’s Garden for a chance to win a composting book, or Leapin Lemurs, and Penuguin Puffs Envirokidz cereal. After you’re done there click over to the Bloggy Giveaways for hundreds more blog giveaways and contests.

Good luck, and have fun!

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And The Winner Is….

Linette — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:49:54 +0000

The winner of the Unicorn Races book from Publishing is Lisa O. from Osborn Odds and Ends. The winner was chosen by Random.org. I’ll be contacting Lisa in the next day or so to get her shipping information.

Thanks again to everyone who participated. Keep an eye out for more giveaways coming up in the next several weeks.

Contest Results Coming Soon!

Linette — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:30:17 +0000

Thank you to everyone who participated in our “Unicorn Races” giveaway. I should have everything sorted out in the next day or so to get a winner posted.

I really appreciate the wonderful response from everyone!

Weekend Contest Edition

Linette — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:20:12 +0000

This list is courtesy of Jennifer at Tree Hugging Family (one of my absolute favorite blogs), and Pregnancy and Baby. Thanks Jennifer for letting me “borrow” this great list!

Tree Hugging Family is giving away an amazing gift package to one lucky reader – smooth organic baby soap and an organic, bamboo, cotton, adorable onesie.

Deb at She Knows Party (another one of my fave blogs) has, “Cake Art” a decorating book from the Culinary Institute of America up for grabs. I love decorating cakes, and this looks like a great book!

WearyParent is giving away the cutest Zoobie Pet ever – if you haven’t heard of Zoobies, you have to go see, it’s a great gift for little ones.

Cyndi has two free magazine give-a-ways / contests going on right now. One is at Layers Upon Layers and the other is at Jewelry & Beading.

At my other blog, Mother Earth’s Garden I have a contest where you might win $30 cold hard cash. What’s better than cash?

Here at The Kid’s Birthday Fun Review you could win a Unicorn Races, beautiful children’s book. NOTE: the children’s book give-a-way is almost over – so hurry!

Gayla, our cool channel editor, and Mom Gadget blogger has a Ultreo Ultrasound Toothbrush contest going on – this is not just any old toothbrush either; go see!

Karen at Thrifty Mommy has a neat Disney book give-a-way (and a blog party going on!) perfect for kids.

Pregnancy and Baby’s got a slick Baby Sign language book contest happening. If you win, you can talk to your babe, before he can speak… how fun is that?

Now, go enter, enter, enter! And good luck.

If you have a contest you’d like me to add, leave it in the comments section, or contact me this weekend and I’ll add it to the list!

Welcome Ultimate Blog Party!

Linette — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:40:38 +0000

5 Minutes for Mom is hosting The Ultimate Blog Party, and you all know I’m all about parties! Sooo, I’m excited to be able to participate in this party, meet other bloggers, and check out some new blogs. My next love after planning parties is blogging. I’m a blogaholic.

While you’re visiting stop by our current giveaway (a beautiful book called Unicorn Races from Purple Sky Publishing) or leave a comment on this post so I know you were here. I’d love to return the favor.

I love cooking, crafting, cake decorating, and planning children’s parties. I enjoy sharing my favorite ideas and recipes here at the Kid’s Birthday Fun Review. I hope you find the information useful when you’re planning your next holiday, or birthday party.

I’m glad you stopped by, and I hope to see you again!

She Knows Parties is Giving Away a Copy of “Cake Art”

Linette — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:03:18 +0000

Deborah is giving away a copy of “Cake Art” at She Knows Parties. I love cake decorating books, and I thought you all might too. At least it may come in handy when you’re planning your next party.

What do you have to do to get entered? Hop over there and leave an amusing party anecdote in the comments – something funny that happened at a party you attended, or a mishap from a party you planned. A winner will be chosen at random.

Sounds like it will be fun to read all the stories, good luck!

Purchase at Cake Art Amazon

We’re Having a Giveaway! Unicorn Races from Purple Sky Publishing

Linette — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:51:16 +0000

Purple Sky Publishing sent me a copy of a beautiful new children’s book called Unicorn Races by Stephen J. Brooks. Actually they were kind enough to send me two autographed copies, so I could give one copy away here!

Unicorn Races is a wonderful enchanting story with princesses, unicorns, and fairies. Abigail becomes a princes by night, and flies through the sky on the back of a unicorn to a fairy world. The story is every little girls dream. I love the illustrations they’re bright and sparkly (not sure if that’s really a word, but it’s the best way to describe this book). Children really enjoy bright beautiful pictures, and this book is full of them.

Here’s how you can enter to win an autographed copy of Unicorn Races:

To enter leave a comment on this post. You can also earn an additional entry by posting about this contest on your blog (if you post please let me know in the comment section).

Entries will be accepted until Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 11:59pm EST

Entries are open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.

The winner will be drawn from a random drawing.

Good luck to everyone!

If you can’t wait for the contest you can purchase your own copy of Unicorn Races at Amazon.